27 Is indifference towards his sufferings a sin?

28 Are you indifferent towards them?

LESSON XV.

CHRIST SUFFERED NOT FOR HIMSELF.

1. What was said by an angel concerning the character of Christ? Luke 1: 35.

2. What is the meaning of "holy?

3. Had Christ's purity of character been predicted by the prophets? Ps. 45: 6, 7. Isa. 11: 4, 5. 53: 9.

4. The above passages were uttered before Christ was born;-let us now see if they were fulfilled. What did Peter say of him? Acts 4:

27. 3: 14.

5. What testimony has this apostle left in his epistle? 1 Peter 2: 23.

6. What is "guile?"

7. What is "reviling?"

8. When one wicked boy reviles another, what kind of language does he generally receive in reply?

9. If one person should speak and act very kindly towards another who had been reviling him, what would you think was his character?

10. Is it difficult to restrain the tongue from speaking evil? James 3: 6-8.

11. Why is it difficult?

12. What is said of him who offends not in word? James 3: 2.

13. Will that apply to Christ? Why?

14. What treatment did Christ receive, which was adapted to irritate a person, and make him use reviling or angry expressions?

15. Is it greater virtue to maintain a good character amid strong temptations to sin, than where there are no temptations?

16. Christ lived in the midst of a very corrupt people and surrounded by temptations;-does that make his purity appear the more, or less conspicuous?

17. If now such was the holiness of his character, did he or did he not deserve the sufferings he experienced?

18. Did Christ suffer because he could not help it?

19. What proof is there that he could have destroyed all his enemies?

20. Could he have obtained help from Heaven? Matt. 26: 53.

21. Was Christ under any obligations to come from heaven and suffer as he did?

22. As the character of Christ is left us for an example, how ought we to imitate him in word? 23. How should we imitate him in other respects?

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LESSON XVI.

CHRIST SUFFERED FOR US.

1. In the last lesson you learned that Christ aid not suffer for himself; for whom did he suffer?

2. Repeat Isa. 53: 4, 5.

3. As that refers to the Messiah, what is meant by his "bearing our griefs, carrying our sorrows,' &c.?

4. Why was he "wounded for our transgressions?"

5. What is written in 1 Peter 3: 18?

6. Why is he called "the Just ?"

7. In the last lesson you learned that Christ was perfectly holy;-was it necessary or not that he should be holy? Heb. 7: 26.

8. What does Paul mean by saying "such an high priest became us?"

9. Did God require that the sacrifices of the Jews should be without blemish? Lev. 1: 3. 22: 19-25.

10. What did that probably represent? 1 Pet.

1: 19.

11. Why was it necessary that Christ should be without sin?

12. Repeat Rom. 3: 25, 26.

13. Why does the death of Christ make it just for God to save believers?

14. What says Paul, Gal. 3: 13?

15 How was Christ "made a curse for us?" 16. Did he die as our substitute?

17. What was his death a substitute for? 18. How is his death represented? 1 Cor. 6: 1 Pet. 1: 18, 19.

19. Is sin sometimes called a debt? Matt. 6: 12.

20. Viewing our sins as debts, are we able to pay them to cancel them? Why not?

21. Is there a propriety in representing the death of Christ as a ransom price?

22. From what did his death redeem us?

23. Suppose you were in imminent danger of death, and a friend should risk his life to save you, how would you probably feel towards him? 24. How then ought you to feel and act towards Christ, who has died for you? 25. Do you feel and act thus?

26. How then do you suppose Christ regards

you?

LESSON XVII.

ETERNITY AND OMNIPOTENCE OF CHRIST.

1. Had Christ an existence before he became a man? John 1: 1, 2. 3: 13. 6: 33, 50, 51. 8.58.

2. In a number of places in the New Testament it is said God sent his Son into the world :

how does that prove that Christ existed before he came into the world? Can a person be sent from one place to another before he has an existence ?

3. In what condition was Christ, before he came upon earth? John 17: 5, 24.

4. Repeat 2 Cor. 8: 9.14

5. When was Christ rich?

6. Must he not then have existed before he was born in Bethlehem?

7. As Christ is our example, what important duty may we learn from the last scripture reference?

8. What is meant by eternal?

9. What being is eternal? Deut. 33: 27. Ps. 90: 2. Isa. 44: 6. 48: 12. 1 Tim. 1: 17.

10. Is any other being eternal besides God? 11. What is said of Christ? Rev. 2:8. 22: 13. 12. In Col. 1: 17, he is said to be "before all things," and in Heb. 1: 12, it is said his "years shall not fail;"-what attribute then does he possess?

13. What may we learn respecting Christ from the fact, that the same attribute is ascribed to him which belongs to God?

14. What is meant by omnipresence?

15. Is God omnipresent? Ps. 139: 7-12. Jer. 23: 23, 24. Let us now see whether Christ possesses this attribute.

16. What does he say Matt. 18: 20?

17. On the Sabbath many churches assemble in his name at the same time; if, according to his promise, he is with them all, must he not be in many places at the same moment?