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

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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

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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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PAGE TWO THE COMMENTATOR In the Gospel record there is the account of 'Jesus riding into Je- rusalem on the back of an ass. This is pop- ularly called the tri- umphal entry and is celebrated as such on Palm Sunday. It re- calls the time when, some days before His crucifixion, Jesus proclaimed His kingship to the Jews for the last time. The pilgrims from Galilee preceded Him into the city waving palm branches and shouting, Ho- sanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord CMatt. 21:91. When the residents of Je- rusalem protested and said, Who is this? they replied, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth. Palm Sunday is invariably thought of as a day of triumph and victory for Christ: but when one studies the attitude of Christ on that occasion, he is forced to admit that Jesus did not share in the enthusiasm of the crowd. He was not happy in an- ticipation of a grand reception by the peo- ple, and He was, therefore, not surprised a few davs later by the rejection of the fickle multitude who cried for His cru- cifixion. He had been predicting that the Son of Man must enter into Jerusalem and there be mistreated and slain. When the procession came in sight of Jerusalem, Jesus wept, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side. And shall lay thee even with the ground. and thy chil- dren within theeg and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon anotherg because thou knewest not .the time of thy visita- tion fLuke 19:42-443. Because the peo- ple knew not the time of their visitation, He predicted the doom of Jerusalem. This was tragically fulfilled forty years later when Titus, the Roman emperor, leveled the city. Jerusalem, the city of peace, so wise yet so ignorantg so self-satisfied, yet so wickedg Jerusalem, the city of God, was now preparing to crucify the Son of God. This was not the triumphal entry. The real triumphal entry is described in the book of the Revelation where the same Christ who rode into Jerusalem on the back of an ass is seen coming from heaven upon the back of a white horse. The record is: And I saw heaven open- ed, and behold a white horse, and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and 'h'ue, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a ilame of fire, and on his head were many crowns, and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was cloth- ed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of -his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall When Jesus Christ Rides Horseback By Dr. Robert H. Belton Executive Vice President, K. C. Bible College rule them with a rod of iron: and he tread- eth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name writ- ten, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS fRev. 19: 11-161. This is the triumphal entry for which the whole world is waiting. Contrast the two scenes: The ass was the symbol of civic and governmental dig- nity. It was the animal the kings rode in the Old Testament days. The horse symbolized military leadership and vic- tory. There is a day coming when all the enemies of Christ are to be made the footstool of His feet. The verses follow- ing the quotation in the nineteenth chap- ter speak of great victory over Satan and men, the final victory of Christ, and the casting into the lake of fire of the beast and false prophet. The birds of the heav- en are called to come to the great supper of God and to feast on the flesh..of men who dared to oppose Almighty God. Note also the contrast in the names for Christ. 'I'he fickle multitude who shout- ed as Christ made His way to Jerusalem said, This is Jesus the prophet of Naz- arethf, All they could see in Him was that He was a prophet. But in the Revelation He has four names: Faithful and True is ever expressive of His essential being. Then He has a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. I think this refers to value rather than to secrecy about the name. Paul wrote in Philippians that God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above ev- ery name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow . . .and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father CPhil. 2: 9-115. Only He knows the value of the name Jesus. To us it means Jehovah saves, but we have not begun to compre- hend what the salvation of God really means and what it includes. The name Jesus is really beyond human comprehen- sion. Another name is The Word of God. This recalls, of course, the beginning of John's gospel when he wrote ln the be- ginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . . . and the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, fand we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,J full of grace and truth CJohn 1: 1, 143. This speaks of His eternity of being. The fourth name is King of kings and Lord of lords. This is the official title belonging to Him as the Son of Man, for He is the rightful heir of all things- principalities and pow- ers in heaven and on earth- for all auth- ority has been given unto Him. These names set Christ forth in all of His dig- nity as the eternal Son, the eternal Sav- iour, and the eternal Sovereign. Shortly after the crowd had shouted His praises as He entered Jerusalem, they de- manded His blood. And putting a crown of thorns on His head and a scarlet robe on His shoulders, in mockery they led Him forth to be crucified. But when He comes upon the white horse, He will be wearing the crowns and diadems of the universe upon His head and a vesture dipped in blood, which symbolizes the price of re- demption and of judgment. The Galilean followers shouted, Hasan- na . . . Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord , but within a few days they shouted, Crucify him, crucify him . . . His blood be on us, and on our chil- dren. But in that day when He returns on the back of a white horse, He will be followed by the armies of heaven. And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. Who are they? They are the believers of the ages who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. They are to share in His triumph, for the purpose of His coming the first time was to become man's Saviour, but the purpose of His coming as referred to in the Revelation is to become the Judge and mighty Ruler of the universe. All kingdoms are His, and He will rule with unswerving justice and equity. As Paul wrote, Who in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords CI Tim. 6: 151. This is the triumphal entry for the world waits. Between the two events -the time He rode into Jerusalem on the back of an ass, and the time in the future when He will ride in triumph upon the back of a white horse- we are living. One of four attitudes will be manifested by all who read this message: Like the fickle crowd, some will shout Hosanna on Palm Sunday, only to say by lip and life a few days later, Crucify Him. After the religious sentiment and fervor stirred up by the Easter season, one can lapse back into his old habits and ways and live as though Christ had never died. Or one can be indifferent like those in Jerusalem who said, Who is this? and tum away and pay no attention to Christ. Then, like the Pharisees, one's heart can be filled with hatred toward Christ and His cause and do everything to wreck it, but there is nothing more futile. The fourth attitude is that of a receptive heater who receives Him into the heart and turns the life over to Him, acknowledging Him as the King of kings and Lord of lords. l trust this is what you have done. which THE COMMENTATOR APRIL, 1952 Volume 14, Number 4 Dr. Walter L. Wilson. Editor Grace T. Belton. Associate Editor Ona E. Woodward. Circulation Manager Price. single subscription. 75 cents a year: Canada and foreign. 85 cents. Two or more subscriptions. 50 cents each: Canada and foreign 60 cents. f5 3 Published monthly by The Kansas City Bible College P.0. Box 8426. Waldo Station Kansas City. Mo. School location: 75th 8: State Line Road Entered as a second-class matter June 26. 1942. at the Post Oiice at Kansas City, Mo. under the Act of March 3. 1879.