The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-10-20
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Lesson of the Day by Rev. stenrns.
Festus succceded Felix. md both were
willing to njeose Tho Jews nj pants OK.
to T,naar. therefore The cnae Ind To- oo 10
Rome. King Avrippn coming 10 Cmsnren
Festus states the case 10 him ms far as he
tnoya a which Ia thot a. cnncorna "one
Jesns. who wns dend but whom pau, M.
f,rmed 10 he nIiye'' 1xxy. 1gC. korIppa de-
string 10 bear for himself pauj ia brought
forth In the presence OF kerIppn. BernIce.
Festus and the chief cnptnins md prinei,
nal men of Tho cjtv and olloved IN aneok
Tor himself. He states briefly his early
history nc nm enemy OF Jesus and then
more fuIJv bja conyorsion M, tha ,vav 20
Damascus and his Commission from tho
Lord Himself.
10 oWbereunou n KING Ayrinna woa
not dlsobedient INTO tho beavenIv v,e,on :"
When he heard one speaklnp 10 him from
heaven. saving "I am Jes,s whom thou
nersecn,cat !, 70 conid NO Ion,,or 5o,,h, h,,t
that be Ind been greatly mistok ken and that
Jesua NJ Nnznretb yos actunIIv alJva ANA In
heaven and at once he vjeIded In Him
saving "Iord what Wilt tiou have ma TO
do2, We cannot exnect aucb N yisjon or n
voice from heaven. but the word Of God
should he 10 us es much n voice from
heaven as that which he heard.
20. "Repent and turn 10 God and do
works meet for renantance - This ba
preached eyerywhere. proclaimino that
God was I'm Christ. God manifest I'm the
flesh. and that the only wny 10 turn TO
God was TO turn to Christ IT Cor M III
and then let your life prove that Won had
really turned to Him. for while no works
OF ours can save us vet N saved by His
finished work we will surely show IL by our
works.
II. ''For these causes the Jews caught
me In the temple and went about TO xiii
me-" Jesus was the cause of nil II their I
hatred. There are gods many and lords
many In Christendom as well as In heath
endom, but there is only one living and
true God. who so loved us MS to give His
only begotten Son for US, and when we re-
ceive Him He and His Spirit will be mani
Test In us and Will provoke more or less
opposition from the world and also from
religious people who do not truly know
Hin, for the carnal mind, whether reli-
gious or otherwise, Is enmity against God
| (Rom. Will, -.
~, ~. From Moses and the prophets he
continually proclaimed that II had been
ioretoid that the Messiah should suffer and
DIE and rise from the dead before He could
be lsraeis Messinh;or light TO the gentiles."
30 also our Lord Himself; Tor Moses and the
prophets ser lortn tnat HIS suherings must
preceue ms giory SLuKe xxiv;, 2o'2D. we
saVeu eterhhiiy, put II we wouid reign with
Him IN glory we must pc content to- suffer
with him TINS little whiie, ana by life and
doctrine proclaim Him TO- al the world
Math. X, 3i-39; hom' VIII, III Ill Tim. H.,
| l2l.
~. raul, thou art beside thyself. Much
learning doth make thee mad. He had
I not been speaking the wisdom OF men, but
had been telling earnestly the story OF
Jesus anu 10 this uay those VINO are much
In love with Jesus and carried away with
Him are accounted beside themselves.
Ihey said OF Christ, He had devil and Is
mad' (John x, 2ol; The prophets testified
that people said, THE man OF the Spirit is
mad" "He that departeth from evil is ac-
counted mad" CLOS. ix., Z, margin, and
Isa. lix., 15, margin).
25, 20. 81 am not mad, most noble Festus,
but speak forth the words OF truth and so,
berness." Yet these are the very words
that are not palatable to men OF the world.
The time will come, Is even now come, when
many who bear the name OF Christ will not
endure sound doctrine. They have form
OF godliness, but deny the power thereof
know all about IT, but they will not yield
to 1t and be obedient to it. They know all
about Him who is the only Saviour, but
will not submit to Him or be ruled by Him.
a.. "King Agrippa, believest thou the
Prophetsf l know that thou believest."
From From verse three 1t would appear that the
king was well acquainted with the Jews
and their affairs and the promises concern
Ing them and their Messiah, but 1t Is not
what we know that helps us, but only the
knowledge we make use OF. 1t Is not the
tood we look at and can talk about and
even prepare Tor others that benefits our
selves, put only that which we personally
appropriate. we must receive Him.
o2S. "Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Al
most thou persuadest me to be Chris
tian. Another translation is, Lightly
art though persuading thyself that thou
canst make me christian" The word
"Christian, so common with us, Is not a
word much used In the Bible, being only
found In two other places (Acts xi., 20;
pet.iv l6), The word saint" or "be-
never or 'prethreh' Is much more COM
mon.
29. II would to God that not only thou,
but also all that hear me this day. were
both almost and altogether such as am,
except these bonds" He was addressing
the king and the governor and the chief
captains and mighty men, and yet felt that