The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-03-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTs FOR MARCH 8.

Subject: Jesus the Bread Of Life,
John O:22-4O - Golden Text,
John 0:35--Commit Verses 80,
33---Commcntary.
TTsIE.--April, A. d. 2S. PLACE.
Capernaum.
EXPOSITION. - I. Seeking the
Food That Perisheth. 22-34. The
multitude came seeking Jesus"
That sounds we'll, but It was wrong
sort of seeking and did not bring sal
walton. 1t was not really Jesus Him
self that they we're seeking, but the
loaves and fishes. There Is much OF
that sort of seeking still. 1t was not
the Sign" as indicating His divine
character that drew them, but simply
the wonder as indicating that there
would be a constant supply of bread.
They did not see I'm the bread the
sign" but only "in the sign of the
bread" Their eyes and desire were
entirely fixed on "the food which per.
isheth." There is food which abid.
eth unto eternal life," and the man
who seeks only 'the food which per-
isheth' when he can have food which
abideth unto eternal life" is q fool.
1t Is the Son of man who gives this
more precious food. It is a gift and
cannot be earned (cf. Ro. 6:23; Eph.
2:8). Still we are to work" for It.
How to work for 1t v. 20 tells. The
loaves miraculously multiplied were
sign of the true bread. The result
OF eating the meat which abideth is
that one lives forever Tvs. 81, 5S).
The proof that the Son of man gives
the food which abldeth unto eternal
life is that the Father, even God, had
sealed Him (cf Acts 2:22; Jno. /:
33, "a; 5:36, 81; 10:37, 38; Matt.
3:1O. There is Just one work that
God requires as the condition of re.
ceiving this bread, viz: belief on Him
whom He hath sent (cf. Jno. 3:16-1S,
30; Jno. 1871; Eph 2:S). This is
the work of God" All other things
count for nothing II this is lacking.
This work does not merit the true
bread, but simply accepts 1t. Jesus
hearers demanded sign as a condi-
tlon of believing on Him. The unrea.
sonableness of this demand is appar-
ent when one remembers the recent
miracle OF the 'loaves and fishes Tvs.
1O-14. The demands of modern
skeptics are just as unreasonable. He
Himself was the greatest of all signs
demand by reference to Moses and
the mama. But Jesus showed them
that the mama was but a type of
Himself, 1.-THE (true) bread of God"
The two characteristics of this bread
are Cd 1t "cometh down out of heay.
en-; (2) 1t "glveth life unto the
world" Jesus hearers did not un-
derstand what He meant, SO they ex.
claimed, "eyermore give us this
bread"
III. Offering the Bread of Life. 35-
40. Jesus explained to them that He
Himself was the true bread of God of
which He spoke. II am the bread of
lire, were His simple but wonderful
words. AS the bread of life He would
satisfy every hunger of their hearts
ana every thirst as well. Hunger"
may stand for the deep longing for
tnat which ministers strength:
thirst, the more intense desire for
tnat which satisfies spiritual craving.
Then we see that Jesus ministers new
er railing strength to all who come to
Him and never failing peace to all
who believe on Him. There ia n dif-
ferent shade of meaning in Coming
to Him" and believing on Him"
Coming to Him" is seeking helm and
blessing from Him. believing on
Him is the absolute abandonment of
self to Him. They had seen this
bread ". 36) right before their ewes.
but never appreciated what it was be-
cause so taken up with the material
and unreal. And men are so taken
up with the material and unreal to-
day that they neither appreciate nor
believe in this true bread. But while
the mass of men would not come to
Jesus some would, "all that which the
fatner glVeth Me-" That which the
Rather hath given includes every one
that mad heard from the Father and
hath learned" ". 45). Any one can
prove that he belongs to that elect
and blessed company that the Father
hath given to Jesus by Just coming to
Him. And If any one does come he
Will be received. Jesus says in the
most positive way, II will in no wise
cast him ont" If any one thinks
himself too great a sinner, or not to
belong to the elect, or to have sinned
away the day OF grace, Just let him
come and he has the word of Christ
Tor 1t that He will receive Him. It is
wonderful reason Jesus gives for
not casting him out, "for came down
from heaven not to do Mine own will,
but the. VIII of Him who sent Me" ".
3S). Then follows a statement of the
Fathers gracious will. It is SO diff
ferent from the idea many have of
Gods WILL This will is "of all that
which He hath given me / should lose
nothing, but should raise It up at the
last day" Not one then that really
comes to Jesus, and thus proves he
belongs to that which the Father
hath given" Jesus can ever be lost
lcf. Jno. 1928, 20; 17:12, r. ";
Col. 3:3, A; Pet. 1:3; Jude /; 2 III.
1:12). 1t is furthermore the will of
God that everyone (1) that behold
eth the Son" Or. W, and CD "be-
lieveth on Him" Should have eternal
life." Such Is the Fathers will and
Jesus adds, II will raise him up at
the last day."
LEADING QUESTIONS. - In this
lesson what different things do we
see Jesus to be? What does He give?
What does He satisfy? What Is His
relation to the Father? What ia God
the Fathers Will? What must we do
to have every longing satisfied? How
many will Jesus receive and give eter-
nal life? What is the best lesson OF
the passage2