The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-16
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON ~, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JAN. II.
Text of the Lesson. Acts d. 32-47-Mem-
ory Verses. 80. 39-Golden Text. Acts II,
39-Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearns.

oo-Sommentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
stearns.
82. This Jesus hath God raised up,
whereof we all are witnesses" The man
who had with oaths and curses so coward
ly denied Him Is the one who Is chosen by
the Spirit to be His mouthpiece TO this
multitude. Being fillec with the Spirit
takes away all thought Of self and all fear
OF man. He first quotes from Joel ii,
2S-32, and says here is fulfillment of the
words OF that prophet. He then speaks of
Jesus Of Nazareth and the wonders
wrought by God through Him. and openly
charges them with His death. He then
quotes from the words Of David in Ps xvi
concerning His resurrection and continues
in the words of this first verse of our les
son
33. Before He died He said that He was
going back to the Father who had sent
Him, and that He would send down from
heaven the Holy Spirit, whom they now
saw and heard in these disciples (John xvi,
5-S). Here, then, was the evidence that
Jesus of Nazareth was really the one He
professed TO be, and not an impostor or
blasphcmer. Here was the evidence that
He whom they crucifled was now alive
from the dead and actually in heaven.
"a, 10. David did not rise from the
| dead. He did not speak of his own resur-
rection in Ps. xvi, but of Him of whom he
said In Ps. cx, l., 1.-THE Lord said unto my
Lord, Sit thou on My right hand until /
make thy foes thy footstool David, as
to his spirit, is certainly in glory, but his
body still sleeps In the dust of the earth.
36. Peter, therefore, by the Spirit, insists
that the very same Jesus whom they cru
Gifted God has raised from the dead and
taken TO His own right hand, thus max
| ing Him Lord and Christ and declaring
Him to be the long promised Son of David
| to sit on David's throne and the Son of
Abraham in whom all the promises to the
fathers are TO be fulfilled.
81 The Spirit, by His words through
Peter, took hold Of their hearts, convinced
| them of their sin and led them to cry out,
"Men and brethren, what shall we dor"
There was no urging on the part of Peter
that they should come forward to the pen
itent bench, or raise their hands for prayer,
or sign a card declaring their intention to
lead new life, however helpful these
methods may sometimes lie.
9S. When Jesus was on one occasion
asked, What shall we do?' His answer
was. believe on Him whom God hath
sent" John VII %, 29). Peter says, by the
same Spirit, Repent and be baptized, !"
which is another way of saying, BE
lieve" To believe that Jesus was their
Messiah would be "a complete change OF
mind or repentance on their part, and to
be baptized in His name would be the out
ward confession that they had received
Him. To receive Him would secure the
forgiveness of all their siIs John /, IL;
John ii, l2)
49, The promise is to all who will come
that they shall in no wise he cast out (Johr
) vi, 81 There were some illustrations OF
households being saved, as in Gen. vii, i
xviii, 10; xix, IL; Joshua ii, Is. He call:
all who hear and bids them come without
money and without price The God whC
sought out and restored Adam and Eve
who sent angels To rescue Lot and hi'
family, who pleaded 50 earnestly will
backsliding Israel (Jer. iii, ID, ~, is oul
God and the game interchangeable Jehovah.
40. Perhaps some Of the 'many Othe,
words" He used might be found in lisa.
, Is; xiii, 25 lv, 8, 4; Eek. xxXvi, 26, fo
J those are the Spirit s own words TO sinners
, Peter did not think to save the generation
or race OF Jews, but He did expect, lik
! Paul, 10 save some Of them Il Cor. TX, 22)
Al. Receiving His word, they receives
, Him and thus became children OF Co
John i, ~; vi, So; xvii, 8; Jas. l, 2l)
! Being baptized, they confessed Him AM
1 had the assurance that He would comics
them before the Father Math. x, 82). Blu
think Of 3, 600 doing sol Would not som
evangelists be tempted to make demon
stration over that Whoever heard OF sue
! ! a result from ono sermons This was tn
LORD s doing and must have been marvel
Gus in their eyes.
AZ "They continued steadfastJy, tina
is, they believed firmly, for there IL no oth
or way 10 10 established. Compare
. Chron. TX, 80, with Isa- vii, o. This vcrs
4 seems to say that they were instructed
They talked with each other OF thss
things, especially of Him. They commem
Grated His death. They were much 1
. prayer. How sorry thsy would 10 thas the
had not received Him soonerl How the
would long for His return, and with WIN
zed thSy would testify Of HIM
y ~ TIE wonders and signs wDsoGht o
the apostles would dSukJtless be On ths LII
of Mark XVI, 1870. and being ssaoh ~ Il
Himself wrought when He was on cart
y would add to their testimony thas He wa
stin alive, though invisible, Ard had q
DOWeT In nedVeA uif< oh Csti 49, ~ V~~ Va
Lord working with them and oonnrlnin
J. the word with signs following Mark Nv
;, 2e) :,
a "A. Ore gvsnt family bound tosethrr !
. His love to them, and their love to Hill
= and to oaeh other, having great desire
u please Him and that others might reoeiN
l. Him too They doubtless believed that a
He had wss theirs ard thus were draw
j. to share all they had with each Other IL
II Spirit controlled I'll, and 1T was foresas
of heaven upon the earth
40. Earthly possessions lost their a
:, traction; they were no nse except ~ nc
could use them for Him by spending the
u upon His who were in need The Spir
% of Him who though He was rich, yet II
our sakes became poor, had taken hold
y them, and they counted nothing SO preeio'
It as His love, and the privilege OF shown
. some love to Him The first gave the
own selves to the Lord Oh Cor. viii, o
and then to each other by the will OF Go
The same spirit today would fill the trea
uries of the mission boards and put MAJ
,. workers In the field.
n 46. With ono accord with gladness III