A N E W S E R I E S O F SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS -------------------------■-----FROM THE GOSPEL OF JO H N ----------------------------— SUGGESTED and APPROVED bp the FUNDAMENTALS COMMITTEE
Exposition of the Lesson, Including Lesson for Jimiors Suggestive Comment . . . . . . . .
T . C . Horton Bp Prominent Ministers
MARCH 11 , 192 3 THE WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE—John 6:41-71
which is called “ the old n a tu re ”- the n atu re w ith which we are born—must be systematically Btarved. Believers do not get rid of th eir old n atu re un til the body of th eir hum iliation is laid down and they go .to be w ith H im ; or until He comes and they are given th e ir new bodies. Then they will be through with th e old n atu re forever. The spiritual n atu re must be system atically nu rtu red . W hat constitutes food for th e new n atu re? True bread, v. 32; Bread of God, v. 33; Bread of Life, v. 35; Jesus, v. 48; Living Bread, vs. 50, 51 ;.His flesh, v..51. It is very evident from these verses th a t th e sp iritual n atu re must feed on Jesus Christ. The d eath of Jesus is the life of th e believer. In th e death of Jesus Christ we see sins pu t away. Death for us means death to the sinful n atu re which separates us from God. Sin brought in death. Jesu s’ death bore out sin. He who is dead is freed from sin. (Rom. 6:7.) Death was ours. H is death became our life and so sep arates us forever from sin and death. The Jews strove among themselves saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to e a t? ” Only those who are born from above can know and understand th is statem ent of our Lord. The resu r rection life im parted to the believer by the indwelling Spirit gives power to ap propriate th e life of Christ. The earth ly life of Jesus is a blessed example; th ere is inspiration is it; but
Golden Text: “ I am th e living bread which came down from heaven; if any man eat of th is bread, he shall live forever.” (John 6:51.) Theme: The Words of E tern al Life. Place: Near Capernaum. Persons: Jesus, th e Disciples, the Jews. Outline: (1) Discourse of Jesus to the Jews, vs. 41-58. (2) Discourse of Jesus to the Disci Our lesson is a continuation of the message given last week on “The Bread of L ife.” The Jews, as was so often the case, found fau lt w ith th e Teacher, be cause He claimed to be God’s Son. It is h ard for the n atu ra l man to under stand or receive the things of God. (1) DISCOURSE OF JESUS TO THE JEWS, vs. 41-58. Food an d Fellowship. The Jews murmured. He claimed so much for Himself. They said, “ Is not this Joseph’s son?” The world murmurs when it fails to understand. The Deity of Jesus Christ can only be ap prehended by those who tu rn to Him and only such will be able to learn of Him. Such will see th e F ath e r and recognize Him. (John 1 4 :9 .\ t h a t h a t h s e e n m e h a t h s e e n t h e F a t h e r ; a n d h o w s a y e s t th o n th e n , S h ew n s t h e F a t h e r ? ” Believers have two natures. T h is1 must be recognized. The carnal nature, ples, vs. 59-71. Int ro du cti on:
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