Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1899-04-26

sunday School Lesson
for April 80. 1Soo-TcSI John ia

Especially Adapted from Peloubet's Notes ]
STUDY also John 1GI-I5
GOLDEN TEXT will pray the Fa-
ther. and He shall give you another com
torter.-John 1916.
LIGHT FROM OTHER SCRIPTURES
The Holy Sp!rit.-John l6:7-14: Acts 2.l-i7:
Rom. S:li-l6: Heb. lO:15. Is: John 1924:
Eph. i:3O: Luke :i3: Gal. 5.22-25
IlME-Thursday evening. April 6. A. ID
20. The evening before the crucifixion. the
same time IA our last lesson.
PLACE.-At tho supper table In an upper
room I'm Jerusalem.
STUDY on THE HOLY SPIRIT.
The Circumstanccs.-NV can under
stand this lesson better, and tn,
great truth here revealed, if wc viyidly
realize the circumstances. Jesus had
announced that He was going away. t.
leave them in this world. He had prom
ised to His disciples that they should
do even greater works than He. the
Master, had done. and that He would
give them whatever they asked i'm Hi.
name, for His work and kingdom Blu
they did not even know what TO ask for
They were in "a world of trouble and
danger and opposition, like lambs sur
rounded by wolves. They had IA mighty
kingdom tp found, but were ignorant
as To its nature and of the way to found
it, and were without material, withou
power, without means, and without
leader. Christ now comes TO them Will
| all they need. He Himself will still
be their leader. The Holy Spirit Wi.
come and bring them all they need
power over men, truth, guidance
strength, inspiration, courage, and tn,
! peace of victory. The work of the spiri
is the final and great subject of thi,
last discourse, for il stands connectc,
with the completion of Christ's mission
without which His work must he
! failure. Note that ". 81 and - take M
! the same condition. in the form of
test of love, SO that between these verse
and Y. 10 is inclosed this great promis,
of the Holy Spirit.
|. The Holy Spirit as the Comforter
The paraclete. The word comfort
! ~" expressed only one side of the mean
! ing OF the word. Ii is derived from
two Greek words. meaning to call I,
ones side, and signifies one who is called
to aid another.
ii. Manifold Work of the Holy Spirit
1t is well here 10 take general view
of the work of the Holy Spirit. Th
may Ice considered under three di
visions. First. The relation OF tn
Spirit to the historical work of Christ
The spirit is sent in the name of Jcsu
(John l4:2G), i. g., to- carry out the pun
| poses and work of Jesus, to guide int
truth ". II; John 1919, to work in an
through the disciples ". ~ for the 7,
dcmption of men. All that is compr,
hCndcd in the other two divisions
the means to this end. Second. Th
work of the Spirit in believers. q
Teaching (John 1920; (2) gudin
into all truth ". II; John 1913; Coz
1878, 100; 90 bearing witness (John -
-; Acts $500; (D giving life (Rom. :
ID; ca bcstowing the living waite
(John 4:14; 1888; co bcstowing gift
as of teaching, tongues, etc. Cor l.
I'D; C0 shedding the love Of Go
abroad i'm them (Rom. $50; (s) produ,
ing goodness and high morality CGal. :
-; -, Acts 1i:2D; (9) bcstowing pow
TT (Acts LIS; Rom. 1910: GO) bcstov
ing wisdom G Cor. 12:S; Eph. 1917
Third. The work of the Spirit in III
uubclicving world. This is most full
set forth in John 1G:S-11. He woul
convince the world concerning sin. thu
they had sinncd in rejecting their Ne
siah; concerning Righteousness, III