The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-24

Spirit IL msd.r He that depsrteth from
evil n accounted med" (Hos. IL, 2, mar
ain, and lisa liz, IL, margint
Is, 20. II am not mad, moGt noble
Festus, bot speak forth the words Of truth
and sobsrness." Yet those arc tho very
words that arc not palatable to men OF
the world. The time will como, 10 even
now como, whom many who bear the name
Of Christ win not endure sound doctrine.
They have form Of godliness, but deny
the power thereof I'll Tim. iv, 3; Ill, o..
Like Fcstus, they know all about 1t, bus
they will not Yield 10 1t and be obedient to
ID. They know all about Him who is the
only Saviour, but will not submit to Him
or be ruled by Him.
81. "King Agrippa, believest thou tho
propbctss / know that thou believost. "
From verse It would appear that the
king was we'll 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. II Is not the
food we look at and can talk about and
even prepare for others that benefits our
selves, but only that which we personally
appropriate. We must receive Him.
30. "Then Agrippa said unto Paul, AL
most thou pcrsuadest me to be Chris
tian." Another translation Is, Lightly
art thou persusding thyself that thou
oanst make mo Christian" The word
christian, so common with us, Ia not
word much used in the Bible, being only
found In two other places (Aots xi, go;
Pet Nv, 1917. The word saint" or "be.
lever" or "brethren" Ia much more com.
mon.
30. 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
with tho exception of his bonds he was bet
ter Off than they and that what no had they
might well desire to have What could 10
bef What but this, that their position and
honor were but temporary and transient,
while he, though for a time their prisoner,
was one with Him who was at Gods right
hand, joint heir with Christ, king and
priest unto God (Rom. viii, II; Rev. i,
8, 8; v, 8, 10Y, and that he would surely in
due time enjoy His heavenly kingdom.
80, 81. This man doeth nothing worthy
of death or Of bonds" This was tho con-
olusion Of the king and governor and the
Others rs they went aside after Paul had
finished. PLATE bore the same testimony
concerning our Lord Jesus, and yet the
Jews had Jesus crucifled and Stephen
stoned and james slain, and they would
have killed Paul, Oh, how they hated
Jesus Of Nazareth
80. "This man might have been SGT at
liberty If no had not appealed unto Cesar"
Shall We say, Whit a pity he appealed to
Cmsarr Or shall we say, "Yes, my Fa-
ther, this Is so, because that Thou hast
found 1t goodS" (Mnth. xi, 80, French les
tament). Sometimes God does directly,
and sometimes He permits to be done, hut
He always overrules and controls for His
glory and the highest good of His people
whom He unchanReably loves even In their
pcrverseness II Paul erred, us / think
from the testimony, In going to Jerusalem
at this time, the Lord still loved him, APP
pcared to him and will surely get him to
Rome, as He enid