Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-09-17
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 10.

CRY Verses, 22-eI- Golden Text. Acts Xxx.
35 - Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ
stearns.
%. And now, behold, 60 bound in
the spirit unto Jerusalem not knowing
the things that shall befall me there. 80
After the uproar at Ephosus Paul went to
Macedonia and Greece, then returned
through Macedonia to Asia, and. aiming,
if possible, tn he at Jerusalem by Pente-
cost, he tarricd a little AT Milctus and sent
to Ephcsus for the elders of the church to
come and see him. Our lesson is part of
his address TO these elders He reminded
them that serving the Lord with all hu
mility and in many trials, he had both
publicly and privately taught both Jews
and Greeks repentance toward God and
faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
20. Save that the Holy Ghost witness
eth in every city, saying that bonds and
Affections abide me- The Lord had said
to Ananias. IL win >hew him how great
things be must suffer for My names sake
(Acts tx. lG). And He said ~ the APOSTLES.
"In the weird yc shall have tribulation''
(John xvi. $50.
-. "Eut none of these things move
me. He thought Of nethirg Eut of
magnifFing Christ (Flii !. 900. ready to
be bound ard inl rsou'd and to die foi
the name of the Lord Jesus. if thus God
would he moro 0lorin,d CActs xxi. 49,
He was inuust,d with tine gospel of the
grace of God. and hc fcaile SLY lived it
and SPOKE il day hy day under an circum.
stances, not as Pleasing mon, hut God who
tricth our hearts Il lhoss. ii, ~
20 And low, behold. know that We
all, among whom have gone preaching
the kingdom of God, shall STE my face
no more The last We hear Of Paul in
this book he is in Rome a prisoner. but
he is preaching the kingdom of God. and
teaching those things which concern the
Lord Jesus Christ (Acts xviii, 3D. Thus
he was one with Him who had chosen him.
for in Acts j, 3, we find that our Lord
Jesus during the 40 days between His res.
direction and ascension spoke of the
things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
26. Wherefore take you to record this
day that am pure from the blood of all
men. He said in II Cor vii. ?. eve
have wrongod no man, we have corrupted
no man, we have dofraudcd no man. 3" He
had sought TO live as an ambassador fol
Christ, i'm Christs stead, bosecching men
v. }.
and he had been. hy the grace of God.
such faithful witness that the blood OF
none to whom lie ever testified could be
required at his hand (Ezek xxxiii, 10.
p. For have not Stunned to declare
unto You all the counsel of God. " All
that Paul has on hand to pass on to Others
is of God. He breaches the gospel of the
grace of God, and the kingdom of God.
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TO build up the church of God, and in il
all lie aims only to please God He spoke
the word faithfully and diminished not
word (Jer. xii, rs; XVI, ~
2o. Feed the church of God which He
hath purchased with His own blood. "
There is no redemption but by the blood
of Christ, by which alone we receive the
forgiveness Of sins (Eph. i, 6, :; Rev. i,
.; V, 9; Heb. tx, 22), and each one who
truly receives the Lord Jesus, trusting
only in His finished work, becomes a part
OF the church of God, whether he ever be
comes part Of any church on earth or not.
Now, being saved, it is the privilege Of
every saved one to unite with some com.
pany of Gods people called "a church. but
they ought to lie sure that it is a church
where their souls will be fed with the
word of God, for nothing else will truly
nourish the soul II pet II D. ~
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