62. What question did he ask them? 63. What did Christ say of the flesh and spirit? Does this explain what he meant by eating his flesh and drinking his blood? 64. What did he reveal to them of their own character? . What does this imply concerning his attributes? 65. What had this knowledge of their character led him to say? 66. What was the effect of his discourse? Does this include any of the twelve? 67. What did Christ say to the twelve? 68. What did Peter say? What did he mean by Christ's having the words of eternal life? 69. What testimony did he bear to Christ? 70. What did Christ reply? Could any but a divine being say this! 71. Of whom did he speak? 62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before. 68 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. 65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. 66 ¶ From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? 68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go! thou hast the words of eternal life. 69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. 70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? 71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he is was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. VOL. IV. 4 LESSON XVI. Christ goes to Jerusalem, John vii. 1-18.. 1. WHERE was Christ at this time? Why did he not walk in Jewry? What is meant by «Jewry"? 2. What was at hand? What was the nature and design of this feast! 3. What did his brethren say to him?, Who are meant here by his "brethren"? 4. Why did they think him bound to do this? 5. What is said of his brethren ? Then what was their object in urging him to go into Judea? 6. What did Christ reply to them? What is meant by "my time" and “your time” in this verse! In what sense was their time always ready? 7. What did Christ say of the world? CHAP. VII.—1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. 8 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.. For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, show thyself to the world. 5 For neither did his brethren believe in him. Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but you time is alway ready. 7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. What does he mean by the "world" ?** 8. What did he direct his disciples to do? 9. What did he himself then do? 10. When did Christ himself go up to the feast ? How did he go? 11. Who sought him at the feast? For what purpose did they seek him? 12. What opinions prevailed respecting Christ? 13. Did they speak openly of him? Why were they deterred? 14. Whither did Christ go, about the midst of the feast? What did he do there?. 15. What effect had his teaching on the Jews? What excited their surprise? What did they mean by "letters"? 4 8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come. 9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. 10 ¶ But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. 11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? 12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. 13 Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. 14 ¶ Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man, letters, having never learned? 16. What did Christ reply to them? In what sense was it not Christ's? 17. What is promised as the privilege of any one who should do God's will? What is the usual source of error in respect to the doctrines of Christ? f 18. What did Christ propose to them test of the truth of his mission? as a LESSON XVII. Opinions of Christ's Character. John vii. 1932. 19. Or what does Christ reprove the Jews? What did he charge them with doing? 20. What did the people answer? What did they mean by this? 21. What did Christ answer? To what did he refer as the "one work" ? 22, 23. How does Christ show their incon sistency? 16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteous. ness is in him. 19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? 20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel: 23 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is In what sense was circumcision from the fathers and not from Moses? To what act did he refer as having excited their anger? 24. What rule of judging does Christ prescribe? What necessarily makes human judgment uncertain ? What is necessary to a righteous judgment? 25. What inquiry was excited among citizens of Jerusalem ? 26. At what were they surprised? What did they ask concerning the rulers? 27. How did they pretend to satisfy themselves that Jesus was not the Christ 28. What did Christ declare concerning them? Who but a divine being could certainly say this? Where did he say this? What did he say concerning his mission? In what sense are we to understand that Christ did not "come of himself”? of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath-day circumcise a man. 23 If a man on the sabbath-day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath-day? 24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteou Judgment. 25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? 26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. De the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? 27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ someth, no man knoweth whence he is. 28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both |