The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson for january St's1svV
The Boldness Of Peter and John-Acts
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Tho Boldness Of Peter and John--Acte
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ARRANGED from Peioutet's Notes
GOLDEN TExT.-There Is none other
name under Heaven given among men,
sincerely we must he saycd-Actsi lz
THE SECTION includes the whole map
ter 10 Verse 81. with review OF Shhptsr
g. Both chapters arc a record Oh s'ns'e
event and its outcome. - an
! TIME.-An afternoon In june a. ~. 90
and the following morning. immeoi1'''
after the last lesson ,.s~
i PLACES -Solomon's porch prison tno
| ,su ~ sanhcdrim. a room in Jerusalem
where the disciples met
TIE LESSON.
Picture /. The Apostles Preachins'-
vi. well-known lame man had been
cured by Peter and John in the courtoh
the temple; and he accompanied 'hs
apostles, leaping, and walking ana
praising God. This strange event Grew
great crowds of people into Soiomohs
porch. ,.aa
We IA "The priests" whose temple
sar,;oes wore interfered with by the
withdrawal OF the multitude from tho
regular worship TO another part OF INC
temple. They would naturally resent
any usurpation of their place as inc
leaders of worship and Instruction.
"The captain of the temple was aJe"-
ism officer having body of Leyites un-
der his command. who preserved oruer
ohout the temple. They We're the tenn
nle notice. And the Sadducees.' ke-
npiously they were materialists, deny
ing the existence of angel or spirit, anu
hence the possibility of the resuTec-
ton of future life.
..no N
e troubled: They were vexed. their
5 feelings were all wrought up by this
procedure-the priests, because their
n functions of worship and teaching were
q ,nterfered with: the captain. because or
l. the danger of disorder. as the apostles
were acting without His authority;
the Sadducees, because the preaching
,. OF Peter and the statement that Jesus
a was alive were a fiat contradiction OF
their religious opinions, and in OPPOSE
N ton TO their worldly interests.
es g. laid hands on them:" Arrested
- them: the language implies some actual
re violence in the arrest.
nj Picture III. The Work Going On
is Y. A. "Iowbeit:" In spite OF all this
M opposition. perhaps because Oft. many
IN OF them which heard the word be-
j. ,ieved." "Was:" Better as II. v. came
=, 10 he: the whole number Of disciples.
he including the 5000 mentioned in 2:4f.
Ell had come at this time 10 be 5000"
~. Picture ". The Trial Before the Sam
~. hedrim.-Vs. 5-12. 5. "Thcir rulers"
q. Chief priests. heads Of the "a courses.
IL official rulers. aside from the fact that
~ being members of the Sanhedrim made
=. them rulers. ELDERS" Heads Of fam
49,. lilies who had a seat in the great coun-
:. Ill. "Scrihes:" Recognized teachers
and interpreters Of the divine law.
=, G. "Annas the high priest" who had
"a been dcposed from that Office by the
GOO Romans. but was still regarded n.
10 high priest by the Jews and was the
,on most influential person among the
7. Jews 'And Caiaphas." his son-in
"a law. made high priest by the Ro
- mans. "And John and Alexander:
,,,a Who these were is unknown. but the.
must have been men Of influence
Z "And when they had set them il
80 the midst" The two apostles and tn
- lame man ". 1p. "They asked" TIL
tense implies that this question was pm
- rrpeatedly-Schaff. Note that they di
not DENY the fact Of the healing. nor i'm
ply that they did not believe il. Thn
=. was settled. by what power or by.
~ Cir. in. under the influence of, "wha
- naine:" Power is force, name is author
ters ~ ~ "'"' '- "a -
still 20 ,"'s' anu VIA =. -. =, nr;r
Peter and John OF sorcery, by havin
~. worked n miracle. not in the name c
80 God but of crucifed malefactor.
8. "Thcn Peter. filed with the Hol
ia Chest" In fulfllment of Christ's prom
80 Use Matt. 1919 20). "Yc rulers OF th
people," lie addressed them with tn
respect due their Office, though he dos
-. not hesitate to charge upon them tt
~. death Of the Messiah.
a. 10. "Be il known" Peter speaks III
-,s- truth squarely. without fear or favo
sc "By the name of Jesus Christ" the Me
~. siah. "of Nazareth Peter bold
.,I. speaks the hated word. "Whom J
crucified:" Peter arraigns his accuser
II. 'This is the stone which was .
at nought of you builders:" The refe
cnce is TO Psalms 1ls:22. Christ appli
and the same prophecy to Himself in Ma
ded, thew 21:42. That rejected "stone" b
RS in "become the head Of the corner"
ews- Picture v. The Astonished Council.
osed Va. IA. IA. IL. Snow when they saw
some holdness." Shown in their words, tn,
here confidence in Jesus, their utter fe'
+, the lessness of consequences. And John
e the Who in his quiet way was quite as b'
hem as Peter. The change in Peter hims
[ortl' was as great n miracle as that wrong
mill in the lame man. perceived that tsf
y be were unlearned:" Not trained in tn
task, schools, not educated in literatu
any "And ignorant" Not one of the lcarr
lount class. "Thcy marveled:" Whence 81
SINH men could gain such power and fl
com dom OF speech. "They took knowle'
Inely, OF them (they recognized the facD I
} over they had been with jesus" IT
three eho,ved The Master they had been un