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Fa &, Bon ant ans amn s@edI SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON oh 3 LESSON XI CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP -- 1 John 1:1-7; Revelation 21:1-7 Golden 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 his epistles, but probably in the city of Ephesus. He himself states that, when he re- ceived the visions recorded in the book of Revelation, he was on the is- land of Patmos (Rev. 1:9), which is in the Aegean Sea, twenty-four miles south west of Asia Minor. The word translated "fellowship" in our lessen means "association," "com- munit, "joint participation." It is re- lated to a verb meaning "to enter into fellowship, to join one's self as an as- sociate, 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 Fellowshin's Foundation ning." The beginning here is not, of course, the beginning of the life of Christ, or even the beginning of hu- man 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 clause we pass from eternity into time. The first clause refers to some- thing prior to the Creation. Here both reation and the Incarnation have taken place. "That which we have seen with our eyes, that which we be- held." The additional phrase 'with our eyes" emphasizes the idea of direct personal experience in a matter mar- velous in itself. The vision was not of the soul within, but in life. There can be no doubt that the exact word is used with a distinct reference to the invitation of the Lord after his resurrection, 'Handle me." "Concern- ing the Word of life." The fact that 'Word' is printed in the text of the Revised Version as a proper noun, with the first letter as a capital, in- dicates that the phrase is to be taken as a direct reference to the person of the Lord Jesus Christ, Christ is both the word of God and the life of man. Words of Eternal Life Jesus himself said: The words that I have spoken unto you are spirit and are life,' and the apostle Peter confes- sed to the Lord shortly after: "Thou hast 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 bear witness." It is one thing to see and handle something and even to be convinced of its real- ity. It is another thing to bear wit- ness publicly, to others, concerning that which we have investigated and found true. "And declare unto you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us." J "That which we have geen 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 -- there is the fellowship which be- levers 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 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 en- terprises. With God fellowship is my privilege, to pour out everything that is in my heart, saying anything, say- ing everything I am thinking. Con- verse with God reaches its highest le- rel 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 spontan- eous, as the fellowship Christ has gi- ven 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 re- sult 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 4 him is no darkness at all," There are three statements in the Bible which stand alone as revelations of the nat- ure of God, and they are all in the writings of St. John: 'God is spirit' (John 4:21); '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 com- prehend; 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 subt- lest cannot exhaust it. The statement that there is no darkness in God, means first, that there is nothing hid- den in God -- he never expresses any truth, he never undertakes any act, in which the slightest shadow of un- truthfulness, 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 whén you put your trust in the Lord Jesus, the blood of Christ cleanses et- ernally and completely in the sight of God, "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth are passed away; and the 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 has 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 fn the perfection of God's image, without a blemish and without stain! "And I saw the holy city, new Je- rusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready asa 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 Je-- .rusalem 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 taber- nacle 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 his 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 Gangster Actor Is Hunted Man --_ A member of Robin Hood's Gang in the film of which he is an extra, Frank Fisher, Left, alleged to be a real gangster, is escorted from the studio in Hollywood, Calif., and ordered to leave town, $s 2s Oh, dear, another column to write! Well, seeing as how it's kind of cool outside, here is a little New Year's information for you. The Columbia Broadcasting System has just released their New Year's program schedule. It seems as if from 11.00 p.m. to 4.00 a.m. on New Year's Eve, dance bands and cheers in the street will herald thig festive occasion. At midnight in New York, Paul Douglas will resume his post in the Paramount 'Theatre at Times Square and describe the throng is not ignorant of nor aloof from the sufferings of men, nor is he, knowing man's deep tragedies, powerless as he looks upon thei, 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 he 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 unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the begin- ning and the end. I wilt.give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcom- 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 his God, and he shall be my son' -- we have the ulti- mate achievement of the great re- deeming work of God's only begotten Son. Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made mani- fest, what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like. him; for we shall gee him as he is, (1 John 3:1, 2.) In these seven verses we have three distinct forms: of fellowship -- that which is repre- sented by a city, that which is symbol- ized by the loving relationship of a bride and her hushand, and that which is indicated by the living, vital rela- tionship of a son to his father, A round The Dial RADIO HEADLINERS OF THE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS pushing its way through the heart of the theatrical district, This ig an as- signment Douglas has been covering for the past six years. After the mid- town horn-blowing, the next hour will be filled by music of Benny Goodman, Rddie Duchin and Cab Calloway. As midnight reaches Chicago streets, microphones will pick up the streei's activities, followed by music by Fran- Kisuhiastors -and his band and Orrin "ftker's orchestra. A shift back to New York to pick up George Hall's ord estra and Richard Himber's aggre- gation, Then the celebrations at Den- ver will be heard, followed by Jay Freeman's music. Twelve o'clock in Hollywood will bring a "vox pop" prose | rom the 3 Hollywood Boule- vard, and then the festive activities of Honolulu, closing the program back at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Busman's Holiday What noted musicians do on their days off seemed evident at a recent Boston Symphony concert in New York when Andre Kostelanetz arose from his seat for an intermission stretch and bumped into Mishel Pias- tro, concertmeister of the New York Philharmonic, who was also a member of the audience, y * * * * The two hand- some gentlemen whose pictures umn are Stan Francis and Vince Boyd. We were present at the People's Com- munity Sing Song Stan Francis last Sunday--and did we catch up on our tonsil prac- tice! The success of this program depends practically on these two boys. Believe it or not, it takes six people to prepare this program--Stan and "Mo" Rosenfelt, of the MacLaren Agency get together on the script, Vince and Maurice Rapkin select the music and Engineer Ernie Swan of CKC looks after the "pick-up" and Vince Boyd there is an operator in the booth who has a hectic time following the songs and changing slides. In all, it is es- timated that about twelve hours' work goes into a single half-hour radio pro- duction of this nature, Apart from all this, the slides have to be made appear in this col- | and the music written. Heard on the! program are also guest artists, and these have to be rehearsed and spot- ted in the program. Appearing in the "pit" with Vincent, are Dixie Dean] and his accordion and Dick Walker: at the vibraphone. We just might add: here that the illustrious 'Mr. Boyd of-i fers a piano solo during each program that just leaves the audience sitting, there with their mouths open, for! Vince puts in a little trick work with! 'those little nimble fingers of his. Just! to refresh your memory, Vince broke! the piano speed contest by cramming! 4,000 notes into the short space of 58: seconds, and when you hear him play,! you won't doubt it. The People's Com-| munity Sing Song is heard every Sun-' day at 9 o'clock over CKCL. The tick- ets of admission are free. 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