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ARTICLES MY HEART — CHRIST'S HOME — Robert B. Munger ....................... 6 MAN WITH A BOOK ................................................................................. 9 YOUNG LIFE— For highschoolers, a vacation plus ............................ 10 TAMING THE REBELLIOUS CHRISTIAN — George Wahnough .... 14 MAN WITH A SONG .................................... 15 FEATURES READER REACTION .................................................................................... 4 FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK ..................................................................... 5 WORLD NEWSGRAMS — James O. Henry ........................................... 16 WORDS FROM THE WORD — Charles L. Feinberg ............................ 17 CHURCH OF THE MONTH — First Presbyterian, Berkeley .............. 18 OUT OF THE LAB — Donald S. Robertson ........................................... 19 BOOK REVIEWS — Donald G. Davis .................................................... 20 HYMNS YOU LOVE — Phil Kerr ................................ ............................. 21 PHILOSOPHY IN LIFE— Paul M. Aijian ................................................ 23 DR TALBOT'S QUESTION BOX ................................................................ 24 25 THE SCOPE OF MISSIONS — Oran H. Smith ...................................... 27 JUNIOR KING'S BUSINESS — Martha S. Hooker ................................. 30 BIOLA FAMILY CIRCLE .............................................................. 32 IN CHRIST IS LIFE— A column for the non-Christian ....................... 33 REAPED DIVIDENDS ........... ..........- ........................................................... 36 ADVERTISERS' INDEX ....................................... ....................................... 50 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION LOOKING AHEAD IN CHRISTIAN ED— Margaret Jacobsen ......... 38 YOUNG PEOPLE'S TOPICS — Chester J. Padgett ................................. 39 SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS — Homer A. Kent, Allison Arrowood .. 43 OBJECT LESSONS — Elmer L. Wilder .................................................... 47 COVER A highschooler can get mighty hungry and when he's been horseback riding all day he is just abdut bottomless. But fortunately there's always plenty of food at the Young Life camps high in the Colorado Rockies (page 10). THEOLOGICALLY THINKING — Gerald B. Stanton FINEST OF THE WHEAT — Wm. Carson Lant* 22
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The Sword O f The Spirit T here is a vast amount o f theological confusion in the minds of many Christian people across this land and throughout the world. Much of the confusion is caused by ignorance of the W ord o f God. The Bible Institute of Los Angeles is dedicated to the task of giving its students thorough training in the W ord and in the things of the Spirit. Our Bible is the W ord o f God. It does not m erely contain the W ord of God — it is the W ord of God. The careful thinker w ill realize the vast difference between these two concepts, and yet how often we hear people very piously give expression to the idea, in effect, that the H oly Bible contains the W ord of God. W hen we pick up the Bible and read from its pages, we are to realize that we are holding in our hands the hallowed W ord o f God, and if our hearts are right, as we read we can hear H im speaking exactly the message that He would have us to receive. It is not for us to try to judge the Bible, instead we are to allow the Bible to judge us. Should Christians Criticize? S ome o f the greatest problems that arise in churches today stem from otherwise good Christian people who have allowed the attitude of carping criticism to creep into their thinking and into their speech. In all too many instances the critical attitude seems to be developed to a far greater extent than one’s spiritual development. Of course the Church of Jesus Christ is not a perfect place down here upon the earth. Nowhere in Scripture is the visible Church spoken of as an art gallery for the purpose of displaying perfect Christians; rather it is referred to as a schoolhouse fo r the purpose o f training and developing imperfect Chris tians. But it is not reasonable that Christians should always be going around finding fault with their fellow-saints. There are some very practical questions which we as Christians should ask ourselves at rather frequent intervals when we are inclined to become critical of the life and work of another person in our church. 1. Am I critical because m y own desires are being hampered, or because I honestly feel the particular principle involved in the actions of another is wrong? 2. Is m y criticism carefully thought through, or have I formed a snap judgment based upon on ly partial knowledge? 3. Have I become critical due to hearing on ly one side of the story, or have I heard and considered all sides? 4. Is it m y business to criticize someone else, or is it the Lord’s business to criticize and correct that person? 5. Am I judging others on outside appearances alone, or do I really know their innermost motives? 6. Am I critical toward things that are really none o f m y business? It should be remembered that if we hold to this sort of attitude, we are making other people’s business our own ; this is spoken of in Scripture as being busybodies. First Peter 4:15 : “ But let none of you suffer as a murderer . . . thief . . . evildoer, oy as a busybody in other men’s matters.” Again, Second Thessalonians 3:11 : “ For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.” Yet again, First Thessalonians 4:11 : “ Study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you .” Actually there is so much work for each one o f us to do in the Church of Jesus Christ, that if we conscientiously do that which we see needs to be done we will not have time to become busybodies criticizing and inter fering with the work of others in the Lord’s service.
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ROBERT BOYD MUNGER Dr. Munger is the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley (see Church of the Month, page 18). A popular con ference and young peoples speoker. Dr. Munger has found this message one of the most helpful for the average Christian.
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promising His disciples that, just as He was going to heaven to prepare a place for them and would welcome them one day, now it would be pos sible for them to prepare a place for Him in their hearts and He would come and make His abode with them. They could not understand this. How could it be? Then came Pentecost. The Spirit of the living Christ was given to the Church and they under stood. God did not dwell in Herod’s temple in Jerusalem; God did not dwell in a temple made with hands; but now, through the miracle of the outpoured Spirit, God would dwell in human hearts. The body of the believer would be the temple of the living God and the human heart would be the home of Jesus Christ. It is difficult for me to think of a higher privilege than to make for Christ a home in my heart, to wel come, to serve, to please, to fellow ship with Him there. The Home At Bethany There is a picture in the Gospels of a home where our Lord was wel come and where He repaired again and again with delight. It was the home of Mary and Martha and their brother Lazarus, just outside of Jeru salem. Often on His way to the great city, our Lord went to this home and found rest and refreshment from the weary journey. Or, returning from Jerusalem after having spent a day surrounded with antagonism, He sought the refuge and compan
ionship of the home of Mary and Martha and Lazarus. How grateful He must have been for the freedom, the warmth and the love which they offered Him in that home! There He was welcome; there He was roy ally received. But think also what our Lord must have brought into that home when He came. He brought His own radiant presence, His grace, His understanding, His peace, His power. He promised them — “ if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God.” And they saw the glory of God and the power of Christ bringing Lazarus to life at His spoken word. Now this same Lord is with us. These hearts of ours may be just as truly a home for Jesus Christ as the house in which Mary and Martha and Lazarus dwelt so long ago. Let us think of our own bodies as a structure, the walls are flesh and blood, the door is the human will. If Jesus Christ is welcome there, He will settle down and be at home. Two Major Steps May I relate to you how I have come to think of Christ dwelling in my heart? And if I use the first per son singular, it is only to make it more vivid. There have been two ma jor steps in my life. There was the step of marriage. I recall my first reaction to the matter of matrimony. When I was single and had no idea of marrying, many u « DE k said to me, “You IV IUK fc ^ 7
In Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians, we find these words: “That . . . [God] would grant you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith” (Eph. 3:16). Or, as another has translated, “ That Christ may settle down and be at home in your hearts by faith.” Without question one of the most remarkable Christian, doctrines is that Jesus Christ Himself, through the presence of the Holy Spirit will actually enter a heart, settle $own and be at home there. Christ will make the human heart His abode. Our Lord said to His disciples, “ If a man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” It was difficult for them to understand what He was saying. How was it possible for Him to make His abode with them in this sense? It is interesting that our Lord used the same word here that He gave them in the first of the fourteenth chapter of John. “ I go to prepare a place for you . . . that where I am, there ye may be also.” Our Lord was About the illustrator. Donald Jerome is a young artist who only recently became a Christian. After a tour with the Army he came to California and at a Merv Ro- sell meeting at the Church of the Open Door in Los Angeles (see King's Business for April) young Jerome found Christ.
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with this little room of the mind, that you bring Christ in there. Pack it full with the Word of God, medi tate upon it and keep before it ever the immediate presence of the Mas ter. The Fare That Satisfies From the study we went into the dining room, the room of appetites and desires. Now this was a very large room in my house. I spent a good deal of time in the dining room and much effort in satisfying my wants. I said to Him, “This is a very commodious room and I am quite sure you will be pleased with what we serve here.” He seated Himself at the table with me and asked, “What is on the menu for dinner?” “Well,” I said, “my favorite dishes; old bones, corn husks, sour garbage, leeks, onions and garlic right out of Egypt.” These were the things I liked — worldly fare. I suppose there was nothing radically wrong in any par ticular item but it was not the food that should satisfy the life of a real Christian. When the food was placed before Him, He said nothing about it. I observed that He did not eat it and I said to Him somewhat dis turbed, “Master, you don’t care for the food that is placed before you? What is the trouble?” He answered, “ I have meat to eat that ye know not of. My meat is to do the will of him that sent me.” He looked at me again and He said, “ If you want food that really satisfies you, seek the will of the Father, not your own pleasures, not your own desires, not your own satisfaction but seek to please Me and that food will satisfy you.” And there about the table, He gave me a taste of doing God’s will. What flavor! There is no food like it in all the world. It alone satisfies. Everything else is dissatisfying in the end. Now if Christ is in your heart, and I trust He is, what kind of food are you serving Him and what kind of food are you eating yourself? Are you living for the lust of the flesh and the pride of life — selfishly? Or are you choosing God’s will for your meat and your drink? The Quiet Hour We walked next into the drawing room. This room was rather intimate and comfortable. I liked it. It had a fireplace, overstuffed chairs, a sofa, and a quiet atmosphere. He also seemed pleased with it. He said, “This is indeed a delightful room. Let us come here often. It is secluded and quiet and we can have fellow ship together.” Well, naturally, as a young Christian I was thrilled. I could not think of anything I would rather do than have a few minutes apart with Christ in intimate com-
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ought to marry. Your life would be more complete.” And I would agree with them in theory. But honestly, when I thought of my independence and of some of the obligations and responsibilities of matrimony, I was rather hesitant. And you know, the longer you wait the more cautious you become. Then one day, a very charming young lady walked across my path and I became immediately interested in her. I came to know her better and soon, in spite of my self, all my fears and hesitancy and all my caution regarding married life, were gone. I could not think of anything I wanted to do more than to spend all my life with her. And so we were married and I have never regretted it. This is for the encouragement of some others who may be a little cautious about the step. She was the one for me and .as I opened my life to her and gave myself to her, I found in that rela tionship joy and real delight. Now, the other major step was re ceiving Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour. To be frank, I was very cautious about this also. I treasured my independence. I liked to order my life the way I pleased. I felt that Jesus Christ would have a very nar rowing and confining influence on me. If I committed myself to Him unreservedly and if He was really alive as others said He was, then He might take me and direct me into paths I did not desire to enter. But God in His infinite mercy gave me a good look at Christ. He attracted me, He captured me, He won me until I desired Him and no longer desired my own independence. One evening that I shall never forget I invited Him into my heart. What an entrance He made! It was not a spectacular emotional thing, but very real. It was at the very center of my life. He came into the darkness of my heart and turned on the light. He built a fire in the cold hearth and banished the chill. He started music where there had beefi stillness and He filled the emptiness with His own loving, wonderful fellowship. I have never regretted opening the door to Christ and I never will — not into eternity! This of course, is the first step in making the heart Christ’s home. He has said, “ Behold I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him and sup with him, and he with me.” If you are interested in making your life an abode of the living God, let me encourage you to invite Christ 8
into your heart and He will surely come. After Christ entered my heart and in the joy of that new found relation ship, I said to Him, “ Lord, I want this heart of mine to be yours. I want to have you settle down here and be perfectly at home. Everything I have belongs to you.” Christ Takes Over the Thought-life Let me show you around and in troduce you to the various features of the home that you may be more comfortable and that we may have fuller fellowship together. He was very glad of course to come, and hap pier still to be given a place in the heart. The first room was the study — the library. Let us call it the study of the mind. Now in my home this room of the mind is a very small room with very thick walls. But it is an important room. In a sense, it is the control room of the house. He entered with me and looked around at the books in the bookcase, the magazines upon the table, the pic tures on the wall. As I followed His gaze I became uncomfortable. Strangely enough, I had not felt badly about this before but now that He was there looking at these things, I was embarrassed. There were some books there that His eyes were too pure to behold. There was a lot of trash and literature on the table that a Christian had no business to read and as for the pictures on the wall — the imaginations and thoughts of my mind — these were shameful; and I turned to Him and said, “Master, I know that this room needs a radi cal alteration. W ill you help me make it what it ought to be — to bring every thought into captivity to Thee? “ Surely!” He said, “ gladly I will help you. That is one reason I am here. First of all, take all the things that you are reading and see ing which are not helpful, pure, good and true and throw them out! Now put on the empty shelves the books of the Bible. Fill the library with Scripture and meditate therein day and night. As for the pictures on the wall, you will have difficulty controlling these images, but here is an aid.” He gave me a full-sized portrait of Himself. “ Hang this cen trally,” He said, “ on the wall of the mind.” I did and I have discovered through the years that when our thoughts are centered upon Christ Himself, His purity and power cause impure imaginations to retreat. So He has helped me to bring my thoughts into captivity. May I sug gest to you if you have difficulty
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fku tlin e o f Psychology by Wallace I I Emerson is intended as a college textbook for beginning students in psychology. As one reads through the 450 page volume he has the feel ing that the author considered its use especially appropriate to Christian colleges. Not many authors of psychological writings bring with them a richer background of experience and train ing in the field than does Dr. Emer son. He received his bachelor’s de gree from Huron College, his master’s degree from Stanford University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. He served in the public schools for fifteen years, and taught courses in education and psy chology at Occidental College, Univer sity of Southern California, San Diego State Teachers College, Los Angeles Pacific College, Wheaton College and Houghton College. He was president of Westmont College and is currently head of the Christian education de partment at the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. His text is especially unique in that very few such publications have been written by conservative, evangelical Christians. Throughout the publica tion the author presents psychological concepts and holds them up along side Biblical truth. Scripture refer ences are frequent and appropriate, weaving into the book in a con vincing, natural manner. Christ is presented as the Son of God, the Scriptures as inerrant, and man as one who needs the experience of sal vation through the death of Christ on the cross. Part one introduces the student to psychology and its definitions. The second presents the glandular and nervous systems as they relate to total personality. The next part discusses the mind and its attributes. Part four deals with the mind as it is affected by en vironment, and part five concerns the mind as it interacts with environ ment. The last section is a thought- provoking presentation of “ spirit” and the experience of regeneration. Differing somewhat from other books, special emphasis has been placed’ on biological aspects of psy chology. The same may be said of the emphasis on historical material in the field of psychology. The book is scholarly and thorough. It is a definite contribution to the field, and it is anticipated that Chris tian educators and psychologists will request Dr. Emerson to consider var ious other aspects of the broad field of psychology and to do further writ ing in these areas, e n d . 9
MAN w». BOOK D r . Wallace Emerson is a man with an interesting past and a busy present . And part of his present has to do with a booh the critics will be talking about this summer (This review was written for King's Business by schools. "Outline of Psychology" Is published a psychologist with the Los Angeles public by V an Käm pen P re ss, Wheaton, III.) J U L Y 1 9 5 3
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I t was after a Young L ife roundup in the Kiva at Frontier Ranch. The Kiva is the auditorium o f one o f Young L ife’s fabulous Colorado ranches and a “ roundup” is the term used for one of the regular sessions where high school kids are given the gospel. In this group o f healthily tanned youngsters was a high school athlete from Tennessee, state all-star in football and basketball, the first man to be elected captain of both. There was a girl from a North Chicago high school and one of the first families of Chicago society. A fine looking boy from California who had won fame as a swimmer and diver pushed by. There was a burly football player from Pennsyl vania, a track star from Texas, a girl cheerleader from Tulsa and a student leader from Colorado Springs. And hundreds more. This is Young L ife in action on the mountain top. But months before there was a lot o f carefully laid groundwork back in the high schools where these youngsters came from. A t the opening of the school year, it is not un common for a leader to begin with an entire crowd o f unsaved kids. Most frequently, a new work is begun with several weeks or months of reconnais sance. A Young Life leader w ill simply visit the high school, the football field, the drug store, wher ever the young people are, making friends and estab lishing himself. In one area, this process took many weeks, but it proved to be the fastest procedure in the long run. Young L ife has given years o f prayerful study to the right kind of Christian meeting for kids. What is called a Young Life Club is actually a gospel meet ing for high school young people. It is different from most gospel meetings but the differences are in small things. The kids sing and pray and the gospel is
preached in an atmosphere of friendly informality. The meeting is deliberately placed at their level. The language is that which w ill be understood and impressive to a m odem adolescent. The cliches of evangelical terminology are avoided and a presenta tion of the story of how Christ died for man’s sin is stated in terms which young people can understand and appreciate. The Young Life Club is but a phase o f this work. There are week-end camps, parties, rallies, high school assemblies and an intensive Bible study program for the new converts. Then there is the summer ranch program conducted at three nationally famous Colo rado ranches where several hundred young people are winsomely challenged b y the Saviour’s claims each week. This summer hundreds o f youngsters from every part o f the United States will be gathering each night for what may be the high point of their entire lives. For many o f them it w ill be their first vital contact with the gospel and the good news o f the Saviour’s love for them. Young L ife’s Colorado ranches are not just dude ranches even though they are considered b y many to be the most beautiful and well-equipped summer camps in the West. Frontier Ranch has just about everyth ing. Star Ranch, too, is a gem. Situated on the slopes of Cheyenne Mountain, near Colorado Springs, it has a sweeping view of the prairies to the east and the massive Rockies in the Northwest. In these idyllic settings o f beauty and grandeur, even the most restless heart is quieted for the voice o f God’s gospel. Says one, “ I went to camp at Star Ranch but I didn’t go because I liked camp especially. I looked forward to the athletics IjÉ fìD f k but didn’t look forward to W V n C ^ 11
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YOUNG LIFE continued the meetings, but did feel quite at ease because I knew I wouldn’t be high-pressured. It got so that the meetings were b y far the most attractive thing I could attend to hear leaders tell me things that I’d never heard before. I had never realized who Jesus Christ was. I had never heard about the cross and the story of salvation. Jim Rayburn spoke one night from the book o f John, and when Jesus said I had to be born again, I knew I had to be b om again. And right then and there I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ. I can think of four other fellows who were with me at the time, and now they are all going on with God — one in medical service in India, another one in col lege teaching a class o f Sunday school boys and an other going to seminary. These fellows are a real influence for Christ and as far as I know, none of us would have ever been touched for the Lord Jesus if we hadn’t come to Star Ranch and had the W ord opened to us.” Says another, now a basketball player at the Uni versity o f Washington, “ Up to the time I met Jesus Christ, I had been in a popularity race. Then I came to Star Ranch and met the Saviour. That is when life began— July 21, 1949. The riches o f Christ are unsearchable.” These are typical testimonies o f kids who would never have been reached through the ordinary means. Th ey would never have gone to a church, to a Sun day school, to a youth rally, or to an evangelistic meeting. Someone had to go out where they were and patiently teach them about a wonderful Saviour.
J f Mountain air puts a keener edge on already keen appetites; setting provides ideal place for quiet periods of Bible study.
Horseback riding is a big attraction for most of Young Life campers. The evenings are spent in singing and listening to Bible-centered sermons in a language highschoolers know and understand.
By George Watmough
In homey, grass root language the author becoming a surrendered Christian with that of breaking a horse
compares the process of
horse. How he fights the blindfold! We are to walk by faith and not by sight. We are told to acknowledge Him in all our ways, and He will direct our paths. If you have ever read a book on the life of David Livingstone you will recall how he tells of burying his dear wife in Africa—of planting a few wild flowers on her grave and watering them with his tears. Then he walked away from that grave, the most lonesome man in all the world, but with these words ringing in his heart: He leadeth me, 0 blessed thought! 0 words with heavenly com fort fraught! Whate’er I do, where’er I be, Still ’tis God’s ‘ hand that leadeth me. The Saddle Now comes the saddle, and the horse seems to sense that it will mean an end to the “ go as I please” life. The man in the saddle will guide, plan, and direct the horse’s life. And so the battle is on, and the cowboy puts in his claim for full surrender. The horse kicks, bucks, jumps, and bawls; but the boss is still in the sad dle. After the horse ‘ gets his second wind, he kicks, bucks, and jumps some more. Finally he surrenders to the boss in the saddle, and he is what the cowboy calls “ broken.” What did he break? Not a limb, or an organ, and certainly not his spirit. What, then? Nothing but his stubborn will. He must be made to know that the boss in his life is now in the saddle. 1 recall having lunch one day with the late Arthur I. Brown. He told me how the Lord spoke to him about a full-time surrender while he was a physician in Canada. “ I paced the floor of the hotel room for hours one night. Then I fell on my knees at the side of my bed and said, ‘Lord, make me willing to be willing.’ The battle was over.” It will be either a broken life or a barren one, for an unbroken will can frustrate God’s plan for your life. Broken, for Service The horse was just as much a horse before the rope, the blindfold, and the
saddle came into his life, but now he is broken for service. Some time later I see this same horse at the rodeo, and his master is trying for first prize. Now every thing depends upon a good, faithful horse as he starts down the field after the steer. The cowboy is up in the saddle with a rope in his hand. Now the saddle is easy, and the burden is light. The horse delights to do his master’s will. His one ambition is to please his master. Just as soon as the rope hits the steer the horse seems to know; he starts to dig in and hold back. He seems to know just what his master is trying to do and when to slacken the rope. Then the cowboy leaps from the saddle and ties the steer; and the horse stands there, knowing that he had a real part in the job. Shortly after I came to know the Lord as my Saviour, I was living on a ranch near Cortez, Colorado. One day I was sitting on the rail of a fence watching some cowboys across the road, when another cowboy came riding by. All at once he turned and jumped off his horse to visit with the other cowboys. I walked over and said to him, “ How did you ever turn that horse so sharp with only that hackamore around his nose?” He replied, “ I broke this horse when he was real young, and he knows what I want him to do by just a slap on the neck or just a word. When I throw the reins over his head, he considers himself tied and would stand there all day.” Then he said something that I shall never forget. “You know, there are some horses that are broken early in life, some late, and some never.” I walked away from that cowboy with those words ringing in my heart. I went behind the bam and .said to myself, “ Christians are so much like horses; some are broken early in life, some late, and some never. Oh, Lord, let my breaking come early in life. Let me be a ‘hackamore’ Christian, so that just the touch of Your hand or the sound of Your voice will be enough to let me know what You want me to do, and I’ll be ready and willing to do it.” e n d . From Good Newt Broadcaster, Lincoln, Nebr. THE KING'S BUSINESS
T he breaking of a horse and the breaking of a man’s will are anal ogous. Our text, Psalms 32:9, says, “ Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.” The horse is impetuous and rebel lious, and the mule is stubborn. The Word of God tells us not to be as a horse or a mule. We read in First Samuel 15:23 that “ rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.” Picture a corral filled with nervous, frightened, unbroken horses-—horses that have never had bits in their mouths or saddles on their backs, horses that have never been broken for service, horses that have roamed the range as they pleased. Until God took the reins of our lives we too had the “ stampede” na ture. We had all gone astray. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it—Prone to leave the God I love. The Rope There comes a day when the horse is to be broken. The first new thing to come into his life is the rope. Let us call it, in the life of a Christian, the rope of circumstance. In the Word we read: “ I drew them with cords . . . of love (Hos. 11:4); “Thou broughtest us into the net” (Psa. 66:11). “ I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee” (Jer. 31:3). Though there were times when the rope would burn, we can look back and say, “ Thank God for the rope, for it was a cord of love.” The Blindfold The next thing to come into the horse’s life is the blindfold. I have watched cowboys try to blindfold a
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MAN T he 13 Fetler children were quite musical. While they were in the process of growing up they formed their own orchestra and made the rounds of most European cities hold ing concerts. The youngsters were all widely applauded and young Tim othy seemed to have a genuine crea tive bent. The Fetlers were in Europe be cause father Fetler, a Russian mis sionary leader, had been exiled to Siberia and then banished from the country. During their wanderings Timothy became fluent in five lan guages and found time to do some serious musical study.
After corning to America young Fetler enrolled in Northwestern Uni versity’s famed School of Music where he received his Ph.D. He taught three years at Northwestern and four years at USC. Now on the faculty at the Bible In stitute of Los Angeles, Dr. Fetler has turned to a new work in music. He has long dregmed of turning the great hymns of the faith into anthem form. This has been done before but Fetler is approaching it from a dif ferent angle. He feels much of the work done in the field has been on such a popular scale that serious choirs have found no interest in the
arrangements. Fetler realizes that the average churchgoer finds greater spiritual value in the great hymns than in many of the serious anthems. His new work is an effort to bridge the gap between the two. And if the advance comments of critics are any criteria, Timothy Fetler has , bridged the gap. His first work in the series is a 12-page arrangement of I Need Thee Every Hour. Others planned are Nearer, M y God, to Thee, Jesus Lover of M y Soul and Rock of Ages. (I Need Thee Every Hour is now on sale for 20 cents; Biola Book Room, 560 South Hope Street, Los Angeles.
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poses to educate the children in a different denomination. “ It is the task of the church,” the synod said, “ to give more expressive emphasis to matrimony as an exist ing order based on God’s Word. . . It is an act of mercy to meet disorder with order and stability.” W h e r e B tgh sch oolers P ra y There’s been a lot of headlines about teenagers using dope but when they pray few reporters take notice. One reporter did take notice of it recently though, down in Chatta nooga, Tenn. The News-Press reports 75 youngsters in one high school and 100 in another, gathering for prayer before classes three times a week. Principal of one of the schools praised the meetings as a fine contribution to school-life and stated that many of his outstanding students were at tending. The paper gives credit to the new interest in spiritual values to Billy Graham who recently held a campaign there. Under God The United States pledge of al legiance to the flag may undergo a revamping should a recent amend ment to change its wording pass. A bill was introduced into the House of Representatives reading: “ I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the repub lic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Democratic congressman, Louis C. Rabaut of Michigan who introduced the bill said: “ Our country was bom under God, and only (under God) will it live as a citadel of freedom.” Stamp o i Faith The words In God W e Trust have been on all United States coins since 1862 and if a bill introduced recently by two Senators becomes law the familiar words will appear on all postage stamps. The measure is spon sored by Charles E. Potter (R., Mich.) and Mike Mansfield (D., Mont.). A lcoh ol Consumption In c rea se The American Business Men’s Re search Foundation recently made
public its finding in a survey con ducted to appraise the records since the repeal of the Eighteenth Amend ment. The report reveals that al coholic beverage consumption in the U. S. increased 124.6 per cent from 1934 to 1952. The report adds that “the consumption of alcohol in these beverages has gone from .53 gallons, per capita in 1934, to 1.39 gallons, per capita in 1952, an increase of 162 per cent.” The report also shows that “Wine consumption has broken all previous records of per capita consumption, making an upward leap of more than 507 per cent increase in the first year of the repeal.” Communism in the Church A furor has developed over the sug gestion of Chairman Velde of the House Committee on Un-American Activities that the churches be inves tigated to root out the communists that have used the church to propa gate their doctrine. Conservative min isters have lined up on both sides of this debate» Those favoring inves tigation were citing the following quotations from two men in high po sitions in two major denominations. One said, “ Denominationally, I am a ......----------- ------ .....;— ------------------, religiously a Unitarian, and politi cally I’m a Communist. I’m not preaching to make people good or anything of the sort. I’m in the church because I can reach people easier that way and get them or ganized for communism.” Another said, “When the Western world was floundering in an unjust and com petitive order . . . God reached out and put His hand on the Russian communists to produce a juster order and to show a recumbent church what it has missed in its own gospel.” BP ’ S and F lsenhow er Many church leaders have com mended President Eisenhower’s re cent letter to Congress recommend ing special entry permits for 240,- 000 immigrants in the next two years in addition to the regular quota of about 154,000 per annum. THE KING'S BUSINESS
Calitornia Baptists Nearly 100 new churches have been opened by the Northern Cali fornia Baptist Convention during the last 8 1/2 years. The new churches have a total membership of 4,860 and have contributed $13,531 to the mis sionary program. A ll-Am erican Christian Donn Moomaw, nationally-known football star has turned down offers to play in pro-football upon gradua tion from the University of California at Los Angeles next February. The Christian athlete chooses rather to begin studies for the ministry. He was chosen All American by United Press, Associated Press, Inter national News Service, Look and Colliers’; Lineman of the Year by As sociated Press and United Press and the most valuable UCLA player of the year in his sophomore and senior years. N ew B e c o rd in C rim es FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover re ports that the United States has set a new record in major crimes for the year -of 1952. The total of major crimes for the year reached the stag gering number of 2,036,510, an in crease of 8.2 per cent over the pre ceding year. The only decline was a drop of one per cent in negligent manslaughter and this decline was noted only in rural areas. The pace setter was an 11.8 per cent increase in felonious assaults. Close behind were armed and strong- arm robberies with an 11.6 per cent increase. The increase in these areas indicates a trend of less respect and regard for the rights of others. B iv o r c e and the Church While most church bodies are mak ing marriage easier the opposite is taking place today in Germany. The Evangelical Lutheran synod has put into effect a new code covering 18 million German Lutherans. The new code bans church marriage for 1) anyone who has been divorced (ex cept “ exceptional” cases); 2) couples in which one of the partners is not a member of a Christian church; 3) couples in which one partner pro- 16
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I n an article in the United Nations World for Jan., 1951, a writer seeks to prove (1) that leprosy has never been contagious except by repeated contact in childhood; (2) that it is not a disease of the unclean; and (3) that the English translations of Leviticus 13 and 14 do not faithfully render the Hebrew. The claim is that leprosy is nowhere described in the Bible, and where the word “ lep rosy” does occur, it can refer to scabies, herpes, impetigo, erysipelas, eczema, vitiligo, ichthyosis, syphilis, measles, scarlet fever, or psoriasis. Such a sweeping condemnation of the English version deserves close scru tiny. The Hebrew words employed are tsara ‘ath and nega‘ while the Greek word is lepra. Difficulty arises from the fact that diseases are presented in the Bible not in technical terms, but from the practical point of view. An other source of confusion is that the Greek word was used by early phy sicians for the skin disease, now called psoriasis, characterized by rough, scaly patches. This disease is not contagious, not dangerous to life, generally not painful, and except for rare cases where it affects the face, not openly disfiguring, and not in jurious to the community. The great medical authority, Sir William Osier, felt the word “ leprosy” was a generic term for all forms of skin disease. In order to limit the scope of our discussion we may say there is gen eral agreement that the leprosy in a garment refers to mildew; that in houses, either to mold, dry rot, or any fungus growth. It must be said that reputable phy sicians admit the Bible does speak of true leprosy. Such references are found in Exodus 4:6; Numbers 12:10, 12; 2 Kings 5:27; 2 Kings 7:3; 2 Kings 15:5; also the record of the ten lepers of Luke 17:12, the one in Matthew 8:2 whom Christ touched, and Simon the leper in Matthew 26: 6. These are selected instances as seen in the command in Matthew 10:8 to cleanse the lepers. Those who claim that true leprosy is not in view at all, point to the absence of any men tion of insensibility of the skin, or to the mutilation of the body which ac company leprosy. The answers to
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this position are, first, the disease is seen in Leviticus in its earliest stages before it has fully developed. Second ly, the aim was to separate the leper from the congregation as soon as pos sible, so certain signs were to be watched which are present in other forms of skin disease. Thirdly, the insensibility and mutilation are char acteristic of but one type of the dis ease. As to contagion, medical sci ence is not always agreed even in modem times on this feature bf the malady. There are definite arguments for maintaining the1disease as the lep rosy of modem times. The words used in Hebrew for leprosy indicate a stroke in a special sense. It would be quite strange, if it referred only to fhe harmless psoriasis. It would not fit such a case as Miriam’s in Numbers 12:12. This is a description of leprosy where there is mutilation as in the later stages of the disease. Leprosy is emphasized by more mi nute regulations in the Mosaic law than any other disease. If true lep rosy is meant, the situation is reason able; but if it refers to some other malady, it is difficult to explain. All references to the disease in the Bible imply it was considered incurable except by divine power. Note the: words in 2 Kings 5:3 and 5:7. Our Lord pointed out His cleansing of the lepers as a sign of His Messianic power. (Matthew 11:5.) The ritual for .the ceremonial cleansing of the leper in case of cure does not deny the gravity of the disease. There is no evidence that such healing was of common occurrence, and there is room allowed for the working of God to effect a cure. Moreover, the Mo saic law on leprosy, compared with regulations among other nations, is decidedly lenient. In Hindu law the leper must put himself out of exist ence .by burial while yet alive. Of what practical value is such a discussion for us today? Though there is no reference in the Bible to leprosy as a picture of sin, there seems to be an allusion to the cere monial cleasing of the leper in Psalms. 51:7. Chrysostom was one of the earliest to compare leprosy with the defilement of sin. The features which make leprosy a fit symbol of
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sin are: (1) its extreme loathesome- ness; (2) its insignificant beginning; (3) its progressive working; (4) its extent over the whole body; (5) its accompanying insensibility; (6) its hereditary character; (7) its gener ally incurable nature; and (8) its separating effect from the fellowship of the camp and the services of God. Jerome, perhaps following a rabbinic tradition on this point, rendered “ smitten” in Isaiah 53:4 with lepro- sum. Christ took the leprosy of sin for us when He was made sin for us all (2 Cor. 5:21). All praise be to Him! e n d .
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