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Exposition and Practical Application Outlines and Suggestive Points By T. C. Horton *
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Paul at Thessalonica and Berea JULY 2, 1916. LESSON I. Acts 17:1-15, (Compare 1 Thess. 2:1-12. Commit vs. 11, 12). G olden T ext : “Him hath God exalted with His right hand to he a Prince and a Saviour.” —Acts 5:31. DAILY BIBLE READINGS Mon., June 26—Acts 17:1-15, (The Lesson). Tues., June 27—1 Thess. 2:1-16. Wed., June 28—1 Thess. 3. Thurs., June 29—Luke 23:1-11. Fri., June 30—John 5 :39-47. Sat., July 1—Deut. 6:1-9. Sun., July 2—Psalm 19:7-14. EXPOSITION AND_ PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
tile believers. But as the seventh day of the week was the day upon which Jews met for consideration of the Word of God, he wisely used that day and made a “cus tom” of doing so. There was a third point in his-customary method of procedure, “he reasoned with them from the Scriptures.” Certainly this was the wisest method he could possibly pursue, and we today can not improve upon his method. Nothing else has the power to convince, convict and convert and regenerate men that the Word of God has (Eph. 6:17; Jer. 23:29; 2 Tim. 3:15-17; James 1:18; 1 Peter 1:23; Luke 8:11). Furthermore, the best way to set tle the truth on any subject is to find what the Scriptures have to say upon it. The Scriptures are the Word of God, and therefore are the final authority on all questions of faith and conduct. If we can prove a thing from the Scriptures it is settled. Of course the Scriptures that Paul used were the Old Testament Scrip tures which both he and his hearers accepted as the Word of God, and which the Lord Jesus endorsed as the Word of
vs. 1, 2. “Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Appollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a syn agogue of the Jews. And Paul, as his manner (custom) was, went in unto them, and (add, for) three sabbath days reasoned with them out of (from) the Scriptures. Paul at this time in his missionary work had a quite uniform mode of procedure: first, he began with the Jews at their reg ular place of meeting, the synagogue (cf. vs, 10, 17; ch. 9:20; 13:5; 14:1; 18:4; 19:8) ; second, he made use of the Sabbath Day, the regular day of Jewish assembly. Those already Christians met on the first day of the week for their own distinctive service (Acts 20:7), but in order to reach the Jews Paul wisely made use of their day, even as missionaries among the Jews still do. However, he did not regard the Jewish Sabbath as being obligatory for Gentile believers, in fact he protested emphatically against imposing the Jewish Sabbath upon Gentile believers (Col. 2:16, 17), just as he protested against imposing the Jewish rite of circumcision upon Gen
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