The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-31
THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON


There is not in literature finer example of
adaptation of style to subject. The nobIest and
profoundest thought is here clothed in language
ample and royal. What the Sistine frescoes are
in art this paragraph is in written speech. Yet
with all this stateliness there is inherent SIM
plicity. II may be paraphrased as follows:
AS the articulate word drops from the lin of
speaker OF nearer, so the Messiah comes
from God to man. He is the vehicle OF
tary vehicle. For the word had an eternal exist
ence with God. He was God from the beginning.
SO far as being mere wave of air as an artcu-
infinite power and intelligence for all things
were made by Him, and apart from Him not even
of life and light for men He kept shining by
various means into the moral darkness Of human
ity, but it could not apprehend Him. 1t like
a lamp trying to penetrate fog. In the
fullness of time, however there came e. herald
transcendant office. His mission was to announce
the coming Of the Light who had already i'm
parted something of himself to men one by one
as they had come into the world. For He
all the while imminent in the world which He
had made, although unrecognized. : Now at
form most easily recognizable to a people pre-
pared to apprehend Him by long-contiI,ued and
gracious dispensations. AS far the was
conce rned, however, it was a failure. In their
obduracy of heart they received Him not. .
But to such as did take Of Him." apptoprati ting
Him by faith as a Savior, He gave the right IL
become inheritors OF the divine nature. Such
orally, boods) supposed to be privileged above
others, or human nature in general (hesh) or of
some particular father (man) Now comes
the climax. 1t is for logical conclusion, trans
posed, with doxology. The glorious person
whom the evangelist had described in metaphor
as word spoken by God to men, condescends
to a human birth-n order that He may thus
utter His Fathers message. He sojourns, He
tents awhile (thirty-thfee years. with humanity
We were eyewitnesses of this manifestation Of
the divine glory, glory. fullness Of grace and
truth becoming in all respects to Gods only Son.
THE TEACHERS LANTERN.
First-The lessons of the first half-year are
from the Gospel of st. John. This gospel differs
in several respects from the others. 1t is more
of record of Jesus words than works. It's ac-
count of miracles is incidental forming in some
instances a text or comment of His sermons 1t
was evidently written primarily for non-Jews-as
Jewish customs are explained. The object Of the
gospel is declared Xxx 81. 1t was written in
Ephesus. CD Earliest date assigned by Afford
20 A ID. Latest by Godet, 100 A. ID.
Second-In using the term Logos John caught
up popular phrase It's meaning was evidently
understood, he makes explanation of it.
But he employed it in an entirely new sense
With him Logos is the synonym of Messiah
Third-The doctrine of "A new birth. the inn
planting OF divine life in the soul of man is
conspicuous in this gospel.
Fourth-The heresy that the human nature Of
Jesus seeming an unreal and deceptive
appearance is anticipated and offset in strongest
language. THE 14ogos became flesh" This sig
nihes the body and incidentally gives us hope Of
its resurrection. II also helps to bear the pres
ent ills, for Jesus subject to them, and He
Is touched with a feeling for US.