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we know not wnitfer we are going; without Jesus we grope in utter dark ness. Every ray of light of truth, of holiness and love comes from Him. God is light, in Him is no darkness at all" q Jno. 1-5). In Jesus this light has become incarnate, and from
 Him as He lived among men. stream forth rays of truth and goodness. If you would see what absolute truth is absolute goodness, just look at Him. He is the light. Was Jesus merely a good man? If so, this ut terance is incredible. He who can say truly, T am the light" must be di- vine, and eighteen centuries of his tory have demonstrated Jesus right to say. T am the light" Note that He does not say I bring the light" Only God can say that. And of what Not merely the light of a single na- tion. or of the church, put ''of the world" Rays of light went out from Him even before His incarnation (Jno. 1:4.5; s: 56). But by His incarna- tion the light was embodied in form that all could see, and the in carnate Jesus became the light of the world. Not some races alone. but ultimately all races shall recieve light lIOlH I1iDl,- IOl intIely HUH I1iS words, bat from His person; not from what He says. but from what He is
 Gu. 1 78, 79: Isa. AZ; 6, [; AZ: 6, 60: 1, p. Because Jesus is the light is necessarily follows that every one who follows Him shall not walk iii
 darkness Get away from Jesus, turn your back upon Jesus. and 1t will soon be dark enough. But keep close up to Him by' the utter renunci- ation of self, and cross bearing (Mat. 16: 2-4), and there will be no dark
 ness, but perpetual day, constant sunshine. You shall have the light of life,H j C., the light that brings life, the light that is life fJno. IT: 3.
 IT. How to be Free. These words !ieved Him. (R. VI. If they had in deed believed on Him" they would abide in His word (1eb. 10: 39). Many believe Jesus. i. e., believe some things He says, who do not believe on Him" To those who believed Him. Jesus said that this fact did not necessarily make them disciples. To be truly His disciples they must abide Cor continuo) in His word. The true disciple lives in the atmosphere of Christ's word. The word is the soil in which His life roots itself CPS. l: 9. To abide in Christ's word is 10 continue in meditation upon it, faith in it. obedience to it. Are you, then, truly a disciple Of Jesus? Jesus makes two further promises to those who abide is His word: CD ''Ye shall know the truth: @ '-The truth shall make you free" Knowl- edge and liberty come from continu
 1nce in the word of Jesus (cf. JnO. II: 15-17, 26; 16: 12.13). But that is not all, the truth (thus known) shall make you free" An. there is the secret that men have sought for so eagerly, the secret of liberty, knowledge of truth received by con- tinuance in Jesus word. Many to- day reject Jesus because, as they siN. they wish liberty. That is the way ia iase liberty. Continuance in Jesus
 ward is the way to find 1t. i7rp.1l
 hat does the truth make free: Er5nl
 tho power ''f sin, from tho fear If man, from the fear of death. from all anxiety, from the dread of God. from all that man reeds freedom from. We were never in bondage to any
 man." Poor deluded people. They recognized no bondage except bond
 age to a human slave master. They resented the implication that they
 were slaves. but they were. We
 speak of ourselves as a nation of free men, What mean, then, these
 slaves of drink we see upon the
 streets? these slaves of pleasure that throng our theaters and ball-rooms2
 these slaves of fashion that bedeck
 themselves in all sorts of fantastic, axtraVagant. barbaric unhealthful and
 even immodest array that we see at
 our social gatherings and even in
 our churches? these slaves of money that sell their souls at the crack of the whip of their slave master. Greed for gold? The Jews could deny their
 bondage only bN closing their eyes
 to facts and that is the only way in which men out of Christ today can deny their bondage. Jesus annoupces
 I law that has no exceptions. Every
 one that committeth sin is the bond
 servant of sin" Does, any one ques- ton the truth of that assertion? T young man thinks, and then I will quit You will not quit. By that l one act you have sold yourself to a | master that never lets go a slave un less a stronger than he WrestS him from his grip, and there is but One stronger than he to do it. "A bond
 servant of sim just think of it. thou man or woman who art contemplat- Ting sin. If we are slaves we can have nc continuing place in Gods household (v. 25). If we are bond in the house forever. There is One who does abide forever, l. e.. the l Son, and all who become sons by | receiving Him (eh. 1:12), and being
 set free by Him. Have you discover cd yourself to be q slave and there fore without permanent place in Gods house? Y. 36 tells you how to be free, and the only way. There is
 Ore who has power to free any one, the Son of God. When He sets free we are free indeed" The conditions are simple: come to Him (ch. 6: 57l, continue in His word (Vs. 31, 32)-
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