Evening journal., 1909-11-13
PAUL PRISONER At ROME
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every ono that NATURALIZATION. fife.
ondly. he wished 70 preach 10 them tho
Gospel. He explained that aithough q
prisoner at the instance Of the Jews at
Palestine. he was not disleyal TO his ma
tion or It's customs. He had been pro-
nounced innocent az tho Roman Court
but had been compelled to appeal to
Caesar for his safety; but that even
then he was making no accusation against
his eauntrynen. He proposed that gladly
he would explain 70 them the good news,
that the long-sxpected Messiah. IN whom
the Jewish expectations of his nation rest
Cd, had come. The response was that they.
had received no letters or other conf
munication injurious 70 tho Apostle. and
expressed a desire 10 hear for them
selves what St Paul had to say. because
they had heard OF this sect and know that
II was spoken against as evil. If he could
say anything favorable TO It they would
hear H.
As eur~Lord' foretsid. tho darkness
which now predominates In the worldl
hates the light and everywhere speaks
against f. VIE ISLANDERS are still the
weapons OF the Adversary which tho
Christian must not handle. because 70 do
so IS contrary 10 the spirit by which hs
has been regenerated-
Even where a truth discreditabie to an
other must be told for any reason It must
be spoken IN love and. so far as possible.
nothing derogatory or injurious must be
said. Speak evil OF no man. It Is, how
ever, necessary at times to show UP the
error. the falsity OF doctrines presented In
the name Of Truth; but in so doing. APP
peais should not be made TO bigotry or SUI
: perstltion, but 70 reason and 70 the Word
OF God
= On the appointed day the Jews cam
, 10 hear the Apostles message and, irof
:. morning until evening, he quoted e,
!, planned and expounded. shoY1ipF frfs00'
"a Law and the prophecies -91..t lJes,is -.
- Messiah and that he Is now gatherfn
g. a Spiritual Seed 70 be his Kingdom. an
4 that when this Kingdom Is complete /
+ will be giorified In the First Resurrection
! and will begin the work allotted to the
= Seed OF Abraham, namely. that OF bless
I ing all the families or the earth. Tho
!, blessing will consist OF mental enlighten-
4 ment and mental. moral and physical up
, lifting out OF sin and death conditions
a 10 all that was lost IN Adam and redeem
ed az Calvary. When some OF them re-
fused the message. ST. Paul sought to
further inhuance them. or at least TO in
nuence the believing ones. by quoting
I from the Prophet Isaiah. showing that
D God foreknew and foretold that tho ma
iority Of Jews would reject the message
p when II should come TO them. AS our
n Lord said OF them, Hearing ye shall
n hear. and shall not understand; and seq
a ing ye shall see, and shall not perceive 10
|. CMatt. is;14) The Apostle does not mean
a that those who are deaf to the Gospel
Is win be eternally tormented. but stnl
4. they lose a great blessing, the wonder.
+ fui privilege OF becoming heirs OF God
"a ana ioint-heirs with Jesus Christ the
m Redeomer IN his Nfillennial Kingdom
20 They lose a share with the saints in tn,
ct glorious work OF uplift which will ther
is be IN progress. They lose this privilege
IN because not worthy Of t. They were
" blind 10 the Truth for this cause. Tc
IN have permitted the unworthy ones Ia
AZ see. hear and understand the message
IA would have distressed them and added
.. TO their responsibilities and possibly him
ID dered, 10 some extent, the outworking Of
l. the Divine purposes.
ID Some believed st. Pauls message and
Il some did not. It is always thus. The
v. Truth is a searcher and discerner of
a hearts and separator. ST. Paul remain-
= ed for two years under these conditions.
y preaching the Kingdom OF God and how
I. It may be attained at the present time by
becoming members OF tho elect 'littls
n flock" the Bride OF Christ; how the
Kingdom when established during the
:. Millennium will bless the whole earth He
B., explained how all these things were de.
q pendent upon the Lord Jesus Christ anc
"a his sacrihce; that without the redemp
i tion which is in Christ Jesus there couls
N be no remission of sins, no everlasting
"a life or Kingdom class on the spirit plane
* but only everlasting destruction.-Act
G s:2s.