The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-06-18

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THE LESSON TEXT.
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them.
Is. And that from a ohnd thou hast
known the Holy Scriptures which are able
TO make thee wise unto ss.vat .on through
fam which IL IN Christ Jesus.
10 All Scripture Is given by Inspiration
OF GOD. and IL profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, FOR correction. for Instruction in
Righteousness:
u. That the man ~ God may be perfect
Thoroughly furnished unto all good works
!. ] charge thee therefore before God,
and The Lord Jesus Christ Who shau
judge the quick and the dead at His ap-
pearing and His Kingdom
Preach the word he instant In sea-
son, ou' o, season reprove -ebOke, eshcrt
with all longsunerlng and doctrine
8 For the time viii come when rrey
viii nor sndAre sound doctrine hut after
the!T own .us shai. they heap 20 them
selves teachers having tchng ears.
Ana 'trE sra. turn away .n"!r ears
from iHe ,rut.. and sraI 10" ,urned unto
fades
Eat watch thou in a' ,rings endure
ahitctor. DO the work 5f an evangelist.
max tIH proof ~ thy ministry
o For ! am now ready % boz offered and
ne ama o. ms departure "a Ar sauI
/" J nave fought a good fight 3 have I'm
lsh'd mE course. : have Kept .re ..'n.
5 H.nr"turh There s .aud mp ,1r mo
crown %. r.KHt.susuess. which tnr Lord
the r.S ie'u@ JI,II,. ,rua Civ me Al .nir
day ana nor 'o me- 1u.y. but unto all -nsm
siSp ..ht .oyr His appearing
GOLBEN TEN NF-'rhrrr ~ laid M for
ME - crown - rIvbteop-n"S~--2 rin.
s;S.
o#Tu.NE Dr SCRIPTURE SECTION
Ab'aIug In trc Scriptures Tim r.rs-.-
Preaching the Wort .............g TIM 4-s-s
awaiting the crpwn- -.............- Tim I.S-S
TINE spring of 4 II -
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NOTES AND COMMENTS
10 ~ not the soldier who Knows
only The barracks and parade ground
wh" takes the most satisfaction u
has military career, but The one who
has been in bitter battles and upon
toiisome marches. Paul had The ax-
perience Of the fighting soldier his
life vas menaced with plots ha was
beset Dy mobs. dragged before mag
istrates, scourged, imprisoned, stoned
and endured hardshiDs both hr sea
and land. His hnai words were those
of an eXulting cOnquerOr To frai
as he did when expecting 20 die ~
the sword, one must Ne able 70 say
with him, Il have fought he good
fght, and have finished the course.
have kept the faith
The story Of the hook " Acts
breaks OFF suddenly, leaving Paul in
prison. The facts Of his later life are
very uncertain. Many scholars believe
that ne was executed at the close Of
the imprisonment Of the last Irsson.
and that the second letter 20 limo
thy vas written within a few weeks
of that to his old friends at philinni
(studied January IL. Most. however,
complete freedom for five or six
years, was arrested a second time.
condemned and heheaded, and that 4
was during this second imprisonment
and Just before the final trial that
this letter to Timothy was written.
The letter is studied here as giving
rs the last word from the great
apostle. II is, as BiShon Lghtfoot
has said, "paul's last will and testa-
neut-'
Knowing OF whom thou hast
earned them" A Christian mother
and grandmother G:5l And that
from babe The training II The
Ievish children IN he Old Testament
scriptures began It the age of i've.
The sacred writings That IS. the
different books Of what We call he
Old Testament. Make thee wise
into salvation through faith which :
in Christ Jesus Paul claimed that
p he Old Testament pointed men clear
Iv and distinctly 70 Christ Jesus. he
Tews' Messiah and the worlds
saviour. Every scripture N the
80 places where this word occurs IN
The New Testament IL means the Old
Testament z Horton. Inspired
0t Cod The revised rarsiOu yrvas
the correct -pading. The 1it version
, hat all Scripture s gwen lv .lsUgra-
ton" while --Te IS not ne correct
rendering II this passage. Every
Scripture and Pau.
was unque~ -iouabiy thinking 4 ne
sacred writings f me Hebrews when
he spoke is profitable :1r ceaching.
etc. Furnished completely unto
every good work. The knowledge
# God and His gradual revelation Il
Himself anu His VIII 70 men found II
the Old Testament is. says Paul, a
very important part Of the spiritual
equipment Of The man Of God.
II charge thee" \ solemn charge
from the aged apostle 70 the young
Christian just a5 the beginning Of ms |
work. The World The Gospe, /
truth of salvation from sin through |.
Christ. I'm season, out of season." /
That is, all the time. For the time
will come" 1t had probably begun
when Paul wrote. Having itching
ears" Listeuing rot for the sake ut F.
profting by the Gospel truth but for
diversion or amUsement-followin
religious fads. The world Is still full F.
of those who are ready to run after
the newest counterfeit religion. "Suf- I
fer hardship The experience of
Paul had shown him that the life Of