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LESSON FOR MARCH 18
JESUS CRUCIFiED

| GOLDEN TEXT-He was worndsd tor
| i uahhsressions, He was bruised for
| ~ Hi4iiues. the chastisement of our
peace was upon Him, and with HI.
STRIPES we are healed.-Isalah 53:5
-, hEf fERENCE MATERIAL-Psa. 22I-
Il: ! Cor, l:23. "a: Gal 6:4.
| PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus n, tho cro..
1nMioR TOPlC-Jesus on the Cross,
| INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
What our Salvation Costs
IouNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-lhe Meaning Of Christ's Death.
We now face the greatest traredy of
all time. No record in the annals of
history approaches it. 1t is the very
climax of all history. Though unioue
In Its blackness, from it flows streams
OF liberty and life for all the world.
Let every teacher have the personal
experience of Christs death for him.
and' then get his pupils to see that
Christs death was instead of their
own death.
|. The Place Of Crucifixion ". 33).
They led Him away to Calvary,
Mill north of Jerusalem resembling
skull. Calvary is the Latin word
and Golgotha is the Hebrew. This Is
a Significant name for the place where
mans redemption was accomplished.
Inc skull Is an apt picture of mans
condition as the result of sin-life
and intelligence are gone. leaving only
the dark empty cavern which once
confirmed them. Jesus was not cruci-
fled In the city for He was to suffer
without the gate (Heb. 13 :12).
u. His Companions on the Cross
". 33).
Two malefactors were crucified with
Him. Their names are not given. This
Is fulfillment of the Scriptures. He
was numbered with the transgressors,"
usaiah 53:12).
10. His Forgivine Love ". 34).
He cried, Father, forgive them"
He doubtless had In mind not only the
soldiers who acted for the government,
but the Jews who in their blindness
were ignorant of the enormity of their
crime. He had no hatred in His heart.
He yearned for their salvation.
~. The World Revealed wv. 34-43.
Jesus Christ on the cross Is the
supreme tOuchstone laying bare the
heart of the world. Take a cross
section of the world at any time since
Christ was crucified and representa-
tives of their classes were found
around Jesus on the cross. The cross
Is the judgment of this world (John
- :3D.
/. The Covetous ". 34). They
gambled for His seamless robe right
under the cross where He was dying.
This represents those whose primary
interest In Christ Is means to get
gain
2. The Indifferent ". 35>. The
people stood beholding. The great
mass of the world gaze upon the cruel
fed Christ with stolid Indifference.
3. The Scoffers wv. $500. G)
The rulers reviled Him for His claim
TO being Savior. They wanted a
Savior, but not crucitied Savior.
Many today are religious, but have
only contempt for salvation which
centers in blood atonement. (2) The
soldiers reviled Him for claiming to be
u king. The title, king of the Jews"
had been placed over him in bitter
irony, but it was true, for by right Of
the Davidic covenant He shall be King
over Israel Oh Samuel Z :S-16l. (3 The
Impenitent Thief ". 39). This brutal
man joins In reviling the Savior even
when he was under condemnation.
4. The Penitent wv. 4O-43). The
conscious sinner who discerned the
heart of the Savior prayed for mercy.
The salvation of this penitent thief Is
a remarkable picture of the saving
power of Christ. The man confessed
Ills sin as against God and cried to
Jesus for salvation. He saw thst the
diving man was the forgiving God. The
fact that he acknowledged his sin as
| against God showed that he was peni-
| tent. His request for Christ to remem-
| ber him when He came into His king
dom shows that he recognized that the
one who was dying on the cross was
milking atonement for sin and that
he would come to reign as King. His
salvation was immediate. Christ said.
"Today shalt thou be with me In
paradise
v. The Death Of Christ wv. 4O48).
So shocking was the crime that ma
ture threw around the Son of God
sbroud to hide Him from the Goddess
crowd. Darkness was upon the iano
at MONDAY. When the price OF SIN
was paid He cried with loud voice
showing that He still had vitality
that His death was not through e4-
haustIon but by His sovereign Will.