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Damascus to capture the followers of the Lord Jesus. W e shall let this jar with the red cross remind us of the cross on which Christ shed His precious blood. (The lid should be screwed on firmly, allowing the jar to be set upside down, so that the cross will be in the right position.) W e now place the sin ful heart at the foot of the cross, and we see what happened when Saul accepted Christ as his Saviour. (Unscrew the lid, placing the isinglass over the mouth of the jar to keep the water from spilling; turn the jar upside down, and place it on top of the jar with the black heart. Pull out the isinglass sufficiently to allow the gasoline to change positions with the water. A shallow pan can be used to catch that which spills. When the red comes to the heart, the black leaves and goes to the cross. This is what happened when Saul took Christ as Saviour, and became Paul. His sins were on the cross, and Christ was in his heart. synagogue there were many Gentile prose lytes, and Paul spoke to "men of Israel and ye that fear God." Rapidly he gave a resume of Israel’s history from Abraham to David, and to Christ as descended from David. He de clared that God had kept His promise by raising up of David’s seed a Saviour, who was Jesus. The Scriptures had been ful filled in the condemnation and crucifixion of Jesus, and the fulfillment had revealed the hatred of men against God and Christ. But the very hatred also revealed man’s need of salvation. It was the badness, not the goodness, of men that caused God to send His Son into the world. Today, as in that day, men feel they are so good they do not need the salvation God has pro vided. The Scriptures also declared that Jesus would be raised from the dead after His crucifixion, and Paul boldly declared that this resurrection had occurred. All the Jews believed in a resurrection, but this was something entirely new to them; it was a resurrection from among the dead; that is, it was not a general resurrection. II. T he A pplication (Acts 13:38, 39) Verses 38 and 39 indicate that Paul preached the gospel to which the resurrec tion of Christ gives power. "This man” is David’s son and also God’s Son, heralded by John the Baptist, crucified, raised from the dead, and presented as Saviour. This was a surprising announcement. Considering the treatment given to Jesus by men, human reason would say that only judgment could be expected on God’s part. But grace shines through human wicked ness and extends to human need. The One sinned against offers full forgiveness, and the One whose law has been despised offers justification. To human ingenuity, justifi cation is impossible. But by the sacrifice and resurrection of Christ, God can offer it to all who believe. Not only was the death
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enter, and an open heart-shaped space in front. Paint the jar for water similarly except for making the front open space the shape of a cross. The foot of the cross should point toward the mouth of the jar. Color the water in this jar using red ink.) Lesson: One drop of this black fluid will discolor the heart. (Drop some of the black gasoline into the jar which has gasoline.) It gets darker as I drop in more of the black fluid. This reminds us of sin in the heart. Saul was religious, but he had many sins, including hatred, as he journeyed toward
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Acts 13:16 Then Paul stood up, and beckon ing with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. 23 Of this man’s seed hath God, according to his promise, raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus: 24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. 26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. 27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sab bath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him . 28 And though they found no cause of death in him , yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain. 29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. 30 But God raised him from the dead: 31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. 38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could .not be jus tified by the law of Moses. 1 Corinthians 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Lesson Text: Acts 13:16, 23-31, 38, 39; 1* Cor. 15:19-22. Golden Text: "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept” (1 Cor. 15:20). Devotional Reading: Rom. 6:1-11. Outline and Exposition I. T he R ecord of the R esurrection (Acts 13:16, 23-31) W ITH Barnabas, Paul went to An- tipch in Pisidia on his first mis sionary tour. On the Sabbath day they entered into the synagogue and were invited to speak to the people. In this
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