Kansas City Bible College - Armour Bearer Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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:PAGE EIGHT THE COMMENTATOR THE GLORY OF SACRIFICE CCont-inued from Page lj do not think you can give as a Christian so. I do not think that we give in the spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ until, like Him, we touch on self-denial, until His love constrains us to some sacrifice as it constrained Him to shed His precious blood on the cross of Calvary. Let us then, seriously, ask ourselves, have we been giv- ing to the point of sacrifice? Have we ever denied ourselves in anything that we might bring an offering and lay it at His feet? Dr. Jowett somewhere tells of a rich man who made many large gifts to the church. One day his only son asked him if he might give himself for missionary service to India. No, the father had many other plans for his son, and with the re- quest many dreams faded. But after three years the father walked with the son across the gangplank of an ocean liner. With bent form and dim eyes he said goodbye. He was giving at last a gift that cost him dearly. Now Dr. Jowett adds, The steps that led to that altar were dripping with the blood of a living sacrifice. This is never easy, but praise God it will always be blessed. Think of a man like David Livingstone, whose motto was, I will count no sacrihce too great to do for Him who gave His life for me. Was it worth it? Listen to what Stanley said when writing of his experiences after ind- ing Livingstone in Central Africa. I lived with this man week after week, and I watched him . I saw patience beyond any- thing I ever dreamed possible. I stood by him as he loved these heathen men. I watched him almost day and night giving himself to others, and I could not help it- I became a Christian by his side. Well might these words be written on Living- stone's tomb-stone:, lHe needs no epitaph to guard a name Which men shall prize while worthy work is knowng He lived and died for others- be that his fame- Let marble crumble, this is LIVING-stone. PERFECT PEACE I look not back: God knows the fruitless 217011, The wasted hours: the sinning, the re- grets. I leave them all with HIM who blots the record, And graciously forgives and then, for- gets. I look not forward: God sees all the future The road that, short or long, will lead me home. And HE will face with me its every trial And bear for me the burdens that may come. I look not round me: then would fears assail me, So wild the tumult of earth's restless seas, So dark th? world, so filled with woe and em , So vain the hope of comfort and of ease. I look not inward: that would make me wretched, For I have naught upon which to stay my trust, Nothing .I see save failures and short-co'm.- ings, And weak endeavors, mumbling into dust. 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THE, COIVEMENTATOR PAGE greatly to see their blessing. Not much is given of his spoken ministry, but a great deal of space has been given to his written ministry, for his book is the long- est in the New Testament. God sovereign- ly selects for us the' kind of work He wants each one to do. Somehow He knows our intellects, our capabilities, and our inabilities, and arranges the kind of serv- ice we can render to best advantage. TI-IE QUESTION BOX CContinued from Page 55 them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. They, and all that pertained unto them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congrega- tion. And all Israel that were round about them Hed at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. Then there is the case of Uzzah who in- truded the flesh into holy matters by put- ting forth his hand and taking hold of the ark of God when it was being brought back to Jerusalem by David. His act and instant death are recorded in II Sam- uel 6:6, 7. Then there are the New Testament ex- amples of Ananias and Sapphira and Her- od. Ananias and his wife were struck dead for lying to the Holy Spirit in the matter of their offering fActs 5:1-115 while Herod was smitten by the angel of the Lord for taking glory to himself which belonged unto God CActs 12: 231. In God's sight, then, the sins which are directly against Himself are the most reprehensible and deserve the swiftest and severest punishments. According to our Lord, the one sin which is unpardonable of this type is the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. QUESTION: Are all unbelievers in bond- age? ANSWER: Yes, the Bible teaches that all unbelievers are in bondage notwithstand- ing their often vaunted freedom. Their bondage arises out of two sources, namely, ignorance and sin. Our Lord said to the Jews in John 8:32, And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free, implying that to be ignorant of the truth is to be in bondage. All unbelivers, there- fore, are in bondage to their ignorance, but the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually dis- cerned CI Cor. 2: 141. This ignorance sometimes leads to the bondage of law as was the case with the Jews of whom Paul speaks, who being ig- norant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteous- ness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God CRom. 10:35. Then it leads to the bondage of super- stition as was the case of the Gentiles in Acts 17:22. In Ephesians 4:18, the apostle speaks of the unbelieving Gentiles as hav- ing their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through ig- norance. Of course, it is to be under- stood that the ignorance here referred to is the ignorance of spiritual things and not the things of this world, for many unbe- lievers are highly enlightened in matters pertaining to this life. Our Lord said the children of darkness are often wiser in their generation than the children of light The second source of their bondage is their sin. In John 8:34 we read, Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the ser- vant Ibond-servantj of sin, and Peter teaches us that while the false teachers among unbelievers promise others liberty, they themselves are the servants of cor- ruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage CII Peter 2:19J. The kind of freedom which these teachers promise is the freedom from righteousness, as Paul says, for when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness CRom. 61201. So while the men of the world pretend to have free- dom and liberty, they are in reality hope- lessly in the grip of an unbreakable bond- age. Only Christ can set them free: con- sequently, only the Christian enjoys true freedom. ' A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL CContinuecl from Page 11 as commendable as it is, will not be con- ducive to a well rounded Christian life. It could and may actually be producing born again believers, like the seed that -fellamong stony places, but it does not grow up into a fruitful life. God's cause is certainly not helped when, among groups of- His own people, basic virtues of kind- ness, compassion, longsuffering, honesty, thrift, and moral cleanliness are not prac- ticed. When bitterness, schisms, back- biting, petty crimes, sexual promiscuity are seen among such groups, is it because the pulpit has failed to sound forth God's standards on these subjects? Obviously those who claim to be saved by the blood of Christ should be peerless examples of what Christ can do in one's personal testi- mony to the world. MY TESTIMONY BY CAROLYN Wacom-:R Student, Kansas City Bible College I wonder what others must surely think Of the Lord I love and praise, As they see my actions day by day Which may a question raise. Christ did not have a bitter tongue Nor thoughts of shame and sin, But His heart has longed to share with us The love of God within. My life should be a lighted lamp To burn and not grow dim, For the life I live with others, I live it now through Him. O Gocl.' Forgive me for the times I've fallen and lost my way, And seemed to shatter the 'rays of light And even failed to pray. O gracious God who never fails, Thou hast answered my prayers again! For my light will shine through the darkest night When I put nothing first but Him. A 1'RANQulLl rY BY Louisa B. EAVEY I do not ask to leave this lonely road, If here Thine own acquaintance be more sweety Why shouliil I seek a pleasing, crossless pat When Thy choice led Thee forth to pierced feet? For poignant stings thrust by a hating world There flows from Calvary Thy healing balmg For sudden storms without- and in my heart- Thy Peace, be still restores the quiet calm. But little matters on this pilgrimage From earth to heaven, if, by plenteous grace, My pardoned soul may, mirrored in Thy Word, Behold fresh glimpses of Thy loving face. I claim Thy sovereign power to plan my course. Content to let Thee choose, come joy or pain, With footsteps planted deeply in Thy Word, Assured, my Lord, I cannot trust in vain! -Moody Monthly One Step Sometimes the path ahead seems rough, and oh, so dark! A way to climb its 'rugged steeps I can- not see: But God is ever walking by my side, and so I need not know the trail- one step's enough for -me. --Irene Judy New yearh pesolulions ' P . ' I. Q? . Q1 J ' - -. 'i' Q, ' 1' l . 2. nm. -V. - . S .vah!f f,,,n.,, f R1 Xsx ? 51 ilruf ,glxxrl-lx, 1 . ' Li-a: - ,A A 1'Q'1L-if-sie' 5 A 'x ' ' 'f 1' X' -- ,., ,. , Ts, if :' iff!! ' -v...,4-.aQJ Remember your good resolutions to sendl regular contributions to the Alumni Scho- larship Fund. You will benefit Gocl's ser- vants-in-training, the needy peoples of the world, and yourself. Start your gift on its way today to Ani- ta Welch, Financial Secretary, Alumni As- sociation, 3326 Brown Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.

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Published by The Kansas City Bible College MARCH, 1952 WHAT IS A MAN WORTH? EXPLAINING A MIRACLE BY TRUMAN PAGE President, Alumni Association Kansas City Bible College Our newspapers recently carried a story involving an accident damage suit in which the plaintiff was seeking compensation for the death. of a seven year old girl. After deliberation the judge awarded several thousand dollars as the amount the child might have earned in a reasonable length of time if she had remained alive. That is one way of measuring a person's value. If our bodies were reduced to the chemi- cal components of iron, carbon, nitrogen, etc., perhaps each one might be worth 81.50 at today's inflated prices. Militarily speaking, a soldier is worth several hun- dred dollars if we measure his value in terms of his training and equipment. The crooked politician buying illegal votes might buy a person for 55.00. We won- er what valuation God puts upon a human soul. Obviously, God's way of evaluating hu- man Worth is not man's. A dollars and cents estimation would have nothing to do with the case. Among all the other profound truths Christ expressed by His life and words, one seems to stand out- He valued people because they were peo- ple. He was not concerned about their wealth, education, or social standing. He was moved with compassion over sinners. That is the secret of His appeal to people. Sinners can go to Christ and be assured He will listen to them. This is also the true secret of the suc- cessful soul winning Christian. The per- sonal worker giving the gospel to the prisoner in his cell has won half the battle if he can convince the prisoner of his con- cern for him... The criminal has lived a life of planning only for himself and his own selfish interests. He cannot visual- ize anyone being moved about another's welfare with no selfish motive at all- simply out of love for the lost. Once he sees that truth he is half won for Christ. One of the paradoxes of our modern social welfare state is the gradual cheap- ening of human life. The cradle to the grave philosophy of modern government has on the surface the idea of raising the individual to a higher plane of value. when in reality it reduces him to a statis- tic- a cog in a vast and ponderous bu- reaucratic machine. We can see this when we look at the calm way in which social- istic states sacrifice millions of lives With- out a qualm in their imperialistic con- TH E PRESI DENT'S MESSAGE We rejoice in the development and progress of the students who have entered the College in this new year. Here the rough edges are smoothed off, crudeness is replaced by cultureg and ignorance of God's ways is replaced by the knowledge of God's will and plan. Shyness and bashfulness are replaced by a holy boldness in the things of God. Thus the Scriptures are fulfilled, where- in we are told to grow in grace Cgracious actionsl, and in know- ledge Cunderstanding of Godfs Wordj of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thus the investment you make in prayers and gifts is producing re- sults which will last for eternity. Thank you, dear friendsg we appre- ciate your helpfulness and are hap- py, indeed, that you will share the reward. GOD'S GREAT CREATION BY CAROLYN WAGONER Student, Kansas City Bible College I wonder how God made the sand And brightened up the sun. I wonder if it worked Him hard, Or was it all in fun? How was each star put in its place And flowers made to bloom? And did He use a telescope To formulate the moon? Why did He make the cherries red And every plum bright blue? And why do roosters crow? But cows- they never do! God's greatness spans the endless time, Just look at all He's done! We leave His handiwork to Him- Our love this day He's won. The greatest thing God ever made Was not a universe, But saving grace through Christ His Son For all who put Him first. quests. In a day when the individual is losing value more and more as an individual the church needs to sound out more clearly than ever God's message of love for peo- ple as people. God has given a dignity to man that no social or religious system can equal. May His servants proclaim that fact to the world. BY J. F. RODABAUGHT Nicodemus said to the Lord Jesus, as John 329, How can these You can describe a miracleg recorded in things be? you can tell what happensg possibly you can tell how it happensg but you can't tell why. Take the story of the man born blind in the 9th chapter of John. A Man spits on the ground, makes clay of the spittle, rubs it on the eyes of a blind beggar, who hears a Voice telling him to go wash in the pool of Siloam. The blind man doesn't get of- fended but goes and washes and comes seeing. Yet he hasn't seen the Man who did it. These are the facts. This is what happened, but why? The Man who per- formed the miracle had offended because He did it on the Sabbath day, and the re- ligious leaders wanted to hear how it hap- pened. Finally, the man who had been blind told them frankly and bluntly, One thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see Uohn 91253. In the 16th chapter of Acts, the Philip- pian jailer saw his jail so shaken up that the doors all came loose, the bonds were shaken off the prisoners, but the prison- ers did not run away. A Power that could free the prisoners, and still keep the pris- oners in their places, was a Power with whom he did not care to take issue. He did not want an explanation. After he knew the facts, he wanted to be safe and asked, Sirs, what must I do to be saved. The answer came: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. There is just one Name available and availing. There is none other name un- der heaven CActs 4:12J. At the name of Jesus every knee should bow CPhil. 2: 109. The all important question: Do you know? do you want to see? do you want to be saved? For if you are unsaved, you are on the road to hell as God plainly says in Revelation 20:15. If you want to be savedg if you are in dead earnest, then God is ready. He says, Behold, I stand at the door, and knock CRev. 3:20b. It is so hard because it is so simple. A man gives me a ticket which reads, Good for one passage from Kansas City to Chicago, I get on the traing the ticket is acceptedg and I sit back and relax. I am going to Chicago- not because of any- thing I am doing, or have done, or will do, or am. It is the 'ra.ilroad's business to get me there. I would make a mess of it if I CContinued on Page D7 1.