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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1905)
. ' . ' . " . " , ' . . . , " - - J F . c. . I' I'f' \ , - " /-f' + LESSON VII.-FE BRUARV 12. , . GOLDEN TE\'I'.T'he ! same works ) that I (0 ) , bear will ICSS oC nc , that the , Father nth sent mc.-John 5 j\ : : : G. 1. Jesus Continues Ills Journey to IHI I : Galllee.-Vs. 43.4 G. I The \esslah.-1'he Witness of Ills Past Miracles of l\CI'C\ f The Nobleman.-A Foundation for Faith. The narrative now returns to v. 3 , . > where Jesus set out on his journey from Judea for Galilee The journey - had been interrupted hy his work at Sychar , in Samaria , where he spent "two dn 's" ( v. 43) ) aL the urgent reo q. - 'J-- quest of the people. Continuing ; his - J ' - journey he "went into Galilee , " and entered . . - tered , upon his great ; Galilean ministry , 1- S which lasted the larger part of two , years. \ Why Jesus Went lo Galilee for Ills ; x Long Worlc.-1'ho first reason Is , I given in vs. 1.3 ; the opposition of the Jewish leaders in Judea. They were ' % \ , less open to the gospel } truth than the 1 Galileans. I J The next reason Is given In v. 44 , . . "A prophet hath no honor in his own J I country. " Tills is a strange reason for ) , going to Galilee if that country is meant as his own cOUlllr , and RC'V- oral explanations are given. Prof. \ , Gould thinks that "it may mean that ho came there fresh from the scene J I oC his miracles In .Jerusalem , to re- i , ccive the honor which had before . . , been denied him , hut which the p ! _ miracles alone1 ( bring him. " 1 , , ( v. 45) ) . He thus first gained honor outside of his Own country , because I t t he would naturally not he received as , . - n. great prophet hy the people who . had known him all their lives. But ' \ ' now , having gained recognition away , from home , he will have access to t the hearts of his countJ' 'men , . 1f V 45. "Then * * :10 the Galileans received him " Here he was wel- f comedo Why ? Because they had t1 "seen all the things that he did at . Jerusalem , " the report of which was brought home by those Galileans who , \ ; ' "went unto the feast. " Referring to John 2 : 14.17 , 23 ; 3 : 2. The Foundation of Faith. Faith as distinguished from credulity , has a sure foundation on which to huild The Christian has a good reason for what he believes It may be the char- acter oC the one in whom he believes , or the things he has done. 'Ve trust a doctor because we know his skill from what he has done for' others. We trust the judgment of a business man because we have seen in many cases how good his judgment is. These GaIHeans were right in making the teachings and the works of Jesus a reason for their faith in him when he came among them. 46. "Come again Into Can , " etc. The miracle there would make it - . Y more easy to believe the reports from . L.f Jerusalem. Jesus would he wel- " cOOled there , not only on account of ( the favor he had done before , but also because it was the home of his f discillle , Nathanael f II. The Sick Young Man at Caper- naum.-V. 46. 1 S f , , The 1\essl11.h.-'rhe ] need of his help I The Nobleman.-A call for faith 1 "A certain nohleman. " A person of f - royal blood , 01' rank , 01' omce-Lampe , " \Vhose son was sick , " and very ' low , at the point of death with a fever ( v. 52) ) . "The quantity at marshy land in the neighborhood of Capernaum , especially at the entrance oC the Jordan into the lake has malle ( fever of a very malignant typo at I times the characteristic of the local Uy.-Geile. I III. A Capernaum Nobleman Seals , Help from Jesus at Cana-Vs. 47 - . 19. The Messiah.-An ollllorttll1lt ; lo t , # I' bear witnen br another miracle ot lo\'e. t I : " - The Nohleman.-Tho faith that I docs all it can. I 47. "When he heard that Jesus was come " Knowing what Jesus had I done , lIe had faith enough In his extremity . I tremity to believe that Jesus had both the power and goodness to help him. The faith was so strong that "he . went unto him , " from Capel'llaum to Cllna Jesus must help or there was no hope. "Besought him that he , would come down , " Thinking that ! Jesus must go and see the boy In I order to cure him. "At the point of I death " Showing the difficulty of the i cure , and the urgency of haste 48. 1'hen sail Jesus unto him. " , Jesus neither refused nor granted the request at once , but he uttered a. truth which tended to awake in him a fuller and more spiritual faith. "gxcept ye see signs " Miracles from the point of view of symbols or object lessons ' revealing deep spiritual truths ; "marls of the doer's power , grace and divine " " " character ; "and wonders , miracles In the aspect of marvels arresting ' resting attention and calling attention to the powcr of the door Here Jesus would lead this nobleman - man to look beyond the miracle he was beseeching Jesus to work , and find a spiritual experience of salva- tion from sin , and love and trust toward . ward God. 4f1 "Sh' , come down ere my child die " The nobleman practically said , "I do believe , I am not looking for wonders , but my child is dying , let us save him first , " Tn this very petition - tion he was climbing to a higher faith IV The Young Man Restored to 11ealth.-Vs. 50.5,1. The Nobleman-Failh triumphant , -restored health ; stronger faith. 50. "Go thy way ; thy son liveth. " Here Is the reward of his faith , find the means to larger faith , as we soon see "And the man believed the word that Jesus hall spol\On. " Here was a step higher in his faith. He not only believed in general in the power of Jesus to heal , hut ho believed for himself and acted upon his belief. lie believed the word of Jesus. I-Ie had come nearer the true faith , which Is a personal trust in the Lord Jesus "And he went his way. " He left Jesus 52 "At the seventh hour. " Either one o'clock , p. m. , aceoJ'lIn to the Jewish reckoning , OJ' seven o'cloel" , according - cording to one Roman reclwnlng. 53. "Himself believed , and his whole house " Household , family. He believed what ? Believed on Jesus as his SavioI' Before he had believed about him , now he believed on him. ] They all became dlsriples. This new increase of his faith was the result of this mlrarle It confirmed and enlarged . larged his faith , so that ho received the teaching and love of Christ deep In his heart. 54. "Second miracle " Sign. Not the second miracle Jesus had wrought ( v. 45) ) , hut the second in Galilee Light on Present Day Problems Sickness and trouble often lead us to Christ. Like Jacob , from a Illllow of stone , In the night of sorrow , many have seen visions of their heavenly Father , and his son Jesus , the SavIor The love and devotion of time family centers in that one who is sick . 01' feeble , OJ' in trouhle. So we lwow that tr God loves and cares for us In our weakness and lost condition ; and our veryy needs , instead of disrouraglng us from going to God , should he a gn argument for believing he will help \IS , A Study of Miracles. In connection with Lessons VII anll YIII. - " , Whnt Miracles Are Not. Nearly ) all the dliIicultien and objections with 'eglll'd to miracles arise from a false view of their nature , They do not Involve ' the breaking , or suspension , or change ofn ' law oC nature. Prof ryudull In his famous lecture on pray ' 1' Rpenls as if a miraculous answer ! to gayer . liS for rain , would require the : 'O\'ersal of the laws of nature , and .ia 's that for Got ! to answer n. prayer :01' rain would require n.s great 0 change in the laws of nature as it would to roll the St. Lawrence back I up over the falls of Niagara , which reversal we have no reason to believe ever tool place Nor arc miracles merely a prodigy , a : marvelous act of power . Matthew Arnold used as an lllustratlon or 0 miracle , the change of his von Into D pen.wiper , and IIuxley asks it any testimony would suffice to make It credible that a centaur had been seen trotting down Regent Street in Len don. Such mere wonders bear almost no resemblance to thc miracles which Christ wrought. And It is no wonder ! that with such views they hesitated lo believe In miracles. What If : ! a Miracle ? It may he de fined in the words or Prof. Dods , and an American theologian quoted by : him , as the direct action of the di vine will which causes "an event com pelllng attention and awakening won , del' , Indicating supC'human ! power , accomplishing . com pllshing some practical work and furnishing a sign oC a divine mes sage " It is simply God's doing with his Infinite power , the same quality of action , though vastly greater in der gree , that we do every hour when wo exert our personal wlll amid the I forces of nature. I lift up n. book , I turn on the water from the water- works und mal\O'u shower on my parched lawn OJ' garden. I stop a part of the machinery In the factory and rescue a child caught in its wheels. These acts break no law of nature , they suspend none , they change none They are simply the intervention of my yf personal will into the laws. "A brie f study of Christ's miracles shows that natural means , laws and powers go just as far as possible for them , and then the supernatural comes in and does what they cannot do. It is I probable that evolution proceeds In the same way , thus explaining the ordinary slow process and the sud , don jumps and sports which occur.- " C. Waring , in Rlbliothecn Sacra , 1903. Spiritual Miracles The work of God In Christ In bestowing spiritual life , in renewing the soul through the . Holy Spirit , In guiding his people in dlvldually , and as the representatives , : th'es of the kingdom of God , partakes : of the nature of a miracle , for it is : the personal wlll of God working upon ' . men through the laws of their spiritual , unl nature. Christ Himself in his nature Is the supreme miracle. "The achievement of Christ in founding by his single ( . wlll and power a structure so durabl and so universal ( as Christianity an d al : It has done for the world ) Is like no other achievement which hlstoy ; records.-Prof. Seeley , In Ecce Homo , Only a divine man could have don o ' H , and to such a being miracles al'o the natural outcome. The value of Miracles to Christian Experience. They give us a more exalted view of Christ as our Savior. They help us to realize that God is f our Father " , with hoth the power and will to help , a character full of loving kindness and tender mercies "The y are a prominent ( and legible part ot the revelation of the Father made by ' Christ. " They show us our heavenly Father I as a living power in history and. . providence I 1'hey teach us about the answers to pra 'er. i They strengthen our faith in the I lifo . giving , regenerating power or the Holy Spirit. Men who are carrying to'morrow's hardens are not counting totlay's lessings. 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