The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-11
The SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Internatiorai Lesson for August Is, 1879
Paul ut J~rusaIem-Acts :l;:7 80.

International Lesson for August IS. 1879
Paul 1T Jcrusaiem-Acts: i;:7'30.
Especially Arranged from Pe.oubct's Notesl
GOLDEN 1EAr.-For r-to YOU IL is given In
tsc Behalf OF Christ. not only 70 believe on hius
but also to suffer for HIS sake Phil la
TINE Tuesday. May "a A. d. 81 one month
otter our last lesson
PLACE Jerusalem. the temple area PHul's
abode Was with Mnason In the city.
LESSON MOTIFS.
The Journey 70 Jerus alcm. AT the
close OF his address Paul and his COM
panions again embarked, and set sail
for Jerusalem. 1t is we'll 70 note briefly
some incidents on this journey. % At
Tyre, he searched and found band OF
disciples with whom he spent week.
The journey had been so prosperous
that he did not have to hasten to Jeru-
salem for Pentecost. tc) At Cnsarea,
he found an example of woman's work
In the church. in the -four unmarried
daughters of the prophet Agabus, who
themselves did prophesy; that Is, they
spoke out the truths that God inspired
them to speak, whether to men or TO
women or to both. we do not know. (3)
Both at Tyre and at CRsarea, prophets
warned Paul Of the danger of going To
Jerusalem. II was revealed to them,
not that Paul should not go, but that, IL
he went, he would go into bonds. prison.
sufferings. The prophets Inferred from
this foreknowledge that Paul should
not go on. But Paul recognized more
clearly the voice of the Spirit. and his
duty to proceed in spite of warnings
and Inconsistencies.
The Returned Missionaries Report to
the Home Church.-E Cnsarea
Paul went up to Jerusalem in time for
the feast of Pentecost, and made his
home with an early disciple, one
Mnason. This was his fifth visit 1t
Jerusalem since his conversion twenty
years before. The next day he made
. report of his missionary work to the
leaders, of whom james, our Lord's
brother, was the chief.
Summary Of What God Had Wrought
by Paul.-In the eight years since Paul
had reported his work to the church at
Jerusalem to the great conference
(Acts 1921, 2.), he had u) made two
long missionary tours; (a) revisited
and strengthened the churches in Asia
Minor; 90 he had carried the Gospel
into Europe: a. he had founded largo
churches in Philippi, Corinth, Thesss-
lonica and Ephesus; % he had been
the means of great numbers of CONVEX
sions and the great extension OF tho
Gospel; f6) some of the converts had
been willing to endure much for the
Gospel; az they had sent large con-
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salem; ~ special miracles had been
wrought by the hand of Paul.
The Attempt to Harmonic the Two
Parties.-Thc position Of Paul and the
Gentle Christians. Paul believed and
taught according to the decision Of the
council at Jerusalem eight years be-
fore. % The Gentilcs need not be-
come Jews. and obey the Jewish
ritual. (2) The law was not necessary
for salvation. No forms could savo
anyone, not even . Jew. but only faith
In the Lord Jesus. Ga The promises
TO the Jews were to be fulfilled by the
Gentiles becoming Christians. Tho
Gentilcs were children Of Abraham
through faith t4) At the same time
he himself obcyed the Jewish law. but
not as a condition of salvation.
The Importance of this position was
very great. % For the foundation Of
Christianity lay in salvation. not by
forms. but by a new heart Of faith. CD
Ii broke the bondage of laws and cere-
monies and brought in the glorious lib
crty Of the gospel. 90 1t enabled the
religion of Christ to become universal.
The temple and its ceremonial was de-
stroyed in few years, providcntially,
Tor this very purpose. a. IL took away
great and unnecessary hindrance to
the conversion of the Gentiles.
The Position of the Judaizers. Many
Of the Jewish Christians. notwith-
standing the decision of the council,
were exceedingly jealous for the law.
They wanted the Gcntilcs to be saved,
but only by becoming Jews, the true
people Of God. They opposed Paul ~
Because many believed that to become
jew was essential to salvation. (2)
Because the law, which they thought
he opposed. was the Divine foundation
of their nation and their hopes. All
that they held dear was built upon it.
CD Pauls position seemed an insult to
God and the Bible. Their religion was
Divine. 1t had stood for fifteen hun
drcd years. So that those who sup
ported the cause o; Paul rendered
themselves liable to those charges. SD
terrible to jew. OF laxness, Of ire
iigion. of apostasy, Of unpatriotism, Of
not being believers in revealed truth.
Was not Moses inspired? Was the
sacred Pc1tateuch to be reduced to .
dead letter? Were all the curses of
Ebal TO be braved?" 90 They did not
see how Paul's teachings were for the
fulfilling of the law and the enlarge
ment and pcrmancncc Of the nation.
"a They were reluctant to give up their
privileges as a chosen race, the highest,
the most favored of all nations. (5D
There were many great and precious
promises given to them, Of enlarge
ncnt, Of victory over all enemies. Of
prosperity and peace which had not
been fulfilled. Could they give up all
these hopes? (S) Then the very hope
Of the world seemed to depend on
them. In the seed Of Abraham wero
all nations 10 he blessed: the kingdom