Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-03-08
The Slavery
of Sin
Sunday School Lesson Tor Mar. IL. 1905
Specially Prepared for This Paper.
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

verses, 81, 81. Read also John S:l2-59.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Whosoever commit
teth sin is the servant of in.'-John S:3f.
TIME.-The Feast of Tabernacles. the
same occasion as last lesson.
PLACE.-Jerusaem. in the Temple.
NOTE FOR THE TEACHER.-''The
teacher must aim TO make the lesson so
interesting that the scholars Will wish to
be present every time he leads the class.
Pupils are fond OF a teacher who stimulates
thought. Let us be on guard aga nst
preaching. BY preaching. l mean telling
pupils what they ought TO do: trying to
make an impression. Give the truth a
chance. 1t will make impression If we
set 1t forth in proper attire. Let US teach.
The application may be soon made If the
truth be attractively presented. Often the
application Wi. be made by the pupils
themselves, even before you finish teaching
before YOU begin TO preach. 1t is possible
TO teach so that teaching breaches. This
is the ideal way TO preach. After all. then.
we recommend preaching. but IL is the
preaching of the true teacher-to teach
properly is to preach effectively."-Prof.
w. w White
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES - The
power of sin: Rom. Z and S: Deut 2S:l5-67;
Prov. 1:24-32; Gal. 81. II; Rom 6:l6-23; Jas
1:26.
Liberty in Christ Jesus: Rom. S1i-2I;
Luke AIS. 10; lisa. Gil; Rom. e;22: Pet. PIG:
Gal. "a; oil; Cor. 3:17; Cor. 1929. Com
pare John S:32 with 1897.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
V. 81. Jews which believed on Him"
Not all of them accepted Jesus as their
Saviour and Friend, but merely be-
heved that His claims were well found
ed, and tried to reconcile what He said
with their own ideas about an earthly
kingdom Continue in my word" Try
to understand what tell you, and let
your life be guided by My teach
ings and example. MY disciples" A
disciple is a learner. The most clear
evidence to ones self and others that
one is truly disciple of Jesus is given
by loving all men John 10: So
V. 30. The truth" Jesus is the
Truth. AS we continue His disciples
we shall more and more see things as
He sees them-as they really are and
in their right relations to one another
Truth shall make you free" When in
ignorance or doubt we are under bond
age, but when We know the truth we
are freed from anxiety, from uncer-
tainty, from the desire to do wrong.
V. 80. They answered Him" Their
answer shows that they entirely mis-
understood the spiritual meaning of
His words. "Abraham's seed" De-
scendants of Abraham. Were never in
bondage Jews were very proud, and
pride is peculiarly binding sin.
V. "a. 'Whosoever commtteth sin is
the servant of sin" Every one who
Is living life Of sin is the bond-slave
of Satan. Each separate sin is like a
| chain binding him to sinful life. Bad
habits prevent him from doing what he
knows to be right and often longs to
do. No demon Of evil binds with
stronger or more calling chains than
does the demon of strong drink. The
drunkard is the most abject slave.
V. 80. THE bondservant abideth not"
! CRev. Ver) No servant has the claim
upon the masters home or propertv
that son has upon what belongs to
his father.
V. SO. "The Son" Jesus. Shall
make you free" AS the Son of God
He has power to release from servitude
and make us His own friends" John
IS: 49, and children OF God.
v 81 81 know We are Abraham's
seed" Jesus confirms their statement
that, according to the flesh they are
descendants of Abraham. but goes on
to show that in a spiritual sense they
are strangers to their great ancestor.
hence do not belong to the kingdom of
God. which is spiritual
V. IS. IL speak with NV
! Father" From eternity. Jesus. the Son.
had been with the Father. and hence
had brought to earth true report of
! Heaven and heavenly things EYE do
heard from your father" Will
/ iLely. or unwillinely. every son. TO
/ some degree, repeats the characteristics
/ of his father Jesus proved himself
/ Son Of God " being Godlike in every
/ particular lsraclites proved by their
/ devlish purposes and deeds that they
/ were animated by the spirit of the evil
+ one (See 40
/ V. 80. "They answered" Jesus
/ hearers either cannot. or will not. I'M
/ derstand. but 20 bacl, to- their old cry.
/ Abraham is orr father" Perhaps
/ some to-day are making The same sad
/ mistake. and because they have eodIv
| parents or are accounted members of
| n good church fancy that they are
/ Christians. though their lives are I'M
! cody and their hearts are strangers 10
/ God "lf We would do" II
/ Won were in spirit like Abraham. your
+ lives would show g.
V 40 Now We seek to kill me"
/ You as a race. are doing directly con
irarv 10 what Abraham would do were
he here Abraham would have well
coined even man who brought him
. message from God. but these who
claimed descent from Abraham were
fierce to xiii Gods own Son At a
later day Jesus taught this by parable.
and the chief priests and Pharisees un.
dcrstood IT, yet not even then did they
turn from their evil purpose Matt 81.
33-4O
Practical Points.
V II II Oue'c belief in Cfhrfaf dons