Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-10-21
PETER Al C.ESAREA.
LESSON ", FOURTH CHARTER. INTER
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that if we would obtain definite blessing
from God in any form we must seek 1t
with the whole heart. "Ye shall seek me
end find me when We shall search for me
with all your heart" DER xxx, l3). Jesus
also taught that certain diseases could be
overcome only by prayer and fasting (Math.
xvii, 2D. Cornelius being thus in earnest
receives visit from an angel.
81. The angel brings tidings from heaven
that both Cornelius prayers and aims
have been heard and regarded by God.
Compare Daniels fasting and praying and
the message sent to him by an angel dan.
" ~, 19). See also Zacharias and the
angel Gabriel duke i, 19). The angels are
ministering spirits who wait upon the
heirs of salvation Heb. i, 14).
80. Behold the intimate acquaintance of
angels with our name, the house we live
in, the town in which we soiourn, our oc
cupation, etc. Observe how plain and full
the directions given to the servants Both
the law of God and the visions of God are
written plainly Deut. xvii, s; Hab ii, 2
that the one who reads may obey. See
also Ps. xvii, II.
49, Cornelius having briefly replied to
Peters question, For what intent have
ye sent for meS" Verse 90 and having
gratefully commended him for his prompt
ness, then adds, Now therefore are we all
here present before God to hear all things
that are commanded thee of God" 1t is
God and not Peter whom Cornelius ex
poets to hear from; it is the presence of
God, not of Peter, that awes them.
81. "Of a truth | perceive that God is
no respecter of persons" Thus Peter began
his address He might have learned this
from the law (Deut. X, Il; y Chron xix, Z.
job xXXiv, 19), but he needed vision to
convince him. Some people now would
need vision to convince them that God
actually can and does love and work
through those who don't belong to their
church
So. I'm every nation he that feareth
Him and worketh righteousness is accept
ed with Him" For Peter to put Gentle
on a level with a ew as to acceptance
with God was surely the Spirit speaking in
Peter, for a little while before he thought
very differently. See verse %.
sc. Although the peace preached by Je
sus Christ was first for Israel, yet Isaiah
had limited ut it's being for Gentiles also
when he wrote, peace, peace to him that
is far off and to him that is near" lisa. lvii,
49,. And Paul so preached it in Eph. ii,
49, IA; Col. i, 90 insisting that "The same
Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon
Him" (Rom. X, 49,
81. Peter insisted that they knew this
word which began to be preached in Cali
lee and afterward in all Judea, but he
could not have added that it was because
of the Saviour's command to preach the
Gospel to every creature and the apostles
faithfulness in obeying it.
3S. Here is most concise and yet com
prehensve statement of the commission,
power and work of our Lord Jesus Christ
Here is clearly the fact of the Trinity
Father, Son and Holy Spirit unitedly
working on behalf of oppressed humanity
and against the devil.
49, The Bible is the great and wholly in
spired Eyes, even verbally inspiredD record
of God and His Son; but so few. even of
those who possess the Bible, care much or
know much about its testimony. There
fore God has appointed living men and
women who shall be living, walking,
speaking Bibles, known and read of all
men, filled with the Spirit, honorng the
Lord Jesus Oh Cor iv, ~
40 Our verbal testimony is to the great
fact that Jesus died and rose again-de
livered for our otfenses, raised again for
our justification (Rom. iv, PSI. The testi
mony of our lives is, or should be, to the
fact that we died with Him, by faith in
/ Him, and are now alive unto God walking
in newness of life, our affections set upon
things above (Rom. vi, 6: Gal. ii, 90; Col
iii, |, y.
A. Jesus, after His resurrection, ap
peared some ten or eleven times, but only
unto the disciples, and perhaps not to all
of them. Many know that Jesus died for
them who know little or nothing of the
power of His resurrection, and to whom He
is as one outside the door pleading for en-
trance to His own house REV. iii, 20).
A. The same Jesus who died and rose
again is to he our Judge. He offers Him
self to all now as their Saviour, promising
to cast out none who come to Him (John
vi, 81, but as surely as He is Saviour
now, He will soon he Judge, first of His re
deemed, then of the living nations and
| lastly of all the rest of the dead. 1t will
be day of a thousand years beginning and
ending with judgment (Act4 xvii, 81; Rom.
xiv, 10, Math. XIV, 81 32 Rev. Xxx, II, l2).
43. 1t is the privilege of all who receive
Jesus Christ as their Saviour to know that
they have even now the forgiveness of
sins, and shall never come into Judgment
for their sins q John ii, 70; lisa xxxviii
Il; xiii. %; Acts xiii 3S, 80; John i, 40.
A. 1t is evident that as Peter spoke the
words they were received by those who
heard them, and right on the spot in the
midst of the service, while Peter was
speaking, the Holy Spirit came upon them
God thus sealing the preaching of Peter
and manifesting His approval Mark
xvi, 20).
A.. 1t seems that the brethren from Jop
pa who accompanied Peter (verse 23) were
Jews or circumcision, as we might have
expected, no Gentiles or uncircumcision
having yet been received. And now they
are indeed astonished to see uncircumcised
Gentiles receive the same gift from God as
the circuncised Jews had received at Pen
tecost and afterward Chapters ii, 4; iv, 81
40. The power to speak various Ian
guages and thereby magnify God was in
stantly granted to them. We know that
even now God does wonderfully help in the
study of "A language, but fancy what q
boon to outgoing missionaries this gift
would be today. Will some one tell why
| we have il not?