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Hunan Bible Institute in Hunan Province, China; not forgetting the Biola Press and Biola Book Boom, for the printing and distribution o f Gospel literature. These facts have been reviewed thus briefly that The K ing ’s Business Family may be assured of the unchanging position of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. The need for real Bible Schools is greater today than ever before in the world’s history, for it is eternally true that it is “ Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord” that the Gospel of Jesus Christ must be given to a lost world. “ For, after that in the wisdom o f God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching, to save them that believe” (1 Cor. 1 :21 ); and the Christian worker who would hear the “ well done” of his Lord must heed the words, of Paul who declared, “ And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God; For I determined not to know any thing among you save Jesus Christ and him cruci fied. • • • And my speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demon stration of the Spirit and of power. That your fa ith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God” (1 Cor. 2:1, 4, 5). May the power of the Holy Spirit be manifested by and through the Bible Institute of Los Angeles and The K ing ’s Business, in these perilous days, as never before. THE MYSTERY OF THE MANGER: WHERE IS HE? "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he that is born King of the Jews?" (Matthew 2:1, 2 ). Here is the first question of the New Testament. Con trast it with the first question of the Old Testament— God’s first question, “ Where art th ou t” The New Testament question is asked by Wise Men, and it is a wise question. / The Wise Men are seeking the truth and are guided by a star. Light from Heaven w ill always lead to the solution of difficult questions. Prophecy predicted the coming o f the King. Where was He to be born and when was He to be bornt The first question is answered in Daniel 9:25: . "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon * thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for Iniquity, and to bring In everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.” The second, in Micah 5 :2: “But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that Is to be ruler In Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. The predicted four hundred and fifty-three years had passed and now the heavens spoke and said, “ He is here.” The Wise men sought Him on a throne so they went to headquarters, but Herod did not know. He had seen no star. But he did see a dangerous pos sibility and sent the Wise Men to search for the new bom King and report back to him. The Wise Men found Him cradled in a manger—the last place in the world they would have expected to find Him—but there He was, the promised King of the
A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE: HIS NAME F. E. M arsh "His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9 :6. *■ His Name is “Wonderful” and Fair, And “Marvelous” as well, His Name is “Secret”-—God is He, Who can His glories tell? The glory of His worth is seen, The glory of His death, The glory of His saving grace, And Spirit’s Living Breath. His Name is “Counsellor” and Guide, His Word directs our way, He counsels by His loving Voice, And leads us all the day. He guides us when the path is dark, And holds us by the hand, Within the wilderness He keeps, And brings to Promised Land. His Name is “mighty God,” the Lord, All might is found in Him, No power can stand before His might, No cause He cannot win. His mighty Love will kill all ill, His power will keep from self, His mighty grace will grace the life, And give eternal wealth. “The Everlasting Father” too, Is Christ, the Lord Divine, He was, He is, and is to be, Himself the Living Shrine. He cares for all, he cares for each, He knows our every need, And so' we trust our wants to Him, For He will surely feed. “The Prince of Peace,” His Name so true,
With Him all War must cease, His blood on Cross of Sacrifice, The price He paid for peace. The peace with God, how great a boon, The peace of God how real, The Goa of Peace is with His own, Who have the. Spirit’s seal.
December, 1926.
Jews; the promised Saviour of the world! Humanly, a helpless Babe, but the Child of prophecy, the Creator of all things, the coming K ing! Marvel o f marvels! Mystery o f mysteries! To the human mind an impossibility, but it was foretold in the Book, and what the Book predicts must come true! The contrasts in the life of Christ are remarkable! Creator of all things—yet cradled in a manger! Hold ing all things in the hollow of His hand—yet holding the tools o f a carpenter and working for His daily bread! A miracle-worker—yet a companion o f fisher men and a street preacher! Where is He? Every living soul is asking the ques tion, not always in words, but in the longing o f the heart. We need something. Our hearts are restless, our souls are thirsty, our minds are clouded. We are in a maze. We search for peace and rest and find it
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