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one a the robbers deridsd
H.m. saying II Thou ~ Christ
ave ThsseH and Us But the.
oshes chided Him. saying. Dosi.
rot ihau fear God. seeing thou
A. IN uac sarne condemnation7
Ard we indeed justly for We
receive the due reward Of oar
aeeds but this Man hath done
nothing ami8S
And be said unto Jexas, Lord
remember me when Thou contest
lnfo Thy Kingdom
And Jesus said unto him. Yer
ty / say unto thee. Today shalt
sAes. be atth me in paradise
Never Tee I4ats
II Is nevcr too late 10 repent OF
ever a life Of wickedness, you
see This man could not have
been wholly bad he saw THAI he
deserved his punishment and re-
penied. sud was forgiven.
Over Jesus head . sign had
been hung II Pilates command.
reading. This i the King Of thr
Ievxa The chief priests and
scribes didn't like this. and pro
tested 70 plate. btst ne refused 70
have il changed And the people
stood looking az Him IN His
agony. and the rulers also. thc
latter testing and zneertng 1T Him.
saving. He saved others: let Him
save Himself. II He be Christ. the
chosen Of God
Four soldiers were detailed to
guard the crucified men. and they
took Jesus garments, divided
them into four parts. and cost lots
for them During the hours when.
CHRIST hung on the cross He
spoke seven times. When the sol
dierx were mailing Him 10 the
cross. He said. Father. isrgive
them. for they know not what
they do. These words are typical
Of His teaching on earth. forgive
your enemies. do good TO those
that despitefuliy use you.
The second was what He said
70 the repentanf thief. The third
was to It's mother. Mary. who
kneli at the foot of the cross. and
70 His most loved disciple. To
His mother. He said. woman. be
hold thy SON. and TO the disciple.
Jnhn. Behold thy mother. "
From that hour John tells us.
that disciple took her unto his
oVn home.
The fourth saying Of our Lord
was apparently q cry Of anguish.
Nv God. Ms God. why hast
Thou forsaken me7" Did He IN
deed feel that His Father had for.
Him7 fhlnkn only the
man Jesus suffered Is 8 mar ard
OUT Is 4 man would.
At the sixth hour the sky had
and some Of she ac-
say there YEAS q great.
earthquake. which frightened The
The veil Of The temple.
separated The Holy OF
from the rest Of the tenn
pie. was rent IN twain from the.
70 the bottom
After this. Jesus knowing that
Ill things were now accomplished.
hat the scripture might be full
saith. | thirst"
There was q vessel of vinegar.
n sour wine near BY. probably
oul there for the soldiers who.
guarded Him % uuench their.
One OF them took 4 sponge
- q long hraneh and held il to
His mouth John says that Jesus
received It. others that He refused
And He said. 1t S finished.
ms Hts sixth saying. and
men. Father. into Thy hands I
Nv spirit"
At the ninth hour. when Jesus.
he'd given up the ghost. the cen
who stood near the cross.
Truly this ruan was the
san 81 God L would be inter
% know what impression
ms scene had on the soldiers af-
Ier life Did he. like the thief
Of MS sins and did he join.
he band Of Chriss's followers
~ do not know. of course.
So eads the life Of The Christ
ian. Jesus. on earth Only %
is disciples and close friends
lid He appear again after Che
sesurrerfiunL and then he vas.
them only for = shost time
e suffer when re think Of this
me. but BY His death He brought
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