The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-11
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LESSON
By REV. p. s. FITzwATER. D. D.,
Teacher OF English Bible in :he Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright. 1919 by Western Nevspsper union.j
LESSON FOR APRIL l3
CHRIST OUR SAVIOR.


LESSON TExTs-John 1851: Matthew
1o:27. 2s; John 3.is: Romans s.3l. 81.
GOLDEN TExT-God so loved ths
world. that he gave his only besotten
Son, that whosoever believeth on him
should not perish. but have everlasting
PRIMARY ToPIc-Jesus our friend and
savior.
JUNIOR ToPIc-what Jesus does for
INTERMEDIARY ToPIc-our Lord,
and savior.
!. Who Jesus Is (John 1 :35-5D.
1t is absolutely Indispensable that
every pupil regardless of age should
know clearly who Jesus is and what
he came into the world for. 1t should
be the ardent desire of every teacher
to make so clear the person ard work
of Christ that the pupils may accept
him as their Saviour. Nothing short
of his Deity and vicarious ntonement
VIII 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 ". 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 SO and forward to Jesus on
the cross, bearing our sins in his OVID
body. Christ had been definitely point
ed out. to John by the Holy Spirit wv.
SO, 34).
2. The Messiah ". 41). At the in,1-
tation of Jesus, the disciples went and
abode with him for n 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. ". 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:
Can any good thing come out of Naz-
areth?" At the invitation of Philip he
made n personal investigation. As 4
result he testified that Jesus was the
Son of God. the King of Israel.
4. The Son of Man ". 51). This Is
Chrlst's own testimony. 1t shows that
he is the Messiah who, according to
Daniels prediction (Dan. 7:13). would
appear in divine glory and establish
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 :27. 2S; John 8 :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 sim
ner.
/. The world is dying like the Is
raelites, 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).
8. As the Israelites must look up to
the upllfted 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-sting of the serpent, a
neglect or refusal to believe on MIN
means to perish.
4. This provision was made by God.
1t emanated from his love (John 81:
16). For God so loved the world that
he gave his only begotten Son."
III. What He Gives (Rom. 8 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 ull
things work together for good to them
who love him (Rom. 8 :2S).