The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-16
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR AUGUST lo.
Subject The Man Born Blind, John tx.
LII - Golden Text John tx, 25
Memory Verses, 4, - Commentary
ON the Days Lesson.

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LIZ = Golden Text John tx, 25 -
Memory Verses, 4, - Commentary
on the Days Lesson.
|. "As Jesus passed by When the
Jews took up stones to stone Him (Chap.
5000 Jesus eluded them and passed out
into the city where He was joined by His
disciples saw man" Jesus was most
observant. He also knew where to look
TO find those who needed His help. Blind
from his birth" OF the six miracles con.
| nected with blindness recorded in the gos-
pels this is the only case described as
blindness from birth. Blindness is com.
mon in Palestine. At GAIA, for instance,
It is said that one-third OF the population
have lost one or both eyes but it is diff.
cult to find any born blind.
9. Who did sin" Scripture teaches
that all disease. aud even death, is the re.
suit OF sin. The Jewish error consisted in
believing that all special Affections were di.
vine vsitUtOns Tor special sins. This er-
ror Jesus corrected This man" If this
man had sinned before his birth it must
have been IN u "prc-cXistent' state. The
| doctrine of trausmigration OF souls was
| quite general both among the Greeks and
| Asiatcs. The idea is absurd. What the
Bible teaches is that the race is fallen be.
| cause ot Adams sin.
3. Neither Our Lord does not assert
| the snleSsness of the mans parents nor
| his own. 10y these words He denies that
| his calamity -prang from the sin OF either
| works ot God manifest Not that this
man was born blind for the sole purpose
| that q miracle might be wrought but that
| his blindness furnished the occasion for
Jesus to perform the divine work of heal
| ing him God is not responsible for sin
| and its consequences. but both afford Him
an opportunity to show His grace and
| power.
| 4 q II.
| the plural we, as given in the X. ",
| Jesus associates His apostles with Him in
the work. 1t is encouraging TO think that
| I'VE. poor, weak men, can he workers
together with Christ" while it is day"
| The day OF liie's opportunity is rapidly
| passing the night of death will soon be
! here, and our work will he ended. What
we do must he done quickly.
| D. AS long as | am in the world" Christ
was the light OF the world while He was
| here, and lie has continued to be the
| light OF the world since He went into
| glory. He still opens blind ewes and gives
both the ability to see and also furnishes
the light by which they see.
| @. Made lay-annonted.' Jesus shows
| His power 10y proceeding. in His own way,
| to heal the man. Notice. l. There is no
| connection between the means used and
the effect produced. >. Christ came into
| physical contact to attract attention and
| 10 Slluuldlt IUllns where lalln was III
| lively exercise He healed 10y His word, and
at a distance. Christ appeals to two Of
the mans senses, his hearing and feeling,
| thereby arousing faith.
7. Go. wash" Here was a test of his
faith and obedience. "Siloam." \ foun-
| tain under the walls OF Jerusalem toward
the east, between the city and the brook
| kidron. by Interpretation, sent" The
pool by its very name was type of Christ.
He went-and washed" He believed
and obeyed. We frequently lose God 5
best gifts because we fail to act in time.
Came, seeing" The cure was instanta-
neous. What wonderful deliverance!
s. (Which before had seen him" There
was an immediate stir among the neigh
bors: they noticed the great change in the
man. The same is true when Christ gives
spiritual eyesight. And begged" This
is the first mention of the fact that he was
a begRar. He must have been well known.
o. II ann he" Jesus had met and
healed the man on Friday night, at the be
ginning of the Sabbath (AlcFarland). and
the neighbors had not seen him go to
pool. so that on the next morning they
were hardly able to believe their senses
But the man himself gave a positive testi
mony.
10. "How-opened." His neighbors gath
cred around him and asked for an explana
ton Many are anxious to know how
things are done, even though they have nc
| faith.
II. He answered" lie had never seer
his neighhors before, but now looking
right at them he delivers this wonderful
testimony to the power of Christ 1t is
short clear. positive. "A Man" First h,
knew Him only as "the Man" (R "
called Jesus then as a prophet ". III
! then as a man with whom God was ". 81
33l, then He was the Son of God. VS.
| 1898
-. u know not . Had he known wher,
Christ was he would, no doubt have gone
at once to see his Deliverer
l3 Brought to the Pharisees,' The
neighbors finding the case involved in mys
terry took the man to the Pharisees, per
haps to the Sanhedrin, who proceeded tC
Investigate the miracle by questioning tn,
man and by calling his parents to testify.
II. The Sabbath day They hateC
Jesus. aud were continually trying to tinC
something against Him. The hypocritica
rulers pretended to take great offence be
cause our Lord performed this act of mere!
on the Sabbath day, and thus ignored thei
traditions.
10. "Then again. They were cross
questioning him and trying to get him con
fused, but he knows what has been don,
and is able to tell it,.
III. "Keepeth not" Jesus kept the Sab
bath according TO the spirit and letter o
the law, but He did not and would no
keep It according to their traditions.
division" And so it will always be; Chris
causes separation between those who IT
ceive and those who reject Him.
II. "1e is q prophet" He decided tina
lie must be prophet or He could not hay
opened his eyes This did not satisfy tn
Pharisees. They try to discredit the facts
and to prove that the cure was impossible
because on the Sabbath. But, thanks t.
the Jews they established the miracle be
! , l,,,ht aud htt n N tiDU tb
man they opened the way for him to fin,
Christ
Teachings blind man was a typ
OF u sinner receiving spiritual sight. Jesu
is the light of the world and is able an
willing to enlighten the darkened min
and let the sunshine of His love flood tn
soul We lose great deal by not obey
ing God at once. Let us always be read
to bear faithful testimony to Christ. 1esu
used means to aid the faith of the bin
man. and it is our duty to use the mean
God has put within our reach