The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-31
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" offensive. Verse g. It Is probable than
rfe people had heard Of Jesus during his
ilieumc.. and that they knew not only OF
MS death. but OF the subsequent hostil-
ny to MS followers. In fact, strong oppo-
sitton TO Christianity was general through
was the antagonism among. the Jews at
S2rinth that Paul departed from them.
Snakins his raiment Nei. ". 49,. an Or
entail habit. he declared that he was free
from all responsibility for their sin: that
they must be held accountable lEszek..
1Xx,ii. 2; and that thereafter he would
confne his ministry to, the Gentiles. mas
Mach as In their extremity they had BIAS
phemed, an onense punishable with death
tLev. xiv. 16). he exclaimed: Your blood
9e upon your own heads" Thus he had
done his full duty to his fellow-country-
men. for whom he cherished the most
CoNvEksIoosNsNWSRen p Paul 81 cult the svn-
agosue to labor among the; Gentiies he did
NOT go entirely alone. Crispus. the chief
Tm,er, believed on the Lord with all his
hail a dozen persons. Verse 81 That was a
great victory. indeed. a proof that the
preachlng was forceful and convincing. as
ana possibly a few proselytes. believed. Jus
tus, living hard by the synagogue. adhered
10 Paul and gave a room In his house for
.ne after services. and AQuila and Priscilla
likeWise Joined the new movement. So the
cnurch at Corinth was formed. Crispus. Jus
Jus; Aquiia. their wives. older children.
not mentioned. united together in the name
OK Jesus 10 advance his name. Here &C
Cured those baptisms which constituted a
rare feature OF Pauls ministry Il Cor. j.
y, most OF the service being rendered By
Others. while he devoted himself almost en-
tirely TO the word.
this time the situation had
become extremely embarrassing. The oppo-
.ition OF the Jews, the departure of PSI
from among them. the detection of some 10
the christian cause. the formation of a.
cnurch, the establishment OF It next .:oo-
10 the synagogue. all this tended to array
the wor religious movements against each
other. Paul had good reasons for apprehen-
sion OF trouble. But the Lord spoke TO him
In a night vision. as on other occasions
ACTS. Xxiii. =; to encourage and strengthen
MN. VERSES 3 and 10) Having been driven
out OF Philippi. Thessalonica and Berea, he
may have feared a. similar result in Cor
NTH He was informed, however. that no
such disaster would overtake him. that no
man would hurt him. What was still bet
ter, he was directed TO continue his :::--
istry without fear. assured of the divine
cared that he had many people in the city.
implying thereby thai the apostles labor
would be attended by a large and gracious
REsIDENCE-This vision must have ex-
crcised a most %salu;ary influence upon The
OF Paul No one could desire more in
centlFe 10 labor than he thus received
lersonal safety. heavenly protection,
ABUNDANT success: He. therefore. took up
MS residence in Corinth for a &C as.derable
time: During a. year and six months he had
uninterrupted opportunity TO teach the word
OF God. lNerse ID And after the incident
uiner Gallo verses II to Ia. he 'tarried
mere Il good while" Eerse 49, The labor
OF this great man In this commercial metro
Eoi.s or Greece resulted in establishing a
large congregation. composed o: Roman
freedmen. native Greeks and Jews. The
Heterogeneous elements did not fully com |
o!nc. Factions sprang up after Paurs de-
iar1ure, with the watchwords Appolos. Pc
and Parl II Cor. J. l2D. and the i'm
.noralitieS. abuse of ordinances. heresies and |
among the brethren were renrovei
ny the apostle In his two letters. Taken |
aitosether. Pauls ministry at Coriuth was
many respects the most interesting. as IT |
the most protracted in any city, a de-
SOIL. AZ pun
REFLBCTIoNS-severaI points deserve
emphasis. in this lesson. !. Whoever he
anored Paul adapted himself to circum-
roai,css. Entering Corlnth alone. without
saged In daily toll at his trade for a Hv-
ng. and on the sabbath he entered the syn
agogue 10 teach. attracting attention ONLY
a RABBI. When Timothy came he
hanged MS whole policy. preached Christ.
,Sas.si 70 work, and formed a church.
T YET minister must in like manner be gov
49, py the conditions under which he is
'Iaced. :. God's protecting care over his
Evans may be exercised in either of two
"ayI . delivering them ont Of trouble. az
y. Iminppl tActs XII. 2s). or by preventing
from w,ns doing them harm; The latter
% Either acco:npIishes the div,ne nnT'
,ose. j. We notice that the mirac,5ous
satufes nave almost disappeared from, this
essoh, pauTI work at Cor.nth was on The
me OF the pastor OF our time-he was a
70 ne OF the word. By the truth addressed
tent sword of the spirit Gph. vi Ia he
yon converts. W. Ap' no