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Teacher OF English Bible In the Moody
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LESSON FOR JULY 10
SAUL THE pHAR,sEE.

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GOLDEN rExr-chr,,, J..u. came
into tho world 10 save sinners: OF whom
am eh,et.-l TIM. lah
PRIMARY Top1c-co,n. 70 schoo, =.
JerussIem.-Acts 22:s. I: b:N.
JUNIOR TOPIC = Saul Persecutins
christians
tNrENMEDlAIE AND sENion ioF'S
Vo,IN. prnp,~ ANN .n,urr TOPIC
l.. SauPs Training a. q Pharises
tActs ~ :3.4; 28:4.5).
l. Taught to love his own nation. Il
am jew" The Pharisees were
the nationalists OF their day. Those
who are intelligently loyal to their own
nation Gun more effectively help others.
=. Taught to love Gods law. "Iaught
according to the perfect manner OF the
law OF the fathers" Love for the
In life. One may misinterpret 1t and
dangerously misapply 1t; but II he
has love In his heart for It there Is
hope OF getting him to come into right
relationship to 1t.
3. Was jealous toward God" The
root Of the word jealous" signifies
to boil" II means passion for God
and His work. 1t was zeal for God
that made Saul think Of and plan
Tor his work. This zeal TOR God ex'
pressed itself In persecution OF the
Christians whom he regarded as DO
ing that which was contrary to COOS
20" ""u pu'p"se' ne sp1'eu "e'"e
.se nor SEX even 10 imprisonment sn"
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u. Saul Thoroughly Conscientious
CESS. 10y.
In his cOnscientiousness he opposed
Jesus. for he regarded Him As an
tmpOstOr. Saul Ia to be commended
In that he responded to his conscience,
but he Is to be condemned for his
attitude toward Jesus: for there was
overwhelming evidence that Jesus was
Gods Son and came In fuinllment Of
the Scriptures. The resurrection Of
Christ wax such an outstanding mira.
cle-a proof Of the Deity Of Christ.
TINT there was no room left for doubt
~. stsphsn's Martyrdem tActs Z:
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In order to understand the signin.
canoe Of his martyrdOin We must OBJ
tain 4 synthetic view " his life.
!. Who Stephen was (6:l.7). He
was one Of the seven who were ap-
pointed TO look after the temporali.
ties Of the church.
.. Why Stephen was oppose<, t6 q.
l5l. In his work he testified OF Christ
and by the Holy Shirt wrought nlra.
cies, These mighty works aroused
the people. The following feature.
elm rncterixet him: IN Wisdom,
which means common sense: az
yruce, which mems beauty Of charac.
ter; (3) power, lie bad the ability
to do wonders and great signs anu
speak the ruth effectively. The men
of the opposinr sypagogues were moi
ubie to withstand the wisdom md
The Spirit by which he spake." They
arrested and brought him before the
great council. Even here they could
not silence him BY argument. 80 they
decided 10 do IL by VIOLENCE.
3. Stephen stoned u .54.6M BEFORE
The council, he mnde - unaynifcen, dc.
fense. This he did nv tracing IN.
history NJ Israel fro,n IN. call NJ Ahr,..
hxm to IN. crucIHxion az christ His
aim in this review uns 10 show ths,
s:.., n.v.r Rod ,..,, localized and ,h.,
the temple was but "A small mart Of
Gods plan. In his address he did
showed that God did not In the full.