The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON V. FIRST QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 81.

AeAe VI the Lesson, Acts Nv, l-l4-memOry 4
Verses, IO-Ie-GoIden Text, Acts Nv,
1a-Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
stearns.
!. "And as they spake unto the people
the priests and the captain of the temple
and the Sadducees came upon them"
They spake of Jesus His life, death, resur-
rection and return to restore all things Of
which the prophets had spoken; that He
and all things concerning Him had been
foretold by the prophets, and that now, be-
ing raised from the dead, He was ready to
bless Israel first In all the prophets the
Spirit had said that through Israel all ma
lions of the earth should be blessed, and
He spoke through them of great Deliver
er who would do this and make Israel the
chief Of all nations.
2. "Being grieved thai hey taught the
aeople and preached through Jesus the res
direction from the dead" They would be
grieved that men, in their eyes unlearned
and ignorant (verse 13), should dare to
teach. The priests were to teach the people
(Mal. H. z; Lev. x, liz. While resurrection
was plainly taught in the Old Testament
Dob xix, 25-27; Ps xvi, 10; Eek. xxxvii,
IL, 49, Hos. vi, %, the Sadducees believed
not in any (chapter xiii, 81, so that any
thing on resurrection would grieve them.
That Jesus of Nazareth, whom they cruel
fed as a malefactor, should he risen from
the dead would prove that they were guilty
and that He was what He said He was.
g. "And they laid hands upon them and
put them in hold unto the next day, for 1t
was now eventide." They had been taught
to expect this, and therefore may not have
been surprised at 1t, though the first time
that even predicted event happens is often
a surprise (John XIV, 10; xvi, /, 2; Math.
x, 1920. The enmity against God and
His word, even on the part of those who,
I like the priests, are professedly His people,
is still very marked and shall continue to
/ be throughout this age.
4. "Howbet many of them which heard
the word believed, and the number of the
men was about five thousand" If these
are wholly in addition to those of chapter
IL, Al, then here are already over eight
thousand followers of the Lord Jesus Christ
in few days and apparently through two
sermons and u miracle. What a contrast
Co the hundred and twenty of chapter l.,
Is, and what an illustration and proof OF
His words, "Greatcr works than these
shall he do because / 90 unto My Father
(John xiv, 12).
3, g. "And it came to pass on the NOR
row that their rulers and elders and
scribes, were gathered together ut
Jerusalem" This was council of the
highest religious body, or as we would
say of the church authorities, and, there
fore, one to be feared by ordinary men.
z. "And when they had set them in the
midst they asked, BY what power or by
what name have ye done thisY" The
phrase sin the midst" makes us think OF
the invisible Christ who was truly IN the
midst unseen by the religious dignitaries
Peter and John were there in His name
on His business, and He was surely will
them in the midst (Math. xviii, 20).
s. "Then Peter, filed with the Holy
Ghost said unto them, Ye rulers OF TIT
people and elders of Israel" The Hol!
Spirit is the key to tho whole business ant
the one great secret Of every victory In th
Christian life He spake and wrought ev
cry word and act through Christ, and III
Is given to every believer to do the same II
each one--that Is, to speak and act through
US
O. "If we this day be examined OF tn
GOOD deed done to the impotent man, D.
what means he is made whole. The ma
was certainly utterly helpless, truly i'm
potent man, and it is on and In such tina
the gracious Lord loves to work. III W
knew how helpless we are To save ourseive
or to do any good thing when we are saved
we would stop trying and trust our mlght
, Saviour to work in us both to Will ana
do of His good pleasure. All our dom
tends TO exalt ourselves, and TINS Is wrong
but His doing exalts Him, and that
right.
, 10. "By the name OF Jesus Christ
= Nazareth doth this man stand mere peioi
{ YOU whole" The crucifed and rise
Christ tho despised Nazarene, stlll nV'
and has all power, and He manlfests
> through His followers to His glory TIL
!, His name may be known. The devil al
!. y the world and worldly church hates
have His name made known oversees
1s). but O true believer will say with Pet
and John, "We cannot but speak the thinI
which we have seen and heard" (vorse ~
The apostles took no credit 70 thonssive
but gave all glory to Chris, saying r
did it."
II. "This Is the stone which was set
paught of you builders, which 10 pecon
the head Of the corner" ms wouio
should have carried their thoughts to Z
cxyiii, 90; lisa. will, IA; xviii, 10; Se
xlix. "a, and other texts whore lsrae
Messiah Is compared to ssons. some
these very mon may have romembsred
own words to this effect also. See MAI
xxi, Us, 42-44. Some day, when the nati'
shall see Him coming In HIS glory, On
will think of these things, and with tr
penitence they shall make the words OF
lii their own. See Zech. xii, 10.
12. "Neither is there salvation In a
otbor. for there Is none other name uno
heaven given among men whereby
must be saved" Whether 1t be for
tion or for an individual Job XIV, -
there Is no salvation apart from Jes
Christ. In Him is life, and he that ma
the Son hath life, but he that hath not
Son of God hath not life John !, Al lJo
v, IL, ~. -, .,,or, =,
10. "They took knowledge OF them u
thew had been with Jesus" An uniik'
Il instrument, humanely speaking, when q
IT trolled by God brings glory to God.
utterance and the fearlessness OF these n,
before this great council convinced TIT
that some great mind or power was "