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not (v, 11) . But as- many as receive Him with them He shares His rights as the Sow of G®d; (v. 12”)»,. and indeed they tire sort# (v. 13; 1 John 3 :l-3). And they re ceive Him, who teeeive the Word about Hint, and Qfdtfc in the Light He sheds and give's 6«tf’ of His fulness of “grace and truth” (v, 14). Mo man hath seen (v, IS) or ever will see God bat in the Light (v. 4) of- the Word" (vs. 1, 14).
V î t T he - W orb 1 in t - s e F lesh . He Declared God (v. IS). If was in the flesh that tile Logos made the f#8 revelation «si God So that H i -realised John 14:-9. He was "fke Word' ûitt-speak ing in His works-, Bis words, His walk, aad His character, as made" evident is ail. Be was both Logos and Light, a'fïül lighteth every «Ha'ii within the radius of the Gospel. They are all Bis oww but fto^r receive Bim
LESSON XHL—Decefftlber 28.-— R eview .—Read Joshua 24; Heb. II :2S-31. G olden T e - xt :■ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that vghosodver beUeveth on Him should not perish, but have everlasting. Kfe .^-John 3 :16. A SAY 0®" DECISION.
pent). Scripture proceeds to prepare the way for the Seed! tracing His descent; pre figuring His offices; and proclaiming His advent. All is unfolded between “In the beginning,” Genesis- 1 :1, and “In the be ginning,” John 1:1, the first and last les sons of the year. 2. Nonehie Covenant (Gen. 8:22-9:11- 16). Cain and his race ran the course of sin culminating, in catastrophe, typical of the end. The new covenant with the sur viving Sethite, the man of faith, shows .God had not, would not forget (Gen. 3 :16) the covenanted salvation (1 Peter 3 :22, 21). 3. Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 12:1-3; I3il4-17; 13:18-21; 17rl-8, etc.). With Abraham and fete fee, in particular, prem ises, ratified to» Isaac and Jacob, conveyed mercies to a# his seed (but; eternal salva tion to such only as walked in his- faith, Ror®, 4:13) and included among them not only those of his flesh (“Jews”) but all (Gentiles) who are of his faith (Ro® 4: 11-16); constituting him “the father of iss all;-” and excluding such natural descend ants as repudiate that faith (Rom. 9:64!). Of thorn.- through whom Christ came only those “are counted for seed” who come through Christ, We see Abraham circum cised, typing, the crucifixion of the flesh (Gem 17:(M4, 23-27; Col. 2:41, 12); which is and always must fee the sign and seal of faith (Rem. 4:11). That formal seal was certified inwardly by the offer-
N otes We lack space to list the year’s lessons. Recall t-he: stories of Creation and the Fall; of Able, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Joseph and his brethren, Moses, the Exo dus, the giving of the Law, the murmur- ings, sUppKes, punishments, pardonings Of the people, and the entrance- to and con quest of the Land. We merely sketch some fundamental principles under fi-ve x. C réation . 1. Significance of the Record. “I n the bégînnyng G ob ” is the ground of (he whole revelation, the first facf of faith, and ac- couitfs for all facts of (he Universe, and condemns materialism and idolatry. “I RELIEVE" IN GOD' THE FATHER AL MIGHTY.”1 2. Evidential! Paine of the Record. Not a scientific Syllabus, it was not given to describe the' facts but the fact' of Creation. Yet it consists with' every demonstrated fact of science thongh written 4'000 year's before “Science.” À feet that establishes supernatural inspiration, beyond reasonable doubt. Goo is, and has sp O ken . II. C o VBNANTS; 1. Adamic Covenant (Gen. 3 :13). His tory and revelation are governed by a series of Divine covenants. The Fall brought the promise. A. Seed and Redeemer. Sons of Adam through the- Son of Mao (Adam) should oust the usurper (the Satan-ser-
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