explanation of his course the church glorified God and acknowledged that God had granted repentance and life to the Gentiles. (6) Paul the chosen vessel to bear the Gospel to the Gentiles was saved. (7) The work spread to Antioch of Syria and Barnabas was sent to investigate it and soon went to Cilicia and brought Paul to Antioch and the two labored there a year, then made a visit to Jerusalem to carry gifts to the poor and returned to Antioch bringing John Mark.  This period closes with them still at Antioch.

The Teachings of this Period. (1) Men can succeed in any right cause in spite of opposition. (2) Popularity is not required to give one success as a Christian work. (3) Small numbers are not a sign of weakness and do not foretoken defeat. (4) The gospel truth, courageously preached, can win its way into the hardest hearts. (3) Consciousness of duty, divinely imposed is the most powerful stimulus to action.

For Study and Discussion. (1) The Great Commission, ch. 1. (2) Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost. (3) Stephen’s address of defense. (4) The liberality of these Christians or their provision for the poor. (5) The place of prayer in the work of these disciples. (6) The references to the Holy Spirit and his work. (7) The teachings of the period concerning Jesus. (8) Concerning the resurrection. (9) All the events, persecutions, teachings, etc., mentioned above.

Chapter XX.

From Antioch to The Destruction of Jerusalem.

Acts 13-28 and all the rest of the New Testament except the epistles of John and Revelation.

The Changed Situation.  We have now come to a turning point in the whole situation.  The center of work has shifted from Jerusalem to Antioch, the capital of the Greek province of Syria, the residence of the Roman governor of the province.  We change from the study of the struggles of Christianity in the Jewish world to those it made among heathen people.  We no longer study many and various persons and their labors but center our study upon the life and labors of Paul.

The Divine Call.  Certain prophets of the church at Antioch were engaged in solemn prayer and worship when the Holy Spirit instructed them to send Paul and Barnabas to do the work to which they were called.  Here, then, the Holy Spirit takes charge of the movement.  He inaugurates, directs and promotes this work.  When the call came it is probable that Paul had but little idea of the magnitude of the work which he was to do.  He was not aware that his work and teaching would change the religion and philosophy of the whole world.