The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-31
Jesus heSaviOur
Of the World
Sunday School Lesson Tor FEB. 2. 1908
Specially Prepared FOR This Paper

! followers al that time.
! PLACE Some room in Jerusalem at a
/ house where Jesus was "a guest. Reached
| by an outer stairway
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
What Is the Kingdom OF Heaven
Il IS that condition or state whera
God reigns as king. where he is The
supreme object OF love and service
where his will Is the law. and men
obey it as naturally as they breathe
and where all his subjects are formed
IN his holy image and inspired with
his spiritual life. Il is that for which
we pray in the first petitions of The
Lords Prayer. He belongs 10 God
kingdom
Who recognizes God as his Father,
Who hallows his name;
Whose supreme desire and aim is that
his kingdom shall come;
Who does Gods will on earth as :; IS
done IN heaven.
And when all men have this su
preme choice Of God, then this world
will have been transformed into the
kingdom Of heaven.
Paul expresses the essential mean
ing when he places the fruits Of the
Spirit" whose source and inspiration
are the Holy Spirit. IN contrast with
the works Of the flesh
This kingdom naturally required
some form or organization 10 best ac
complish it's work But the two ideas
however closely allied, are distinct a
are body and soul One may have the
form without the spirit; and one may
have the spirit without the organiza
lion.
What Was Jesus Teaching Abou
Belonging TO the Kingdom of God2-
v 3. Verify. verify" Repeated To-
the sake of emphasis. a." the teacher
sent from God. SAY unto thee This
is my message. Except a man be- born
again" Greek ano,hen. again. oi
anew" as in r. " and Am r. from
above Wh0soeyer is born again b.
born anew and born from above. Us
cept a man have a new spiritual lifc
impaired by the Holy Spirit in addi
lion 10 his natural life received
through his parents. "he cannot see. b"
understand, know the meaning o. fee.
the motives. realize the presence Of
the kingdom of God
WHAT is DC 10 BE Born Anew from
ABOVE we nave natural pn! sicai
.iie. We I'VE ID world Oh sense. Oui
supreme choice may De 90 enjoy this
.ife 10 mako its pleasures and desires
supreme. 90 possess ihe thinss tha
minister 90 &c. at amy COST at the eN
nanso Uf other people. af the e1nens,
Of conscience and day and love 1ha
a the Die ol lhe fcsh OF ihs world
thousand good. lovely. and charming
.uias- may come into This li.e. Bli
'he test oi the lia is 'wlat is ou
supreme choice
I.i. iifa is impaired by fhe sriri'
OF Gli enabling one TO choose God
and gain Che victory over tAe lower
aature. IL is by This power throush |
Dis inspiration. under this influence
ihAi "e are enabled To pear me FRUITS
DO the spirit Which are the virtues oi
BE Kingdom of heaven.
v 3. Except a man be born OF |
water and of thol Spirit lThere is /
no article I'm the Greek before |
spiritD To understand this note
several things in the circumstances |
I'D John was baptizing with water as
a symooi OF repentance. ~ Baptism
symOoiized me cleansing OF the soul
from SIN. ~ bapusm symDoiized me
outward profession 'ne entering INTO
ne visible Ainsdon. 'il Nicodemus
was lainlliar Win the ii'e with this
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