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December 8, igog.
. surance, He had dwelt on the
the Christ and insisted upon
articles of faith for the purp
intelligent basis of confldenc
truth upon character, and si
when based upon truth.
Akin to this is the fact tha
to sound faith. This epistle
tnat tney might know that th<
that they might believe with
and more assured faith "on th
Such would be the value c
and clear intelligence of vital
ilege of believers to live In
anything according to his w:
fr?m this passage as from mi
hears and answers prayer.
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Decembe
GOLDEN TEXT.?"I have
ished my course, I have kept t
DAILY HOM
M?Acts 21:27-39; 22:22-29.
T.?Acts 24:1-22.
W.?Acts 25:19-32.
S?2 Tim.
SHORTER
Q. 86. What is faith in Jt
A. Faith in Jesus Christ is
ceive and rest upon him alon
tin in f Vift (YAonAl
tu UO 1U kUO guo pet.
SAUL OF TARSUS?PAUL
The eleven lessons passed
nearing its close have invite
acts and letters of Paul, a si
Christ. *
The period from his conver
D. 67), 30 years, (the record
and the book of Acts), holds
of his life. The previous po
furnished an open field for tl
and for gatherers of traditioi
writers to exercise their gift!
has not been pleased to great
incidents of minute personal
i >ii j o
iitts ever ueeu reuuzeu irurn.
what God has been pleased tc
worthy of a place In God's i
time of one's full and final de
Captain of our salvation.
An unwarranted attempt wj
Apostles to fill the vacancy c
suicide of Judas Iscarlot. Thi
supposed authorized them to
so the name of Matthias wai
cariot. But Prophets and Ap<
by man. Jesus, with his owi
agency of any other, without
dalned His Apostles. He, wit
Saul of Tarsus, to fill the va
Judas Iscarlot. Matthias did
of as an Apostle, after his ek
self in defending his Apostolh
ly affirms: 'For I make kno'
ing the gospel which was pres
man. For neither did I recelv
it, but it came to me throuf
"But when it was the good p
His Son in me that I might I
. . . . I conferred not wltl
up to Jerusalem to them tfc
THE PRESBYTERI/
supreme doctrine that Jesus is
its fundamental position in the
ose of affording a rational and
e. Such Is the bearing of all
ich is the quality of character
t sound intelligence is essential
was written to believers, first
ey had eternal life and secondly
l a firmer, more discriminating
e name of the Son of God."
if this sound doctrinal teaching
truth, that it would be the privthe
confidence that "if we ask
ill he heareth us." It is clear
my others that Christ, the Son,
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fought a good fight, I have finhe
faith."?2 Tim. 4:7.
E READINGS.
Th.?Acts 27:27-44.
F.?Acts 28:11-31.
S.?2 Cor. 11:21-33.
4:1-18.
CATECHISM.
58us Christ?
a saving grace, whereby we ree
for salvation, as he is offered
. THE APOSTLE. REVIEW.
over during the quarter now
d us to a careful study of the
srvant and an Apostle of Jesus
Bion (A. D. 37) to his death (A.
of which we have In his letters
for us all that we really know
rtion, probably about 32 years,
tie imagination of early writers
n and for semi-reliable profane
9. For reasons of His own God
tly indulge our appetite for the
biography and but little profit
the attempts of men to supply
> omit. The life that Is deemed
record usually begins with the
cision to take service under the
is made by Peter and the other
reated in the Apostolate by the
ey round a scripture which they
proceed to fill the vacancy and
a written in place of Judas Isastles
are not made of man nor
a words, without the mediatlve
voting or lottery, called and orh
bis own voice called the man,
cancy, created by the death of
not fill it, nor is he ever heard
ictlon by the eleven. Paul him
: authority and privileges stoutwn
unto you brethren as toucniched
by me, that it is not after
e it from man, nor was I taught
?h revelation of Jesus Christ."
Ieasure of God ... .to reveal
>reach Him among the Gentiles
1 flesh and blood neither went I
iat were Apostles before me."
* w * 9
4
IN OF THE SOUTH.
"They I say who were of repi
(Read the letter to the Galatiai
not a whit behind the very chic
rne eleven lessons that we fc
lng events in the life of this A
office out of the usual time?la
other Apostles. They also giv
his character.
Leaving the student to recall
shall be the efTort of this discu
prominent features in the life o
source whence they came and
bility and worth of such a chart
So many of the graces of CI
and appeared to make in him
"full orbed manhood" that one
another trait of character as i
an orator, as a thinker, as a lc
linquist, the strategic place to w
he did the Jewish and Greek
have received ample treatment
writers. Attention has also be*
rendered by him in the growth
trine In his preaching and let
mention of all. There are two
to me, shine more strongly in
and that cast their brightness c
powers of his life.
1. He was sincere. The sir
by the light of the sun, lighting
it, is found to be pure. The su
pose its passage through. "B
rfinl 1-90* "T "
X *.-v/, X oa; LUC LIU III
science bearing witness with n
9:1). There are various degr?
heart is a nesting place for i
cleansed only by the blood of (
a great deliverance from all du
estimate the power of such a lil
2. He was consistent. This
pace with his talk and his w
hardness as a good soldier of .
enduring hardness. If he sai
brethren, by the mercies of Goc
ing sacrifice, holy, acceptable t<
body?he "poured himself out" i
These two elements of chara<
go together and render any life,
bodily ndowments, great and en
How came it that Paul attain
of sincerity and consistency? 1
brilliant men, Just as eloquent,
in natural gifts. The world has
him in simple sincerity of innei
conduct. Why? Because and c
himself to the Lord Jesus, reti
himself. Occasionally the Holy
accordancy in a life as to show
any man, if surrendered to God.
Lord Jesus."
wnat or tDe investment of 01
hands of the Lord Jesus? Wll
perishable. There is little to b<
it pay? "The fruit of the Splri
fering, meekness, gentleness, j
"Henceforth there is laid up for
which the Lord the righteous
day."
Fayetteville, Ark.
SINCEF
Few things shake our confide
find out that he is insincere. 1
him and we do not know how t
trust him, and we must stand <
dealing with him. He Is an \
dealings with and we avoid him
*3
ite Imparted nothing to me."
as). "For I reckon that I am
ifest Apostles."
Lave studied give us the leadLpostle,
born to the Apostolic
ter than the natal day of the
e us the prominent points in
or re-read these incidents, it
ssion to mention some of the
f Paul, to try to ascertain the
measure, if we can, the duraicter.
irist met in the Apostle Paul
such an effort to produce a
can not readily select one or
iredominant. His abilities as
gician, his acquirements as a
rhich he was born, touching as
and Roman world?all these
at the hands of many analytic
en called to the great service
or maturity of Christian doc
ters. Space does not permit
homely graces that, it seems
his character than all others
iver and through all the other
tcere is that which examined
; upon it and passing through
nlight finds no element to opehold,
before God I lie not"
In Christ, I lie not, my conle
In the Holy Spirit." (Rom.
;es of sincerity. The human
deceit and lying. It can be
Christ. God promoted Paul to
plicity. It is difficult to over!e.
means that his life kept even
riting. If he wrote "Endure
iesus Christ," he was himself
d, "I beseech vou therefore*
I to present your bodies a llv5
God," he presented his own
is an offering.
:ter are bases of power. They
however stinted in mental or
during.
led so greatly in these graces
There have been many just as
just as learned, just as great
seen few if any that equalled
character and consistency of
inly because Paul surrendered
lining no part of himself for
Spirit secures such complete
what He can do with a man?
Paul was a "prisoner of the
ie's all, thus placing it in the
11 it pay? Such a life is imb
burned up as rubbish. Will
t is love, joy, peace, long-sufgoodness,
self-control, faith."
me a crown of righteousness
judge shall give me at that
R. B. Willis.
1ITY.
nee in a person more than to
iVe do not know how to take
o speak to him. We can not
an guard all the time we are
unpleasant man to have any
as much as possible.