Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson ll.-SeCond Quarter, For
April IL, 1903.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, John XII, 1.57.
Memory Verses, 43, A--ooIden Text,
John XII, 2s-cemmsntary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.

Still remembering why this gospel
was written. that we might have life
through Jesus Christ, the Son of God
Xxx, 81, we come to this great resur-
rection chapter and anticipate some.
what the optional Easter lesson of next
week. There is no salvation for any
one apart from the resurrection of Je-
sus Christ, as Is fully set forth In |
Cor Ky, 100, and. there Is no fullness
OF life for any save one until the i'm
mortal body becomes ours at the resur-
rection of the just at the coming Of our
Lord Jesus Christ Il Thess. iv, 1918;
Cor. XIV, 5000. All the mystery of
sickness and suffering and seemingly
unanswered prayer will then be made
plain, for now we see through a glass
darkly, but then face to face; now we
know In part, but then shall we know
even as also we are known.
Here isa family specially dear to our
Lord, where He always had a cordial
welcome and where there was one who
| could do all that needed to be done and
find time to sit at His feet and hear
His word duke K, 3S-42). Many a time
He was refreshed In this home. Yet
see what He permits even to such as
these: The one only brother becomes |
sick. They send Jesus word He did |
not come, but remained two days Just |
where He was. Lazarus grows worse. |
The sisters hearts are wrung with an
guish. oh, If Jesus would only come!
Why does He not come? The brother
seems to be dying. Yes, 1t Is all too
true; ne is dead. The sisters are heart
broken and dumb with amazement as
they are compelled to lay away In the
tomb the body of their dearly loved
brother, whom Jesus loved also Now,
see the Lords view of this and listen
to His words to the disciples: This
sickness is not unto death, but for the (
glory Of God, that the Son of God
might be glorlfied thereby Lazarus is
dead, and ! am glad for your sakes
that ! was not there, to the intent that |
ye may believe" oversees 4, IA, 15). Aft {
er the burial and the home Is desolate {
Jesus comes, and the cry OF each sister |
Is, Lord, if thou hadst been here my c
brother had not died" oversees 81, go.
Thy brother shall rise again. +*l Y
Inn the resurrection and the life" II
Though believers die. they shall live Il
lgain. and believers who shall be alive Il
It the time of the resurrection shall Y
dfo hot |
Who is love, for some wise reason per.
nitS for the present hurts Him as well
8 those who suffer. Jesus groaned p
n the spirit and was troubled. IL
esus wept" oversees 33. 35J. In all our b
Fiction He Is afflicted lisa kill, 81 | d
lie doth not afflict willingly. No chas. 81
ening for the present seemeth to be Of
1yOus (Heb. xii, III What has He II
} say to these two sisters whom He d.
wed: Verse 81 Said | not unto al
lee that II thou wouldst believe thou al
1ouldst see the glory Of God?" Verse bl
D. What are they to believe when tt
lie brother is dead and buried? Be 10
eve In God and believe also in Him st
no talked with them xiv. H. BE not W
Tended though they put you out of W
e synagogue ,CiDi even kill you xvi. m
81. Have the faith that will not III
rink though pressed by every foe, OF
at will not tremble OH the brink of lu
~ earthly woe; absolute and unwav. tn
ing confidence in Him under all cir IA
instances. like that of rs. XVI - HI
ding Of JOY In the Lord always Then a
ere must be obedience Martha seem rio
to think it quite useless to take
way the stone, for the body must be
Ell now cOrrupting, but faith in Him
d in His word delivers us from think pic
: such thoughts Nothing too hard of
+ Thee is the believers cry The EST
me being taken away. the same voice wi
nj in Gen. said. Let there be be
ht," said, Lazarus. come forth" thi
ID he that was dead came forth alive pei
d well. Some one has said that If Its
sus had not mentioned Lazarus by Tod
me all the dead would have come str
til at the sound of His voice, and tina
know that the time will come when VT
AllS oVOHh VI b1dN WHY All INK utdu utb
I'll rise, the righteous at their up pla
nted time, and all the unrighteous exI
their time Chapter v, 2S 90 How upC
lie we seem to know of the power bro
that life giving word! Oh, for the At
,hty qulckening Of His Spirit But gen
,arus, alive from the dead, Is bound plot
Id and foot with grave clothes. and sior
us said, Loose him and let him bra
Verse Az. The power that gave null
life brought him to the mouth OF bra
tomb, but He commissioned others plos
loose him. for they could do that no ,
true believers have life, but not all
e life abundantly, for they are too
n bound by the grave clothes Of M
life when they were dead in sins and
Truth Will set them free will. 32), hist
it is the privilege of those made of
from former bondage to set others year
!, as Priscilla and Aquila did Apol. over
(Acts xviii, 24-2S). The word OF four
in the power of the Spirit of God Mac
hat by which alone true life and In S
dom come, for thus the Son Of God settl
Tree. 30 again we learn that the dam
t word for us is Believe" oversees the
~. But see the result of this resur. DRY
lon life, one result of 1t. in its effect obta
! many religious people Verse 50; til a
10, IL, and lay this to heart, that up 6
on will have resurrection life you featl
t be content to suffer for His sake with
find your comfort In the thought ova,
glory. duct
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