The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-06

20:3I-'IfeSe are written, tHat sc may
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son
of God; and tina believing We may have
life in His name" This verse is the key to
the whole Gospel. 1t should ever he Kept
in mind and repeated before the study ana
teaching of every lesson. May TINS ann
Of John become our aim. and not chly DiiHs
deeper. fuller experience TO our hearts as
the Christ is revealed and magnlned, put
may other lives be touched as well. COO
grant that the Holy Spirit may work might
lily through the Word ard prevail.
The Lesson Outline.
THEME.-The Christ. with God ano
Among Men.
I-Cbrist. the Word with God.-vs Is.
% In the beginning with Cows. /, :.
() identification with God.-y. /.
() Expression of Gods PoWer.-v. 8
"a Source of Light and Life.-vs. a, ..
u-Christ's F~orerunner,-vs. 6-s.
% Appointment.-v. g.
(2) His Nancy. 6.
(0 His Mission .-WitnessinS.-v T. or
V. %.
"a Not the Christ.-v. 8.
uI.-Christ's Earthly Mission and Expert
ence.-vs. 9-1S.
"a To Give Light.-v.9.
() Unknown by the Wor,d.-v. ~.
(S) Rejected by the JeWs.-v. H.
"a Received by SoIne.-vs. Il, is.
(a) Sonship through Christ.-V IL
(b) New Birth through Christ.-V ~.
IV.-Christ the Word Made t.esh'-'. L.
% A Miraculous Birth.
(9 A Human Experience.
go A Divine Character.
V-Christ as John Declared Hlra.-Vs. l2-1s
% Divinity RecogniZed.-V. ID.
90 Confessed Dependence on fiiih--'. a.
(3l New Dispensation Proclaimed.-V. Il.
"a Full Revelation OF God ~nnounceo.-
v. Is.
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
Christ, the Word with God. az
IN the Beginning with God.'-vs. !, 4
Matthew traces back the genealogy Oh
Jesus to Abraham; Luke back to Adam
but John traces it back to the begin
ming with God" Marvellous, eterna.
truth. Jesus. from everlasting to ever
lasting."-Ps. 90:2. Notice His title II
lisa. 9:6.-"The everlasting Father
(2) Identification with God. "The
Word was God."-v. /. The mystery Oh
the Trinity John 81: l Cor. 1856;
Phil. 2:6; CT. John 1920; 17:11, 21-2S.
90 Expression of Gods Power. "All
things were made through HIM. .;
Heb. ITO; Col. lis.
(D Source of Light and Life.-vs. 4,
5. Not physical light and life. John
SIP; 1916; John 5:2l, %; 6:33, 5l-53;
l4:G.
U.-Christ's Forerunner. % APP
pointment. Sent from God" CD Hi;
Name. John" V. 6. Read Luke's ac-
count.-Luke 1850.
CD His Mission. Witnessing.-v. Z
The angels announcement.-Luke III
Zacharias' prophecy.-Luke 1:76-79.
CT. John 1923.
4) Not the Christ.-v. s.. Elizabeth
so understood.-Luke 1:43-44. ZacEa-
rias in his prophecy SO declared.-Luke
1:6S-79.
Iu.-Christ's Earthly Mission and
Experience. % To Give Lightly. 8.
Through His Word.-Ps. 119:i05, 1}O.
Through His Salvation.-Eph. SIS. And
He. the True Light, gives His Light to
His followers that they may be lights
in the world.-Phil. 2:15.
(2) Unknown by the World.-v. 10,
Because it will not see and believe
John 3:19, 20.
CD Rejected by the Jews.-v. II.
Acts 3:14. Is.
ca Received by Some. (a) Sonsaip
through Christ.-v. -; Rom. 8:14-17:
l John 81, 2.
OBJ New Birth through Christ.-v. 13;
CT. John 1888; Gal. 6:15; Eph. 2:1; Titus
3:5; Jas. lis; Pet. 1:23.
IV.-Christ the Word Made Flesh
". IA. % A Miraculous Birth. Became
Flesh" lisa. TIA. Read the story
in Luke 1865; Matt. 1:18-25.
(2)~A Human Experience. "Dwelt
among u.s." Heb. 2:16-1S; Ala.
90 A Divine Character. Full Of
Grace and Truth."-Heb. 1:19; John
7:1S; Luke Al, IA, %.
V.-Christ as John Declared Him
"a Divinity Recognized. HE was be-
fore. me."-v. Is; John 1929, 80, "a.
(2) Dependence on Him Confessed
"Of His fullness we all received."-y.
16; Col. 1:19; 20; Rom. 11:33; Eph. 2:7;
3:19.
60 New Di~spensation Declared.
CT. Matt. SIT, Is with Rom. 5:14-21.
(4) Full Revelation of God An
nounced.-v. IS. Matt. 11:27; John
1913, "a; John 1916; John 14:7-9; Col.
LIS.
in Him was life and the life was the
light of men" In Him was life" The
home at Bethany felt the force of these
words as Jesus restored Lazarus to the
sorrowing sisters. Others knew their
meaning as Jesus brought the dead to
life. But was this all that the words
meant? Have we seen the full glory of
the sun, have we felt its larger power.
have we realized its worldwide mission
when we see the slender sunbeam burst
ing through the crevice into the dark
chamber? All. no.! Jesus came to give
life to a world dead in trespasses and
sins" He came to quicken, not dead