FIELD REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED FOR ARIZONA
the dog stretched itself over the body of the mart, just as it had been trained to do, to impart warmth and revive the flickering sparks of life. When the man started to thaw out, in his dazed and drowsy condition, he saw the huge dog hovering over him. He mistook the animal for a wolf intent on devouring h i m . Reaching for a knife he quickly plunged the blade into the animals side. W ithout a whimper the dog crept away and bled to death. That is a very sad story, for we all love animals. There is a parallel, how ever, to the way in which man simi larly mistreats the One who came to this earth to rescue mankind from sin. The Bible talks of those who crucify the Son of God, spum ing His offer of eternal life. This is the difference, however, the freez ing man was only semi-conscious when he rejected his would-be-res cuer. Today, men deliberately and knowingly reject the Saviour. “It is appointed unto men once to die and after this the judgment.” “Behold now is the accepted time, behold now is the day of salvation.” “How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” * * * If ignorance is bliss, more people should be shouting for joy! * * * "THEY WONT MISS ME" You may sometimes feel that your place in life is insignificant. If yoiire not in your place, however, somewhere along the line there is a gap in the hedge. “They worit miss me,” said the policeman as he skip ped a round of his patrol for an extra hand of cards. That night a store was robbed. “They won’t miss m e” said the mother as she re peatedly left her children for parties and. teas. The devil didn’t miss the children' either. “They won’t miss m e” said the man in the assembly line as he slipped away without per mission. But the airplane crashed for lack of a single bolt. “They
M r. M erv Fishback, president o f Bioltds 1963 senior class, has been appointed Field Representative for Biola and the Arizona Bible Institute. He w ill take up his duties in June and w ill have his office at A .B.I. in Phoenix, 3025 W . McDowell Road. worit miss m e” said the sentry as he slipped away from duty but the enemy surprised and massacred his comrades that very night. “They won’t miss me.” said the churcFT member, as he omitted worship one Sunday, and then another, for trivial reasons. He wondered why he no longer enjoyed a victorious Chris tian life. The Psalmist exhorts us, “O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful” (Psalm 31:23). * The Cron ii the keythat will lock the door on your sinful past. * * * TRUE FORGIVENESS A wayward young man ran away from home and followed a pathway of sin. Then one day, as the prodigcd in the Bible, he came to himself re alizing the fo lly of his existence. Writing a letter to his parents, he implored them for forgiveness. As he rocíe home on the train, a sense (Continued on next page) 9 # *
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