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on to Thessalonica, one hundred miles away. They ta rry n eith er a t Amphi- polis nor Apollohia for th e form er can be evangelized from th e city they have left and th e la tte r "from the one to which they go. P aul does no t change his method. F o r th ree Sabbath days he ex pounds th e Scriptures. He shows from them th a t th e Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. The h istoric Jesus did suffer and rise from th e dead. Therefore he must be the predicted Mes siah. The resu lt was th a t some Jews believed and also some thoughtful Greeks. The unbelieving Jews are the same in th is city as elsewhere. Their malice h ere is worse th a n th a t of the heathen a t Philippi. The apostles fly fo r th e ir lives before a storm of Satanic rage. Usually in w riting of th e Jews, P au l shows g reat regard for them . Rom. 9:1-5 and 10:1, 2. In his first le tte r to th e Thessalonians, ch. 2:14-16, he is almost b itter against them , having this p articu lar synagogue in mind.
WEDNESDAY, August 31. A cts 17 :10 - 15. A t Berea. P au l and Silas travel by n igh t forty- five miles fa rth er on th e Roman high w ay to Berea. Here they m eet w ith exceptional Jews. They are called more noble th a n those who had driven him away from Thessalonica. They do no t pre-judge th e Gospel message b u t can didly investigate it. They searched the Scriptures, found P au l’s preaching in harmony w ith them and believed accord ingly. A P auline le tte r implied some need in the church to which it was ad dressed. I t is significant and compli m entary th a t th e re is no epistle to the Bereans in th e New Testament. These open h earted Bible searchers required no additional guidance or instruction. “To th e lctw and to the testim ony: if they speak not according to th is word, it is because they have no dawning day.” Is. 8:20. R otherham ’s tran sla tion.
The words of this song were written bj) Miss Katheryn Finchey, Bible Institute of Los Angeles Graduate, igi6
At Morn. International copyright, 1921. Keith L. Brooks.
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^ ®1 1. ’Tis morning, Lord, the day-light breaks, Oh, meet me now, I pray, (I pray,) 2. This day perchance may hold in store A struggle still for me, (for me,) 3. I can - not trust my-self to take One step without Thee, Lord, (0 Lord,) 4. Then go with me and lead me on, Thy will, not mine, be done, (be done,) ^ r*" ^ j
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