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BONNELL & PRESBYTERIANS
Sirs: Your “ answer” (May) to Dr. John Sutherland Bonnell’s March 23 Look magazine article is unfair and mis leading. True, you have not been vindictive. But how can you sug gest that Dr. Bonnell has disregarded the statement of “ Reformed Faith” ? You speak very definitely for a mi nority of Presbyterians. Where in the “ Reformed Faith” statement do you find verbal inspiration applied to the Holy Scriptures, or bodily resurrection or material heaven and hell? Long Beach, Calif. Rev. Ben T. Cowles, Pastor, St. John's Community Presbyterian Church Exact quotes were given that an swer reader Cowles’ questions. For more on Presbyterians and present- day trends see page 14, this issue. —ED. Sirs: In your July and August issues your Out of the Lab column dealt with carbon 14. You state that science proves man has been on this globe at least 15,000 years. You also state that this does not contradict the Bible account which Bible scholars in general— even men like Scofield— have declared dates the creation of man as approximately 6,000 years ago. I would like to believe you but . . . where do you find a loop hole for the insertion of so many thousands of years? Helena, Mont. Christine Bruins Sirs: One of the major difficulties with the theory [dating by carbon 14] is that it assumes that “ all things con tinue as they were from the begin ning of creation” which naturally includes the rate which cosmic rays convert nitrogen atoms into carbon 14 atoms. This leaning toward con formity as opposed to catastrophe in the history of the earth is the bul wark of the evolutions. Let us as Christians go slow in jumping to conclusions where even the unbe lievers tread softly. S. San Gabriel, Calif. L. W. King The Bible and most Bible scholars, including Scofield, do not date the creation of man. Dates were placed in the margin of the Authorized Ver- continued on page 10 AGE OF MAN
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Chicago with its half million Jews pre sents a challenge for aggressive gospel work. “The Jewish religion is the hardest in the world to live up to,” said a prospective purchaser of our old building. We main tained that the great need is the presence of the Lord Jesus in the life. One with serious domestic trouble bold ly declared that he was satisfied, yet his fife and cruelty to his family belie his words. Visiting a temple with a Jewish friend on Passover, we heard nothing concerning the sprinkling of blood, the Passover lamb, or deliverance from bondage. Much was said, however, to inflate Jewish pride. How do we meet the need? Sixteen godly, trained workers in Chi cago, plus fourteen in eight other cities of the U.S. and Jerusalem, carry the tes timony house-to-house and shop-to-shop; Bible clubs have reached two hundred children per week; through our camps nineteen have come to Jesus Christ this summer. At a Sunday afternoon “Home Hour” an atheistic Jew in his sixties, repeatedly witnessed to, publicly confessed Jesus as his Saviour. Tracts and books are shipped out daily. A Jewish-Greek immigrant, after reading one of Mr. Lind- berg’s booklets, phoned requesting a visit from someone. A man who came to sell insurance left with assurance, saying: “I’ve been working for the rock (Pruden tial), now I am standing on the Rock.” Prophetic lectures and Jewish Evangelism Institutes in churches challenge Christians and instruct them how to witness to Jews. A little lass, comforting her mother as we were leaving our pastorate, said: “Mr. MacKinney will go to Chicago and tell all of the Jews about Jesus real quick, and then come back.” Far from being a one-man job, it is the obligation and privilege of every Christian to take the Gospel “to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile.” Help us in this ministry to reach Israel with the Message of Life! Send for sample tracts and A.M.F. Monthly. For more information write to:
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