Passaic City record., 1892-07-30
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
JULY 81.
Lesson Text. Peter and John Re-
lore the Council" Acts iy.. lis
Golden Text: Acts iv.,
12-Commentary.


12-Commentary.
1. "And as they spake unto the people.
the priests and the captain of the temple,
and the Sadducees came upon them.n Peter
was preaching to the people who came to-
gether because Of the healing of tho lame
man, that Jesus whom they had crucified
was indeed the Christ, and that God had
borne witness to the fact by raising Him
from the dead, and that therefore they
should receive Him, obtain forgiveness and
wait for His return to restore all things Of
which the prophets have spoken chapter iii,
2. being grieved that they taught the
people and preached through Jesus the resur.
rection from the dead" The Sadducees did
not believe in a resurrection (Math. xii, 30;
Acts xiii, 81. but observe here the express
sion from the dead" and compare Phil. ill.,,
IL X. v. As the resurrection of Jesus and
those who rose with Him (Math. xvii, 81,
90 was resurrection of saints. only leaving
Others still asleep as to their bodies. so shall
1T be at His coming Il Thess. w., 1918; Rev.
TX, 81.
8. '.And they laid hands on them, and put
them in hold unto the next day. for it was
now eventide." Jesus hal told them that it
would be even SO John xv., ~; xvi, p
therefore it is probable that they were not
surprised at this treatment. Compare Jer.
xxxviii., 6; Heb. XII. IS. 81.
4. "Howbeit many of them which heard
the word believed, and the number OF the
men was about five thousand" As it was.
SO it will be- in all this age; some believe and
some believe not tActs xviii, "a, but His
word will accomplish His pleasure and God
will be gIorified Qsa. w.. 12; II Cor. H., Is,
16.) Put this 5000 with the 1000 of IL. Al.
and consider the work OF the Spirit as tore
told in John xvi, s. Notice that all these
copverts were Jews. Where is this power
to-day?
ST. "And it came to pass on the morrow
that their rulers and elders and scribes,
when they had set them in the midst. they
asked, BY what power or by what name
have ye done this? So also they asked Jesu,
in Math. XXI, 20, not that they wanted
such power for themselves, but they hated
all that proceeded not from themselves.
There are many such in the church to-day
originate with them; but it is well to re-
member that all that does not originate
with God shall come to naught.
8, g. "Then Peter, filed with the Holy
Ghost. said unto them. Ye rulers OF the peo-
pie and elders of Israel" Mark now the
fulfllment of that great promise in Math.
T., 10, 20, and remember also such encour-
agements as Jer. l., II, 10; Elk. IL, 9, z.
See how man filed with the Spirit fears
not the face of rulers or elders, even though
the man be one who had not long before
basely denied his Master.
10. "Be it known unto you all, and to all
the people of Israel, that by the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye cruci-
fed, whom God raised from the dead, even
by Him doth this man st1nd before you
whole" This is the whole story briefly and
yet in full; Jesus died, Jesus lives, Jesus
has all power to forgive sins and also to heal
bodies, and He is ready to manifest that
power on behalf of those who are willing to
be His faithful witnesses, for II Chron. xvi,
9,is as true to-day as ever, and do not know
any hindrance to the manifestation of the
power of Christ so great as our lack of faith
and conservation tMal. ill.,, 10; Eph. ILL.,. 2C).
IL. 'sThis is the stone which was set at
nought of you builders, which is become the
head of the corner" Read here Gen. Xix,
"a; lisa. viii, IA; xviii. 16; Ps cxviii., ~;
Zech. iii, 9; iv., Z; Pet. IL, 4-s. and see
what fruitful simile you have in this stone,
which so wondrously speaks of Christ. Bail
not to read also Dan. il, A, As. And see
that you are in the Rock and drinking from
it tEx. xxxiii.. %; lisa. XVI, 4, margin;
Cor. Z. ~.
~. ..Neither is there salvation in any
other, for there is none other name under
heaven given among men whereby we must
be saved" Other foundation can no man
Law than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ
q Cor. iii. III, and he who builds on aught
else is building ON the sand. Israeps mistake
was that, being ignorant OF Gods righteous
ness they sought to establish their own,
which was only filthy rags il Gods sight
(Rom. K, 8. 4; lisa. Xiv, 8; Math. w., a
is. .sThey took knowledge of them that
they had been with Jesus" Like their mas
ter they had not been taught in the schools;
thev had not the wisdom of man, but they
had the power of God which made itself