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July 7, 1909.
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PAUL'S SECOND ]
(THE8SALC
' July 18,
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I might not sin against tl
DAILY 1
M.?Acts 17:1-15.
T.?Thess. 3.
W.?Dput. 6:19.
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TOPI
The Founding of the The
The work in the synag<
Jewish opposition ant
The more noble B?
SHORT
Q. 64. What is requir
A. The fifth command
honor and performing th
their several places and
equals.
LESS(
- Leaving the converts ii
Luke; Paul and Silas pre
to return home, they hav
for Christ. The region tt
toric ground. Almost e>
great events, of wars, of
i roes so great as these tw<
They journey to Ami
miles; then to Appolonia,
thirty-seven miles. They
stages on account of their
Arriving at Thessalonl<
on the Roman road, Pau
advantageous point for tl
notice received in history
most important towns po
ulous town of Macedonia;
I commercially.
His judgment was con
this place. From that tin
defenders of the faith; a
lonica has lived to the pr
superstition.
While there was only ?
in this city there was a t
place of the Jews from al
Although Paul and Sila
suffering from their sha
took no rest nor did they
lonica Jews'knew of the
they had been condemn<
their persecution may ha
for them attention whlo
theirs.
The matter of his pre
epistles to the Thessalon
them of many of the tfc
thom ? - 1 * * *
, auu we learn tnat
1 unflinching courage, rebu
with all the faithfulness <
ness of a mother. We ci
work in this city withoul
We learn also from 1
place his disinterestednes
might set an example un
by the exertion of other
might not be a burden u
ably Impossible for the J
and do the work of an ev
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MISSIONARY JOURNEY..
INICA AND BEREA.)
1909. Acts 17:1-15.
word have I hid in mine heart, that
hee."?Psalm 119411.
HOME READINGS.
Th.?Psalm 119:97-104.
F.?John 5:31-39.
S.?2 Tim. 3:10-17.
Luke 24:13-32.
CAL OUTLINE,
ssalonian Church?
igue at Thessalonica, vs. 1-4.
I persecution, vs. 5-9.
ireans, vs. 10-12.
ER CATECHISM.
ed in the fifth commandment?
Iment requireth the preserving the
e duties belonging to every* one in
relations, as superiors, inferiors, or
>N COMMENTS.
i the pastoral care of Timothy and
ss farther west. There is no effort
e set about the conquest of Europe
irough which they traveled was hisrery
step would speak to them of
great men of brave deeds. No he>
men had ever passed this way.
ihipolis, a distance of thirtythree
thirty miles; then to Thessalonica,
probably made the journey by slow
weakened condition.
:a, which was both on the sea and
1 perceives that he has reached an
le spread of the gospel. From the
we learn that this was one of the
litically. It was also the most pop;
from its position it was important
firmed by the Christian history of
ie ii uecame one or tne most heroic
nd the Christian church in Thessaesent
day, though now corrupted by
i small number of Jews in Philippi,
lynagogue, which was the gathering
I the surrounding country,
s must even at this time have been
meful treatment at Philippi, they
r magnify their pains. The Thessair
suffering (1 These. 2:2) and as
id because of their Jewish origin,
ve awakened sympathy and gained
h would not otherwise have been
aching may be. gathered from his
lane. In these epistles he reminds
tings that he had formerly taueht
he had proclaimed the truth with
king and admonishing his converts
if a father and with all the tendermnot
understand or know of Paul's
reading these epistles.
Thess. 2:9 that Paul, wishing to
is above all suspicion, and that he
to those who were inclined to live
s, labored night and day that he
pon their hospitality. It was probVpostle
to make his entire support
angellst, but he was enabled to live
OF THE SOUTH.
by the generosity of the con'
even in Thessalonica ye sen
sities."
In 1 Thess. 1:6 and 2:2 ]
gles in order to advance tfa
not imagine that the heathc
ious to hear the gospel anj
day; and every advance m
church established by them
We can only imagine what I
that the Apostle had more
aiuuu5 mc jbws sua ims a:
the Jews. Even in the syni
ready to believe than the Je
Moved with envy, the J<
number of lewd fellows of
corner loafers who are alw
With this company they a
house of Jason, with whom
Not finding the preachers
the rulers of the city and n
tion against him. One acci
that they have turned the
come to Thessalonica for I
charge was true as the Gos]
lution in the world, and w
way was now being turned
right. The doctrine of Chrl
it finds it Some of the m
tianity have come from the
TKaw nloA
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allegiance to another king
the Thessalonians, we learn
sis upon the second coming
vent was near at hand, tej
Jesus This teaching was e
seated by the Jews.
At this time the Jews wer
and had been expelled from
welcomed the opportunity t
friends and to throw odium
pie whom they hated.
The rulers must notice si
they had taken security" of
let them go. They probablj
tians would make themseh
should be made against th
they would preserve peace i
There was now but one
and that was to leave the
they brought the Christians
keep silence. It is possibl
city to take care of the con
Paul and Silas push still
Berea, about sixty miles f
cities, he first visited the
Jews. The Jews of this pla
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more open to conviction. T
iness of mind and searched
justified the assertion of 1
when any people earnestly
lous to know the truth, the
for and many of them beli
the highest ranks of society
Greeks, and of men, not a
But the Jews of Thessal
Paul and were not willing
They came to Berea and
brethren felt that Paul's si
away. He was at Berea o
counted for much.
Silas and Timothy were 1
and to give such further i
needed. Although Paul ha<
them, they had grown to lovi
Journey alone but some of
to Athens.
IS
verts in Philippi. Phil. 4:16, "For
t once and again unto my necesle
speaks of having many strugie
cosnel in thin
w c viv/. ?? t LUUOk
;n or the Jewtsh world was anxr
more than the heathen are tolade
by the Apostles and every
i cost muoh labor and suffering,
these troubles were, but It seems
success among the Gentiles than
roused the jealousy or enmity of
Eigogue the proselytes were more
;ws.
iws excited a mob, gathering a
the baser sort, probably street
'ays ready for some excitement,
rouse the city and assault the
Paul and Silas were staying,
at home, they drag Jason before
lake the charge of teaching sediisation
against the Christians iB
s world upside down and were
:hat purpose. In one sense the
pel of Christ was making a revohat
had been turned the wrong
upside down so that it could be
1st can never leave the world as
ioBt striking truths about Chrismouths
of its enemies,
le Christians had been teaching
than Caesar. In the Epistles to
that Paul had laid great empha:
of Christ, teaching that the adiching
the universal kingship of
ither misunderstood or misrepree
very much in disfavor at Rome
i the city. These Jews no doubt
o show that they were Caesar's
from themselves upon these peouch
a charge as this and "when
Jason and of the Christians, they
r required a bond that the Chrisres
responsible that no attempt
e supremacy of Rome and that
in the city.
thing for Paul and Silas to do,
city. If they appeared publicly,
into trouble, and they could not
e that Timothy was left in the
verts.
further westward and come to
rom Thessalonica. As in other
synagogue and preached to the
ce were "more noble" than those
ey were not so prejudiced and
hey received the word with readthe
Scriptures to see if prophecy
the preachers. As in the case
read the Scriptures and are auxy
found what they were looking
leved. The converts were* from
', "honorable women which were
few."
lonica were not long in finding
to let him alone In his work,
stirred up the people until the
ifety demanded that he be sent
nly a short time, but his work
eft behind to organize the work
nstruction as the new converts
d been such a short time witlj
a him and he was not sent on- his
the Christians accompanied him
* T. M. Hunter.