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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MAY ~

~ xviii, 9-Memory Verses, 20, 21-Com
+, l'f'inentary on the Days Lesson. ,f4.
- 1. Christ's prayer that His apostles
may be kept from evil Tvs. Is, 16). 10
II pray not. etc. He would not have
them with Him yet. nor would He
have them escape from the active
tempting world. From the evil one
OR. " Tile devil. Christ prays that
they may be delivered from the decepp
tfon and power of Satan. y ! 97''a2
16. "NOt Of the world" They,dO moi
partake of it's spirit or follow in the
wake Of its, ungodly practices, Ever
as" etc. Christ's true followers par.
take of His nature and are led and con
~tr0llei by Him. They are born Of God
III. A prayer that they may be sanctf
fled Tvs. ,1771N. III. frfSanctify them" 1
THE iidea at the root of the word rem
:dered s'sanetifs" IS separation. 1t, IL
opposed not to what is impure, but to
what is common, and Is constantly
used lutte Greek of the Old Tesla.
ment fdr hs conservation Of persons
and things to the service of God
"ThrongHtby truth" I'm the truth
II. WJAThe.. truth" the sum of the
Christian revelation, ''the word OF
Godig .at once embodied in Christ and
spokensbv Him, is las it were) theseIe
ment iflt0 which the believer is intro
duced, and by WHICH he Is changed.
What the eleven needed above all
things wassa prof6nfae r apprehension
OF Christian truth, sandn holier charac'
iTnHv 8 p - &-.1s~ II Ii +t-ii
Ills, .rHastsen Me-" Ito redeem and
save the lworld II also sent them
To carry onEfhe same work by preach
Ing the truth and leading men to God.
lIAs the apostles were Directed to ordain
0thers/tO the sameIw6rk it is evident
/ that afbody OF ministry, issuing from
God HIMSELF distinct from the laity,
/ Is a divine institution in the Christian
church. 1917 sanctify Myself" /
consecrate and devote Myself to death,
that l may thereby purchase eternal
salvation for them. Thus as a Re
deemer He was made perfect through
suffering. "That they also" 1. He
would not ask them to do what He was
unwilling to do Himself. 2. By His
sanctification He set them true ex'
ample. 3. BY His sanctificatiOn,
which led to f1es atonement on the
cross, He presented every motive, for
their sanctification, and gave them! new
spiritual life. -,,..-.--..,-,--.. ~.
III. A prayer for the unity of all be-
levers Tvs. 1929. 20. "Neither-for
these alone.p Our a.intercessor now
broadens His scope. So widely that
every man may senrell himself in the
limits of the prayer. Through their
|. word" Those who were led to believe
| the gospel through the preaching of
] believers. Tliis issthe means God uses
for the conversion of m en- 1Rum. 1914.
EI5). Eff go:
I p. "AlfInag become. This prayer
ewas literally answered IN the case Of
]the FIRST befieY ers who were all of one
heaH, lActs4 AZ Ahd why is it that
believers araanet inHthe same spirit
now? Because they neither attend to
the example Hor to thetfuth Of Christ.
world MAJ elfeye. The unity of be-
levers would be the means of leading
men to Christ. Nothing so distraets
and destroys faith iI the earth as divi-
sion among Gods people. /. Christian
unity shows the power of the Christian
religion. Only a mighty power could
effect such "A result from the widely
differing elements Of which the church
ds composed 2. 1t shows the divine
nature of religion, In that 1t produces
the same characteristics In all. g. A
united band is far more effective in,
overcoming the world and sconquering
evil. ~ b..
q 90. f"Have given them" Christ's
glory is in them even now. in various
degrees, spark, slender fame,
beamiAg luminousness, destined to
shine in eternal splendor in the celes-
tial armament -. .,s.t !.
%. Perfect in one" The unity OF
the church consists in doctrine and IL
spirit. The historian of evangelical
doctrine finds that the system. In its
great outlines, forms a grand architec-
tural structure, extending through
ages, identical i'll its general outlines,
and excluding all mere half-faiths, her.
estes, novelties and infidelities AS
such system it does, by its self-cop---
sistency, strength and permanence,
form a powerful proof of the reality Of
the Christian faith, calculated to make
the world believe. ,..oi.<a .,,I
I ~. A prayer that they may be par
takers of His glory Vs. 24-23). ~.
Father" The relationship is the
ground Of the appeals; He knows that
His will is one with His Fathers. \
will" Not pray, nor ask. but This
Is My will. He speaks as a son re-
turned to his fathers house, who tells
in loving confidence how he will have
things. He will bring His beloved
comrades with Him, that they may see
what a glorious prince He is, and in
what a glorious palace. Behold My
i glory" In the sense of sharing and
ENJOYING it. for the faithful shall also
reign with Him e. Tim. 2:12). Behold
Ing His glory we are all changed into
the same image from glory to glory e
Cor. 3:1S). The real import of Christs
prayer is that all who believe on Him
should continue. to love and serve Him
while in this world and then be eter-
nally united with Him. 5,aa IL
rs. righteous Father Cod has
not only His parental, but His judicial
and governmental aspect. He is not
only Father, but Judge and Soyer--
eign. mot known" Would not ac-
knowledge; was willfully ignorant. rs.
MAY be in them" May rule in their
hearts as a. guiding principle, without
| which they cannot receive, the. knowl-
! edge here promised, for .''he that low
eth not knoweth not God" q John
4:S). II In them" These last words
of Christs mediatorial prayer sum up
its purpose. He is going away and yet
abides with them. 4,. Yni
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