The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-06-12
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON xl, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JUNE II.


Copyright. 1908 by American Press Association
l6. And when we came 10 Rome
Paul was suffered TO dwell by himsel
with soldier that kept him.
The opening verses OF this chapter
tell OF two illustrations OF the power OF
the risen Christ through Paul during
their three months stay on the island
OF Malta, where they had been ship
wrecked; Paurs deliverance from q
viper and the healing Of the father OF
Publlus and many others. We may be
sure that Paul did not fail TO preach
the gospel and tell OF Him by whose
power these things were done, and we
have learned from past lessons just
how and what he would preach Dix, 20;
xiii, 3S, 80; xiv, 10; xvii, 22-31). The In
cident Of the brethren coming to meet
him as far as Apii forum and return
Ing TO Rome with him helps us to IN
derstand how ii will be when our Lord
returns to the earth. The church will
meet Him In the air and then come TO
the earth with Him as He returns in
Col. iii, 4 Matt. XIV, 81.
1920 For this cause therefore have l
called for you to see you and 10 speak
with you because that for the hope OF
Israel am bound with this chain.
After three days he called the Jews
together and told them the story of his
arrest and Imprisonment and how he
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present circumstances. Before Agrippa
he had spoken OF the hope Of the prom
ise made of God unto the fathers, as
the fulfillment Of the promises to Abra-
ham, Isaac and Jacob concerning the
twelve tribes. In Jer xiv, 8; xvii, Is,
the Lord Himself is called 1.-The hope
Of Israel" and we know that the full
fillment and restoration Of all things
concerning Israel are inseparably con-
nected with the return OF Christ and
the resurrection Of the just acts iii,
1921; lisa. XIV, s, 8; Dan. XII, l, y. In
Eph. iii, /; iv, l, he speaks of himself
as the prisoner of Jesus Christ, pris.
oner Of the Lord.
81 %. We desire to hear OF thee what
thou thinkest, for as concerning this sect
we know that everywhere IT is spoken
against.
They had heard nothing against
Paul, but they had heard many things
against Christ and His followers. 1t
may have been some comfort to Paul
to know that tongues in that part Of
the world had not yet opened fire on
him, but he had enjoyed his share of it
elsewhere and had found some pleas
ure in it III Cor xii, 10), and he knew
well that since his Master was being
spoken against his turn would come
even in Rome, and the fellowship he
prayed for would be surely his Phil.
iii, 10,
20. There came many 10 him into his
lodging, 10 whom he eXpounded and testi-
fed the kingdom Of God, persuading them
concerning Jesus, both out Of the law OF
Moses and out OF the prophets, from morn
ing till evening.
Unlike many prominent teachers Of
our day. Paul believed all things which
were written in the law and in the
prophets (XXiv, II and believed the
Scriptures TO be in truth the word Of
God and that it effectually works i'm all
who believe q Thess. ii. ~. He also
believed fully and firmly that Jesus of
Nazareth was all that He said He was.
the one Of whom all the prophets had
spoken, the Son Of David, the Son of
God, IsraeIs Messiah, and that He
would restore the kingdom TO Israel
and bless all nations through her (Ier
XXI, 31-40; Eek xxxvii, 21-2s; Isa
*, 80. That the kingdom Of God or
of heaven is to be a kingdom filling the
whole earth is plainly taught in such
passages as Mum. xiv, 21; Isa. XII g.;
Hab. ii, IA Dan. ii and vii; Rev. ri.
"a. And some believed the things which
were spoken. and some believed not.
We are nowhere taught that the good
news will be universally received in
this age. Some seed will fall by the
wayside, some on rocky soil, some
among thorns, but portion will find
good ground some will be saved, and
the church will be completed Matt
Kill. 1923; | Cor tx, %; Eph. V, %.
Even in the next age, when Satan shall
be bound in the pit. there will be de-
ceivers who will yield only a feigned
obedience and will follow Satan when
he comes forth from his prison at the
end of the thousand years (Ps. xviii, A;
Xvi. 3. margin; Rev. Xxx. I, 81.
30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in
his own hired house and received all that
came in unto him.
Doubtless he accomplished the will
Of God and glorifed God as much as
when journeying through Asia and
Macedonia Being no longer able to go
to people. God brought people to him.
and, though he was bound, he rejoiced
that the word Of God was not bound
QI Tim. ii. 81. The verses we have
omitted. 1920. "They agreed not among
themselves" "and had great reasoning
among themselves" for thus they be-
gin and end. tell us how Paul quoted
lisa. vi ., 10, and reminded them that
centuries before the Holy Spirit
through Isaiah had written those words
about them.
81. Preaching the kingdom Of God and
teaching those things which concern the
Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence.
no man forbiddng him.