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obey in shaking the dust off their feet? Matt. 10:14, 15. What promise o f the Lord was fulfilled to the disciples? John 15:11. PRACTICAL POINTS (1) The Jews were occupied with a rou tine and ritualistic religion. (2) The Jews were unwilling that the Gen tiles should have any crumbs from Christ’s table. . (3) “Where envy and strife is, there i s , confusion and every evil work.” (4) The Jews received the W ord ; resisted
the Christ; received the just condemnation for their evil deeds. (5) To the Gentiles the Gospel was good news; to the jealous. Jews, it was blasphemy. 1 (6) The giving o f the Gospel is the boundert duty o f every believer. (7) - Men need not only to hear the word of God, but to heed it. (8) From envy to enmity is but a step, and one easily taken. (9) Eternal destinies are determined by the decision o f men. Spirit; renounced
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The Cripple of Lystra MAY 21, 1916. LESSON VIII. Acts 14:8-20. (Read entire chapter. Commit vs. 8-10). G olden T e x t : “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increaseth strength.”;—Isa. 40:29.
' DA ILY BIBLE READINGS Mon., May 15-—Acts 14:1-12. (The t,esspn). Tues., May 16—Acts 14:13-28. (The Lesson).
Wed., May 17—Matt. 9:18-31. Thurs., May 18—Lev. 26:1-12. Fri., M ay-19—Matt. 8:5-13. Sat., May 20—John 16:26-33. Sun., May 21—Rev. 3 :7-12.
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v. 8. " And there sat a certain man at Lystra - {And at Lystra there sat a certain man), impotent in his feet, being (omit, being) a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked." ] Paul and Barna bas hqd been driven out o f Antioch in Pisidia and went to Iconium (v. 1) where they had a work o f power, but were again driven out by unbelievers, especially the Jews, and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities o f Lycaonia (vs. 1-6). Their unpleasant experiences in Antioch and Iconium did not prevent them from going to work at
once to preach the gospel in Lystra and Derbe, The cripple whose case is here mentioned was not like many o f the alleged cases o f healing today where the trouble is largely or wholly imaginary, it was a case Of real lameness. He was a full grown man and nevèr had walked. The case was beyond man’s skill, utterly hope less from the human standpoint. But there are no hopeless cases with the Lord Jesps. vs: 9, 10, “ The same heard Paul speak ( speaking) : who steadfastly beholding {fastened his eyes upon) him, and perceiv-
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