Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-04-09
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON II, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL II.

30. Peter and six men from Joppa (chap-
Der xi, l2) hnve arrived at the house of Cor
nelius, the Roman centurion in C@sarea.
Cornelius was just and God fearing man,
much given to prayer and god deeds and
beloved by all tho Jews of the city oversees
l, 2, 22), yet not saved man (chapter XII
1D. But God saw his earnest desire, and
in the way here recorded brought Simon
Peter to him as He had before brought
Philip to the eunuch. Cornelius, with his
kinsmen and friends, welcomed Simon
Peter and the brethren, and Peter, having
explained why he, n jew, had come to I'M
circumcised gentiles, asks for what intent
they had ser for him, and Cornelius here
begins his story.
81. "A man in bright clothing" is his
description of the angel who came to see
him. The appearance of the angel at the
sepulcher was like lightning, and his raj
ment white as snow (Math. xviii 81.
Some day we too, shall shine as the sun
(Math. xiii, 49,. The angels message was,
"Thy prayer is heard and thine aims are
had in remembrance in the sight of God. "
32. Heaven is Interested In Simon Peter
also and k4ows just where to find him
and how t. make him willing to take this
journey and do this work. Consider the
"all things working together in this rec
ord-thc hungry man, the delayed dinner
the trance, the vision, the visitors, and
everything just at the right time BE not
afraid to believe that heaven Is interested
in you, and have faith in God
33. Immediately the centurion sent to
Joppa. Peter did we'll to come, and now
they are ready to hear the message from
the God of heaven They were assembled
before God to hear the message from God
through Peter. They wanted none of Pc
ter's thoughts or wisdom or eloquence,
but only what God had commanded him
to speak. The Lord Jesus Himself only
spoke what the Father commanded Him
(John xii 400, and every messenger of the
Lord may take all possible comfort from
Elk. iv, 12 .Jer t. 10, etc.
81 "Of a truth l perceive that God is
no resrecter of persons. Thus Peter be-
gan his message. God took great pains to
teach him this Oversees 11-1G), and he never
forgot it, but long afterward referred to it
in l Pet. j, IT, See also Pauls reference
to the same in Rom. ii, IL. If necessary,
God will give vision or send an angel tC
instruct us, but blessed are the simple and
teachable who, like Mary, sit at Jesus feet
and hear His word duke x, 800.
80. " But in every nation he that fearetl
Him ard worketh righteousness is accepted
with Him" This does not conflict with
chapter iv, II, and the great truth that
there is none other Saviour besides Jesus
Christ, but wherever any one, Jew or gen
tile, earnestly seeks after God, He will re
gard them and so reveal Himself to then
that they may be saved. To conclude from
this verse that if we do the best we know
? how we are safe would be perverson o
l Scripture, for by the deeds of the law (anC
the law is hJly) no flesh can be justi1ct
5 (Rom. iii, 20-24).
G 49, "Preachirg peace by Jesus Christ.
Made nigh by the blood of Christ, for III
c is our peace, having made peace through
: the blood of His cross. The work of right
G eousness shall be peace, and the effect o
G righteousness, Quietness and assurance for
ever. Therefore, being justified by faith
we have peace with God through our Lore
Jesus Christ (Eph. ii, 10, II; Col. i, 20
lisa. xxi, II; Rom. V, y. That whicl
every soul needs is peace, peace with God
and it cannot be found apart from Jesu
Christ.
81. "That word, say, ye know whicl
was published throughout all JudHa.
They had heard Of Jesus, they knew some
thing of the way, but they needed cleare
light They evidently knew something q
the deeds of the law, of prayer, of almsgiv
righteousness which He required but the
knew not the way to get it, They wer
ignorant of Gods righteousness from. Y
n 3D.
80. Jesus of Nazareth was righteous an
Il did righteousness. He was God NANTES
in the flesh and set forth before men pei
= fectly the righteousness which God require
of man. He never pleased Himself no
lived unto HIMSELF but, being filled wit
the Spirit went about showing men b
n word and deed the love and goodness G
God. He revealed God to men, He glori
fled God.
80. Peter was with Him during all Hi
public life and saw His acts and heard Hi
words and as an eyewitness could testif
that He was what He professed to be, tn
Son of God, the Messiah of Israel, til
Z Saviour of sinners He saw Him cleans
l. the leper, heal the sick, raise the dead AM
send the pcnitent sinner away with the II:
/. surance of all sins forgiven. He also sa,
Him crucilicd on Calvary.
r 40. "Him God raised up the third da
"a and showed Him openly" All Scriptur
concerning His life and death and resul
rection had been fulfilled, and that to til
= very letter, and, us He in His lifetime ha
> repeatedly forotold, He rose from the dea
IS on the third day, taking out of the tom
the very same body that was put in tn
{. tomb, having the unmistakable evidence
of the nails through His hands and fec
and the spear thrust into His side
Al. "Not to all the people, but unt
witnesses chosen before of God. UnbC
}. levers have not seen Jesus since He wa
y cruciiied, but as many as 500 of the disc
II pies saw Him at once after His resurreC
IL ton Il Cor. Ky, 81, and He appeared ne
less than ten different times, and He actu
II ally ate with them, as Peter here say
luke xiv, 40.
AZ. 1t is lie which was ordained {
God to be the judge of quick and dead
He will judge His redeemed at His ow
judgment seat (Rom. xiv, 10; II Cor. '
10). He and His redeemed will judge tl
nations when He shall come in glory
bringing His saints with Him (Math. ky
81, 80; l Cor vi, ?; Col. iii, -, and the
at the end OF the thousand years, at I'll
great white throne, He will judge the III
ROdlV who took no Fart in the first resul