The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-05
SCHOOL,
Lesson Second Quarter, For
April Z, 1912.
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Memory Verses, 10, ff-0oIden Text,
Aets u, 32-commentary Prepared by
Rev. q. NJ. stearns.
We turn aside this week from the
regular lesson to spend an hour on the
resurrection Of our Lord Jesus Christ,
q topic on which we should mediate
continually, for if Christ be not risen
all are lost and preaching and faith are
equally in vain oversees 1919. Con-
slider well His own testimony that He
would rise again the third day Matt.
xii, 20; XVI, 81; xvii, 8, %, %; Xxx, IT.
10; XVI, 80; John ii, 1920. Then con-
slider the testimony OF those who saw
Him after He rose from the dead-Pe-
ter, John, Stephen and Paul. Take two
testimonies out OF many-''This Jesus
hath God raised up, whereof we all are
witnesses - . . . .'God hath made that
same Jesus, whom ye have crucifled,
both Lord ana Christ (Aets Il, 80, $50.
Our lesson begins with the words, 81
declare unto you the gospel" and in
verses 8, 4, he defines it In these words:
sfChrist died for cur sins, according to
the Scriptures; He was buried, and He
rose again the third day, according to
the Scriptures" In Rom. i, Ia he
speaks Of itsas 'the gospel OF God con
corning His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,
declared to be the Son OF God with
power by the resurrection from the
dead" In III Tim. H. 8, he says, "Re-
member that Jesus Christ OF the seed
OF David was raised fromsthe dead, ac-
cOrding to my gospel" Before He as
cended He ordered that repentance and
remission OF sins should be proclaimed
In His name among all nations Uuke
xiv, 40, and we need only to listen to
Paul in Acts Kill, 3s, 80, to understand
how simply and fully 1t was done,
Through this mar is proclaimed unto
you the forgiveness Of sins, and by
Him all that believe are justified from
all things" As in verse q OF our les
son, "By which also ye are saved . = I"
unless We have believed in vain" In
verses 5 to 8 Paul mentions i've ap-
pearances OF Christ between His resur-
rection and ascension, and there were
ave more, including three others on the
resurrection day-His appearance to
Mary, to the other women and to the
two on the way to Emmaus. His APP
pearance to Paul On the way to Da-
mascus (verse 81 was after His ascen-
- a 80 mIan ME amman fnr IN
him at CoEinth and in Jerusalem (Acts
xviii, 9, 10; xiii, III. Stephen and
John also saw Him after His ascen-
sion. The statement in Acts /, 3, con-
corning His resurrection appearances
is full and clear, HE showed Himself
alive after His passion by many infalli-
BILE proofs, being see Of them forty
days and speaking Of the things per-
tanning to the kingdom OF God" The
testimony OF Peter in Acts ii, iii, Nv, v,
concerning the resurrection is very
strong, notably that in Acts v, 1892.
Our daily testimony to the risen Christ
should be such ais to compel people to
see that we have been with Jesus. If
we know the power OF His resurrec-
ton 1t will be so, and He who win
finally subdue all things unto himself
verses "a, 2S) will so subdue us and
bring every thought into captivity that
the daily life shall be the life of Jesus
made manifest in our mortal flesh Gil
Cor. x, s; Nv, 10, III. Seeing Jesus lays
one very low In his own estimation, so
Paul speaks OF himself as the least of
the apostles not meet to be called an
apostle (verse %. He elsewhere speaks
Of himself as less than the least OF all
saints and again as the chief OF sim
ners (Eph. iii, s; I Tim. ], 49,. Com
pare the experience OF others in Job
xiii, 5, 9; lisa. vi, 3; Dan. X, 8; Rev, ],
IL. Where there is the least good
| opinion of self it is because the King
has not been seen in His beauty. We
must learn to say as Paul said in Rom.
vii, 18, II know that In me-that is, in
my 1esh-dwelleth M good thing
then we can add, as he does, In our
lesson (verse 10Y. by the grace OF God
/ am what I am" and concerning all
service, mot /, but the grace of God
which was with me-" We should be
conscious also. as he was, that we have
only to receive from the Lord and de-
liver to others what we have received
(verse 8 and chap. ri, 23). When ]
consider that the words and works Of
the Lord Jesus were always the Fa-
Tiers words and WORKS / can only de-
sire to so yield and abide that { may
be His messenger with His message
and that He may work In me to viii
and to do OF Els good pleasure (JohH
xii. 40; xiv, 10; Hag. !, IS; Phil il, 1s).
This is restfuI and gives great quiet
ness and. according to verse So of our
lesson chapter, makes one steadfast,
unmoyabIe and always Astounding
The resurrection OF Jesus Christ makes
certain u own resurrection or trans
lation oversees %, 5000, and the assur.
ance OF a body, like His glorified body,
which win never again be weak OF
weary or suffer or die. is a great In
~sipration while we continue In these
mortal bodies. In verse % we have
what seems to me the highest noun,
tain peak in all Scripture .srhat God
may be all In all" CHRIST shah ther
have reigned and His saints with him
until all things shall have been sub
dued unto Elm. Then shall there bs
NO more curse. no sin nor suffering. M
more death. but the long expected
kingdom Of peace ana righteousness
nha11 fl1 fha earth REV. xxi. Ak. xxlf