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' , TORONTO m 20 ALBERT STREET A:,■ -5 .. . . .-,' .-e;, .---^.re, 1 ■ v ore .*■ ,a-,.>a»» .aw..-'5L ■444, cLre.reiBjreu^LfBfwreLjLLiTj'L^BriMJyseBeLrireh.,',mS .15 ' .,.. ,_,.. „.,„ ' '• L V !h clause y we time. The fii tiling prior t the Ci reation taken place. seen i pv.it-li o.ii ._„.-yeK" Graph.?, LESSON XI CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP -- 1 John 1:1-7; Revelation -21:1-7 Bolden Text -- "Our fellowship , is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." 1 John 1:3. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time--The first epistle of St. John and the Revelation of St. John were written toward the close of his life, the former probably about 90 A.D., and the latter perhaps as .late as 96 A.D. "Place -- We do not know where John was when he wrote Ills epistles, but probably in the,city of Ephesus. He himself states that, when he received received the visions recorded in the b.6.ok of Revelation, he was on the" island island of Patinos (Rev. 1:9), which is in the Aegean Sea, twenty-four miles southwest of Asia Minor. The word translated "fellowship" in our lesson means "association," "commun "commun it, "joint participation." It is related related to a verb meaning "to enter into fellowship, to join-one's self as an associate, associate, to make one's self a sharer or partner," and then it also means, very significantly, "so to make another's necessities one's own as to relieve them." Our Fellowship's Foundation rung," The beginning here is " not, of course, the beginning of the life of Christ, or even the beginning of human human history, but. It refers to a time long before man .had been created, the very beginning of all things. "That which we have heard." With this pass' from eternity into rat clause refers to sonio- 0 the Creation. Here both and the Incarnation have- "That which we have li'.oÿos, that which we be-, dditiohal phrase;:.'with our taises .the. idea of direct série nee in a matter mar- self, The -vision was not within-, but in life. There oubt that, the exact word 1 a- distinct reference to the invitation of the Lord after his resurrection, "Handle me.' ' Concerning Concerning the Word of life," The fact that 'Word' is printed in the text of the Revised Version as a proper riotui, with the first letter as a capital, indicates indicates that the phrase is to bo taken a.s..,a direct reference to the person of teiPLord Jesus Christ. Christ is both file word of Rod and. the life of man. Words of Eternal Life Jesus himself said: The words that (have spoken unto you are spirit and are life,' and the apostle Peter confessed confessed to the Lord shortly after: "Thou ist the words of eternal life.' "And the life Was manifested." This phrase simply means that Christ, who was from eternity, and lived in heaven out of sight of men, became such that he could be seen by men. "And we have seen, and iiear witness." It is one thing to see and handle something and even to be convinced of its reality. reality. It is another thing to bear witness witness publicly, to others, concerning that which we have investigated and found tru'e. "And, declare unto you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us." "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us; yea, and our fellowship is with the. Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ." Fellowship, in this verse, is spoken of under two different aspects 1 ™ there Is the fellowship which believers believers have with one another, and there Is the fellowship which believers have with the Father and his Son Jesus Christ. Let us be clear that there is no true fellowship, as John personal e: veldus in ' of the soli can be no is used wi is speaking of it, except in a common belief, concerning the Lord Jesus Christ and an acceptance of him as Saviour. Fellowship with God as to privilege .is communion with him; as to responsibility, it is partnership with him. Fellowship with God means we have come into business with God, and that his enterprises are to be our enterprises. enterprises. With God fellowship is my privilege, to pour out everything that is in my heart, saying anything, saying saying everything- I am thinking. Converse Converse with God reaches its highest level level when alone with him. There is no sweeter fellowship in the world than that which believers have who are united in Christ. Where in all the world can such a fellowship as this be found, except among the Christian believers? It is love that has bound us together, and no other fellowship can ever be as permanent, as enriching, as genuine, as spontaneous, spontaneous, as the fellowship Christ has given given to us in our common salvation. "And these things we write, that our joy may be made full." The joy is that serene happiness, which is the result result of conscious union with God and good men, of conscious possession of eternal life, which raises us above pain and sorrow and remorse, Walk in the Light "And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all." There are three statements in the Bible which stand alone as revelations of the nature nature of God, and they are all in the writings of 1 St. John: 'God Is. spirit' (John 4:24) ; 'God is light'; and 'God is love.' They are probably the nearest approach to a definition of God that the human mind could frame or comprehend comprehend ; : and in the history of thought and religion they are unique. The more we consider them, the more they satisfy us. The simplest intellect can understand their meaning ; the subtlest. subtlest. cannot, exhaust it. The statement that there is no darkness in God", means first, that there is nothing hidden hidden in God -- he never expresses any truth, he never undertakes any act, in which- the slightest shadow." ' of tm- truthfuiness, or compromise with sin, can ever be discovered. "If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth." The apostle John, in this very epistle we are studying, says that a man who hates his brother, 'is in darkness.' "But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son cleanseth us from all sin." Walking in the light is presupposed as the condition for this application of the virtue of Christ's life and his death. The marvelous thing is that when you put your trust in the Lord Jesus, the blood of Christ cleanses eternally eternally and completely in the sight Of God. "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth are passed away; and tile sea is earth for the first heaven and the first no more." When John says that he saw a new heaven and a new earth, it is not to be understood that the earth itself lias been destroyed, or that heaven has been destroyed. There are two words to indicate the idea of newness in the Greek language -- one means something newly created, something brought for the first time into existence; the other one means something that has been changed, or renewed, or restored, and this is the word here used. What a glorious day that will be when the earth will be restored to its original beauty, and all who are upon the earth will be in the FRONT END views of the three units of the Ford V-S line for 1938 are pictured above. At top, left, is the standard V-8 car, designed for owners to whom economy is paramount, paramount, Below, the db luxe Ford V-8, stylish sistërïpf the standard car. The standard Ford, in three body types is power-d by the famous famous Ford V-8 engine. The de luxe car, in eight body types, is richly styled with new outward beauty and interior luxury. Sweeping lines and longer "hoods give the 1938 Ford V-8 cars & ' new and distinctive" distinctive" appearance, Both the de luxe arid standard cars have the same. Ford-V-8 chassis, .The new Ford V-8 I i front ' ' own, (top diator grille on both de luxe and s t a n d a r d trucks, gives a more massive, impressive appearance which is heightened by the long louvres which extend .horizontally along the hood. Trucks are in three wheelbase lengths, the 157-inch, the 134-inch, which "replacés the 13114- intiti, of previous years : and the 112- "h:c!i wheelbase for commercial cars. perfection of God's image, without a blemish arid without stain! "And T saw the -holy city, ..new Jerusalem, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride is adorned for her husband." There are three Jerusalems in the Bible -- the earthly 'city by -that name; our home, in heaven Is sometimes called, the Jerusalem Jerusalem which is above, then there is the Holy City, new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven. "And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they: shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God." Here we have the perfection of all fellowship, for God is now found actually dwelling with men, the consummation of all his purposes, for bis redeemed people. "And he shall wipe away every tear from, their eyes ; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be any mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.' There is infinite wisdom here, infinite love, and infinite power. God is not ignorant of nor aloof from the sufferings of men, nor is he, knowing man's deep tragedies, powerless as he looks upon them, for he not only takes away our tears, but he takes away all- that causes tears -- death, and pain, and sorrow. Father and Son "And lie that sitteth on the throne, said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write ; for these words are faithful and true, And he said Bsates sarterea TT"i « I. 4M Owi&vl. Even Turlies Are -Taken in. Placé of Money In World's Remoter Remoter Regions Which is the most widely read book in the world? Undoubtedly the Bible. During the year 11,343,948 copies of the Scriptures were issued. This staggering staggering figure included 1,040,025 Bobles, 1,246,743 New Testaments, and 9,057,- 180 portions. The books were printed in many hundreds of languages and dialects--a feat remarkable in itself. Where the people are very poor the British . and Foreign Bible Society's colporteurs (as their missionary-salesmen missionary-salesmen are called) barter the Scriptures for sweetmeats, eggs, sugar-cane, and even turtles. One colporteur in the far north of Manchuku-o wrote that lie appeared more like a hunter returning with his spoils than a man returning to his church, for his far-off customers did not know the use of money and paid him with skins and cooking pots instead. A Bulgarian has' committed suicide suicide at the age of 99, because he did not want to bo a centenarian. Driven from the steeple of St. John's Church, - Reading, England, where they did $2,500 damage, pigeons pigeons have made their home in the organ chamber of Trinity Congregational Congregational Church, two streets away. unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overconi- eth shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son." In the last clause of the seventh verse -- 'I will be Ms God, and he shall be my son' -- we have the ultimate ultimate achievement of the great redeeming redeeming work of God's only begotten Son. Beloved, now are we children of God, and It is not yet made manifest, manifest, what we shall be, We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall ' see him as he is, (1. John 3:1, 2.) In these seven verses we have three distinct forms of fellowship ■-- that which is represented represented by "a' city, that which is symbolized symbolized by the loving relationship of a bride and her husband, and that which is indicated by the living, vital relationship relationship of a son to his father. IMPERIAL TOBACCO'S INSPIRING PROGRAM Every Friday Wight on a national coast to coast network.