The Brinkley argus., 1919-04-11
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 LESSON fBy REV. P. s. FITZWAT ER' D. G,, Teacher of English Bible in the MoooS Bible Institute of Chicago)
LESSON FOR APRIL 13
CHRIST OUR SAVIOR.

LESSON TEXTs-John 1851; Matthew c:27. 2S; John 3:16; Romans S:3l. S2
 GOLDEN TExT-God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son. that whosoever believeth on mn should not perish. but have everlasting lIfe.-John 3:1s.
 PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus our friend ana savior.
 INTERMEDIATE ToPIc-our Lord and savior
 I. Who Jesus Is (John 1 :35-5D.
 It is absolutely indispensable that every pupil regardless of age should know clearly who Jesus Is and what he came into the world for. It should be the ardent desire of every teacher to make so clear the person and worK of Christ that the pupils may accept him as their Saviour. Nothing snort of his Deity and vicaricus atonement will avail for salvation. What he IS set forth to be is through personal testimony. For the most part that which he was found to be Is through personal investigation.
 1. The Lamb of God tv. 36). John testified that he is the Lamb of God the worlds sin bearer. The word used and the idea conveyed carry us back to Isaiah 5 and forward to Jesus on the cross, bearing our sins In his own body Christ had been definitely point ed out to John by the Holy Spirit (vv. B, 34).
 2. The Messiah (v. All. At the invi- tation of Jesus, the disciples went and abode with him for day. AS result of that day with Jesus they testified that he Is the Messiah. He is that one whom God had anointed to be the Saviour of men.
 8. The Son of God. (v. 49). Nathan ael was interested through the testi- mony of friend. Philip told him that he had found Jesus of Nazareth, of whom Moses had written. He knew that Nazareth was not the birthplace of the Messiah, therefore he inquired: Gan any good thing come out of Nag areth? ?" At the invitation of Philip he made personal investigation. As a result he testified that Jesus was the Son of God, the King of Israel.
 4. The Son of Man (v. 51). This is Chrlsts own testimony. It shows that he Is the Messiah who, according to Daniels prediction (Dan. 7:13), would appear in divine glory and establish a universal and eternal kingdom. In this testimony of Jesus Is foreshad- owed the union of man and God, ard through him the establishment of a medium of communication between earth and heaven. This is the reality of Jacobs vision at Bethel (Gen. 2S: 12).
 II. His Mission in the World (Matt. 20:27, 2S; John 3:16).
 He came to give his life ransom for many. The world was lost in sin about to perish. Christ voluntarily gave his life-died instead of the sin ner.
 1. The world Is dying like the Is raelltes, because bitten by the serpent of sin.
 2. Christ, like the braZen serpent. has been lifted up upon the cross as the remedy for sin (John 3:14, 15).
 3. As the Israelites must look up to the uplifted serpent, so those who would be saved must believe on Jesus Christ (John 3:16). While looking by faith to the crucified Christ saves from the death-stlng of the serpent, a neglect or refusal to believe on him means to perish.
 4. This provision was made by God. It emanated from his love (John 8: 16). 'For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son."
 III. What He Gives (Rom. s :31, 32).
 God gave his Son to save a dying world. Those who accept his Son have God on their side. He that spared his Son will freely give all things to those who receive him. He even makes all things work together for good to them