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22. Here the boasting to which he is compelled begins. His foes rest their case upon their Jewish ori- gin. Three terms are used in a rising scale. Hebrews refers to their nationality, together with the greatness of their past. In Israe- lites are implied the peculiar privi- leges of a people called God’s (compare Rom. 9. 4, 5). Seed of Disparagement, as though we had been weakâ€"Paul waives all right to the exercise of such arbitrary authority as the false apostles have claimed and the Corinthians have kindly endured (verse 20). He is willing to concede his own weak- ness if their highâ€"handed actions are the measure of strength. Still, though seeing that to speak in such a way is foolishness, if’they have any ground for their bold preten- sions, he has as much ground. Lesson VIII. Paul’s Story 01 His Life, 2 Cor. 11. 21 to 12. 10. GoldenTcxt, 2 Cor. 12. 9. Verse 21. I speak-Paul has been making a, defense of his ministry (chapters 10-13 comprising the full statement) against charges of weak- ness and cowardice. In chapter 11 he enters the lists against the false teachers of Corinth. They have glorified themselves before the church, and Paul, though deprecat- ing such a. course as folly, to which he is only driven by a. desire to rout his adversaries, adopt their tactics, and begins a, forced com- mendation of himself. Thus he ex- pOBes the emptiness of the claims made by these Judaizers, and re- minds his disciples of what they have forgottenâ€"the independence and sacrifices of his service, upon} which his authority as an apostle‘ are based. A strong, resolute will is also necessary to soulvhealth. ' Mere wishes or desire should not be uns- taken for purposes. Regulate and control the desiyas, and me rest is compargtively" easy. The wrong punfm/ses which dominate a. soul Were in the first place merely wrong wishes. ONE OF THE FUNCTIONS of the feelings is to set us thinking. if we habitually refuse to heed them the normal feelings of gladness, sympathy and indignation for injus- tice die out of the soul. Indignaâ€" tion against evil and enthusiasm for righteousness become alike im- possible. THE S. S. LESSON Normal and healthy feelings are also essential to soul health. But it is possible to turn fiction, the drama, life’s daily experiences and even religion itself into fields of emotional dissipation. Soul welfare demands an honest, active mind. Ignorance is not of it- self sinfulness, but it is the fruit- ful soil in which many forms of sin flourish. There may be a kind of knowledge which is worse than ig- norance. “If the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness '1” Where the whole truth is not eagerly welcomed soul pros- perity is an impossibility. One- eided knowledge that will inevitably develop one-sided souls and one- Bided institutions, On the other hand, intellectual candor, stripped of bias and prejudice, would lead t" astonishing results. The long indulged dream of church unity, for example, will be realized when the da:,: of intellectual honesty dawns. A; STRGNG, RESMUTE WILL The Prosperity of the Soul Is Attained by Self-Control. INTERNATIONAL LESSON, N 0V. 21. hen you begin eating Kellogg’s Toasted Corn Flakes you scan feel that your digestive power has increased. v_ KELLOGG’S to-day. you'll Wagiwhat we have added to maREfiELLOGG’S so deli- ciousâ€"so strengthening. 26. The ungrammatical form of this verse shows the deep emotion of In they deep~Another unrecorded experience. On a raft or piece of wreckage, is meant. Thrice I suffered shipwreckâ€"Not mentioned in Acts, as that describ- :::1 in chapter 27 came after the writ- ingr of this eplstle. Five other sea journeys are recorded in Acts. Probably there werq still others. 25. Thrice . . . beaten with rods~ Roman punishment. Only one is mentioned by Luke‘, that at Philip- pi (Acts 16. 22). See Word Studies for July 11. ‘ Once'. . . stonedâ€"~At Lystra, at the in.stigz_1tior}‘of {ew‘s-(Acts _14. _19). 24. Of the Jews forty stripes save oneâ€"A Jewish punishment. Only thirty-nine were given, as a precau- tion against Violating the legal number, forty. Luke gives no acâ€" count of the five times Paul endured this torture (compare 2 Cor. 4. 10). It shows how fragmentary is the history found in the book of the Acts. ' In deaths â€"â€" Various occasions when he ,was in; danger of death (Acts 14. 19). W 24-33. “The most vivid light we have on the apostolic age and the apostolic career.” I m01‘eâ€"â€"If, as a Jew, he is equal to his enemies, as a minister, he claims superior authority. As a matter of fact, though he speaks of labors and prisons more abundant- ly, there is no comparison, and the apostle neglects to make any. His service is unparalleled. 23. Ministers of Christâ€"Paul does not’admit that they are, but, as they rate themselves as such, he is willing to make a, comparison, even if his boast does seem like that 'of a. man bereft of his senses (beside himself). Abraham is a way of describing the direct and exclusive interest of the Jews in the fulfillment of the prom ises (John 8. 39). Pride of race was one of the strongest marks of the apostle, and it is with hot passion he says “So am I” to men who charge him with being faithless to his natural prerogatives. Thus the principles of the soul, its knowledge, its faith, its emo-‘ tion, its purposes, all blend in the prosperous soul into one mellow and pleasing personality, of which only is it safe to pray, “Mayest thou l prosper in all things, even as the soul prospers." l In spring the blossom comes and goes, but leaves a tuft of green which, rounding out to the full, be- comes the solid apple. The mellow- ing process comes, and acids, which bitterly antagonized each other, blend into one delightful flavor, while the tough, woody substance becomes a, mass of luscious crystals. This is the goal in every field. The workman aims to become expert, and the scholar to be'E‘ome cultured. The progress of the soul should riot stop short of the cutltured stage. Prosperity of soul demands soul growth. Growth is the replacing of worn out tissues and new and greater supplies. Soul force con- sumed in vanquishing temptation is replaced by renewed and increased force, and this is soul growth. All growth proceeds from rudimentary state to formative, and from that to maturity, and from maturity to THE CULTURE STAGE. Paul wrote, “I can doall things through Him who strengthened me.” He had discovered the secret of soul power. This must be sought, not in ourselves alone, but in the moral and spiritual reinforcement arising from the serise of favor and friendâ€" ship on the part of the Supreme Beâ€" ingâ€"God. Rev. A. MacDonald Reach. é? MLEWEBE 1 00 If yours hasn’t got it, tell him to get it for you. we can only think vaguely of the man in Christ rising through one celestial region after another till he came even to the third” (Denâ€" ney). In the next two verses he resumes, does not repeat, and Even to the third heavenâ€"It is idle to speculate as to Paul’s con- ception of the heavens. “It adds nothing to speak of an aerial, sideâ€" real, and spiritual heaven, and to suppose these are meant by Paul; Whether in the body, I know not â€"â€"â€"The event was thoroughly incom- prehensible to Paul. He was caught up out of himself in a. transcendent way-whether bodily, or only in the spirit, he is unable to tell. Fourteen years agoâ€"Six or sevâ€" en years after his conversion, when he was in Tarsus or Antioch. He evidently does not mean to connect it with any other experience he ever had., It is a solitary experi- ence vouched for as a fact by the date. ‘ I know a man in Christâ€"«Atypi- cal Pauline expression for 2!. Chrisâ€" tian man. Though speaking of him- self, Paul is to himself as a. third person. And he treats of himself, not, as a natural man, nar a. delud~ ed man, but as a man having a. Christian experience. ’ Visions (things seen) were only on? method of revelations. Of the Lordâ€"Christ, here, is the Author of the vision, not, as in other New Testament cases, the One revealed. Chapter 12, verséVlr. I must needs glory, though it is not expedientâ€" _He pnwillingly resumes his boast- mg m hos own defense, but is con- scious of certain disadvantages in such a. course. 32, 33. Compare Acts 9. 23â€"25, and see Word Studies for April 18. This experience was also a. part of Paul’s weakness, in its peril and ig- nominy, for in Damascus “the per- secutor became the persecuted.” In Luke’s account, .it is said “the Jews watched the gates.” But, as there were 10,000fofv them in Da- mascus, they cduld easily influence the governor to have the gates watched, which is the same thing. Aretas IV. was king of Arabia from B20. 9 to A. D. 40. 31. The best explanation of the introduction of this solemn doxol- ogy at this point is that it looks for- ward to the statements about to be made, the supernatural experiences of the next chapter, especially, beâ€" ing almost incredible. It would be necessary to call to witness the liv- ing God, who, to him in secret, had revealed Jesus as Lord. 29. Weak, and I . . . not weak ’2â€" By sympathy, he identifies himself his disciples, and feels for their weakness as if it were his own. Burn notâ€"With indignation. 30. I will gloryâ€"~This is, first, a. vindication of his “boasting” up to this point, inasmuch as he has glori- ed only in what he has suffered, not in. what- he has doneâ€"not in strength, but in weakness. The verse also looks forward to the next chapter, where, in verse?) and 9,' he reavsserts the same principle. 28. Besides those things that are withoutâ€"The second reading of the margin, “the things that come out of course” gives the clearest mean- ing; as we would say: “Not to speak of identical matters.” The perils he has mentioned are only a part of the outward troubles which he leaves unspecified. 27. Labor and travailâ€"4n 1 Thess. 2, 9, and 2 Thess. 3. 8, these same words are used together in refer- ring to his plying his trade. He worked at tent-making by night as well as by day, which may explain his watchings often, though we know he gave up his sleep for preaching and prayer (Acts 20. 31; 1 Thess. 3. 10). the writer. The eightfold repetition of perils indicates that he was seâ€" cure nowhere. _In his journeyings he often had to cross rivers at the risk of his life, and in many parts of Syria. and Asia Minor he would encounter robbers. The account in Acts abounds in the hatred which his countrymen bore him for his teaching, and shows how they stir- red the Gentiles to violence. Hard- est to bear, and so last mentioned, was the apostasy of false brethren (Phil. 3. 18). Kauocc's is ready to serve. No fussing. no cooking. Just add milk or cream. and you have a dainty, dell- olous delicacy. and a Body-building food oomblned. But we have added nothing. KELLOGG’S ls slmpiy the real food-value of the corn, separated from the uoePess portions by KELLOGG'S SECRET method. ’Tis best to think before you speak, It is the safest way; Don’t) always say just what you think, But; do think what you say. “All right,” responded the pati- ent, in a tone of utter resignation. “You’ve got about everything else 1 own. 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No woodcutter will go about his task in the Indian forests unless we is accompanied by a fakir, who is supposed to exercise power over tigers and Wild animals generally, says the Calcutta Statesman. Be- fore work is commenced the fakir assembles all the members of his party in a clearance at the edge 'If the forest and erects a number of huts, in‘Which he places images nf certain deities. After offerings have been presented to the images the particular forest is declared to bf- free of tigers, and the woodcut- ters, in virtue of the presents they have made to the deities, are sup- posed to be under their special pro« tection. If after all these precau- tions a tiger seizes one of the party the fakir speedily takes his depar ture without waiting to offer su- perfluous explanations. ‘ " BABY’S OWN TABLETS Rather glory in my weaknessesâ€" Than complain of them; for through them becomes possessor of the pow- er of Christ. Thus, his glorying, which he began with such difiidencq. turns out to/he 7- tothe honor of Christ, foi‘wthe exaltation of his weaknesses brings out in contrast the strength of his Lord. 9. He hath said-A solemn way of asserting that a final answer to his prayer has been made, Christ refusing him freedom from suffer- ing, but assuring him of grace (di- vine help to meet human need) to endure it. 5. On behalf of such a one (a man in Christ, fourteen years ago, unâ€" able to say whether in the body or disembodied, rapt to the third heaven, hearing in paradise things too sacred for human speech), he will glory; for, the events were not of his making, and belong, there- fore, to his weaknesses. 7. A thorn in the flesh was giv~ en him in order to keep him hum- ble, victorious over the constant temptation to spiritual pride which such revelations would naturally give a man. 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