The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
THE COMFORTER PROMISED.
Isternatsonal Sunday School Lesson
for April 80, 1s00-Text. John l4i
15-27-Memory versea, %. 20.

| 1o-15-MemOry terSe1s Sos ~.
Especially Adapted from Peloubets Notes
STUDY also John ls:l-ls.
| GOLDEN TEXT win pray the Fa-
;her. and He shall give you another COM
:orter.-John A:l6 ttI
LIGHT FROM OTHER SCRIPTURES
The Holy Spirit-John 1914; Acts 2:l-4,:
Rom. s:l4-l6: Heb. 1915. 1e; John 3:2i:
Eph. +:so; Luke ll:l3; Gal. 5:22-25.
TIME-Thursday evening. april 6. A. D.
30. The evening before the crucifixion. the
same time as our last lesson.
PLACE.-At the supper table in an upper
room in Jerusalem.
STUDY ON THE HOLY SPIRIT.
The Circumstanccs.-We can under
stand this lesson better, and the
great truth here revealed, II we wildly
realize the circumstances. Jesus had
announced that He was going away. to
leave them in this world. He had prom
ised to His disciples that they should
do even greater works than He, the
, give them whatever they asked'in His
name. for His work and kingdom. But
they did not even know what to ask for.
| They were in world of trouble and
danger and opposition, like lambs sur
rounded by wolves. They had n mighty
kingdom to found, but were ignorant
as to its nature and of the way to found
it, and were without material, without
power, without means, and without n
leader. Christ now comes to them with
all they need. He Himself will still
be their leader. The Holy Spirit will
come and bring them all they need
power over men, truth, guidance.
strength, inspiration, courage, and the
peace Of victory. The work of the spirit
is the final and great subject of this
last Discourse, for it stands connected
with the completion of Christ's mission,
without which His work must be
failure. Note that vs.. 2l and 23 take up
the same condition, in the form of
test Of love, SO that between these verses
and v. IS is inclosed this great promise
of the Holy Spirit.
L The Holy Spirit Us the Comforter.
The paraclete. The word comfort
err expressed only one side of the mean
ing Of the word. 1t is derived from
two Greek words, meaning TO call TO
ones side, and signifies one who is called
to aid ano;u.r.
ii. Ma,..iciI Work of the Holy Spirit.
1t is wei here to take n general view
of the work of the Holy Spirit. This
may be considered under three di-
visions. First The relation of the
Spirit to the historical work of Christ.
The spirit is sent in the name of Jesus
John 1920. i. e., to carry out the pur-
poses and work of Jesus, to guide into
truth ". II; John 10: 13), to work in and
through the disciples ". ~ for the re-
demption Of men. All that is compre-
hended in the other two divisions is
the means to this end. Second. The
work of the Spirit In believers. (D
Teaching John 1920; (2) guiding
into all truth ". II; John 1913; Cor.
1875, 10Y; (3) bearing witness John Is:
26; Acts b:32); (D giving life (Rom. 8:
ny; (0 bestowing the living water
John 4:14; 1881; co. bestowing gifts,
as Of teaching, tongues, etc. Cor. 12:
7-1D; (7) shedding the love of God
abroad in them (Rom. 5:5); (s) produc-
ing goodness and high morality (Gal. S:
%; 23, Acts 11:2D; (0 bestowing pow
CT (Acts 1:s; Rom. 1910; QO) bestow-
ing wisdom Il Cor. 1873; Eph. 1:17).
Third. The work of the Spirit In the
unbelieving world. This is most fully
set forth in John 16:S-11. He would
convince the world concerning sin, that
they had sinned in rejecting their Mes
siah; concerning righteousness, the
righteousness of Christ and His King
dom, new conception Of right; and
concerning judgment, that the prince
of this world, and those who took his
side, must be condemned. All these
things awakened the conscience and
urged and inspired to new life.
III. The Holy Spirit Dwelling in the
Nsciples.-Vs. 21-R4. FL. HE that
hath" etc Again this condition is in
sisted upon, rs in vs.. II, %, "a, showing
how absolute, how fixed In the eternal
laws of being, is the connection be-
tween love and obedience, and between
these and the presence and power of
the Holy Spirit. First. To such as love |
and obey comes the love of the Father
and Of the Son. Second. 81 will love |
Him, and will manifest Myself to Him."
I will make Myself rs clearly present
as il I were to continue in My bodily J
presence. Third. The Father and Son
will abide, dwell, in believers. 20: "Ju-
das." Jude, the writer of the epistle, !
probably the same Us Lebbeus, Of Matt. !
lD:3.
~. The Holy Spirit as Teachers
'. 20. HE shall teach you all things"
etc. The whole Christian system was !