The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-12-30

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&IA as NN@ ANA~AN ~
NCrsd-Ns- 49, a. IN tke beginning
w. the WoE1s WITH evi-snt -Liusson
10 The arr word ~ t.elssl@ the primal
b-eninrirr ~ rhir-S. But the Word
then already was lie WAS also the e.
fcleut ~prilcipie. IN hEtrrirg o. tie
bc~-un.nr-Ir0f- a. X NlEcenI And
the Word Was with Gods" The Greek
prrno-iriou here translated with cFiei-
ral.v denotes motion towards. and
hence with a. the result 81 tie motion
Nr- merely Is being beside. but Is u
living uuiCz 1nG -coEamuEluu. implying
the active notion OF intercourse And
the word wa God This statement
u~nrihil1fes TWO errors that might arise
CD That the Word. being with o
night he infsriCr- No; He was o
none GREATER than he 90 That II equal
To God. there might he two Gods No.;
lie Is ro- one Of two Co.'s He Is God
himself. the One Eternal God
IL His Precious Works.-N- , All
thlr-s were made BY Hln.- Through
Him. Grafton was His work Ills de-
partneut. In Genesis. in describing the
creation the expression -Ard God said
j. used eight times --Arc without
Him. Apart from Him Was not
ANYTHING. No not one (not even
orel. than nothing That
was made Came into being. All
creation WIS 4 revelation 81 God
III. The Nature Of Ills W5rk-to
Give life ard Lirht-vs- A. - 4 IN
Him was iffe.- lie was the weIl-spring
from which every form os life-physic-
a-. iuteIicr-uaI. moral spiritual. eternal
-rowS-CzmbriL-e Bible. AID the
life was The Light Of mens~ Life comes
first. then light According % scrip
tu-e ard according 10 the fastest fci-
e-r-. some energy some living force
first SIT the raticIes % matter into mo-
.io-- ard the first result was light
N. The Herald ellis Coni-E--vs-
CO. r. a man sent from God Asan
envoy With : special commission
Hence Hs was 4 prophet
. The sane cane for a witness
rather. q witnessing. fer testimony ito
huar.- in order that he might bear wit
ness Of the Light because. the Light
being spiritual. and mems eyes closed
CT intent on seeing worldly things they
would not notice the light which Shone
in the humble Jesus That al men
through Him might believe in the
light. frst BY Ills witness. and then BY
seeing for themselves
y. Purpose OF HIS Work. To Make
Men the Children and Heirs Of God
" 1918. 70. He the Word. the
Light Was in the world In all the
past ages in every manifestation Of
God. ia the history u the chosen ma
ton. but especially when lie appeared
- the nan IL Christ Jesus. the Saviour
OF tie world This j. one reason why
the world ought 10 receive Hir- for He
WIS araonE men teaching. inviting and
hpfn'rr them. --And the world was
made tx Him. This Is a second rea-
son. for the world o. reopie were His
creatures made in his image. made 20
b. ike HIM in character and destiny.
and uuder tie deepest obligations 10
Him. -Ard YETI The world knew Him
rot: Did not recognize Him as their
Creator. Saviour ard King
IL -He came unto Ills own His
own rossessiorS- His inheritance. His
PECULIAR ueopIc. the Jews. whom lie
had created. whom lie had chosen from
The rest OF the word. whom He had
trained AMI cared for as His peculiar
people. and who were Ills brethren nc.
ccrling 10 the flesh Ills own iever
these received Him nots The Greek
word. accorlin- 70 De Wette. means
TO receive into the house.
r. -gut a. many a. received Him:'
Accepted Him As fhsir Saviour and
King. acknowledged His claims. and
vi.id,d Obedience 70 His teachings
TO them rave lie power IL " the
rfrhfl:- The original word combines
the two ideas. both the right and ths
power. To become the sous tbetter
with X v chiidrenl of Cod Cos
adopts VS. IS children Rom s-16. III
and makes u children by inpartine
TO Us Ills OWE life ,Johr d. - Ever
20 them that believe on His name-'
This shows how everyone ray becom'
. child Of Cod and guards against {
mistaken security. as Of those wis
might wrongly imagine that becaus'
rhey WIRE children Of Abraham. there
fore they were children 81 God
VI His Coming Into the World. Th'
Incarat50n--N- IL. And the World
with an the powers and qualification
! DESERVED above Was made De
, came Sec Luke 1-26-3-. Matt. 1:ls2i
-FIesh.- Human nature in and accord
ing to its corporal manifestation -An'
! d~eIt among us ~-Tabernacled
among u. swelt a in a tent as tn
Divine Presence dwclt IN the tabernacle
: in the wilderness And we beheld-
We. John and many other people
! Those who were most intimate wit
! Him. who imbib@d most of His spirit
saw most clearly His glory. His glor.
is the oufshining Of those qualitie
/. which form the excrIlency and splendo
of His true nature. as the glory OF tn
sun is radiance. the o~utshining Of tn
> -ery nature and heart Of the sur