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July 21, 1909.
Sunday
PAUL'S SECOND MI
August 1, 190'
GOLDEN TEXT.?"In the >
but be of good cheer; I ha'
16:33.
DAILY MOM
M.?Acts 18:1-11.
W.?1 Cor. 9:13-23.
F.?1 Cor. 4:1-16.
S.?Johr
eU/NOTPTi
onwnicn
Q. 66. What is the reason
ment?
A. The reason annexed to
promise of long life and phos
for God's glory and their owr
commandment.
TOPIC/
The Founding of the Corinth
Paul's home with Aguila a
Work in the synagogue
A notable convert a
LESSON (
How long Paul remained in
probable that he waited until
then sent him to visit and st
lonica. We believe that h<
Athens and decided to come
opportunities for the spread
In thi3 city were also large
driven from Rome by a decre
attracted to Corinth by the o
Among these Jews who ha<
now resided in Corinth, were j
of Pontus, a province of At
probably, of wealth and wei
which there was great demi
afterwards found at Ephesus
Paul, being of the same ti
We are not to infer that these
Although he had a right to
the criticism to which he woi
and he preferred to lafcor witl
him into close relations with
were converted to the faith i
him the acquaintance of thos
business. Paul combined dlli;
of life with an intense zeal
work the means to gain ent
whom he otherwise would noi
who were about to t5ke long
earth and came to buy ten'
Jesus Christ and carried his n
saw. The sailors who came
remembrance of the burning
and carried the light of Jesus
Not only did he labor six
embraced the opportunity of
persuading the Jews and Gre
At this time Silas and r
condition of the churches in :
that Paul wrote his first Epis
Being "pressed in the spii
among the Jews, and here w
wuicu ue ever- eiicuunierea a
doubt, referring to this opp
Thessalonians of those who "]
to all men; forbidding us to
might be saved."
With the symbolical act of
ment he separates himself fron
home of Justus the place of
THE PRESBYTERIAh
School
SSIONARY JOURNEY.
9. Acts 18:1-11.
world ye shall have tribulation;
/e overcome the world."?John
IE READINGS.
T.?Acts 18:12-22.
Th?2 Cor. 12:10-19.
S?Jer. i:7-19.
i 16:25-23.
CATECHISM.
annexed to the fifth commandi
the fifth commandment is a
iperity (as far as it shall serve
1 good) to ail such as keep this
\L OUTLINE,
ian Church?
nd Priscilla, vs. 1-3.
and the house of Justus, vs. 4-6.
nd a cheering vision, vs. 7-11.
COMMENT.
i Athens we do not know. It is
Timothy came from Berea and
retfgthen the Church at Thessa>
met with* discouragement at
to Corinth as offering greater
of the Gospel.
numbers of Jews who had been
e of Claudius and who had been
pportunities for trade,
i been expelled from Rome and
&.quila and Priscilla, two natives
iia Minor. These were people
re manufacturers of tents, for
ind in those times. They are
and then at Rome,
ra'de, attaches himself to them,
people were already Christians,
live by the Gospel, he knew of
lid be subjected by his enemies,
i his hands. This labor brought
Aquila and Priscilla, and they
of Jesus Christ. It also gained
e who came into the factory on
jent labor in the common things
for the Gospel, and made his
ranee into the hearts of those
t have reached. The merchants
; journeys into all parts of the
ts were made acquainted with
ame to places which PaGl never
) for sails took away also the
words of the little tent-maker
to distant shores,
days, but upon the Sabbath he
reasoning in the synagogue and
eks.
Timothy brought news of the
Macedonia. It was at this time
tie to the Thessalonians.
rlt," Paul redoubled his labors
e have a hint of the opposition
imong this people. Paul Is, no
osltion when he writes to the
please not God and are contrary
speak to the Gentiles that they
shaking the dust frotn his rai1
the synagogue and makes the
assembly and worship. Justus
'
I OF THE SOUTH.
was a proselyte and could receive
into his house. This house was i
the continued growth of the Chi
witnessed by the Jews who wors
doubt one of the causes which st]
enmity.
Among those who withdrew fror
the Christian Church were Crisp
synagogue, and all his house. 0
sccuia iu nave oeen ine earnest
16:5), and the household of Ste
Gaius, with whom he stayed d
Corinth. Also, "many of the Coi
and were baptized." So import
Crispus, Gaius and Stephanus thi
usual practice and baptized them
14-16). From 1 Cor., first chap
Corinthians were mostly of the lo
The opposition which he encour
by the withdrawal of Crispus froi
have depressed Paul, and God st
vision, giving him the assurance
promise of safety and abundant
were all fulfilled, because Paul
residence in the city for about e
strong and vigorous church.
About this time Gallio was made
of Achaia, of which Corinth was
original name was Annaeus No)
Annaeus Seneca, the philosopher,
we find allusions to Galllo's stay ii
of his character. Seneca spea
aucuuuii. nut oniy as a man of
as one who won universal regard
popular manners."
The Jews, wishing to take advai
new governor, thougnt that if tl
ducing a new religion, or interferi
laws, which were protepted by. Ro
a conviction or perhaps would
themselves. But, although they
God was with him.
Gallio would not even hear
pronounced a decided judgment,
carried the Jews off their feet; a
utmost rage and disappointment i
was that of a man who knew the
that he had no time to waste on
of the Jews."
The Greeks had been bystanc
result and to learn something of
governor. They had no love for t
take sides with Paul. When thej
be manipulated by the Jews, t
Judgment seat, they rushed upon
synagogue, and beat him in the
Gallio did not interfere, thinking,
lesson for the Jews.
It is possible that this Sosther
joined with Paul in his salutatior
when Paul later wrote them his fl
These events made Paul's poi
Corinth, and he tarried there yet :
his leave of the brethren and saile
as his companion Prlscilla and Aqi
desire to attend one of the feasts
Aquila, who had taken a vow of t
his hair grow long as a sign of tha
of the vow and had his hair cut.
Prom Cenchrae, the port of Cori
Here his two companions left hli
unloading and taking on new cai
visitiner the avnaenanie anrt ronam
became interested In his message
but he wished to keep the feast
them that he would come again,
missionary tour.
15
both Hebrews and Gentiles
lext to "the synagogue, and
-istian Church, which was
ihipped next door, was no
irred their antagonism and
a the synagogue and joined
us, the chief ruler of the
thers were Epenetus, who
Christian convert (Rom.
phanus (Rom. 16:15), and
uring his second visit to
rinthians, hearing, believed
ant was the accession of
>1 x tiui uepariea rroru ills
with his own hand (1 Cor.
ter, we gather that these
wer or middle classes,
itered, aggravated, perhaps,
m the synagogue, seems to
rengthened his spirit by a
of the Lord's presence, a
success. These promise*
had a safe and continued
ighteen months and left a
i pro-consul of the province
the capital. Gallio, whose
ratus, was the brother of
In the writings of Seneca
a Achaia, also a description
ks of him with singular
intecritv nr?H hnnoalv
by his amiable temper and
itage of the presence of the
ley accused Paul of introng
with their own religious
me, that they would secure
be allowed to punish' him
"set on him to hurt him,"
the defense of Paul, but
antl one that must have
t any rate, it produced the
among them. "His answer
limits of his office and felt
the religious technicalities
iers, waiting to hear the
tne character of the new
he Jews and were ready to
r saw that Gallio could not
>ut drove them from the
Sosthenes, the ruler of the
presence of the governor,
perhaps, that it was a good
ies was the "brother" who
i to the Church at Corinth
rst epistle. (1 Cor. 1:1.)
iltion the more secure in
a good while and then took
id thence Into Syria, having
iiila. It was probably Paul's
at Jerusalem. At Cenchrae
some character and had let
t vow, laid aside the tokens
nth, they sailed to Ephesus.
n, and, while the ship was
rgo, Paul uses the time in
ning with the Jews. They
and begged him to remain;
at Jerusalem and promised
which he did on his third