The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-03-02
CHRIST rRssrNc FROM SIN.

Sunday school Lesson u the iatsPna-
tional Series for March .,
1seo-seha ss1s. s1-se.
Especially Arranged from Peloubet's Notes.
GOLDEN THxT.-lf the Son therefore
shsl' sn 9.ss make ycs fr'" - shall b free In
THE SECTION Includes the whole chap
ter. -s,s3 l
TIME October Il. A. D. .. at the Feast
Of TabsrnAcles; the day after the last les
son. The eighth day. . special, solemn
assembly. kept like Sabbath. after the
conclusion Of the feast (1sv. 13:,O; the
temple would then be thronged with wor-
shippers. ~.a,."
Piacs.-In the temple at Jerusalem. hrst
In the court Of the women where were the
Of the 0entilss. where only would they cast
stones at him.
THE LESSON.
I. Christ Like the Pillar Of Fire in the
Wilderness, guiding His followers safe
" through the wilderness Of life. and
the church through the unknown fu-
ture to the perfect Kingdom Of Heaven.
V. 10. "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, danc-
ing and music, to thestemple, as SYM
Dol 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 He is the Eight 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 feet) high and sumptuously gilded,
on the summit Of which nightly, during
the Feast of Tabernacles, lamps were
lighted which shed their soft light over
all the city. "He that followeth Me
shall not walk in darkness:" These
lamps, and the ceremonies connected
with them, according to Prot. Dods,
were in comnemoration 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.
''rhen said Jesus" or better, 40 r. ",
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-
tons of the Pharisees (vs. 13-30).
(which believed:" Had believed Him
believed what He said. believed'that He
spoke the truth. "If ye continue in Ny
words" Abide in 1t, live under the In.
Huence Of His teachings, accept them
| obey them, make them the guide Of life
"Then are ye My disciples indeed:" A
disciple isfa learner, one who accepts
another as teacher and master. one who
accepts His teachings and follows Hi
example. Hence true disciple o.
| Christ is true Christian.
III. The Glorious Liberty of the Chin
dren Of God.-vs. 1926. 80. "And "
shall know thfTtruth:" This is closel.
connected WITH the previous verse. B,
continuing in His word they shoult
know the truth; that would be the re
suit of their training; and this woulc
bring to them both individually and a
nation the boon they were all lcngin.
and struggling for, liberty. "And tn
truth shall make you frees" It woul'
have saved the nation from the bond dag
.f captivity to Babylon centuries be
fore, it would save them from bondag
to the Romans.
33. "They answered Him." Skindee
discipleship took offense al a promise il
which 1t detected a view of its pres
ent condition which it resented wv
Le Abraham's seed:" The dignity O
a free man, as Godet 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
lations to the Roman empire as slavery
They enjoyed individual freedom
"Uow sayest thou" etc.: Because b
pl omise of freedom implied thai the.
were slaves. The most slavish of slave
are those that do not know or realiz
that they are slaves, who love thei
chains. who imagine that they are dc
ing their own will, and are masters. be-
cause they SO Willingly yield to ,h
domination Of evil desire.
"a. "Whosoever committeth sin:
The verb is in the continuous preseu,
"Is the servant." the slave. the bond
servant, ''of sins" He has free VIII
without which he can be neither s!av
nor freeman; but he himself is i
bondage, as long as he commits sir
And this in three ways: (D The SHINE
is fettered and restrained from doin
right freely. aF 80