Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

WHAT THE LESSON SAYS
These things Probably including both
the warning Of the evil and the promise OF
the Spirit-Spoken. Or talked; of ia
miliar converse. The Greek
word is skandalizo, from which our word
scandal Revision: @Made TO stumble"
They shall put you out OF the synagogue.
Literally, mako you unsynagogued. l. O..
excommunicated.-- doeth God service.
l. O., a religious service. The Bible Union
best conveys the sense: ale makes an Of
fering to God"
Known the Father, 4. G., with a true
knowledge Nor me. To know God Is to
know Christ
We may remember that told you. Or.
according TO Tischendorf's text, the
most approved, aye may remember them
because 1 told you.n--At the beginning.
Or, from the beginning, !. O., of his inter-
course with them.
GO. Or, go away (upago).--Whither
They missed all the sweet comfort OF the
Gwhither,n as the next verse implies.
Sorrow hath filed. Filled up. So that
there was no room for the JOY that ought to
have been there.
The truth. truth of eternity. Elk
ped lent. Or profitable.
Reprove. strong word, meaning, loren
sically, TO thoroughly convict or render
speechless.--Of sin. Or, concerning as re-
spects sin.
Because. DIR. Conant prefers, for clear
ness, in that They believe not. The CEN
trail sin, and the chief sin against the Spirit,
as against God.
Righteousness. Brightness, justness-
Igo. Or, go away. Hence his righteous
ness fully tested, even unto death.-Ye
see me no more. Hence his Righteousness
was fully tested In believers
Judgment. The second meaning, sem
tence, condemn. seems prominent here
Is judged. Greek. has been judged l. e., in
the events just prior to the Spirits larger
advent
Many things to say. The things after
ward revealed by the Spirit; perhaps not
yet all made known to us.-Bear. pc
culiar word. 10 bear a burden.
He will guide. From the wCri meaning
a guide or leader. 1t Is noteworthy that it
is this same word that Is applied to the
wicked leading Of Judas at Acts /: To-
All truth. Better, all the truth. See Vari-
atoms. The same word used ut v. z. The
truth of that divine expediency We are
more and more learning. OF himself.
Rather. from himself. 1. e., IL shall be a
divine deliverance. Things to come We
prefer to say, S1he things to Gomez re-
ferring not so much to prophecy as 10 the
Spirits constant guidance In the develop
ment OF Christian life and thought
Glorify. The first meaning OF the word
is TO manifest, that is, in glorious man
ner. Show. A form of the word trans
lated gospel
All things that toe Father hath are
mine. Explaining the promise just uttered
in connection with that of v. IL preceding.
He shall take Same word as in v. IA
and there translated receive. Another
case of the variation In renderings unhap-
PLY adopted by the King James translate
ors
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
He will reprove the world OF sin. know
IL now. That unrest of soul that was mine
the other day was the Holy Spirits work.
He was reproving me, convincing, convict
ing me of sin. And this was my sin: did
not take Jesus at his word. Yes, under
stand IL now; ~Of sin because they believe
not on men Oh. Holy Spirit, suffer me not
TO rest In any sort of unbelief. Disturb thy
church, stir 1t up until IL go forward to full
faith in Christi And this Is the same Spirit
that long ago troubled and yeXed me until
cried out for myself. @Yea, Lord, thou art
the Son OF God, thou art the King OF lsrael!n
Nor yet has his work ceased. Whenever
doubt Of Christ slips In, that gentle but
insistent voice says, reprovlngly, any
child!n
OF righteousness. And how? GBecause 1
go to my Father" How then can he show
righteousness when he is gone, and more
over, we 500 him no more? Mark. my soul.
the righteousness that is to be declared
here Is q righteousness that the world can
see and feel What Is that but a practical
and tangible righteousness that shows It
self In actual human life? While Christ
was on earth it was In the disciple, at least,
kind of nursing integrity. But now
comes the ordeal of the cross. "Certainly
this was righteous man?n Look further.
aThe M@~ter witch all his. .per~on@ "A .pressncs
and physical helping Is taken away. They
see him no more And yet there I'm the
disciple is that same spirit that was in the
Lord. AZ last the world sees n righteous
ness that convicts and silences.
OF Judgment IL Is an echo OF that other
word OF Christ: abe OF good cheer; have
overcome tho world. (" That was for the dis
cipie; here is something for the world. The
Holy Spirit will take that transaction OF
the cross and its connected incidents and
convinc tho world beyond doubt that
Christ is king. Satan-his face is in the
dusti There at the tomb where Satan was
given full leaee Of power he slew himself.
Self-judged and vanQuished, he sinks
away. o, preach IL, tell IL! The doctrine
of tho cross and the resurrection Il the
Spirits own thunderbolt at an unbelleving
woAd Does IL do its work? Try 1t as
Peter did at Pentec, st, and see.
He will guide you into all truth. This
has been called the dispensation of the !
Holy Ghost. 1t Is; but 1t has been so all
along since Christ assembled. The acts of
the apostles were truly the acts of the Holy
Spirit Through all the centuries he has !
been leading the church. as IL would let it
self be led, into the truth ar IL Is In Jesus.
To-day there are new conceptions of
Christ's life and work to be revealed. 1.-THE |
larger Christ" IL being apprehended and the |
people of God are being conducted more
deeply and widely than ever into the mind |
OF Christ. mind practically beneHcent. as |
it is graciously tender. And who has been
the shepherd TO thus lead the sheep? He of |
whom IL was succinctly said: ale shall |
show you the things TO come" Holy Spirit |
Gthy kingdom comeln
He shall glorify me- Take the lead then, |
Holy Spirit of God. For here Is our pur- |
suit in life; TO glorify Christ Even this |
was his prayer as he passed: aFather, |
glorify thy Son. And is this not his glory |
that he should be ahead over all things to |
the church?n Ponder it, what other glory, |
since his self-abasement. has Chris than |
that which is connected with his people. |
He has made himself so one with us that |
ours IL is to magnify him and crown him. |
Even so does God give him a name that is |
above every name And right here Is the |
work OF the Spirit In us Brother, have you /
thought of it3 the Holy Spirit is seeking |
through you to glorify Jesus Every fall |
ure on your part to respond. tremble my |
soul, is glory withheld from Gods Son.
Next week-"Christ's Prayer for His Dis
ciples." John II: 1-10