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PAUL'S SECOND IV
Antioch
Acts
GOLDEN TEXT.?"Come
U6.''?Acts 16: 9.
DAILY HOI
M.?Acts 15: 36-41.
W.?2 Cor. 2: 12-17.
V m.SI 9- 19.91
S.?J
SHORTER
Q. C2. What are the rea
mandment?
A. The reasons annexed
God's allowing us six days t
ment. Hts challenging a si?ec
own example, and His blessii
LESSON
Let every Sunday sclio<
second chapter of Galatians
tains much information ab<
time of the council at Jeius
tour.
1. What events transpir
second tour? Explain the cc
of Paul.
2. Trace the route of
tour.
3. Why did Paul refuse
his own ruolion circumcise
4. How did the Lord gi
and Silas?
I. t
At Jerusalem during th
ferences with the other Apo
nations, was conhrined in hi
correctness of his preaching,
the last notice of the belc
Patmos. At that time som
Titus, (who had gone with
circumcised; to tnia, Paul, r
of circumcision involved th<
ceremonies, would by no m<
Judas and Silas accompanied
to explain the action of the
circumcision, ami vo secure
parties. Judas soon returned
at Antiocli, and Paul also
probably making short ^ isil
parts.
After a while Peter cam
i-at down at table with Gent)
This was contrary to Jewis
incurred by touching vessels
or of eating food cooked "w
or of breaking other ceremc
with a clear conscience, f
10: 35) that in every nation
God and worketh rlghteousn
when certain converted Phari
he withdrew and separated h
of the circumcision. This
lie was bold and brave at
thing to be bold; vacillating
guard. Bold enough to dra1
soldiers at Gethsemane, and
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llic V| U^oviuutu^o V? i? *??? * v* .
neliu3, and in defending his
truth in the Council, and yet
While Paul blamed him for
his natural timidity, let us 1
that natural timidity at such
stood so nobly for the righ
fiuenee at Jorusalem.
But with Barnabas thing
He had been sent by the C
(Acts 11: 22.) He seems to
prominent place, exercising i
ary operations there. He h
his assistant. Now Paul im
THE PRESBYTERIi
y School j
1ISSIONARY JOURNEY.
to Philippi.
1G: 6-15.
: over into Macedonia, and help
ME READINGS.
T.?Acts 16: 1-15.
Th.?Phil. 1: 1-11.
S.?Isaiah 65: 17-66, 2.
ohn 10: 9-16.
CATECHISM.
sons annexed to the Fourth Comto
the Fourth Commandment are:
)f the week for our own employ ial
propriety in the Seventh. His
ng the Sabbath day.
COMMENTS.
5l class at thi3 stage read the
>, from verse 1 to 16. It con)ut
Paul's conduct between the
lalem and his second missionary
e between tho council and Paul's
induct of Peter, or Barnabas and
Paul's travels in this second.
to circumcise Titus, and then of
Timothy?
ve direction to the steps of Paul
-liGtory.
e council, Paul had many consties,
and through those converis
assurance, (Gal. 2: 6) of the
He had a talk, too, with John?
>ved Apostle, until his exile to
e of the brethren insisted that
Paul from Antioch,) should be
ecognizing the fact that the act
j observance of all the Jewish
>ans consent. After the council,
I Paul back to Antioch, in order
> council auoui me necessity 01
cordial acquiescence in it by all
to Jerusalem, but Silas remained
continued there for some time,
ts to Tarsus or other adjacent
le down to Antiocb. At first he
lie Christians and ate with them.
;h customs, because of the risk
that were ceremonially unclean,
rich the fat of beef or mutton.
>nial regulations. Peter did this
or God had taught him (Acts
(Jew or Gentile) he that feareth
ess is accepted with Him. But
Isees came down from Jerusalem,
timself, fearing them which were
vacillation was just like Peter.
times when it cost him somef
at times when he was off his
w his sword in the face of the
I yet denying his Master under
servant. Bold in baptizing Corcourse,
brave in defending the
afraid of a Pharisee at Antir.ch.
yielding to what was (probably)
?onor the man who so overcame
a time as the great Council, and
t, at the risk of losing his ins
were not working so smoothly.
Ihurch at Jerusalem to Antioch.
have occupied at first a specially
great influence over the missionad
called on Saul of Tarsus as
iirectly rebukes Barnabas, along
\N OF THE SOUTH.
with Peter. It were but huma
keenly. Possibly . there was ant
tween them. The expression in j
Paul said to Barnabas," enforced
which givts to the next cluuse
at last and visit our brethren,"
nabas was not as eager to venti
Paul. Then the debate about J
ences into strife. God made t
Him, for as a result of this stril
went forth instead of one. Barm
tries along the sea. Paul and Si!
II. Paul's Rout<
The peninsula of Asia Mine
into several provinces whose boi
tuatiug. Cilicia lay along the I
of Syria; to the north of it we
Pontus. Along the sea to the w<
and to the north of it were Pi
Galatia lay northeast of Phrygia
the province of Asia, with Mys
(Probably there is a map of thi
Bible- dictionary in every housel
Silas started from Autioch, nortl
visited Tarsus and other cities,
the Taurus mountains, and (probt
as the Cilician Gales to Lycaoni
in length, and lies between lofty
so narrow that two chariots could
of the pass one road led north
Aquila; the left hand road led Pa
and we suppose Autioch. From 1
probably via T^aodlcca into Phryg
Thence they took a west courst
midway between the provinces of
and Philadelphia on the west, ar
The Spirit forbade them to pret
Blthynia. Therefore they hasten
them country of Asia,) down to
stantinople. And there thev see
rirxA ' ?
\.iuu ocui. iucui u*er into fturopp,
of Alexander the Great, lying b
in Europe, and Greece. Three
had marched inio Asia to conqu
sent to conquer the country of
jection to Christ, by Spiritual
Alexander's victories lasted a fe\
Paul's work is felt, now after the
years. ** III. Christian*
Paul refused to circumcise Ti
cised Timothy. Why? In the caf
of yielding to the demands of fo
dom and liberty of the Gospel. 1
was no such yielding, for the ne:
the churches copies of the decis
saw in Timothy a valuable helpei
city to preach to the Jews first,
their synagogues. In order to
was prudent that his companion i
tumui iiiity,; neeujessiy arouse in
pie whom he wanted to win. It
dence which belongs to every C
example for us all.*
IV. Providential
When the I.ord has a specii
he is likely to point out the wor
he opens, or he closes doors in
one course before us. All of us <
has thus dealt with us. This
Paul's life. God led him. by his
to Damascus, to the spot where
and where Ananias should preac
human violence to drive him frc
threats (along with Divine dir<
locating in Jerusalem. God sei
Antioch, (hen by prophecy sent
journey, how lie was called ft
it was Just in season to attend the
the differences with Barnabas dir<
parts of Asia Minor; the Spirit s
Pithynia, nor to stop to preach
need of haste in carrying the G<
Greek literature, Phillppi, Ather
God choose all our changes for us,
let us trust Him that all is righ
i5
n nature for him to feel it
)ther cause of difference begets
15: 36, "After some days
by a particle (In the Greek),
the idea of "Let us go now
leaves a suspicion that Barire
again into Plsidia as was
ohn Mark ripened the difTerhe
wrath of man to praise
!e, two bands of missionaries
I ltQ o on.l llf ? ?1- A ? A *
-ouu .nam LOOK tne counlas
started for Pisidia.
! of Travel.
>r was at that time divided
indaries were constantly flucdediterranean
sea, just west
re Lycaonia, Cappudocia and
?st of Cilicia was Pamphylia,
sldia, Phrygia and Bithynia.
. To the west of these was
sia as its northern country,
s in a family Bible, or in a
lold; look at it.) Paul and
lwest to Cilicia. There they
Thence they went north to
tbly) through the pass known
a. The pass is eighty miles
clifTs of rock and is in places
1 not go abreast. At the end
to Pontus, th'e birth-place of
ul to Dterbe, Lystra, Iconlum,
'conlum they went northwest,
ia, then northeast to Galatia.
9 till they came to a point
Asia, with Ephesus, Smyrna
id Bithynia on the northeast,
icli in Asia or to enter into
ed through Mysla, (the norTroas,
near the present Conmed
to be at a pause. But
into Macedonia, the country
etween what is now Turkey
centuries before Alexander
er it by arms; now Paul i3
Asia, and bring it into subweapons.
The influence of
17 onnfurlAc i ?
. vsuvuiico, iiic iuiinenet? or
lapse of nearly two thousand
Prudence.
tus; then turned and circ untie
of Titus it was a question
rniaiism as against the freen
the ease of Timothy there
tt verse says that Paul gave
don of the Council. But he
r; it was his design in every
and to meet with them in
the success of this plan it
n travel, should not, (by none
prejudices of the very peowas
a wise use of the pruhristian
worker, and a good
Directions,
al work for any man to do,
'k bv his nrnviitonon
. r. W . awM W? I Jll,llC 1
our faces till we have but
can think of times when God
is beautifully illustrated in
zeal nsainst the Christians,
Jesus should appear to him,
h to him. God made use of
un Damascus, and of human
ections) to keep him from
it Barnabas to call him to
him on his first missionary
cm that we know not, but
> Council at Jerusalem. Then
?cted his course to the inland
uttered him not to enter info
in Asia, because there was
jspel to the great centres of
ts and Corinth. Thus does
In hours of disappointment,
t.