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•vV ^); "i' =^ Sunday School Lesson LESSON 1. CHRISTIAN SONSHIP (1 John. Chapter 3.) Printed Textâ€" 1 John 3: 1â€"6, 18â€"24. GOLDEN TEXTâ€" But as many as received him, to them gave he the ri^ht to beccniR children of God, even to them that believe on his name. John 1: 12. The Lesson in its Setting Time. â€" The first Epistle of John was written about A.D. 90. Place. â€" Wc do not know exactly â- where this epistle was written, but probably in the City of Ephcsus, where it is thought John lived for the greater part of his life after the ascension of Christ. The first epistle of John is noth- ing less than a love Iftter, a letter revealing the wonderful love of God to h.-. children, written omy for the family of God. Its author was, most appropriately, the apostle John, "the one whom Jesus loved," and the one in whoso Gospel the love of Christ is most frequently spoken of. The very vocabulary of this epistle un- mistakably identifies it as an epistle to those who are in God's family. The Scriptures teach that all who believe on Christ unto salvation are sons of God; not on the ground of their first or natural birth into the Adamic family, but on the ground of their second or spiritual birth into the family of God (John 1: 12; Gal. 3: 2(5; Eph. 2: 19; .T: 13; 5: 1). We See God's Love '•Behold what m:\nncr of love the Fat!;er hatii bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God'' â€" It is a very interesting point that almost everywhere in the New Testa- ment where the love of God is spoken of. it is immediattiy related to the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ, God's son. on Calvary. It is in that sacrifice for us that wo most clearly see God's love for us. John 3: 16 is the great statement of this marvel- ous truth. Now the apostle goes on to tell us that not only has the Lord Jesus Christ saved us, by his death for us, but that God has become to us our Father in Heaven, and that we are n-.ado th*? children of God. "Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested."â€" The per- son here referred to is, of course, the Lord Jesus Christ. His home alv, ays was in Heaven, but once, nineteen huniired years a.so, he was "mani- fested," i.e., he revealed himself to men on earth (John 1: 31; 1 Tim. 3: 16; 2 Tim. 1: 10; 1 Pet. 1: 20; 1 John 1: 2; 3: 5, 8; he will be manifested once again, when he comes back to earth the second time, to take his church up to glory where he is. "We shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is." â€" Wc cannot here help thinking of the words of the apostle Paul â€" "For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall 1 know fully, even as also I was fully known" ("l Cor. 13: 12). We will have greater powers for apprehend- ing spiritual truth when we are in our new spiritual bodies, and then we shall see Christ in all of his glory (see John 17: 24), in all of his love, in all of his infinite power and wisdom. Hope of His Ueturn "And every one that hath this hope set on him purifieth himself, even a.? he is pure."â€" The hope here spoken of is, of course, the hope of our Lord's return, and the hope of seeing him again face to face. The effect of the hope of the return of the Lord Jesus upon us is to be likened to tlie effect upon u.s of a letter we receive from aur dearest loved one who has been away, saying that he or she will be back again in the home on a cer- tain dayâ€" everything in tl>e home is made ready, and the very heart of the waiting loved one is also made ready, and all its thoughts and long- ings are tovi-ard the one returning. "Every one that doeth sin doeth slso lawlessness; ar 1 sin is lawless- ness." "And ye mow that he was mani- fested to take away sins; and in him is no sin." â€" Two glorious things are here said about the Lord Jesus Christ. In the first place, he came to take away our sins. Every man has sinned. Sin shuts us away from God and merits the wrath of God. U we are to be the children of God, our sins must be dwelt with. We eouid not deal with them ourselves, we cannot cleanse ourselves from sin, wo cannot pay the debts they incur, wo cannot blot thtin out. If sin is to be put away, another must do it, and that must be one who has no sins of his own, for if he had his own sin.< to atone for, he could never atone lor the sins of others. And so we read of the One who came to take away our sins that "in him is no gin. "Whosoever abideth in him sinnelh not: whosoever sinnoth hath not seen him, neither knoweth him." â€" No one â- who is not first a believer in the Lord can abide in the Lord Jesus Christ Jesus Christ, and a member of his body; or. as the Lord himself sa d. lie is the vine, and we are the 1 â-  â- â-  ='Tt«E^ JT7r;?fle---â€" ; »-grvB e * , - j r . iw r branches (John 15: 4â€"10) If we abide in Christ, we shall keep the commandments of Christ, i.e.. we shall do the things that please hira. Love For One Another The apostle, while he has often be- fore spoken of love for one another, now returns to the subject, present- ing it in its practical aspects. Love for one another is not a new message but is involved in the whole gospel story, and indeed, is an Old Testa- ment revelation (Lev. 19: 18, 34; Matt. 5: 43, 44; 19: 19; 22: 39; John 13: 34; 15: 12). Love is the anti- thesis, the enemy, and the death of hatred. The great supreme incentive to love, and the perfect ideal for of love for others, is found in the very life and death of the Lord Jesus Christ, who laid down his life because he loved us. Though the apostle John is called the great mystic of the New Testa- ment, though he writes concerning the loftiest themes that can ever en- gage the attention of men, and though at times he seems to speak to us from the very heights of Heaven, nevertheless he is exceed- ingly practical, and, in this very dis- cussion regarding the necessity of love in our life, he points out how that no man possesses this world's goods and refuses to share them with his brother who is in need can ever claim to have the love of God in him. "My little children, let us not love in word, neither v.-ith the tongue; but in deed and truth."â€" Love is dutiful in thought and deed. A littie child who was asked what it meant, re- plied: "Love means doing errands." "Hereby shall we know that we are of the t. ith, and shall assure our heart before him. Because if our heart condemn us, God, is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things." â€" We shall know we are of the truth, i.e., that we are in God, and that we are his children, and our hearts will have assurance in his very presence of our own intimate rela- tionship with him. if we love in deed and in truth. .\ man will certainly know if he loves, or if he hates his fellow-men, and, if his heart is pos- sessed with true love, it strengthens his cc.afidence in his conviction that he is a child of God. i -. UU The design oj the 1S38 registiation plates is excepuoaally attractive with. Cro'.vn and Orange figures on Blue background. To Save Ontario Mot lid Money 1938 Motor Vehicle Permits Are Now Available Dt 'UE to the advance in the ne'w car purchasing season and tlie feet that increasingly large numbers cf used cars and trucks are now purchased at this time of year and following the practice established last year which met with such favourable reception on the part of the motoring public, 1938 Mctor Vehicle Permits and Operators' Licenses are being made available in advance of the date of expiration of 1937 permits. 1938 Permits (now available) save the purchaser of a new car or truck the expense of 1937 registration. They save the purchaser of a used car or truck the fee for transferring the 1937 registration (1938 Permit can be procured without transfer fee). fls indicated in the Budget Address delivered on March 9th of this year, the Government is able to announce a downward revision in the fees for the registration of Motor Vehicles. PASSENGER CAR REGISTRATION FEES 1937 Fee 1938 Fee 4 cylinders $ 7.00 $ 2.00 6 cylinders, up to and including 28 horse power . . 12.00 7.CK) 6 cylinders, over 28 horse power 15.00 10.00 8 cylinders, up to and including 35 horse power . . 15.00 10.00 8 cylinders, over 35 horse power 20.00 15.00 12 cylinders 30.00 25.00 16 cylinders 40.00 35.00 (S.A.E. rating of horse power shall be used) All Commercial Motor Vehicles and Trailers have been reduced 25^ from the 1937 rate. The Fee for the registration of a change of ownership has been reduced from $2.00 to $1.00. Fee for the Registration of a Motor Cycle has been reduced from $3.00 to $1.00. CHANGE OF LICENSE YEAR The Government having decided to change the license year to coincide with its fiscal year, 1838 pern^ts and licenses will be valid to March Slst, 1S39. <3 MINISTER OF HIGHWAYS PROVINCE OF ONTHRIO This advance sale of 1938 Motor Vehicle Permits and Operators' Licenses is for your convenience. Secure YOUR License Early ! 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