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T h e K i n g © B a e i n e e s E S T A B L I S H E D 1 9 1 0 A publication of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Inc. Louis T. Talbot, Chancellor • S. H. Sutherland, President • Ray A. Myers, Board Chairman MAY, in the year of our Saviour Vol. 54, No. 5 Nineteen Hundred and Sixty-three Established 1910 Dedicated to the spiritual development of the Christian home /W e s THE HOLY SPIRIT A N D TONGUES — Robert L. Thomas .......... 9 CH R IST IAN IT Y A N D SEX — Stuart Barton Babbage ............... 12 WHEN TO SAY NO — Erich F. Brauer ................................. 14 LAOS STILL W A IT S — Rosemary Foote .................................. 16 THE M IN D UNDER THE BLOOD ............................................ 18 CAMPERS IN T RA IN ING ............... -...................................... 20 CHR IST IAN CONFERENCES EXPAND ....................................... 21 ALL ISRAEL SHALL BE SAVED — Nickolas Kurtaneck ............... 23 SMO K ING — Dr. L. Sale-Harrison ............................................ 34 LOOK W HO PAYS — Berthalee Braylcs ................................... 35 T IM ELY TIPS FOR TEACHERS — Margaret Jacobsen ................. 36 THE KITE THAT W ANTED TO BE FREE — Louis T. Talbot ...... 42 THE CHR IST IAN YOUTH A N D DATES — Clyde M. Narramore .... 44 Fedu/iea MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR — Samuel H. Sutherland .............. 6 FOR WOM EN ONLY — Dick Hillis ........................................... 19 DR. TALBOT'S QUESTION BOX — Louis T. Talbot ..................... 26 TA LK ING IT OVER — Clyde M. Narramore .............................. 28 PERSONAL EVANGELISM — Benjamin Weiss ............................ 29 BOOK REVIEWS — Arnold D. Ehlert ......................................... 30 WORLD NEW SGRAMS — James O. Henry .............................. 32 SCIENCE A N D THE BIBLE — Bolton Davidheiser 33 CULTS CRITQUE — Betty Bruechert ....................................... 39 UNDER THE PARSONAGE ROOF — Althea S. Miller ................. 41 Multiti READER REACTION ................................................................ 5 PRESENTING THE MESSAGE .................................................. 27
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In this impoverished land of Korea, hundreds of other leprous parents are pleading with us to admit their children to one of our homes—a plea which can be answered only if we are enabled to enlarge our facilities. Do what your compassion ate heart tells you to do— n o w ! LA R G E ST W O R K OF IT S K IN D IN K O R EA
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The 19th annual International Christian Leadership Conference was recently held in Washington, D .C . According to news reports, this conference featured two members o f the British Parliament, Sir Cyril W. Black, K. T ., and the Honorable John Cordle. It is particularly noteworthy that the secular press commented upon the fact that these gentlemen from England, "stressed that material and social betterment do not solve spiritual problems.” Sir Cyril Black had this to say, rtWe once generally accepted the proposition that ( 1 ) if we abolish poverty, we abolish crime, and (2 ) if we raise educational standards and opportunities, we shall raise moral and spiritual standards. But these have been disproved by experi ence for, in Great Britain, crime has increased six-fold since 1900, and moral and spiritual standards have declined despite the spread o f education and the abolition o f poverty.” Previewing the develop ment o f the welfare state in England, Mr. Cordle said, "Most o f the social benefits are directly traceable to the work o f Christian leaders and to the influence of the Christian church as a whole. But the conditions we have produced by the application o f Christian prin ciples to our society seem to make it harder to win a hearing for the Gospel o f Jesus Christ. Social betterment seems to have produced a materialistic outlook with a sense of wealth and comfort unknown to earlier generations.” He added, "The Christian church in our country has done really a magificent social job without producing a corresponding spiritual result. The social gospel of the last half century has proved inadequate to meet the human needs which go deeper than housing and pensions and education and health. Man’s deepest need is for God’s forgiveness, for God’s power in his life and for the realization o f the abiding presence o f the living Saviour.” It is refreshing, indeed, to read statements such as these from men high in the political life o f England. These men evidently know what it means to be born again. They know what is the real empha sis o f the Gospel o f the Lord Jesus Christ. They acknowledge that
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moral reform and social betterment do not constitute the answer to the needs o f the human heart. Thank God for men o f this caliberl \ We thank God, also, for men in high public office in our own government, on the national, state and local levels, who likewise are standing true to the Word o f God and the glorious Gospel re vealed therein. One would dare to hope that words such as these might serve as a solemn warning to the "new evangelicals” who are stressing more and more the "social implications of the Gospel,” and who are at the same time tending more and more to minimize the redemptive program o f the Gospel message. Yes, indeed, man's deepest need is for God ’s forgiveness, for God’s power in his life and for the realization o f the abiding pres ence o f a living Saviour. And the only answer to this need is to be found in the acceptance o f the Lord Jesus Christ as one’s own personal Saviour and the resultant presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of the new-born child o f God. It is perfectly true that there are social implications to the Gospel. But a minister of Jesus Christ perverts his calling and misses his mission when he replaces the Gos pel o f the Lord Jesus Christ with a social gospel message. It is quite true that the Gospel changes not only the human heart but also has a very definite eff ect upon one’s outlook in relation to his environment. But social betterment must always be a by-product o f Christianity. It must never be thought o f as a primary purpose o f our Lord’s coming to the earth. He came to die on Calvary’s cross as an atonement for sin. The failure of modernism, for that is exactly wJjat these eminent statesmen f rom Great Britain were talking about, may be observed and indeed, has been quite readily admitted to be the case in this beloved country o f ours. One dares to hope that since modernism has proven to be such a monumental failure, people would once again turn to the old glorious Gospel message as revealed in the Word o f God and proclaim it from the housetops. But, alas, the neo-orthodox adherents and the new evan gelical exponents once again are merely playing the old tune o f the early days o f the modernism of f if ty years ago. These ministers are sowing new seeds of unbelief which will surely bear fruit in the years that lie ahead in a new wave o f the old modernism which wrought such havoc and produced such spiritual decadence in the dmrch o f Jesus Christ. Tins is a day when laymen ought to speak out boldly in God’s name, demanding o f their ministers that th>ey preach the unsearch able riches o f Christ and refusing to support the program and ac tivities o f a clmrch where the Gospel is not proclaimed in all o f its beauty and saving power. They should assume a place o f spiritual leadership out o f winch all too many ministers o f Jesus Christ have " educated” themselves. May God help us in this dark hour to hold aloft the glorious light o f the Gospel o f our Lord Jesus Christ, who said o f Himself, " I am the Light o f the world.”
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A Time magazine article reports that many leading scientists believe a “G od " created the universe and then withdrew. For men and wom en in all walks of life, this raises a haunting question . ..
These scientists suggest that God, in effect, wound the clock of the universe and then retired. It is all right, they say, to believe in Go d . . . but it is folly to get too serious about it so far as the here and novf are concerned, for God is far away. Is there scientific basis for what these scientists say? Are they really qualified to speak on supernatural things? Is what they say true? Is there any
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i ' iu ir w. n un itriu Governor of Oregon
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Joan Winmill Brown Former English Actress
It. Gen. W. K. Harrison, Jr. Korean Truce negotiator
Joe Romig All-American, Colorado
Chief Surgeon Children's Hospital Philadelphia
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OTI s i i i If WV I I n a p p r o a c h in g t h e subject of the spiritual gift called tongues, sometimes referred to as glossolalia, one must, first of all, clarify two related issues. There is the matter of whether there are in the New Testament two distinct gifts of the Spirit referred to by this name or only one. In other words, is there a gift of tongues in Acts which is distinct from that in First Corinthians? (The reference to “new tongues” in Mark 16:17 is omitted from this discussion because of textual problems that are involved in the passage.) In addition, an in telligent appraisal of “speaking in tongues” must include an understanding of the nature of the gifts or gift in these books. Commentators on the New Testament have differed widely in their explanations of these two issues. Nevertheless, this must not deter the serious student of God’s Word in a day when the possession of this gift is being professed by many Christians in various denomina tions. Tongues In Acts In looking at the Book of Acts, first of all, one finds specific references to this gift in three contexts: chapters two, ten, and nineteen. It seems likely that the phenome non may have occurred also in conjunction with the arrival of Peter and John in Samaria (Acts 8). Ecstatic utterances. The nature of the gift in Acts 2:1-13 is crucial, because this passage apparently settles the issue in relation to the entire Book. 'Rackham is a typical exponent of the position which sees in this gift a reference to utterances which are completely unintelli gible (Richard Belward Rackham, The Acts of the Apos tles, pp. 19-21). To support the ecstatic or even hysteri cal character of these utterances he suggests certain proofs, among which are the following: (1) the universal prevalence of the.Greek language made foreign languages all but unnecessary at Pentecost; (2) the disciples were taken to be drunk, a factor which does not suggest in telligible speech; and (3) in the house of Cornelius there is no hint of or need for foreign languages (Acts 10:46; 11:15). (1) Taking these arguments in order, one may agree as to the fact of the universal prevalence of the Greek language, but he also remembers that these utterances had to be comprehended so that the miraculous element could be discerned by the listeners. Otherwise, this in coherent babbling would have been dismissed without a second thought. Although the disciples could have been understood if speaking in Greek, it was far more impres sive for them to address the listeners in the languages of the provinces from which they had come. (2) Rackham’s second argument recalls another pas sage where drunkenness is contrasted to the filling of the Holy Spirit. In Ephesians 5:18 the believer is com manded not to allow himself to be under the influence of wine, but rather to submit to the control of the Holy Spirit. In the Ephesian passage, however, Spirit-control is not associated with anything unintelligible, but with coherent speaking, singing, and thanksgiving. Therefore, the accusation of drunkenness in Acts two need not be taken to imply unintelligibility; instead, it resulted from the ability of these men to speak in a way which was normally impossible for them. (3) Rackham’s third objection to understanding tongues as a reference to foreign languages is taken from the experience in the house of Cornelius. It is contended that there was no need for foreign languages here. But was this actually the case? Were there not Jews present who would be greatly impressed by hearing these new Gentile converts speak in a language, such as Aramaic, which was foreign to them? It is not only possible, but probable, that the Jewish companions of Peter were con vinced of the reception of the Spirit by these Gentiles on just such a basis? Foreign languages. The above arguments, selected as typical of those used to prove a reference to inarticulate utterances, are seen to be inherently weak. In fact, Rack ham himself sees the necessity of at least some foreign words at Pentecost. That the gift consisted in the ability to communicate in a language normally unknown to the speaker is obvious from at least two factors. First, there is the Greek word dialektos, which in the King James Version is translated “language” in Acts 2:6, 8. The word is found four other times in Acts (1:19; 21:40; 22:6; 22:6; 26:14), and in each case it refers to a lan guage commonly spoken. It cannot be doubted that the word has the same meaning here, being a reference to the languages and dialects spoken by the persons listed in verses nine through eleven. Secondly, verse eleven reveals the feature of the experience that made the greatest impression upon the (continued on next page) MAY, 1963 9 The Holy Spirit1 and Tongues (continued) listeners: the disciples were speaking their languages (in this case the word is glossais, “tongues”). There is no record of their being impressed by some sort of in coherent babbling; in fact, the record says that the dis ciples were uttering words about the wonderful works (literally, “splendors”) of God. And lest someone say that it was a miracle of hearing rather than speaking, let it be remembered that it was upon the speakers, not the listeners, that the Holy Spirit came. The only defensible conclusion, therefore, is that on the day of Pentecost the disciples spoke in the languages of the different peoples enumerated in Acts two. In regard to this conclusion Henry Alford has written, “All attempts to evade this are connected with some forcing of the text, or some far-fetched and indefensible exegesis” (The Greek Testament, II, 15). Once this feature of speaking in tongues is discerned in Acts two, there is no sufficient ground for departing from it in the subsequent occurrences of the gift. Thus Peter’s words regarding the household of Cornelius con firm that their experience was strictly analogous to that on the day of Pentecost (see Acts 11:15, “as on us at the beginning”). It is also to be assumed that the nature of the gift is the same in Acts 19:6 because of the identical terminology used. There is no reason to believe that there were two distinct kinds of tongues in this book. Tongues in First Corinthians Having reached a conclusion as to the nature of tongues in Acts, one must next compare these results with the classic passage in First Corinthians (chs. 12-14). The reason most often advanced for finding a difference between the phenomenon of tongues in Acts and that in First Corinthians is that in the former, tongues are intelligible languages while in the latter they appear to be unintelligible. When the evidence for the latter book is examined closely, however, the argument is re vealed to be quite inadequate. Different from Acts. To support the idea of inarticu late forms of speech such passages as I Corinthians 13:1 are cited, and it is adduced from the context that the verse refers to inarticulate forms of speech (G. G. Find lay, “First Epistle to the Corinthians,” Expositors Greek Testament, II, 896-97). But as Alford points out, “the tongues of men” must mean the tongues spoken by men in general, if language is to have its natural sense ( The Greek Testament, III, 585). The same is true of the tongues of angels, whatever their languages may be. Mistranslations in the King James Version undoubted ly have contributed to the conviction in favor of ecstatic speech. For instance, the word unknown, used throughout the chapter to characterize “tongue” or “tongues” is actually without basis in the original Greek. This un doubtedly has led some to look upon these as utterances unknown to any man. Another reason sometimes deduced for “unknown tongues” is found in I Corinthians 14:26. It is inferred from this verse that the interpreters of tongues did not always agree, and from this inference it is concluded that the tongues were not a foreign language. This ex planation reads into the verse something that is not there, however, for Paul is simply making reference to the difficult encountered in everyone’s speaking at the same time. Same as Acts. On the other side, the evidence in favor of foreign languages in Corinthians is far more convinc ing. First of all, the identity of the gifts in Acts and Corinthians is proven from the same terms by which they are described. To speak “with other tongues” (Acts 2:4) and to speak “with tongues” (Acts 10:46; 19:6) are equivalent expressions, and the latter of these ex pressions in Acts is identical with the terminology of I Corinthians fourteen (cf. I Cor. 14:5). To take the same phrases and apply them to different manifestations without any explanation to support such action, is con trary to sound principles of interpretation. Secondly, in I Corinthians 14:19 the apostle speaks of “ten thousand words in a tongue.” There are two interesting facts about this phrase. The word “tongue” is singular here and elsewhere in the chapter, but some times it is plural in this same context. This fluctuation between the singular and plural is easily explainable from the standpoint of “language” and “languages,” but such a variation defies explanation if unintelligible ut terances are advocated. The second interesting fact about the verse is that “words” are the product of this mani festation. The conclusion must be that the “words” go together to constitute a known language. Thirdly, in I Corinthians 14:11 the writer’s complaint is that the man who speaks in a voice that is meaning less to him, is a foreigner (King James Version, “bar barian”) to him. If this verse referred to a man’s in coherent, inarticulate sounds, which no living person could understand, it would not make him a foreigner, but a babbler. The contrary would be true, however, if he spoke a foreign language. Fourthly, the Old Testament citation in I Corinthians 14:21 defines the nature of tongues. Introduced to teach that it was not a mark of divine favor to have teachers whose language they oould not understand, the quotation is taken from Isaiah 28:11-12. In this Old Testament passage the context clearly indicates a reference to lan guages spoken by the Assyrians, which were foreign languages insofar as Israel was concerned. This further confirms that the nature of the gift in Corinthians is the same as that in Acts. The Limitations of Tongues If then, the nature of the gift is the same in the two books, there is but one Scriptural gift of tongues, and it is possible to set down certain God-given principles as to the exercise of this gift. (1) If the gift is received on the basis of its being in tended for every Christian, it is not the same gift de scribed in the Bible. In this connection a recent writer has said, “I am convinced that it is not for me only, but for everyone ” (Ivan S. Gamble, “And I Was Afraid,” Trinity} Trinitytide, 1961, p. 5). But I Corinthians 12:14, 19 shows from an analogy with the human body that all believers are not to expect the same gift. If the body were composed of only one member, it would be im possible for it to be a functioning organism. Coupled with this analogy is the statement of 12:30 to demonstrate that all do not speak with tongues. Instead of the word ing “Do all speak with tongues?” a rendering which re veals the force of the construction would be, “All do not speak with tongues, do they?” The question must be answered negatively due to the grammatical construc tion that Paul uses. (2) If the gift is understood to be a sign of spirituality, it is not the gift described in the Bible. In addressing his congregation, an Episcopalian recently said, “I, your Vicar, have experienced this infilling of the Holy Ghost and have spoken with other tongues” (Gordon S. Scovell, “The Experience of Pentecost,” Trinity, Trinitytide, 1961, p. 3). To make being Spirit-filled and speaking with tongues synonymous is, however, to do violence to the Scriptures. There is abundant evidence that this gift, with the others, is sovereignly bestowed by God, and that its reception depends only on the person’s having re- 10 THE KING'S BUSINESS ing. This mark God supplied in the form of miraculous gifts of the Spirit, such as tongues. Once this new truth has become established, how ever, there was no longer any need of such miraculous manifestations. In an objective, written revelation such as the Bible is, the necessity for widespread miraculous gifts of the more sensational type is removed. For this reason, after the completion and recognition of the New Testament canon, there was no longer a place for au thenticating signs; the truth now stood in authentic form, and the confirmatory signs could add nothing to it. There is today the popular conception that signs were utilized to gain attention; while they did do this, their actual purpose was to authenticate the message being spoken (I Cor. 14:22). Miraculous signs, then, served their purpose in the period of transition from the old economy to the new. Paul alludes to this characteristic of tongues when he says, “Whether there be tongues, they shall cease” (I Cor. 13:8). He illustrates the manner of the gift’s cessation by means of an illustration drawn from human development: “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things’ (I Cor. 13:11). Certain behavior habits and mannerisms belong to the early states of life, and the gifts enumerated in verse eight fall into this class, according to the writer. But as one begins to reach adulthood and maturity, the earlier habits drop by the wayside. These habits do not leave the person suddenly, but rather gradually. Thus in the analogy the writer does not speak of the cessation of tongues at the time of Christ’s coming; instead he speaks of their fading off the scene after the church has devel oped sufficiently to render them unnecessary. As indi cated previously, this stage was reached when the church came into possession of the written Word. Such principles could be greatly multiplied, but these will suffice for the present discussion. It should be emphasized that these principles are not by way of placing a limitation upon what God can do. Rather, they are simply a recognition of the limitation which God has chosen to place on Himself through His Word. If in His dealings with men, He was chosen to use certain means, it is the proper responsibility of men to seek to abide by the principles which He has set up. To be sure, God may in isolated instances choose to use miracu lous signs at the present time, but the widespread practice of them must be reserved for the periods that are critical in His dealings, with the human race. In the confusion of the present hour, it behooves the child of God to examine the Word of God very carefully in connection with the gift of tongues in order to under stand “what the will of the Lord is.” Such a course is far better than seeking after a particular emotional ex perience or an unusual manifestation that will attract attention to oneself. Such a course will yield far more fruit for Christ in the light of eternity. ceived Christ as Saviour. The words “as he will” in I Corinthians 12:11 point to the sole basis on which the Spirit bestows this gift. Likewise in 12:18 it is God’s desire that is the criterion for who receives the gift; and judging by the past tenses of the verbs, this dis pensing of gifts is made at the time a person first comes to Christ. (3) If tongues are taken to be a superior gift and one whose emphasis overshadows other gifts, it is not the Biblical concept of the gift. In I Corinthians 12:28 the spiritual gifts are listed in order of importance, and tongues are at the bottom of the list. Gn the basis of this listing the apostle advises the Corinthians in verse 31 to seek for their church “the best gifts.” Commenting upon this verse Charles Hodge writes, “Literally, the better gifts, by which is meant, as appears from 14:5, those which were the more useful. The Corinthians had a very different standard of excellence; and coveted most the gifts which were the most attractive, although the least useful” (The First Epistle to the Corinthians, p. 264). The whole outlook of the fourteenth chapter is that of the subordination of the gift of tongues. (4) If the manifestation of tongues comes at a period of history when there is no special necessity for authenti cating God’s messenger of His message, it is not the gift described in the Bible. This principle involves an under standing of God’s dealings throughout the various peri ods of Biblical history. It is generally agreed that signs and miracles are quite largely confined to particular time periods in God’s program of revelation. Most would agree upon the period of Moses as being one of these periods; the same is true of the period of Elijah and Elisha and that of Christ and the apostles. In these eras there was special need for authenticating the messenger and the message he preached. In Moses’ case, there was need for identifying the man who was the God-appoint ed spokesman and leader of the people. The crisis in this case was the bondage of Israel and their deliverance from it. Elijah and Elisha in the same way needed mirac ulous manifestations to prove them to be God’s official voice in a time of apostasy. The same characteristic, of course, is also observable in the ministry of Christ. As Peter declares, He was to the men of Israel “. . . a man approved of God . . . by miracles and wonders and signs which God did by him” (Acts 2:22). The same confirmation was granted to the apostles and their associates according to the writer of Hebrews: “God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will” (Heb. 2:4). The need in this third case was to authenticate a mes sage which set aside the Mosaic Covenant and instituted a new order under which new conditions were to exist. For example, a new body, the church, was to come into existence, and consequently, the men who proclaimed the new revelation as to this body needed some mark of authentication from God to show the truth of their teach FOR THE NEXT FIVE MONTH S IN THE K ING 'S BUSINESS, MAJOR ARTICLES ON THE HOLY SPIRIT by leading evangelical theologians E X T R A CO P IE S OF T H IS ISSUE S ix for $1.00 Thirty-five for $5.00 THE K ING 'S BUSINESS • 558 So. Hope St. • Los Angeles 17, California 11 MAY, 1963 E v e r y t h i n k i n g p e r s o n knows that something has gone wrong with sex as we know it. A disruption has taken place, and the consequence is disorder and confusion in the sexual lives of men and women. The Bible records with profound significance that the fall of mankind through disobedience and rebellion was ac companied, not only by the consciousness of guilt, but also by the awareness of nakedness, which became em barrassing after the entrance of sin. “The eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons” (Genesis 3:7). Interrogated by God, Adam con fesses; “I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” The experience of sin marks the end of innocence; in the realm of sexuality, it manifests itself in self-conscious ness and shame. No part of man’s life is exempt from the evil entail of sin: man’s sexual life, like his intellectual life and his religious life, is spoiled and soiled and subject to sin. It is necessary to stress, against those who would deify sex, that it is neither less corrupted than any other part of man’s being, nor, against those who would make This is not its sole purpose nor is it its main purpose, but it is certainly one of its purposes. “To avoid fornica tion,” he adds, “let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband . . . Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that you may give yourself to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency” (7:2-5). What the Apostle enjoins on both husband and wife is mutual consideration. What he urges is a deference to, a sympathetic concern for, the desires and wishes of the other. To our sophisticated ears, the residual legatees of a democratic civilization, this advice may sound trite and commonplace; it was startling and revolutionary ad vice to those to whom Paul wrote. The position of women in the ancient world was one of real subjection and social inferiority. A Jew thanked God daily that he had not been created a Gentile, a slave, or a woman. In Graeco-Roman society a woman was not a companion but a chattel. Demosthenes cynically observed: “We have courtesans for the sake of pleasure; we have wives for the purpose of having children legitimately, and of having a faithful guardian for all our household affairs.” The sex the fount and origin of all sin, is it more corrupted. Because of sin, sex, like every other part of man’s being, needs redemption. The Bible contains emphatic warnings against the abuse and misuse of sex. “Be not deceived,” Paul writes to the citizens of the most notoriously profligate city of ancient antiquity. “Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind . . shall inherit the king dom of God” (I Cor. 6:9-19). The Christian ideal, it is clear, is continence before marriage and fidelity after marriage. “This is the will of God, even your sanctifica tion, that ye should abstain from fornication” (I Thess. 4:3). Sex Within Marriage The liberty which the Christian man enjoys within marriage is not to be construed as legalized lust. St. Paul continues: “This is the will of God . . . that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctifica tion and honor; not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God” (I Thess. 4:3-5). There is a healthy realism in Paul: he knows that all men have not the gift of continence and that an enforced celibacy may hinder and not help the achievement of sanctity, so that “it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion” (I Cor. 7:9). It is not without interest that it is often those who are most insistent on realism in literature who take the most vigorous exception to the blunt forthrightness of Paul’s advice. Marriage, he teaches, is the divinely-ordained prophylactic against sin. Greeks kept their wives in absolute seculsion (a married woman could never appear on the street alone and could not have her meals in the apartments of the men), and at the same time, husbands sought their real pleasures in relationships outside of marriage. Parenthood and Birth Control Christians believe that those who enjoy the delights of marriage should also accept, with a sense of due respon sibility, its disciplines. Parenthood is both a joy and a burden, a privilege and a responsibility. Christians will not selfishly seek to evade this inestimable privilege except for the most weighty reasons. “Not to rear up children,” said Clement of Alexandria bluntly, “is to dissolve states and society and is an unmanly evasion of responsibility.” It is easy to rationalize our repudiation of God’s command on the ground of other responsibilities and pressing preoccupations. We all, in our selfishness and sin, reveal an astonishing ingenuity in finding good reasons for bad actions. In thinking about the question of the number of children they hope to have, a Christian couple will take into account their ability to meet the material demands of providing for and educating each successive child. For the achievement of healthy development, what is re quired is a home in which there is love and security. Christian parents know that emotional security is just as important as material security. This means that the relationship between husband and wife needs to be resilient, a happy relationship of genuine give and take. 12 THE KINO'S BUSINESS
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