The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-01-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON v, FIRST QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. 2.
Test of the Lesson, Acts Nv, 1-22.
Memory Verses, S-1O-Golden Text
Acts Nv, 12-Commentary Prepared
by Rev. ID. m. stearns.

Memory Verses, S-1O-GOlden Text,
Acts iv, 12-Commentary Prepared
by Rev. ID. M. stearns.
copyright. 1901. by American Press Association
1, 2. "They preached through Jesus the
resurrection from the dead" Ii was this
that they taught the people as they
preached unto them repentance and re-
mission OF sins through Jesus Christ. 1t
Is not at death that the believer enters
into the fullness of the benefits OF re-
demption, but at the resurrection, for, al
though absent from the body and present
with the Lord is a gain, and very far bet
ter, yet until the company Of called out
ones is completed, whether they are In
heaven or on earth, all are waiting until
Jesus shall come again; for that event
will bring the resurrection of the just, not
a resurrection of all the dead, but resur-
rection Of the righteous from among the
rest of the dead, like the resurrection OF
Christ and of those saints who rose after
Him Matt. xvii %. 53; Rev. Xxx, D, %.
g. A. For their faithfulness to Christ
and His doctrine Peter and John find
themselves in prison; but, while they were
for time bound, they could rejoice that
the word of God was not bound, and We
rejoice 10 read that many who heard be-
lieved, and the number Of the men was
about 5000 What a grand gathering
from Israel TO the glory OF lsraePs Mes
siah, for the gospel was not yet preached
TO the gentii- (chapter ri, l9) This great
result was the work not OF the apostles,
but of Him who when on earth said on
one occasion. Give We them 10 eat" and
then used the apostles TO feed the 5000
with bread which He had provided.
81. by what power or by what name
have We done this?" They asked Christ
similar question az one time Matt xxi,
23), but not for any good reason. Like
some people today, they could not toler-
ate anything that did not proceed from
themselves. But we must remember that
all that is NOT OF God shall come to naught
! lisa. viii. -, 1O).
$40. 1t thrills one to hear Peter declare
TO these rulers of the people that this
work was wrought by Jesus Of Nazareth.
whom they had crucifed, but whom God
had raised from the dead. lie knew that
these men could kill him as they had
killed Jesus. but he had no fear, for he
was filled with the Spirit. 1t was a good
deed which had been done TO an impotent
man, and it had been wrought by Him
whom they delighted to own as Lord and
Master and they were His to be, His
witnesses. and TO die for Him if need be.
In the latter part Of this story verses
| 29-3D they do not ask to be delivered
from further persecution, but only that
! they may have bOldness 10 speak His
word and power TO honor His name.
II, II. This is the stone which was
set at naught of you builders" Read
here Gen. Xix. 81: lisa. viii, IA xviii,
! IL: ps cXviii, %; /ech. iii, .; iv, Z; |
! Pet. ii. As and see what fruitful sim
| lie You have in this stone which SO won
| drously speaks OF Christ. Read also
| Dan ii. ~. ID. and be sure that you are
In the Rock and drinking from it eek.
xxxiii, %; lisa. XVI, H. margin: | Cor. x,
A.. There is no other foundation and No
other salvation II Cor. iii. IL; lisa. xiv,
22). They were familiar with the words
God is my salvation" lisa. xii, 2; Elk.
XIV. ,. Ps cNviii, IA. but they these rul-
ers) would not accept Jesus as God.
They were ignorant of Gods righteous
ness and going about TO establish their
own. which i'm Gods sight was only filthy
rags CBom. Y. I lisa. xiv, 60.
10. IA. They took knowledge Of them
that they had been with Jesus" Like
their Master they had not been taught in
the schools They had not the wisdom OF
| man. bOi tutI ndu NiSuoil anu power
which man could not give them. The
power OF Christ manifest in us is the
strongest kind OF preaching. and when
they saw it not only in the apostles but
In this poor, helpless beggar. they could
say nothing against. though in their
hearts they hated it. for they were but
carnai. and the carnal mind is enmity
against God. Paul so coveted the power
OF Christ that He would glory in in
frmities II only the power OF Christ
might rest upon him III Cor. xii, 81.
1917. What shall we do to these
men," Having sent the apostles aside,
| they confer among themselves as a coun-
ell on this 10 them important matter,
and they determine that any more OF
such work as the healing OF this impotent
man i'm the name OF Jesus must not be
tolerated Why do they imagine vain
thing and take counsel against the Lord?
He that stitch in the heavens shall
laugh The Lord shall have them in de-
rision (Ps. ii. Ia. Their counsel is vain,
their purposes against the Lord shall
surely be frustrated. for every purpose
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