Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-11-16
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson for November 30. 1soe-Paul's First
Missionary sermon--Acts 13:2e-l3.

0OTNOS&I SSnO01-
Lesson for November go. lsoa-Paui's First
Missionary sermon--Acts i3see-z3.
GOLDEN TExr-To you Ia the word OF this SAL
walton sent-Acts i3:2d
TrNE.-Probabiy AID. "a Not long after the
last lesson.
PAUL, aged ~. on his nrst missionary tour.
Accompanied by Barnabas II was about nine
years since his conversion
DocrRfSE--Tho promises and prophecies OF
the Old Testament are fulfilled in Jesus Christ,
our living Saviour.
LESSON NOTES.
90. Brethren" Expressing his kind
ly sympathy and interest Children
of the stock of Abraham" True Jews,
and inheritors of the promises, as was
Paul himself. "And those" mot Jews)
that fear Cod" The Jews had not
been wholly wanting in missionary
work and in success ITO you," who in
herit the promises, who hold to the
Scriptures which portray the Messiah,
lis the word of this salvation sent"
"a. For" This is the salvation, for
the Saviour suffered as shall describe.
because they knew him not:" Did not
realize who he was. They crucified
Jesus as criminal and not as their
Messiah. Nor the voices of the
prophets" There is not ono of the
prophets without some distinct refer
ence to Christ except Nahum, Jonah and
Habalkul<. (which are read every
Sabbath" 1t is quite possible TO read
the Scriptures and not understand their
bearing on present duty. Fulfilled
them" Especially those which speak
OF the Messiah rs suffering, and the
sacrifices which pointed to his atone
ment.
%. Found no cause of death in HIM"
He was innocent, or he could not have
been the Messiah.
"a. The tree" The cross made of
wood
80. But God raised Him from the
dead" Proving that lie conquered
death, and was still living to be the
King.
81. WAS seen for many days." On
ten or eleven different occasions during
forty days He was seen, touched and
talked with. OF this many witnesses
were living to testify to this essential
fact. Paul himself had seen and heard
Him, and knew He was alive.
80. The promise made unto the IA
thers:" All that had been foretold con-
corning the Messiah, in every form.
This promise was the Joy and hope of
the nation. They had long waited for
its fulfillment. God hath fulfilled
in that He raised up Jesus" Not from
the dead, which is referred to in verse "a.
But God brought Him to this world.
raised Him up into the work of the
Messiah.
38. AS it is written in the second
Psalmi' Yer. z. Paul sustains his posi-
ton by the Scriptures. Thou art NY
Son, this day have / begotten Thee"
This refers to the fact that God was the
real father of Jesus.
"a. CAS- concerning that He raised
Him up from the dead" A dead per
son could not be the everlasting Saviour
and King of men. The victory over
death, the greatest of enemies. was the
proof and first fruits of His power. HE
hath spolSen:" That is. God hath
spoken. Il will give you the holy and
sure blessings of David" This quota.
ton slightly varies from tho words.
but fully expresses the sense of the
original lisa. 55:3)
35. I'm another Psalm:" C. 1910. On
the day of Pcntecost Peter quoted the
same passage more fully, applying it in
the same way (Chap. o:25-3D. "Thou
wilt not give thy Holy One to see cor.
ruption:" Paul argues that since David
did see corruption the words must ap-
ply to "Davsd's greater Son." Jesus,
who passed through the tomb without
decay, and still lives
Ss. Through this man is proclaimed
unto you remission of sins" That is.
the forgiveness and the actual removal
of sins. 1t implies new heart. from
which sin is sent away. Jesus an
nounced to men redemption from sin.
80. Everyone that believeth:" Who
accepts of Jesus as their Saviour. be-
lieving in Him as messenger from
God, and trusting Him rs Lord as well
as Saviour. rs justified" Not made
righteous, but accounted righteous:
treated as if he had not sinned. From
all those things" etc: The language
here is equivalent TO From all (sins)
Everyone barring faith is justified in Him,
from (noRe ot) Schfch sins could no be JUST
fed in the la,o; IN tie Lao is not euuiva-
lent to by the lac; the declaration is
much broader than our English trans
lation renders it.; not only we cannot
be justified by the law, but we cannot
while remGining in under it, and en-
deavoring to secure Divine favor bv
works of merit of our own; see Gal. 5:i;
Phil. $50.
40 Beware, therefore," Because
you are sinfu and need the renis.
sion of sins, and this wonderful bless
ing is made known TO you. spoken in
the Prophets" The book of the Proph-
cts. Found in Hab. i:5.
II. eye despisors;" Who refused in
those times to take the warnings of the
prophets. And wonder:" So fearful.
so terrible win the work" of iudpment
be. Which We shall in nowise believer"
No one can make you believe IL, al.
though true. any more than people in
Noah's day would believe the flood was
coming.
~. and as they" The apostles.
This is doubtless the true reading. and
not tie Je'es as in the old version, which
implies that some of the Jews. being
Unaffected, went out before the meet
ing closed. They bcsought:" That is.
these Of the people who were interested.
ana spoke TO them as they were going
out before the assembly was dismissed.
and asked them TO come again uext
sabbath.
FUNNY MISTAKES IN PRINT.