The Madison journal., 1917-01-20

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fifteen times in tII.- tr-. .a.p.,r. Joh
was Il witness To rhr So. .. Man. Thi
term. son of Man" occurs ,.shr
times in the gu>py.. IT,. words 'rou
and see" or their equivalents, uccU
nine times in this l~~u. Tl- isl
great invitation lesson. Il uoltl .
interesting if the scholars would te.
what the voices ar, Wh,r. Sal
Come" and those u...h arr urgil,
them to stay" away trpu GuI. BehI
ahara was probably ,uu miles irod
the furd~ uf the JurGau Wh,r, Johl
harriz"d Jesus was jh.-ry years Old
just entering upon his ministry. II
hrriuN Caesar WAS the emperor all
Punliu~ PIur, the governor nt Judej
I. The Son Of Man Attracts Msr
wv. @1-i3l NOT 10y his ethical teaching
nor aIuu" 10y his works and his chara'
ter. bur what he wuS and inspired
others attracted men 10 Jesus (John u,
40. Crowds still gathered around Id
haptiz"r who changed the hearts d
men a. 10y a spell" John. Tho BAD
tiZcr, brought terror to men. lie broj
through the crust of Sclf-ri-h'cuuSned
and Indifference, and compelled med
10 see their ced of forgiveness an,
of new life. but the time had cOml
when John must. step aside. and JeSul
.. II g.
-Four successive days are noticed id
this chapter. Andrew (v IO). and
doubtless the APOSTLE John. who wrote
this account, were the two di>ciples
". 30 to whom John. the Eup1izer.
speaks. Ii iS Interesting 10 note the
different kinds of men who were at.
tracted to Jesus; the aggressive Peter,
the reflective Thomas. tn, practical
Judas. He had what the souls Of
men needed. and they followed him.
Aware of their questioning. IeSus
turns 10 them with the question:
What think ycF" the first recorded
words of his public ministry. This is
II great testing question of every mans
life. What is the aim and purpose of
your life? Jesus, the kingdom of God,
goodness, righteousness. usefulness or
on the other hand SelfiShncsS. worldll-
ness. success, ambition, money. pleas.
ureF These disciples who had listened
TO this testimony of the baptiZrr. re-
piled that they wanted To know where
he dwelt, implying that they would
like to talk with him and discuss the
problems which were arising i'm their
minds. Three steps of Christian expe-
rience are here suggested. These two
disciples heard, they looked and they
followed. Other steps must come
shortly, but we must first look at Jesus
as the Lamb, If We are 10 follow him
as our example. We must believe
what he has done Rom. 3:2j) before
we can ask what would Jesus do or
try To initiate him. II is by following
that We demonstrate that we have real.
ly looked unto him and been saved.
Teachers should pray for the same IF.
fective Holy Ghost witnessing rs that
given by John (John 800. The Son
of Man uses men To be his tools: the
Son of Man must and does use human
agencies. Men are saved through
saved men (II Cor. 5:1S). This work
Is effective through those that follow
". 30, and IT is made permanent
through those who abide (v. @9). The
great principle of all missions. of all
Christian activities is To work through
the hearing ear, the believing heart,
the confcSsinG mouth. This work is
made effective, through those who fol-
low (see Rom. 10:1D. The result Of
his interview appears To Ice that they
were convinced that Jesus was the
Messiah, and We're filled with an i'm.
pulls" 10 spread the good news. This
interview was not the end. for they re-
nained with Jesus, and il was the be-
ginning of lifelong abiding i'm him
which transformed their lives and
hearts.
". The Son of Man Cares for His
Own. wv. 39-I2). The instruction
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