615. Paul\u2019s Message<\/p>\n
Acts 19 and Acts 20<\/p>\n
Paul had a message from his Master, and was faithful in giving it. His message was sixfold in its substance.<\/p>\n
1. \u201cThe Kingdom of God\u201d (Act_19:8). The laws of the realm of grace are \u201crighteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost\u201d (Rom_14:17), and this realm is entered by the new birth\u2014Joh_3:5, Joh_3:8. Life to live is obtained by receiving Christ.<\/p>\n
\u201cRighteousness\u201d is doing right because it is the right thing to do. \u201cPeace\u201d is the calm of God which comes as the result of obedience, and \u201cjoy\u201d is the plant that grows in the soil of holiness.<\/p>\n
2. \u201cThat Way\u201d (Act_19:9, Act_19:23) indicates God\u2019s method of doing things. His way is away from sin, according to His Word, personal faith in Christ, obeying His commands, following Christ, ceasing from self, and consecration to God.<\/p>\n
3. \u201cThe Word of the Lord Jesus\u201d (Act_19:10). This is a concrete sentence denoting the sum total of His teaching. Ponder seven of those words: the \u201ccome\u201d of invitation (Mat_11:28), the \u201ctake\u201d of identification (Mat_11:29), the \u201cministered\u201d of substitution (Mat_20:28), the \u201clove\u201d of compassion (Joh_15:9), the \u201cwhatsoever\u201d of prayer (Joh_14:13), the \u201cpeace\u201d of bestowment (Joh_14:27), the promise of \u201cpower\u201d (Act_1:8), and the \u201cagain\u201d of return (Joh_14:3).<\/p>\n
4. \u201cRepentance towards God\u201d (Act_20:21). Repentance is a change of mind wrought by the Holy Spirit and shown in the action. The Prodigal not only said \u201cI will arise,\u201d but he did it. We may be sorry because we suffer the consequence of sin, and not be sorry for the sin which brought the consequences.<\/p>\n
5. \u201cFaith toward our Lord Jesus Christ\u201d (Act_20:21). Faith is the act of the will in receiving Christ\u2014Joh_1:12, the attitude of the life in resting in Christ\u2014Rom_1:5, R.V., and the response of the heart to the commands of the Lord. The trend of the will leads to the track in which we walk.<\/p>\n
6. \u201cThe Gospel of the Grace of God\u201d (Act_20:24). A coloured preacher once defined grace as \u201cReceiving everything for nothing when we don\u2019t deserve anything.\u201d This is good news. See what a beautiful illustration is found in the parable of the prodigal son.<\/p>\n
By: DR. F. E. MARSH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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