EDITORIAL COMMENT
THE OBLIGATION OF A LIFETIME by J. Richard Chase
might not sin against Thee.” Growth in the Christian life has as its core increased learning of the Word of God as well as the daily experiences that a Christian undergoes. To mark time is to become stag nate. God has given us a capacity to grow in wisdom as well as in grace, and this is a life-long process. The problems of the 70’s will not necessarily be solved with the an swers learned in the 40’s, 50’s, or ev en 60’s. With each new decade there are new problems, and new answers must be sought for those problems. A physician who has not kept pace Page 5
Is your education complete? I hope not! Education is not merely a class room function; it is both a privilege and obligation of a lifetime. Peter reminds us in Scripture that we should add to our faith virtue, and to our virtue knowledge. Our knowledge, on the other hand, is ac companied by the ability to endure. Paul in I and II Timothy urges the disciple to be ever diligent in the study of God’s Word. In the Old Testament, Psalm 119 places tre mendous emphasis upon a growing knowledge of God’s Word: “Thy Word have I hid in mine heart that I
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