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(Cspyrisht, 1908, by Rev. T. S. Linsco,t, DID,
Aeneas and Dorcas. Acts 9:31-43.
Golden Text-And Peter said unto
him: Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh
thee whole, arise. and make thy bed.
And he arose Immediately. - Acts
1884.
Verse 31-Do darkness and light,
nghting and victory, sorrow and joy,
persecution and rest" alternate and
enter into every normal Christian life
today. as in the Christian Community
In the beginning?
When church walks in "the fear
OF God" and "the comfort of the Holy
Spirit" is It always multiplied?
Verse 32-Was there any institu.
tion. in the Apostolic age, to cores
pond with our settled pastorate?
If preachers were to follow the Ap-
ostolic plan, of passing throughout
all quarters" would the final conquest
of the world be hastened?
To whom did the name saint" an.
ply. in those days, and should we
continue the use of 1t in these days?
Verses 33,34-Is all sickness of the
devil?
Are some people sick by the spe.
cial dispensation of God?
Does not God take most people to
Heaven through sickness?
What proportion of sickness is avoid
able?
Are we to assume that God wants
q cure everybody from their sick
ness, the same as he does from their
sins?
Was Acneas cured through his own
faith, or by the power and pleasure of
God, without faith?
What is the difference in this cure
and modern faith healing methods?
Is Gods ideal for us, sickness or
health?
Does God cure some people today
in similar way to the cure of this
saans
Is faith for the cure of sickness q
special gift of God, and are we not
instructed that God will cure the sick
IN answer to such faith?
Verse 35-When God does cure
some cases Of noted sickness, what
are the results in the community?
If the Church should have the power
restored of healing sickness, would
that produce a permanent revival?
Verses 36-38-Is it as rule possible
for Christian to live without doing
good?
How do you classify those who con-
tent themselves with going to church
, and prayer meeting, and talking and
praying, and are not following Jesus
in 'going about doing good?"
Why did God permit Dorcas to die?
Why does God sometimes permit
those to die upon whom so much de-
pends: the bread-winner Of the fam
lily, the mother of little children, the
pillar in the church, or the "Dorcas"
in the community?
Verse 39-Should a Christian al
ways be ready to go to the home of
sorrow, to render help and impart
comfort?