The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-03

documentary FFsPaFSu Wy now
D. M. Stearns.
[Copyright. 1907. by American Press Association
We now enter upon Il study of 1.-THE
good news as recorded by John" (Wey-
MOUTH. Jesus Christ Is not revealed
In this gospel as the king or the serv-
ant or the man. as He is in Matthew,
Mark and Luke. but in the full orbed
glory of the Son of God. God manifest
in the flesh, the eternal God walking
with man John begins with the great
uncreated God on the throne of i'm
mensity and in the undated eternity
and brings Him down to walk on earth
with man Mackayl. He tells us In
chapter Xxx. 81. that He wrote those
things that we might believe that
Jesus Is the Christ, the Son Of God.
and that. believing. we might have life
through His name. Because He said
that He was the Son of God. making
Himself equal with the Father, the
Jews said that He ought TO die, and
they killed Him chapters V. IS: x. 80;
xix. -. Remembering His word TO
Thomas. BE not faithleSS. but believ-
ing" and to Martha. IF thou wouldest
believe thou shouldest see" chapters
*. -. ~: ri. 40l. we rejoice to believe
aud say with Nathaniel. Thou art the
Son Of God: Thou art the King Of Is
rael." Some of the great words Of this
gospel are believe. love. life. light. the
first being used ninety times. the next
two over forty times each and the last
over twenty times. The last carries US
farthest back in the Bible. for the first
recorded utterance Of God is. LET
there be light and II Is this that the
uusaved need. the light which comes
by the entrance OF, Gods word ops.
cxix. 1870: II Cor. ". 4. g..
The first words Of this gospel take
US back TO Gen. 1. |. and unless we be-
lieve that God Is we cannot come to
Him. but Jesus lived and died and
rose again that He might bring US to
God Heb ri. 6; Pet. iii. 49,. The first
three verses reveal God creating all
things by Jesus Christ. who is the
image Of the invisible God. IAN
. things were created by Him and for
, aim. and He is before all things, and
By Him all things CONSIST" (Col. |, Is
~. His name. The Word" takes US
on TO Rev xix. 10, where We see Him
coming In p1weT aud glory. with all
His saints to bid The devil In the pit
for q thousand years. while He sub
dues and regenerates The earth and
makes ii the new earth Of isa. lxs, II;
Xvi. 80: II Pet. iii. 13; Rev. xxi. 1.
He will use US to help bring this glad
time II we will believe His love and let
Him become our life. There Is no real
life except In Him. for lie Is our life
Col. III. A.. See also I John Y. IL. He
also Is light. AID in Him is no darkness
at all. but all else is darkness q John
|. l-:b John the Baptist came to re.
veal Him TO Israel as the light Of the
world verse. g.. and We also are here
to make Him manifest In our lives to
those who viii not read Ills book.
eris:!cs Of Christ, known and read Of
all men III Cor. III. 2. s.. Tie life Is
still the light. and the people who sit
In darkness will ace II wherever IL Is
shining. yet the god Of this world win
do lIIs best 10 blind their minds.
That tie world which fle made
would not recognize film aud the PEG
pie whom He made specially lis own
wonld not receive Him shows low ef.
fectually the devil wrought. and he e
still at II.
Thank God for verse Il! BY Il !
learned how 10 become q child u God
and 10 know u. Here is the second
Hse Of the word '.Jeliove" IcouIparp
verse . agd Il sifHrIa dofnltion ~ e.
10 hc!:rTc on Him IL TO receive Him.
Or. according 70 chapter n. -. Commit
o1"'s self 10 lin" for the yur1e word
"bolieve" Is there trHnslIied commit
unto" ~ such ar" horn Of God by
the blooi ~ The i.an1j. buf human
blond. however gO1d tie LPrp.itv 81
the faa.ilr mty Ep. nor any or every
effort Of Eiau cGn give nF Obtain this
life wllriI f. found gaty 10 christ
Tit. 49, 3: Acts IL. 12: from ri. -,
As truly as GD1 dweit ia rlIp faber.
nacIe and in the temple IN Tire midst
os Israel CEx, XIV. ~. 40 did He dwell
or tabernacle IN the losly ~ Jt-sus. say.
ing. ~ hodY h1st Thou prepared me-
Gieh Z. ~ When W. truly receive
Him. then lie comes 10 dwrtE In ~. live
In us. walk In Ds. manifest Himself 10
others tn orr f7ortal bodies uOiIn xiv.
-: GaL H. %: 70 Cor. Vi. 10: iV. liz
The law. wL'''!s IL tiIe nIinistrHiion "
np<s by sinful man. bringing ~ al In
guilty before tod. was perfectly full.
flied IL Jesus Christ. vim l,e-Dmes tie
end Uf the law for TIghtpunguess 20
every one that bplieveth iron. Z. A.
In Him We zee thc truth concerning
the Righteousness which OH dpfnanus.
aud 10y contrast ne sep how far our
best pEu"'S rUfnp shUrt 10 tliHt right.
eousness: then. pleading guilty aud east.
ing Ourselves IN Ouf A"Ipessness upon
Him. we bpcutnP justified freely by Ills
grace through the redemption that IL In
Christ Jesus nsom. III. -. An His
fuilness beroines ours: we are filled full
10 Him, blessed with all spiritual bless.
! ings. and ali wholly undeseryed by Us.
We are saved by grace. stand In grace