The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson III, Fourth Quarter, Intcrnn-
tiOnnI series, October II.

10. After lvo days Paul is now before
Felix, tho governor and is permitted TO
speak for himself in the presence of his ac-
cusers, tho high priest and others who have
come from Jerusalem TO condemn him
(yerse u. They accused him OF many
things, but all their accusations werc false
oversees 5-9) and thus hc had Increased fell
lowshipwith his Lord IN that they spoke
mischievous things of him, imagined de-
ceits and laid To his charge things he knew
not of ops xxxviii, l2; Xix, ~. All man
nor of fellowship with God and with Christ
should be priced by us as q gift AS much
as TO believe on Him (phil 4, 2o)
1l-l3 PAIL with few words sweeps nway
all their accusations as utterly untrue and
without foundation. He knew that God
WAS with him, and he had no fear. He
could calmly fnce all his aGcnsers, and tho
devil himself, their captain. He knew IN
his soul that there We're more with him
than with tbom (Il Kings vi, l6) and could
say: Though my soul is among lions, men
whose teeth are spears and arrows, and
their tongue sharp sword, be thou exalt.
cd. o God. My heart Is fixed will sing
and give praise ops. lvii, 40.
IA, Here he begins to state the real cause
of their anger against him. Ho believed
all things written in tho law and In the
prophets, and that made him very trou-
blesome fellow To these religious people,
who did not believe God. A minister in
Chicago said the other day that these poo
pie calling themselves Bible students were
very Troublesome, and certainly they must
BIZ to such ministers as prefer their own
ease, with lots OF cricket and lawn tennis
and hunting and fishing, rather than Bible
study and real work for God.
10. 'Thcro shall be resurrection Of the
dead both OF tho just and Of the unjust.
This was and Ia even To this day trou-
blesome doctrine to many, though plainly
taught oven In the cheruhim story of Gen
Ill. and very clearly set forth In Dan. xii,
l-3 Not that just and unjust shall rise
at the same time, for Rev. Xxx, 5, g, saws
that thousand years shall intervene, and
to this there Is no contradiction in all
Scripture, for tho hour of John v, aS, will
cover the thousand years rs easily as the
hour of John V, &c. has already covered
over ], 500 years. Our Lord Jesus made n
very evident distinction between the two
resurroctions when He told certain ono
OF rewards at tho resurrection Of tho lust
| (Luke xiv, li).
10. Tho blessed hope of the return OF
Christ, the resurrection Of tho righteous
ana their rewards for service at His COM
ing for His saints is that which purifles
us from tho defilements and the entangle-
! ments OF this present evil world and makes
/ US labor to DO ever acceptable to Him.
livery believer Is accepted IN Him Qcph. 4,
Oh ana that stands unchanged, but be.
cause OF this We seek to be acceptable to
him IN all things, and trust Him to work
~ us those things which arc well pleasing
IN His sight (Heb. Kill, al).
l7-l9. Here Is true and brief statemert
OF the case Us to why he was In ,Jerusalem
and why In the temple when thew found
him there, and who his accusers on,ht ~
have been, II any. Tho secret of The Who'll.
trouble was that which Paul well npaer.
stood, for no himself was once hoartiiv
one WIN the high priest and elders In their
nasreu OF Jesus and the story Of His resur.
octon rom the dead. II Jesus Of Nsxa-
roth was really Israel's Messiah, then tho
nation was guilty Of cruoifying their King.
apo that they would not submit to. Paul
nau ACTUALLY seen Him, and knew TINT a
Was oven 50, and that the cruciled Christ
was really risen from the dead and was AZ
tho right band Of God, Israsl's truo and
only Messiah. Son OF David. Son Of Abru.
ham. -
~ ". "Touohiug tho resurrection Of
the dead am called In question by Won
this day" u was that which set the
council IN an uprons (xxiii, o, u, and they
knew Il, II wae the resurrection from ire
dead which With pqNsr dsolsssd Him 10