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SEPTEMBER 24, 1916. LESSON X III. G olden T ext : “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but.the things which are not seen are eternal.”—2 Cor. 4:18. DA ILY BIBLE READINGS Mon., Sept. 18—Acts 17:1-15.
Tues., Sept. 19—1 Thess. 1 :1-10. Wed., Sept. 20—Acts 17:16-34. Thurs., Sept. 21—Acts 18:1-11.
Fri., Sept. 22—Acts 19:29-41. Sat., Sept. 23—Acts 21 :27-40. Sun., Sept. 24-^Acts 22:17-30. EXPOSIT ION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
tration of Paul’s tact and wisdom in preach ing the risen Christ and the need o f repent ance. In Lesson IV we see Paul’s untiring activ ity in preaching Christ, and his persistent hopefulness in the midst o f great discour agement and bitter opposition. In Lesson V we see Paul’s persistent determination to know nothing and to preach nothing save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. In Lesson V I we see. Paul’s emphasis upon love as the supreme gift. In Lesson V II we have Paul’s wonderful exposition o f the duty and blessedness o f cheerful giving. In Lesson V III we have a very impres sive illustration o f Paul’ s dauntless courage in the face o f great Peril. In Lesson IX we have many o f Paul’s most marked characteristics brought out, in his humility, compassionate love, and fearless declaration o f the whole counsel o f God. In Lesson X we see Paul’s all absorbing love for Christ exhibiting itself in exultant joy in suffering for Christ. In Lesson X I we see his forgetfulness of self, and eagerness to preach the gospel on every possible occasion, even when threat ened by a wild mob. In Lesson XII, we see again his forget fulness o f himself,' and his eager seizing o f every opportunity to preach the Lord Jesus.
The lessons for the quarter extend over a period o f but six years, from A. D. 52 to A. D. 58. They are all about Paul, his life, and his teachings. It will be some what difficult to review them in a logical way because o f the order in which they come in the lessons o f the quarter. The lessons skip about a good deal in the story o f his life as recorded in the Acts o f the Apostles to his Epistles, and the passages from the Epistles are not always introduced in their exact chronological place. The lessons, however, can be profitably reviewed under two heads—“The Leading Events in Paul’s life,” and “The Prominent Points in Paul’s character. “W e give here a few prominent points in his character as brought out in the lessons o f the quarter. In Lesson I, we have an illustration of his untiring activity in the work, and his constant use o f the Scriptures in all that he did. W e see, too, the emphasis that he laid upon the sufferings o f Christ as pre dicted in the Old Testament Scriptures, and also upon the fact o f His resurrection. W e see too, how faithful he was in his tes timony for Christ, that though expelled from city after city he immediately began preaching the Word o f God in some other nearby place. In Lesson II, we see Paul’s untiring inter est in those converted through his ministry and his unceasing and unwearying prayer- fulness. , In Lesson III we have a striking illus
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