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Apostlelo the JEWS! Significantly Paul, who car ried the gospel to the Gentiles, always followed the injunction of Rom. 1:16 “ to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” At Salamis he and Barnabas “ preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews.” (Acts 13:5). At Antioch Paul “ went into the synagogue on the sabbath day.” (Acts 13:14). In Iconium they “ went both together into the synagogue . . . and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.” (Acts 14:1). You will enjoy rich fellowship when you help us carry the gos pel to the Jews as Paul did. Even in Rome “ Paul called the chief of the Jews together” (Acts 28:17) and gave them the mes sage first. Bringing the gospel to the Jews brings blessing to the Gen tiles. Never in our mission have we had a baptism service where there was not at least one Gen tile baptized together with the Jews. Let this God-given blessing become yours by joining us with your gifts and prayers for the salvation of the Jewish brethren of our Lord. Write for free liter- ■ ature today. AMERICAN BOARD OF MISSIONS---------- TO THE JEWS, INC. \ 1 I 236 West 72nd Street, Dept. 8 | New York 23 , N.Y. Canadian Office: • 39 King William St., Hamilton, Ont., Canada Please send me free folder showing how I I I may help carry the gospel to Israel. Enclosed I is $................................. for my part in the work | you ore doing. I Name.......................................................................... \ I Address...................................................................... I I City.......................... Zone........ State.................. |
"Your actions speak so loud, I can't hear what you say !" As Christians, our lives should be so ordered that people would say of us, "Your actions speak so loud, I can't help but believe what you say. " In these days of stress and strain in our daily lives there is one outstanding characteristic which we, as Christians, are called upon to reveal. It is spoken of in Scripture in connection with the fruit of the Spirit. We refer to the distinctly Christian character istic of JOY. Our Lord says, in John's Gospel account, chapter 15, verse 11, "these things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. There is a vast distinction between joy and happi
ness. Happiness depends on outside cir cumstances, whereas j o y s p r i n g s f r o m within. The world can know only happi ness, it can never know real joy. This is the reason people are frequently search ing, first one place and then another, trying to find joy, thinking that the out ward circumstances will satisfy the in ward longings of the heart. They do not find joy in this way, indeed they cannot. Unfortunately, we as Christians some times fail to manifest the joy which our Lord promised and which marks a Christian so distinctly as being different from a
Dr. S. H. Sutherland Presidenti Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Ine.
person of the world. Most anyone can be happy when outward circumstances are all working in his favor. Good health, a good position, being well thought of in the home and com munity — most anyone can be happy under circumstances such as these. But when everything is going wrong, so far as outward circumstances are concerned, then it is that the Christian has the opportunity of revealing himself to be entirely different from the u n s a v e d person. He has the Lord upon whom he can depend and to whom he can turn. Then it is that Christian joy should manifest itself. This is an attitude that the world c a n n o t understand, because it knows nothing of that inward relationship that the child of God has with the Lord Jesus Christ. To know what this joy consists of, one must first of all accept Jesus Christ as his own personal Saviour. Furthermore, he must surren der his will to the will of the Lord Jesus Christ, to be used by Him as He may choose. The unsurrendered Christian is often the most miserable person in the world ;the world does not want him and the Lord cannot use him. We need to check on ourselves frequently, to make sure that the King of kings is also the King of our hearts and lives. Whenever the Queen is in residence, the Royal Standard flies from the flagstaff of the palace indicating her presence there. It has been well said that, "Joy is the flag that flies from the palace of one's heart to show that the King is in residence there." Easter B ooks "Seven Sayings On the Cross" i "T h e T ria l and Death of C hrist" "T h e Resurrection of C h rist" v "T h e Resurrection Body" — All Four for 90 Cents — Send for Catalogue Get All 39 of Humberd's Books for $10.50 HUMBERD'S PRESS BOX K FLORA, IND.
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