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SCRIPTURE READING.-Psalm 1O4.
GOLDEN TEXT OF QUARTER.-'The
Lord knoweth them that are His.
Tim. 2:l9.
SUBJECT OF THE QUARTER.-The
beginnings OF the wonderful story OF the
origin and growth of the kingdom of God,
Review Suggestions.
/. The Beginnings of the Place,
which is the scene of the marvellous
redeeming love of God. The last two
chapters of the Bible describe its
completion.
IL. The Beginnings of the Race to
he redeemed from sin and trained to
become the perfect race of man.
i'll. The Beginnings of the Training
aud moral development of man. The
whole Bible is the story of this train
ing by Gods wisdom and love, and
the last two chapters are a picture Of
its aim and results.
The Chain of Events. bearing on the
moral training of mankind. Study the
effect OF each event upon the his
torical progress.
Persons in the Lessons:-Adam, Eve
Cain, Abel. Jabal, Jubal, TubalCain,
Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Lot
Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Esau.
A discussion by the class of the
characters of these persons, eompar-
ing them, contrasting them, pointing
out the characteristics which have
had most influence for good, and those
which are warnings instead of exam
pies.
Memorable sayings. Ancient gems.
Search the chapters of Genesis which
we have been studying for brief sen
fences or phrases which should be
written in the memory of all.
The Easter Lesson.
LESSON TEXT Cor. ~15;i2-2l, 55-5S'
memory verse, 81.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Now is Christ risen
from the dead and become the first fruits
OF them that slept Cor. loo.
Lesson Comment.
The resurrection of our Lord and
his ascension are linked as parts of
enc, great miracle. descending from
the highest heavenly level to he low
est human level; then back from the
grave OF a m%alefactor to the throne
Of universe (Phil. 2:5.11; Rom Sill;
Col. 2:9-l3. al; Eph. 1:1S.2S),
His resur rection and ascension are
typical OF the believers new life and
height of privilege.
The new life dates not from his
GROSS, but from his tomb. In him the
believer died. buried with him by
baptism unto death" risen with him
that like as, wen so" etc. from,
6:4. Col. ZIP, 49,.
The resurrection is the signal fol
The reception OF the Holy Spirit as the
spirit OF life tRom. S:2l. Hence the
first o~utbreathinS of the Spirit imme
diately followed the resurrection
t.Iohn e0:22). Pentecost emphasizes
the spirit OF power for work and wit
ness facts 1881.
The resurrection is the putting of
OF the old man." and the putting on
Of the new man" (Eph. Ace, "a; Col
S:S-l4l. which implies also a new at.
tire. We are supposed to have slough.
ed off the sinful habit of our past
life, as Christ left his grave clothes
III the tomb. The Greek words inn
ply. that he was tightly wound up
and bound about with these linen
wrappings, with a hundred pounds OF
spices scattered in the folds: and that
when he rose he left these ~wrappings
undisturbed in their original ~convolu,
lions. (Cf. John 11:43, A; 10: SO, 40;
2O:6. 81
We are supposed also to put on
supernatural attire. After Christ rose,
his robes eem to have been miracu
lously provided.
The resurrection implies a grand
miracle.
To rise from the lead is entire re
versal OF natural law. To ascend from
earth Is to contravene gravitation
The believer, by this new principle
leaves the place and state of death
and rises By Divine power to an ex
perience in the h%eavenlies (Eph. 1:3).
REV. DIR. $. T. Pierson, in Record OF
Christian Work.
Three natural laws are all contra.
vened in race:
/. Out OF death no life.
=. Degeneration knows no regenera.
tion.
). Gravitation reisns universally.
On the other hand, in Christ:
!. Death is the way to life.
:. Regeneration displaces degenera.
ton.
5. deviation overcomes g~ravitation
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