Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-05-07


sent" BY invitation of the rulers of the
ynagogue at Antioch, in Pisidia, to which
place they came after leaving Perga, where
Mark deserted them, Paul is preaching on
the sabbath day Oversees IA, 15). His OPEN
Ing words are, Men of Israel, and We that
fear God" (versc 16), and this, in sub
stance, he repeats in this first verse of our
lesson. He begins with the dcliverance
from Egypt and mentions the period of the
wilderness, the judges and the rcigns Of
saul and David, then passes at once to
Jesus, the Saviour of Israel of the seed of
David, who is the salvation of God pre-
pared for all people, light to Tighten the
gentilcs and the glory of Israel
~. "They knew Him not. nor vet the
voices of the prophets which are read every
Sabbath day" AS it is written through
John, " He was in the world. ard the world
was made by Him, and the world knew
Him not; He came unto His own, and His
own received Him not" (John /, 10, 11).
1t was the complaint of the Lord through
the prophets that His people did rot know
Him. Israel Goth not know, My people
doth not consider"
rs, % "Nhcn they had fulfilled all that
was written OF Him, they took Him down
from the tree aud laid Him in a sepul-
cher Although they knew Him not vet
they unwittngly lulallcd the Scriptures
concerning Him Both Hcrod and Pom
titus PLATE, the E2ntilcs and the people of
Israel, with all their indifference to or
hatred of Christ, only fulfilled what God
had determined before to be done Acts iv,
81, PSI, and yet they were all free agents
Sturgeon once said, "My God can rule free
agents, leaving them absolutely free. and
vet pffpctir,fr all He ,,,,r,,o.,-
do not understand how this can be, but
believe it.
80. but God raised Him from the
dead. See also verses 33, "a and 81, and
let this fcurfold emphasis given by the
Spirit in this lesson to His resurrection
from the dead show you the importance
OF this great truth and recall to your mind
the fact that by His resurrection from the
dead He was declared the Son of God with
power (Rom. j, ~. Our Lord Jesus was
dead, but is aliSe for evermorc and has all
power (Rev j. 49,. We believing in Him,
are one with Him, as children and heirs
of God and joint heirs with Himself.
81. And He was seen many days of
them which came up with Him from Gal
lice to Jerusalem, who are His witnesses
unto the people" He was seen at least
ten times during Il period of 40 days after
His resurrection before He visibly ascend
ed from Olivet, to which same hill He will
in due time return with all His saints
(Acts i, 3, IL; Zech. xiv, 4, 81. The one
thing for a believer to do is to be a witness
by life and testimony to the great fact that
Jesus Christ is His living Lord and Saw
Jour coming again to fill the earth with
righteousness. When we are ready for
this He will fill us with His Spirit to this
end (Acts i, -.
32. And we declare unto you glad tt
dings." The angel at His birth brought
good tidings of great JOY for all people,
(Luke ii, 100, and we are commissioned to
testify the GOSPEL of the grace of God and
the gospel of the glory of the blessed God
(Acts Xxx, "a; Tim. i, II, r. W. We are
allowed of God to be put in trust with this
gospel, and we are to speak it. not as
pleasing men, but God, who trieth our
hearts Il Thcss. ii, ~. But it is trust
committed to us for all people on earth.
Are we faithful to our trust?
49, "As it is also written in the Second
Psalm, Thou art My Son, this day have l
begotten Thee. " The Second Psalm tells
US that, in spite of all the rage and vain
imaginings of the ungodly nations, God
Will yet set His King upon His holy hill
of Zion ops. ii, O.. And verse Z is here cx-
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Christ from the dead to that end, and not
to His birth in Bethlehem as some might
suppose. 1t is great inspiration to be-
lieve that Notwithstanding all hindrances
and delays every promise of God shall be
fulfilled; not one can fail (Joshua xiii, II;
l Kings viii, So.
"a. Il will give you the sure mercies of
David. These sure mercies are set forth
in ii sam. vii II, 10, and l Chron. xvii,
! II, IL, and are more fully stated in con
nection with Israel future glory in Isa w.
30. Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy
One to see corruption. That David in
Ps. xvi, 10, spoke of Christ and not of
himself is made very plain in Peters ser
mon ut PcntocOst, and also that David saw
in the promise Of Cod not mortal man,
but an immortal man, risen from the dead
(Acts ii, 25-3I, in whom His throne and
kingdom would he established forever
36. For David, after he had in his own
age served the will of God (margin) fell
on sleep Being Il child of God by faith
in Christ Jesus, the thing for us then to do
is to let Him accomplish His will in us in
serving His purpose with us while we live
Let the question search us. Am | fully in
His Will Tor His pleasure or living for my
pleasure Even Christ pleased not Him
self (SOm Ky, b.
81. but He whom God raised again
saw no corruption. That body, although
for Us it tasted death, was as free from
corruption as from sin. We are comforted
by believing that even though our bodies
see corruption This corruptiblc must put
on interruption, and if we tarry till He
come, This Hrortal must put on immor-
tality" Il Cor. Ky, 53) Death, which
smites the body and makes it sleep and
pass through corruption, is an enemy which
shall be destroyed Il Cor. XIV 26), and con
corning which God has said, 80 death, 1
will be thy plaques (Hos. xiii, I'd
3S. Through this man is preached unto
you the forgiveness of sins " We are sure
that the kingdom will come and the ma
ton of Israel be all righteous, and the
earth be flied with the glory of God, but
what Is the present benefit of the work of
Christi The forgiveness of all sin. BY
sin came death and every woe. Our in
Equities separate us from God. But in
Christ there is full provision for the COM
plete blotting out of all our sins. The
blood of Jesus Christ clpanspth from all