The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-05-02
Sabbath School
NOTES BY r. s. HOLMES.
Lesson V. May 3, 1908.
Second Quarter.
OUR HEAVENLY HOME.

Uohn Il: I-I4)
Golden Text my Fathers house
are. many mansions" John Il: 2.
Here are the most wonderful words
ever spoken in the world.
VS.. l. This is a command, and rea-
son for il. Do not trouble. Believe.
One who believes God should not
worry. Belief in God will not prevent
suffering, nor sorrow. 1t helps bear
both
Those eleven disciples were wor-
worried lie knew they would be more
so before day dawned. He speaks in
time. Don't worry. Trust. They I'M
derstood in four days.
The voice sounds still. Over the
centuries il comes. Let not your
hearts be troubled Believe God-be-
lieve me
Note how he coupled himself to God
in that. This is another OF his remark
able assumptions that he was on the
same plane with God in his relations
to human life.
VS.. ?. This is a direct illusion to our
heavenly home. He did not mean the
temple by my Fathers house. He
meant heaven.
His words were an assurance that
they were all saved They were to
have place in the house OF many
mansions That would be untold
comfort could we hear Christ say to-
day, II go to prepare a place for you
or to say your place is all ready
We do not know much about heaven.
No one has ever returned to tell us
about it, But Jesus said il was house
OF mansions.
The most interesting question in the
world is, Has Christ prepared place
there for YOU?
For our heaven will be place which
Christ has prepared. 1t will be all
ready. All sc have to do is TO enter
vs.. T. What a condition and con
clusion Christ puts here, III ! go-l
will come" That promise must be
true. How he will come or when, he
does not say,
How he must love his own, lie
wants them where he is Where ! am
there We may be want that to be
so. he says.
We will not be lett to go hunting
our way alone He will come for us
He will receive Ms to himself. We
shall not get lost
That place will be ours Just OH
very own Md in the midst OF it h'
will be. And that will be glory Tot
me" 1t is no wonder Christians love
to sing The Glory Song"
VS. !. Md there is no need oi any
one troubling about where Christ ha
gone. He has made all that perfect!
plain
Where was he going; To his Father
He came from God; he was goinl
back to God.
The way back To God he had 10
years been revealing. We know it bet
ter than those eleven did, One who
follows Christ will be on the way An'
every one follows Christ who tries t.
live Just as Christ lived,
vs. :. Here comes the first discord
ant note Thomas must havc been
little dull. But he was honest. III
spoke out.
II is better to confess ignorance thar
TO profess to know all about a thnl
and really not know at all Jcsu
might never have said what follows
Thomas had not spoken.
Thomas was a itcralist He though
Jesus meant he was going tn SOM
place. Whether to earth or heaven h
did not know Hence his question
We know more than he did. 1t j
very doubtful whether We make an.
better use oi our knowledge than h,
made oi his ignorance
He was honest at least, That j
thrcc-quar,crs OF LIES battle won be
lore the fight begins
vs. o. Jesus answered the question
He did it in reverse order. He answer
ed the last part first. How can "
know the way" II am the way-th
true way-thc living way
That was a great answer. You kno,
me, Thomas The way 10 get where
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