The Detroit times., 1916-01-13

o; death: because II was not possi-
bic that He should be holden OF H..
For David saith concerning him,
L behsld the Lord always before nay
face:
For lie 10 on uy right hand. that l
should not be moved;
| Therefore my heart was glad, and
nay tongue rejoioed;
Moreover my flesh also shall dwell
in hope,
Because thou wilt not leave my
soul unto H&des,
Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One
10 see corruption.
Thou madest known unto me the
ways Of life;
| Thou shalt make me full OF glad
ness with thy countenanee.
Brethren, may say unto you freely
OF the patriarch David. that he both
died and was buried. and his tomb
Is with US unto this day. Being
therefore a prophet, and knowing
that God had sworn with an oath 10
him, that OF the fruit OF his lOins
he would set one upon his throne:
he toreseeing this spake OF the resur-
rection OF the Christ. that neither
was nc left unto Hades, nor did his
hesh see corruption. This Jesus did
God raise up, whereof we all are
witnesses. Being therefore by the
right hand Of God exalted. and hav-
ing received OF the Father the prom
Use Of the Holy Spirit, be hath pour.
ed forth this. which ye see and hear.
For David ascended not into the
heavens; but ne saith himself:
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit
thou on my right hand,
TIL / make thine enemies the foot.
stool OF thy feet.
Let all the house OF Israel therefore
know assuredly, that God hath made
Him both Lord and Christ, this
Jesus whom We crucihed.
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were pricked in their heart. and said
unto Peter and the rest OF the apos-
ties, Brethren, what shall We do?
And Peter said unto them. Repent
We. and be baptized every one OF you
In the name Of Jesus Christ unto the
remission OF your sins and ye shall
receive the gift Of the Holy Spirit.
For TO you Is the promise, and to
J our children. and 10 all that are
afar of, even as many as the Lord
our Coo shah call unto Him. And
with many other words he testified.
and exhortsd them, saying. Save
yourselves from this crooked gener-
alton. They then that received his
word we're baptized; and there were
added unto them in that day about
three thousand souls
Linking the Old and the New.
Over In Japan many of the Chris
tians practically discard the Old
Testament. In effect, many OF US 90
the same. Not so Peter. He took
his text from the Prophet Joel, and
boldly affirmed that the great dream
OF the Jews had come true, the
prophecy had been fulfilled His
overwhelming news was that the
long-expected and oft-predicted Mes
sianic era had come 70 pass. He did
not shrink from proclaiming truth
because It's very yastness made II
seem almost incredible. The SUI
preme optimist IS the preacher OF
the Coed News. The pessimist is
one who has not the courage 10 tell
the whole trutn about the coming OF
the Kingdom.
Some Bible-students nowadays are
so bent on the minute Interpretation
Of prophecy that they have no vision
for the vaster application OF the
truth. Unlike Peter. they do not
link up the OLE with the new In a
way that MAKES for a changed life.
Light minds face peril in the study
OF prophecy; but for all who can diff
ferentiate the essential from the
non-essential, the fulnlment OF the
Old Testament Scriptures IN Christ
Is a sOui-nourishing study,
This great sermon Of Peters all
! headed up in Christ; II was what
the theologians call "Christocen-
tric." II produced the witness of the
Scripture TO Jesus, gave the testi-
mony OF the apostles themselves, ap-
peaied for confirmation to the expert
ence of the listeners. and applied
the Gospel 10 the needs CT the peO-
plo.
With sympathy ss well as With
feariesspess Peter addressed himself
10 his hearers as men and breth-
rem" They were a motley lot, but
he saw them az kindred 10 himself,
and children OF the one God. The
art OF getting next" TO his crowd
vas understood by the Galilean fish.
erman who had been trained in the
school OF the tactful Christ
Then the truth was driven home
until each man felt himself a shsrer
IN the rejection OF Christ, and cried
aloud for mercy DR. Bonar has eX'
pressed this feeling Of contribution;
81 see the crowd in Pilates hall,
mark their wrathfui mein.
Their shouts OF Cruelty appal.
With bIasphemy between.
And Of that shouting multitude
feel that / am one;