The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-24

s.seraassoaal ssnday-seheoi Lesson ses
July "a. 1901.

s.sernasioaal sanday-seheoi Lesson fes
July "a. 1901.
fspecially Arranged from 8 3 QUARTERLY
fx~sox TKxT.-John 1:i.i7.
COLES TEXT. For God 20 loved tho world
shat fIe gave His only beRotten Son. that who
lever bc,icvcth IN Him. should not perish. but
ave everlasting life John 3si0
crxrRAL TitrTn "A new heart. By faith IN
Jc~u~. Is the way into the kingdom Of God.
TINE April 9ia. A. D. ". Five or six weeks
after the last lesson.
srsrrs. Thirty or thirty one years OF age.
About three months after His baptism and
Just beginning His public ministry q Jerusa
PLACE. Jerusalem. The cucstchamber In .
privatc house. perhaps Johns
INTERVENING HisroRv.-Soon after the we'd
d,ne Al cana. Jesus and His mothers family
wcnt 70 ca?crnaum on the sea q Gaiiiee. Aft
er remaining here short time lie weat up TO
Jerusalem 20 thc Passover tApril ~. Here lie
drove the cattle dcaiers and money-chansers
from the temple. and. by His teaching and mira
rlez won o large number Of believers Among
them was Nicodcmus. the teachings Of Jesus 1.
whom form the subject Of our lesson.
HELPS OvER HAND PLACES. 'Nicodc
mus" a Phar.sec. q member Of the Sanhedrim.
4 learned man. a teacher Of the law. We hear
nothing more Of him. except defense Of Jesus
=
wears later. when he seems - have become
true convert. John 10: Sd 2. Came By night
NOT from fear. but because ne could converse
more quietly thea And II was prudent not 20
commit himself till he had learned more.
sRabbi:" e.. an honorary title. teacher.
master 3 Jesus answered." his implied ques-
ZION. born again" or anew, or from above
He needed new life OF holiness. a new prin-
ciplc alise like Gods. 8. born o. water and Of
the Spirit" born OF water refers back 70 Johns
baptism OF repentance. saying that he must be
cleanscd from his past sins. and confess public
IL his remuneration o. his past life. Born Of the
S,irit refers 10 q new spirifua. life. Without
public confession he cannot enter the visible
kingdom: without new heart he cannot be-
come q real member Of the kingdom Of God.
n. I'VE speak" Jesus and all who have cx-
pericnccd the new birth u. III have" here
Jesus returns 20 the singular number. because
He alone knew about Heaven ~ which Is
IN Heaven" - ever ia communion with
Heaven. II was ever plain and open before
Him As God. He was always there. ~ IA
Moses. . etc see Mum. 81 80 IA Only bcgotten
SOM Gods Son In close and peculiar sense,
different from that in which We are Al Gods
children
LESSON COMMENTS
There is hardly portion Of Scripture
with which teachers are more familiar
than they arc with this one. II is an un
speakably precious portion; for it shows
the way Of salvation SO clea rly that nc
one need seek for II in vain. Some may
prefer to put their main strength on tho
passage OF the brazen serpent. ant
from that show the scholars how tho
cross Of Jesus is 70 them the way
Of salvation and hope. Others there
are who will dwell on John s:i6
for them il is the best verse in all tho
Bible. To help these latter. will be m,
effort In this lesson. And in doing so
shall take division of this We rse that
once heard Rev. Arthur Pierson give
which 70 me at the time was perfectly
new. and which have found 70 be very
helpful
There are in verse 10 OF the lessor
ave couplets Of great Importance. Tw'
al them refer to persons, two TO acts anf
one 70 q state. Take first, the two thai
refer 10 the Divine persons We hav'
God the Father, and God the Son. Nov
there arc many who are not well n
rtrucfcd 81 the Word, who think tha
enc F6ther hnd very little % Do Wit
ohcir salvnttcn- They have heard
,nnch about Jeans - their Saviour. tina
they gain the impression that the Faith
er had little 70 do with their redemF
ton In fact some, alas! think Of Go
~ rather stern and forbidding, and Q
che Son as the one who does all the lov
Inc OF sinners. Let this verse instruc
them better in this matter. The Fathe
and the Son were together in this MAJ
ter OF redemption. and II either was III
author Of Il. il was not the Son but IN
Father.
The second couplet Of persons Is III
world and whatsoever. The former en-
braces all who have lived. or who wi
ever live on this earth. But lest an
timid soul should think that he was q
unworthy. we have the blessed who's
ever. As the ignorant farmer SAFE
THAT means you and me and ever.
BODY Yes. this wonderful verse h;
relations 70 me. poor and ignorant.
NAV be, or vicious and degraded !
ono is shut out, whatever his sins or h
position in this life. What blessf
word that. Now look at the two cou
lets that designate acts.
First there are two acts, loved an
gave. These the Father exercises 90
the Father first loved, and this 10y
made Him give. The fact Is that love .
ways wants to give, for that is its vel
nature. Love cannot be selfish, for
be selfish Is TO hate. and not TO love.
you really love anyone you want 10 CIV
them that which shall make them hal
py. Is this not 50? Every birthda
and each Christmas time proves thl
Hatred keeps. love gives. and II civ
the best IL has. or It il not pure love.
These two acts are believing al
having. The first goes before the s.
ond. and IS its condition. For he vi
docs not believe that God loves hi
and Is willing 20 save him, will
course not turn 70 Him for the era
that nc SO much needs. But II any mi
really believes that God In sinccri
offers him salvation, and SO believes
that lie puts out his hand 70 take II,
has IL af once.
The fifth couplet relates TO two state
life and death. Not perish" but ha
everlasting life" All are in danger
perishiny. in fact are sure to pcris
unless they have life as the gift q *
But II II no. the desire Of God that q
IN II .....