Parables and Pearls (continued) of guilt and. fear possessed him. He bowed his head and began to weep. A man seated across the aisle sensed the difficulty and came over to help. As he heard the story, the stranger kindly said, “Thais wonderful. Now there is nothing to worry about, is there?” “Yes, but how can I really be sure my parents w ill receive me?” the outcast pondered. “You see, this train passes by our back yard. In my last letter l told them if they would forgive me, they should tie a white cloth from one of the branches of the tree. This is to be the signal telling me that l can come home. But now, w ithin just a few miles of home, I’m afraid to look; afraid what their answer might be.” The kindly gentleman said he would look for him. So that he would not miss it, the profligate explained what his home looked like. As they approached the place the man, a father himself, carefully watched for the white cloth he was sure would be hanging from a branch. Then, all of a sudden he smiled broadly and reported, “You can look now, son. There is no need to worry! You see, they have a white cloth tied to every single branch of that tree!” What a wonderful story of human forgiveness. But how it pales into insignificance when we think of what Christ has done for us. “He pardoned ALL our sins. He can celled the bond which stood against us. The bond that consisted of or dinances and which was directly hostile to us. He has taken it out of our way by nailing it to the cross. He rid Himself of all the powers of evil; and held them up to open con tempt when He celebrated His tri umph over them on the cross!” (The 20th Century N e w Testament. Colossians 2:14 and 15.) * * * Don't be so busy preparing for a "rainy" day that you miss God's sun shine of today. * * *
A flame of fire from the pulpit will soon melt any ice in the pew. * * * HOW MUCH "LESS"? Have you ever noticed how often the word “less” creeps into our con versation and becomes a part of our daily vocabulary. For instance, we have had iceless refrigerators, fire less cookers, wireless telegraphy, hammerless guns, skidless tires, and drugless prescriptions. Unfortunate ly, it appears we also are being sub jected, from liberal theological cen ters, with a bloodless Gospel, Christ- less salvation, Spiritless ministry and a powerless church. The end result is a peaceless world trying to produce a warless economy. Thank God that we have a solid core of young people who are preparing themselves here at Biola to serve Christ wheresoever He may call. Your monthly faithful ness enables us to send forth His message through them to the ends of the earth. * * * We never test the resources of God until we attempt the impossible! . . . HOW TO BUILD A BOMB SHELTER Most of our readers may not be aware that we teach our hundreds of students in the five Biola schools how to build bomb shelters. They are of a very special type. Would you like to know how to do it?-First, dig in deeply, making sure your foundation is on rock, the Rock, Christ Jesus. Then build your shel ter strong without and within pro viding walls of salvation and gates of praise. Stock it w ith the Bread of Life and the Living Water. Have plenty of fruit of the Spirit. Enter the door and qbide in peace fearing not them which can kill the body but are not able to kill the soul. A very practical bomb shelter! * * * He who will not learn of anyone except himself has a fool for a teacher.
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