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,rsus-THE WAY, TRUTH, LIFE
.,,al sunday school Lesson
for April 20. i-'''-fes' Jon" "
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s he WAY TO Comfort.-In or
a..- ~ understand the meaning % me
.,, verses OF this chapter II IS ncccs-
!, remove The veil which covers
.., bv their separation from chap
Turn back to 10: ~. Jesus re-
1s 10 His disciples that He Is about
~ away and leave them, and that
,h.v cannot follow Him for the present
ybsn Jesus proceeds TO comfort them.
81, NOT your heart bc troubled. IS
u II might be. "Yc believe in COsl.
1--we also in Me-" The Greek verb has
MI same form for the second plural
Indicative and the imperative. he pas
save may therefore mean, Ne believe IN
c.d and We believe in Me. or. Believe in
.,1 and believe in lie. or Ne believe in
.,d believe also in Ne All are right,
ali are helpful in trouble.
J.sus the Way 20 Our Fathers Home
Are many mansions: Dwelling
,l,ces Not separate houses. but spe-
cal abodes in Gods great house. The
IMAGE is derived from those vast orr
.n,al palaces in which there is an abode
not only for the sovereign and the heir
=, the throne. hut also for all the sons of
-he king. however numerous they may
l.~-Godet The term mansions is de-
rived from the Greek verb meaning TO
aside. and hence implies the idea of
analc. rest. stability. home.
Va Il will come AGAIN." The verb
/ IN the present tense l come again
~No, 10 be limited 10 the Lords second
and glorious coming at the last day,
ror Is any special coming. such as
pen,ecost. though these are al incluc-
a. the expression; rather to be taken
az M. continual coming and presence
~ he Holy Spirit" Vincent. And
rtAe you:" WEI receive. The verb
nsaas taking along with. and also TAX
IT, To the side.of-
T. 5. Thomas" Not SO. much the
d0ub,er a the inquirer. one>who must
See the reasons. who had not so much
spiritual insight and intuition as many
II the others, but looked for tangible
proofs.
Y. 6. The popularity of the religion
Of Jesus that distinguishes il from all
other religions is expressed in the
words: lam the way There is some
truth in all great religions. There are
moral teachings in them. as pearls
among the seashore pebbles There Is
some light from Heaven in them. IS a
candle in the night gives real ligh;
though IL is not the sun The truth:
Jesus Himself is the complete revela-
ton Of God. and hence the sum and
substance of all truth. lin Whom are
lid al the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge" tCol. 2:3). All the great
religious truths are found in Him.
Every great religion has its power IN
some one truth. or more. on which u
+ based. Find this central truth in
each great religion. and you will have
them all summed up in the highest de-
rree in Jesus Christ And the lifc-"
Tie source OF life spiritual and eternal,
as He was the creator OF natural life
Il Is only through importation Of spir-
rral life that one can understand God
ne stone or the tree cannot under
sand n man. Only one who has the
TIE Of man can know man.
VI. .If We had known Ne
known Nv Father" The English word
Known represents two Greek words
En- he better text. which are not identi
cal in meaning: III We had reccg
Hf1ed Me. We would have known NJ.
F-her."
" 10. 1.-The Father that dwelleth II
Me-" etc: The better reading give
the Il. V. the Father abiding In NJ
dntth Ills works. The works OF lov'
ana Of power which Jesus did were the
works az the Father abiding in Him
and revealed the Fathers love ans
power.
~ II. Note how often Jesus appeals
10 Ills miracles as proof and illnsira
ton OF lis nature and His mission
y. r. "Thc works that do." Work
~ healing. Of teaching Of turning met
from sin. OF bringing in the kingdom
81 God; Ills whole benefccnt activity
including His miracles. ~ShalI lie d
also; and greater works than thes
shall He do After Christ's death
and the atonemcni on the cross. and BY
pfi o. the Holy Spirit. it was pcssibl
for far more wondrous works 10 be don
than were possible before.
v IL. Whatsoever We shall ask:
All that they needed for their grca
work was ready for them. lie drew
- il were. blank check. and they ha'
only to fiji II out as they pleased. Tn
one condition was that they should as
~ patience and faith. for without thi
asking they would not be fit TO receive
The object, the limit. and the result @
Their asking are found in the expires
sion: That the Father may be giori
fed in the SON.