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

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PAGE EIGHT ' THE COMMENTATOR THE SEA HATH SPOKEN Isaiah 23:4 With what different tones the sea speaks! Sometimes in the musical breath of her wavelets on the beach, or the long drawl of the shingle in the recession of the re- tiring billowg or in the rising storm, when the waters lift up their voiceg or in the angry roar-'of the mighty waves far out at sea. Speaking in whispers and in thun- derg speaking to itself and to God under the canopy of night! The sea-voices are not the least amongst those of nature. Old Ocean seems to us something like a great organ on which every note of the heart is represented. And what are the wild waves saying? Listen! We are His, for He made usg we own His sway, for He once trod our crestsg His voice is as the voice of many watersg His thoughts are deep as our profoundest depthsg His throne stands beside the sea of glass mingled. with fire, His least word is omnipotent over our wildest fury. But the sea shall one day speak for the last time. The lonely soul of the beloved apostle, which had so often listened to the chime of the Aegean waves around his is- land prison, rejoiced to know that the sea should one day be no more. No more the speech of the storm, no more the mourn- ful cadence of the retiring wavelet at night telling of separation and loneliness. The first heaven and the first earth are passed away, and the sea is no more. -F. B. Meyer CONSIDER . . . CHRIST JESUS To the artist, He is altogether lovely. To the architect, He is the Chief Corner Stone, To the astronomer, He is the bright and morning Star and the Sun of Right- eousness. FAMOUS ITALIAN MAKES Available lo Students Teachers Chrlsllan Workers and Miss onarles at SPECIAL DISCOUNTS Write Today lor FREE lilerulure CHICAGO ACCORDION CENTER. Inc. Dept. CT. 75-1 N. Damen Av. Chicago 22. Ill. 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Box 774, Chicago 90, lllinoll the bankerg in Him are all the treas- ures of wisdom. the baker, He is the living Bread. the biologistg He is the Life, the huilderg He is the sure Foundation the carpenterg He is the Door. the doctorg He is the great Physician. the educatorg He is the great Teacher. the farmerg He is the Sower and Lord of the Harvest. the Horistg He is the Rose of Sharon and Lily of the Valleys. the geologistg He is the Rock of Ages. the horticulturist, He is the true Vine. the judgeg He is the righteous Judge, the Judge of all men. the jurorg He is the faithful and true Witness. the lawyerg He is the Counsellor, the Law Giver, the Advocate. is the Light of the eyes to the oculist. is the Unspeakable Gift to the phil- anthropist. is the wisdom of God to the philos- opher. is the Word of God to the preacher. is the Living Stone to the sculptor. is the Desire of all nations to the statesman. is the Incarnate Truth to the student. is the Author and Finisher of our faith of the Theologian. is the Giver of rest to the toiler. is Saviour and Lord to all who re- ceive Him. 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THE COMMENTATOR PAGE SEVEN Jesus individually, hence they care prac- tically nothing about the Word of God or the will of God. Dr. Luke presents this truth very clearly as he records the statements of Jesus in this matter. There are those who have a religion and a name to live by. They have great loyalty to their church, main- tain its rules and principles, and engage in its activities, yet there is no love and devotion to the Lordof the church. Christ is the Head of the church, and therefore His Word and His will should control our works and our ways. In the passage just before us we find a very strong statement in regard to the strongest loyalties of our lives. Devotion to family is usually paramount in every well developed life. The wishes of par- ents or relatives very frequently are sub- stituted for the will of God. Family gath- erings take precedence over the gather- ing together of the saints of God for the work of God. The purposes and plans of God must be laid aside for the personal wishes of relatives. Someone's feelings must be hurt, and the decision must be made whether the Holy Spirit will be grieved because we are not with His people or the family will be grieved be- cause we did not meet there. We must choose which one has the first place in our affections and our time. To take up the cross in this particular respect means that we lay aside the desires of the family at those crucial times when the church calls for our presence and counsel. TI-IE QUESTION BOX CCofnttnued from Page 45 C25 God confirmed Abraham's opinion of Lot's status by actually saving him from the burning city and thus making a distinction between him and the wicked CGen. 19:15, 165. C35 Lot received the angels of the Lord gladly and respected them highly, being willing to make great sacrifices for their protection CGen. 19:1-3, 6-105. Also he gave heed to their message of warning and fled from the city. All of this seems to indicate that although he had allowed some worldliness to creep in, yet at heart Lot was a real believer. Q45 The question is quite definitely settled hy the Holy Spirit's statement through Peter. After referring to the extinction of the wicked of Sodom and Gomorrah, he declared, And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversa- tion of the wicked. CFor that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds5 QII Pet. 2:7, 85. Here God definitely says that Lot was just, that is, justified, and that his righteous soul was vexed daily by the wickedness of his soul's surround- ings. To us this statement definitely an- swers the question in the aEirmative. In calling Lot just and righteous, of course, God does not mean that he was blameless or righteous in himself but rather that he was justified by grace through faith. He, like Abraham, be- lieved God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness CRom. 4: 35g it was the righteousness which is of God by faith fPhil. 3:95. Unfortifnately, some preachers and teachers have exaggerated Lot's worldli- ness and sin. As far as the Scripture reveals, he possibly was not any more worldly than hundreds of true Christians today. Peter reveals that though Lot al- lowed himself to be somewhat attracted by the world and compromised his testimony, he nevertheless did not abandon himself to the world. Its ways daily vexed his righteous soul. His escape into the world cost him dearly- it cost him all of his loved ones and his worldly possessions, but he himself, was saved yet so as by ire. THE BLESSED WAY OF LIFE CConti'n.ued from Page 45 passionate hunger for spiritual things. Like hunger and thirst, this eagerness for spiritual things must be a continuing con- dition. This hunger and thirst will re- veal itself in the devotion with which we appropriate all the means of grace and spiritual growth, such as the Word of God, the place of prayer, the fellowship of the saints, the place of worship, and the serv- ice of God. Alas, how often a .soul is stirred and enters the blessed way of life, but the cares of life, the appeals of the world, sap his interest and rob him gradually of his joy and love for the Lord. Only the soul that goes on ever yearning and eagerly seeking for more of righteous- ness and of God will be filled. Robinson says that the word filled. means, literally. to be made fat as cattle are fattenedf' So the soul that lives with an intense desire for spiritual things will grow ro- bust and radiant in faith. To live the Christian life, we must be in a 'right relation to our fellowmen. This Jesus sums up in the word merciful in the fifth beatitude. This word refers, not to negative qualities, but to the active virtues of kindness, tenderness, gentle- ness, and love. It is that quality of good- ness which Jesus showed as He lived among men. Oh, how desperately the world today needs this kind of Christian living! The great hurt of the world will never be healed by more victories, by peace treaties, United Nations agreements or by education in morals. Only as men learn the mercy of God to live it among their fellowmen, will justice and mercy prevail in this wicked world. Finally, to live this blessed life, there must be a right relation in the heart. Christian living calls for heart-holiness. Once more' we are driven to Calvary, for only there can a sinful, darkened heart be rnade pure. Like David of old we must cry, Create within me a clean heart, O God. Only through the power of Cal- vary can a cleansed heart be kept pure. Blessed. is the man who lives right with God, right with his fellowmen, and right within his own heart. He shall know the joy of the old fisherman who, when asked by his little friend where God lived, an- swered with tears in his eyes, Lad, it's getting so I can't see anything but God everywhere I look. And some day with unveiled eyes we shall behold the King in His glory. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Vrcronv IN 'ri-IE BLESSED LIFE ' Christ was a realist. He does not prom- ise that this blessed life will be a way of ease and worldly joy. On the contrary, those who choose the Christ-way of life must be prepared for testings, trials, and persecutions. But with all its persecutions and oppositions it is still the blessed way, for it is the way of victory. 'I'his is the consolation .of the last trinity of beati- tudes. The true saint of' God will live among men bringing peace between man and man, and between man and God. Wherever he goes, the winsome Chris- tian will leave behind him peace and light and joy. Blessed are those great souls whose victorious living among men helps to resolve the strifes and enmities and misunderstandings of life. Even a scoffing world must at last call them sons of God. Best of all, God accepts them as His sons. Where other men Hnd only failure, disappointments and de- feags, these radiant souls find victory and Go . Then, too, there will be victory over the trials and persecutions of life. So surely as men live consecrated Christian lives, so surely persecution in some form will come. All that will live godly in Jesus Christ shall suffer persecution CII Tim. 3:125. But the Christian has learned the mystery of making each trial a step- ping stone to bring him closer to God. Lastly, the Christian will not only find that he can live victoriously among men and mount victorious over the persecutions of life and simply endure them, he will find in this blessed life a victory of joy. Rejoice and be exceeding glad. Only the saint of God who is living this Christ- way, richly and fully, can find joy in pain, can smile in the long hours of sorrow, and rejoice in-the midst of tribulations. With courage and strength and joy he can face a hostile world. He has met Christ and found the blessed way of life. Dear friend, even now deep in your soul you hunger for this sweet peace and joy and power. In your loneliness, your days of suffering and pain, you long for comfort and grace to bear these trials. Quietly, just now, lift your spirit in hum- ble surrender to the blessed Christ, and He will give thee the desires of thine heart. EXPLAINING A MIRACLE CCo'n.tinued from Page 15 tried to help. God says in John 5:24, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation ljudgmentjlg but is passed from death un- to life. And as many as received him, to them gave he power Ilauthorityl to be- come the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name CJohn 1:125. That's all there is, it is just that simple- believe, receive, and leave it to The Management. Mr. Rodabaugh carries on an interesting ministry for God in small towns not far from Kansas City with his station wagon which is equipped for sound amplification. On Satur- days and many summer evenings he takes a team of workers who provide an excellent musical program. At the close he gives a short, clear. pungent message with a gospel appeal. Before and after the broadcast the workers give a tract to every person who will receive it on the street and in the stores. A different tract is used each week. This article is one of his Gospel Cargramsf' I LITTLE THINGS Little leaks of idle speaking, Little leaks of sin, Little leaks of self-indulgence, Let the waters in. Little leaks, great ships are sinking, Little rifts may swamp the wholeg 'Tis the little sins, make often Shipwreck of the soul.

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i Published by The Kansas City Bible College APRIL, 1952 A NEW DICTIONARY SIMON PETER BY TRUMAN PAGE P-resident, Alumni Association Kansas City Bible College Latest dispatches from the Korean truce talks reveal the usual routine of Red dou- ble talk. Russia wants to be represented on the neutral commission to supervise the Korean cease-fire. The United Nations representatives are justified in rejecting Russia as a neutral. Of course the Rus- sians have their own way of defining neu- trality. This is merely another sample of the new dictionary coming from the Rus- sian dictators to deceive the world. They are lovers of peace, or so they say. Peace to them, however, is not the democratic definition of peace. Russian peace means a world ruled from Moscow. They are striving for the people's freedom. By free- dom they do not mean freedom from co- ercion, as we usually define the term, but they define freedom as absence of res- traint. Such a definition obviously makes freedom a synonym of license. The Red agitator preaches freedom which will al- low him to rule as he pleases, and rule to him, of course, means exploitation. Such dubious use of words is typical of would-be world conquerors. It is like calling a chair a table, and then branding anyone who calls the chair a chair as a reactionary and an enemy of the people who have defined the chair as a table. Those who are old fashioned enough to call the chair a chair are enemies of the state. Such ways of thinking are seen even in our own United States. The wel- fare state idea has so captured the mind of most people that the simple word profit has taken on a new and sinister meaning. Formerly, it meant a reward for work. Now it has become almost dangerous to say that one is making a profit. Why is the making of profit a thing to be ques- tioned? We wonder if Christians cannot learn a lesson from this example of Red du- plicity in reasoning. The way one lives his Christian life before men is a tacit admission of his own version or definition of God's commands. Does our definition or standard of the cardinal truths of Scrip- ture agree with God's view? Our lip def- inition should coincide with our living definition. Simon the Pharisee had a hard time learning this lesson. He compared himself to the fallen woman and was saying, as fConti-nued on Page 57 THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE It would be a source of great de- light to the faculty and staff of this College if our friends who pass through the city would visit our campus and see for themselves the splendid progress being made by our student body. There is being de- veloped in our classes this year a confidence in God, a vision of serv- ice, and a devotion to the King of kings that is bringing great joy to all of those whose responsibility it is to operate this school. Our men and women are growing strong in faith and will go out into the harvest fields next June with the unction of the Lord upon them and with the know- ledge of God filling their hearts. We appreciate the kindness of you friends who by your prayers, your gifts, and your encouraging words make this wonderful work possible. NOT THERE Oh, the anguish of Mary! Her grief and despair When she came To the tomb And the Lord was not there! A As she silently stood With her balm and her myrrh And His winding-sheet only Was waiting for her. Oh, the blackness of death! Li.te's utter despair Had she come to the tomb And the Lord had been there Lying wrapped in the shroud With the balm and the myrrh And no Risen Redeemer Had waited for her. -Author Unknown RISEN INDEED The arch-adversary of God has so plan- ned his great travesty of the Gospel that Christ should be largely represented to men as either in a cradle or on a cross. He whom the Gospel preacher has to pre- sent is a living Christ, A Prince and a Saviour - on the ground of His expia- tory death indeed, and that as a result of His incarnation- but emphatically a risen, exalted, glorified Lord, able to save to the uttermost, and to be received by faith as Lord of the life as well as Saviour. -W. E. Vine in The Gospel of the Bible BY Ou.1E WEAVER Student, Kansas City Bible College We may assume that Peter had a hum- ble birth and an education which was com- mon to the average Jew. He was a fish- erman by trade. As we look into the life of this great servant of God, let us see how much we are like Peter. According to John's gospel, Peter's con- version and call were simultaneous, but he did not forsake everything then and follow Christ. This is a good lesson for us. When we are saved, we are called to follow Him, but we are not all called to give up our occupation and devote all our time to the service. The ministry is too high a calling to be entered into lightly or persuaded into by well-meaning friends. It was not until Peter was blessed with a net full of fish that the Lord said, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. We note that Peter waited until the Lord had called and sent him. It is when we wait for the Lord to direct and send us that we can be sure of His blessing upon our ministry. Then, too, the Lord waited until Peter's business was at its peak before He called him. In this we see that Peter had to count the cost of following his Lord's will. Many times the Lord will allow us to reach a place of prominence and then say, Son, are you willing to lay all of this aside and follow Me ? Many Christians fail to make the right decision, but those who do will have God's richest blessing in their lives. The Lord didn't ask Peter to follow Him when he had empty nets, because He fore- saw the time that Peter would say, We have left all, and have followed thee. No! God doesn't allow us to have a few old broken nets to leave when we say, Lord, we have left all to follow Thee. That would be no credit to Christ. Next, we see Peter as a doubter when Jesus was walking on the water, and Peter requested permission to come to Him. Yes, Peter had faith to leave the boat, but his -faith was swallowed up in doubt when he saw the waves. This also is true of us when we take our eyes off Christ. It is at this time that we might well remember the words of Isaiah, Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee Clsa. 26:31. The next picture we see of Peter is of his willingness to confess Christ openly. CCo'nti'nued on Page 73