The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-01-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson v.Flrst Quarter, For
Jan. 81, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

ever II ID preached curing tne Wnols
Of this age we can only expect the ex-
perience Of Paul In chapter xviii, "A,
aSorne believed and some believed
not" Some are wholly Indifferent and
care for none Of these things, while
others violently oppose the truth. The
comfort OF the believer through 1t all
ID that His word will always accom-
pllsh His pleasure and that He is never
discouraged lisa. ". IL: xiii, a. The
resurrection OF Jesus was accompanied
by the resurrection OF many Of the
saints (Aatt. xxvii, 81, 53), and both
His and theirs were resurrections
from the dead. So also shall be the
resurrection Of all the righteous.
we now find Annas and Caiaphas and
their kindred, with the rulers and eld-
egs and scribes, gathered at Jerusa-
lem to inquire more fully concerning
the healing of the man who had been
larae from his birth. for all the city
was stirred because OF the notable
miracle that had been wrought, which
no one could deny verse 16). Peter
and John being brought from prison,
this august assembly asked them, by
what power or by what name have ye
done thisT This gives Peter another
opportunity, and he who at one time
asked the Lord Jesus not to think OF
suffering and on that dreadful night
three times denied that he knew Him
boldly rehearses the facts OF the eruci-
fxiOn OF Jesus by these very men, as
narts His resurrection from the dead
and assures them that the healing of
thas man was by that same Jesus. He
quotes Ps. cxviii 20, and has in mind
lea. xxviii, 16. which passages he also
Quotes In his epistle Il Pet. H. 49,. He
10 bold because filled with the Spirit,
and the Spirit brings these words to
HIS mind and utters them through him,
according 10 the promises Of the Lord
Jesus while He was yet with them in
His humiliation Matt <, 10, 20: John
xiv, 20. 1t IL grand to hear Peter tell
these proud Pharisees that there is no
other way for even them to be saved
but by Him whom they had cruci6ed,
whom God raised from the dead. They
must have remembered the meek fear
Iessneas Of Jesus when He stood be-
fore them, for they see something In
these men to remind them Of Jesus
Cverse 13). II should be our ambition
90 to be Spirit filed that those who
know as would be compelled to see
something of Him in us QI Cor. iv, III.
While they could not deny the miracle
nor the strange power In these un-
learned men, they determined to do
what was In their power, as they
thought, 10 prevent the spread OF this
doctrine, and 90 after consulting
Anpong themselves, the apostles having
been sent out, they recall them and
command them not to speak at all nor
teach IN the name Of Jesus Verse 49,.
one cannot but think of the words In
the second psalm, He that sitteth in
the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall
have them In derision." As they were
men processing to fear God, these
priests and rulers, Peter replied that
they must Judge for themselves wheth-
er It was right to obey God or man,
but boldly, yet respectfully. added. 1--WE
cannot bat speak the things which we
have seen and heard" (verse 2o).
What a contrast between these men
and the majority OF believers today,
who seem to have seen In Jesus moth
ing worth mentioning to any one. for
both in public and private they can SO
rapidly keep quiet about Him. Con.
slider Elihu and jeremiah. who were
much like Peter and John Dob xxi
/ 1870; Jer. Xxx, 81.
/ With further thfeatenings they were
| let go and at once went TO their own
company, who had doubtless been in
prayer for them. They reported all
that had been said and done, and with
one accord these believers looked UP
10 God 40 the Creator and quoted the
words Of the second psalm and, rest,
tng I'm the eternal counsel Of God
prayed, NOT for deliverance from fur
Their persecution, but only that they
might speak the word OF God with
boidness and that God would accom-
pany the word with signs and won
aers In the name OF Jesus. They evi
dently feared no man, nor even death
but by faith saw the risen Christ al
Gods right hand for them and de
sired only to giorify Him They were
certainly in touch with the throne, FOL
see the immediate response from
thence the place was shaken and al
were flied with the Holy Spirit. Thert
never was greater need than now fol
believers to be filed with the wore
OF God and the Spirit of God and t.
speak that word boldly. 1t can onlJ
be done by seeing the risen Christ q
Gods right hand ON our behalf and b,
30 seeing Him that we shall not se'
the face OF man. II we are ever afrait
Il or man. we are evidently forgetting
God. and If we live TO please men WI
are not the servants Of Christ lisa. II
12, Is; Cal. |, 1O1.
There IN a grand word for the serv
ant OF Christ In Thess. ii. A. "Aliowes
or God To be put In trnst with the gos
pei, even 90 we speak: not as pleasing
men, but God who trieth our hearts.
|, There Ia only one with whom we hav,
10 do, and TO Him alone must ever,
one of ns give account. Let our mott.
be, '4The Lord alone shall be exalted
and les us @Cease from man" usa. 4
II, n. %,