The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
CHRIST FREEING FROM SIN.


Specially Arranged from reloubet's Notes
GOLDEN TEXT--lf the Son therefore
shall make you free. ye shall be free IN
deed. John $3.50
THE SECTION includes the whole chap
ter.
TIME.-October II. A. D. %. at the Feast
Of Tabernacles; the day after the last les
son. The eighth day. n special. solemn
q assembly. kept like a Sabbath. after the
conclusion OF the FEAST U.ev 1856; the
temple would then be thronged with wor-
Slippers
Place.-ln the temple at Jerusalem. frs,
IN the court of the women where were ths
treasure boxes ". 2O). and later in the court
OF the Gentiles. where only would they cast
stones at him
THE LESSON
|. Christ Like the Pillar of Fire in the
Wilderness, guiding His followers safe
ly through the wilderness of life. and
the church through the unknown fu-
ture 10 the perfect Kingdom Of Heaven.
'. i2. "Then spake Jesus again. The
day before Jesus had used the splendid
ceremonial Of the water in the golden
PITCHER. drawn from the pool of Sloan
and carried in festival procession, with
songs Of joy. waving of branches, dane
ing and music. to the temple, as a SYM
bol OF the fact and means Of proclaim
ing the fact that He brought to all men
the water Of life. Now He uses another
ceremonial to symbolic and proclaim
that lie is the "light of the world"
Jesus was at this time ". 2o) in the
court Of the women. Close beside Him
we're two gigantic candelabra. so cubits
(7s feeU high and sumptuously gi'ded,
on the summit Of which nightly. during
the Feast OF Tabernacles, lamps were
lighted which shed their soft light over
al, the city HE that followeth Me
s!all not walk in darkness" These
lamps. and the ceremonies connected
with them. according to Prof. Dods.
were in commemoration OF the pillar
Of fire that led their fathers in the track
less desert on their long journey from
Egypt to the promised land.
II. The School OF Christ.-V. 81.
"Then said Jesus" or better, as Il. ",
Jesus therefore said. because many had
believed on Him after His proclamation
that He was the Light of the world. and
His teachings in answer to the objec-
tions Of the Pharisees Tvs. 13-30).
(which believed:" Had believed Him.
believed what He said. believed that He
spoke the truth. "If We continue in My
world" Abide in it. live under the in
f]uence Of His teachings. accept them
obey them. make them the guide OF life
"Then are ye My disciples indeed:" A
disciple is a learner, one who accepts
another as teacher and master. one who
accepts His teachings and follows His
example. Hence a true disciple o.
Christ is q true Christian.
III. The Glorious Liberty of the ChA
dren of God.-Vs. 1926. 80. "And u
shall know the truth" This is closely
connected with the previous verse. BY
continuing in His word they shoult
know the truth; that would be the re
suit Of their training; and this would
bring to them both individually and al
q nation the boon they were all longing
and struggling for, liberty. "And th'
truth shall make you frees" twoult
have saved the nation from the bondag
cf captivity to Babylon centuries be
fore, it would save them from bondag'
to the Romans.
a3. "They answered HIM" Skin-deel
d;scipleship took offense at promise il
which it detected a view of Its pres
ent condition which it resented. wv
lie Abraham's seed:" "The dignity o
free man, as GoGet says. shone on tn
brow Of everyone who bore the name o
child OF Abraham"
"And were never in bondage to an.
mani" They did not consider their re
lntions to the Roman empire as slavery
They enjoyed individual freedom
"How sayest thou" ETC.: Because tn
promise Of freedom implied that the.
we're slaves. The most slavish Of slave
are those that do not know or realiz
that they are slaves, who love the!
chains. who imagine that they are dc
ing their own will, and are masters. be
cause they so willingly yield to tn
domination of evil desire.
"a. "Whosoever committeth sin:
The verb is in the continuous present
'1s the servant" the slave. the bond
servant, "of sin:" He has free will
without which be can be neither slav
nor a freeman; but he himself Is il
bondage. as long as he commits sir
And this in three ways: (D The SHINE
is fettered and restrained from doin
right freely.
IS. "And the servant" bond servant
"abideth not in the house for ever:
The reference is probably, according t
Stier and Bengel. to Ishmael, son @
abraham by his bond servant Hagal
who did not abide in the house, an
who was not the heir Of the promise.
while Isaac was the son and heir (Se
Gal. 4:22-31.) "But the Son sbidet
ever:" Those who are sinners, thong
they profess to be in the kingdom, car
not remain there. But true disciple
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