World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-08-03

Especially because know thee 10 be
'Npet' - All customs and questions
"hlcb are among me Jews; wherefore
beseech thee 10 hear ne patiently.
I(Acn 26--l vi
Then Pau. goes oil 70 explain
these things and he say;
Anh now | sland and AIN judged Tor
me hope of The promi.c tnnde u God
unto oui fathers; Uno wnich promise
on" Twelve lrIbps, insnniIy serving
God day and uiehi h0gc " rome. For
whirh hopes snkr, king Aerip,n | am
accnsrd OF The Jews ,tls 26.h. b.
Gs'lb. w
Yes Paul was accused ny bis own
nation, and falsely accused Mt
that, lie served 6od Just ~ Goa
wanted him 10 And he also tells
the KING how that he often per-
secuted the christians, and pun,
isled them ia every synagogue,
ana compelled them to blnsplieme,
hecatise he was exceedingly mad
against thrm. Aud he did every
ihiug he could 10 erase from the
minds ~ the people The inmn Of
jesus But nov he can't do
enough tor the glory OF God. He
is rrndy to die IN the mime Of
that same Jesus, whom be former.
~ prosecuted.
On his way 10 Damascus, with
his heart filled with murder. and
with the intent 10 destroy those
new converts in Christ, he was
confronted by our Lord, and the
deathly plague vas stayed; and
he himself. became one Of the
chosen, that Ee might be mr. IN
s'ructor 70 the people which 7at
IN darkness, Aud he preached
Christ and Him cruciiied, and also
that He was the first TO rise from
the deld, to show light unto the
people, and INTO the Gent les;
and unto the GentiIes, PauI's
mission was. Ard in the Ugh.
teenth verse Of this same twenty.
sixth chapter Of Acts. Paul con.
firms the word elsewhere written.
that he people which sat in dark
ness saw great light and to them
that snt IN the region. and shadow
Of death, which was the shining
Jews. great light spraul up; all
tnis Paul makes plain and he
goes back into the dark recesses
of the past, and brings Christ
forth from he prophecies, "as
Lamb slain from the foundation
OF the world. F."
And Christ himself said, IL
come not to cal the righteous,
but sinners to repentance" Aud
in speaking OF the Gentilcs he says
'Other sheep ! have which ure
not Of rhls Told, them also must
! bring. and there shall be one
fold and one shepherd Aud
concerning the uubeliryirg Jews.
that rejected Christ. and found
fault With his apostles, Paul
speaks and says,
Aud when lhey aptech nol among
ihtmselte. they departed after that
Paul had spoken one word Wei spnke
The Holy Ghost by Esait, the proph,
unto ON fathers,
Saving. Go unto this people, aud say
Hearing We shall hear, and shall not
understand. and seeing Sc shah see and
nut perceive.
For the heart Of his people Is waXed
sr.ls,, and their ears are dali Of hchrins
and their ewes have they closed, les
they should see w,ih lheir eyes. aud
hear with lhcir ears aud understand
with their heart. and should he con
vrrlch and should heal them Acls
aS % 81
Also ~ connection with this
Scripture, compare isaiah, 9th.
Gu 9th. vs., Jeremiah, 9Th. Ch ,
DIST vs., aud Matt. 18th. CHI, II.
18th, VS.. In all this Paul agrees
with what the other apostles say
concerning tins thing That has
happened to Israel. and he posi-
tively states,
Be it Anown therefore unto you.
speaking Ia The Jewsl that the
salvation Of God is sent unto the
cicn,iles, and that they will hear it,
acts sS,b. Oh as,h vs.
Now this is plain talk, and yet
it was necessary for Paul to use
such plainness of speech. for he