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

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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.

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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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THE OOMIIENTATOR PAGE THREE CHRISTIAN SERVICE REPORT THE COLLEGE CHOIR BY Rrv. W. JACK Wn.soN Enwmm S. Cnum, Director Director of Christian Service While on a recent trip through the south one fact was greatly impressed on me ev- erywhere I went- that the Christian people seemed to know about the Kan- sas City Bible Col- lege. It was very gratifying to see that a school which is comparatively small, is so well known so far from home. Much of that is due, of course, to the ministry of our beloved president, Dr. Wilson, but it is also due to the fact that some of our graduates are beginning to make their ministry felt in almost every part of the country. Bill Baum C503 had preceded me in Charlotte, and everyone spoke very highly of his ministry and the blessings he brought there. We are grateful that God has giv- en us an expanding ministry. With it there comes a consciousness of our res- ponsibility to keep the standards high, make the training practical, and send out students who are well prepared and on fire for God. In the Christian Service department we shall use even closer supervision so that every student who goes out from here may be a credit to us and to the Lord, regard- less of where he goes. MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP The Missionary Fellowship of the Kan- sas City Bible College is a student organ- ization whose purpose is to study the var- ious mission fields of the world and to provide group fellowship for those inter- ested in both home and foreign missions. The members meet each Monday evening from 6:15 until 7:00. Present officers are: Dallas Arnold, presidentg Ruth Walberg, vice president, Carolyn Wagoner, secre- taryg Don Conner, treasurer. Some of the meetings are study groups led by the students, and others are aid- dressed by returned missionaries. Mr. G. Christian Weiss, world missionary trav- eler, Rev. Leonard Bewick, formerly of Jamaica, B.W.I., and Mr. Morris Vanden- burg, city mission leader, have brought challenging messages. Another source of inspiration is the fel- lowship of young men and women who are candidates for the foreign fields. Ellen Delavan, bound for Africa, Lois Bowen, for Italy, and Bill Baum, for Japan have recently deepened the interest in their fields. This group is one of about 90 members of the Foreign Missions Fellowship which operates on Christian campuses like ours. Beside these chapters, Inter-Varsity Chris- tian Fellowship has over 300 fully affiliat- ed groups at secular colleges and univer- sities. Another organization spearheaded by the IVCF is the Christian Nurses Fel- lowship formed in over 150 hospitals, nur- ses' schools, and medical colleges. As a result the students in our Missionary Fel- lowship feel that they are an integral part of this whole missionary enterprise of the wor . The College Choir, pictured above, has been making marked progress during the last few months, both in music and interpretation. There are over thirty in the choir, but twenty are selected for each concert appearance. Leo Bergthold is president, and Lorraine Jost is secretary-treasurer of the group. On March 13 the Choir gave a concert at the Kansas City Christian Union Church, and on March 30 at Central Bible Church in the morning and at Odessa, Missouri, in the evening. MISSIONARY NEWS Word from Margaret Hutchins infomis us that because of furlough vacancies, she will be teaching in the school for mission- aries' children in Huehuetenango this year. Feeding the lambs is also Christ's com- mand. Augusta Thiessen, who will graduate this year, spent two weeks in the south, observing techniques in the Leprosarium at Carrville, Louisiana, and in several hos- pitals in New Orleans. Augusta plans to sail for the Philippines in August under the International Christian Leprosy Mis- sion and to work with Howard and Vir- ginia Eppler Cboth '49J there. From India comes the news that Ray C495 and Mary Schrag are preparing a set of slides and movies of their work there to be sent to the home base. They report that their language study now enables them to converse quite well in ordinary life, but that the more diificult classical forms must next be mastered in order for them to read and interpret the Scriptures for the people. DR. WI LSON'S ITI NERARY March 31 - April 3, Bob Jones University April 11-Afternoon, 1st Reformed Church Newark, New Jersey Evening, Madison Avenue Church, Paterson, New Jersey April 19 - - - Youth for Christ, Carbondale, Illinois April 23 - - London Gospel Temple, Ontario, Canada April 24-26 - Shantymen's Convention, Toronto, Ontario April 27 - 30 - Immanuel Baptist Church, Brantford, Ontario May 1 - 4, New Brunswick Bible Institute, Victoria, New Brunswick May 6 - 11 - Main Street Baptist Church, Sackville, New Brunswick SINGING HIS PRAISES BY CAnor.YN Wacomzn . Student, Kansas City Bible College I know that Christ belongs to me, For He paid the debt at Calvary And brought me out of the miry clay. That's why I sing His praise this day. He bore the thorns upon His brow And stood the pain- I know not how. He suffered for my sins to pay. That's why I sing His praise this day. Dear one, I only wish that you could sing! Then bells in yonder heaven would ring, For they rang for me, I now can say. That's why I sing His praise this day. THE RISEN CHRIST The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the vertebrae of the Gospel. It is the Gospel- the good news that a Man has risen from the dead. It is the one thing that rails off the testimony of Jesus Christ from all other systems of religion. It was the one startling note that arrested the attention of the Athenian idlers and drew multitudes to listen in the cities and villages, whither- soever the disciples preachedg not because they exhorted to morality, or righteous living, did the people gather to hear, but because the disciples proclaimed that a Man had risen from the dead, a Man who had power to raise the dead, to give life and bring in judgment. -I. M. Haldeman DR. BELTON IN ILLINOIS On April 12 Dr. Belton will be in Wash- ington, Illinois, for Youth for Christ, and on April 13 in the Madison Theater, Pe- oria, Illinois, for Easter Sunrise Service. 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