Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-01-13
LESSON FOR JANUARY Il
John THg BAPTIST AND JESUS
Lesson CEXT--9-a ...,-4


. Jonn began hi. public ministry IN tha
summer If 4. L - and rho aru-.,-. II
J-su, probably took place d. Jacu.-v.
A.D. - Th- DELEGATION from J--u,a-
.eIa % interview, John must have au-
p.-ar-t along toward The latter Dart Il
February.
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n-orhacv indicated thar -h- r-nro.-
should - ike un-o Moses I-g-.
= .l6-1sJ John freely conf-~s-- 20
this delegation that h. Is not rEe
Christ nor Elijah nor the prophet pr--
ticred by Noses How foolish alt
silly are those modern ones zh9 pro-
fess % b. he messenger II -a- COW
enant or some other faacisu. title. In
dicatinE The return Of The witness
which X 70 Vrecete rhe co1.n. OF
Christ John exercises humility IL the
way be states his real position though
he does apply 20 himself the prophecy
Of Isaiah lisa. ~ 30 which sets forth
what hi, mission was % be. 4 voice
can b. heard bur not seen. With our
bodily EYES We never SEQ g spirit. No
man ever saw the soul Of his nearest
friend We do SEQ God however in
his works. in his marvellous deliver
ances and his guidance Of The world
and his answers 70 n-svar W. can
also So him n the only bago--ar Son
vxho has made him 70 b. seen Who
ever >eaS Jesus a. h. wes and i has
seen God Truly blessed are rho -nrl-a
in heart for they shall 500 God"
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his br~i1i-v His han-is-1 in vrs-ar
was no-bing -o -ba hanri.m If rho
coming one CSaa Mar all. Acrs N
Though Christ was in rbair midst -bav
were blind and did NOT recognize him.
(See w. I'D. IL. ch S.19. 16
Johns baptism Of repentance denotes
a baptism which a penitent submitted
70 that he might receive the pledge
and assurance that his sins were for
given. Baptism meant the cleansing
Of the people from past sins that they
might be fitted for entrance into the
kingdom. Baptism IS not conversion.
II is q witnessing and a symbol Of a
spiritual truth that We are dead unto
sin. and have risen 70 uewness Of life
Rom. 3 80. Like John. our voice
must be not only that Of humility but
il must be really a voice with a mes
sage from God. one that sounds an IN
mistakable note. one that can be heard
wherever We 90. one that will make
men happier, stronger. Drawer, more
like God. % prepare the way for Christ
in the hearts Of men.
M. The Witness Of N. soiri. wv
2S-3p The writer ia very exnIictt
stating tho exact time thar these thin1s
occurred for he was an eve witness
John first restihes that Jesus was the
Lamb Of God referring of coursa m
,hs sacr;fcieI lamb the a-onino sscr4.
fec Of rho old Testament fCan 90 "a.
Ex 12.3. Isa KAN As rho Lamb NJ
God Jssus wouId rake av>,v rho sins
Of the world |. Tins the Thought is nri-
mariIv that Of atonenent q suhs-f-u-
ton ~ anothar and tho daIivaranca
From, -ba guil- ~ sin Tho nav- dsv
after Johns uI+ness IN rho deIsga ton
from, J.rusaIam be SOU Tasus cor,in,
ppto him and said n rho assembled
naonle ..Rabold tba Tanb ~ Cod
This refars nor ca rnucb No his cba-ac-
ter that of Innocence maaknass and
na+iance as IN his Office hts cornnIa,aI
yvo-t- ~ a-onauant nv -ba soc-,so;ot
daatb u-ba-ain he tatas exar rho sins
Of the world On the ground of rho
nroniriotion for sin which Jasus
wrourht IT John >. MAR % .os IT
Cor : OF. Cal 2.13) sin g -ar,oved
from rho sinnar as far ~ rho 20, -
from the West. God deeI- IN rna-cv
With mon before Chrisr,s +irna bacarse
of rho lamb ~bicb was slain from, The