The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-20
us-THI WAY, TRUTH. LlFl
L,ernntionnl Sunday school Lesson
,or April 81, iS03-Text. John ~,
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s,scially Adapted from Peloubet's Notes.
.nI,DEN TEXT.-Jesus saith unto him,
y, the way. the truth and the life.-John
rME.-Thursday evening. April 6. A. d.
The evening before the cruciilxion. The
me evening as our last lesson.
pIACE.-At the supper table in the up
room In Jerusalem. In connection with
4. Lords Supper.
light FROM OTHER SCRIPTURES
!. Heavenly Mansions.-Rev., chaps. q.
Matt. % :Si: Ger. 80: 2 Cor. 4:l7. IS:
x, | John 80; Rev. 7:l5-l7: Acts 2:46.
comfort.-Isa. 4O:,, 2. II: 81 :3. l2 81:
s:ls-2l: Job s:lS; Psa g. The Way
,ss i:l?; Heb. I0:-1: EXod. S3:l3: Prov.
Ais
CRITICAL AND REPOSITORY.
lesus the Way to Comlo-t.-ln or
.r 10 understand the meaning ol the
srst ycrscs Of this chapter it is ntccs-
.rv TO remove the veil which covers
Ann by their separation from chap.
Turn back to l3: 81. Jesus re-
pols to His disciples that lie is about
90 away and leave them. and that
bsy cannot follow Him for the present.
EAen Jesus proceeds to comfort them.
Iet not your heart lie troubled" as
,el it might be. "Ye believe in God.
sleye also in Mel" The Greek verb has
NJ same form for the second plural
rdicative and the imperative. The pas
.ge may therefore mean. le believe in
Sd. and We believe in Me, or, Believe in
kd and believe in Me, or Ye believe in
Oi, believe also in Nc. All are right,
are helpful in trouble.
Iesus the Way to Our Fathers Home.
y ?. Are many mansions: Dwelling
sces Not separate houses, but spe-
a abodes in Gods great house. "The
MAGE is derived from those vast ori-
utal palaces in which there is an abode
}, only for the sovereign and the heir
the throne, but also for all the sons of
e king, however numerous they may
e"-Godet. The tern" mansions" is de-
yed from the Greek verb meaning to
bide, and hence implies the idea of
pOde, rest, stability, home.
" 3. ~ will come AGAIN." The verb
IN the present tense. come again.
EOt to be limited to the Lords second
ID glorious coming at the last day,
pr to any special coming, such as
sntecost, though these are all includ-
in the expression; rather to be taken
His continual coming and presence
the Holy Spirit. t."-Vincent. And
ceive you:" Will receive. The verb
cans taking along with. and also taxi
to the side of.
v. 5. Thomas" Not so much the
ubter as the inquirer, one who must
the reasons who had not SO much
ritual insight and intuition as many
the others. but looked for tangible
oofs.
V. 6. The popularity of the religion
Jesus that distinguishes it from all
her religions is expressed in the
prds ~ am the way" There is some
tth in all great religions. There are
bral teachings in them, as pearls
bong the seashore pebbles. There is
me light from Heaven in them, as n
rde in the night gives real light
bugh it is not the sun. "The TRUTH"
BUS Himself is the complete revela-
|n Of God, and hence the sum and
tstance of all truth, "in Whom are
all the treasures Of wisdom and
Owedge" (Col. $3.50. All the great
gious truths are found in Him.
ery great religion has its power in
he one truth, or more, on which it
based. Find this central truth in
Fh great religion, and you will have
m all summed up in the highest de-
be in Jesus Christ. "And the life:"
source of life spiritual and eternal,
He was the creator of natural life.
Is only through importation of spir-
al life that one can understand God.
stone or the tree cannot under
md a man. Only one who has the
Of man can know man.
!. IF We had known Me +.
ID Pwn My Father" The English word
y. y Fown" represents two Greek words
Ct he better text, which are not identi-
v. in meaning: IF ye had recog-
iy ed Ne, We would have known My
I. Il her."
%, TO- "The Father that dwelleth in
" etc.: The better reading gives
i R. ", the Father abiding in Ne
is tn His works. The works of love
lp Of power which Jesus did were the
Of ks of the Father abiding in Him.
W revealed the Fathers love and
10 Fer.
n II. Note how often Jesus appeals
/ Ills miracles as a proof and illustra-
I. OF His nature and His mission.
- l2. "The works that do:" Works
Nj, fealing, of teaching, Of turning men
sin, of bringing in the kingdom
Pod; His whole beneficent activity,
uding His miracles. "Shall He do
, and greater works than these
| He do" After Christ's death,
J the atonement on the cross, and the
Of the Holy Spirit, it was possible
arr more wondrous works to be done
were possible before.
10. Whatsoever We khall ask"
that they needed for their great