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

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THE COMIVIENTATOR PAGE SEVEN lead him to murder others. Every man who is guilty of a hold-up with a loaded gun is a potential murderer, who intends to kill unless he obtains what he desires, and should be treated as such. Murders by juveniles are on a tremen- dous increase. The reason is clear. They never go near a church, or read a Bibleg they have no godly associatesg therefore, their brute nature brooks no interference, and they will kill in order to obtain. Their fathers and mothers have not restrained them. Teachers in school are not per- mitted to reprove them. Their associates encourage them, and thus their rebellious hearts lead them to destroy that which hinders their free actions. The Scripture is plain that the murderer is sent to hell. It takes him just a brief moment to fire the gun, but he will spend eternity with all of its endless ages suffering the ven- geance of eternal fire. Those who are taught in the Scripture do not commit murder. Those who know God respect the lives and properties of others. CHRIST IN THE MINOR PROPI-IETS CConti'nued from Page 43 of Christ which is often used at Christmas time. He tells us that the One to come would be ruler in Israel, and that His goings forth have been from everlasting. This everlasting One, who has the wisdom of the ages, shall be the peace 15:53. Who is more qualified to know the things that make for peace than He? Has He not watched men struggle for satisfaction since Adam began to look at the fruit? Yet we find it hard to yield wholly, and trust completely in this ageless, all-wise Giver of peace. You will remember that Paul repeated the same truth in Ephesians 2:14, For he is our peace. He is the One of whom the angels sang, and on earth peace. He brought peace to troubled hearts, to the demoniac, to the restless sea. He is the God of peace, in Romans 15:33, and Micah knew it 700 years before He came, the Light of the world, and the Saviour of men. Zephaniah, descendant of a king, speaks of Christ as the mighty King in Zion. He saw that the Lord would bring good, days, happy days to Israel. He makes an in- teresting prophecy in 3:17, He will rest Ibe silentj in his loveg he will joy over thee with singing. It is hard to compre- hend the King of kings loving us, in all our sin and smallness. Then a look at Cal- vary grips us with its show of unspeak- able love. He was silent when accused of iny sin, your sin. He was silent in His ove. We do not often think of the Man of sorrows singing for joy. He opened not his mouth at Calvary, but there is a day coming when He will sing over us with joy. What a transcendently happy day that will be when we hear his voice as the sound of many waters, singing, joying over us. Our Lord revealed some different beauty to each of the prophets, just as He does to each of us. Haggai saw the Lord as the desire of all nations C2:7J. The same word is used of Christ as Samuel used of Saul in I Samuel 9:20, where he asks, And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house? The people longed for the glory, pageantry, and power of a king. They wanted a ruler to bind the tribes together in national unity and security. A wise and victorious king was the dream and desire of all the people. All men long for what Christ is, and what He gives, without knowing their de- sire could be satisfied in Him. He said, And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. Our testi- mony as Christians is so weak and lifeless, generally speaking, that the world does not know that the Lord Jesus is the de- sire of all nations. He has the answer to all the longings of every heart. He gives peaceg he satisfiesg He comforts and soothesg He strengthens and gives hope. Let us join the prophets in telling the world what a wonderful Saviour we have in Jesus Christ, our Lord. SIMON PETER fConti'n.'u.ed fro-rn. Page D This event took place in Caesarea Philippi where he confessed that Christ was the Son of the living God. When we, like Pet- er, will confess Chxist openly, we will hear the Saviour call us blessed. Not too long after this experience Peter, along with James and John, was privileged to see the transfiguration of Christ. At this time he unknowingly placed Christ on the same level as men, Elijah and Moses. For this Peter was rebuked by the Father Himself as He spoke from heaven with the words, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleasedg hear ye him. Howfsad is the case of former soul-winning Chris- tians who have been drwn into organi- zations that place the Son of God on the same level as man. From this time Peter kept sinking deeper and deeper. He cpm- mitted his besetting sin when he became self-confident and said, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. This was followed by his falling asleep in the garden when the Lord asked him to pray. Peter continued on the downward road. He fought in the flesh, followed afar off, got in with had company, and finally ended by cursing the lovely Saviour. I wonder how many times we, too, have been where Peter ended. Yes, the easiest thing the Devil can do, and would like to do if the Lord would allow him, is to keep us from a close fellowship with Christ while we are here studying for the ministry and finally cause us to end the same way Peter did. But wait! This is not all in Peter's life. Although he had gone as far as he could go, it took only one look into the Saviour's face, that was filled with love, tenderness, pity, and peace, to break his heart. Peter, feeling he had failed, went back to his old trade. Yet after Christ arose He was will- ing to welcome Peter back. Then Christ put Peter to the test. Lovest thou me ? This was asked to see whether all his con- ceit was gone. Christ repeated it againg then again to make sure. After He found out Peter was a broken and empty vessel, Christ told him to feed His people. Peter's experience has also been mine. Undeserv- ing as I was, Christ welcomed me back, and then put me to the test to see whether He was getting the same inconsistent per- son that had denied Him. Oh! the good- ness of God to take us back and use us after we have denied Him. O let my life be given, My years for Thee be spent, . . Thou. gav'st Thyself for meg I give myself to Thee. -Havergal THE QUESTION BOX fConti'n.'u.ed. from Page 41 our baptism with water. The contrast in the Scripture is between John's baptism unto repentance and Christ's baptism with the Spirit. In Luke 3:16 John the Bap- tist said, I indeed baptize you with water, but one mightier than I cometh, the lat- chet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire. However, there is a difference between our water bap- tism and that of John's, for while the es- sential significance of purification is the same in both, they differed as they were related to the Lord Jesus. J ohn's baptism was unto repentance, it signified that the one who received it had repented and con- fessed his sins in preparation for the re- ception of the Saviour to come, who was to baptize them with the Spirit. On the other hand, the Christian's baptism today is to signify that he has received the Sav- iour who has already come, who is ready to cleanse our hearts through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The difference is in- dicated in the case of the twelve men Paul mentioned at Ephesus as recorded ,in Acts, chapter 19. 'I'hey only knew the bap- tism of John and, consequently, had not received the Holy Spirit. Upon discov- ering this, Paul said to them, 'John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus .... And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them, and they sgaice with tongues, and prophesied CActs : , 63. A WORD OF WARNING .... Therefore it is well to let prayer be the first employment in the early morning and the last in the evening. Avoid diligently those false and deceptive thoughts which say, 'Wait a little, I will pray an hour henceg I must first perform this or that! For with such thoughts a man quits prayer for business, which lays hold of and entangles him so that he comes not to pray the whole day long . . . -Martin Luther CORRECTION In New Books for January, 1952, an in- correct address was given for the pub- lisher of Best Bible Verses to MCWIDTTZC. It should be 4571 Stuart Street, Denver, Colorado. 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m l PAGE SIX THE COMMENTATOR MAY 4, Warning A- gainst Profane Liv- ing. Exodus 20:7g Matthew 5:33 - 373 23: 16 - 22. Golden Te:rt: Exodus 20:7. , The enmity of the human heart against God is revealed by the prevalence of profanity through- - out our society. Men, women, and children continually use the names of the Father and the Lord Jesus to express their feelings in anger, derision, or surprise. It is a rather remarkable thing that even heathen who have come in contact with the white race use the names of the Christian's God in their pro- fanity although they never use the names of their own false gods. It is also note- worthy that none of the names of the Holy Spirit are ever used in profanity. It seems as though the Spirit Himself some- h.ow prevents men from using His name lest the unpardonable sin be committed and they be eternally condemned with no hope of salvation. - The name of God or of Christ is often used as an exclamation, carelessly, and without meaning. In the hour of extrem- ity one who has never known God at all may use His name to cry out in sudden fear. There are those who use the names of deity in blasphemy frequently without being aware of it. In one case, when the manager of a garage was using Jesus' name frequently in his conversation about the cars, I went over to him, put one arm around him, and said, You must think far more about the Lord Jesus than I do, because you talk about Him so much. You use His name frequently all day long while I only mention His name under cer- tain conditionsf' He blushed and said, Really, Doctor, I did not notice I was doing it. I know that I shou1dn't. Never again have I heard him use that precious name when I have been in the garage. There are those, however, who, hating God and Christ and the church, generally, use those names to express bitter feelings of animosity toward God. Of course, each word is placed upon God's record to be dealt with in the day of judgment. There is still another side to this com- mandment in Exodus 20 which is related to the fact that his commandment was not given to the Gentiles, but to Israel, the blood bought people of God. There is a sense in which the Christian may take that name in vain. The expression, in vain, means that we take something which should be of great use and obtain no good from it, as though one should receive med- icine from the doctor and never take it, or receive the gift of an automobile and leave it unused in the garage. By Jesus' name we may enter into God's presence, obtain the richest gifts of God, and be de- livered from Satan's wiles. We may go without many precious things because we fail to use His name to advantage. The Lord enable us to value that precious name. MAY 11- The Right use of summyff rx- Sundoy:SchooI Lesson Notes By Dr. Walter L. Wilson President, Kansas City Bible College odus 20:8-11: Mark 2:27, 285 Luke 4: 16abg 13:10-17. Golden Text: Exodus 2018. It is well for us to remember that God's original Sabbath day was the seventh day which is Saturday. He Himself rested on the seventh day, and since then He invites His people to do the same, yet Sunday is not a Sabbath .day in the sense of the Old Testament teaching. It is simply a day set aside in which to enjoy rest and the worship of God, because the human body needs to cease from labor for a while each week in order to regain strength lost. The Sabbath was a picture or sign of the rest which is given by the Lord Jesus to all of those who find in Him a resting place for salvation. In the book of Hebrews, chap- ters three and four are devoted to this precious truth. Let us note that God did not rest until He had finished all of His work. There is, however, a rest for the soul in Christ, wherein we cease from our own labors in trying to merit salvation and we rest fully in the Lord Jesus be- cause He finished the work of salvation on Calvary. After he had finished the work that saves the soul, He sat down at the right hand of God. We come to that Saviour, believing the work that He did for us, and we sit down in His presence to rest and rejoice in His saving grace. In Romans 5:10, we read that we are saved by His life, it is not our lives that bring merit but His. The sinless life that He lived is imputed to us as though we lived it, while our sinful lives are imputed to Him as though He lived them. This is described in Romans 4: 6, 7. Thus we rest in the love of God while being as busy as possible for His glory. We rest from our labors for salvation and rejoice in our labors because we are saved. We should note in Colossians 2:16,17 that the various Sabbath days were only a shadow of that which we are to find fully in Christ. No one ever did finish his work on Friday night. Because God knew that this would be the case, He sent the Saviour to completely finish every- thing necessary for our soul's salvation. We should, however, use the Sunday as a day of rest and a day in which we devote our love and our talents to the service of the King. Let us honor the day by re- fraining from every unnecessary work in order that our bodies and souls might be repaired in God. MAY 18- Conserving Our Family Her- itage. Exodus 20:12g Mark 7:9-13: John 19:25-27 Golden Text: Exodus 20:12. The commandment of God to Israel was intended for those who had godly families. When father and mother worship the Lord, believe the Word of God, and seek to obey His commandments, their children should honor them. There are parents, today, however, who are often drunk and as a result cruel in their family relations. Cer- tainly the children could not honor such lives. Then, again, there are children who are bent on living wicked lives, dishonest, cruel, lustful, and rebellious. 'I'hese hon.- or no one. The ideal home is that one in which both the father and the mother belong to the Lord, where the Word of God is read and loved, where the parents take the children to the Sunday School, stay for church, and seek to know and obey the Word of God. Such homes are rather scarce. The ma- jority of homes today have no Bible but do have cards, cigarettes, liquor, or other detrimental influences. There is no fear of God before their eyes nor love of God in their hearts, but a woeful indifference to the spiritual welfare of the children. The modern child, in a great majority of cases, is raised to be rebellious against any law or order in the home: the child com- mands the parents. The parents in many cases make -no effort to direct the careers of the children or their desires and can- not provide the kind of home that God wants when His rule is shut out. When the Bible is taught in the home and the commandments of God are taught to the children, then the fear of God is instilled in their hearts, and they know very well -that if they live sinful lives they may ex- pect to be sent to hell by a righteous God. This teaching has a restraining power in the heart and life of the child. The right- eousness of God must be taught in the home. His justice must be revealed, and His punishment must be explained. Where these are missing, then righteousness. is Haunted, and godliness becomes an object of scorn. Ungodly fellowship produces un- godly lives. If we would have a godly home then there must be the family altar, prayers at the table, a teaching of the Word, and the committing of the life to the Lord for His care and protection dur- ing the day. This would bring the fam- ily to the church house on Sunday and make the whole family interested in the spiritual welfare of others. God give us more God-fearing homes. MAY 25- God's Estimate of Human Life fTempe'rance Lessonj Exodus 20: 133 Matthew 5:21-26, 1825, 65 Luke 9:51- 56. Golden Text: Exodus 20:13. Life is a priceless gift which can be given only by the living God. The expres- sion, in Him was life, could only be said of the Lord Jesus. God gave Him the power to have life in Himself and to com- municate it to others. Every life is differ- ent, yet every one is priceless. When the Lord said, Thou shalt not kill, He was commanding us never to take away that which we cannot replace. Death is per- manentg there is no return. Those who kill set themselves up as enemies of God. God had intended a certain life for that person, but the murderer steps in to thwart God's plans and to destroy that life. Of course, all killing is not premeditated. There are accidents, some of which are unavoidable. The commandment does not apply to governmental discipline, for in Numbers 35 there is a frequent repetition of the ex- pression, shall surely be put to death. No fine or term of imprisonment was per- mitted: the murderer must be put to death. If this admonition were carried out today, there would be very few murderers. 'God expects the nation to put to death those who don't wish to let others live. The murderer wants to have his own way even at the expense of destroying the life of another and wrecking two homes, therefore, he should be out of the way promptly by the gallows or the gas chamber, lest his brutal lust for power I ,

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