The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-04

Sunday. April 7.
John 14:S-24.
Golden Textile as father
pitietb his children. so the Lord
pitieth them that fear nIm'-
Psalm 1O3:13.
To David God revealed his pity
ing father heart, for he knows
our fame, and remembers that
we are dust psalm 103:1O-l4l.
Through Isaiah he declared ms
unfailing goodness in giving pow
er TO the faint and helpless so
that their strength is renewed
until they mount up with wings
as eagles Isaiah 40:27-3D.
In the Sermon on the Mount
Jesus showed the Apostles why
our heavenly Father commands,
how he cares, and whom ne
crowns Matthew 6:24-34).
In the night interview at Jeru-
salem Jesus taught Nieodemus
that we must be born from above
if ever we live above John 8:
S-6).
Against the attack upon him in
the Temple Jesus told the Phari-
sees that the children of Abraham
could be children of the devil,
for if God were their Father
they would love the Son of God
John S:40-D. =.
To the Twelve on the night of
betrayal Jesus spoke of the Fa-
theirs house and of the way
thither through himself as the:
Son of God, identical with the
Father, sender of the Holy Spirit
and giver Of peace to all who be-
iieved John Ia :1-31).
To the Romans Paul wrote de-
scriblng the believer as a child of
God led by the Spirit and an
heir of God sharing the grief and
the glory of Christ (Romans 81
14-1D.
The Hebrews are exhorted not
to deSpise the training of the
Lord who as a good Father dis
ciplines us for our profit that we
may share his holiness and bear
the fruits of righteousness (He- !
brewS 12:5-1D.
1. THE FATHERS PARENT
HOOD
By Faith in Christ we recog-
nize the parenthoOd of the heav-
emily Father and become his chill
dren. The unity of Father and
Son is asserted and claimed.
Recognition of Jesus in his true
nature included knowledge OF
God. The disciples discernment
had not been clear. Philip,
therefore. desired that Jesus
should reveal the Father to the
little group around him. He may
have expected some supernatural
display, like the Shekinah cloud
which would dazzle away their
darksome questions. In sorrow
full, perhaps reproachful, surprise,
Jesus declared that all who had
seen him had seen the Father;
that is, they had witnessed the
Father; that is, they had witness
ed the Fathers mind and will IN
him, glory and grace, adherence
of sin and purpose to save the
lost; in word, all the Fathers
perfection. This most intimate
unity, this Misrepresentation and
indwelling of Father and Son, is
a matter not merely to be claim
disciples. The Lord of heaven,
Father and Son, was revealed to
men in the words and works of
Jesus. While these sublime facts
of redemption are to be accepted
implicitly, they are given an in
telligent basis. No man could
have produced his thoughts, or
wrought his works; hence, they
afforded indisputable proof of
the deity of Jesus.
2. THE FATHERS PAWER
By Prayer Through Christ we
receive the power of the heav-
emily Father. The word believe"
occurs about 100 times in the
Gospel of John and usually it fell
from the lips of Jesus. He longed
to win the faith of men, for thus
alone could they be saved to
spend eternity with him in heaven.
But he saves us in order that we
may serve and he grants the
same power which he possessed.
In the apostolic age miracles
were wrought like those perform
ed by Jesus; and the greater