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pression. Third, their desire; they had light from Christ, and light desires ex pression. The character of their preaching was threefold: First, it was faithful. The busi ness of a telegraph company is not to com pose messages, but to be faithful in de livering messages just as they are received. The business o f the Christian is not to manufacture a story, but to deliver the message as received from the Lord. Sec ond, it was confident. It was a solemn stating of what was known to be true, and hence the story would be told with assur ance. Third, it was with beseeching. There was a realization of the fearful conse quences of rejecting the message and the glorious results o f accepting it. The result of the preaching was that the hand o f the Lord was upon those who spoke (v. 21) and many who heard be lieved and turned to the Lord. Notice, they turned not to the preachers, but to the Lord. The preachers were not there, to es tablish movements, but to establish living connections between sinners and the Sav iour. II. T he A ssembly at A ntioch (22-26). News of the awakening having come to the church at Jerusalem, Barnabas was sent forth to inspect the work and assist in its growth. When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad (vs. 22, 23). In this sense, the grace of God is something that may be seen, and all who have it should manifest it to the world. Barnabas exhorted the believers to cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart (v. 23). The beginning is not all; there must be growth, and to have this, there must be such purpose o f heart to cleave to the Lord as will guard against errors and guide into right paths. The new converts were ignorant of the new life, tainted with heathen prac tices, unfamiliar with any Christian ways, and wholly unorganized; but this one grand exhortation covered all their needs: “ Cleave to the Lord with purpose of heart.” Then, as now, cleaving to Him would bring satisfaction for the heart, protection for the faith, and power for the service. Barnabas was a “good” man, hence this advice would be for their profit; he was “ full o f the Holy Ghost,” hence the advice would be from God; and he was “ full of faith,” hence the advice would proceed from both his goodness and the Spirit. The result of his work was that “much peo ple was added unto the Lord” (v. 24). The work soon became so enlarged that assistance was needed, and Barnabas went to Tarsus to secure the help o f Saul. For the space o f a whole year, these two de voted servants of the Lord labored at An tioch and “ taught much people” (vs. 25, 26). The result o f their labor was that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch (v. 26). They were called “ Chris tians” from the teaching given them. The name signifies at least three things: First, separation—the Jews from their forms and the Gentiles from their paganism, and both unto Christ. Second, incorporation.; they were formed into one body in which there was neither Jew nor Greek, but all were one in Christ. Third, relation to Christy as disciples, He would be the center of their truth; as brethren, He would be the bond o f their union; as believers, He would be the object of their faith; and as saints, He would be the standard of their sanctity. III. T he A lms from A ntioch (27-30; 12:25). The reality o f the work in Antioch was
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