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Christ Raising L...r,,.

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Christ Raising Lazarus.
me lesson for sunday. Oct. 4, may be
found in John IL; 2l-44.
INTRODULTORY
.,.,,N ls lesson on the resurrection is espe-
Sla.y seasonable to-day. Now that the
lear IS whitening and the flower and fruit
are departing we need the hope of SPRING.
ttme 10 sustain our Joy. For such times IA
tnese IS the doctrine OF the resurrection
sent. The fact OF the resurrection we shniI
know oy ana by. But even to-day faith
. .as.o"s noia upon Its true substance in the
very person OF Jesus Christ, who is himself
1he resurrection and tho life. aCome
forCh !" 10 the name OF T. story by Elizabeth
stuart Phelps. one OF the most stirring in
tue library OF recent Biblical fiction Nav
Ihat WORD spoken with divine efficacy to
Lazarus awake other dead ears to hearing
l" our sunday schools to-day.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS
Ihen. Rather as in Revision. theref tore.
since she had hurried out to meet jesus.
unto Jesus. Proposition pros in the Greek.
ksraLnlcally representing her as confront-
ing MIN aud abruptly appealing to him.
mat oven now. Even now l know is
nearer the form OF the original; see Varia-
tionS.--Whatsoeyer thou wilt ask, As IL
70 say, "with thee. asking is getting, D.
God will give The only question being "a
regards the first part. the asking Thus:
whatsoever thou mayst ask. God will
give" ''
Shall rise. Better as in Billie Union Yer
on. will rise again. Simple future.
Resurrection. Same word as the verb
Just beftrc. thus: He shall rise again in
the rising again (Anastasis).
u. Ihe personal pronoun is here mark
ealy emphatic. being apart from the verb
winch follows and opens, as it does. the
sentence.-In ME. Creek, into me- Per-
dead: Or, as in Revision, though he die, or
should die. general statement.
Liveth. The in tels) is to be connected
with this verb as we'll as with beieveth.
which follows, l. g.. liveth in me.-Never
die.-Two negations (ou. mel. an en-
however 1t would be, not die into the
eternities.
believe. Literally, have believed. Per-
feet tense. the sense being that she had for
some time so believed, or had come to be-
lieve. 1t was not wholly new apprehen-
sion The yea. Lord. may, however, imply
new application of this accepted truth.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
am tb3 resurrection aud the life. Why
then wait any longer for resurrection Joy
or Tor the assurance OF life eternal? We
have Jesus. Is not that enough-till the..end
come? Martha had just been saying: "Lord.
IT thou hadst been here" SO often it is on
'ur own lips. In temptation. in loss, In
Observation-Disclosures. If thou hadst been
here" Dear soul, dost thou not know he is
here Speak not with Martha OF u alast
day." as il hope alone were here to-day and
faith and love had no portion in this life.
Visit ye not? snow abideth faith, hope. and
love. and the chiefest of these is love. {"
Christ taken in faith Is u present day res
direction: Christ taken In love is eternal
life here and now.
"Peace, perfect peace! with loved ones far
away;
In Jesus keeping we are safe, and they"
Beiievrsl thou this? And now | know
what faith is. 1t is a personal matter, in
tensely personal. Hear Jesus: sHe that
believeth in me. though he we're dead, yet
shall no live." This is faith enunciated,
but not yet faith. Hear him again: "And
whosoever liveth and believeth in me
shall never die. Believeth thou this?"
Here Is "faith delivered" personally de-
livered; but it is not yet personal faith
But now listen: sYea. Lord. 1 believe
that thou art the Christ" This. this ia
faith! Faith is not doctrine stated nor
! even doctrine accepted and In a sense ap-
piled. Faith is Christ believed, the per-
sonal Christ personally espoused. Before
trembling soul saying. humbly. trustingly,
aYea, Lord.n And here, at last. Is faith
and joy among the angels
The Master Is come, and calleth for thee.
1t Is a latter day message to every child of
God. 1.-The Master is Gomez" yes, you know
that. Long ago you received him into your
heart by faith. and you know that his sal
walton Is yours. But listen now; that Is
not all. there is another message; "He
calIeth for thee" Then he must have
something more for you. Yes. more and
more. and always more to follow. ~ am
COME" Christ says. "that they might have
life.n Most of us have been satisfied with
that But go on; "and that they might
have 1t more abundantly." Have you
that? o brother. friend whatever Christ
has brought in the past he still calls you.
he has more to bestow. What shall we do?
See Mary. uAs soon as she heard that. she
arose quickly, and came unto him."
"God calling yet
Shall not hear?"
Jesus wept Two little words. but what
burden they carry! Two words; two
worlds. indeed, of sympathy and tender
ness. What did 1t mean when Christ wept!
What does it mean when l weep2 1t con-
fesses brokenness of spirit. 1t signifies un-
doneness of soul. Itmeans that my yearn-
ings have outstripped my abilities. and
cannot do all that I would. And did 1t
mean less in our Lord! The sisters grief
was to him personal grief. 80 near and
intimate as to be his very own And the
consciousness or the llmlCtlClOuS GDCOWu
about him by unfaith and the disabilities
| of the fesl,-how could that but have been
crushing? How much he would do for
| them: how little they would let him do!
| Nav those tears were not borrowed tears.
1t was a true burst OF sorrow. 1t was real
weeping. Our Lord was vertically touched
with feeling Of our intirmities. That Is
the reason why so many of US come with
perfect confidence. "unto the throne OF
grace that We NAV obtain mercy. and find
grace to help in time OF need" weeping
Savior is our throne OF grace.
Loose him and let him go. But Jesus did
not mean by that what some OF us seem to
understand by it. Here comes the young
convert into the church. Shall we loose
him and let him go? Yes. strip away. SO
far as possible. the bampering grave-clothes
of a past. dead in trespasses and sins; give
opportunity. carefully planned. TOR freedom
and growth in the new life That were
we'll But usually we do quite differently.
We loose him and let him 80, and there Is
an end of it, "Who is that young person
back BY the door," ait is u young man
who seems to be deeply interested regarding
his soul. Let me introduce him to you.
The other young man beside him is already
a Christian" And 80 you talk with the one
and not with tho other. albeit the other
was in sore trial and just now hunseriny.
oh. so much, For word OF sympathy and
helm. Surely the good Master did not mean
il so.
Naxt Less0n: uChrist Foretell!ng His