The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
THE Sabbath School LESSON.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR AUGUST I.

| Cor. ILL.,, 11-Commentary ON thc
Lesson by the Rev. DIR. ID. NJ. stearns.
i. after these things Paul departed
from Athens and came to Corinth." He h
still led and controlled by the Spirit. and n
the Spirit had not now wanted him In Cor
NTH He would not have suffered him to 90
lchapter xvi, 6, n. Thus also we NAV
know His way for us. II we are honestly
uving unto Him who has bought us to be
set apart for Himself, then wherever He
would have US to go the door will be cpen
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
TINS day driven hither and thither and per-
secuted in many lands. 1t is written. "I
Will command and l will sift Cor cause to
move) the house OF Israel among ali na.
uons." 1t is also written, "He that scat.
tered Israel will gather him." and. again.
II will plant them upon their land, and
they snail no more be pulled up out OF their
land which | have given them. saith the
Lord thy God' (Amos tx, Q, Is; Jer. XXI.
! l0).
y. And because he was OF the same craft
ne abode with them and wrought. for by
their occupation they were tentmakers. !,
raul loved, when possible, to earn his own
bread, and he often testified that he did so
that he might not be 4 burden to any OF
them q Thess. H., 9; III Thess. ill.,. 81. He
said to the elders OF the church at Ephesus
Yea, ye yourselves know that these hands
nave ministered unto my necessities and TO
them that were with me acts xx., 3l.
4. And he reasoned in the synagogue
every Sabbath and persuaded the Jews and
the Greeks" He would talk on the same
lines as at Thessalonica, showing from the
Scriptures that lsrael's Messiah had to
suffer and die and arise from the dead be-
Tore He could be the immortal man on
Davd's throne who had been foretold. and
that Jesus Of Nazareth had fulfilled every
prediction concerning the sufferings and
death and resurrection, and would certain
ly in due time fulfill every prediction con-
cerning the kingdom and the glory Acts
xviii, 2, 3; ill.,, 2D. The church OF TODAY
seems to think that many so called attrac-
, tions are necessary to hold and win the
people, but 1t is n fearful mistake. The
gospel Of God concerning His Son Jesus
Christ our Lord is enough.
g. And when Silas and Timotheus were
come from Macedonia Paul was pressed In
the Spirit Or. V. constrained by the word)
ana testified to the Jews that Jesus was
the Christ He had left these two brethren
at Beren when he had gone to Athens
| tchapter xviii, 1870. But now they have
| Joined him, and he must have been some
what comforted by their coming. Paul
! knew what SORROWS were, and he knew
| what real comfort was, and 1t IL from the
heart that he speaks OF God as "the Father
OF mercies and the God CT all comfort"
! QI Cor. L., 81.
| u. ~ our blood be upon your own heads,
l am clean. From henceforth will 20 up.
to the gentiles." This he said as they CO.
| posed him with blasphemy, for our Lord
Jesus had taught that If the message of
His servants was not received the servants
were to wipe the dust of their feet as u
testimony against them and pass on TO
those who would hear When the gospel
Is faithfully preached the messengers are
unto God asweet SAVIOR OF Christ In them
that are saved and in them that perish II
! Cor. H.. 15).
z. And he departed thence and entered
Into certain mans house, named Justus.
one that worshiped God, whose house
joined hard to the synagogue" SO when
one door Is closed another opens, and
whether it be Just next door, as In this
ease, or across the street or in some other
city or town, or in some other land, tho
Spirit OF God will lead His people, and
they have only to foIIow uhara M iIa,, IL
r,i,i ~, Joo,S ~ i.iiI" "neIe ne ieauetn,
md to nlaasa Him ~ ~ 'on'ioiieu ny him
& "And Crisnus ,bo ohio, rr,o, A.,
svnopocuo haIieved on ,hn iuio. ~. 'n' '
his Ionsn md mor,y 80 -, ~ 'Ciu CI, WIN un
henrinp beijevad ard ,.au nu 'Ji ht,, Ji,nt,,ahs;
Crisnus pns ono % tho 49, 49, , ,oup'lntu.
Paul hantized with bis nu,n ,'m mno,i
u-1G( for he said that nr"a.iin l,"u oor. l.;
wos his commission ', rathor rhins thnns tncbospei
not TINT he In onv wav uad a'Ih hu'p.EinE'
nnnces hut he an S si1od ,, thp, ,Shs 1n orui-
denends wholly nnan hniiou,n e,,a, ,.'i salsn.ion
Christ md NOT unnn onv or III oi u, tIhueivlhS ,h
nnncrs Neitbar hant;0r, nli ~ .ue oiui- vi
church NOR taki," thn ~ ~, !o,ulns .lo
save or helm to saw" n snnl hmt aoirn,io eu, q,
tbrougb tbe 0nisbeI wnr,, ~ %hs;'. 'oh i -
without anv nossihle oTS;,ion " Viii i'' "'oho
q "Tbon snopa tho InrI -.
pipht Inv viainn na not a,.si, nu, n,,. ~ .ne
md boid NOT tbv nnocn" "'tH Ia id I1' sp.nk ,n..
Corinthians In LiIp ~ a,,.ii -" H S"iu ~ t.e
Won in weakness ond 'i IN 'ts,, tnar a., was WIN
Trembling" IT Cnr a co .hat anu ,i ,n niugh '.,a
some occasiSn for thi%s % snoiaI vr' ,n,, tnfV was
his blessed Mastar an5 hi for thia ,,slt % ironh
inc "Be NOT afraid ;, i INA 49,, n .n's e1oouras th
are ever mon His n.nnio tn, - thio .uo i.ora %
and to show uis strentb pUrb n WI .ht tntlr Soou
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