The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-01-19
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worid Thea He save HIS only begotten Son.
that whosoever bsllsvsth In Him should not
perish. but h1vs everlasting life.-John Sds.
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I. The lnquirer.-vA 1.2. 1. There
was man Of the Pharisees," The best
and most religious sect Of the Jews,
holding the most correct opinions
(Adatt. 2s,s) and looking for the Mes
siah, and. therefore, the best of them,
like Nicodemus and Paul, were the best
soil for planting the Gospel truths.
"A ruler Of the Jews:" A member Of
the Sanhedrim.
Q. "Came to Jesus by night" He
went by night because common pru-
dence would lead Him so to do. II was
not wise to commit Himself till He
knew more about the new teacher.
Others might have interfered with His
Investigations. "Thou art Teacher
come from Gods" And therefore with
message from God which would be
eyes to the blind and light to the
path. .lj.
II. The Teacher Presents the Funda-
mental Truth Of the Kingdom Of God.
VS.. SO. 8. "Jesus answered" the In.
quirer's needs, the questions Of his
soul. Except man (anyone) be born
again." or anew, - In r. ". margin,
from above. Whosoever is born again
IL born anew and born from above.
HE cannot see the kingdom Of Gods"
The declaration IL explicit that new
spiritual life 10 necessary, not only to
enter into, but even to form any correct
conception Of the kingdom Of God.
4. "Nicodemus saith unto Hint" etc.
Why was Nicodemus astonished At the
teaching of Jesus7 Such oriental Ian
puaRe was familiar to him; but ~ he
"had been educated SO fully in the be-
lief that the birth into Israel was birth
into the Kingdom Of God" president
Dwight) that It was strange to hear this
doctrine applied to every person. Jew
a. we'll as Gentle, to himself teacher.
as we'll as to others; or (2) he may have
seen the real difficulty Of such radical
change in the full-grown man asJesus
called for.
2. "Marvel not:" because Of the req
son given In v. 8. Natural life is as full
of mysteries as spiritual life. "Ye must
be:" The emphasis Is on ye. even
the Jews, even the best and most
learned Of the Jews. "Must bet" There
IL no escape from this law.
8. '"The wind bloweth:" The term
for wind in Hebrew and Aramaio, -
we'll a. in Greek, was also the term for
spirit, the immaterial In man being
represented In q metaphor by the In
visible but Mfe-giving breath 80 ia
everyone that 10 born of the Spirit:
The Spirits methods we cannot know,
but the facts Of the new life are az plain
and certain as that the strong wind
bends the forest trees.
III. The Authority Behind the Teach
er.-vs. 9-13. o. How con these things
be?'' The mysteries in religion are like
the mysteries in nature. In both cases
the facts are easily comprehended, and
plain enough even for child to use. In
both cases the methods Of operation
are mystery.
10. "Art thou q master (rather, the
teacher, as in R. W. OF Israeli" the
teacher of the Israelites, known and
distinguished by thy learning?-G. w
Clark. "And knowest not these
things?" Which are SO important that
every teacher should know them. which
are taught in the Scriptures you study
(Ezek. 11:19; 1881; 36:26). and are TAX
ing place on the earth before your eyes
10. "If have told you earthly
things:" Things whose proper place
and manifestation are on the earth
such as the new birth of which He had
spoken in vs.. SO. How shall ye be
lieve, If I tell you of Heavenly
things?' If you cannot trust my WORD
in matters you can verify. how can you
trust my testimony as to things YOU
cannot verify by your own experience
Nv. The Means by Which the New
Life Can BE Obtained.-Vs, IA, Is. IA
"As Moses lifted up the serpent In the
wilderness:" Jesus now uses an illus
tration which makes clear some Of the
Heavenly things He came to reveal
"Even so must the Son of man be lifted
ups" On the cross. The reference here
is to the crucifHion. but beyond that
to the glorification of Christ. The cross
still holds up Jesus before the world
the best known and most exalted person
mall history. It was not real serpent
but brazen symbol that was lifted up
1t could bite no one. So Christ was
''made sin for u.s." He had not sinned
but by His death sin was slain.
IS. THAT whosover believeth il
, Him:" Accepts Him as Teacher, Guide
and as Lord. Believing is the act OF re
ceiving the new life from God. "Shoulc
not perish:" From the effects of sin
, which naturally end in destruction o.
the soul. "But have eternal life"