The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-15
snsnaals engaged IN the care q the sacred !

mendals engaged Ia the care OF the sacred
edifce." (Conybeare and Fowson).
With such worship sngrossing the atten-
ton OF ell classes. with commerce which
and with climate and soil which did not de-
mand much to provide the necessaries of life,
the people naturally devoted themselves to
pleasure, and INDUCED In all kinds Of ex-
cesses. Such were the condition and such
were the people when st. Paul first came
among them.
on his return to Jerusalem from his second
missionary tour. The only record In the
Scriptures Of that. visit Is that he entered
and when they asked him to abide longer
time he consented not" xviii, 1920. r. Vi.
being anxious to reach Jerusalem in time for
II will return again unto you IL God will
dS-2D. His travelling companions at the
time, Aquila and Priscilla. however, remained
Soon after his departure a very eloquent
Alexandrian Jew, named ,Apollos. who was
mighty in the Scriptures" came to the city,
gogue.'' (xsviii.. 1926. lie knew nothing
however, about the life and death Of Jesus.
He had learned only of the work of John the
upon his hearers to repent and amend their
lives. He was, however more fully IN
structed by Aquila and Priscilla, but appar-
emily left soon after for Corinth
So when Paul again reached the city on his
third missionary journey, he found only a
small company Of twelve men (xix., q
stood how they had been taught, he at once
began to explain to them that sorrow for sin
and amendment Of life were not enough to
dition, they ''should believe on him" who
came after John-as John. himself taught
that is, on Christ Jesus" (xix.. a. This
"they were baptized in the name Of the Lord
Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands
upon them. the Holy Ghost came on them;
and they spake with tongues and prophesied"
xix, 5-6)
probably fully three years. Xxx, 32)-he
continued with them, and during that time
into large and fourishing church. His
preaching very made marked i'm
preston upon the whole community, and this
les of the city. For the people, of The neigh
boring provinces were also attracted to his
ministry $50 that all they which dwelt in
Asia heard the word Of the Lord Jesus both
panied by the gracious outpouring OF the Holy
Shot, and the e. Pa Of hat
| affected those who led the people astray by
pretended magical powers, SO that mot a
few Of them that practised curious arts
them in the sight OF all-and they counted the
price of them, and found it fifty thousand
pieces of silver xix, - r. V)-or about
| So 900.
And it not only thus affected these beguilers
of the people, but it soon affected the bust,
ness of those who still further corrupted
Of Diana xix, "a R. W. This led to a
great outbreak under the leadership ct De-
metrius, chief manufacturer lxlX., 23-4l?
At the same time number of THE Ash
archs' xix, 81 R. V. marg.)-o the men
of wealth and influence in all of the provinces
who were chosen to have supervision OF the
! Pow Vol G.
became the warm personal friends of Paul.
Now the great burden of what ne tau ght
publicly, and from house to house, both to the
| Jews and also to the Creeks during these 6eY
and faith toward cur Lord Jesus Christ Xxx.
| 20-21). And when he saw them again, and
| for the last time his one earnest Woro was
!-"And now brethren, commend you to COD,
| and to the word Of His grace which Is able
! to build you up, and to give you an inherit,
! ance among all them which are sanctihed.
! His next communication with these people
! was by this letter written to them When ne
was first imprisoned at Rome 1t is not, how
ever, addressed to the whole community, as MS
| preaching was but only to those who had In
deed and in truth become the children OF God
| They had come out from among the idolaters,
! Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus. =
IT,, ~ His exhortation. therefore. to have
! no fellowship with the Improbable works OF
darkness, bat rather reDrove them ". ~,
| wasz not addressed to men in general to urge
| them 10 lives Of purity, soberness ana up
Brightness, for their own welfare and the gooo
| of others, but 1t was rather the exhortaton
! Of a loving father to his beloved children IN
whom he has every confidence, to walk
worthy Of the vocation wherewth' they were
| called. Gv., ~ .-~l
sins, having no hope, and without God In the
! world but now he says, lin Christ Jesus
We who were sometimes afar off are made nigh
| pto Fol
self, and bis one earnest prayer for them was
that they might ''be strengthened with nigh
by his spirit in the inner man; that C I.1st,
might .'dwell in their hearts by faith
that they, being rooted and grounded II
love" might ''be able to comprehend will
all saints what is the breadth. and length
and depth and height, and to know the love
of Christ which Dasseth knowledge; that
they might be filld with all the fulness O.
God" (ii. 14-19O
AS such he says to them, "See, then, tina
We walk circumspectly, not as fools. but a:
WISE w. l5O Because the days were evi
they would be exposed to great temptations radsem
they I'VE to ~ath lest 9heY should fai
ng the the tlm eower of SIM e' WRerefore
says, again, 'be ye not unwise, but under
not drunk with wine wherein is excess; bu
be filled with the spirit wv. H-18)-let al
your personal enjoyment and gladness :,
Holy Ghost speaking in psalms and hymn
and spiritual songs-singing and making mel
ody in your heart to the Lord-giving thank
always for all things unto God and tn
father in the name Of our Lord Jesus Christ
and instead of being moved by jealousies an
selfish ambitions and carnal desires las othe
Gentiies walk in the vanity of their minds
Gv 10, submitting yourselves one to an
other in theefear of God wv. 10-2D.
What wonderful and blessed change mus
have come over these corrupt idolators 9
Ephesus, to enable the apostles to thus ad
dress them It was brought about throug
! an humble, pentent and loving acceptance
), the grace Of God in Jesus Christ. That grac
is Just as effective now. 1t is the only enec
. tual cure for lntemperance.
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