The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-31
The SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON v. THIRD QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG I.

SttdIhHs
after these things Paul departed
from Athens and came 20 Cornth " He
Is still led and controlled by the Spirit, and
N the spirit had not now wanted him in
Corinth He would hot have suffered him
20 go (chapter xvi Is, y. Thus also we
may know His way for US II we are hon
estly living unto Him who has bought us
10 be set apart for Himself, then wherever
He would have us TO go the door will be
open and the way plain and where He
does not want US He will close the door
and hinder us from going
2. "And found certain jew named
| Aquila, born IN Pontus lately come from
| Italy, with his wife Priscilla " Then, as
now, the Jews were made TO move on.
! They had chosen Caesar instead of their
! Messiah, and instead of rest which Christ
would have given them they have been to
this day driven hither and thither and
| prosecuted in many lands 1t is written,
II will command and | will sift Tor cause
TO move) the house of Israel among all ma.
tions. 1t is also written, He that scat
tered Israel will gather him, and, again,
Il will plant them upon their land, and
| they shall no more be pulled up out of their
land which | have given them, saith the
| Lord thy God" amos tx, 8, 10; Jer. XXI,
| 10)
3. "And because he was of the sans
| craft he abode with them and wrought, fof
| by their occupation they were tentmakers. "
| Paul loved, when possible, to earn his
own bread, and he often testified that he
did so that he might not be burden to
any of them Q Thess. ii, 9; III Thess. Iii,
s.. He said to the elders of the church at
| L,,ha Npn plunS hnf
these hands have ministered unto my ne
cessities and to them that were with me-
| (Acts Xxx, 34).
4. "And he reasoned in the synagogue
every Sababth and persuaded the Jews and
the Greeks" He would talk on the same
lines as at Thessalonica, showing from the
Scriptures that Israel's Messiah had to
suffer and die and rise from the dead be-
fore He could be the immortal man on
| David's throne who had been foretold, and
that Jesus of Nazareth had fulfilled every
prediction concerning the sufferings and
death and resurrection and would GER
tainly in due time fulfill every prediction
concerning the kingdom and the glory
(Acts xvii, ?, 3; iii, 2D. The church Of
today seems to think that many so called
attractions are necessary to hold and win
the people, but it is "a fearful mistake.
The gospel of God concerning His Son
Jesus Christ our Lord is enough.
s. "And when Silas and Timotheus
were come from Macedonia Paul was
pressed in the Spirit Or. V. constrained by
the worti) and testified to the Jews that
Jesus was the Christ. He had left these
two brethren at Berea when he had gone
TO Athens (chapter xvii, 1870. But now
they have joined him, and he must have
been somewh hat comforted by their coming.
Paul knew what sorrows were, and he
knew what real comfort was, and 1t is from
the heart that he speaks of God as 'the
Father Of merces and the God of all com
fort Oh Cor. i, -
o. "Your blood be upon your ow n heads.
am clean, From henceforth l will &C
unto the gentiles. This he said as they
opposed him with blasphemy, for our LORD
Jesus had taught that If the message OF
His servants was not received the servant:
were to wipe the dust off their feet as
, testimony against them and pass on tC
. those who would hear. When the gospe
is faithfully preached, the messengers ar,
unto God u sweet SAVIOR of Christ in then
that are saved and in them that perish
(II Cor. ii, l5).
:. And he departed thence and entered
into a certain mans house, named Justus
one that worshiped God, whose house
Joined hard to the synagogue. So wheT
one door is closed another opens, ant
{ whether IL be just next door. as In thi
> ! case or across the street or in some othe
; CITY or town. or in some other land, thu
, | Spirit of God will lead His people, ant
, they have only TO follow where He leadeth
: with no desire but TO be controlled by Hin
! and to please Him.
= s And Crispus, the chief ruler OF th
! synagogue, believed on the Lord with al
his house, and many of the Corinthians
/ hearing, believed and were baptized. =" Girls
, pus was one of the very few whom Paul bap
; tized with his own hand Il Cor. |, l4-l6)
;, for he said that preaching the gospel wa
his commission rather than baptizing, no
i, that he in any way made light of ordi
, | nances but he emphasized that salvation
depends wholly upon believing or receiv
4; ing Christ and not upon any or all OF tn
v ordinances Neither baptism nor joining
the church nor taking the communion
: can save or help to save soul, but saliva
ton is through the finished work OF Chris
alone without any possible addition.
O. "Then spake the Lord to Paul In tn
| night by vision, Be not afraid, bu
; speak and hold not thy peace He sal
h | TO the COr1DJnlaDs III MS uTS9 opiStic,
O was with you in weakness and In fear an
9 In much trembling" q Cor. IL, -, so tina
e there was some occasion for this specia
, visit from his blessed Master and for thi
. encouraging Be not afraid" The eye
of the Lord are ever upon His people, 10
their good and to show His strength o.
!, their behalf Oh Chron. xvi, 81. II neces
5 sary. He will send Gabriel or even a hos
n | Of apo cole on our behalf
. 10 For am with thee, and no ma
3 shall set on thee to hurt thee, for hav
I much people in this city" 1t would seen
> that there were much disturbance an
" probably threats of violence to the perso
of Paul OF these he would not be afraid
for he had already been scourged and I'm
prisoned and stoned TO death, but as tn
4 Spirit had recently been leading him o.
!: from city to city he might naturally think
I In the light of recent headings, that he wa
8 again to move on; hence the Lords spe
, cial visit and message TO him AS parable
passages tor our own strength and encour
: aQement note Elk iii, ~, Nv, l2; Joshu
f. 1, 8; Judg vi, 10; lisa xii, 10, ID; Jer. !, :
+. 10; Hag. |, 49, II, a; Gen. XIV, ]; Math
xxviH on The Lords own II am wit