The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-03-13
Jesus Heals a
Man Born Blind
Sunday School Lesson for March IS, 1908
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LESSON TEXT.-John sI-H. Memor
verses. 10. ~
GOLDEN TEXT am the Hight d
| the world. John 49,
TIME About six months after ON
last lesson. October. A. d. % At OBJ
Feast Of Tnbernacies. which began tha
year October H. Toward the close %
the third year Of Jesus ministry.
PLAcE.-The pool u Sloan, al Jeru
salem.
Comment and Suggestive Thought
V. 1. AS Jesus passed by" Walking
10 Jerusalem on a Sabbath day w. lD
probably near the temple where h
may have been worshiping. an,
around the gates Of which were usu
ally crowds Of the poor and unfortu
nate begging for help from the wor
shippers, whose hearts We're softenet
by the religious influences OF the
place. Saw a man which was blind
from his birth" OF the six miracles
connected with blindness which are
recorded I'm the Gospels. this is the
only case described az blindness from
birth. In this lies its special charac.
teristic ". 32.)
V. q "Who did sin. this man. or his
parents. that las the result OF his
sim he was born blind?" The R. Y
That he should be- expresses the
meaning Sin. as Jesus himself rec
ognized in more than one instance
was the cause Of suffering MARK 2.
8; Luke -: Is; John 5:l4) Hence
the disciples wrongly inferred tha'
special suffering was always caused
by some special sin.
v 3. Jesus answered Neither hath
his man sinned. nor his parents
Not that they were perfect. and had
never done wrong but the affection
bad not come as the result or pun
shment OF any particular sin. beyond
bat OF others who ala not suffer an
'dllctlon as IN the case OF those up.
1n whom the tower of Sloan fell
Luke l3. l5) suferines do come
mon children from the sins Of par
nfs as stated I'm the second com
maHdmont. but &c is not a punishment.
Of The sufferer Everybody I'm The |
world today is suffering more or loss /
rom the sins of others but the suffer /
ns Us not a punishment for those /
sins But Dthe blindness camel thai
expressing not the purpose Of the
blindness but the result. the outcome
no works of God should be made
manifest in him" Manifest 10 him
self and through him 10 the world
an down the ages Who would no.
De willing 10 be blind for a few years
If thereby he could reveal and pro
claim Jesus as the Hight Of the world
and reflect the goodness. the power
De comfort of God 10 millions Of hls
fcliowmen? Tie blindness was nc
wrong 10 the man. for IT gave him o
knowledge of Jesus. a hope of heaven
new virtues. and experiences which 4
'ould not have been his in any other
way.
Y. T. go, wash IN the pool o'
Nuam.' 10 wash of the clay from DIS
sos The pool of Sloan Is IN The
alley of the Kidron. south ~ tho
Temple Area and 200 feet q Htflo C.
ou'hwest of fhe Virgins fountain CHE 4
rohable pool of Bethesda from which D.
wing fountain a stream flows througl y
rookcut aQueduct 10 the pool O.. },
.iloam u must have been q large 4
DOL 20 feef square. surrounded Dog 81
% arcade lt was from this pool that IA
le water was taken in a golden pitch d
p I'm the celebration of the Feast OF n
ahornaSes Sloan Hebrew p
by Interpretation. Sent" Greek p
he pool may have been called sent d.
scause the waters We're sent" forth ~
om the aqueduct from the Virgins
pring The word sent" is so fire.
iontly used by Jesus of himself thar 9
q naturally apply 10 here also 10 him q
pr as n the noiseiess stream which
oir fathers had despised lisa 500
I'D which they could trace 10 Co.
URGE was ht type Of him whom
o. Jews rejected because they knew
s. origin. and because he had no OK
-nal force. Exp Greek Test
He obeyed He washed. and came
aing' either to his home or 70 the
nple region where Jesus had met
d.
Jesus the Light Of the World
Jesus is the Light OF the World be.
use he brings light from heaven
3 light We need In our darkness.
e. light Of the knowledge Of God. Of
fatherhood his love. his forgiylng
rcy his truth his Jaw. Of heaven
3 the way there. Jesus himself H
d his character. his teachings his
IDS. was himself Light in the world.
ealing these things
lie is the Light of the world be.
Use he opens our eyes 10 see the
b. Of heaven and ourselves. and
and the world in the light Of =,
wen New Life 20 The soul. the 'P'
given by the Holy Spirit. Is the
ans of our seeing ihe light
Jesus is the Light because De II
ds light ON all onr s'cknesses. and -
lh'e- and burdens lle cures dis.
as. Dec makes 900 THINGS work to
lor for good CO. these that love
. he gives new motives and hopes
lichfon our burdens.
u Example Very much OF OH
Sth and progress depends on bat
seeing seeing more Of the mean az
of Gods Word seeing God. saalng
nal realities seeing the si.uif Ia
,e Of life, seeing oppouunities of
~ good seeing better IDEALS and
.iblities. Heaven and earth so full
blessings and truths and opporiu.
IS and glories, are often invisible "a
s as chariots and horses defend. d
Elisha were invisible 10 his ser III
f.