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teaching. whether II be Of God. or wheth.
Or speak Of myself" John 7:17 r. v.
The golden text 10 in this case Q
very good introduction to the review
Of the work Of the past quarter. Jesus
had sent his disciples up to the Je.
rusalem feast, while he remained in
0alilee. whittier he had gone for fear
OF the Jews (John 7:O. When they
arrived In Jerusalem they found
sharp division among the people. some
for and some against him (John z:
1919. Jesus secretly followed his
disciples. and suddenly in the midst
Of the feast he 10 found in the temple
teaching. That his teaching was Diff
ferent Is evidenced from John 7:15.
II Is also evident that he had thor.
ough knowledge Of culture and the
things Of tho scholastics Of his day.
The inquiry 10 to where he acquired
his knowledge elicits the reply that,
my teaching 10 not mine. but his
that eont me-" and then as II to prove
the accuracy Of his assertion. he uses
the words Of the Golden Text. Those
who desire to know the will Of God
will fnd that his words express that
will perfectly. and as men obey his
words the divine origin Of them will
b demon strated.
His Claim Valid.
The lessons Of the past year. but
particularly the past quarter. are all
strong illustra tions of the validity Of
his claim as well as the truth OF this
general proposition.
II we omit the temperance
lesson. the lessons OF this quarter
are confined to q few months Of
time following April. A. d. 20. and
In particular present Jesus a. Q
worker and healer more than Q
teacher.
In the hrst lesson we read Of his
command to his disciples to cross the
sea. They obeyed though It sent them
into the storm. In the midst Of their
perplexity he appears. superior to the
laws Of nature.
Lesson two shows Jesus defending
himself and tho authority Of the Word
Of God. Two ideals are presented OF
the Kingdom. and the proof Of the a.
vinity OF his ideal viii always come
70 those who obey him.
In the third lesson Jesus teaches
this same truth TO two Gentiles. the
yrQ-Phoenician woman and tho
centurion.
Lesson four gives 10 the account OF
the second feeding of the multitude.
It shows 10 how our poverty may be
Transmitted into wealth a. he takes
such - We have for the satisfaction
Of the needs Of mankind.
In the nth lesson Jesus rebukes the
materialistic. sign.seeking Pharisees
and warns 10 concerning the leaven
(evil) Of their hypocrisy.
Lesson six 10 the temperance lesson.
and II connected review 10 desired.
Il will have to be omitted. as It does
not belong to the systematic studies
OF this quarter.
In the seventh lesson Jesus Ques-
lions his disciples to see % It were
how arm grip this principle has %.
cured upon their lives.
Divine Authority.
The incidents Of lesson eight fol.
low Immediately after those OF les
son seven. Il 10 % though he would
restore his disciples to Q full loyalty
that they behold tho special revela-
tion upon the Mount of Transfigura.
ton. Those heavenly visitors talked
not OF the "glory" but Of his disease
which ho should accomplish at Jeru.
salem" thus adding their testimony
70 the Divine authority Of his words.
Tho ninth lesson u pre-eminently
one that illustrates the fundamental
principle Of this entire review. ~
believe. help thou mine unbelief."
Twas . faltering reply. but indicated
his surrender to the word and will OF
Christ The demonstration he re-
ceived OF the Divine authority Of the
words Of Jesus was that his boy was
restored 70 him fully healed.
Again In lesson ten this principle
that an absolute and complete submis.
sion to Gods will II Q necessity 10
shown BY the teachings Of Jesus
which center about the child that was
set "in the midst"
Lesson eleven deals with the sub.
ject Of forgiveness. In reply to Pc
ters query Jesus taught his disci.
pies that forgiveness Is not a mere
matter OF formal observance. but with
God It II limitless and he calls the
disciples to . definite testing of his
words that they might not only know
that this II the divine method, but
that they might enter into fellowship
with God. Jesus here shows the re-
verse side Of the picture when he
reveals the fate OF the srvant who was
compiled to pay "all that 10 due"
In the twelfth lesson Jesus re-,
Dukes the false spirit OF his disciples
and In his treatment Of the would.be
disciples he emphasixes the fact that
to follow him involves the setting
aside Of oil else. mo man looking
back u At for the kingdom" plainly