The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-14
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SCHOOL LESSON

The lesson as checked UP is Acts
tO:3O-4.
But we shall do well to take good
look at the whole chapter. Title of
the lesson is Peter and Cornelius, but
we shall not make mistake to make
it read the holy spirit, Peter and
Cornelius.
In verses 80 and 81 we see the full
ment of John 7:17-Rom 10:13-"If
any man shall do His will he shall
know For whatsoever shall call
upon the name Of the Lord shall be
saved. Despite all this men are to
be found who blame God for their
going to the bad and hell.
Not man twenty years old but
! has been drawn toward God in some
sort of way. Why? Because our
blessed Lord loves us too much to
let us alone. An engineer said to
me, Hon am | to know? Every
preacher and church seems to tell
me different. y
My answer was Go to God and His
word But" he said, they all ex-.
plain it different"
The answer to that for all time is
in the Bible: End Tim. 215, Study
(the Scripture) to shew myself APP
proved unto God, workman that
needeth not to be ashamed right
ly dividing the word of truth" Phil.
lilo Tread the margin) TRY the
things that differ that we may he
without offence (blame) till the day
of Christ; and LIST Cor. 2:13 Com
pairing spiritual things Scripture
with scripture).
| heard a man say, "The Bible con-
tradicts ITSELF | said. 1Nowl my
friend, you make that stick and I'll
throw my Bible in the lake Then
he turned to me saying Then I'm to
understand that you have read the
Bible" Eyes, sir, I've been slave
to it for 20 years . "Then you have
read Mathew, Mark, Luke and John?"
Eyes, sir" well now, my frienl,
| II you are honest you will admit
| that they all differ. ooh, | should
say; but you said contradict. | was
a witness in court room where
there were rs witnesses beside my
self; the testimony of the whole ~
differed, but out of the difference
they got the whole thing and. the
state rested and won the case. Three
of his crowd said to me after seeing
him stand without a word after Civ.
ing him Phil. Ito: Say, but it was
o relief for us to see him stand with
out word after lording it over u.s.
The Lord of glory sent messen-
ger to recommend Peter as the min
lister to help Cornelius. How | do
thank God that he still has minis
tiers He can and does recommend.
But now and then I find one badly
mixed up; the best I can make of
him is a cross between a Unitarian,
an infidel and fool. Sure, the devil
is after the largest fellow. Some
think Peters vision was to take away
the condemnation the Lord put on
the hog, oyster and catfish as food,
but it didn't work on Peter that way
see verses 10. 20 and 2S. Only the
Holy Spirit can send a Jew to live in
Ia tan yard and conduct a service in
the home of heather.
Peter did have religion; now he
had salvation.
"A few days ago fellow asked me
what kind of religion | preached.
don't preach religion; I preach Jesus
and His salvation. I'll not forget
his silly look--with no answer.
Verse 36-The word of God sent
to the children of Israel by the pro
phets, servants and son, is now sent
to the Gentiles by the Jews-thus
! fulfilling John 4;22. Cornelius sent
for light and not only did he receive