Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Ass INTERESTING AND fNsrRvc-
TIVE LESSON.


The lesson for Sunday, Aug. 0. maybe
found ia John 8: 1890. ~,
INTRODUCTORY.
Here n a lesson for Jnitarians, Soc1n-
fans, and all who doubt Chrlst's full
divinity. Is there anyone disposed to
speak those gratuitous words of compli-
ment that Rousseau or Renan have
been accustomed TO utter, words that en-
alt the humanity OF Jesus at the expense
of his inherent deity? Are there any
among us, slowed away In this class and
that. yet lifting an occasional intimation
In weakllng derogation of CHI full
equality with God? Let such hear the
voice that speaks out OF the Scripture
before us as from the open skies: ale
that honoreth not tho Son, honoreth not
the Father which hath sent him"
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Answered. In response to the Jewish
charge of sacrilege, as conveyed in their
persecution My Father. Understood
by them to mean God.-Hitberto.
Greek; until now.
Sought, l. O., sought pre- ext -HGd
broken. Imperfect tense, was breaking.
The verb literally means to loose or dis
engage This indeed Christ did but
said. Imperfect again: kept saying
Equal with God, Fee Phil. 2:
Answerest Replying to their charge
of blasphemy - Verify, verify. Intro
ducing an especially important state.
ment o. John 3: 5.-Nothing OF
himself. Or from himself The source
Of his conduct was above and beyond
himself.--The Faith do. Or doing
(participle). What things seever.
Not an accident. bat q law of life
Loveth. Phileo. The word for de-
moAstreted affection. -Showeth One
OF the signs of love is familiar int'r-
course, intimacy OF knowledge. -Great-
or things. Pertaining to the kingdom,
incl uding Pentecost and the spirits
operations.-Ye marvel The ye Is
emphatic They marveled, nothing more.
The dead. Greek nekros, word for
dead bodies, cerpses.--C uickeneth. A
compound word In the original, mean
ing, literPlly to make alive The
Son. Source of life.-Whom he will.
Independent, unhampered.
| Judgeth. To pass sentence or tudg-
| ment Man is not given, we may say.
independent of Christ, what he deserves.
The Christ life modifjes, and II he win,
through faith, changes wholly the final
| decision.
Honor. Or reverence. The root OF
the word is worth, value. 1t means To
count as ones true worth.
Heareth. Present tense, accustomed 10
| hear. -Believeth on. Or simply be.
l-ii----AL-,--sss--ss.~--~s~S 10 erSntncs &c
credit, or take at ones word Into
condemnation. Same word as ~judg-
ment" above in v. 22-Passed. Or re
moved. See Matt II: 20. @Remoye
hence to yondor place." same word
Unto life. Greek into life.
| lTrha daad shall haar A strong fiOura
They that hear. Or those hearing.
Aorist participle.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
My Father worketh hitherto, and
work My father and l My Father
aud 1t is Christ's constant iteration.
Nothing SO perplexed and enraged his
enemies, nothing so qnieted and staXeefG
his own beleague- cd SOIL, ifo was WIN
| tI.~-~I,ssHcr md the Father was with
him In all ne said, all he thought, all he
did Father and son, what better
partnership One likes TO see it In
earthly relationships In hea' enly
things it IS all the more reassuring.
| Over in the I'd Psalm we read. Thou
art my son; this day have j begottea
thee. and then how naturally follow
the words, "Ask of me and will give
thee!" Who but a son can ask Alright,
-ti.ss-rs -E8rotfsvr,
here is your solace and confidence, yours
and mine We are sons. Through the
grace Of Christ, as we do Gods will, we
can each of us say, "My Father wOrketh
hitherto, and / work" My Father and
| l. Oh, the sweetness of i'll oh, the
strength!
For the Father loveth the Son. What
better proof Of love is the. Q than works
how does God prove his love for his Son
other than in the glojous work of re-
demption? And there is strange thing.
| We have been sayng-Jhe thought is a
very familiar one-that God proves his
love for US by the gift of his Son. But
here is an added truth, AM truth O.:
blessed and strong, that God proves his
love for the Son in what he does TO. tho
world. And why? This is Chrst's world
"Ask Of me and ] will give thee tho
heather for thine inheritance and thu
uttermost parts of the earth for thy
session." Christ chose it; from
foundation of the world he linked him
aud Christ Is Gods No wonder all
things are ours
Even so the Son Quickeneth whom he
will. / must go TO the SON for life, for
Quickening. Has the Father the power
TO raise to life? 1t has pleased him Ia
make that power to reside in his Son.
Is the Father willing that II shall live
again? That blessed will and wish is In
his Son. 1t is the Son who quickeneth
when he will. Lord, wilt thou quicken me9
] am dust, but is IL not from thence thou
makest life 10 spring forth? shy soul
cleaveth unto the dust; quicken thou
me according TO thy word" / have
beee seeking life. aud now / hear the
voice that speaks: -In him was life.
and the life was the light of men," I
have wanted 10 know Gods WILL and
now behold II in Son that quickeneth
| Jesus quicken me. SO may thy will be
done-and the Father S.
| All Judgment unto the Son. So then,
let us go TO the Son Tor our judgment
The sentence is in his hand. Lord, what
wilt though do with me? i know my
desert; IL is death. / know the just
penalty of the law Death. death,
everywhere death! No, not when look
/ into the face OF Christ "For there is
i now no condemnation to -thana. >si i-ls. arc
| In Christ Jesls" All judgment Is thine,
saith the Father To the son; do with
them as thou wilt And now what 80
| the Son? l will save them, h. says, az.
turning toward a race OF guilty sinners,
he cries, "Come unto me all We that la Dor
and are heavy laden and will give yea
rest" Lord, we thought in ourselves
that thou wouldst bring us death. Ne.
| my child, IL am come that they might
| have life." Thank God for such q COM
mitment of the Judgment Now that It
| Is in the hands of Christ. the Lord Of
mercy, now and now only can say with
perfect assurance, -Plcad my cause,