The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-01-14
THE SUNDAY School,
Lesson lll.-First Quarter, For
Ian. 10, 1903.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


| Text Of the Lesson, John !, 35-51.
Memory Verses, s5-37-Golden Text,
John /. 45--commentary Prepared by
Rev. o. M. Stearns.
| Copyright. 1907. by American Press Association
In this second Behold the Lamb, OF
God" the words are omitted which
taketh away the sin Of the world"
| The first. In verse 20. Is suggestive OF
the look which gives life. including
| the forgiveness Of sins. as when the
Israelites bitten by the fiery serpents
looked and lived (Num. xxi. o: Joh1
iii. IA. I5,. The second. In verse 30. is
suggestive of the continued beholding
of the saved soul by which we are
more and more changed into His
Image I'll Cor Ill. Is: Heb. xii, l., p.
| In the first we see Him as our sin
bearer. while I'm the second He Is our
example. teaching us how TO live here
as His witnesses. Looking upon Jesus
as He walks. we learn TO walk as He
walked Il John II. o.. the walk includ-
Ing all our outward conduct. 1t is as
when Gideon said. Look on me and
do likewise. $3.50 As I do so shall ye
do" tIuds vii. 10. ~
One result of Johns testimony was
that two Of his disciples followed
Jesus aud that was as II should be
always 4 desire to have people fol-
low Us Is not Of God. but n desire SO
to live that those who know US shall
want TO know aud follow Him is the
work OF the Spirit. II was what John
said that led these men to follow
Jesus How needfnl is the admonition
to have done with foolish and corrupt
communications and give ourselves
only to that which ediiies tEph. ~. 20:
v, Il. The omnlscient One sees every
thing. even though He seems not to
notice. He turns TO them with the
question, What seek yer u good
question for each or us at aii times.
but specially when We go to the house
or God. II isrwel II we can say with
those Greeks. We would zee Jesus
John xii. 2iI. In reply TO their Where
dwellest ThouT He said. Come and
see" Make a prayerful study Of the
''comes.- such ~ Gen. vi. 4; lisa. 1. IS:
". !: Matt II. ~ and all the way
through 10 Rey. xii. Il. and remeni-
Der Ills sorrewful "Ye will not come
TO Ne" 1John Y. 40i.
| From chapter xix. ~. where the
sixth hour Is clearly G In the morning.
we learn thatin Johns gospel time is
reckoned rs we now reckon II and h
not Jewish reckoning. as in the other
igospels These two men therefore
spent the day with Jesus from 10 a. m
The resriif Is that they at once set
forth TO bring others to Him. Andrew
finds his own brother Simon and brings
him TO Jesus. and TINT was truly q
good dgy's work As we consider wha.
the Lord afterward accomplished
Il through Simon Peter. Although John
does net say so. n Is probable that be
brought James TO Jesus about the same
time. Many would think two hearers
very small congregation. but consid
er IN This case IN. great results Think
also 81 the day that the Lord had only
one woman for Ills audience (John W.
and So IN that case the great results
i ConsiEer Slmon's new name aud mink
Of the new nam~e given 10 Abram and
jacob. ana then See Rev. n. 81: III. 10.
Paul ans u chosen vessel 10 bear the
name Of Christ To- those who knew
Him r,1t and to suffer for that names
sake t.Acts *. i5.I'iG,. This Is our
commission also Gu some measure
Jesus goes Hinisch to find Philip.
\ but way? Is there not an Inference
/ that Andrew md T,eier had something
Co do with II In the fact that he be.
longed - their city? Can we NOT hear
| them saying. Lord. there r. a friend
" ours 10 Our cry whom We wish
| son might ilndf" And 50 Jesus tinds
him md atters Ills conStralning ''Tol.
lev the" Then Philip finds friend
Of his aud tells him OF the Messiah.
and 20 the seornful question. Gan
there amy sund thing come out OF Naz-
areth;" he responds With the Come
ana see" ami the rcst of the chnutcr
tells Tire result n the Lord Jesus had
| the fun riEhi ~ way in MIR individual
lives aud In MR. Churches. there might
ie sonie rrHyan FOR saving 10 those
without. 'Couir mud seq" But, as 1t n
what DO they seeF
| Jesus gr,'ts Nathaniel With a word
which leads 10 another and then
Nnthauael exclaims. TIlabhl. Thou art
the Son Of God: Thou art the ring II
Israel" Verse 50, lie saw and he
iieved and hare testimony. for fssh aud
blood had not taught him. hut the Fa.
Their IN heaven lAlatt. xvI. 10. II,.
How many protesting Christians to
day refuse TO acknowledge Jesus as
Son 81 God-that Il. equal with God
chapter Y. iSl. And. ns 20 looking 40.
on Hin rs King OF Israel. that would
be folly indeed. Tut the word Of God
stands. and every purpose Of the lord
shall he performed. and notwithstand.
Ing all the vain imaginiuEs Of people
He will set His King upon Ills holy
hin Of Zion tPs, n. g. Greater things