Lesson 4 · April 24, 1897
Parting Instruction
(Chapter 16, .)
Questions.
- 1.What inquiries did the disciples make among themselves?
- 2.How did they repeat the inquiry? What did they acknowledge?
- 3.Of what was Jesus aware?
- 4.What question did He ask them?
- 5.How did He contrast their experience with that of the world?
- 6.What change did He say would come in their experience?
- 7.With what illustration did He enforce the teaching?
- 8.How did He apply the illustration?
- 9.What would be true "in that day"? What promise was made?
- 10.What encouragement was given for making larger requests?
- 11.How had Christ been speaking unto His disciples? What change would He make in His manner of teaching?
- 12.How would requests be made? What would be unnecessary? For what reason? Upon what was this reason based?
- 13.Whence came Christ? To what? What was He soon to do?
- 14.How did His disciples respond to this statement?
- 15.Of what were they now convinced? To what conclusion did this lead them?
- 16.What question did Jesus ask?
- 17.What prediction did He then make? What would be His comfort in this hour of trial?
- 18.For what purpose had Christ been instructing His disciples?
- 19.What experience awaited them? What assurance was given?
Notes
1. The experience mentioned in verse 20 evidently refers to the time immediately following Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. Compare with verse 22. From that time and onward they were to ask nothing of Him, but to ask the Father in His name. See verses 23-26. The reason He states in verse 27, where He says, "For the Father Himself loveth you, because ye have loved Me, and have believed that I came out from God." In this instruction we see how wisely and effectually Jesus sought to reveal the character of God, and direct the minds of His disciples to His Father as the source of all good, by teaching them to pray to the Father in His name.
2. The world may hate us and harass us and cause us tribulation and sorrow, but in Jesus there are rest and peace. This peace comes from harmony with God, and the assurance that as Christ has overcome the world, its trials, its troubles, its temptations, and all the power of the enemy, so He will give us power to do the same, to overcome as He overcame. Therefore we are to be of good cheer; victory is sure; deliverance will come.
Suggestive Questions.
1. What do you think is implied in our Saviour's statement, "Ye shall see Me, because I go to the Father"? Compare ; .
2. With read ; first sentence of Peter 1:1-12.
3. How can we have tribulation in the world and still have peace in Christ?
Bible texts in this lesson
John 16:17-33 · John 14:2 · Revelation 21:3 · John 16:30-32 · 1 Corinthians 10:12 · 2 Corinthians 13:5 · 2 Corinthians 13:2
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