The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-05-08
THB SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the I.seraasis.al ssssss
fer April ~. .isos-osssssss Ne.
~ ceiveA lnss the ChsreA. 4 I,
THE LESSON TEXT.
(Acta ll:N-Kl

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6 Upon the which when I Aad fastsnsd
nine eyes, / considered, ana saw feur.
looted beasts Of the earth, and wald beasts
And creeping things. and fowls Of the air
80 h9 {! heard voice saying unto me
But 7 saM 10, so Tn,d. %, ,o,h,n.
sommon or unelean hath At any time en-
3 But the veio. sn,v.r.d ma .s.,n from
Heaven. What GOD hath c!eanssd. that call
no. 'nou common
vsre ro dror I'M, ~ was cone .Srss times; ano al
II. And, behold. immsdistely there were
three men already come unto the house
was sent from Csesarea unto me
nothing doubtinr Wo,snvsr % ~ % ,hss. mem ~.
brethren accompanied me. and we entered
INTO the mans house:
., angaI g. ~ omu Us now ne mac seen .
unto him. Send men to Joppa. and cali for
simon. whose surname is Peter:
,hon ann no 81, nndr an se, snee words. whereby
Is. And as / began TO sneak ths Ho,v
Ghost fell on them. as on US at the begin.
h'ns mo,nrx -
eth. In Him .haII r.csiv. ...,..,..
Of sins.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURAL SECTION.
Reter arraigned............. Acts II: l. J.
pe,es eHp.ains; ,''.'...'....'...'.Acts! IL: A-7.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS
The Gentiles ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ju-
diced as he was, Peter had been unable
% resist the evidence that God made
no distraction between Gentiles and
Jews, and hence baptized Cornelius and
MS companions. But he had to face the
church possessed OF the same Jewish
oi8otry, lor associating and eating
with those who were uncircumcised.
The question had to come up as to
whether Gentiles could become Chris.
nans without first becoming Jewish
proselytes. The incident at Caesarea
Brought it up, and though the decision
was just, yet, ms we shall fnd. the mat
ter was not finally disposed Of.
Peter Hrraigned.-The visit to Cor
'nelius was probably the last incident
Of Peters journey, and he went back
soon to Jerusalem. The news Of his
action went before him and caused a
sensation. Some, no doubt, rejoiced
at the step forward which had been
taken, but others were disturbed at
Peters action. OF course, in the strict
sense OF the words, all the members
OF he church in Jerusalem were "of
The circumcision" but the phrase is
used as result Of the later discussions
with which Luke was familiar when he
wrote. 1t refers to those who regarded
Me law of Moses as part Of the Cos
pelt.ather telpnfa HDfn ntE0d,ctian to
Il. They belle'c~s -,,daI~ comm I'M
Oised man was questioned, and the way
in which he had to defend himself
proved that he had no personal or Of
ncial authority to act as he pleased.
Peter Explains.-The history cf the
way in which Peter was led Ia go to
Caesarea carried his justification on
fthe face OF it. The fact that he was
praying when he saw his vision was an
Indication that he was actually d.
rected by God through 1t. The "vessel"
which he saw was very large. its cor
ners being held in the sky, while its
center reached the earth. The animals
which it contained were apparently all
Of the'class OF creatures forbidden for
Good by the Jewish law. Peter was
hungry at the time, and the in
ritation to eat must have been pleas
ant, but he was unwilling to eat un-
clean beasts "od,s answer to MS re-
sponse was an lntimation that there
Us law hlgher thah that OF the out
Waro FORM uou cannot Wi'houl max
ing 'he "oriu over, cause TWO ana TWO
10 oe nVe; put uou can chahSe at his
pleasure laws about FOOD AS mat
9r or 1ac', the jewish uhwlihnghess
70 associate with uehtiles arose large
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