Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-05-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson W.-Second Quarter, For
May 9, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of tho Lesson, Acts xiii, 1882.
Memory Verses, SO, 39-GoIden Text,
Acts xiii, 4s-commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.

Crossing from Cyprus to the main
land, they landed at Perga, where the
do not seem to have preached the COS
pei at this time, but they did on thei
return journey xiv, 25). For som,
reason John Mark left them here ant
returned to Jerusalem, and Paul fel
1t so much that when they were abou
to start on their second tour it caused
q separation between Paul and Barna
bas. But the time came when Pau
wrote to Timothy, take Mark and
bring him with thee, for he Is profta
BILE to me for the ministry" (xv, 37-4O
II Tim, iv, 1D. Time alters the ap
pearance of many things, and If we
were more slow to condemn and more
full of the love that beareth all Ithings,
thinketh no evil and is not provoked,
how much better 1t would be! Paul
and Barnabas are found next at An
tioch, in Pisidia, and, as was evidently
their custom, they went to the syna-
gogue on the Sabbath day and sat
quietly among the people during the
reading of the law and the prophets,
but no doubt very prayerfully. Being
then invited to speak, Paul gladly gave
the address.
In five sentences (verses 17-21) Paul
summarizes the books Of Exodus,
Numbers, Joshua, Judges and Samuel,
reaching to David, the second king
over all Israel, Of whom God said, II
have found David a man after mine
own heart, which shall fulfill all my
will" ((verse 22). Then he passed
right on to Jesus, the son Of David,
as Israel's Saviour, according to II
Sam. vii, IL, 10; Chron. xvii, lila
Ps. cxxxii, II; lisa. *, 6, Z; Jer
xiii, 8, 6; Luke 1, 80, 80. With a
word concerning John the Baptist as
the herald Of Christ Elsa. xl, 8; Nal.
LII, u, he declared that Jesus risen
from the dead was q ful6llment of
Ps. II, Z; lisa. w, 3; Ps. xvi, 10, and
that through Him were now pro-
claimed to all then and there assem-
bled the forgiveness Of sins and a
justification from all things which the
law Of Moses could never give oversees
S8, 39). With another quotation from
lisa. xxx, Is, IA, and Hab. /, 5, he
urges them to beware of despising
such glad tidings.
How wondrous Is this grace which
Is so fully stated In II Cor. viii, 0, as
to the reason and manifestation Of it
and so simply in Rom. Ill, "a; v, 1, as
to the benefits We receive, Being
justified freely by His grace through !
The redemption that is in Christ |
Jesus" "Belng justified by faith, we
have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ" Or, again, in
passage which 1 love specially to pom
Ter, 'To the praise of the glory Of His
race, wherein He hath made us ac-
,epted in the Beloved, in whom We
nave redemption through His blood,
he forgiveness Of sins, according to
he riches of His grace" (Eph. 1,
!, 2. The gospel which puts any do
ngs Of ours between us and the re-
Iemption which is in Christ Jesus is
lot the gospel Of the grace Of God.
IN the next Sabbath day at Antioch
learly the whole city came to hear
he word Of God. The Jews were
lied with envy when they saw the
ATTITUDES and began to contradict
nd blaspheme and speak against the
hings which Paul taught, whereupon
be Lords messengers said boldly that
lnce they the jews had judged
themselves unworthy Of everlasting
fe they would turn to the gentiles, &C.
ording to the prophecy in lisa. xix, 6,
word which primarily refers to the
fessiah, but which all true repre-
entatives of the Lord can appreciate
) His witnesses. The gentiles re-
iced to hear the message. The word
the Lord was published throughout
i that region. and many believed and
ere filled with Joy and with the
oily Ghost Notwithstanding the per-
,cution by the Jews Including some
evOut and honorable women and the
lief men Of the city, which expelled
aul and Barnabas from the city.
Let no one stumble over the saying
Is many as were ordained to eternal 6
te" (verse 49,. There are to my
ind two great truths which we must c
'er hold fast as foundation truths S
Tod Is love-" 1.-THE Lord is not willing I
at any should perish. but that all S
ould come to repentance" Il John t
SIG; II Pet Ill, o.; With the first E
It such tests as John iii, 16; Rom. v, @
and with the last such as Tim. ii, a
4; Tit ii, II, margin. Now, being t
re on these two points and cOnsid- b
ing that God has an eternal purpose '
hich He has purposed in Christ v
sus and which He Is working out to a
glorious consummation, is it difficult V
believe that He who declareth the L
d from the beginning foresaw from Ii
eternity who would form the body a
Christ, the church, at the same
ne making the offer honestly to all
tn the assurance, Him that cometh
mel will in nowise cast out?" John 81
80 When the Holy Spirit sent c,
ese men on this tour He knew just b
nat they were to meet at each place Y
d who would believe the glad It'd Il
IS and who would reject the mes W
ge. Success as men count success r
not everything. But to know and Il
and live In the will Of God and c.
'rify Hlm-that is everything. To 81
as well as to these two it is priv at
&c to be despised and rejected and HI
,lar, oo IN OF for yasus, soho En-