Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-09-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY
CONSIDERED.

YIN OibEnEPa
a Scholarly Exposition OF tho Lesson
Thoughts Worthy OF Calm Reaection-
Half an Hours study az tho Scriptures
Time Well spent
Lesson for sunday. september .. John
INTRODUCTORY.
Wherever we meet with Jesus he Is MASTER
~. Is he healing the sick? Is he comfort
ing the sorrOwingf Is he reasoning with
his enemiesz Everywhere he Is fawIess.
perfect Here we have an example OF our
Bavior's argument It Is unanswerablc.
And the question with which the lesson ends
still stands as quenchless challenge 20 tho
world, (which Of you convinceth NE OF
sin2n Specifies we are. And what then
is the conclusionf III without sin, thcn hD
Is what he claimed to be. the Son OF God
And what am 1? One OF two things. either
q rebel or disciple. Which Is IT.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
! Then said Jesus. l. e., when "many be-
lieved (professedly) on him." In Tischen-
DORIS Greek text the 3Oth verse Is para
graphed with this, as properly introducing
Il. The word said Is imperfect, kept saying
or began to say.-Believed. Greek had
believed, had protested belief. Disciples
indeed. Greek, Truly disciples OF mine.
before (adiscipies indeedn l. g., truly. -
Make you free. Or, free you. See Rom g.
1s
Answered him. Literally. 10 him, the
proposition pros being exceptionally thrown
in here as IL TO express attitude.---Never
in bondage Doubtless favorite delusion
of the Jew. as asFssfsa, ttN
Servant Same word as is found In tho
term bondage just used. awe were never In
bondage they say. Christ answers I'm
afYa of. q Va In on Hor 20 alx n
Forever. Greek, els ton aiona, eternally.
Ever. Same as forever in the original
l. e., eternally.
/ II the son. In DIR. Conant's rendition the
last clause of the preceding verse Is con-
nected with this. See Variations.-Free
In reality. The Greek word Is being, pres
emit participle adverbially used, 1 g., in
actual life.
My word. The word my is put in an en-
phatic position. the word, my word.--N0
place. Prom the verb, meaning room or
space. Capacity Is the sense of IL. 1t IL
this same verb that is used In John 2: Q, OF
the water-pots containing two or three fir-
lkins Apiece
With my Father; l. e., In company
with. Proposition para, intimating close
mere proposition itself points to friendship
lor kinship. aHis friends,n or kindred.
'(Margin. Greek; Those with him. And
ye The ye Is accented. Sea Yariations'
- here. ~Inc 1aGner.O
Abraham Is our father. strong express
j sion In the Greek: The father of us that
belong to us) is Abraham. See Variati ms.
l-Abraham's children. Better, children
of Abraham, to match the expression
which follows. thus: IL children OF Abra-
ham ye be, the works of Abraham ye
would do.
Told you the truth. Or talked truth TO
you The word used OF ordinary CONVERSE
ition. Every word from Christ's lips was
ltruth.-Thls did not Abraham. Or fol-
lowing the order of the Greek: This Abra-
ham did not do. The emphasis Is, of course.
on the wor1 Abraham
Deeds Better. works. Same word as In
" 80 (9the works of Abrahamp). These
alternative renderings but confuse the
sense. and, as employed by the King James
translators, are exceedingly unfortunate
Born of fornication. With spiritual
Hebraistic reference to idolatry.
Proceeded forth and came. Or, have
come. Not Pathological. The second verb,
came, has reference to arriving (cf. Luke
IS: 27); the first verb intimates particularly
the source which is eternal
Speech. Or, talk, ordinary conversation,
l. g., What say. Same word used In v. 40.
also v. 30.--Cannot hear. Not able TO
hear Lacking the spiritual discernment,
thus indicating alien habitude.
Lusts Meaning In the original nothing
moro than the wish or desire, 1. g., ye' will
do his wish; the wish of your own father,
the devil. - Murderer. Literally, man
ikiller.-Abode not Did not take his
stand, from the word meaning to place; or.
In the perfect, as here, to take ones stand.
No truth In him. Better. truth is not In
him, the word truth is without the article
the. A bad name twice over:
9murderern--sliar.n
Tell. Or speak Qego). They did not
comprehend the language of truth-nOt
used to it.
Convinceth. Better, convict. to bring
proof.
Therefore. Emphatic in the Greek: Be-
cause or this-Ye are not OF God. Greek:
From God We are not. fca
WHAT THE LESSON rEAcHEs.
Disciples indeed. That means In every
deed. @Truly disciplesn is the Greek. The
children sometimes ask for .truly stories.s
What the world is looking for Is truly Chris
tians. The crying need of the times for
purposes OF defense and aggression Is a
stalwart type OF Christianity, Christians
gRSSigRt And alllfttEiRhts iAasnthz2RSk
SO called or so esteemed. protested believ-
ers already. To those he says, n you wish
TO be really aud truly Christians, Chris
tians whose names go down In the book Of
life and who have the veritablc root OF the
matter in them, you will continue ia my
word The gift OF continuance. may God
give us all! @Believe and keep right on be-
lieving.n
The truth shall make you free. 1t is q
word of vide application. Its deep and
large siznihcance has not yet been fully
fathOmed or compassed, but there are
traces of its meaning everywhere. What
ever freedom you and have-freedOm az
all worthy of the name--is truth freedom,
tho freedom wherewith Christ has made ua
free. The liberty OF this nation IS tho
same sort, so far as IL Is genuine. It Is the
truth that has made US free. What was
It set the colored man free-what but the
truth, working In mems hearts7 And yet
see slaves AL about me, white slaves, black
slaves They know sin, they know not
Jesus, and 9whOsoever committeth sin IS
the servant OF SIM That query of Pr
lats's was bondslave's query: aWhat a
truth?" He was not one of Gods free men
Are yOu2 -. ~ 4 ~ ~ M Nt mn
We be Abraham's seed and were never I'm
bondage to any man. Very foryetful Their
were, possessed OF wretched memories.
How about Pharaoh and Egypt. how about
Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon? awe ba
Abraham's seed.p Yes, tremble at 10, seed
of poverty, humiliation and loss. We're we
not used to sing it3
aye chosen seed of Israel's race.
A remnant weak and small
Go spread your trophies at his feet
And crown him Lord OF all"
Yea. Lord. II ever my soul rises in spirit
ual pride TO vaunt its own freedom and
strength, give me to see my enslavement
in the flesh and my utter nothingness I'm
self that thou mayst be all In all. Give IN
thy freedom; all else Is slavery.
This did not Abraham. would humbly
sit at the feet OF this great Master for ali I
wish to know. He will teach me tho use OF
words as well as the greater lessons OF life