New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-11
LESSON FOR APRIL 10
CHRIST Y SAVIOR.

LESSON TExTs-John 1851: Matthew
O:21, Is; o 3:l6; Romans S:3l, 80,
GOLDEN TExT-God so loved thu
world. that he gave his only begotter
son. That whosoever believeth on him
snould not perish. but have everlasting
Nfe.-John 3:1s.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus our friend and
savior.
JUNIOR ToP1c-what Jesus does TO,
US.
INTERMEDIATE roP1c-our Lord
and savior.
!. Who Jesus 10 (John l 1861.
IL Is absolutely indispensable that
every pupil regardless of age should
know clearly who Jesus is and what
ne came into the world for. 1t should
be the ardent desire of every teacher
10 make so clear the person and work
or Christ that the pupils may accept
nm as their Saviour. Nothing short
or his Deity and vicarious atonement
VIII avail for salvation. What he Ia
set forth to be is through personal
testimony. For the most part that
which he was found to be is through
personal investigation.
l. The Lamb Of God ". 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 90 and forward to Jesus on
the cross, bearing our sins In his .wn
body. Christ had been definitely point.
ed u to John by the Holy Spirit wv.
SO, 34).
=. The Messiah ". 41). At the invi.
tatlon OF Jesus, the disciples went and
abode with him for a day. As a result
Of that day with Jesus they testified
h a he Is the Messiah. He Is that INC
whom God had anointed to be the
of men.
.. The Son of God. ". 49). Nathan.
was interested through the testi.
mony OF a friend. Philip told him that
he had found Jesus Of Nazareth, OF
whom Moses had written. He knew
hat Nazareth was not the birthplace
Of the Messiah, therefore he inquired:
any good thing come out of Naz-
areth?" At the invitation of Philip he
a personal investigation. AS a
result he testified that Jesus was the
Son of God, the King Of Israel.
4. The Son of Man ". 51). This Is
W testimony. 1t shows that
is the Messiah who, according to
Daniels prediction (Dan. 7:13), would
appear in divine glory and establish a
Universal and eternal kingdom. In
his testimony of Jesus is foreshad-
WED the union Of man and God, and
through him the establishment of a
Of communication between
arth md heaven. This is the reality
Jacobs vision at Bethel (Gen. %:
p.
u. His Mission In the World Matt.
O:27, %; John 3:16).
He came to give his life a ransom
or many. The world was lost In sin
to perish. Christ voluntarily
ave his life-died instead of the sin.
er.
/. The world is dying like the Is.
a~elites, because bitten by the serpent
sin.
- iots INV tuC DIuLcu SeTDeII X
as been lifted up upon the cross as
remedy for sin (JOhn 3:14. 15).
3. AS the %Israelites must look up to
uplifted serpent. SO those who :.
Ould be saved must believe on Jesus !
(JOhn 3:18). While looking t
y faith to the cruci1ed Christ saves g
ON the death-sting Of the serpent, a a
aglect or refusal to believe on him b
cans to perish.
4. This provision was made by God. Il
emanated from his love (JOhn 3: o
y. For God 81 loved the world tina. g
gave his only begOtten Son." q
~. What He Gives (ROm. S:31. 32).
God gave his Son to save a dying e.
Orld. Those who accept his Son have I,
on their side. He that spared his
IN will freely give all things to those r,
no receive him. He even makes all tt
ings work together for good to them N
no love him from. S:2S), n,