The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-23

who fear God, to US has this Message
| of salvation been sent. For the people
/ of Jerusalem and their rulers, by the
judgement they pronounced on Jesus,
have actually fulfilled the predictions
| of the Prophets which are read Sab
bath after Sabbath, through ignorance
of those predictions aid of Him. With
out having found Him guilty of any
| capital offence they urged PLATE to
have Him put to death; and when
had been written about Him, they
took Him down from the cross and
laid Him in a tomb.
But God raised Him from the dead.
And, after few days, He appeared
to the people who had gone up with
Him from GaHlee to Jerusalem and
are now witnesses concerning Him to
the Jews. And we bring you the Good
News about the promise made to our
forefathers, that God has amply full
Jesus; as it is also written in the
second Psalm, Thou art My Son: to-
day L have become Thy Father Cps.
ii. -. And as to His having raised
again to be in the position of one
soon to return to decay, He speaks
thus: I will give you the holy and
trustworthy promises made to David
Elsa. w. 81. Because in another Psalm
also He says, Thou Wit not give up
Thy holy One to undergo decay Cps.
xvi. 1O). For David. after having
been useful to his own generation in
accordance with Gods purpose, did
fall asleep, was gathered to his fore
fathers, and lid undergo decay. But
He whom God raised to life under
went no decay.
Understand therefore, brethren,
that through this Jesus forgiveness of
sins is announced to you; and in Him
every believer is absolved from all Of
fences, from which you could not be
absolved under the Law of Moses.
Beware, then, lest what is spoken II
the Prophets should come true of you:
Behold, you despisers, be astonished
and perish, because I am carrying on
a work in your time-a work which
you will utterly refuse to believe,
though it be fully declared to you -
(Hab. /. 81.
The People are deeply impressed
AS Paul and Barnabas were leaving
begged to. have all this repeated to
them on the following Sabbath. And,
when the congregation had broken up
many of the Jews and of the devout
converts from h-athenism continued
with Paul and Barnabas, who talked
to them aa.d urged them to hold fast
to the grace of God.
But, being opposed, the Apostles
turn to the GentiIes
On the next Sabbath almost the |
whole population of the city came
together to hear the Lords Message. |
Seeing the crowds, the Jews, filled
with angry jealousy, opposed PauPs
statements and abused him. Then, !
throwing off all reserve, Paul and
Barnabas said,
Message to you first. But since you
spurn it and judge yourselves to be |
of the Life of the Ages
well, we turn to the Gentiles. For
such is the Lold's command to US.
II have placed Thee He says of
Christ, 'as a light to the Gentiles, in |
order that Thou mayest be a Saviour
as far as the remotest parts of the |
earth - lisa. xix 81,
The Genti1es listened with delight /
and extoIled the Lords Mesa ge; and /
all who were pre-destined to the Life
Of the Ages believed.
drives them to
Tconium
So the Lords Message spread |
through the whole district. But the /
rank who worshipped with them, and /
also the leading men in the city, and /
stirred up persecution against Paul !
and Barnabas and drove them out Of i
the district. But they shook off the /
dust from their feet as a protest
against them and came to Iconium :. .
and as for tie disciples, they were
more and more filled with joy and /
with the Holy Spirit
There they escape from the Jews
into Iycaonia
At Icon.um the Apostles went to-l
gether to the Jewish synagogue and !
preached. with the result that a great +
number both of Jews and Greeks be-
lieved- But the Jews who had refused /
obedience stirred up the Gentiles and L
their minds against the 1
brethren, yet Paul and Barnabas re-
mained there for a considerable time /
speaking freely and relying on the
Lord, while He bore witness to the /
Message of His grace by permitting |
signs and narvels to be done by them. |