The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson il.-Sec0nd Quarter, Fol-
April IL, 1908.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES,
fext Of the Lesson. John XII, f.57.
Memory Verses, 43, A-Golden Text,
John XII, 25-commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.

Copyright, 1905. by American Press Association
Still remembering why this gospel
was written, that we might have life
through Jesus Christ. the Son of God
Xxx. 3lI, 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 lie.
sus Christ. us is fully set forth In
Cor. XIV. 100. and there Is no fulness
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 q Thess. iy. 1918;
Cor. xy. 50-5il. All the mystery OF
sickness aud suffering and seemingly
unanswered prayer will then be made
plain, for now we see through glass
darIly, but then face to face: now We
know In part. but then shall we know
even as also We are known.
Here Is family specially dear to ouI
Lord, where He always had u cordial
welcome and where there WAS one who
could do all that needed To be done and
find time TO sit at Ills feet and hear
Ills word Luke x. 1912 Many a time
lie was refreshed In this home. Yet
see what lie 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 lie WAS. Lazarus grows worse
The sisters hearts are wrung with an
guish. oh, II Jesus would only come
Why does lie not come! The brother
seems to he dying Yes. II h all toe
true: he Il dead. The sisters are heart
broken and dumb WIFI anIazcmcut u
they are compelled TO lay away In th,
tomb the body Of their dearly loves.
brother. whom Jesus loved also. Now
see the Lords view Of this and lister
10 His words TO the disciples: "Thls
Sickness Is not unto death. hut for the
glory Of Cod. that the Sun Of God
might he gloritied thereby Lazarus II
dead. aud I am glad for your sakes
that was not there. to the intent that
ye NAY belle q" (versess I. u. IJI Aft.
er the burial and the home is desOIatG
Jesus comes. aud the cry Of each sistei
IL. Lord. II thou hatlst bCeu here my
brother had not died tyeraes IL. 81
Thy brother shall rise again. -"
am the resurrection aud the life"
Though believers die. they shall live
again. and believers who shall he alive
at the time Of the resurrection shall
never die (verses 33.2il. What God.
who II love. f0- some wise reason tper.
Inits for the present hurts Him as well
as those who suffer ''IeSus gr0anci
In the spirit and was troubled -
Jesus rTpt'' Cvcratss -. 80 In NH our
aGiIcii1n lie Is aAsIri,tt lisa lxliI. D.
lie doth unt afiljct willingly No chas
teging for the present sreueth 10 IL.
joyous l'ich sill. III What has lIc
to lay to these two sisters whom lie
loved: lYegs.e - Said unt unto
thee that II thou wou!dst lallrye thou
shoUltlst see the glory Of Godf' Verse
iO.t What aH. they 10 believe Whrm
the brother Is dpuL aud burgpdl i'r.
!levr tn God anil believe al$u In Him
VIM ttikesd with Them txiv. H.. l;e u"'
offended thn3gl ila.y put gtu 0ut VI
tEt =! G.,g r2r,s' I'D gvtti TIL Soti tXyi.
l.2L Have The faith that VIII not
shrink though pressed hj every foe
that wi3l un; tTrlA.f!,' uu the hrius ~
atly earthly pYn': a1rnlulp and uHway
cring confidence In Him uudef all cir
cur#}H.3ces likp t!yaI 81 - xlvi. ~
dECIug NJ joy tH The Inrd always The:
there E1.:2i lao n'riit.arp Martha rp4,qt.
cd 90 ihns Il quite usp!,s@ To tabe
;ay ias' "i0ar. tea the tasly must Ie
cTga nos 'HtrFuu.h.g aut ggtlh ~ lIim
and iu ilts l,u.I delivers uA frefE tiiauk
ing sGc!: ihoGgIts Nothing tou harl
for Thee l. the believers cry The
stoGe being taken away. the same voice
that IL Gen | said. "lRi there h.
light" said. Lazarus. rome forth "
And be- that wis dead Cutue forth alive
and we'll Some OtIe has said that II
Jesus had not mentioned Lazarus by
name all the dead would have come
forth at the sound Of Ills voice. and
We know that the time win CH,iir when
81 The round u that woke aIl the dead
shall rise. the righteous nj their ap
pointed time. and all the uurighteuns
at their time lChap;er Y. -. ~ IIow
little we seem 10 know of tire power
o. that life giving word: Oh. for tie
mighty GuickpHIng Of HIS Spirit: But
Lazarus. alive frIm the dead. Ii bound
hand aud foot with grave clothes. and
Jesus said. 'LOOae him aud let him
CO. (yerse ~. The power that gave
him life brought him 90 the mouth Oi
the tomb, but lie commissioned Others
70 Io0se him. for they could do that
AL true believers have life, but not al
have life nbuBdantly. for they are to-
often bound by the grave clothes 81
the ilsc when they were dead 10 sins
The Truth viii set them free tyIli. 32l
and II is the privilege Of those made
free from former bondage 60 set other,
free. as Priscilla and AquIla did Apol
los tActs xviii, 2I+2sJ The word oI
God In the power Of the Spirit Of tiot
is that by which alone true life and
freedom come. for thus the non Of Cos
scts free. SO again We IenrD that th,
great word for us Is "Belipve" tversr,
40. 20, T,ut zee the rcsuI; ~ this rcsur
reciion life. one result Of Il. 10 It's eirrr
upon many religious people tverwp ~