The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-01-10
JESUS AND JOHN
THE BAPTIST
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IiAE--John the Baptist began to
preach In thu summer % A. ID, d He
preached si1 months before Christ APP
psared on the scene He continued a
year and three months preaching while
Jesus preached TIL March A. D. = Jesus
was bApussd January. A. d. y. His
temptAii0n-JAnuAry and February. HIS
nrst dissiplss-ia February. The dsissa-
ION OF the Pharisess-FstFuary
PLAcE.-Ths wilderness Of Judea The
baptism Of Jssas At BsthabAra. on the
sast bank OF the Jordan
Comment and Suggestive Thsusht.
John preached the things that were
necessary before one could enter the
kingdom Of God. ID RspsatAnee and
confession Of ala. CD A sAAhss. of
esneuct that proved the repentance
to be SinssTs GSl A DsSiis Drofes-
Sioa Of liz shAags Il Me ~ baptism.
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serity. = psrnAAAAes q - nsw life.
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m prsasAias I'd psools - In
suirs. vhAi Doe Az TIN n.a, who
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The WiAsss Il LEAN . oArist-
Va lt-A ne ChristiAa vsas proof
The lssass are tsoS inportAai for
sEsdality. We hss1 70 kAsw.
The viinsss q JoAA = rsDssted.
reinforced. more and nsss slsAFiy. all
down the ages The facts written In
the history Of 2.0oO years sOaarm his
testimony.
First Joha Witnesses That Jesus
Is the Christ. the Sou OF God. He re
fused TO be called the Messiah. He
was merely one who announced his
coming. And when Jesus returned TO
Bethahara. John pointed him out To
the people--Here is the Messiah.
This Is the Redeemer from sin. This
Is the man whom God by sure signs
made known 10 me as the Saviour"
There IS a great deal Of evil In the
world yet. in the best OF countries, in
the best OF people. But IL Is evil
fought AGAINST II is gaining the vic.
tory slowly but surely. The very
revelations Of evil. the controversies
and conflicts. are signs that the power
Of Christ is working upon the esil. a
never ending conflict til the good has
.riumphed.
Second. John Witnesses 10 Jesus
as the Redeemer from Sin. V. %
Behold the Lamb OF God" Jesus was
so named by John. because the lamb
vas used in three ways as q symbol Of
the delivsranee which Jesus brought
Cd John and his hearers were famil-
lar with the representation IN Isaiah
tss.7l OF the coming one. -as lamb
led to the slaughter ca SIN more
would the Jew think Of the Passover
lamb IS the type and promise Of ma
tionAl dsliveranos. ca ne daily
sacrifice Of . lanb vas Continually
before the Jews. teaching than the
meaning Of AL the sAerinssa. AAd con
tinually reminding them Of ltAeir
need % an Atonenent for Sin.
Il il. well worth noting that Jesus
died Cor our sias ~ the Passover
feast. and At the hour q the daily
,scrfees. which taksth away the
lin ofNthe world TO bear away
sin i, % remove the guilt and punish
ment OF sin by eIpiation. or 10 cause
that sin be neither imputed nor pun
lshed. -rThayer's Grssk-EnEllsh Lex.
Cd The work OF Christ Is TO do this
for the whole world TIL this sinful
world Is changed into the sinless
Paradise Regained. CD Jesus pro
vides redemption for all the world.
90 He pardons past ain. 90 that II is
no longer remembered By him. but II
blotied out forever. (D He Is. IN
fact. removing ain from the world.
Wherever he comes. ain II IN the
process Of removal from each heart
that accepts him. AAA from ne cen
mnnity.
Third ne witness Of tAs Hsiy
Spirit v. -. I saw the Spirit e.
sesndins from heaven llhs = ts-s.
and Il abode upoa him He assesa1
Cd not only IN the manner % . esve.
bst In bodily shape OF e0vs nSke
s.,sl. TAis means more tAan n
vas ~ plain 10 him that Jews Was
possessed BY the Spirit a. 10 he had
seen the Spirit In . visfsls shape
alighting upon him II vas nsees-
sAry for his assurance. and that Of the
people. that there should Be some
visible proof OF the descent q the
Spirit. A. thsrs vas al Psntscost. and
the results proved that the siEn was
accompanied BY reality. Il may be
that John saw the effects in the de-
meanor Of Jesus. In his iowliness. and
sympathy. and holiness. all OF which
came to their perfect bloom a; and In
his baptism Exp. Greek Test. But
the sign that accompanied this power
was given 10 reveal the fact. in let
tiers that could be read from the
stars" that the Invisible Holy Spfit
was actually present. to make the
fact clear and unmistakAble: TO show
the source whence the power and its
effects came.
Practical Points.
The Dove expresses the indwelllng
Of Jesus In our hearts. awakening all
the gentler loving, anectionate quail
tiles Of religion, sweetness Of spirit.
graciousness Of feeling and Of man
aer.