Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON v, SECOND QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 80.

m by VIM. X. Tisher-subiect
Tho Comforter Promised, John ID: i5-2'
Golden Text: L VIII Pray the Father
and He Shall Give Yon Another Com
forter, John ii: 16.
"If We love me keep my command
ments.''
The revised version says, if We love
me "ye will keep my commandments
This little verse is one that processing
Christians should always have before
them, and its truth should be rooted
deep in their hearts. 1t is a test Of
discipleship that many shrink from
having applied TO their lives, but there
is no uncertainty about its meaning.
1t has well been said that no kind
or degree OF emotion can be a substi
tute for obedience.
"And l win pray the Father and lie
shall give you another Comforter, thai
He may abide with you forever"
Here we see plainly taught that the
Comforter is TO come to those VINO
keep the commandments.
Even the Spirit Of truth, whom the
world cannot receive, because ii seeth
Him not, neither knoweth Him, but
We know Him, for He dwelleth Will
you, and shall be ia YOU"
He not only will be our Comforter,
Advocate or Helper, but lie will be To
us the Spirit of truth, guiding and
directing us Alright.
Instead of "dwelleth in YOU" the re
vised version says, lie abideth IN
you"
And | will not leave you comfort
less; / will come to YOU"
According TO the revised version,
Jesus here meant that He would not
leave them desolate, like orphans.
tYet a little while and the world
seeth me no more: but We see me-, be-
cause | live, We shall live also"
They not only saw Him as the Son
of God then, but also afterwards saw
Him after His resurrection, and after
His ascension saw Him with their
Spiritual eyes.
"At that day We shall know that |
am IL my Father, and ye in me and
in you"
They knew in a sense then. but on
on the day of Pentecast, when they
were filed with Holy Spirit, they
would understand as they never had
before.
"He that hath my commandments,
and keepeth them, he 1t is that loveth
me, and he that loveth me shall be
loved of my Father, and | will love
him and will manifest myself to him."
This reiteration of the fact that to
love Jesus means to keep His com
mandments, and if we do so God will
love us and Jesus manifest Himself to
us. Remember hat faith and works 90
together, and while we cannot be
saved by good works, If we love God
we must show our faith by our works.
Judas saith unto Him, not Iseariot,
Lord, how is it that thou wilt mani
fest myself unto us, and not unto the
worldi"
Judas was Jude, the writer OF the
epistle; ii is said he was the same as
Lebbeus of Matt. 10: 3. How is it,
in the revised version has been
changed to read, what has come to
pass that DIR. Hovey says. HE is
trying to bring his Lords language in
TO harmony with his own Jewish idea
of he Messiah's reign" According to
this theory, all mankind would see
Him as q temporal ruler.
Jesus answered and said unto him,
If a man loves me he will keep my
words; and my Father will love him
and we will come unto him and make
our abode with him.
HE that loveth me not keepeth not
my sayings; and the word which We
hear is not mine, but the Fathers
which sent me.
''These things have l spoken unto
you, being yet present with you.
peace | leave with you, my peace
1 give unto you, not as the world Civ
eth. give l unto you. Let not your
heart be troubled, neither let it be
afraid"
This peace has well been called ''the
gift of Gods love" After conversion
we have peace with God, but when we
receive the Holy Spirit we have the
love of God constantly abiding with
us, and influencing our lives. We are
not troubled, neither are we afraid.
He keeps us in perfect peace, because
our minds are staid on Him.