Had John the Baptist received the Holy Ghost?

Ans. He shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost. LUKE i. 15.

What peculiar fact is stated of John the Baptist, Barnabas, Paul, Stephen, and Philip, the men who first saw the universality of the salvation in Christ, and who first preached the love of God to all men?

Ans. That they were full of the Holy Ghost.

With what did John the Baptist say Jesus would baptize?

Ans. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire. MATT. iii. 11.

How did the missionaries sent out by the church at Antioch regard their mission, and preach?

Ans. So hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. ACTS xiii. 47.

How did the Gentiles receive this good news?

Ans. When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord. ACTS xiii. 48.

What promise of Christ have we found fulfilled?

Ans. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acrs i. 8.

What remarkable passage of Scripture do we find being fulfilled?

Ans. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. PSALM Xxii. 27.

What prediction did John the Apostle make when comparing John the Baptist and Jesus?

Ans. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. JOHN i. 8, 9.

THE PLANTING OF THE CHRISTIAN
CHURCHES.

LESSON I.

THE PREACHING AT ANTIOCH IN PISIDIA.

Under what direction were the first Christian missionaries consecrated to their work and sent out into the world?

Ans. So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. Acrs xiii. 4.

What port in the main-land did they reach, after leaving the island of Cyprus?

To what inland place did they immediately proceed?

Ans. To Antioch in Pisidia.

In what country was this Antioch?

Ans. In what is now Turkey in Asia.
How far was it from the sea-coast?
Ans. About one hundred miles.

To what place did they go upon the first sabbath after their arrival at Antioch?

Ans. They came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. ACTS xiii. 14.

Were they observed to be Jews from abroad?
Ans. They were.

How were they known to be Jews?

Ans. By a part of their clothing known as the Tallith.

What was the Tallith?

Ans. It was a fringe upon the corners of the outer garment, with a blue ribbon drawn through it.

What was its purpose?

Ans. To remind the Jews, as they looked upon it, of the laws of Moses.

How was it worn by Jews upon entering a synagogue?

Ans. A corner was drawn over the face like a veil.

What invitation was extended to Paul and

Barnabas by the rulers of the synagogue?

Ans. And, after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. ACTS xii. 15.

After St. Paul had given a concise history of the Jewish nation to the death of Christ, what declaration did he make?

Ans. And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again. ACTS xiii. 32, 33.

To what promise did he refer?

Ans. The promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Who now will be saved through Christ?

Ans. And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. ACTS xiii. 39.

Why does St. Paul make so prominent the doctrine that men will be saved by belief?

Ans. Because the Jews constantly asserted that none could be saved but those who observed the ceremonies of the Mosaic law-by works.