The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-07-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON ron SUNDAY. JULY ~.
'faui az Corinth." Acts xviii. Lib
Golden Texts lCor. i..ls.
Commentary.

chve unto MIN and believed. See previous
verse; He did not expect that all the seed
would fail on good soil neither are we 80
taught. Bur he did know that Gods word
would accomplish His pleasure and not re.
turn void, aud that his labor was not In vain
In the Lord lisa. w.. II I; I Cor. xv., 5s). His
aim was "by all means TO save some" Il Cor
ix., 22), ard this he accomplished. The
church OF Christ ia made up Of an elect mum.
Der out OF all nations, given unto Him out OF
this world (lsev. ", .; Eph. T.. John xviii,
60, and to this end We like Paul, should seek
to get the gospel everywhere.
and found certain jew named
Aqutla. born In Pontus, lately come from
italy with his wife Priscilla (because that
Cioudius had commanded all Jews to do
part from Rome), and came unto them"
We cannot help remarking that after 1900
years the Jews are still commanded to de-
part from cities and countries on the face oi
the earth. II is the same sad old story as in
the days OF Paul II Ia the fulfllment ol
words spoken through Moses over 5000 years
ago. Nee Deut. xviii. 63-66. But II the
curse has come so literally and ~ fully the
blessing shall also come. and ''the DAYS of
their mourning shall be- ended" "for IL
that scattered Israel will gather him" and
the time 1t even now mt hand lisa. tx., 90 81
Jer. XXI, 10 Ezek. xxxyii., 81. 22l
.. And because he was OF the same craft
he abode with them and wrought for by
their occupation they were tentmakers"
While Paul believed and taught that they
who preach the Gospel should live ~ the
Gospel Il Cor. tx. l4), he also took pleasure
In working at his trade that ne might min.
ister to his own necessities and give the
Gospel freely acts NN., "a F.; | Cor. iv., II. - Z:
l Thess. H.. Q III Thess ill., -. II is a
great advantage under some circumstances
to be able To do this now and thus stop the
mouths OF those who say of the preacher
1T Is his business he makes n good thing of
u" | am glad that had thrnr years cx-
periencc OF ministering 90 my necessities hy
working seven hours day. that | might
freely give all the rest OF my time ~ dis
tinctively religious work.
A. And be reasoned In the synagogue
every sabbath and persuaded the jrws nnd
the Greeks" He doubtless did ~ at rh"s-al-
onica and reasoned out of the Scriptures
opening and alleging that Christ must needs
have suffered and risen again from th" drad,
and that this IL the Chrlrt (chapter xviii
2. ~. From his conversion hiA one story was
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son OF God chap.
ter TX, 90 -22).
g. "And when Silas and Tmothcus worn
come from Macedonia. Paul was pressed In
the spirit aud testified To the Jews tina. .;a-us
Is the Christ The Il. V snys that h" was
constrained by the word" This reminds
us Of jeremiah. who. when the word of the
Lord was made reproach unto him and u
derision daily. said he wodld not speak any
more In His name. but the word Of God wa4
such fire In his heart that he was constrained
TO speak DER. Nx., s, ~.
6. And when they opposed themselves and
blasphemcd he shook his raimpnt and said
unto them, Your blood be upon your own
heads am clean from henccforth will
10 unto the Gentiles." II was his custom
everywhere to preach the gospel TO the Jcw
first Qliom. l., l6) and then to the GENTLE.
Compare their conduct nj Antioch In pisidiA
(Acts Kill. 45. 46). When any one Is duly
kVurnpI nf Iunty,r and rnf, 20, t.,ts. Ia.
his blood IL on himself (Ezek. NNNiii.. 4. 81.
Those who obey not the gospel shall be pun.
ished with everlasting destruction (II Thcss.
l., 8, ~. As to shaking ones raiment see
Neh. v. 10.
Z. And he departed thence and entered
into certain mans house named Justus,
-rt.thsi wOrshjped God whose house iojned
hard to the synagogue" When one door il
shut another IN sure TO be open and some
times, IA In this case. next door to the one
closed against US. When the Lord opens u
door for us, no power can shut II. and when
house or city is closed against rs or our
message we have only to move on In HIS
name (Rev. ILL.,, 8; Math. y. i4. II is not US
that they i'll treat, but Him whose message
we bear duke K. lGl.
4. "And Crispus. the chief ruler of the
synagogue, believed on the Lord with all hi-
house and many OF the Corinthians hearing
believed and were baptzod." The chief
ruler cannot always control the other rulers.
whether he be president ~ u nation mayor
of u city or only ruler Of u -ynagogue. bu,
the time will come whan thor, will boa Chici
Ruler to whom all others snail Yield n ppri"rt
obedience. lie will be- this same Jesus whom
Paul preached, but lie will then be- King of
Kings and Lord of Lords. All kings will fall
down before Him all nations shall serve
Him (lley. XIX. 10 ps. lNNii.. IL. Il was 4
splendid victory for the Lord and His servant
10 have the chief ruler and his household re-
ceiye the despisel Nazarcn" ~ lsracl's Mos
sinh. Many must have been hrlp,d hy his
example 20 do likewise. Here again. ~ at
Athens, Paul is privileged to save some AMI
help complete the church.
. "Then spake tn" Lord 10 Paul IN the
night by vision, BE not afraid but speak
and hold not thy pence II" WAS probably
being tempted like Jeremiah. 70 whom We
have already referred. He says In Cor. H.
., that he was with them in mreknrss. and
In fear, and in much trembling. His Master
had observed this, anl hence this vision AMI
great comfort. Compare Josh l.. = Jer l.
H. What exceeding great comfort there l.
In these fear not5' Of our Lori from Grn.
Ny., !, 10 Rev. L.. II. but We get no benefit
unless we appropriate thom to ourselves. II
we are the Lords and In His service. Wa may
take His prOns - right To our hearts
10. For am with thee, and no man shall
set on thee TO hurt thee, for | have much
people in this city" one OF the largest
ptpulseS III III" blble II not 'nc very largest.
Is the II am with you" OF jehovah SEQ how
lie gave II to Moses Joshua. Gideon. Isaiah.
jeremiah, Haggai and the apostles (Ex. Ill.,.
IL Josh. l., 8 Judg. vi, l6 lsa. XII, ~ .
Jer. l., 3, 10; Hag. l., IS; H., /; MGth.
xviii, 20).
IL. "And he continued there year and
six months teaching the word of God among
them." He did not teach science nor phi-
losophy, nor did he lecture upon the great
men of the day. lie did not try TO prove
that the books Of Moses and the Psalms had
many authors, and that there mus have been
two lsaiahs, but believing all things written
In the law and in the prophets Acts xiv,
l4) he taught tho Scriptures. lie preached
the Kingdom Of God and taught the things
which concern the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts
AMyiii.: 81, saying none other things than
those which Moses and the prophets did say
should como (Acts XVI, 22). Lesson
Helper.
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