The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-09
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The Apostolic unsil-internntiona' Les
sen Tor Deccmber n. ia0.~Aets i.'


r,era Jesus Christ We shall DC saved. even rs
thcy.-Acts i5:ll
rrNrnAi TRrril God guides HIS people In
,oa fuller understanding % thc truth
T,,tt SECTION on HISTORY Includes Acts Is:
IA, Cal 2.i-lo. with glance al Acts io9-i7.
tiaS
,,,cr paul's conversion Gal 2.N
TuI GREAT QrEsrIOs was whether tho Gen
Nos must not only believe In Jesus. but must
nrccne Jews, II they would 4. saved. l. II had
been held by the jews that only those who
adopted jewish riies and ceremonies
could tc saved. Their reAsion was
,nx,nn They were The people az Gcd
rhcir rites were ordained by God Not
M ,,nnosc these on the Gcutilcs wa5 contrary
~ he ordinance ~ God Then Low could Jews
ard Gcntilcs ininglc together ~ Christians
,,,l,ss The Gcniilcs became Jcwsf Nuch tina,
~, ccntilcs ate unelcaG 10 Tho Jews. =,
On he other hand 20 yiclu y the Judaizirg
christians 20 make ccntsito ~ salvation
which Christ had not laio down u laid uil-
necessary burdens on the ccntics, ana kept
,hc.. from becoming Christians II would have
pre.cntcd Christianity from. becoming uni
vcrscl religion
Tug RESULT was % that salvation same on
one condition only-by faith ~ Jcsus-nnd not
~ any rites ceremonies: ~ but that n those
things which separated the icwisi from the
Gentle Christians the Gen,iies should In love
Weld some az their rites. Each side rave up
somc,hng or tho things forbidden. two were
"a make IL possible for Jews and Gcntilcs To
live together In he church. and two were very
common sins aud dangers Of the Gcniiies
LESSON NOTES.
The Gospel had been preached far and
wide at first To Jews. Only. but after
that 10 Gcntilcs as well. For centuries
the Jews had believed that Gcntilcs
would be saved as well as they. but
only by conforming TO certain outward
rites and ceremonies. This belief they
now adhered TO. and therefore trouble
arose in the church because the apos-
ties had not insisted on any such OBJ
scrvances on the part 81 the Gentle
converts.
Now the discussion hinged on the
question: What was necessary To sal
vation?'' The Jews very naturally felt
that at least n part Of the Mosaic law
must bc adhered T.. They did not deny
that Jesus was the true Messiah. or that
through Him salvation was 10 be had:
but they held that faith IN Christ was
not o. itself enough 70 save man.
There must be added certain outward
rites which had come down To them
from the great Lawgivcr. This Paul
and Rarnahas denied They had more
clearly seen that In Christ all the old
Mosaic ritual had been fulfilled and set
aside. and they were therefore not will
ircr 10 subject tho new Gentle converts
To- any such regulations. Instead Of
using angry words. and iinaliy splitting
apart. they tried to got the best posi-
bic advise. How many wictchcd church
quarrols and splits would be avoided in
cur days IL we only would follow their
good example
The opinion of Peter and James
while il was well 70 do nothing that
would offend Others. and cause them 70
stumble. yet faith in Jesus Christ was
all that was really nccdful for saliva
lion. Salvation was not Of works. MOI
bv the law of Moses. but by the grace
Of Jesus.
No such discussion viii ever again
arise in the world as that Of which "u'
lessen speaks. but there are stiii per
sons who would turn US away from th'
plain statements Of the Word OF Toe'
and would substitute some other wa,
OF salvation in the place OF that w'aici
is laid down in the scriptures. In gu
DAYS there are many who agree Wit
the council at Jerusalem that rites an
ceremonies are not nccdful 10 salvation
but they 20 farther than this. and &c
clare. that. 10 bc saved. il is not necdfu
To believe in Christ The Jews Of on
lesson said: ITO he sa-cd. you must a'
cept Jesus. and he circumciscd. IN
anostles said: 10 hc saved. You mus
accept Jesus, but you need not DC ci
cumcised" These modern teachers "a.
ITO be saved. You need neither accel
Jesus. nor submit u any outward rltes
There is a very great difference hctwct
,hes. three statements. The second
the only correct one. II was the tcac
inc Of Jesus himself. as anyone can 3
who reads the thir,. chapter OF jon
I. is the teaching of al the apostles
seen in their cpistlcs. Ard just as q
Jews of our lesson were wrong IN 'h'
,r;n;on SO these modern teachers a
wrong in theirs: for there Is only o
name under Heaven given among me
whereby we may he saved; ana tha'
the name of Jesus. No moral ne ~
less il be perfect from the cradle
the gravel can save u man
On the other hand. If there arc a
who are trusting in anything ouiwa
10 save thcm-as baptism. or confirm
zion. or church-mcmbership. or chur'
goiny. or the sacrament OF the Lor
Supper they are equally mistake
Not that moral life is not obligat'
ina Christian. or that these simple &C
monies established by Christi are
no use. but that the foundation OF
must be faith in Jesus, and that suct
faith as will show itself in correct
and obedience to the will OF Jesus
our master.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
/. Differences Of opinion will q
among the best " people.
.. They should be settled in On
tan spirit, by discussion. 10y advice
the best people by the guidance OF
lioly Spirit.
g. Free discussion is great safegu
against wrong teachings and WI
feelings
4. There in only one condition OF
vation.
;. People must often yield their RS
aud ,,r;vileceS for the sake of harm