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HOW CAN THE JEW know CHRIST STIMULUS A Jewish man heard the witness from an A. M. F. Missionary in Florida. Patiently, with an open Bible the worker focused upon the need for peace in the human heart. Then pointing out some of the 333 prophecies about the Messiah, which were fulfilled in Jesus, he turned to Isaiah 53. RESPONSE The Jewish man read of the one who was “wounded for our transgressions” . . . and by whose stripes “we are healed." Amazed that this was not the New Testament, but his own Jewish prophet Isaiah, his preju dice was overcome. He found his own condition portrayed. Best of all he found the One upon whom the iniquity of all was laid. 365 days of the year by personal contact, by tracts, and by radio, A. M. F. missionar ies are reaching Jewish people with the message of salvation. Archie A. MacKinney, Director AMERICAN MESSIANIC FELLOWSHIP 7448 N. Damen Ave., Chicago 45, III. Retire . . . in Santa Barbara A n Evangelical Christian Retirement Residence IDEAL CLIMATE, UNSURPASSED BEAUTY COMPLETE FACILITIES, WITH HOSPITAL Trial Resident Plan SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. CEYLON and INDIA GENERAL MISSION and Pakistan Christian Fellowship W A N T E D R E C R U I T S for both India and Pakistan Member I.F.M.A. Write for Free literature 107-K N. Hale Street, Wheaton, III. 60187 Little Giant Hotomatic Gas Water Heater No. 3
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BY OR. SAMUEL H. SUTHERLAND ^ r P R E S I D E N T , THE BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES, INC.
MODERN VERSUS THE OLD
I strangely interesting to note how theological here sies with slight variations have a habit o f reappearing in succeed ing generations. Actually there has been no new theological de velopment since the very early days o f church history. Immedi ately following the turn o f this century, a heresy known as modernism arose. Its advocates hailed this designation with a keen sense o f pride, claiming that they were presenting something "new” or "up-to-date” as distinguished from the historic ortho dox position o f the church. Anyone who was not a modernist was out o f date, antiquated, and not in touch with the times. Modernism, in its essence, is simply a denial o f the infallibility o f the Bible, denial o f belief in the virgin birth o f our Lord Jesus Christ, denial o f the miracles as recorded in the Word o f God, denial o f the atoning sacrifice o f Jesus Christ on Calvary’s cross, denial o f the resurrection o f Christ. The modernist (or liberal) begins by repudiating all o f the great historic truths o f the Chris tian church and then proceeds to build his own system o f philo sophical thought on the ash heaps o f his destructive efforts. O f course there is nothing at all modern about modernism. It is as old as the morning o f the resurrection o f our Lord and Saviour, when evil men tried to bribe the Roman guards, who were watch ing over the empty tomb, to admit that while they^slept on duty the disciples o f our Lord stole away His body. This was simply an effort to discredit and deny the actual resurrection o f our Lord and all that goes with this great doctrine. About 200 A.D., there arose one by the name o f Celsus. A man o f brilliant mind, he was an outstanding rationalist who had a most damaging influence upon the early church. Indeed, one modern church historian states concerning him: "He [Celsus] sums up all the objections both historical and philosophical which can be brought against the faith o f the church. Later philosophy has done no more than to restate the objections o f Celsus.” This is a tremendously significant statement. Within two hundred years after the founding o f Christianity, Celsus had assailed the whole Gospel history as utterly incredible. He condemned in a t i s i n d e e d
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