Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-13

chri'ts Prayer for His Disciple
The lesson for Sunday, Nov. IL
be found in John II: 1-I9. ~ may
INTRODUCTORY.
christ Is abou. to leave tho
Behind him are disciples who h, World.
pended upon him. viii he Leave W. &C.
uncared for? Listen to this sho mem
prayer, itself a crook to guide anS spaerd
to defend. keep" is lis lea 80 ROD
the Master kept his disciples-aIl 'u -. as
were his-while here SO shall his WI, VINO
avail to keep now that he is absent " ,se
tho eye Of sense. Only mind the IRON from
"sanctify them through thy truth. ~" tt,.
word is truth" my
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS
These words. He had just given ,ho,.
a promise OF peace and good cheer,wm
spake OF ordinary converse, intimate
Lav ng lifted up, he said-Glorifr'
Meaning to manifest, |. e., g'orlousIy.
Power Or, authority, eyons
All flesh. More than jew -Nci,.
Power to give was new thing in w.
world. s"e
Only true God The only does NJ,
modify "true" but "God," as II C na'
only and true.-Whom thou hast sa oa'
he Greek form is, whom thou hast cow
Jesus hr.st
l have gorifed. Aorist. I glor;6oa
Punished. To bring to comnlrtion
--Gavest Better, hast given.
o Father Or, thou Father. tondo,
and intimate, yet reverent-I had q.
was having imperfect tense.
anfestcd, j. e.. made plain. hronoh,
to their sensos.--Gavest me- Bette
hast 6 ven.
OF thee Greek para, from thee q,
Fer have given. Placed last in thu
Greek. 4 he word which thou hast given
me | have given unto them-Gayest
BETTER, hast given = Have received
The word have should be omitted in ali
these cases thus, received. knew, and
believed. See Variations
Pray. Or ask Not the most fire.
quent or exp iclt word for PRAYER In
Il S Greek it means to ask question.
For the world Or mako reuuest
concer ing the world.
All m ne. The expressive Greek re.
verses this, mine, all.
No more. Or, no longer To thee
h; m thou hast given ne. The mora
tc al Greek would seem to connect 1hjs
clause with the word "naue.o Tlv
name, viii h thou hast given me-
Are Better, omitted,
My oy The pc sassive prououn here
i .trang wo d. Christ's own low
rulli led Or made full, Il ed up.
Hath ha ed. Omit the word "hath. f"
(.hor st. If the word Or, from the
world AS source and center
Out OF the world. Or from the world.
II rom the evil Ba anc.ng tho
phrase, out of fro ny the world.
San tify Our word consccrate. would
more cary rel resent the meaning
I through thy truth. Or thy truth
Hast sent Bccles. didst send lAor]
list Have also scat2 Better, Did
a so send? (Aorst)
They arc not Of the world Repeated
for emphasis
they also. A stro'g expression, thcj
al themselves. Through the truth.
or, in truth, i @, truly sanctitied.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
These words spaEc Jesus and lifted IL
his eyes to heasen What words2 Al
bis words. j he words of Jesus hav
this pledge for their fulfllmcnt as tn
have token OF sincerity. in that ,Iesu
pro ed them by prayer. lie had us
been saying, particularly, "Be of good
ehcor. have overcome the world" he
that look heuvenward rather, tho
knowe It. and thou widest. Surely i
shall be done. SO many words are spoa
en- Tor earth 8 ears only Here wer
words tile hearing heaven; but fol
our help ing "Be of good eheer."
J hou hast given h IN power over OIL
icsh And now shall all ;,esh tremble
1t might we do so before his MA est
and in the knowledge of ones own
desert. Caesar had power, but it wa
power to suldue Nero had power. bu
it was power to Stay. Christ has power
What power? lower to save. *Tha1
he should give eternal life !" o, pod
child, have you been fearing him a ! tn
time as ii he were a tSrant TO owe
whelm, or even a jucge to punish
Judge he may be. but not now io-da
his name is Savior 81 hou shalt call h
anne esus, for he shall save his poop
from their sins" Go to him.
And this is life etcrnal. ] used
think it was up there in heaven.
should begin to live The life etern
I when the day: Of Garth were ended. NJ
so 9TH is life eternal. that III y mig
know thee, the only true God, AMI Jes
Christ whom thou hast sent" II over
am to have eternal life / must have
now. Now or never. II eternal life
anywhe to be rea lied and display
it is to be here ON Garth. Here is
pla"e where jesus is ''sent," and ne
we may know HIM and through him
Father. God forgive us that we have
sighted and scorncd The life that now
l have finished the work. Take heal
then, my soul mine is fin shed SAW
ton l need have no fear lest the is
will 20 wrong or the work n any W
fail. 1t cannot fail; indeed, it is a rea
&C omplished 81 have finished
work." Trust Chri is comp eted wor1
That which I do is but ool's work
me- His work for me. done; his work
NE, doing \ ca. rath r, also dine. a
but to work 1t out 1t is sweet to
leve it so, and to believe that as we
low the leadings OF the Spirit we M
also at the last say of our lesser tas
81 have finished the work which tn
| gavest me to do"
! pray for them. That prayer IS va
ing itself still, is still being fulhlla
The work is finished but not the pray
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