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March 20,; 1927 I J o h n 5;'2,3 uovecTr^ow* retjnade manifest what we shall he. We know that, : shall be manifested, we shall be like funs; for we shall riim even as he is. "-'---_ -And every tme that hath ibis hope set on hnhr himself, even" as darns cure. '0'. r fifs Aot—• fs' meant by' the cuserfion, W ^ o i t t l snail he manifested, we shall beShe him; forwe see him even as hbisn^r:'^.0:0^0k .0i)::0-k e become like that which we desire and imitate. fc-we; persist; Jn seeing ourselves pure, loving, perfect, wise we shall attain these qualities.;0002if}'Z?~-.

O c t o b e r 3 , ;1937i~ j p g 1 tTobji 3 ; l - 6 bid xidiat manner ^ - i SET hath bestowed upon us, that we should] -be called children of God; and suchwe aie\ Wot this cause the world krioweth us uorj ibgnmse it knew hirn not __ 0i &•:3tr. Beloved, now are we children of Godj and it is not yet made manifestwhat irej [shall be. We know that if he shallbe mam-! ifested, we shall be like him; 'for we-shall Bee fiirn even as he is;. - .:':r-z::;* 0f0M J3. dad every one that hath this hope! •it on him piirlfieth himself,, even as he. jatc 0^ •--. •; ~y::.; 000^000 A . JSyery one Jhat doeth sin doeth also twlessness; and sin is lawlessness. --. g3.- And ye know that he was manifested take away sins; and in him is ho sin. -]'d t»: Whosoever abideth in him sinnethl hot: whosoever sinnrth hath not .seen him.-i pcil Imi imowemnnn. ..^asss^saaig """"^ What h the chief ieachi"hg~sn"thetern* Epistle of John? .^0^00-k-0: |. The ; chief thought running through. pus epistle is that of the inner convic-j pon of the reality of the Christ, the foundation hope trf the Christian faith.; I"The first question discussed isxvhci pnanner of love divine Jove can. he} hat conclusion is reached on "this t! John shows that divine lovers like meJ foye of,a father for h h chUch The'o2- : ; Spring of spiritual parentage is spiritual ihits nature. '"And such we are." :' .%B; [,' Interpret the second verse of this les-\ won.0•:.!:•" &-• ".':':j:0-':ff:./:z}M [k We manifest the Christ Spirit only as: jwe enter into it consciously and think,1 live, and act in that Spirit W e hecocae; fike that which we express or manifest; refore as we manifest the Christ we. ..jme like the Christ. ~ :; 0' T00 xfoa> is sin defined in thislessbn?0 p . Sin is reckoned lawlessness. All law-i lessness is a falling short of the.niarkr 6Stfor a p e r f e c t son of . G p d . ^ T - 3 ^ ^

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August 3 1 , 1941 13. Marvel not; brethren, if the world ghateth '•jmdj-f'^yy'r..; )y. ' *^%S^tJy-f-^. j? 14. We know that we have passed nut law" death into .life, because we love the /brethren. He that loveth not abideth in deathj {..'.. 15. Whosoever hateth bis brother is a [murderer: and ye know that no murderer, [hath eternal life abiding in Mm. "".•'.;. %_- 16. Hereby know we love, because he laid cdown his life for -us: and we ought; to lay down our fives for the Methren. r 17. But whoso hath the world's Woods, /and beholdeth his brother in need, anashutteth up his compassion from him, nosy doth; the love of God abide in him? "« 18. My little cMldren, let us not love in' word, neithe/ with the tongue; but in deed

^ What is considered as death in a\ .Metaphysical sense? -:•--' • j %.'-"..llie 'sdLfish personal consciousness [that keeps irian from feeling Jove forj /others is so referred to. "We know that "we have passed out of death into life,! ebecause we love die brethren." ''-' -.j | Into what form of life does ohe pass, tin leaving personal consciousness be-. mind?-,,

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!// Into the consciousness of eternal life ior life universal. •', -_ ' ? How does hate make a murderer of ;Jjim who feels it? t |" It makes the one who is hated con-.. scions of the narrow personal bias of /the one who hates him, a state that is ^equivalent to the death of common interest, sympathy, and understanding be-; rtween the two. No one who feels that h e is hated can be his best self under this blighting influence. \ How can we "lay down our lives for \the brethren"? \ \ By taking thought for them rather /than for ourselves we lay down our Ipetty, narrow interests for the broader \ interests of all. By giving freely of what Hwe have wherever there is a need we lay [down our life to enrich others.. The Llife of service brings man into the surest ^consciousness of love. t. How is love best expressed? "-. V By deeds and by thinking of the loved apneasheis intheideaL^ -. .j^

June 2 0 , 1943 I John 5 t J 5 g l 8 i'M. "We know that we.have passed but: Jt death inlo life, because we have 'the* jbrethren. He that loveth not abideth in:

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15. Whosoever hatei Ms" broater'Sr-* ierer^and ye-know that no murdeter i eternal life abiding in Mm. :i-6. Hereby know we love, because he id down Ms l i # for ns: and we ought to down'our fives for thebrcthreo. ~4;i 'jriJi But whoso hath the world's goods, nd beholdeth his brother in need, and luttcth up his compassion from him, how oth the love of God abidoinMm? Qy 18. My[little children, let us not lowi'" ^widiBJe-jri^iiKl^'"*"

•egatntnghj "3 consaousnes hal lHe?y ^^P:'L&^tf' "?^1 i 3Love. ^*We hhow that we have; assed out of death into life, because J^elcwe the hrothKn^,With lcweinj Um heart we know, eternal life/ With-.1 nut it we aire spiritually dead. '"Hethatj poveth hot abideth i n death." "/ ;i \- Why is hate equivalent to murder? % Because it destroys love in die heart, sand without love no one can enter into consciousness of eternal life. Hate de-: stroys one's capacity for p r i z i n g eter-' rial life. ./ :'f%^t •'.'••• ''•'* " - § ^ 1 1 What expression of love is most .nearly perfect?•„-=*-v! 7-:•:>.-•" r :-'£••'?'? / T h e practical sharing of what one as or has with those who have not. "He who loves gives, as "God so loved the world, that h e gave his only begotten Son.** "Let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; hut in deed rand truth."

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/-November 2 3 , 1947 BI J o h n 3 : 1 3 - 1 8 * hateth you. 14. We know that we hare passed oat of death into life, because we love the, brethren. Be that loveth not abideth ioj death. :'TP'---~