I was seated between two people. I had the opportunity of witnessing to both of them, presenting God’s plan of salvation.” I was thrilled to see her so excited. Actually, what she had done was to follow God’s chain- reaction of evangelism: one student witnessing to two people seeking to lead them to Jesus Christ so that they in turn could go out and lead still others to Him. This is exactly the type of ministry in which we are interested here at Biola. Next the Apostle says, “The things that thou hast heard of me among (or along with) many witnesses the same commit thou to faithful men.” This is a generic term symbolizing both men and women. "Faithful men” indicates those who have a sense of responsibility to the Gospel call. Here at Biola it is our consis tent purpose to take only those who have been born again, who have made this open profession of faith. Biola is not a reformatory. We have one calling which God has given and that is to prepare Christian leaders for a world in dire spiritual need. We are not interested in taking young people who have only a pass ing concern for the things of Jesus Christ. The time is far too short and the needs are far too great to spend time in that direction. If a young person merely wants to have an education with a Christian at mosphere, there are a number of good schools from which he can select. We want to take young men and women who are interested not only in a Christian education but also in one which is wholly based upon God’s Word and one which will prepare them to meet the spiritual needs of men and women in all walks of life around the world. For instance, every student who attends Biola has a specific Christian service assignment. This means that every year in a different kind of work he will put into practice those things gained in the classroom. This
we instruct these young people, is rather to reaffirm these truths, all down the line. This Scripture says th a t these things which we have heard among, or along with, many witnesses, we are “to commit to faithful men.” This is God’s chain-reaction of salvation. It is always His program for evan gelism. The way it works is that eter nal life flows from His heart to my heart to your heart to the hearts of your neighbors and ultimately around the world. I very strongly believe in Christian radio. There is no other way to reach the masses so effectively and yet so inexpensively than through b ro ad ca sting . Yet Christian radio is never to take the place of the purpose each one of us must fulfill. It is in the committing of the sacred truths we have learned from God’s Word into the hands and hearts of others. It is our own per sonal responsibility. Scripture tells us, “the same com mit thou.” “Commit” simply refers to a deposit. When you go to the bank to deposit something, you do so for several reasons. First of all, you are assured of security. Second, you do it for convenience. And third, you have in mind the interest you will receive. The exact same things are true as we commit these fundamen tal precepts to faithful men. Some weeks ago, I was on a flight to an area several hundred miles from Los Angeles where I was to speak. As I got off the plane, a young lady stopped me at the ramp and asked, “Aren’t you A1 Sanders from Biola?” When I told her I was, she said enthusiastically, “ Well, you know, I’m a student there. Do you know, on the way home for vacation 18 The unbridled mind soon runs away from the soul.
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