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INTERNATIONAL
SUNlAYSCIlO0L
LESSON
tBy Z. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
tCopyrg ht. 1917. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR JANUARY 7
JESUS THE LIGHT AND LIFE OF
MEN.

The studies for the first six months
Of this year are devoted to the gospel
Of john the remaining portion of the
year 10 II Kings. Ezra and Nehemiah,
being a study with the prophets. One
gear from now we begin the new
graded uniform lessons" recently
adopted by the reorganized lnterna-
'lional Lesson committee.
John was younger than his brother,
James. and lived to be the Oldest of the
apostles. dying somewhere between A.
o. IS and 9S. His name means
Peace" though he is slrnamed the
son of thunder Mark 3;1O. Five
IF the New Testament books bear his
aaIne. He blended the gentleness of
love with the force and vision of an
Eagle" The purpose OF his gospel is
clearly stated Och. 20 80. Only about
: per cent of it is found in the other
.hree gospels. Seventy-siX times the
word witness" is used The word
father occurs no times and the
aame Jesus 240 times.
L. The Word wv. 1-5). Words utter
thoughts; word is an expression OF
an inaudible and invisible thing. AS
he Word. Christ is Creator (ch. IA o ;
s:19). he is the source of light. THE
word is God heard the life is God felt,
and the light is God seen'-Moody.
This eternally existing person is called
lhe Word because in him God fully ex-
presses or reveals himself. The Bible
s the written word because in it God
speaks and reveals himself through
his person who is the eternal Word
Heb. ~. The first verse brings out
;he fact that there are at least two
persons in the Godhead, the one divine |
person in company With whom the |
word was. and the word, himself was !
Sod. that is, was also Il divine per- |
SON He who by his incarnation be- |
came our brother and our savior was |
FIRST our creator and the creator of all |
.hings. and apart from him not any
hing came into existence. The Word |
Hid not become the light of men by his
incarnation in Jesus of Nazareth. He
was ever the Light of Men. The light
hat shone in the Old Testament time
shone from him. When sin came, night
came.
II. The Witness wv. 6-10). John the
Baptizer came for witness. He was
lot the light. Some might have
thought him to be the promised Mes
siah. This he denied. He was a lamp
which held forth light to men concern
ng the true light (which lighteth every
nan that cometh into the world" He
elected light ". 81. John told all that
- kLcw. Testimony will expand as
sSu-,tence enlarges. The spoken
VOID of man must confirm the expert
,nce of the word in our lives. John
vas a wonderful man, man whom
sod delighted to honor, but he was a
nan. Men are not asked to believe
Kindly, but always upon an abundance
If testimony.
III. The World wv. 11-14). This
world was created by Jesus, and
its existence he has been
q the world, though the world knew
i'm not. This living light had been
oming into the world, and was not
ully come until he was manifest to
srael at the baptismal act of John.
a order to be made manifest the
Word was made flesh" in the person
{ Jesus. The world did not apprehend
ne light ". 81 nor did the world which
9 was in and which was made by him
.. 10Y. Even his own people, literally
Is own household servants. 1. e. Israel,
aceived him not to themselves, but
hoover receives him, even the West
nner OF earth, and takes him into his