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Christ Comforting Hts disciples.

1 AearneO ana concise Review OF the
Same.
Christ Comforting HIS Disciples.
The lesson for Sunday, Oct. 25, may be
round iii John IA: 1-3, and 15-21.
INTRODUCTORY.
"Where am" is Jesus word here, and
| that "where-" through all the long cen-
turtles. has been his His in actual realiza-
ton, ours by faiths anticipation. We
penetrate the VEIL But that word of
Christ is sufficient for u.s.: 9Whither 20 We
know the way" (Revison.) Where is the
truer translation, for it is the same word.
as is quoted at the opening of this para
| graph. "Where l go.n That "wheres it is
not ours as yet to know But this we do
know, and for the present it is enough-the
way. Hear him: IL am the way!"
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Troubled. First meaning shaken or agi-
tated, as of water, used of Christ at John
l2: ~ and 10: 21-Believe in God. Greek,
into God. implying deliberate allegiance.
Believer, also The Bible Union version
seems nearer the Creek: And believe. See
| Variations.
Fathers house or household, as of a
large estate or establishments CT. "a house
divided against itself" Matt IL: 25.-
Mansions From the verb to remain (meno)
hence a. dwelling place, u home.-If it
were not SO. Greek, Il not.-I 60. Bet
| eoi, fOf go. (OCl).--IO prepare. Inc
word for putting in readiness with special
| pains OF. 81 have prepared my dinner"
Matt. 22: 4.
1 will come. Better, as in Revision, I
come again, or. better still, 1 am coming
again. Present tense--To myself The
proposition OF nearness, pros.-There We
| may be also. The Greek is terse and force
| full: That where am also we may be.
| Keep. Rather, Ye will keep. See Vari-
| ations.
| uprovu Croo,, r. ,>,,-o ,,,,;, c
word used at John l2: 81 ("desred him,")
| !. e. asked. See Variations. --Comforter
Greek, Paraclete. one called to the as
sistance of another.
Even the spirit Of truth. Omit the word
| even, connecting it. as in the Creek
more closely with what + ,cedes.
In the sense Of cordial reception. AS where
at John 8: 81, "They willingly received
him into the ship.n--knowelh him; i. e.
recognize.
Spoken, or talked, of familiar converse
With you. The proposition, para, by
| the side Of.
Name. The idea of favor, credit. char
acter.-Teach. The word applied to,
l have said, or what 1 said, excluding,
| doubtless, the things intimated or pre-
dicted.
leave. Same word as In v. 49, In the
sense OF dismissal. He passed it over to
| them from himself as their especial pos.
session. This indeed, is not the worlds.
giving. Afraid. Same word translated
fearful at Matt 8: 26. ("Why are We fear.
ful?~
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Believe in God. believe also in me. Take
it either way conditionalIy: II We believe
in God, ye believe also in me- Or impera--
lively: Believe in God, believe also in me.
The major implication is the same God
faith is Christ-faith. To know God IS also
to know Christ. Indeed without the latter
W hav q no tha w
unto the Father but by me-" 1t is interest
ing to note in this connection how glibly
statements are made to the contrary by So
called free thinkers, the Central Music hall
pulpit not long since declaring that without
doubt men found their way to God unled Of
Christ They find their way somewhere, but
! not to God. He who finds God comes con-
sciously or unconsciously by way OF Christ.
He is that Light (which lighteth every
man,"-every man that seeks after God.
Many mansions. A home with many
rooms. There are apartments, for all,
adapted and prepared in loving kindness,
for every one. There is IL children's room
there, we fancy, and 81 mothers room. In
these mansions fair shall yet see the
loved ones gone before in the faith of
Christ. And the babes that slipped away
from reluctant arms here shall be found
again there kept under better than a moth
er's care. Mansions of light they are with
windows that look all ways. We have just
been putting away from earth's pain an
aged servant of the cross How often he
used to ask us of things we could not tell
him. But now he knows better than we
can know. And up there. we shall know
and know as we are known.
He dwelleth with you and shall be in YOU
1t is from grace to grace; with you is goods
in you is better With u.s. IS companions
ship; in us is glory. Someone was asking
the other day, "Shall We pray to the Holy
Spirit?n Pray to the Lord Jesus. Or pray
| to the Gather in the of the Son Ia
who honors the Son honors the Spirit. Tho
gracious Holy Spirit speaks not Of himself.
but he takes of the things OF Christ and re-
veals them unto u.s. When we eXalt Christ
we are obeying the wooings Of the Spirit,
and this is the Spirits highest glory.
Wherever Christ is, just there is the Spirit.
and the Spirits manifestation is Christ in
us. 1t was in the very next breath after
the promise of the Spirit that Jesus said.
81 will come to your
Because live ye shall live Also Let us
read it as In the Tischendorf text, Because
I live and We shall live. This is the reason
why we shall see him. because we, live
both he and we and he in us. 1t is also the
reason why the world does not see him; it
does not live in hfnl~ There is union Of
thought and purpose. And so, after all,
the sentiment is the same by either read
ing: Christ is our life. Only let us not
miss the strong accent of the passage, we
live! An essential part Of the work Of
us. Chrst's peace is left now for us to ex-
ercise. We have grown careless about it.
We have thought some magical life were
being lived somewhere for us. IT there is
any eternal life that is ours. it is not away
off somewhere in the heavens. but it is
here and now In us. Christ in US tie hope
of glory.
He will keep my words. This the secret
of it all. ale said he would,n spoke the
child sand that is enough.n Yea, verify.
if the word be kept We take these precepts
md promises Of Christ and hide them in
our hearts Just as the soul is taken bare and
plain in the depths of the soil. AS we take
them guard them, keep thena, presently
they shape themselves into. bread and
blessing, and God and Christ are revealed
to US in the kept word The way is clear; it
is open to every one. Here is Christ's
promise in his book: "That we might have
lfe." 81 will give you rest" "That my Joy
might remain in you," "Ny peace 1 give"
Now let faith lay hold of tla1s simple word.
Take it and keep it believinsly and so