Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-04-03
LESSON FOR APRIL 10
CHRIST QUA SAVIOR.

S6nISl OoH Savior
LESSON TExTsJohn 1.ss-51; Matthew
1o-27, Is; John SIS. Romans s.31. 81.
world. that he gave hi. only nssotten
Son. that whosoever believeth him
,as not perish. but have everlasting
PRIMARY ToPIc-Jesus our friend and
JUNIOR ToPIc-what Jesus does for
INTERMEDIATE ToPrc-our Lore
and savior
l. Who Jesus Is (John $3.50
1t 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 clear the person and work
of Christ that the pupils may accept
him their Saviour. Nothing short
OF his Deity and vicarious 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.
/. The Lamb of God (v. 36). John
testified that he is the Lamb of Cod
the worlds sin bearer. The word used
and the idea conveyed carry us back
to Isaiah 50 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 fvv.
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?. The Messiah (v. 41). 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.
3. The Son of God. (v. 49,. Nathan
ae1 was interested through the teSti-
mony of friend. Philip told him that
whom Moses had written He knew
that Nazareth was not the birthplace
of the Messiah, therefore he inquired ::
Can any good thing come out of Naz-
| arethZ'' At the invitation OF Philip he
| made a personal investigation AS a
| result he testified that Jesus was the
| Son of God. the King OF Israel.
A. The Son of Man ". SD. This is
| Christ's own testimony 1t shows that
/ he is the Messiah who, according to
| Daniels prediction pan- z :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, and
| through him the establishment OF a
| medium of communication between
| earth and heaven. This Is the reality
/ of Jacobs vision at Bethel (Gen. %
| 12)-
II. His Mission in the World Matt
/ 20 81, %; John :16).
| He came to give his life a ransom
| for many. The world was lost in sin
| about TO perish. Christ voluntarily
| gave his Hfe-died instead of the sin
|
| l. The world is dying like the Is
| rae1ftes, 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 IA. 49,
| g. AS the Israelites must look up tic
| the uplifted serpent, so those who
| would be saved must believe on Jesus
| Christ (John :16). While looking
| by faith to the crucified Christ saves
| from the death-sting of the serpent, q
| neglect or refusal to believe on him
| means to perish.
f. This provision was made by God
1t emanated from his love (John 8:
49,. For God SO loved the world that
| he gave his only begotten Son.
III. What He Gives (Rom. 81. 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
| who love him (Rom. :28)-