The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-05-08
Mission of the
Holy Spirit
Sunday School Lesson for May 10, 1908
Specially Prepared for This Paper
John 15:26-16:24.


ever."-John H:16.
SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES. The
Holy Trinity: Matt. 2S:l9; Luke 135; John
20:22; Acts 5:32; 2 Cor. 1874; Eph. 2:1S,
%; John 5;6-S; Rev. 22:17. Names of the
Holy Spirit: John 1926 Rom. SO; Gal.
4:6; Thes. AS; Heb. Ola; 1929; Pet. 1:
IL, u; Ala; Rev. 40 The Holy Spirit in
the Old Testament: Gen. 1:2; 6:3; FIX.
3l:1-3; Mum. 27:lS; Judg. 6:34; Neh. 800,
30; Job. 1884, Pisa. 51:l1, II; lisa. 32:15;
40:l3; H:3; Eek. 11:5 "a; Joel 2:2S, Mic.
81; Zech. 4:6; 1910. Sins Against the
Holy Spirit: Matt. 1921, 32; Mark 1928, %;
Acts So, 4; 7:5l; S:1S-20 Eph. 4:3O; l Thes.
| 519; Heb. 1929. The Holy Spirit and
Prayer: Zech. 1910; Luke 11:13 Acts 4:S1;
Rom. $685. q; Eph. 2:lS; 6:lS: Jude 20. The
Teacher and Transformer: Luke 1912;
| John 3:5-s: 1926: 1913 IA Acts pa. 3S; $40
80; Rom. SO, II, IA, 16; l Cor 2:4 Ola
3:16; 12:4-11; Cor. 3:17. IS; Gal. 5:16-2S
| 2 Pet 1:21; Rev. 81. The Comforter
John H:16, II; 1871; Acts 9:S1; Rom. 1872
15;l3, 30; Gal. 6:S; Eph. S:14-16; 49, S:Ia
TIME-Thursday evening, April 6, 4
d. 30.
PLACE.-The upper room in Jerusalem
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
This lesson, which follows immedi
ately upon last Sundays being another
portion of our Lords last discourse
| to his disciples, is one of great and
unique Importance. THE promise of
the Holy Spirit" says Maurice, sis
the characteristical one of these pas
chal conversations; it is that which
distinguishes them from our Lords
discourses to the multitude" This
was a promise to the disciples alone,
for the world outside John 14:1O
could not receive the Comforter, their
hearts not being prepared for him.
1t was a promise precisely suited to
the need of the disciples, in view Of
the coming separation from their Lord.
1t taught them that there was to be
no separation, but that Christ, in his
Holy Spirit, would still be with them.
Therefore IT is a promise suited to
the need of Christians OF all ages,
who long for present guide, comfort
er, and upholder. The Holy Spirit is
Christ's successor among men; and
therefore what can be more important
for Christ's followers than to know
him, love him, and obey him? Our
Lord disclosed him under five aspects:
l. The Holy Spirit a witness to
Christ Tvs. 26, 27.)
II. The Holy Spirit a comforter in
trial Tvs. ID.
III. The Holy Spirit Judge of the
world Tvs. SID.
w. The Holy Spirit a guide to
truth Tvs. 12-15).
v. The Joy and power of the spirits
reign Tvs. 1920.
Christ foretold what the spirit
would do in the world when he is
come. He was to do three htings:
l. "Reprove" (R. w., "convict') the
world of Or. ", 'in respect or sin.
by the world must be understood the
yet unbelieving part of mankind, so
denominated because 1t was far the
larger part, when these words were
spoken, as 1t still is."-American Com
mentary. The verb has double sense,
"of convincing unto salvation, and a
convicting unto condemnation" Al
ford. The sin of the world is because
they believe not on" Christ ". 81.
1t is a notable proof of Christs d.
vinity that he, the meek and lowly,
should select this unbelief in himself
as "the only sin worth mentioning.
Yet, indeed, 1t Is the root of all other
sins whatsoever 1t is the reigning
as well as the damning sin of the
world."-George Whitefield. The es-
sence of sin is living to self. Belief
in Christ is the surrender of self
Alexander Maclaren, d. D. AS belief
of Christ is the beginning of all good
for man, disbelief of him Is the begin
ming of all evil.
2. The Holy Spirit would also con-
vict the world in respect "of righteous
ness, because l go to my Father"
The first step in the spirits work is
conviction of sin; the second is the
exhibition of righteousness. THE
life of Christ on earth as the pattern
for all mankind being completed, the
spirit makes known to man the ma
ture of that life, and thus shows what
the nature of righteousness is
Cambridge Bible.
3. The Holy Spirit would also con-
Wet the world in respect "of judgment,
because the prince of this world is
Or. w., hath beenO judged" The
prince of this world" (see John IL:
81; 1890 is Satan, the ruler of all
such forces of evil as Judas had now
become Jesus knew that there was
personal devil. That settles it,
Deems. However ludricous vulgar
superstitions may have made the no
ton, there is nothing ridiculous, nor
anything which we have the right to
call incredible, in Christ's solemn
declaration that the kingdom OF dark
ness has a king. "-Alexande7 Mac
laren, ID. ID.
The judgment that the Holy Spirit
gives is not only a condemnation and
casting out of Satan, but ii is an en-
lightenment of the righteous, so that
they can form just judgment regard
ing the works of the devil.
The spirit will guide us into all
truth" Dear children" said old John
Tauler "a. ID. 1340), the Holy Ghost
will not teach US all things In the
sense that we shall be given to know
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