Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-07-14
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
international Lesson for July IL, 1872.
Paul mt ThessnIonica and Berea-
Act. I-:I-I.

international Lesson for July IL, $50.
Paul mt TheSsnIonica and Berea-
Acts I7:I-I:.
ARRANGED from PeIoubet's Notesl
GOLDEN TENT.-They received the
Word with all readiness Of mind. and
| searched the Scriptures daily.-Acts II: IL.
| THE SECTION includes Acts l.. l-ii.
| and the light thrown on the ThessalonianS
| BY Paul's two cpistles TO them. especial
ly Thessalonians / Is: 2: STA: 3. $40:
4:9 10; Thessalonians /: s. a. 2:l Z.
and Philippians 4: -. l6.
TIME,-A. u. 90. probably the summer
LESSON COMMENT
l. Founding of the Church in Thessa-
loDica-Ns. Il. After the strange
events at Philippi, the three poor
wandering missionaries, Silas, Tim.
Othy and Paul" went along the great
Eoman road toward the southwest
! l. They" Note the change in the
| Pronouns, which shows that Luke was
left at Philippi Passed through Am
! phipolis:" About 30 miles nearly west
from Philippi. And Apollonia:" Thir
\ " miles southwest of AmphipOiis, and
~ from Thessalonica. ''Thessalonica:"
! From very early times this city was
! famed ~ a commercial center.
?. And Paul, as his mauucr." His
/ ltk NlsAl Nl1AOLi W eS 10 ts8lH Ills NOTk
| first among the Jews, 10 attend their
synagogues on the Sabbath and to
| speak to them about Christ.
3. Opening" Unfolding the Scrip
ture truths, pointing out TO them the
things they had not noticed. or apph-
cation of which they had not under
stood. And alleging" Not assert
ing" as the word means, in modern
English, but setting forth" arguments,
reasons, as the word ''allege" means in
older English, as the Greek word, so
translated, means. Paul not only eX-
planned the Scriptures, but set forth the
arguments that proved that Christ"
the Messiah they were looking for,
must needs have suffered" Lie is so
pictured in the Scriptures And anyone
claiming TO be the Messiah, who did not
suffer as foretold in Isaiah 81, could
not he the true Messiah. The absence
of this mark would prove him an inn
poster. And risen again from the
dead" The missionaries preached
living Christ, exalted at the right hand
of God, and who was the rightful king
of all the earth, living, present
Saviour and Lord. "And that this Jesus,
WYNN IA''A'iA hAAtp NOus II NllilSl-
Having shown them from the Scrip
lures true description of the promised
Messiah, they show that Jesus was the
one described.
4. And some of them" the Jews,
"believed:" or were persuaded by Paul's
reasoning. "Consorted with Paul and
! Silas:" Cast in their lot with Paul and
Silas; not only accepted theoretically
their interpretations of prophecy, but
practically adopted the Christian life
with all the dangers which such
course entailed. And of the devout
Greeks great multitude" This i'm
plies that after the three Sabbaths in
the synagogue, Paul la5ored for some
time among the Gentiles
II. Paul Expelled from Thessalonica
VS.. $40. .. The Jews" as a body,
moved with envy" Jealousy at their
own decline and the growth of Chris
tianity. "Lewd:" in its older sense of
vile. worthless fellows of the baser
sort Market loungers or loafcrs
around the market places, a natural
louuging place of the lazy and worth
less rabble, ready for any excitement.
set all the city on an uproar:" Made
q
city. Assaulted the house of JASON"
Without doubt, the host of Paul and
Silas, a Thcssalonian and a Christian
convert. Bring them out to the peo-
ple:" So that the excited mob might
iutlict summary vengeance on them.
:. These all do contrary TO the dc.
crecs of Caesar" Forbidding rebellion
and treason, which decree was broken.
they said, because they proclaimed an
other king, one jesus" 1t was very
easy TO misapprehcnd the Christian
teaching about Christ as king, of
whose kingdom the apostles were her
aids. Jesus Himself had been misln-
derstood and His words perverted We
can scarcely now realize the suspicious
which must have been reused against
the early preachers of Christianity by
the very language they used
8. They troubled the people and the
rulers" They could find no good
charge against these people. who were
by far the best citizens, and yet there
was danger, if they took no notice of the
charge, that they themselves would he
charged with treason, and the freedom
of their city taken away.
Q. Taken security" bail. Jason and
others pledged their persons. or de-
posted n sum of money that would be
forfeited. if the missionaries remained
/ i'm Thessalonica. IT is thought that this
| is one reason why Paul did not return
/ there. as ne greatly desired TO do. de
I sire expressed in his letters written Il
/ few months later q Thes. 2:I7. IS,
f 3.l0j.
/ IL Founding OF the Church in Berca
/ VS.. 1912. 10. Unto Bcrca:" \ city
/ 60 miles southwest Of Thcssaiouica
/ d. These. Jews. were more noble"
/ iu character. I'm all that makes true mo-
/ h.iitv This nobility expressed itself
/ CD lin that they received the word with
/ all readiness of mind" Their minds
were open 20 all truth from every
/ source (2) and searched the Scrip
. turcs." They did not take things by
f.. hcarsay, but sought the truth for them
selves. Because they received the truth
I only ON good evidence They were not
led captive 10y every new idea, but first