The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-03-10
The Slavery
of Sin
susday School Lesson Ter Mar. II. 1905
spscial y PREPARED ~ z his Paper


same occasion as last tssor-
PLACE Jcrusa om lr tte Temn.t
NOTE FOR THE TEACHER The
teacher must aim ~ mako lie csson 50
Interesting that The scholars Wi. WISH ("
be present every time hc leads tlc class.
Pupils arc fond ~ a teacher WHO stimulates
thought Let rs he cn guard AGAINST
preaching By preaching ] mean telling
pupils What tney cueft to do trying u
make an imprpsslor Give tne truth
chance u WILL make ar impression = we
set IL forth in proper attire. let rs teach.
The application mas Do 5000 made u IRE
truth BE- attractive. pro enft- biieA he
application VII he mace h} trc pupils
themselves even before yol nris- teaching
before YOU heei- % preach 70 E possible
20 teach 50 that teaching breaches Ihis
Is the IDEAL way 20 preach. After all. iaen.
We recommend preaching but % IS the
preaching of tle true tc4chef-to teach
properly Is 70 preach enectitt.y. Pref.
W. W White
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES The
power Of sin. Rom. : ara Deut 2si5-6I.
Prov 1879 Ca 5.l. ~. Rom 6.lt--S Jas.
l.2G
Liberty In Christ Jesus Rom sIi-2l
Luke AIS. IL; lisa. q ~ Rom 6.Z-. Pet. 2.l6.
Gal. "a. 81. , Cor 3.l1. Cor los Com
pare John y with 1881
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
Y 81 Jews which believed on Him =
Not all Of them accepted Jesus as their
Saviour and Friend, bur merely be-
lieved that His claims were well found
ed. and tried 10 reconcile what He said
with their own ideas about an earthly
kingdom Continue in my word Try
TO understand whas | tell you. and let
your life be guided by My teach
ings and example My disciples" A
disciple is a learner Tho most clear
evidence 70 ones self and others that
one is truly disciple OF Jesus. is given
by loving all men John 13: $50
V. 80 The truth Jesus IS the
Truth As we continue His disciples
We shall more and more see things as
lie 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-
iainiy. from the desire 10 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
Y. a. "Whosoever committeth sin Is
the servant Of sin" Every one who
is living a life OF sin is the bond-slave
of Satan Each separate sin is like a
chain binding him to a sinful life Bad
habits prevent him from doing what be
knows to be right and often longs "a
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
(Rev ver) No servant has the claim
upon the masters home or property
that son has upon what belongs "a
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: 15l and children OF God
V 81 II know We are Abraham s
seed" Jesus confirms their statement
that. according 10 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 20 the kingdom Of
God which is spiritual
v IS. Il speak with Ny
Father" From eternity Jesus. the Son
had been with the Father. and hence
/ had brought 10 earth true report OF
Heaven and heavenly things eye Dc
! heard from your father" Will
irgly. or unwillingly. every son, n
some degree. repeats the characteristics
Of his father Jesus proved himself
SON Of God ly being Godlike IN every
particular lsraelites proved by their
devilish purposes and deeds that they
were animated by the spirit Of The evil
one (See V. 44)
v. 80 "They answered Jesus
hearers either cannot. or will not. IN.
derstand. but go back 10 their old cry
Abraham Is our father" Perhaps
some to-day are making the same sad
mistake. and because they have eodlN
| parents or are accounted members o
a good church. fancy that they ar,
Christians. though their lives are IN
godly and their hearts are strangers Il
God IF We would do" Il
YOU were in apivit like Abraham. youl
lives would show it,
&. 40 Now We seek TO Kill me-
You. as race. are doing directly con
trary to what Abraham would d wer,
A. here Abraham would have vel
coined even a man who brought hin
message from God. but these whS
claimed descent from Abraham were
fierce 10 Kill Gods own Sop. At ;
later day. Jesus taught this by parable
and the chief priests and Pharisees IN
| derstood st.. yet not even then did the,
turn from their ezil purpose Matt FL
s3-40).
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