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nounced as the Lamb of God which talk
eth away the sin OF the world ". -
The Lesson Outline.
THEME:-The Christ Announced
I.-Johns Testimony OF Himseif-vs l9-26
On Johns Questioners.
(a) Priests and Levites from Jerusa-
lem.-v 10.
(b) Sent by the Pharisees--v "a
tc) Their Questions-Vs. 10, n, -, %.
(2) Johns Negations.-Vs -. Il.
co. Johns Anirmation.-v. -.
"a Johns BaptiSm.-v 20.
I.-John's Testimony OF the Christ-vs.
20 C.-3i
Cd Jesus in Their Midst.-vs &c q
(a) Unknown To Them.--V 70
OBJ His Exalted Character.-v. =.
! CD Jesus Pointed Ont " -.
(a) The Lamb Of Coo.
(bD The Worlds Sin Bearer.
! 81 The Sign from Heavens -. %
,a) The Descent OF ;he Spirlt.-V. 80
Cb) The I3entihcauon.-v 50. Ct Matt
1916. IL
! 90 The Positive Testimony.--v. a.
Comparing scripture with scripture
Johns Testimony of Himself. Cd
Johns Questioners. Johns six or seven
months OF preaching is bearing fruit
| The Jewish leaders are stirred. The!
appoint a delegation of priests an0
Levites to 90 to john to ask who he
was, and what was his baptism. They
were not seekers after truth so mucn
Is they were critics of the truth. They
| came prejudiced. ana they went away
without seeing or knowing the Christ
| So il is to-day. Is. Go, 10; Acts 2S: 26, p
t2D Johns Negations.-vs. 20. p
John was not willing to sail under any
false colors.-Rom. 1873. He was not
the Christ lie was not Elias. Mote,
7 hnu lota fee ~
Matt 11:14; 17:10-l2. John spoke
literally; Jesus fguratively. There was
expect alton of literal return OF Elijah.)
He was not that prophet. This last hav-
ing reference to Deut. Is: Is. which some
thought would be a second Moses.
60 Johns Afirmation.-v 49, He
was only a voice crying in the wilder
ness A voice to utter Gods message.
Only voice that the man might be Oh
scured and the message emphasized.
What an example for preachers and
teachers to-day.
(4) Johns Baptism. 2G.-MatL
3:11; Acts 1875.
Notice Johns fidelity TO Scripture
He quotes Isaiah the prophet in justi-
fication of his claims. Gods children
ought always to be prepared to reply
10 the questioner.-1 Pet. 3:15.
U.-Johns Testimony OF the Christ
a Jesus in Their Midst.-vs &c %.
There standeth one. among you whom
we know not" Their hearts Of unbelief
would not see or receive Him Thus at
the very beginning we find eXempliied
that which has ever characterized the
world in mi NJ
the world but unknown by the world
Note the striking contrast between
Johns announcement OF the Christ 10 I
these carping critics. and 10 those who
were ready TO receive his message To
me former he says: Jesus is in your
midst. but you don't know Him !" and or
the morrow. when they have gone he
90 Points Jesus ont 20 believing
hearts as "the Lamb OF God which TAX
eth away the sin OF the world"
The Jews in narrow race prejudice
we're looking for a national deIiverance
while the world was forgotten and un-
cared for. Johns broad announcement
that the Christ was 10 be the worlds
sin bearer must have been startling to
his hearers. and yet how blessedly true
n was
GU The Sign from Heaven. The De
scent Of the Holy Spirit upon Jesus and
the voice from Heaven was the Divine
~ appointed sign TO John whereby he
was 20 know the Christ II is the az
copied opinion Of Bible scholars tina.
John never met Jesus until His baptism
which had taken place some 40 DAYS he
fore The incidents Of his lesson. the So
days temptation in the wilderness bav-
ing interviewed.
o. The Positive Testimony John
was willing 10 receive the evidence NJ
he Spirit and was ready to bear posi.
tive testimony that this is the Son or
Cod" Oh that men everywhere wou1d
he willing to receive the indigputable
evidences which Cod supplies in H.
Word and by His Holy Spirit. that Je-
sus is the Christ. the Son OF God!
Behold the Lamb OF God Whit,
taketh away the sin Of the world "
Johns words have echoed through tho
centuries God had IN expression NJ
His infinite love and mercy and as nro--I
vision for the need OF lost world nrols
yIded Himself Gen 22:S). a Lamb
which was a sufficient sacrifice GIeb
9:12l Tor The atoncmentforthe WORLDS
sin. Jesus IS, tnevI>amb slain from TIC
foundation OF the world (Rev. 13.S,
Behold" then this Lamb of Con
There Is life for look at the Cruci6ed
one John 3:14. i5) Sturgeon saws ~
ais conversion: He looked on me
tooEad IN Him and ~ -.