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all about their work. They began with Jesus' in their service and they came back to Jesus and reported the work accomplished. Jesus
first, Jesus last, to the worker. They came back to Jesus to find out their mistakes and get instructions for further service.
• COMMENTS FROM SUNDRY SOURCES
By K. L. Brooks.
T T E called and sent (v. 7). “ There are too many whom men have chosen and sent, or worse yet, who have chosen and sent themselves.”—Torrey. Two by two, “That out o f the mouth o f two witnesses every word might be established,”—“‘Our Lord’s unvarying method (Luke 10:1; Acts 13:2). Even the strongest man needs the help that comes from Christian fellowship.” ■—Torrey. “ One shall chase a thousand and two shall put ten thousand to flight.”—Deut. 32:30; Matt. 18:19. “A check to individ ual peculiarities o f self-will, helping to keep off faults, stimulating faith.”—Maclaren. “ One and one are more than twice one.”— “Our Lord and the six pairs made seven centers o f teaching.” Gave power. “ Christ gives before He commands and sends no man into the field without filling his basket with seed corn.”—“When our capability is o f God we will never bë incapable.”—“ Don’t ask for tasks equal to your powers but pow ers equal to His tasks.”—“ Only as His ser vants possess power like His Own, drawn from him, can they proclaim Him or pre pare hearts for Him.” v. 8. Take nothing. “ The Christian worker is a soldier and should not load down with unnecessary baggage. Many are too much encumbefed.”—“W e are more in danger ffom having too much baggage with us than from having too little.”— “ Their work; would be easier since it was to be among Jews only, not hostile Samari tans or Greeks. Being certain o f a wel come with this message, they neëded to take little with them, t Afterward when Christ spoke o f their future mission to thé Gen tiles, he said exactly the opposite (Luke 22:36).—Dummelew. . v. 10. Abide till ye depart. “ No time was to be squandered going from house to house
to eat.”—“They were not to change quar ters for the sake o f greater comfort. They were not out on a pleasure tour, but to preach.”—“When a herald o f Christ falls under suspicion o f caring more about life’s comforts than about his work, goodbye to his usefulness.”—Maclaren. v. 11. Shake off dust. “ The rejection of God’s ambassadors is the rejection o f God.” —“ Rabbis taught that the dust o f heathen lands was defiled. The act would therefore signify thatrthe city rejecting was no better than heathen.”-—Dummelow. “The dramatic action was a solemn declaration that the person.acting would make no more offers and declined all further responsibility.”— Plummer. “ Tremendous responsibilities are upon those wo have the Gospel preached to them.”—People’s Bible. More tolerable fo r Sodom. “ The men o f Sodom sinned largely in ignorance, but rejectors o f the Gospel sin against light”B “It is more criminal to shut out midday than to exclude dawn—to reject the Son than to neglect a prophet.” Day o f judgment. “Christ’s servant knows a day o f vindication is coming. He remits his cause to that day and is relieved as to the vindication o f his character and ser vice.”—Parker. v. 12. Preached Repentance. “Didn’t amuse the people with curious speculations but told them to repent o f their sins and turn to God.”—Henry. “The fifteen minute moral essay is replacing the old fashioned doctrinal message. Men are merely told to be full o f sweetness; be kind and helpful, to walk on a plane of integrity.”—“ No min istry can be useful which proceeds upon a superficial estimate o f human depravity.”— Parker. “True repentance means not only a heart broken fo i sin, but from sin.” v. 13. Demons — sick. “Demon possession
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