The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-01-12
Lesson for January IS
JESUS AND SINNERS

JESUS AND SINNERS
LESSON TEXT-Mark 2:1-17.
GOLDEN TEXT came not to call
the righteous, but sinners to repent
ance.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus Forgives
Sinner.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Jesus Heals and
Forgives.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Jesus Shows His Sympathy ana
Power.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
Ic-Jesus' Power TO Make Whole.
!. Jesus Preaching the Word wv
], q.
/. The surging crowd ". p.
So great was the crowd gathered
about the house where Jesus was stop
ping, that there was no room to re-
ceived them. AS soon as it was noised
about that Jesus was In the house, the
multitudes gathered.
2. What Jesus preached unto them
". p.
He preached unto them the Word
Of God. He always preached the
Word before He wrought miracles, for
to make known the will Of God was
His supreme mission. Miracles were
not an end In themselves, but to au-
thenticate His work. The people
came, some to be healed, and some
out of curiosity. He gave them that
which they needed, regardless Of the
motive which actuated their coming.
II. Jesus Forgiving Sins wv. 3-5)
The man brought to Him was suf-
fering from the dread disease of pal
sy, but his most deadly affliction was
that of sin. This miracle was wrought
by Jesus In confirmation of His mes
sage.
/. Faith coming to Jesus ". 81.
The actuating impulse of the pal
sled man and the four friends who
carried him was faith.
2. Faith overcoming difficulties
". ~.
Though prevented by the crowd
from coming to Jesus, they assembled
the outer stairway and let the af-
flicted man down through the roof.
8. Faith rewarded ". 81.
No word was uttered either by the
paralytic or his bearers. Their ac-
ition was enough. The paralytic got
more than he expected. He desired
healing of the body and he got bodily
healing plus forgiveness of sins.
III. Jesus Answering the Scribes
wv. 6-10).
! /. Their objections wv. 6, y. They
asked:
(1) Why does He thus speak? (2)
Who can forgive sin?
They were entirely right in their
reasonings that only God can forgive
sins. Their blunder was in not per-
ceiving Him to be God.
2. Jesus answer wv. S-10).
He knew their inner thoughts and
reasonings and manifested unto them
His essential deity in that He had
power to know their thoughts. He in
Quired, (which is easier to say. thy
sins be forgiven thee, or to say, arise
and take up thy bed and walk? But
that ye may know that the Son of man
hath power on earth to forgive sins,
He saith to the sick Of the palsy,
say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy
bed, and 60 thy way into thine house.
He was willing that His power In the
invisible realm should be tested by
His power in the visible.
w. Jesus Healing the Paraiytie wv.
II, 12).
/. His healing was by the direct
Misunderstanding the Word ". III.
Christ's words are enough. With the
command was given the strength to
obey. That which Christ commands
He gives the strength to perform.
2. The obedience Of the man ". 12).
He Immediately arose, took up his
bed and went forth before them all.
The poor helpless man walked away
with his bed upon his shoulder.
8. The people were amazed, and
glorified God ". 12). They said, 1--WE
never saw it on this fashion"
v. Jesus Eating With Publeans
and Sinners wv. 1917.
/. The call of Levi ". 14). Levi
was tax-gatherer under the Roman
government. AS Jesus passed by, he
commanded Levi to leave his business
and follow Him.
2. Jesus dining in Lewis house ".
15). 1t seems that Levi, when he
found the Savior, invited many of his
business associates to eat with him.
This gave an opportunity to Jesus
to come into touch with these sim
ners.
3. The perplexed scribes and phari-
sees ". 16). They asked, "How is II
that He eateth and drinketh with
publicans and sinners?"
A. Jesus reply ". ~. "They that
are whole have no need Of the physi-
clan. came not to call the righteous,
but sinners to repentance"