Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-03-04
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson x.-First Quarter, For
March 8, 1908.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Text Of the Lesson, John vi, 22.51
Memory Verses, 90, 33--GoIden Text
John VII s5-commsntary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.


The bread of life, the water Of Ii
, the river OF life, the fountain Of Iii
: are all suggestive of Him who Is t
life and whom 1t is our privilege
receive, to eat. to drink. to live by al
to let Him live In us He does Il
giving and we the receiving and pas
ing on. He asks US to believe. r
ceive, appropriate and then yield full
that He may through US communica
Himself to others.
The multitudes whom He had taugl
and healed and fed, not finding Hi
where He had fed them the previou
day, sought Him till they found Hi
at Capernaum. Then He said: "Y
seek Me because ye did eat and wer
filed; labor not for the meat whic
perisheth, but for that meat whic
endureth unto everlasting life, whic
the Son Of Man shall give unto you
For Him hath God the Father sealed
(verse 27l. In the remainder of tbi
chapter note the mention of everlast
6S. Then as to bread from heaven
bread Of God, bread of life, livinf
bread, see verses 80, SO, 80. al, AZ
|. so. 81. Comparing verses 40. AZ, 81
and others, it is plain that eating His
flesh and drinking His blood is equiva
lent to believing in Him or receiving
Him In other words, the great and
only work required Of the sinner is to
receive Him who came down from
heaven and gave Himself for us He
Is the corn of wheat which fell into
the ground TO die that 1t might bring
forth much fruit xii. pa. the bread
corn bruised lisa. xviii. 28l, the true
unleavened bread on which alone the
soul can feed, the gift of God the Fa.
Their to whoSoever will receive Him.
Another definition of believing or re.
ceiving is Coming unto Him" oversees
So 81, A. 45, go Compare Matt. xi,
2S, and contrast John v, 40 That he
is gift, the gift of God, see verses 81,
80. 33, 81. and compare Rom. vi. %;
II Cor. tx. Is That this life includes
the resurrection of the body see verses.
80. 40. "A. "a. But having noted all
these and more. how shall we grasp
or appropriate 1t all?
What can be more simple than for O
hungry man to receive and eat that
which is set before him and then In |
some way express his gratitude? But |
oh, that does not set 1t forth Wretch
ed and miserable and poor and blind
and naked. the whole head sick and
the whole heart faint. only wounds
md bruises and purifying sores from
head to foot; unclean and clothed with
filthy rags 0ev iii. II; lisa. |, 5. 81
Xiv. O.. these are some of His own
words which describe our condition
What does lie offer to such? All that
4 king can offer. and that King thu
Creator of all things in heaven and or
Earth. He came down from heaven
md became one of us. sin excepted:
lie became Il poor man. earning a iv
ne by working at a trade: He taught
is how to live so as to please God
llways and in all things. But we are
miners. and God Is holy. so He. hav-
Dg no sin of His own. became q sacri
ce for our sins. bearing them in His
wn body. suffering In our stead, dy r
lg the just for the unjust lie rose
rom the dead and is alive forever a..
lOre. having all power in heaven and
arth. and He will Oh this earth With
lis glory and east out every evil thing =
nd reign forever How can sinner y
lch as has been described ever be !.
nything to such as He is? lie came :
) save such and TO share with them -
! His glory When any one sees bis :.
lilt and hclplesSneSs and from the :
'3rt cries. God be nlerCiful to me n =,
nner;" when. In other words. he looks :,
Jesus rs the dying lSraelite did up >,
the braZen serpent then the Father -,
whom Jesus told In Luke XIV runs -,
meet him and welcomes him just as =,
o is in all his filthy rags. and quick =,
there is the goodly raiment. the fat l.,
! calf and all the welcome of the :,
lthcr's heart and home with not O.
Ord Of uphraiding That is one pic. ~
re Others tell us Of feasts prepared. :,
things ready even garments to .,
Ear. and pressing invitations to all -.
come and eat and drink abundantly ~.
'rgiveness Of sins. life eternal. names
itteD In heaven. frail and mortal
dies made immortal. all the glory
lich the Father has given to Christ
slowed freely upon us and yet the
or blinded sinner will not believe Il
be true, but stands off saying: How p.
yet It? What must do?" Is II A.
fearfully. manifest that the god o. AZ,
5 world hath blinded the minds Of ~
IN which believe not lest the light AZ,
the glorious gospel of Christ who 10
the image of God, should shine unto
M I'll Cor iv, A. 49,
ONE ask. well. If l come, how can - -
'ver hold Out?" Think OF asking. -.
i'll He who provides salvation for 49,
at the cost Of His own life continue o.,
love me and care for me?' Hear ~,
answer in Rom. viii. 80. HE who a.
red not His own Son. but delivered --r
n up for us all, how shall He not. ~,
h Him also. freely give us all ~,
lgsT' sai
we have truly received Him, let t.u
evermorc be thankful to Him for o.
eternal. a resurrection body. a. =
gdom and glory. all the riches of 49,.
grace and glory. and as He. while AZ,
@ in humiliation ever lived by the "a.
her so te; us live by Him. bellev. -
His love, continuing In It.