t h e lie a nd t he liar (Jno. 8:44; 2 Thes. 2:8-12); a nd "Righteousness shall look (complacently) down from heaven," h a v i ng s h e a t h ed t he s w o rd of j u d g m e n t. (4) "The Lord shall give good;" "the land flourished
shall yield Increase;" " R i g h t e o u s n e s s" shall w a lk in t he land a nd we will follow in its footprints, h a v i ng learned, a t last, t h a t "Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin Is a reproach to any people" (Pro. 14:34).
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13. THE SPIRIT OF T HE WORD. Jno. 13:12-15. W e h a ve a n o t h er lesson on t he H o ly Spirit. W e r e m e m b er t h at t he H o ly Spirit is a Divine Person. 1. He is the Spirit of Truth. VS. 12. H e is called t he Eternal Spirit, H e b. 9:14. H e is called God, A c ts 3:3, 4. H is n a m e is coupled w i th t h a t of God, 1 Cor. 12:4-6; Ma t t. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14. 2. He is the Author of the Word. Men s p a ke f r om God b e i ng mo v ed b y th6 H o ly Ghost, 2 P e t. 1:21. T he Spirit of t he L o rd s p a ke by m en and " H is Wo rd w a s in m y t o n g u e ." 2 S a m. 23:23. 3. He is the Mouthpiece of God. H e shall not s p e ak f r om Himself, vs. 13. L i ke t h e L o rd J e s us Himself, w ho said, " F o r I h a ve not spoken of Myself, b ut t he F a t h e r which' s e nt Me. H e gave m e a c o mm a n d- m e n t w h a t I should s ay and' w h a t I should gpeak," Jno. 12:49. C o n t r a st this w i th t he w o r ds which t he devil speaks, Jno. 8:44. 4. He will guide In the study of the Word. •'Guide you into all t r u t h ," Vs. 13. T he word guide, here, is t he s a me a s in A c ts 8:31 and m e a ns to show the way. J e s us is t h e T r u t h, Jno. 14:6. A nd t he Spirit will guide us into H i m. " As m a n y a s a re led by Again t he L o rd s p e a ks of H is d e p a r t u r e. H e h ad said, "I go to p r e p a re a place for t h e ir h e a r ts shall be filled w i th sorrow, b ut t h a t sorrow shall be t u r n ed into joy, Vs. 20. l t w a s difficult for t h e se disciples to u n - deirstand t h at H e m u s t die. H e h ad told t h e m long b e f o re t h a t H e m u s t suffer m a n y thing? of t he elders, chief priests a nd scribes; be killed a nd be raised a g a in t he third day, M a t t. 16:21, but t h e ir hopes w e re fixed upon a personal, t e m p o r al k i n g d om a nd w e re looking a l w a ys for its e s t a b l i s h- you, Jno. 14:2. N ow H e t e l l s . t h em t h a t 1. The Surprise of the Cross. fall into t he g r o u nd a nd die like a ,grain H e m u st m r n t, A c ts 1:6. PROPHECY OF HIS D E A TH A NN PPCI IP PROPHECY OF HIS D E A TH A N D RESUR- j & S K j t SE3S John 16:16-33. t h e Spirit of God, t h ey a r e t h e sons of God." R o m. 8:14. W h e n t a k i ng u p t h e Bible to r e ad or study, our p r a y er should be t h a t o ur eyes m i g ht be opened to behold t he w o n d r o us things, P s a. 119:18. W e need m o re of d e- p e n d e n ce u p on t he Spirit of God a s t he i n- t e r p r e t er of t he W o r d of God, 1 Jno. 2:27. M a ny a re led into all k i n ds of e r r or b e- c a u se t h ey a re n ot d e p e n d i ng upon t he H o ly Spirit to sho\y t h e m t he w a y of t r u t h. 5. He will reveal future things. H e will s p e ak of t h i n gs to come, Vs. 13. All of t h e N e w T e s t a m e nt Epistles, t he A c ts a nd R e v- elation a re t he fulfillment of this promise. Christ h ad m a n y t h i n gs t o s ay u n to t h e m, b ut t h ey w e re not able t o b e a r t h e m, Vs. 12. T he H o ly Spirit b r o u g ht t he Me s s a ge f r o m H i m t h r o u gh t he Apostles to t he C h u r c h e s. 6. He glorifies Christ. H e will receive of m i ne a nd s h ew it u n to you, Vs. 14. T h e whole w o rk of t he Holy Spirit is b e a u t i- fully expressed h e r e: It is to glorify Christ. T he Spirit will lift t he veil a n d reveal t he L o rd Christ. H e s e a r c h es t he d e p t hs of t he Deity of C h r i st a nd r e v e a ls t h em to us, 1 Cor.. 2:10. " W i th open f a ce we b e- hold a s in a m i r r or t he glory of t he L o rd a nd a r e c h a n g ed into t he s a me i m a ge f r om glory to glory by t he Spirit of t he L o r d ." 2 Cor. 3:18. a l w a ys p r e c e de joyi a nd glory. cross p r o p h e s ys t he crown, R o m. 8:17. r u l e rs look f o r w a rd to t he d e a th of t he L o rd J e s us as t he c u l m i n a t i on of t h e ir dif- Acuities a nd plotted w i th s a t i s f a c t i on for H is sale, b ut the cross w as to be t he m e d i um of joy a nd g l a d n e ss to t he b e- lievers. W e w e ep a t t he cross a s we t h i nk t h a t our sins m a de H is d e a th n e c e s s a rv b ut we rejoice also a t t he cross w h en » e k n ow t h a t H is d e a th settles t he question of sin a nd gives a s s u r a n ce of our salvation 2. The Objects of His Devotion "I will joy. D e a th w a s to grip H i m, b ut it could not hold H i m, R o m. 6:9; H e b. 2:9- Phil 2:8. 9. H e w a s to b r e ak t he b a rs of d e a th a nd look into t h e ir f a c es a g a in H e would T he T he see you again, vs. 22. T h e r e in lies t he of w h e a t, Jno. 12:24, in order t h a t H e m i g ht b r i ng f o r th a h a r v e s t. Sorrow a nd suffer- Lesson XXXIX—October 8th.
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