The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-02-09
The SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the Internnusnni ser'es'sS
February n. 1900 = jesus
aud Ntcodemus.
fPrepared by Hector c. Lenirston.l
THE LESSON TEXT.


Nieodemus. "A ruler or the Jews
The same came TO Jesus by night. anu
said unto Him: Rabbi. We know thai Ihou
art a tcacner come from God Tor no man
can do these miracles that lhou ooes~
cent God be with him.
= leans answered and said unto him
Verify, verify. say ua'o thee except a man
be born again. he cannot see the hihs1oh "a
God ~, tro, 90, |
n man he horn when he IS oldy Can ne en-
ter the second time into his mother WOMB
| and be borny ,,. .,.
INTO thee. except man be born OF water
/ and of the spirit, ne cannot eNtei '-'o $50
/ kingdom OF God.
| G. That which is born OF the flesh Is hesh.
| and that which is born OF IFS spHii u
| spirit.
| I Marvel not that said unto tree ie
! must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where II LISTEN, ana
| thou nearest the sound thereof but ctiSt
not tell whence II cometh, ana WINNER
roeth: 30 is everyone that Is born OF the
Spirit. IL, .,s r,.o
Him: How can these things be-
10 Jesus answered and said unto him
Art thou a master OF Israel and kno"ess
not these things2
sneak that we do know. and testify that
We have seen. and ye receive not our wit
10 II have told you earthly things. ard
We believe not, how shall ye believe ~
tell you of Heavenly thingsg
GOLDEN TENT.-For God so loved the
world that lie gave His only Desotten son.
that whosoever believeth IN Him should
not perish. but have everlasting Afe.-John
''4' NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The visit of Nicodemus belongs 10 the
early part Of the first year Of Jesus
ministry. 1t occurred about the time
of the passover in Jerusalem which was
April g-l6 in the year 4. ID. p. Only
part OF the conversation between Jesus
and Nicodemus is included IN the text
of the lesson, so verses 1921 should be
I read and studied as being part OF the
lesson. Taking. then, these 81 verses,
: The teaching falls naturally into five
divisions:
ID Nicodemus. a Ruler..............vs l. I.
; ~ The New Birth ............-.-..-..vs s-ls
t. ,s) The Condemna ton ........--.-..vs li-ae
l5) Light VS.. Darkness ......-----.vs 1914
| Ncode Nicode mus was mem
Der OF the Sanhedrim as impsed by the
word Translated ruler" Nicocemus
must have been man of peculiar open
!. ness of mind TO have gone even by
!. night" 10 the despised Teacher Of Naza-
n reth who was so much hated by tht
IS pharisees as a class. Nicodemus was
Is also discerning man. unhampered by
;, prejudice or false report. He sees thai
n this new Rabbi was a teacher come from
y God for, he says, mo man can 60 thes'
! miracles .iat thou doest, except God b.
i with him"
r. Nicodemus was open TO the light an'
to truth regardless of the apparent scarce
k. and the light and truth were mad
p known TO him.
ne The New Birth.-"Except man b
=" born again. he cannot see the kingdor
j OF God" Except a man lie born
- water and Of the Spirit. he cannot ente
- The kingdom OF God. That which
Of bornof the flesh is flesh; and that whie
ia Is born OF the Spirit is spirit" This wa
as the message OF Jesus 10 Nicodemus
y. ..Ye must be born again." As ther
ne are three persons in the Godhead. :
60 has a man a threefold nature. Their
4, is God the Father God the son an
hi God the Holy Spirit-the great myster
IL of three in one. SO is there the ment'
man. the bodily man and the spiriiu'
es- man or the soul. That which j. born
he the flesh is flesh. That which j. born
"a the mind is mind That which is boz
en- II the Spirit is spirit. Paul must ha'
had this in mind when he said (RomaI
7:1s-ls): For that which do. allo
an a" not: for what i would. that DO no
80 but what hate, that do. Now ths
- IL 4 no more that do il. but sin tn
IA dwelleth in me. For | know that in m
ce that is. in my flesh. dwelieth no go
o- thing: for TO will is present with M
ON but how 10 perform that which IS go'
The ! find not" The mind knew the ~,
Say but was unable TO compel the fies
~ Prt Paul gives us in Romans 81 q
solution he has found: There is thel
,,h fore now no condemnation 70 the
ere which are in Christ Jesus, who walk u
the after the flesh. but after the spirit
the The Way to Life.-No wonder Nie
remns failed 10 understand the NJ
ght teaching. The first birth was mar
irts OF nature. how much more marvellous
eat his mind must have been the seco
ihs birth OF which he had never befe
a .eA heard But Jesus now opens to him
ers way which is just as wondrous in
Ter. simplicity as the truth OF the new bii
or was in its mysteriousness. Jesus s.
sail TO Nicodemus and SO 10 the world: =
hen God so loved the world that He gave
only begotten Son. that whosoever
IN ,ieveth in Him should not perish.
~ have everlasting life" Luthercalls
.Sr verse the little Gospel. or the III
: no Bible. In this is included the love
t. 10 God and His plan Of salvation.
the The Condcmnation.-Sal Salvation
roar plies that there is somewhat 10 be sa'
l. from as we'll as somewhat 10 be sa'
nty to. The world has condemned Itself
una life away from God. and thus 10
~. OF unhappiness and unrest
o"c Light vs.. Darkness.-And what is
rom condemnation THAT light is CO
ton. into the world. and men loved darkn
most rather than light" that in spite Of