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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
NOVEMBER s.
Lesson Text: 'sThe Work of the Holy
Spirit" John xvi, 1-15-Golden
Text: John xvi, 13-Com-
lnentary.

hanpen they need not think it strange nor
be offended because Of such treatment. 10
John the Baptist in prison He sent tldingso OF
the evidences Of His Messiahshlp, and SAID,
Blessed is he whosoever shall not be Of
Tended in Me" (Math. XII. o.. To question
His love. or think His dealings strange, is to
be offended with Him.
9 s'They shall put you out OF the syna-
oopues Yea, the time cometh, that who
soeyer killeth you will think that he doeth
God service" The man who was born blind
had already been cast out for His sake CHAP
ter tx, 35) and that was but sample OF
what should happen to them. How any one
could think that he was serving God by
putting a fellow creature to death in the
name of religion is explained by the con-
fsssion of Paul in Acts xvi, Oil, and in
Acts xii, |, he says he did it with good
conscience before God.
3. "And these things will they do unto
you, because they have not known the Faith
sr nor Me-" In Tim. j., 13, we have PauTs
further testimony that his blasphemy and
persecution of the saints was because of his
ignorance. And in Cor. H.. s. he testifes
that if the rulers of this world had known
the wisdom of God they would not have
crucifed the Lord of Glory. Thus he con-
| irms 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
| IF the prosecutors.
| 4. ''But 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 Word OF God tells us
Of the events Of the last days. that as they
| come we may remember how all was fore
!old and not be discouraged by otherwise
oerple1ing events
''And these things said unto you at the
beginning, because was with you" While
ae was visibly with them He was the one
4 prosecuted and not they. He kept them. He
suffered for them, and when He was arrested
ae said: Let these 60 their way" chapter
will, 81. But now He would be invisible,
md by His spirit in them they wou repre.
sent Him and be treated as He had been and
was about to be treated.
5. "But now go My own way to Him
shat sent Me; and none OF you ask Me
WHITTIER goest Thou?" One OF the upper
most facts in the mind of Christ was that
the Father sent Him, for in this Gospel
alone He makes mention OF it more than
thirty times. That He came from God and
was going back to God chapter 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 aboutit.
g. But because have said these things
into you, sorrow hath filled your heart."
His presence had been their joy and strength.
and now that He was about to leave them
ae told them that it was for their benefit.
ind that He would surely return in due time
chapter xiv. 49, 2, 3; xvi. 22). But they, like
IS, were too mucn set upon their own per-
sonal comfort and blessing and did not com.
orehead His plan Of salvation for the world. 4.
e Nevertheless tell you the truth: it IS
.xpedient for you that | 20 away" Ids
should have satisfied and quieted them. Their
response should have been, 1T is the Lord,
let Him do what seemeth Him good" -,
For if I 90 not away the comforter will
not come unto you, but il I depart l VIII
send Him unto you" He would abide In
them. testify to them and through them,
bring to their minds what Jesus bad said to
them and teach them all things xiv, 16, II,
!8: xv., 26D He would be comforter or
paraklete, one ever ready to be called upon
TO help them in every way.
]. s. siAnd when He is come, He will reprove
Tor convicN the world OF sin, and OF rlghte-
business and of judgment" And. now we
are given, in this verse OF our lesson, m1s
great work, which is that O.. conviction; we
as Christs witness have only to speak his .is
words in reliance uron the Spirit and DE VIII
do the work.
9. "Of sin, because the : believe not in
Me.n This is the sin Of all sins. "He that
belieyeth not is con !emned already because
he hath rot believed in the name OF the
only begotten Son of God" John Ill.,
10. s'Of Righteousness, because go to the
Father and ye see me Me no more" Inc
presence OF the Spirit is proof that right
eous God has given Christ a seat at hls
right hand. His own people lsrae'' GLl GGn
demned him to death, but God raised hin hin
I'D and gave Him glory, and said unto him In
"Sit Thou on NV right hand till l make my
foes Thy footstoow pet. j., 81; Acts H.. 81
II. "Of Judgment because thu prince o
this world is Judged" In chapter Kill. 81
He said: NOW is the Judgment OF TN
world; now shall the prince OF this "oriu =
cast out" Sometimes this work OF the Splri
is spoken of as if verse read "Judgment :
come. " tut that expression is found IN ACT
~ o.. this refers to the judgment Q
Film who has the power of death on "a
vory
1s.. 81 have yet many things to say un
vom hut We cannot bear them now" !
, slow were they to understand thatHe said
Philip, '.Have been so long time with "
and vet hast thou not known Me?' xiv,
1a "How be it when He, the Soiflt
, truth, is come. He will guide you into
truth This seems to give the light uPc
their inability OF which He spoke in the pr
yious verse; What glorious word this
for all who have received the Spirit. W
have His book and we have Himself, and "
have this promise Of Him who gave us bot
the book and the author that He will eau
, us to know the truth. There is therefore I
= need for any one to remain in darkness cor
( cerning anything that is revealed.
| .sTor He shall not speak Of Himself. bl
; whatsoever He shall hear that shall He spea
! and He will show you things TO come II
, Spirit will not speak about Himself nor wi
; he speak from Himself; He testities
0 Christ and speaks only what the Father tel
Him. How both Jesus and the Spirit uni
I to plorify the Father What emphasis
> gives to such word as "Glorify God"
G IA. .'He shall glorify Ne; for He snail r
ceiye of mine, and shall shew it unto you
And thus honoring the Son, He would honc
the Father also (chapter v, 2S. wren OF
y, whole being is given up to glorltylng Go
;. then we shall know the Spirits power, the
], we shall ask whatsoever we will, and IL sna
; be done that the Father may be glorihed
= the Son (chapter xvi, 13, 14.
3 l5 ''Al things that the Father hatn al
- Mine; therefore said that He shall take
8 Mine and shall show it unto you" II
y ', Fa cher loyeth the Son and hath given q
~ tr;n,s into His hand yonn ill.,, 35). III
. Snirit comes to tell OF the Fathers weait
i and how he has given it all 70 his Son' M Wv
q tins He NAV win q bride for His Son fro
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