The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson x.-First Quarter, For
=. March 8, 1903. ~.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

by Hev. u. NJ. Stearns.
The bread Of life, the water OF life.
the river of !ife the fountain Of life.
are all suggestive Of Him who Is the
life and whom II IL our privilege TO
receive. 20 eat. to drink. TO live by and
10 let Him live In US He does the
giving and We the receiving and pass
ing on He asks us TO believe. re.
ceive, appropriate and then yield fully
that lie may through us communicate
Himself TO others,
The multitudes whom He had taught
and healed and fed. not finding Him
where He had fed them the previous
day, sought Him till they found Him
al Capernaum. Then He said: "fe
seek Me because ye did eat and were
flied, labor not for the meat which
perisheth. but for that meat which
endureth unto everlasting life. which
the Son of Man shall give unto you
For Him hath God the Father sealed"
tverse 2T,. In the remainder Of this
| chapter note the mention OF everlast'
ing or eternal life In verses 40. AZ. 81.
s.. Then as to bread from heaven.
bread Of God. bread Of life. living
bread. see verses 80. 80. IS. IL. 4S.
90. 81. Comparing verses 40. IL, 81
and others. it is plain that eating His
flesh and drinking His blood is equiva'
lent to believing In Him or receiving
Him. In other words. the great and
only work required Of the sinner Is to
receive Him who came down from
heaven aud gave Himself for Us. He
Is the corn Of wheat which fell into
the ground to die that II might bring
forth much fruit txii. 24I. the bread
corn bruised lisa. xviii. 2sl. the true
unleayened bread on which alone the
soul can feed. the gift Of God the Fa'
Their to whosoever will receive Him
Another definition of believing or re
celving Is Coming unto Him" oversees
81. 81. "A. As. 65l Compare Matt Ii
IS. and contrast John v. 40 That Hs
Is q gift. the gift Of God. see verses p
80, So. 81, and compare Rom. VI .
II Cor IL. Is. That this life Include:
the resurrection Of the body see verse:
so. 40. A. 81. But having noted al
these and more. how shall We grasI
or appropriate II all:
What can be more simple than for
hungry man to receive and eat tina
which Is set before him and then Ii
some way express his gratitude? But
Oh. that does not set 1t forth! Wretch
ed aud miserable and poor and blin'
and naked. the whole head sick AM
the whole heart faint. only wound
and bruises and purifying sores fron
head TO foot: unclean and clothed Wit
f:fhy rags (Iaev. Ill. IL: lisa. |. 8. G
XIV. 81. these are some OF His owl
words which describe our condition
What does lie offer TO such? All tina
a king Gun offer. and that King III
Creator Of all things In heaven and o
earth. He came down from heaye
and became one Of MS. sin excepted
He BECAME poor man. earning Ii'
ing by working ut a trade: he tauSt
Us how 10 live so as TO please q"
always and In nil things. But We ar
slaners. aud God IL holy. so lie. bal
ing no sin Of Ills own. iecame q sacr
fee for our sins. bearing them In III
own body. suffering In our stead. d.
ing the just for the unjust lie ros
from the dead and is alive fOreye
more. having all power 10 heaven at
earth, aud lie will filI this earth wii
} His glory aud cast out every evil thin
such as has hnpn described ever
anything to such as lie Isl Tie eau
T 10 save Surh and 10 share with the
I nj! His glory Wien amy "H" sees Il
> guilt AMI heIplrSsuess and fTun q
1 heart cries. God he merCiful 10 me
slnner::'' when. iu other words. be lool
to Jesus as the dying Israriltp did q
. OH the brazen serpent. then the Faith
of whom Jesus tod 10 Luke ~ rui
. 10 meet him aud welcomes him Just
: He IL IN all his tlIthy rags. and pulc
Is there Is the goOdly raiment. the Il
. ted calf and all the welcome Of q
o Fathers heart and home. with not
n word Of upbrnidins That r. one o
& ture. Others tell ~ of feaHts prepare
- NIL things ready. even garments
wear. and pressing invitations TO
= 10 come and eat and drink abundant
u Forgiveness Of sins. life eternal. nam
7 written IN heaven. frall and NOR
q bodies made immortal. all the gIo
e which the Father has given 20 Chr
a bestowed freely upon Us. aud yet
e poor blinded sinner will not believe
q 20 10 trne but stands ~ saying: I'll
:. eau get e? What must DOR is
a not fearfully manifest that the gOd
:, this world hath blinded the minds
them which believe not lest the lii
!, Of the glorious gospel Of Christ y
Al Is The image ~ God. should shine III
al them? ~ Cor ". ~
IS Some ask. well. n I come. how
ever hold outT" Think Of ask
(. will He who provides salvation
me at the cost Of Ills own life c0ntir
n 10 love the and care for meT' III
a tie answer 10 Rom. VIII. g. "fIe v
- spared not His own Son. but deIive
=. Him up for Us all. how shall lie
" with Him also. freely give o.
u ftsfnaayss