Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1921-08-18
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lBy RLN. 4. Il. FITZWATER. n. D.,
Teacher OF English Bible in the Moody
Bible ln:titute OF ChicagoD
20. 1921, Western Newspaper UnionD
LESSEE FGR AUGUST Il.
PAUL PISS ARES FOR WORLD
CONQUEST.

LESSON TENT-Acts Isl; 1873.
GOLDEN rENT-But we believe that
through thu grace OF the Lord Jesus
Christ We > 'ali be saved.-Acts I5ll.
REFERFSCE MATERIAI-GaI. 2:ll-2l.
I:l-26; EPht 2:4-2.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Some of Paurs
Helpers.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Begtnning o: the Sec
ond Missionary Journey.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
-Revisiting Friends In Asia Minor.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Paul Champions Christian Liberty.
I. The Controversy in the Church at
Antioch wv. 1-5).
This difficulty was a most serious
one. foI It threatened the disruption
Of the church int Jewish and Gentle
divisions.
The '"stion was, "Shall Gentle CON
verts Iuired to keep the Mosaic
law nditIOn of Salvation?" This
issue ,- brought on by the coming
" cert. men from Jerusalem who
declared. Except We he circumcised
after the manner Of Moses. ye cannot
he saved" ". y. The question was so
difficult that Paul and Barnahas were
unable to put them TO silence. These
Jewish lrGaliSts had the letter of the
Scriptures on their side; they could
point TO the commandments where
this was enjoined upon believers (Gen.
1910. Paul could not point to any
Scripture where Il had been ahrO-
gated. II Paul could plead that Abra-
ham was g. titled before he was cir
cumciS"t ms antagonist could say.
YES - er justification the rite
was dir u,., imposed" The brethren
at AntiOrh l.,iled to refer the matter
to the me- hurCh at Jerusalem. Ac-
cOrdingly Paul and Barnabas and
others WEI sent as a deputation to
Jerusalem.
u. The tr#asra ons Of the Council
wv. 6-21).
/. Peters So. sch WV. I'D. He
argued that tod had borne witness to
His acceptance of tn, Gentiles by CIV
ing the Holy Spirit 10 them the same
as unto the Jews. Since. therefore,
God had not put a difference it would
be folly for them to do so. Gods
action In sending Peter unto them was
the unanswerable proof that there was
no distinction to be made.
.. Paul and Barnabas rehearse their
experience ". 12). They told how that
God had set His seal of approval upon
their preaching If salvation by grace
through faith apart from works. by the
working of signs and wonders through
them.
:. The argument Of James wv. Il
Ply. He took the fact declared by
Peter and showed how II harmOnized
with the prophecy Of Amos. He
showed that the reception Of the Gen.
tiles was not in conflict with Gods
plan. hut in strict harmony there
with. Gods plan for the ages is as
follows: ~ Taking out from among
the Gentlles people for His name
| ". 14). This Is what Is now going on
! the calling out of the church. (2)
After the church is completed and re-
moved the Israelitish nation will re
| converted and restored to their land
| and privileges by the Lord himself
at His return wv. 16, ID. (3) Follow
Ing this will be the conversion Of the
world through the agency Of con-
verted Israel ". II; CT. Rom. II: 15).
His Judgment was that the Gen
lilies should not be troubled with
things that are Jewish, but should be
warned against the perils of hesthen-
ism, such as meat offered to idols,
fornlcation, and blood.
10. The Decision wv. 22-29).
The mother church at Jerusalem
came to a unanimous agreement and
accepted the resolution offered by
James. They not only sent a letter
| stating the decision of the conference.
but took the wise precaution to send
influential men along with Paul and
Rarnabas to bear the same testimony
by word of mouth This letter de-
MED the authority Of the Judaizing
teachers ". 2D, and declared the
method by which this decision had
been reached wv. 25-27).
~. The Second Missionary Journey
Begun us :36; 1859:
| l. Contention over John Mark wv.
36-41). Paul was suspicious Of Mark
because Of his desertion on the former
| journey. Barnabas took Mark and
sailed to Cyprus. Paul chose Sllas and
went through Syria and Cilicla con-
nrmIng the churches. The Lord thus
overruled 1t to good, for II gave an
opportunity for wider dissemination
Of the gospel
2. Finding Timothy (16:1-5). This
was at the very place where Paul on
his first journey had endured cruel
stoning. Timothy was with Paul
through much OF his work ever after
ward, a great blessing to him.