The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-10


tor XII. l2) have arrived at the house OF Cor
nelius, the Roman centurion in C9sarea
Cornelius was Just and God fearing man,
much given to prayer and good deeds ana
beloved by all the Jews of the city oversees
/, 2, 22), yet not saved man (chapter Xi,
l4). But God saw his earnest desire, ano
I'm 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, a jew, had come to un-
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 10 see |
| him. The appearance of the angel at inc
sepulcher was like lightning, ana his raj |
ment white rs snow (Math. XVIII, o)' |
Some day we. too. shall shine as the sun
| (Math. xiii A3). The angels message was
| HThy PRAYER is heard and thine aims are
| had in remembrance in the sight of God. "
10 Heaven is interested in simon Peter
also and knows Just where to find him
and how to make him willing to take this
tourney and do this work. Consider the
"an things working together" in this rec
ord-the hungry man, the delayed dinner
the trance the vision, the visitors, ana
everything Just at the right time. he not
afraid TO believe that heaven Is interested
in YOU, and have faith in God
Az Immediately the centurion sent TO
.Joppa. Peter did well 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 uod
through Peter. They wanted none Oh re-
ters thoughts or wisdom or eloquence'
hut only what God had commanded MN
| to speak. The Lord Jesus Himself only
, smoke what the Father COMMANDED nm
(John xii 49), and every messenger OF the
Lord may take all possible comfort from
Elk. iv, 12 .Jer. /, 10, etc.
"a. "Of truth perceive that ruu l.
o no respecter of persons. nus Tc,cr w
+ gan his message. God took great pains u
n teach him this oversees ll-lo) ana nc NOV u
g forgot it, but long afterward referred 10
n in Pet. j, II. see also faul reieroIO
q I'm the same in Rom ii, IL. If necessary
God will give vision or send an anger L
instruct us but blessed are the simple am
teachable who, like Mary, sit at Jesus Ice
and bear His word duke X, 3d.
a5 "But in every nation he that fcaret
l. Him and worketh righteousness Is accepte
s. with Him" This does not conflict VIII
t. ohapter iv, II, and the great 5ruth Una
in there il none other Saviour besides jest
&C Christ, but wherever any one, jew OF ge'
t;lo earnestly seeks after God, lie VIII /
" oaed them and so reveal Himself 10 thel
We that they may 10 saved. . teit!,.oc -
ID this worse that If we do the best we kno
H. how we are safe would be II perNersioh
nd Scripture, for by the deeds Oh tle law !ai
tie the law is holy) no flesh can DC Justiil'
do from. iii, 20-2l)
10. a6 "Preaching peace by Jesus Christ
an Made nigh 10y the blood of CHRIST, ior
y, IL our peace, having made peace throus
'o the blood of His cross. The work OF rlgi
III eousness shall be peace, anu inc oiieoc
L righteousness, quietness ana assurance !.
ever Therefore, being Justiheu Ny iai'
NJ we have peace with God through our 10
he Jesus Christ (Eph. ii, Is, IA; Vol !, I.
an lisa. xxi, Il; Rom V, IL. lhat WIN
LIS every soul needs is peace, peace WIN VIZ
and il cannot DC found apart from 'o'
Christ. ,.. ,,.h;
-, ,,ub,isbed throughout all judas
the Thev had heard of Jesus, they knew soi
to ,hiny of the way, but they needed clea
ose ,ight They evidently knew something
+he deeds of the law, of prayer, oil almse
rue inc of the one living and true God anu
oss righteousness which He required, put u
lneyv not the way to get II. lhey y"
iuporant cf Gods Righteousness (hoii'
,,, 81 ,..L.oo,,s
jill 3s. Jesus of Nazareth was rlgI'eous
cen ala righteousness. He was God MANI
low I'm tbe flesh and set forth before men
ing fectly the righteousness when uou roH "
,enI of nan. He never pleased Himseli
low lived unto Himself; but, being hiieu
,ho s;nirit went about showing men
o''' ,rord and deed the love and goodnes
cod He revealed God to men; lie u
fled God al
llng 40 Peter was with Him during al
ally nublic life and saw His acts ana hearu
ling words and as an eyewitness cuuiu 'os
,rer. chat He was what He professor oo pe'
; in. Son of God the Messiah Oh israci'
Saviour of sinners. lie saw mn, o'e'
=, :, the leper, heal the SICK raise tiic ',e" Nv
send the penitent sinner ava! Nun -,
suroncc of all sins forgiven. TIC "iso
eauy Him crucined on Calvary -,
one ao "Uim God raised up the thiid
and and showed Him openly" All SCRIP
Chi nnncernipa His life and death and re
rootion had been fulfilled, and that u
,,o,.,, letter and. as He in His Lifetime
ronc,tcdly foretold, lie rose from the
Town am the third day, taking out OF the
IL
cow the very same body that was put II
L. tomb. having tie unmstakable cNiu'
u.o of thc nails through His hands anu
"a III and tho spear thrust into HIS sue
con- al. "Not to all the people, Du'
} lose witnesses chosen before OF Cod
for levers have not seen Jesus since Tic
ps to crucilied. hut as many as ooo on .no
Mos saw Him at once after HIS res,
ZION II Cor. XIV, 6), and He apr",ie'
less than ten different times, ana lie
want ,llv ate with them, Tvs Peter hero
il on luke xiv, 4l) .ao,,,
~ v" Al cit is lie which was ordain'
Cod ~ be the judge Of quick ana 81
iau' He will judge His redeemed "I NE =,
o ask Judgment seat from. xiv, lo IL
ing" im He and His redeemed VIII Juus
nations when He shall come IN
bringing His saints with Him Main
Al 70: / Cor. vi, 2; Col Ill, ~, anu
- tho NJ the end of the thousand years =
" sr great white throne, He will Judge u
ie''' cody who took no part In the hrs'
rection.