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LESSON u.-CM1
(Acts &, 30-44). Cold
"Whosoever believeth I'M
remission of SINS" God I'M
and .regardeth the hearts on
where he sees any n honsS :
earnestly living up to the light they
and seeking with all the heart for more
will find a way to reveal Himself to them
In this case He used an angel and men to-
bring to Cornelius one whom He knew
would show him the way. Peter preached
the life and death and resurrection OF
Jesus Of Nazareth and the forgiveness Of
sins through Him.
LESSON II.-The Resurrection q Cor.
xv., 1920. Golden Text, I Cor. XIV, 90.
"Now Is Christ risen from the dead and be!
come the first fruits Of them that slept.'t
The alternate lesson for this day showed Us
Barnabas and Paul spending a year at An.
tioch teaching the people. This resurrec-
tion lesson undoubtedly sets before US the
namely, that all believers should cleave
unto a risen Christ, who Is In heaven at
Gods right and for US.
LESSON TV.-Peter Delivered from Prison
(Acts xiii, SID. Golden Text, Pc. xxxiv.,l
2, "The angel. Of the Lord encampeth
round about them that fear him and deliv-
eth them" The great enemy Of God and
man cannot destroy the work OF God, no1.
the soul that Is redeemed by the precious
blood Of Christ, but he will, II he can, de-
stroy the body of the believer, Il
LESSON V.-Paul Begins His First Mis-
sionary Tour (Acts xiii, 1-13). Golden
Text mark xvi, 15), $50 ye into all tha
world and preach the gospel to every crea-
cure" The truth set forth In the first les
son in this review Is here made very PROM
inent, hat all real word Of God, whatsoever
or y whoever may be the channel IS the work
Of the Holy Spirit. he calls, separates,
fills and sends forth Barnabas and SAUL to
do the Lords work by preaching the word
Of God. The Spirit moves, the word Isl
spoken, and the work Is done. "Be filed
with the Spirit"
LESSON VI.-Paul Preaching to the Jews
(Acts xiii, $3.50. Golden Text, Acts Kill,
SO, Through this man Is preached unto
you the forgiveness Of SINS" This sermon:
was at Antioch in Pisidiai In the synagogue
on the Sabbath day, and the substance oftt.
was, as always, the death and resurrection
Of Jesus, and through Him the forgiveness
of sins, to the Jews first, and also to the
gentiles. One has said that the Christianity
that does not start with the forgiveness Of
sins through the blood Of Christ Is impo-
tent. Beware Of 1t.
LESSON vH.-PaulP Preaching to the Gem
tiles (Acts xiv, 11-22). Golden Text, Acts
kill, ~, 81 have set thee to be q light OF ths
gentiles." From Antioch to Iconium, then
to Lystra and Derbe, Paul and Barnabaa
went on preaching the same gospel every
where and enduring persecution every
where for Christis sake and the gospels. Il
is probable that Saul's experience, as des-
cribed In II Cor. xiii, 2, 4, was in connection
with his being stoned at Lystra.
100000 WITT TL4 T1~Fra~na ~ Ta-l
salem (Acts xv., 1-6, 22-29). GoldenI Text,
Acts XIV, II, Through the grace of the
Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even.
as they" The devil hates Gods way OF
peace by the blood of Christ alone and will
either suggest some other way without the
blood, Gains way, the way Of our new
theology people, or something In addition
to the blood and the free grace Of God, like
these false teachers from JudRa, and many
among US who, while they profess to trusti
! Christ, think they must do their part OF
they cannot be saved, and thus they despise
LESSON I~X.-Christian Faith Leads to
Good Works Gas. H., 1929. Golden Text.
Jas. H., 10, ri will shew thee my faith by
my works." The last verse Of this lesson
makes 1t plain that James Is as clear as
Paul upon righteousness imputed to rs
apart from any works Of ours, and such
passages as Eph. H., 10; Titus ILL.,, 8, show
Paul to be as clear as James upon the ne
cessity of works as an evidence to mel OF
our salvation. We are saved, not by our
works, but by His work alone, In order
that, as saved people, we may serve the
living and true God while we wait for His
Son from heaven Il Thess. T., 9, 10). go.
LESSON X.-Sins Of the Tongue GAS. ILL.,,
1-13). Golden Text, Ps. 1xxiv., IS, "Keep
thy tongue from evil and thy lips from
! speaking guile" Not only works, but
words, must indicate that we have BEEN
born of God and have become new crea-
lures In Christ Jesus. Ifthe heart is right
and filled with the word Of God, then the
abundance Of the heart the mouth speak
eth prov. xiii, 16; Math. xii, "a, 96).
LESSON XI.-Paul's Advice to Timothy
III Tim. l., IL; ILL.,, 14-17). Golden Text,
II Tim. ILL.,, 10, "From q child thou hast
known the Holy Scriptures, which are able
to make thee wise unto salvation" Tot
know the Scriptures from childhood Is the
greatest blessing a child can have, and the
mothers and grsndmothers who, III Eu,
nice ard Lois, thus train the children Will
have Greatly added not only to their OWN
but to others eternal joy. AS to being
furnished for all good works, our lesson
states that the Scriptures alone-of course,
in the power Of the Spirit John vi, 63G
are sufficient to thoroughly furnish any
one. !
LESSON Xn.-Personal Responsibility
Rom. xiv, 1929. Golden Text, Rom.
xiv, 81, cit Is good neither to eat feshs
nor to drink wine, nor anything whereby
thy brother stumbleth." Not only works.
and words, as previously stated, but EVEN
our eating and drinking, should prove to-
others the reality Of our new life. Self In,
every form is to be renounced, and Christi
nave full control. "Unto Him n not
unto SELF" must be our thought, remem-I
bering that all believers must stand before
His Judgment seat, and every one OF US give
account Of himself to G~od.-Lesson HelpeKI