Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-06-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson In the International Series
for June ~, I8O3-Paul
1t Rome.
THE LESSON TEXT.

| (Acts S :lS-A. 30 and 81
Is. And when We came TO Rome. the
| centurion delivered the prisoners TO the
| captain of the guard: but Paul was suf
fered to dwell by himself With soldier
| that kept him.
| u. And II came to pass. that after three
| together; and when they were come to-
| gether. he said unto them: Men and
| brethren. though / have committed moth
| Ing against the people or customs OF our
| Fathers. yet was 1 delivered prisoner from
| Jerusalem into the hands OF the Romans,
L. Who. when they had examined me.
| would have let me go. because there was
no cause OF death in me.
| H. But when the Jews spake against It.
L was constrained to appeal unto Caesar.
not that had ought to accuse my ma
/ ton Of
| D. For this cause therefore have
| called Tor you. TO see you. and to speak
| with you: because that for the hope OF
| Israel 1 am bound with this chain
| u And they said unto him: We neither
| received letters out OF Judaea concerning
| thee. neither any OF the brethren that
| came showed or spake any harm OF thee.
| q But We desire to hear OF thee what
thou thinkest: Tor as concerning this sect.
we know that everywhere il is spoken
| against
| %. And when they had appointed "A day.
| there came many to him into his lodging;
| to whom he expounded and testified the
4
| corning Jesus. both out OF the law of
| Moses. and out of the prophets from
| morning till evening
q. And some believed the things which
were spoken and some believed not
80. And Paul dwelt two whole years in
his own hired house. and received all that
came unto him.
81. Preaching the Kingdom OF God. and
| teaching those things which concern the
Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence no
man forbidding him
GOLDEN TEXT am not ashamed
OF the gospel of Christ.-Rom. ZIG.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION
Paul on the island. 2SI-lO
Inc Journey to Rome. 2S:ll-l6
conference with the Jews...Acts IS :l7-22
fauI testimony ...............Acts - :23-2S
Pauls stay In Rome. Is .3o-3l
TlME.-A ID. 6O-63
PLACE.-Melita and Rome
NOTES AND COMMENTS
GODS promise to Paul that he
should witness for Him in Rome was
kept. As our lesson shows, the apos-
tie considered that he was there to
witness for Christ more than he was
TO defend himself. Though pris-
oner, he preached the Gospel effect
lively. He did not allow his bonds to
hinder him, but made even them help
nm (Phil. 1:12. 49,. He illustrated
the truth of the provcrb: Where
there is will there is way
The enforced stay of three months
on the island of Melita gave Paul a
chance which he could never have
had otherwise to preach the Gospel.
and his life of humble service for
others must have preached quite as
much as his words. The word bar
barians rieant simply people who did
not speak Greek.
The first stop was at Syracuse. the
capital of Sicily. After leaving
RheSium, the course lay between the
famous headland ScylIa and the
whirlpool Charybdis. Puteoli was the
principal port of southern Italy. and
situated on the north side of the bay
of Naples. AS Paul entered the
harbor the volcano Nesuvius was IN
plain sight. and also the beautiful
city of Pompeii. The cordial treat
ment of the travelling Christians by
the brethren at Putcoli. whom they
had never seen. shows lis that Chris
tianity had now become great
brotherh God. 1t could no longer be
called Jewish sect. but was Il
"world-coDquering religion" The
fact that the Roman Christians came
the 40 or more miles to the market
OF Appius to meet Paul, touched him
greatly. Though he had kept up the
courage OF the others, his own heart
was troubled. and he longed for hui
man love and sympathy. He knew
that he was approaching life-and-
death crisis, and what he had heard
from the soldiers of Roman prisons.
trials and executions was not reas-
surfing.
Paul was suffered to abide bv
himself" In his own hired house
w. 3O). with only the single soldier.
10 whom he was bound bv pair of
handouts. one being fastened to his
wrist and one TO the wrist of the
soldier Called together the
chief of the Jews" To explain the
situation to them. Paul shrank from
being considered untrue to his m.
ton and their religion, and tried TO
show them that he was not. I'VE
desire 20 hear" paul i. rabbi.
evidently enjoying the favor ~ the
Roman authorities. 80 that the lew
tsh leaders arc ready 10 hear from
him what they had not cared 10 hear
from any Of the dcspiscd Roman
Christians. "-Bosworth
The last picture of Paul given us
in the Book of Acts j. nf the man
at work i'm his prison as earnestly
rs ever before. teaching all those
about him Of Jesus. and by his let
tiers strengthening those who were
FAR away. The letters 10 the Ephe-
slams. Philippians. Colossiaus and
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