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THE K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S
September 1925
OUTLINE STUDIES IN THE EPISTLES OF JOHN (Continued from page 401) . (Prov. 8:22-31; Isa. 41 :4 ; Micah 6 : 2 ) . -John tells us w hat he knows con cerning the Word, who is 'the Life. (Ch. 4 :1 4 ): “A n d w e h a v e s e e n a n d do t e s t if y th a t th e F a th e r s e n t th e Son to b e th e S a v io u r o f th e w o r ld .” (Luke 1 :2 ; 2 Pet. 1:16-18; Luke 24 :39 ). Notice how John describes his fel lowship w ith th e Lord: “Heard “ seen ;’’——“ looked upon ;”— “h an d led ; ” of th e Word of Life (Luke 2 4 :3 9 ): “B eh o ld m y h a n d s a n d m y fe e t, th a t it is I m y s e lf: h a n d le m e, a n d s e e ; fo r a s p ir it h a th n o t flesh a n d b o n es, a s y e s e e m e h a v e . “A n d w h e n h e h a d th u s sp o k e n , h e s h e w e d th em h is h a n d s a n d h is fe e t.” (John 20 :27 ). He was a real m anH -m anifested by dem onstration to the eyes, the ears, th e hands, th e heart. John had heard Him speak, saw His m iracles, talked w ith Him, leaned on His bosom, loved H im ,SH e , who was th e Word of Life. We cannot define this Life. He said “ I am the Way, the T ru th and the L ife.” (John 1 :4 ; 5 :26 ; 10 :10 ). The purpose for which th is Life was m anifested: T h at we m ight have fel lowship w ith believers, w ith the F ath er, and w ith His Son. Fellowship depends upon knowl edge (1 Tim. 3 :16) : “A n d w ith o u t c o n tr o v e r sy g r e a t is th e m y s te r y o f g o d lin e s s : G od w a s m a n ife s t in th e flesh , ju stifie d in th e S p irit, see n o f a n g e ls , p r e a ch ed u n to th e . G e n tiles, b e lie v e d o n in th e w o r ld , r e c e iv e d up in to g lo r y .” Fellowship depends upon a common range of e x p e rie n c e ,th e re fo re , the necessity of knowing Him. There must be a common life, com mon purpose, common destiny, etc. Jesus became a man, experienced m an’s needs, walked w ith them , w ear ied. w ith them , hungered w ith them, suffered w ith them , was persecuted w ith them. He was touched w ith the feeling of th e ir infirmities. The F ath e r enters into our expe rience— our sorrows— our trials— our tem ptations (1 Pet. 5 :1 ): “T h e e ld e r s w h ic h a r e ■a m o n g y o u I e x h o r t, w h o am a ls o a n eld er, a n d a w it n e s s o f th e s u ife r in g s o f C h rist, a n d a lso a p a r ta k e r o f th e g lo r y th a t s h a ll be r e v e a le d .” - (1 Tim. %:%-). He tells us now- th e first reason for w riting,— “ th a t our joy may be full.” (v. 4). The Gospel of th e Son of God is a Gospel of Joy. (John 15:11; 16: 24; Eph. 3:19; Phil. 4 :4 ; 1 Thess. 5: 16). “R e jo ic e ev erm o r e .” (To be Continued)
“THELITLEREDGOSPELOF JOHN”
“ I a m en clo sin g c h e c k to c o v e r th e co st of 2 3 3 3 c o p ies of th e little r e d G o sp el o f Jo h n . A t o u r C o u n ty C o n v e n tio n w e v o ted to c a n vass th e c o u n ty a n d p la c e a G o sp el of Jo h n in e v e ry h om e. “ W e a s k y o u r p r a y e r s a n d th o se of T h e K in g 's B u sin ess F am ily th a t th is m a y b e d o n e in a w a y th a t w ill g lo rify o u r L o rd .“ T h e o th e r le tte r sa id : “K in d ly se n d m e 5 0 0 m o re c o p ies of th e r e d G o sp el o f Jo h n .* * 1 g iv e th e m to a frie n d of m in e w h o is a n ev an g elist, a n d h e gives th e m to all w h o a c c e p t th e L o rd Je su s C h rist in h is m e e tin g s. A p ic tu re of th e ev an g elist is p a s te d in th e in sid e fro n t co v er, m a k in g a v e ry a ttra c tiv e g ift fo r a n ew c o n v e rt.“ This Special Edition has some New and Unique Features Two letters came to us recently enclosing orders for “the little red Gospel of John.” The writer of the first said: A ll of th e FU N D A M E N T A L D O C T R IN E S of O U R F A IT H a r e fo u n d in th e G o sp el of Jo h n , a n d th e se a r e classified in th e b a c k of th e b o o k . C H A P T E R T IT L E S a n d D IV IS IO N S m ak e it easy to c o m p re h e n d . A L L N E C E SSA R Y IN FO RM A T IO N fo r D E A L IN G W IT H T H E U N SA V E D is given, a n d th e p a ssa g e s c ite d a re all fro m th e G O S P E L O F JO H N . BOYS A N D G IRL S a re u sin g th em to w in th e ir p la y m a te s f o r C h rist. O N E M A N U FA C T U R IN G C O N C E R N IN T H E M IDD L E W E S T o rd e re d 2 0 0 0 to d is trib u te a m o n g its em p lo y ees. SU N D A Y S C H O O L T E A C H E R S a n d S U P E R IN T E N D EN T S a r e fin d in g it a m e a n s o( c re a tin g a re a l rev iv al in sc h o o l a n d c h u rc h . IT P R O V ID E S T H E M O ST SIM PLE , P R A C T IC A L , E F F E C T IV E M E T H O D O F EVANG EL ISM , fo r it is th e W O R D O F G OD , a n d th a t c a n n e v e r fail to p r o d u c e resu lts. W ith it, e v e ry C h ristia n m a y b e c o m e a so u l-w in n er, fo r th e G o sp el of J o h n w as w ritte n fo r th is d efin ite, sp ecific p u rp o s e : “But these are w ritten, that ye m ight believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye m ight have life through H is name” (John 20:31). S in g le C o p ies, 5 c ; 100 co p ies, $ 4 .0 0 B IO L A B O O K R O O M 5 3 6 -5 5 8 S o u th H o p e S tre e t, L o s A n g e le s, C alif. ■ = = = = = = USE THIS COUPON .... B iola B o o k R o om 5 3 6 -5 5 8 S. H o p e S t., L o s A n g e le s, C alif.
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