Show I I I Dt I I 1 Rev Robert II Harper Jesus It Is Crucified lJ Lesson 0 jog for March Mereb mb 29 44 32 54 Text Tut Rom 5 St 51 8 S Nearly two thousand years ago agoa a Jostling throng surged out of the gates of Jerusalem to behold a piteous spectacle that of the Saviour Saviour Saviour Sa Sa- of the world crucified between two thieves And as Jesus looked upon that sea lot of faces not one within his ran seal e c of vision showed any sign of pity mercy and com rom passion Instead they that passed by the cross reviled Jesus and mocked him saying that he had saved others but could not save himself As we learn from another gospel one of the thieves cursed and railed rolled on Jesus saying If thou be God save thyself and us And the other thief rebuked him saying say sayIng ing Dost thou not fear God seeing seeing see see- ing thou art in the same condemnation tion And we indeed Justly for forwe forwe forwe we receive the due reward of our deeds but this man hath done nothing amiss And then he had I prayed Jesus Lord remember me when thou earnest into thy kingdom What his enemies said of him himIn himIn himIn In bitter taunting and unbelief was indeed true They unwittingly affirmed what Is the very of the gospel that Jesus had saved others because he was unable to save himself He was unable because because be be- cause df t the morel moral obligation resting resting rest rest- ing upon him In the language of an old hymn Love so amazing so divine demands de mands mends my soul my life my all May we glory in the cross because we find that It is the way that leads home |