The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-10-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON FOR SUNDAY. OCT. 90
Peter q. Cesarea" Acts X. 3o,e3
Golden Text, Acts X. 40.
Comm sntary


the whole heart. aye shall seek Ne and
find Me when yc shall search Tor Me with
sll your henrt" tJer. xxx, 49,. Jesus also
taught that certain diseases could be over.
come by prayer and fasting (Math. xvii,
III. Cornelius being thus in earnest re-
ce,vesa visit from an angel.
Vi. The angel brings tuings from heaven
that both Corneliuss prayers m aims havs
been heard and regarded 10y Cot. Compare
DaneIs tasting and praying anil tho Ine.-
sage sent To him by an angel dan. x, L.,
10. See also Iechari.s and the angel Ca.
briel duke j., 10. The angels are minis.
terin- spirits VINO wait upon the heirs of
sHlvation ttleh. L., ~.
81. Behold tne intimate acquaintance Of
nngeis with our name, ths house we live in
the town IN which We s1jourr, our occuna-
tior, etc. Deserve how pain and full tho
directions gwen TO the servants Foth tho
law II God and the visions OF tod are writ.
| ten plainly Deut. xvii, s: Hat. H., - that
Tue one who reads may ooey. Scs u,sD Is.
| ANvu., II.
y. Cornelius having briefly replied to
| Peters qu, stiur. "For what intent have Y,
sent FOR mey verse 2gl aud havin. pr,te.
iuny commented him for his promptn,s..
| then adds, Vow therefore ara we all her,
| present before Goi to hear oil thinss that
Hre commanded thee OF Cod IL is tioiaui
/ not Peter whom Cornelius expects To- hear
/ from, It IL the presence OF GOD. not ot Pet,r,
| that awes them.
-. 'Ot la truth 1 perceive that Col is n,
rtspecter OF persons Thus Peter gan hi4
/ address. he might have learned this trnu
the law Deut. X. Il; Ii Chron. xix. !; Jol
| NxxiN. y but be nee ied n VISION 20 Cudvnc,
J HIM. Some eJple now would media vision
| to convince them that God actually can aud
| does love and work through those who don's
! belong tu their church
! 20. I'm every nation he that faarcth Him
nnd Worketh Righteousness i ace ,pt.d WITT
Him For Peter TO put Gentle on = ,evcl
| with jew As To acceptance with Cod was
! surely tho Spirit SteaSing in Peter for u
little while before he thought very differ
! trtlV. SEQ verse -
! 20. Although the peace preache by Je.u;
| thrist was first Tor Israel yet Isainh hat
limited at It's being tor Gentie' nl,, wncn hr
wrote, Peace, peace T. him that i Tar or
| nnd 10 him that is near lisa. lvi', ~.
And Paul so preached It in Enh. IT,. 10. IT..
! Cot. l., 20, insisting that The the Lprd
/ over AL u rich unto ali that { vi upon Hm'
| ,Eom. ", IL
~. Irlcr insisted that they knew this
| word winch began To b. preached Ia Gtl',
| nni ait,Iward in all Judea, hut he could
| not have added TINT 1t WIS leraust OF IN,
| SavIours command tn preach the GoSucl o.
| every creature ami thcHpOstlcs' iuithfuues5
| In oGeyIns II.
3S. Here l. a most concise and vet com.
/ prchcn.lye statement OF the CON MISSION.
]
| Here u c.cariy tue fact OF tn Trinity
! Father, son and holy SprIt unitel,y wora-
lng IN urhHi of OpIOsti humanity AMI
against the devil.
! -. The Bib.e is the great anl wholly in
| spired tJcs, even verbally lnspiredl rorOr
| ot Goa nnd His son, but 50 few, even ot
those VINO possess the Bible care much or
know much atout lts testimony. Therefore
God has appointed living men Hld women
| VINO shall be living. walking speakm
! Bibles, known aud read OF all mon, illeI
with the spirit, honor!nS the LORD Jesus
| ul Cor. Nv, IL.
40. Our verUal testimony is to tho great
| fact that Jesus dIed and ross ngain-ie-
| livered Tor our oifcnscs. raised again Tor our
| justification tHom. iy., 21l. The testimony
-odi Nv IS Is, OF sa0a.d IN, { SIZE iae' Il .
we dod with Him, by faith IN him, aud ara
| now alive unto God walking IN newness OF
lite, our affections set upon things above
| (Rum. vi, T.: Gal. H., q; Col. ill.,, l. 2j
IL, Jesus, after His resurrection. appeared
some ten or eleven tunes, but only unto tho
| disciple, and perhaps not 10 al ot them.
/ Many know that Jesus Gei for tn I'm wuy
| know little or nothing OF tho power OF His
| resurrection, and 10 wnom Ho i as one ont.
| slice the door plca.iug for entrance to NIs
own house Rev. Ill, 20.
~. Tao sanlr Jt-Us who di'i an rosa
ngHin Is 10 bee our JU iyc. II, offers Himself
| 20 all now as thrr saviour pvOuisiu. 10
, cast out none VINO como 10 LIm UDhu ",
81. but Hs surely as lie Is q Saviour NOW,
/ lie VIII soon be Judge, tir,t ot His r,.,umc D.,
/ then ut the Nvug nations AN lastly OF AIT
/ the rest oi tie dead. 10 viii bs "a Gas uf a
/ thousand years hrEnuus aud ending VITA
/ judgment lAcs ANl,, n|, HON. XIV, d.,
/ Alath XNvr -, J!, Rev. N.., n, H..
/ SO. II !, the privilege a.. uti wup receive
/ Jesus Christ as ouclr saviour To ru1w that
/ they have even uDw tt' forgiven. ui s.u-,
| nui snail never como INTO judgment iu'
/ their ,'us % John H., IT,, l,r. N,SyIIL, l,,
! alti, %; Act, tl.l, is, 80 "ouu j. = ~.
-. II - tNl.,r. tuH. a, Peter sulhe tgn
/ words they were received py those WAC
| heard them, ant rsut uy tur spot IN tar
mlDst ti tine s.IEc', Nuil, .g was spHpa-
m, tAs Holy spirit came u'H Hg turu,, CT
thus SEEMING the lrgacaiu- 90. Httev AMI
nanitcs ils approval NirE xvi, 20.
-. IL seems tuat tuo Urr,uryn lrDu Jo,ua
Who accompanied ie.ur lycls, ~ Wrry
Jews or circumcision, ns We might have cx.
peCt q, no GrntlIrs OF uu circumcision nav.
ins yet beau reecyel AMI now they nrs
lndoei astOuishei 10 SEQ uuc.r"umciSet Gau.
tiles receive the stme Gift from God as the
cwcumciscd Jews had received at pcntecosc
AM alterward chapters H., :; iv., 81.
40. The power To spta; variuu, languages
ant thereby magnify Col was Instantly
granted 10 them. We know that even now
God does wonderfully h'lD in the study os n
language, buC fancy what n boon b outgo.
ing missionaries this git would be to-day.
VIII some ono tell why W. have nOts
~. Having received Je.us, AMI having re-
,eiyei n woudrouS manifestation OF tho
Holy Spirit, the next step Is ths public con.
les>iOn OF the same in baptism. siguiiyiug
thus that honceforth they are doad % the
world and nliva unto Gp', AMI wholly de-
votoi To jesus Christ as their leader.
~. Having been baptized, they then desire
further instruction and press Peter tO tarry,
which ne evidently did. We can fancy how
he would teach thsn TO suffer with Christ,
while they rejoicei in bong royal priest
hood unto Hin, how he would tell them OF
possible abundant entrance into tho king.
dom, and OF tho glorious appearing. Lesson
Helper.
There Is no word or action but may hs
taken with two hands-cther with the right
hand OF charitable construction or the siuis.
Ter INTERPRETATION of malice uud AusuiciOu,