The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-06
TOMORROW's SUNDAY
SCHOOL LESSON

The lesson checked up is found In
the book of LIST John 4 7 to Il, but
we make a mistake If we don't in
clude the whole Of the book, which
consists of 5 chapters and 1O4 verses.
The book Is written to no separate
church as most of the Epistles are,
but to all believers. The purpose OF
the book is found in LIST chapter and
verses 3 and 4. That all believers
may have fellowship to gather with
the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and
each other, and that their Joy may
be full.
In Matthews we see Jesus king OF
the Jews, but John brings him out OF
the bosom of God the father. He also
makes every Christian a son of God.
He does not argue as some OF the
writer's do but testifies. He says I'VE
show unto you hat eternal life, which
was with the Father, and was mani
tested unto US; that which we have
seen and heard, declare we unto you"
"He does not denounce error says
one, che teaches the truth. There
is the kingdom Of the DeWl-sin dis
ease-death and hell-On the one
hand and on the other is the King
dom of God which is righteousness,
10y, eternal life in this world and that
to come. His definition Of love Is,
God. God is love-, is the greatest
sentence man ever uttered in three
words. Love was born in the bosom
of God. Not that God can love, nor
that he does love, but he Is love. The
test of Gods love is what he is-what
he has done and what he is doing.
The Devil accuses God of making
sickness, crime, war, death, but all
that is only apart of the crop he
sewed "as far as the heaven above the
earth, so great is his mercy toward
them that love him." "As far as the
east is from the west, so far hath he
removed our transgressions from us. "
We have men who tell us how high
the sun is but not heaven.
And there has been quite a bit of
trouble up about the north pole and
the south pole they know something
about, I reckon, but an east or west
pole-never.
Oh, don't you see the greatness of
Gods love shining out of the book.
Not once has Gods love failed. Not
once has he wronged any one.
The supreme test of Gods love is
shown in the heart of man. when the
door of the heart is thrown open to
(him.
How often we see bitter hatred DO.
tween brothers in the flesh, but the
Devil can't do anything of the kind
in peoule who truly owe God. Such
people never ask, What church do
you belong to-" The whole house
hold of faith is precious to them.
They have no pets-no clique. The
lodge man call the member of his
lodge, his brother-many church
ipeople are like that, but not the man
filled with Gods love--every member
of the household of faith locks the
same to him. Gods love and Gods
word make them one. Some think II
all could be made members of one
nae whatever, then they'd be one
Foolish indeed, Is that. Only the
spirit-fllled man can enjoy such a life
| was on a train hours with an old
Catholic priest-Mr. Richards, of the
500. What blessed time we had
Why? Because Jesus was our friend
and the Bible was his love letter to
us and we were wholly taken up with
Him. You see, he was a spirit. filled
man who happened to be Catholic
We read in this lesson, that the mar
who does not know God, knows moth
ing about love. No wonder the di.
vorce will grinds, In l Cor. we read
that all the precious things spoken OF
shall fail, but love. never. II we
want to see how love hates sin, look
at Jesus on the cross.
Love is always looking for the
good in man everywhere, Love is al
ways seeking to put away sin. Love
is always seeking to help the under.
dog.
The measure of Gods love in the
soul is clearly shown by our love to
the other fellow. No man can see
God face to face and live, but Jacob
after his dream, Gen. 1890, said he