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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON t^' «e»u«B»tHH»<)«VM»««*'l«^-«»'>-^»«-«l» -> • LESSON XI CHHISTIAN KKLLOWSHIP â€" 1 John 1:1-7; Rsvelation 21:1-7 Golden Text â€" "Our fellowship is ' with the Father, and with his Son , Jesus Christ." 1 John 1:3. TIIK I.IOSSON IN ITS SETTING . Timeâ€" The first epist'e of St. John and the Revelation of St. Johr. were ^written toward the close of his life, ^ the former prohably about 90 A.D., and the latter perhaps a'? late as OC A.D. • Place â€" We do not know where John was when he wrote his epistles, ' but probably in the city of Ephosus. . He himself states that, when he re- ceived the visions recorded in the 'book of Revelation, he was on the is- .land of Patmor. (Rev. 1:9), which is in th« iVPjtean Sea. twenty-four miles • southwest of Asia Minor. The word translated •'fellowship'' in • our lessen menns ' a.s.qociation." "com- ,niunit. "joint participation." It is re- lated to a verb meanin;; "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 al^o means, very si.jniric.nnt'y. ".so to make another's necesKities one's own as to relieve •them." Our Fellowshio's Foundation''-..^ *ninp." The beginning here is net, of ,coiir:;o. the bc?innfn?r of the life of Christ, or even the beginning of hu- • ma:i history, but it refers to a time Ions I'ofore mr.n h.id b.-'in created, the very l)er:innin<; of all things. "That 'which we have heard." With this clause we pass from eternity into 'time. The first clause refers to some- .thin?: prior to the Creation. Here both the Creation and the Incarnation have • taken place. "That which we have I seen with our oy,-?s, that which we be- held." Til.-? additional phrase 'with our eyes" emphasizes the id'^a of direct personal experience in a matter niar- ' veloi'S in It.=elf. The vision was not . of the sorl within, hut in life. There can b= no doubt that the exact word - is used with a distinct reference to , the invitat'oi! of the Lord after his resurrection, 'Handle me." 'Concern- , Ins; the Word of life." The fact that 'Word' is printed in the text of the ' Revise (1 Version as a prope" 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 lifo.' and the apostle Peter confos- . sed to the Lord shortly after: "Thou hast the words of eternal life.' "And the life was manifested." This phrase simply means thut Christ, who was from eternity, and lived in heaven out of sight of men. became such that _ he could be seen by men. "And wa > have seen, and bear witness." It Is one thing to see and handle something and even to be convinced of Its real- *• fty. 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 wa.-t with the Father, and was manifested unto OS." "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 â€" there Is the fellowship which be- lievers have with one another, and there is the fellowship w^hich believers have wUli the Father and his Son Jesus Christ. Let us be clear that there Is no true fellowship, as John Is si)eaklng 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 m.iius 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- Terse with God reaches its highest le- fel when alone with him. Gangster Actor Is Hunted Man 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 cnn ever be as permanent, as enrichinr, a.i geiiuino, as spontan- eous, as the fellowship Christ has gi- ven to ts in our common salvation. "And these things we write, that our Joy may be m? le 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 lite, which raises us above pain and sorrow and remorse. Walk in the Light ".â- Vnd 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 nat- ure of God, and they are all in the writings c' St. John: 'God la spirit' (John 4:241; 'God is light'; and 'God is loye.' They are probably the nearest approach to a definition of God that the human mind could irame or com- prehend; and in the history of thought and religion they are ur' "e. The more we consider them, the more they sati.sfy us. The simplest intellect can tmderstand their meaning; the subt- lest cannot eshtust it. The statement that there is no darkness in God, means first, that there is nothing hid- den in Cod â€" he never expresses any truth, he never undertakes any act. in which the s!i,:;!!test shadow of un- truthfuhK'.:-s, or compromise with sin, can ever be discovered. "If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkne.5s, we lie, and do not the truth." The apcstle John, in this very epistle we are studying, says that a man who hates his brother, 'is in darkness.' "But it we w^alk 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 lite and his death. The marvelous thing is that when 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 -^ays that ha 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 langruage â€" 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 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 as a bride is adorned for her husband." There are throe Jerusalems In the Bible â€" 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 i>ertection of all fellowship, for God is now found actually dwellin,? 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 A nenibor of Robin Hood's Ganpr in the film of which he is un extra, Frank Fiaher, Loft, alleged to be a real fc-an.jster. is esoortcd irom th-3 studio in HolIv-A-ood, Calif., ami ordered to leave tov a. Around The Did Oh, dear, another co'.uma to write! Weil, seeing as how it's kinil of cool outside, here is a little New Year's information for you. The Colum'iia Broadcasting System has Juat releas.id their New Years program schedule. It seems as if from 11.00 p.m. to 4.00 a.m. on New Year's Eve, dauce bands and cheers in the street will herald this festive occasion. At miduisht 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 thorn, for he not only takes away our tears, but he takes away all that causes tears â€" 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 will give unto him that is athlrst 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 versa â€" 'I will be his God, and he shall be my son' â€" 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 see him as he is, (1 John 3:1. 2.) In these sevrn verses we have three distinct forms of fellowship â€" that which is repre- sented by a city, that which is symbol- ized by I he loviug rolatiousliip of a bride and her husband, and that which is indicated by the living, vital rela- tionship of a son to his fathar. Câ€".i RADIO KEADLINERS OF "TIE WEEK By FRANK DENf'J pushi::g its way through the heart of the theatrical district. Th's is an as- signment DougUm hns been covering for t!ie past six years. After the mid- towa horn-blcwine. the next hour will bo filled by musij of Benny Goodman. Eddie Duchin and Cab Calloway. As midnight reaches Chicago streets, microphont^s will pick up the siieefi activities, loilowed by music by Fran- kie Masters and his band and Orrln Tucker's orchestra, .\ shift back to New York to pick up George Hall's orchestra and Uicharl Himber's aggie- gation. Then the celebrations at Den- ver will be hoard, followed by Jay Freemau'3 mu.slc. Twelve o'clocR In Hollywood will bring a "vo.x pop" I .,111 il:i- f. 1 Hollywood Boule- vard, and then the festive activities of Honolulu, closing the pro«:ram batic at the Palace Hotel in Si!;i Fr:;nci!io. Busman's Holiday What noted musicians do oa their days off seemed evident at a recent Boston Symphony concert in New York when Andre Kostelan.iz arose from his seat for an iuterraisEion stretch and bumped into Mishel Pias- tro, concenmeister of the New York Philharmonic, who was also a member of the audier.ce. Stan Francis last Sunday â€" and ilid we catch up on our tonsil prac- lice! The success of this program depends practically on these two boys. Believe it or not, it takes six people to prepare this program â€" Stan and ' .VIo" Rosenfelt, of the MacLare i Agency .get together on the script, Vince and Maurice Rapkin select the music and Engineer Ernie Swan of CKC looks after the "pickup" and 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 thT "pit" with Vincent, ai'e Dixie Dean :ind bis accordion and Dick Walker at the vibi.i:;hono. We just mls-it add. here that the illustrious ".Mr. Boyd of- fers a piimo 3<>io (luring each prorram that ji St leaves the audience riiting. there with their nio'tths open, for Vincp put.i in a little trick work with' those little nimble fingers of his. Jtist to refresh your nu>iiiory, Vince broke the piano speed cnnti-st by cramming 4,000 notes into liie .short space of 58 seconds, and when you hear him play, you won't doubt it. The People's Com- munity Sins Song is heard every Sun-' day at 9 o'<!i)ek over CKCL. The tick- ets of admis.-ion are free. The oldest BriiisU pension dates right back to iiMi A.D. King Ethelred founded an annual grant of IBs. to the parish priest, of Purhoe, a small vil- lage near Exeter, England. I'or hia bravery against Danish invaders. 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