The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-10
M SIBBIIg-SClOOl lesson
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JUNE -.

The second epistles are all suggestive of
,ha last DAYS when the world shall have
s.n,rupted the church. and contain special
;,structions to Gods servants for times OF
disorders. confusions, formality, etc. The
sathful witness is taught how to deal with
,bose who turn away FROM" "err con-
cerning" and resist" the truth. or will
not endure secohu uoctrine lii lin. is 10;
Il Is; ill.,. S; iv., 81.
Paul, an apostle OF Jesus Christ by
,he will Of God, according to the promise
oi life which is in Jesus Christ" He
loved to think OF himself as one sent forth
by Jesus Christ and chosen for this honor
hy the will of God. Why God should choose
sny Of Us is certainly great wonder, but
We have truly received the Lord Jesus
Christ as our Saviour, resting wholly and
ony on His finished work OF atonement,
we need not fear to believe that we were
chosen IN HIM peiore tne iouhuatloh OF
the world (Eph. L., ~; that we should be
holy before Him, ana that lie might send
US forth in His name, even as the Father
sent Him (John XVII, 10; Nx., ~. Inc
| netbat God gives Is IN Christ, ana apart
from Him there Is no life u John ", ~.
I? TO Timothy, my dearly beloved SOM
Grace, mercy ana peace from God tho
Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. In
Tin. l., 2, he calls HIM MY own son IN the
faith and in Phil. H., ~ (margin), Ho
wrote that ne nau no man SO dear unto
Him as Timothy. we nrst reau OF MIN IN
Acts xvi. /, as discipie living as Lystra,
bis mother Jewess, ms i1he u ureek.
And Paul on MS secohu missionary tour
took him with him. 1t is by the grace or un-
deserved favor OF Gou through Jesus Chrlst
that We are saved.
81 thank uod, whom serVt from my
ioretathers with pure conscience, that WITH
cut ceasing l nave rememprance OF thee IN
ny prayers night ana day. BEFORE tho
council ne also salu that ne hau hVeu IN an
good conscience peiore dod (Acts xxiii., y
ora he puts IL III Acts NN'i., o, AFTER the
most straitest sect OF our religion lived
Pharisee. lie does not attempt 10 excuse
bis great SINS against Jesus ohrist ana HIS
redeemed, nut says that ne verliy Thought
that he ought 10 10 'hese 'hihs (Ac's NNVl'
"
"Greatiy uesirlhS 10 see thee' peihg
mindful oi thy tears, that 1 may DC iliied
with Joy, faul prayea mucn lor those
whom uou hau given mn, puI hc Wouiu
Ltay espe'laiIy l9r s9cn one as ms son
Timothy. II faui nan tne rmiippien ana
cler 6eleVrrS III ms hcar, lhll' L., - anu
prayed much for them, how much moro
doe, our Loru Jesus carry iove ana pray
lor his r'ueenrru @ ohos. We arc not toiu
'he cansS oi linulny leafs, pu' II Iaul
vas thihdlGI vi tngmh mn now liuch more ~
our Lord oi ours. lheIo - coinior' 10 nu-
man weakness III ,hc .nousnt thnt thc Joy
Of such a one Us faui might De increased
TIMOTHY
"Mhen l eau TO mlnd the unieiened
lal.h Ihu' Is III tnoe. Not II, MN ohiy put
10 poth mother ana srahumother; hot that
laI'h Is heTeultury, pu' chiioreh may pe so
Aushl anu lraiheu tnat rom earliest IN
nhcy they may pe True peileVets III tno
Lofu Jesus onIlst' Dlesseu are lle MOTH
efs ana srahuhothers VINO SO tram the
children. .hielsheu iai'h makes us thihK
o. 'he most surely peIevea ana know
We Cer!aIhty "Wt Vi Luko !, J. ',', IT,
~. o. .N Mnereior" put tnee IN remembrance
,laI thou sur up the gut OF Goa when is
u 'Hle ny 'ne putting on OF my nahus'
1,I,. ngrtItrs 10 inns aiso IN l. Inn. w. IA. me
Nllrt DestoWs CUTS upon people severally
as ne the spirit, VIII, ana Goa places the
meHpgrs ,,' III inc Douy us IL nath pieased
hln T. oor. Xil', IL, lo). ne gives TO every
0I .aa MS "ork 'r ana somGthlhS TO work WIN,
occuPy III III come laiark AiIi.'
~ M LUXE MY, lol, Iheh AT ms coming ne
WI reward every man according TO his
'v'As;
T. fQr Hoo hath not given us the spirit
uear, put Oh power ana OF love, ana OF
sy!Iu ,m lhlhu' Judging from the portion
~ "oo epistie l0iloWlhg, such as l., ., IL, 10;
w. ~, o. ~, ~; H., IL; w., D, 10, we would
,-sat ,r,et ''.a' tG iear referred TO Is iear OF
~. W. u..mHoushIS m OF the perfect love OF God cast
'v' a, ah iehr Il John w., lS).
81 bul continue thou in the things
Nalen thou hast learned and hast been as
NnT EMgu oi' our Loru SAID, Continue ye in
y! m's,. III ye continue in my word, then
iJ !eMhy IlSGipies indeed (John Xv.,9;
I ii!s o. ); llke 10 remember that Luke
ro,n ,u III tLio pesihhlhg OF ms gospel that he
V'v m".. CONCERNING the things which were
ri,E. IJS. surrey peIeVed, that his friend
sIs Isto hhoW the certainty or these things
j. ~, ana that Abraham Nyas fully
~ s,'aIiet aa,n 'lat what God had promised He
pown a tho unn' 1,'Hu Nm chllu thou mast
make thee wise nnto soIratinn " thro',' I,u uDio
alth which is in Christ 1osns y ThoH .niouSa
none other ~ thon Isl n.h,. otsus. ilese coulu
be Old Testament writirSo Iu ro in hi uespisp ms
estldes there wns ,r;sInn wsnnss ,n which , IauI
nd the wnv ~ fait,,;in Thn,,t aeo Io s"iSn.,on
he way Of saIvation en-. ,.u @ oesus. u; % ilhink
all the Bbe more s,,ar1, % ""y' % Ell nuwnure .i
Gen, n 81 TbnI mp fy,S,s nes tol.n = tnaI
he clothin, h., tho aLni,i aiu iiiiise,i pro'iueG
lta,p and Eve had 1 oni', SnutainS ~. Vi pioou nnu
heir own worLo the ~ W usop us USELESS
ccept Gods M,os,s ,Ho ns ieal aprons, ana
hldren who ,rnu U'tS,on. thoiL biesseu are the
hese things '"'i 'ou'n "re 'aush'
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