Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-10-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson lIl.-Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. II, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES,
Text OF the Lesson, Acts xiv, 1927.
Memory Verses. rs, 2s-GeIden Text,
Acts xiv, 1e--comnnentary Pre-.
pared by Rev. D. Nj. stssrns.


he Memory Verses. rs, 26-GeIden re,
1t Acts xiv, 1e--comnentary Pr
to pared by Rev. D. Nj. stssrns.
ne Id the close of the last chapter "
At saw how the chief captain, Claudir
- Lysias, sent Paul safely to Caesare
with letter to Felix. the governor. 1
" winch he stated that there was notf
r ing against the prisoner worthy G
: death or Of bonds, but simply som
s question of Jewish law: that the Jew
: would have killed him If he had no
rescued him from them: that he under
STOOD that they were still determined
! TO XIII him. and. being a Roman citi
} zen, he haG sent him to Caesarea. com.
manding his accusers to appear against
MIN there. After five days the high
priest and the elders. with certain
orator TO speak for them. appeared be
tore Felix. and Paul was brought forth
10 meet them. With some Aatterv
which evidently wearied Felix and
therefore the orator cut 1t short. he
told number of lies about PAM
winch the high priest and the elders
indorsed. Flattery and lying are still
the order Of the day among some reli.
gious bodies. But God is a God Of
truth, and in due time truth will pre.
vail
belng permitted to speak for him.
seif' Paul denied all their accusations |
ana briefly stated the whole truth of
the matter. showing that it was wholly
matter OF doctrine and of opinion as
10 what the Scriptures really taught:
mat he beliered all that was written
III the law and In the prophets and
looked for resurrection of the dead
Doth of the just and the unjust. This
meant Jesus risen from the dead AZ
lsraefs promised Messiah. the Son OF
OaVio. 10 Sit on David's throne; also q
Iulhllment Of Eek. xxxvii. Jer xii,
Isa. TX, Dan. vii and all the propbets
concerning the future of the nation
mo the king who shall reign In right
business. 1t meant the resurrection OF ,
lis BODY, the church. at His coming to :
he air for His saints q Thess. ". 1e- =
D; i Cor. XIV, 61-54), though that would r
OF be specially In his mind, as be .
1ought OF Israeli 1t meant the resur. :,
,ction OF the unjust and the great h
mite throne Judgment at the end Of n
ie mfliennial reign of Christ. 1t meant n
lat God will Judge the world In right. "a,
BUSINESS by that man whom He hath ..
dained, whereof be hath given as. 20
rance unto all men in that He hath n
lsed Him from the dead evil, 81 cr
lis, with justification by faith ~,
rough the finished work Of Christ ~,
art from any works Of the law, was no
united heresy by these Jealous Jews otl
It Jesus Himself taught this kind Of :,
resy when He said, 20 fools and ~
W OF heart to believe all that the w,
'phets have spoken" duke xiv. 2D. co.
'oday there are with many no re- nv,
Die writings Of Moses, no predic- , ts
whatever, no future for Israel. nj
nlng supernatural, no coming again ,,in
Christ, no wrath of God, but all f. .
q are simply unbelievers and be-
I'd against Christ, for He testified a nu'
all things written in the law of en-,
les and in the prophets and In the , nn,
inns concerning Him must be full. 49,,
] luke xiv. Al Felix Is said to a ous'
voy,, Tror,n 90, "o"ieuse VI any
wife, Drusilla, was a Jewess. SC oon.
ostponed the case until Lysias. the s eHu'
I captain. should come and tell S"e
he knew. Meantime he gave .,,I ~
INTO the keeping Of a centurion.
orders to let him have liberty oo''
to allow all his friends to come Ia s ,'
him and to minister to him. This ue"'
II comparatively easy for Pan, ',iHe
would give him opportunity to pie"S
CITIZEN the faith of the brethren at into
irea. and he would certainly have e'cAe
TO tell Of the Lords doings since Forge
He met him on the way to Da. Tue
u.s. and they would not be apt to a oouu
OF hearing Of His wondrons ouaK'
!. some
N time to tima 1.,,x .. We a
and hoard him ooroor,. ~ while
In Christ. and on ono oooosto ways
q MS wife. Drusilla, listened t. .nineS
reasoning OF righteousness, tenn. puina
e and judgment to come Felix Scott
ly trembled. but put his convic reQue
from him, saying: "Go thy way iealhe
8 time. When ] have a conven- ieiiow
ason ! viii call for three" For sageS'
ars this continued, Felix always NIB
tnat Paul would offer him mon. MISS
'elease him. and with that hope ahoina
Tor him the oftener But Paul una;
no thought Of any release but q McLau
us one, never offered him a ceiVed
ana so the successor of Felix from
Ito Office and found Paul still q Mr. 10
r. Felix's convenient time to re. She ia
yer having come. two chi
is not only the great survive
many lands concerning tom. social
fairs, but it is the deyil's great Congress
II all who give any thought to Chr1stia
)uls' welfare and for many Both al
ones concernil GOOD works ton.
hey know ought to be done
q Of the Lord is, Behold, now
cccptcd time; behold. now is Miss
OF salvation" GI Cor vi. 2, from Nc
If We will hear His voice. her mot
~ !ou' nearts (deD. Ill, l5) expert |
IN PROV. xxx. I. also comes to She wo.
~. ,"i'iN Vi feliX and all that she
The sinner may well trem. A:a east
thinks Of his own sin and is men ride
the unrighteous cannot enter women ,
I VI "ou' out tnere Is CON- of exerci
90 Concerning tenn She adm
eOm.ioi, tne result OF way. but
ness, see Tit. II. IL. OF judg. sbo bos
have already spoken. as tho no
Il What {