The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-06

dering. puzzlng and suffering over
the present plight of civilization.
More persons are interested IN these
essentially spiritual quostioninss
than in The latest plays or books or
news or fashions or food prices. The
struggle 10 find out God. and TO
know His viii. is still yes, even
more than ever--the supreme inter
est OF all people The world Is hun.
CITY for a clear word about God And
that is the fundamental need of our
time which this book meets. II
speaks the master words
A Famous Fragment
As the rare air and sublime view
on mountain top frcshon the spirit.
so The majestic opening of Johns
Gospel lifts ones spirit above petit
ness aud triyiaity into contem.
pIauion % the supreme concerns that
the mind OF mortal may grasp.
Starting Ike the hook Of Genesis,
with the words In the beginning.
IL projects The readers into the far
reaches OF "ternt, Here l. no so
ciety chatter. no sporting page COS
sip. no comic strip triviality. Chal-
lenged by the very first words, tho
reader has 10 exercise the highest
faculties that he possesses to grasp
az all this teaching
Merely TO add the interest OF vari.
ETY., and 10 throw new light upon the
familiar phraseology Of The King
James Version, quote the frag-
ment OF the Book that is today's
Lesson from Or Moffat's New
Translation of the New Testament"
His use OF the Greek "Logos" for
the English Wore" will be espe-
cially remarked
The Logos existed in the very
beginning.
The Iogos was with God
The l.ogos was divine
He was with God in the very
beginning
through Him all existence came
into being.
no existence came into being
apart from Him
IN firm ~ ======
and 'his life vas thc Light for
men
amid the darkness The Light
shone.
but the darkness did not master
IT,
a man appeared sent by God
whose name was John he came
for the purpose OF witnessing. 10
bear testimony 10 tho Light. SO that
all men might believe by means of
him. He was not the Light Il was
10 bear testimony TO The Light that
he appeared The real Light. which
enlghtens every man. was coming
then into the world
He entered the world
The world did not recognize Him.
He came to what was Ills own.
yet His own folk did not wei.
come Him
On those who have accepted Him.
however. Ho has conferred the right
Of being children OF God. THAT Is.
on those who believe in His Name.
who owe this birth Of theirs 10 God.
not tc human blood, nor Ia any i'm.
pulse Of the flesh or of man So
the Logos became flesh and tarried
among us, we have seen his glory
glory such as an only son enjoys
from his father--secn il TO be- full Of
grace and reality
Making over the World.
Gods method OF making over the
world IL TO send a man Truth tri-
umphs when incarnated in a life
So the Logos become ncsh" Only
when the divine Word. the express
sion OF the character of the Father
becomes Incorporated i'm man oi-s
woman does It begin 10 change so
ciety. Reverently we say that t.
seems as IL the only truth that God
can employ for Ills conquests Is that
which has been made part of tho
character OF His servants. a man
may be a message. word" OF God
even as Jesus was. As voice l. the
most distinctive expression OF per.
sonality. surviving the mutations OF
the years, SO Jesus WAS uniquely the
Word Of God. Tho very incorporation
OF the Supreme VIII and Character
For verse-by-ycrse exegcsis 81 the
lesson passage there Is NOT space
here There are seven cardinal
points. however. in the text that