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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MAY Is

nave tSem escape from Tue dellFt,
tempting world. From the evil one
Or. W The7deyil. Christ prays that
they mag be delivered from the dccep-
tior aid power$of Satan.
16. Not Of the world" They do not
partake Of it's spirit or follow In the
wake Of its ungodly practices. Even
as" etc. Christ's true followers par
take Of His nature and are led and con-
trolled by Him. They are born Of Cod
II. A prayer that they may be sancti-
fed Tvs. 17-19). II. "Sanctify them l.
The idea at the root Of the word rem
dered ~"sanctify" is separation. 1t is
opposed not to what is impure, but to
what is common, and is constantly
used in the Greek Of the Old Testa-
ment for the conservation of persons
and things to the service Of GOO.
Through thy truth" I'm the truth
r. v. The truth" the sum of the
Christian revelation. "the word OF
God" at once embodied inSGhrist and
spoken by Him, is (as it Wefe) the ele-
ment into which the believer is intro
duced, and by which he is changed.
What the eleven needed above all
things was a profounder apprehension
of Christian truth, and q holier charac-
ter.
Is. Hast sent Me-" To redeem and
save the world. II also sent them" |
To carry on the same work by preach
ing the truth and leading men to God.
AS the apostles were directed to ordain
others to the same work 1t Is evident
that a body of ministry, issuing from
God Himself, distinct from the laity,
Is O divine institution in the Christian
church. 10. II sanctify Myself Fl
consecrate and devote Myself to death.
that I may thereby purchase eternal
salvation for them. Thus as a Rel
deemer He WAS made perfect through
suffering. ''Ttat they Also He
would not askssthem to do what He was
unwilling tosdo Himself. 2. By His
sanctifcations He set them a true ex-|
ample. g.. By His sanctiication,
which led to the at0nement on the
cross, He presented every motive for
their sanctifcation, and gave them new
spiritual life.
III. A prayer for the unity OF all be-l
levers Tvs. 20-23). 20. "Neither4zf0r
these alone" , Our i~ntercessor now
broadens His scope so widely that
every man may enroll himself in the
limits of the prayer. Through theirY
word" Those who were led to believe
the gospel through the preaching OF
believers. This is the mean God uses
for the conversion Of men (Rom. 1914
15).
81. "All may be one" This prayer
ro, HtoroJy oncuarad IN fbo no DO 6f |
the frsttbelievers who were all of one
heart (Acts 4:42). And why is itffhat
believers are not in the same spirit
now? Because they neither attend to
the example nor to the truth Of Christ,
''World may believe" The unity Of be-
lievers would be the means Of leading
men to Christ. Nothing SO distracts
and destroys faith in the earth as diyi-
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
is composed. 2. 1t shows the divine
nature of religion, in that 1t produces
the same characteristics in all. B "A
united band is far more effective In
overcoming the world and sconquering1
evil.
%. "Have given them" Christs|
glory is in them even now, In rariouS}
degrees, a spark, q slender fame.
beaming l~uminousness, destined t0j
shine in eternal splendor in the celes-|
tial armament.
%, Perfect in one" The unity OIL
the church consists in doctrine and I'M
spirit. The historian of evangelical
doctrine finds that the system. in its
great outlines, forms a grand architec-
tural structure, extending through
ages, identical in its genera, outlines,
and excluding all mere half-faiths, her
estes, novelties and infdelities. Ash
such a system it does, by its self-cOn-
sistency, strength and permanenee,
form q powerful proof Of the reality OF
the Christian faith, calculated to make
the world believe.
Nv. A prayer that they may be par
takers of His glory Tvs. 24-28}. "a.
Father" The relationship Is the
ground of the appeal; He knows that
His will is one with His Fathers.
will" Not 1 pray, nor / ask, but this
is My will. He speaks asa 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 sec
what a glorious prince He is, and in
what a glorious palace. "Behoh Ny
glory" In the sense Of sharing and
enjoying it. for. the faithful shall also
reign with Him q Tim. 2:12). Behold
ing His glory we are all charged into
the same image from glory to, glory &
Cor. 3:1S). The real import Of Christs
prayer is that all who believe on Lin
should continue to love and serve Him
while in this world and then be eter
nally united with Him.
%. Righteous Father" God has
rot only His parental, but His judicia
and governmental aspect. He Is moi
only a Father, but a Judge and Sover
eign. Not known" Would not &C
knowledge; was willfuily ignorant. ~
MAY be in them" May rule in theij
hearts IS q guiding principle, withou
which they cannot receive the knowl
edge here promised; for "he that low
eth not, knoweth not God" II Johd
4:S). Il in them" These last words
of Christ's mediatorial prayer sum uI
its purpose. He is going away and vel
abidcs with then,
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