The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-12-26
THE WORD
MADE FLESH
Sunday School Lesson Tor Jan. S. 1908
Specially Arranged Tor This Paper

Verse. 3.
GoLDEN TEXT--"Ths Word was
made flesh. and dweit among us."-John
ia
ScHIPTURAJ HEFERENCES. The
Divine Christ Heb. LILO: Holm 3.iC. IS:
Col. I:l6. n. lisa. 90 Phil 2'5-li; Rev is
i2-l6. Tho Word Made Flesh. Study what
new light Is thrown upon this statement
by the accounts 81 The virgin birth Ia
Luke aud IN Matthew; by John 3.l6;
Heb III. 2. Rom. S:a. Phil. al; Heb. 10
John IL. 2
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
lie Is the Word of God. And the
Word Was God. J In the beginning"
as in Genesis !. Back Of all manifesto
tions OF God was the word which pro-
ceeded from him. The Word" is the
reVe8lor OF tho incompreheDsible and
invisible God EXP. Greek Test. Words
are the expression OF what is In the
soul--reason. conscience, will. purpose
The word was with God" The Greek
proposition expresses not merely be
ing beside. but a living union and
communion. implying the active no
ton OF intercourse. The divine word
not only abode with the father from
all eternity. but was In the living. &C
tive relation of communion with him"
M r. Vincent. The word was God
There is only Que God, and this state
ment guards against the error which
the phrase with God might suggest.
that there is more than one No one
can more emphatically assert the abso-
Lutte unity OF God than both the Old
aud the New Testaments. and the
whole Christian church.
va. IAN things we're made by Him"
Whatever God does. the Word does
In Col 1:15. Is We are told that
Jesus
rs the image OF the invisible God.
the first.bOrn OF every creature.
For by him were all things created
that are in Heaven. and that are in
earth. visible aud invisible. whether
they be thrones. or dominions. OF
principalities. or powers: all things
we're created by Him. and for Him"
And in Heb. l:l3:
Who being the brightness OF His
glory, ard the express image of His
person, and upholding all things by
the word OF His power. when He had
by Himself purged our sins. sat down
on the right hand OF the Majesty on
high"
See John s:1G-ls. Pm 2:5.II. Rev.
lis. 1916. lisa. 9.6
He is the source OF life. " a. in
Him was life THAT power which
creates life and maintains all else in
existence was in the Word" He was
the fountain OF existence 10 all things,
including every form and degree and
kind OF life. natural and spiritual So
Exp. Greek Test. For as the Father
raiseth the dead. and quickeneth them.
oven so the Son quickenoth whom lie
will" John 5.2l-26; 6.47-5S). In the
first chapters OF Genesis the word Gre
ate Whose meaning Is interpreted by
v. 3 uf this chapter. to cause TO come
into being") is used only three times.
% Of matter. (2l OF life. go OF the
soul of man: and at each OF these
points the efforts OF men to produce
either of these by the forces OF nature
have proved complete failure. Life
must como from life. IL includes in
tellectual life. based on the physical
life. and spiritual lie based on the in
telleciual
lie IS the source OF light VA. And
the lite was the light OF men" For
not only was the first effect OF life on
matter TO produce light. but the first
condition OF seeing the light is life. All
the light in the universe cannot make
dead things see. Dead minds cannot
know.
And mere life without light is Of
little aveil II is difficult for rs TO
realize what Hight does for MS.
Jesus Christ Is the revelation Of the
Father V l5-1S The witness.
The Testimony OF experience v 49,
"Of Ills fulness." Ills mexhaustiblc
store OF grace and truth. which belong
10 the Son Of God; a fountain forever
flowing. sun forever shining Have
all we received We know what these
are by experience: we have felt His
love His forgiving love: we have re-
ceivcd Ills grace in our hearts; we
have seen His loving deeds: we have
heard His gracious words: we received
His gift of Peutecost: His graoes have
begun to grow in our hearts: we have
been transformed by Him.
Illustrations Jesus is the mex
hausiihio source of grace and truth.
10 the Ncrse legends. Thor was
given "A drinking. horn. which he vainly
tried to drink dry. He afterward
learned that II was connected with the
ocean. and hs would have had to drink
all the water Of the world before he
could have cmptied the cup.
An eastern king was showing his
treasure. chest IN the ambassador Of
the king of Spain. after their discovery
Of the mines IN America. The ambas
sador put his hand to the bottom Of
the Kings chest. and said. Il can
reach the bottom OF yonr treasures;
hot there is No bottom. M end. Ia the
treasures az my Master"
Points Of Contact with Modern Iife.
l. Here we find exactly the Saviour