The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-12-31
Sunday School
Lesson In Brief
BY REV. b. A. MEEKS

By REV. b. A. MEEKS
Subject: "The Glory of the
Son of Cod
Bible Passage: John lib.
Golden Text: and the Word
was made flesh, and dwelt among
us, (and we beheld his glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of
the Father,) full of grace and
truth" - John, liza.
This lesson begins a series Of
studies in the Gospel of John
which is to cover a period of three
months. The ultimate aim of the
course is to lead the student into
saving relationship with Jesus
Christ. This aim is in keeping
with Johns purpose in writing
the book as stated in John 2O:3O
81: And many other signs truly
old Jesus in the presence of his
disciples, which are not written
in this book: But these are writ
ten, that we might believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of
God; and that believing We
might have life through his
name"
The passage assigned for our
study to day is called the pro-
logue of Johns Gospel. These
Introductory verses may be call
ed brief, setting forth the sub
Ject matter and the method John
intends to use in presenting his
material. Many students consid-
er this portion of Johns Gospel
among the most important verses
ever to be penned by man. For
IN them, John, who has known
Jesus in the flesh, defines for us
the relation of Jesus to God. to
man, and to the created universe.
John fortifies the Christian be-
lever against every conceivable
heresy concerning the person and
work of Christ.
Jesus is here presented as being
truly and fully God. "In the be-
ginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the
Word was God. The same was
in the beginning with God". Je-
sus in His divine nature is CO.
existent and co-equal with God,
the Father. He is the same in
substance, equal in power and
glory with the Father. John uses
the same words in introducing
his gospel as did Moses in intro
ducing the first book of the Bible.
Moses says. 'In the beginning
God" and John says, I'm the be-
ginning was the Word.
John declares that Jesus in
His divine nature is the creator
of all things. Cali things were
made by him; and without him
was not any thing made that was
made" By this statement we see
that Jesus does not belong to the
order of created beings - no
matter how exalted. One of the
first heresies concerning the per-
son of Jesus was to consider Him
a created being. He was placed
above all other created beings,
but still a created being. Some
today are given to this same
heresy. The universe and all that
is therein are His because He
created them. "He was in the
world, and the world was made
by him, and the world knew him
not. He came unto his own, and
his own received him not"
Jesus is not only truly God,
very God of very God, but He is
also human. "And the Word was
made flesh, Cor became flesh) and
dwelt among u.s.. These simple
words gives us the supreme truth
of the Incarnation. The Incarna-
ton is one of the great mysteries
of our holy religion. Our finite
minds are not able to comprehend
this supreme truth so simply
stated by the apostle of love.
Note this statement endeavoring
to answer the question, How
did Christ, being the Son of God,
become man." Christ, the Son
of God, became man, by taking to
himself true body and a rea-
sonable soul, being conceived by
the power of the Holy Ghost, in
the womb of the virgin Mary, and
born of her, yet without sin" 1t
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