The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-06
" SUNDAY SCHOOL.


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II And when could net see for the
glory Of that light. being led by the hand
of them that were with me. came into
Damascus.
II, And one Ananias, a devout man ac-
cording to the law. having a good report
OF all the Jews which dwelt there.
II. Came unto me. and stood. and said
And the same hour l looked up upon him
II. And he said. The God of our fathers
hath chosen thee. that thou shouldest
know His will. and see that Just One, and
shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
10. For thou shalt be His witness unto
all men of what thou has seen and heard
IL. And now why tarrlest thou? arise.
and be baptized. and wash away thy sins.
calling on the name OF the Lord.
bedient unto the heavenly vision
Act 26nO.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The complete story of Paurs conver.
sion (Acts S:l-20) should be read. 1t
is upon the complete text we base the
following analysis:
Saul the Prosecutor. tor...................vs. l..
Ihe Light from Heaven. VS..
Ananias' Unpromising Mission...Vs Ills
Saul the Christian Preacher.........Ns.2 q
Saul the Persecutor.-Perhaps the
central thought of this lesson is the
work of the living Christ in the CONVEX
sion of souls. Not all have the same
wonderful experiences. not all have
seen the bright light or heard the voice
from Heaven that Saul heard, yet the
essential experience is the same
Like Saul we have all of us found our.
selves on the wrong course, and to all
of us has come the light showing us
our mistake. The trouble is we have
not all of us Immediately forsaker
what we have learned to be the wrong
course and decided to do what we
know to be right. 1t is the Universal
ity of the application of the principle
as well as the striking phenomena OF
the particular case that makes the
story what it is to the Christian world
Beyond this it shows, besides the ex.
perience of single soul, IL" eternal
work of Christ in the regeneration OF
the lives of men.
The Light from Heaven.-Jesus is
not the Saviour of few, but of many
of all if they will. To every man, at
some time or other, He shows Himself
as Saviour from sin and guide to eter'
nal life. He throws Heavenly light on
the course one is pursuing and reveals
It as the right or the wrong way.
Saul Converted.-Immediately the
light is seen, a voice speaks to the
heart. At once we know it is the voice
Of the Lord, for it is significant that
without hesitation Saul addressed the
Heavenly guest as Lord" 1t Is a point
also that the intense light blinded
Saul. 1t is common experience that
the bursting Of great truth upon the
mind makes one the slower to compre.
hend for time other matters, how
ever familiar they had been. Saul had
to be led over the familiar road to
Damascus.
Ananias' Unpromising Mission
Christ had spoken directly to the soul
of Saul. But it is the Divine way to ac.
complish results through human agen-
cies. Ananias was a disciple at Da.
mascus. Christ spoke to this man to
go to Saul. Ananias had known Saul
by reputation and knew of his zeal in
prosecuting the followers of Jesus at
Jerusalem. He knew of the authority
he had to imprison disciples here in
Damascus. Naturally Ananias hest
tated. But Saul was "a chosen vessel
that is chosen for a special work. Sc
Ananias went as commanded and Saul
received his sight, and with his sight
the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Saul the Christian Preacher.-Note
the contrast between verses 1 and
20. "And Saul, yet breathing out
threatenings and slaughter against
the disciples of the Lord, went unto
the high priest" "And straightway
he preached Christ in the synagogues
that Heis the Son of God" Saul was nc
longer a prosecutor, but preacher
no longer opposed to the disciples OF
Christ, but humble and faithful fol-
lower.
Grape and Canister.