The Yale expositor., 1905-01-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON n, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 9.

copyright. 1905, by American Press Association
Let us never forget the reason why
this gospel was written, THAT we
might believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son Of God, and that, believing, ye
might have life through His name
Xxx, 81. AS we saw in last lesson, I'm
Him was life" and it is always true,
"In Him is life" and nowhere else is
life to be found. HE that hath not
the Son of God Whatever else he may
bavel hath not life" Il John V, I'D. lie
also Is light and love, and nowhere else
are these to be found but in Him. I'm
Him alone Is redemption (Acts Nv, -.
"To Him give all the prophets witness,
that through His name whatsoever be-
lieveth in Him shall receive remission
of sins (Acts Y, 49,. The prophet who
bears testimony in this lesson is John
the Baptist, of whom Jesus said,
among those that are born OF women
there is not a greater prophet than
John the Baptist duke vii, 2S). TO
bear witness, testimony or record Is all
one. In verses Z, s and 10 Of our les
son chapter the word is translated wit
ness" in verses 10, 81, 81, 1T Is rec
ord" in chapter iii, 32, 80, it is "testi-
mony." The important point is that
the one to whom testimony is borne is
"the Son of Cod "the word made
flesh" the only revealer of the Fa-
Their.
The Lord had said to Moses, Il will
raise them up Il prophet from among
their brethren like unto thee, and viii
put my words in His mouth" (Deut.
xviii, 49,. He also said in Nal. w, o,
Behold, will send you Elijah the
prophet before the coming of the great
and dreadful day of the Lord" The
Jews, not seeming to recognize the
prophet like unto Moses as their Mes
siah. inquire of John if he Is the
Christ or Elijah or that prophet. He
does not attempt by his superior knowi-
edge to teach them nor to correct their
misrepresentation, but meekly insists
that he Is the voice Of one crying In the
wilderness, "Make straight the way of
the Lord" lisa. Xl, -. Our Lord Jesus
testified oG httu tdat he was the one
spoken Of in Nal. iii, l, Behold, l send
My messenger before thy face, which
shall prepare thy way before thee
See Matt. Xi, 10. He was only mes
senger, the voice of another. The mes
sage was not his own, but that Of the
one who sent him. Unless it is so with
the Lords messengers today they run
On x-ofp oud cnaoly I'm Vaiu
When the messengers from the Phari-
sees asked him for his authority to
baptize he again referred them to Him
who sent him, saying, There standeth
one among you whom We know not,
whose shoes latchet l am not worthy
to unIoose" Verse %. To take off
ones shoe meant that the place trod-
den upon or the matter in hand was
not that of the person whose shoe was
removed, but of a superior having pow
er and wisdom to control, guide and
accomplish the business in hand. See
carefully EX. iii. 3; Josh. /, B; V, 10
lisa. lviii, Is. John was authorized
only to deliver his message, to do the
work appointed him and point people
to the one of whom he was the herald
The Lord Jesus Christ Is the only one
able or worthy to accomplish that
which the Father sent Him to do QRev
V, 1-0. The next day after the Phari
sees had sent TO him, John, seeing
Jesus. cried. Behold the Lamb Of Goo
which taleth away the sin of the
world" (verse 90.
The great questions are: How can sir
be put away? How can sins be for
given? How can sinner be 1uStlneC
before God? For until this great bar
rier is removed there can be no fellow
ship between sinful man and holy
God. We are living in days when from
so called orthodox pulpits the doctrine
of mans total depravity Is scoffed at
and consequently Saviour to die II
the sinners stead, suffering for oul
sins, is to such people wholly unneces
sary. But the word of God, which Il
forever settled in heaven Cps. cxix, 80
plainly teaches mans utter sinfulnes
and the necessity of sinless man Z
die in the sinners stead (Rom. Ill ant
V and all Scripture lie whom Johl
points out is the Lamb of God, with
out blemish and without spot, who's
precious blood alone can take away sil
q Pet. 1, 19).
That He should be made manifest t
Israel. John bare witness of Him (vers
80, but Israel would not have Him
They despised and rejected and kille
Him and compelled Him to say I
them, Behold, your house is left unit
you desolate, for / say unto you y
shall not see Me henceforth till ye sha
say, Blessed is He that cometh in tn
name of the Lord" Matt. xiii, 80, 80
That time will come-it even now draw
eth highland they shall say as they Sc
Him coming in glory: $50 this Is on
God. We have waited for Him an
He will save u.s. lisa. XIV, 81. Near
while all who truly receive Him, trus
ing only in His precious blood to say
them, and thus become children of Go
(verse 12), are commissioned to be III
witnesses, in the power Of the Hol
Spirit. to the ends Of the earth, this
His elect church, His body, may