The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-03-15
LESSON FOR MARCH 10
JESUS SAVES FROM SIN.

GOLDEN TENTH the Son therefore
shall make you free. ye shall be free In
deed-John s.8
Teachers should sketch rapidly In n
chronological way the events In the life
Of our Lord, (See any good harmony
and show that this lesson belongs to
the period Of the Gnlilenn ministry OF
Jesus when he had gone up to Jerusa-
lem TO attend the feast Of the taber-
nncle tJ6hn 7:I-52). Let us be sure
to load our guns with temperance am
munltlon, be familiar with facts, take
careful aim, concentrate all we have
20 say upon one definite aim, and then
pull the trigger g. x. be sure TO shoot
temperance charge and make tenn
perance application.
!. The Slavery to Sin. Jesus prevI-
Gus references to water (Chs. 4 and -
and Ia bread (ch. % were occasioned
by outward occurrences: so with this
reference To light. In the treasury ".
2O) near 10 Jesus as he spake were two
colossal. golden lamp stands around
(Which when lighted the people gath
ycred with rejoicing. Amid the bfyze Of
thhH JtruN u
am the light OF the world" What II
more benefcent than light ms II re.
veals. cheers and brings life. health
and happiness to mankindi without
light there IL no vision. without Jesus
there In no spiritual wisdom. without
light we know not whittier we nie go
ting. Without Jesus we grope In the
darkness. Every ray OF light. Of truth.
Of holiness and love comes from him.
for God II light. and In him Is no dark
ness Mt all Il John I :15). Some think
that these words were occasioncd by
the onlookers. seeing what Jesus had
written In the sand wv. LID. The
first step In the slavery Of sin Is blind
ness the second II habit: and the
third is that Of absolute slavery prov.
q :22). Jesus was the incarnation Of
the light Of God. We cannot con.
ceive Of Jesus making such an rsser-
ton as this. and being merely a good
man.
u. The Possibility Of Freedom wv.
3i-38) These words were spoken 20
''those which had believed on him. and
as the result they were to know the
truth. and the truth should make them
free. knowledge and liberty come from
a continuance (abiding) In the word Of
God (John 14:l5; 16:12-13). Many men
reject Jesus Christ because they claim
they wish to have their liberty. and by
40 doing they lose their liberty. A dis
ciple is n learner Jesus Is the teacher
the entrance examinations to the
school OF Christ are the simple and
necessary condition of believing or nc
cepting him rs Lord and teacher. The
scholars are all the disciples who con-
tInue under his instruction. The OBJ
tect Of the schooling Is to make per.
feet men, unto the measure Of the
stature Of the fulness OF Christ" (Eph
4:22; Col. I'D. Christ's school Is not
only In the church and In the Sunday
school and Young Peoples society, but
u Is everywhere, In the home. In the |
Office. at work and play; wherever one
Is trying truly TO live according 20
Christ's will. he II In his school. and
that school is open both day and night
there are no vacations and no recesses. |
The text book is the Book OF books. |
We need not argue ns to the necessity
OF sin, but realize the fact that all are |
J under sin (Rom. 5:l2). bu. being un.
der sin does not necessitate our abld- |
Ing there. nor Is sin necessary 10 our
being. This freedom here Is from sin
and the love of sin and the curse and
the penalty Of sin and the bondage and
corrodlng care OF sin. II IN also mental
freedom. freedom for Christian nc.
tivity. A knowledge OF the English
Bible is liberal education, and brings
true liberty TO those who are thus etlu-
Gated. As contrasted to that we have
the slavery Of sin wv. 81. 800. The
drunkard Is a slave because he Is re-
strained from doing what he knows he
ought to do. He cannot even do wrong
freely for his conscience constantly up
braids him. He In a slave because he
Is compelled to bear the consequences
Of sin against his WILL The way of
escape ". 36) Is through the son: "If
the son therefore shall make you free,
ye shall be free indeed"
~. The Authority (vv. so. 5s). The
Jews took exception to the words Of
Jesus (33-55). When did Abraham see
Jesusf Read the 18th and 10th chapters
OF Genesis. and we find that one OF the
three who visited Abraham was differ
ent from the other two. and remained
behind while two went on to S0dom.
The one who remained was the Lord
Jesus, Jehovah appearing In human
form before his later incarnation as
Jesus Of Nazareth.
II Am" IL the name Of Jehovah.
Jesus here takes that name to himself.
There was time when Abraham came
to be or was ". So. but there was
no time when our Lord ever came TO
be for he Is the eternal II Am" Being
thus one with God, he has the power
90 set men free.
ws have In this chapter the picture
Snich Jesus draws OF the character of
the devil as the enemy Of mankind un-
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