Christ. Don’t be confused by a pro fessor who goes to church and whose heart is actually far from the Lord. This is not a true possessor of eternal life through personal faiih and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. “What is your opinion on having a body cremated a fter death?” A. From all indications in Scripture the proper method is burial. There may be times, of course, when this is not possible and other means of disposing of the bodies must be used. The human body is a product of God’s own working. Burial shows proper respect for the body. Remem ber, however, that even though the bodies of our loved ones have been laid away in the grave, perhaps since disintegrated, the Lord can bring every particle together, just as fil ings can be brought together by a strong magnet. Read Psalm 139:13- 16. Q . Kansas City, Mo. — “I f God calls a person into full-time Christian work, is that call fo r a life time?” A. Regardless of our type of work, we all should consider ourselves as full-time Christians. There are many missionaries whom God called to His service on the foreign field whose bodies became broken through over work or disease. They subsequently had to come back to the homeland. William Carey said that his busi ness was to serve the Lord while he cobbled shoes for a living. You see, the business of every one is to serve the Lord, and witness for Him, re gardless of what work we do for a living. As for a lifetime on the mis sion field, each person must be led of God. Q. Homedale, Ida. — “Could you tell us what stars in the crowns mean? Will we have stars in our crowns? Will they be taken away i f we do something wrong?” Q . Eugene, Ore. —
A. Crowns are a certain Biblical concept. We see that there are go ing to be a soul-winner’s crown and the martyr’s crown, as well as crowns for the under-shepherds of the flock. Five crowns are mentioned in the New Testament. Consider the hymn “Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown?” A star is that which enhances a crown’s beauty. Will we hear Christ say, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant?” No, stars aren’t taken away if we do something wrong, but if we fail in our service we will not receive re wards. Q . Bakersfield, Calif. — “I love to hear ‘The Biola Hour’ but the rest o f the fam ily just leaves the room. What can I do to get them interested in God’s Word? They all went to Sun day school in the early years and still go to church off and on.” A. F irst of all, as a wife and moth er, go purchase a little transistor which you can take into your own room to hear the programs. You don’t have to say a thing to your
Children from broken homes and difficult back grounds were visitors on the Biola Campus, brought to the school by Bonnie JeanPritchet, a graduate of Biola in 1949. She manages the Southwestern Playland in one of the areas of Southern California which was hit by re cent riots. The program provides a nursery, kindergarten and child care for school-age children whose parents work. The boys and girls listen to "The Biola Hour" each day on their way to school and wanted to see its place of origination. They all attend Child Evangelism classes regularly.
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