The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-12
Sunday, Jan. 10.


Golden Text-And Simon Peter
answered and said, Thou art the
Christ, the Son of the living God
Matthew 1910.
Peters great confession OF
faith in Jesus as the Son of Goo
was made in the autumn OF y
AID. during the visit of Jcsu;
and his disciples to the region oil
Caesarea Philippi near the sour
ces of the Jordan.
In his first letter written about
G2 or G3 AID. from Babylon to
the prosecuted Christians in Asia
NIino" the apostle declared jesus
to be the chief cornerstone OF
the spiritual house built up OF
those who believe in him and an
ashamed hear his name.
CHRIST CONFESSED duke %
The Confession O. Faith ack-
nowledges and accepts Christ as
our divine Saviour. Jesus was
with his disciples away from the
crowds and the critics, having
/ lust left Capernaum. They were
quite alone among the foothills
of Mount Hermon, somewhere on
the highway, or in q secluded
nook or out upon mountain
side overlooking upper Galllee.
Here Jesus engaged in prayer
and then turned to his disciples
to ask a very pertinent question.
But first there was preliminary
inquiry: "Who do the multitudes
say that | amp" The disciples re-
sponded: Some regarded him as
John the BAPTIST brought back to
life; ,some identified him with
Elijah, the most spectacular seen
in the days of old: some thought
that he was one of the old proph-
cts risen again-Jeremiah whose
ministry SCANNED the fall of
Jerusalem. or Samuel who laid
the mud-sills of the Hebrew mon
archy, or Isaiah whose serphiC
strains forecast the Messiah. 1t
is remarkable that in the popular
mind these illustrious ancients all
crystalhzed in Jesus and yet fell
short. Then Jesus put to his dis
ciples the main question: "Who
say We that | ann" Everything
depends on conviction as to the
person of Christ. The disciples
had from Jordan followed him as
the Messiah. After these two
wears were they right in the faith
they professed under the guild
ance of the Baptist? Peter for
the company declared Jesus to be
'the Christ of God" SO it was
that Jesus reached what has been
called "the most critical episode
in his life"
CHRIST COMMANDING
(Luke 81
The Challenge to Faith receives
end recognizes Christ as our d.
vine Lord. There is call for faith
in a commanding Christ! for he
charged and commanded them to
repeat this incident to no man
for the time. There must be
faith in an atoning Christ; for
he must suffer many things and
be rejected by the Sanhedrin as
a whole and by each of its three
classes (elders, chief priests and
Scribes) and finally be killed.
There must be faith in a conquer
in~ Christ who though cruelty
crucified was to rise from the
dead on the third day. There
must be faith in a guiding Christ
since any one who desires to
come after him must renouncc
self and take up his daily cross
and follow his Lord. There must
be faith in saving Christ; for
without him life is total loss
destined for the eternal discard.
There must be faith in reckon
ing Christ; for he will hold US &C
countable, knowing also whether
we are ashamed of him and his
words in our generation. Finally,
there is call for faith in a re-
warding Christ, for he is coming
again and his reward will be with
him.
CHRIST CONSTRUCTING
q Peter p