Passaic City record., 1891-11-07
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOH
NOVEMBER 8.
Lesson Text: 1.-THE Work of the Holy
Spirit" John xvi, 1-15-GoIden
Text: John xvi, 13-Com-
mentary.

that We should not be offended" He ha
Just been telling them that they viii be hate
and persecuted for His names sake (xv., 1e
2D, and now He adds that He has foretol
them these things, so that when they actual,
happen they need not think it strange no
be offended because of such treatment Il
John the Baptist In prison He sent tidings o
the evidences of His Messiahship. and said
Blessed is he whosoever shall not be of
Tended in Me" (Math. XII. g.. To question
His love, or think His dealings strange is t1
be offended with Him.
2. ''They shall put you out of the syna
gogues. Yea, the time cometh, that who
soever killeth you will think that he doett
God service" The man who was born blind
had already been cast out for His sake fchap-
ter *, 35), and that was but a sample OF
what should happen to them How any one
could think that he was serving God by
putting fellow creature TO death in the
name of religion is explained by the con-
fassion of Paul in Acts xvi, Gil, and in
Acts xiii, l, he says he did it with good
conscience before God.
3. ssAnd these things will they do unto
you, because they have not known the Faith
er nor Me- In Tim. l., 13, we have PauPs
further testimony that his blasphemy and
persecution of the saints was because of his
ignorance. And in / Cor. H., s. he testifies
that If the rulers of this world had known
crucifed the Lord of Glory. Thus he con-
firms the testimony of Jesus in this verse;
and in XIV, 81, that all persecution of the
saints is due to ignorance of God on the part
of the prosecutors.
a. stBut these things have told you. that
when the time shall come ye may remember
that told you of them" In His great love
He forewarns them, that they may not be
surprised nor dismayed when the events
come to pass. So the W ord of God tells us
of the events of the last days. that as they
come we may remember how all was fore
told and not be discouraged by otherwise
perplexing events.
ssAnd these things said unto you at the
beginning, because was with you" While
He was visibly with them He was the one
prosecuted and not they. He kept them. He
suffered for them, and when He was arrested
He said: 'sLet these go their way" Chapter
xviii, 81. But now He would be invisible,
and by His spirit in them they wou d repre-
sent Him and be treated as He had been and
was about to be treated.
s. "But now / go Ny own way to Him
that sent Me, and none of you ask Me
Whittier goest Thous" One of the upper
the Father sent Him, for in this Gospel
alone He makes mention of it more than
thirty times. That He camefrom God and
was going back to God tchapter xiii, 81 was
to Him an ever present reality. So real was
the unseen to Him that He seems surprised
that they do not ask Him about it.
6. .sBut because l have said these things
unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart"
His presence had been their joy and strength,
and now that He was about to leave them
He told them that it was for their benefit.
and that He would surely return in due time
(chapter XIV, 2. 3; xvi. 22). But they, like
us, were too much set upon their own per-
sonal comfort and blessing and did not com
prehend His plan of salvation for the world.
z. Nevertheless tell you the truth; it is
expedient for you that 1 go away" This
should have satisfied and quieted them Their
response should have been, ut is the Lord,
let Him do what seemeth Him good"
''For if 1 go not away the comforter will
not come unto you, but if l depart / viii
send Him unto you" He would abide IN
them, testify to them and through them,
bring to their minds what Jesus had said 70
them, and teach them all things xiv, 16 II,
&c; xv, 26.) He would be a comforter or
paraklete one ever ready to be called upon
to help them in every way.
s. tsAnd when He is come. He will reprose
tor convict the world of sin, and Of righte-
business, and of Judgment And now we
are given, in this verse of our lesson, DIS
great work, which is that 0 conviction. We
as Christ's witness have only TO speak Hls
do the work.
Q. ..Of sin, because they believe not in
Me- This is the sin of all sins He that
belieyeth not is sconaemned already. because
he hath not believed il the name OF the
only begotten Son of Cod John H..
49,
10. saOf Righteousness, because go TO the
Father and We see me Me no more" the
presence of the Spirit is proof that right
eous God has given Christ seat at his
right hand. His own people Israel, con-
demned him to death, but God raised Hlm
up and gave Him glory, and said unto him,
sit Thou on Ny right hand till make lay
foes Thy footstoop' pet l., 2ls Acts IL. 81
39.
IL. ssOf Judgment because the prince OF
this world is judged" In chapter XII, 81,
He said: ssNow is the Judgment OF tins
world: now shall the prince OF this world De
cast out" Sometimes this work OF the Sp.ri'
is spoken of as if verse s read Judgment 70
come hut that expression IS found IN Aels
XIV, 25; this refers to the Judgment o.
Him who has the power OF death on oa''
vary
L.. ssI have vet many things to say mt
you, but We cannot bear them now. .
slow were they to understand thatHe said tc
Philip, s.Have been SO long time with yot
and vet hast thou not known Meg' xiv, "
13. s.How be it when He, the Spirit Of
truth, is come. He viii guide you into al
truths This seems to give the hghr upon
their inability of which BE spoke in the pre-
vious verse; What a glorious word this If
for all who have received the Spirit we
have His book and we have Himself, and we
have this promise of Him who gave US both
the book and the author that He will cause
us to know the truth There is therefore nc
need for any one to remain in darkness con-
cerning anything that is revealed.
For He shall not speak OF Himself, out
whatsoever He shall hear that shall he speak.
and He will show you things TO come Ine
Spirit viii not speak about Himself nor WIZ
He speak from Himself He testaIes o.
Christ and speaks only what the Father tells
Him. How both Jesus and the Spirit unlte
to glorify the Father. What emphasis u
gives to such a word as ''Glorify Goa.
IA. 'sHe shall glorify Ne; for be snail re,
ceive of mine and shall shew 1t unto yon-
And thus honoring the Son, He would honor
the Father also (chapter V, 2S- " nen our
whols being is given up TO glorlfyins goa
then we shall know the Spirits power, tnel
we shall ask whatsoever we VIII, and y snai'
be done that the Father may be giorltlsd ID
the Son lchapter xvi, l3, lA-
ID. ..All things that the Father hath are
| Mine; therefore said | that He shall take OF
Mine and shall show il unto you. Inc
Father loveth the Son and hath given al
thinps into His hand John ill.,. 59l. ils IN,
Spirit comes to tell of the Fathers wea,eh
and how he has given it all to DIS son, tsla
! TINS He NAV win a bride for his oon lroil
| smoncr the nations of earth. Lesson HesPs'