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

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Published by The Kansas City Bible College I NOVEMBER, 1951 ATOMS AND COMMUNISTS V A BIBLICAL THANKSGEVING BY TRUMAN PAGE President, Al.'ii.m'n.i. Association Kansas City Bible College From behind the iron curtain comes the announcement of another atomic ex- ,.losion. That information finds most of us in a more or less indifferent attitude to- war- vard atoms, atom bombs, atomic eads, atomic submarines, and the rest. Such a lulling of ourselves to sleep is, owever, dangerous to say the least. Any person must shudder to learn thinking of 'these preparations for one last titanic struggle between those forces which would grind the individual to the dust and those .vhich would leave him free. Wliich shall revail- the totalitarian or the democra- tic idea? Shall the individual he free or shall lie be a cog in a gigantic state acliins- this is the issue. Man stands at a historic crossroads, wondering which way to go. Under democracy a signpost says he may go either right or left. Under totalitarianism a policeman examines his credentials and then orders him which way to go- two radically opposed view- points. The remarkable thing is that totalitar- ianism of th-e twentieth century is not new. From time immemorial oppression has been the common lot of the individual. Dictatorships, oligarchies, a ut o c r a c i e s, modern totalitarianism, all have one end- suppression of the individual under the guise of collective planning. Russia has nothing new to offerg she is using the same old tactics under new names. American democracy should shed its inferiority com- plex. Democracy is not on trial- com- munism and oppression are before the tri- bunal of world justice. Communism is not the new or ultimate way of life. It is as old as the hills, it is power for the few at the expense of the many. Democracy, not communism,is one of the two truly revolutionary ideas to come out of 6000 years of man's history. The other is monotheism. The nations of the world, being farther and farther removed from Eden, forgot that there could be only one God and degenerated into polytheism. How could there be more than one God? There could only be one Creator- two is an absurdity. The ultimate in incongruity would be to think of a sole Creator creat- ing man and then turning him over to the care of a multitude of gods. Alone of all ancient peoples, the Hebrews kept intact a pure worship of one God, Jehovah. CCo'ntinued on Page 7D THE PRES! DENT'S MESSAGE The story is told of an old gentle- man who was so pious that all through th-e church service he would sit with his face aglow looking up to heaven. Wliezi the collection plate . was passed, however, he closed his 1 eyes so as not to be disturbed in his 3 meditation. , The law of Christianity is the law I of giving: God gave His Son, the W Lord Jesus gave His life. the Father and the Spirit gave the Saviour, the Father and the Saviour gave the Spirit, Paul gave his all for the bles- sing ol man, the vine gives grapes lor its owner, the tree gives fruit to its possessor. What are you giv- ing? At the Kansas City Bible College hearts are being trained and lives molded for the ministry of our Lord among the needy people. You may have a part in this wonderful work in gen-eral expenses or in any special way you care to indicate. IF HE SHOULD CCME If He should come that day And find my hands so full Of future plans however fair In which my Saviour has no share, What would He say? If He should come that day And find my love so cold, My faith so very weak and dim I had not even looked for Him, What would He say? If He should come that day And find I had not told One soul about my Heavenly Friend, Whose blessings all my way attend, What would He say? If He should come that day Would I be glad- quite glad? Remembering He had died for all And riiane, through me, had heard His ca , What would I say? -Central American Bulletin T he first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Exodus 34:26. H onour .the Lord with thy substance, and with the lirstfruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns he filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. Proverbs 319, 10. A nd ye shall eat in plenty, and b'e sat- isfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt won- drously with you. Joel 2:26. NI ow unto him that is able to do exceed- ing abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages. Ephesians 3:20, 21. K ings of the earth, and all people: princ- es, and all judges of the earthg both young men, and maidens: old men, and children: let them praise the name of the Lord. Psalm 148111, 12, 13. S ing unto the Lord a new song, for he hath clone marvelous things. Psalm 98:1. G ive thanks unto the Lordg for he is good: because his mercy endur-etth forever. Psalm 118:1. I n the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider. Ec- clesiastes 7:14. V oice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous ...... Thou art 'my God, and I will praise thee, Thou art my God, I will exalt thee. Psalm 118:15, 28. I n everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concern- ing you. I Thessalonians 5:18. N ow unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Philippians 4:20. G reat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Psalm 48: 1. -Selected Thanks Be To God 1. Who gives victory-I Corinthians 15:57. 2. Who causes His people always to tri- umph- II Corinthians 2:14. 3. Vifhose gift is unspeakable- II Cor- inthians 9:15. -Moody Monthly

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PAGE EIGHT THE COMMENTATOR ARROWS THAT HIT THE MARK The reason some people do not miss the mark is because they are not trying to hit anything. Satisfied with Christ, you envy none. The Bible begins with God and ends with man. In the middle verse of the Bible CPsalm 118:85 the two are brought together. We often wish for what we do not need, and we often need what we do not wish. In the morning praise God for oppor- tunity- but make some use of it before the morning goes. Service is the rent we pay for our life on earth. They all began to make excuse be- cause they had none. Faults are thick where love is thin. A CHRISTIAN'S MONEY All that I spend is gone- it is mine no longer. All that I save is mine until I spend it, lose it, or leave it behindg All that I give to God is added to my credit in the bank of heaven and will be mine forever and forever. CProv. 19: 17- Matt. 6:19-20- Luke 16:90 FAMOUS ITALIAN MAKES Available lo Buble Sludenn Cluml an Workers and Missionaries al . SPECIAL DISCOUNTS , Willa Today for FREE lllaralure CHICAGO ACCORDION CENTER. Inc. Dept. CT, 754 N. Damen Av. Chicago 22. III. cconolons THE HIILIIHIYS VALENTINE DAY, EASTER, FOURTH OF JULY THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS Take advantage of the recognized holi- days to send the Gospel to unsaved friends Send 25c for a Selection of 25 THE BIG BROTHER TRACT BAND BOX 888, AKRON 9, OHIO WHAT IS IN THINE HAND? When Richard Baxter lay dying, his friends, pitying his pain, liked to comfort him by speaking of the good that he had achieved by means of his writings. Baxter shook his head. No, he said, I was but a pen in God's hand, and what praise is due to a pen? When Saladin saw the sword with which Richard Coeur de Leon had fought so bravely, he marveled that so common a blade should have wrought such mighty deeds. It was not the sword, replied one of the English officers, it was the arm of Richard. When Paganini appeared for the first time at the Royal Opera House in Paris, the aristocracy of France was gathered to hear him. In his peculiar ghostly manner he glided on to the stage amidst the breathless silence of the expectant throng. Commencing to tune his violin, a string snapped. The audience tittered. Com- mencing again, a second string brokeg and a moment later, a third gave way. The people stared in consternation. Paganini paused for just a second, and then, giving one of his grim smiles, he lifted his instru- ment, and from the single string drew music that seemed almost divine. Only a pen- but a pen in the hand of a poet! Only a common sword- but a sword in the hand of Richard! Only a broken violin- but a violin in the hand of a master! Only five loaves and two small fishes- but five loaves and two small fishes in the hands of the Son of God! In the skillful hands of such a potter, the commonest clay may be fashioned into a vessel of honor, sanctified and meet for the Master's use. -F. W. Boreham in the Nest of Spears Clean your fingers before you point at the spots of others. It is better to be alone with God than in a crowd with Satan. You Can Win Souls lor Christ with Gospel Films Send for free booklet today explaining. ' 1 t' t . Also free MIRACLE SOUND PROJECTOR that does not wear out: quiet as a clock: needs no oilingg has no beltsg needs no servicing: trouble-proof. C. O. BAPTISTA FILMS It will be a reve a ion 0 you booklet describing revolutionary lifetime Sunnyside Avenue, Wheaton, Ill. BIBLE READING CALENDAR NOVEMBER DATE PRIVATE FAMHJY Ezekiel 1, 2 II Timothy Ezekiel 3, 4 Titus Ezekiel 5, 6 Titus Ezekiel 7, 8 Titus Ezekiel 9, 10 Philemon Ezekiel 11, 12 Hebrews Ezekiel 13, 14 Hebrews Ezekiel 15, 16 Hebrews Ezekiel 17, 13 Hebrews Ezekiel 19, 20 Hebrews Ezekiel 21, 22 Hebrews Ezekiel 23, 24 Hebrews Ezekiel 25, 25 Hebrews Ezekiel 27, 28 Hebrews Ezekiel 29, 30 Hebrews Ezekiel 31. 32 Hebrews Ezekiel 33, 34 Hebrews Ezekiel 35, 36 Hebrews Ezekiel 37, 38 Janqes Ezekiel 39, 40 James Ezekiel 41, 42 James Ezekiel 43, 44 James Ezekiel 45, 46 James Ezekiel 47, 48 I Peter Daniel 1. 2 I Peter Daniel 3, 4 I Peter Daniel 5, 6 I Peter Daniel 7. 8 I Peter Daniel 9, 10 II Peter Daniel 11. 12 II Peter I l LaSalle Engineering Corporation LaSalle Bldg., 8 East Ninth Street Kansas City, Missouri MONUMENTS Memorial Art Company Salina and Hutchinson, Kansas Finest display of Modem Memorials in the Midwest For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should . not perish, but have everlasting life. -Jolm 3:16 Midwest Plumbing and Heating Co. 6243 Prospect Ja-5757 Kansas City, Mo. The Sunday. School Lesson Helps You Need For Every Department of Your Sunday School! Christian Lifen Series following the International Uniform Lesson Topics Free sample pack covering all departments supplied to Sunday School ' ofhcials upon request. Write for yours today! UNION GOSPEL PRESS P.O. Box 6059 Cleveland 1, Ohio

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PAGE TWO THE COMMENTATOR In I Corinthians 1: 21 we read, For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wis- dom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preach- ing to save them that believe. A clearer rendering of that verse is: It pleased God by the thing preached to save them that believe, for the Apostle Paul is not speaking principally of the preaching of the Word by the minister, but of the content of the message. In verse 18 he said that it is the preaching of the cross which is to them that are lost foolishness. So we have contrasted the wisdom of God and the wisdom of the world. The wisdom of the world is not the wis- dom of man in the natural sciences pri- marily, for he has learned to put to use a great deal of knowledge for the benefit and blessing of mankind. But the wisdom of the world which God calls foolishness is that which pertains to Himself. The world by its wisdom knows not God to- day- the real heart of God, the nature of God, the plan of God. How is it possible for a righteous God to forgive a sinful man? The philosophies of the world are man's attempts to answer three basic questions which pertain to himself. In the experience of every nor- mal person the three questions will arise: Where did I come from? Why urn. I here? Where am I going? The world in its wis- dom has not answered one of these cor- rectly. To the question Where did I come front? philosophy answers that man has come about as a result of the evolution- ary process and that he is gradually rising higher and higher. To the question Why am I here? the average person responds with the belief that he is here to satisfy his five senses, and in proportion as he is able to do this, life is considered a success or a failure. Man's answer to the third question, Where am I going? is to be found in the many religions which he has in- vented and through which he expects to get to heaven. The natural bent of every man's heart is to seek salvation by works, to merit heaven by his own goodness. Vastly different is the wisdom of God. How has He answered these three ques- tions? The Word tells us that man came from the hand of God, created in His own image. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness . . . So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him: male and female created he them CGen. 1:26, 275. Our first parents were high and holy crea- tures, but they fell from their high estate through listening to the voice of Satan rather than to that of God. Science orig- inates man on a very low level and has him climbing to better things. God has told us that by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sing and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sin- ned CRom. 52121. God's verdict is to be found in the first three chapters of Romans. Sin abounds in two distinct ways. First, the foolishness of A Righteous God and Sinful Man , By Dr. Robert H. Belton Executive Vice President, K. C. Bible College it abounds extensively. There is not a single human being omitted. All have in- herited a sinful nature, and all have sin- ned and come short of the glory of God. Then, sin abounds intensively. It is in every hunian heart. The Lord Jesus gives a vivid picture of the human heart in Mark 7:14-23. Truly there is none right- eous, no, not one. The question then is: How can a holy God have anything to do with such a sinful creature? How can He make him righteous and fit for heaven? Let us con- sider what God has done. In Romans 1: 16, 17 are these words of Paul, For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth: to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God. revealed from faith to faith: as it is written. The just for the righteousjl shall live by faith. One of the most important words is that little word therein. In the 17th verse, for therein is the righteousness of God re- vealed. In other words, the righteousness of God is revealed in the gospel, which is the good news of how Christ died for our sins acording to the Scriptures and that He was buried and that He was raised again the third day. We have the same truth brought out in Romans 3:21-26. In verse 21 we read, But now the righteousness of God with- out the law is manifested. Verses 24 and 25, Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins th-at are past, through the for- bearance of God. In other words, God the Father can forgive the sin of an individual because Christ became a propitiation. Propitiation is one of the great words of Scripture. But what does it mean? The dictionary gives the idea that it means to appease: that is, to appease an angry God, but the Bible gives one to under- stand that it means to satisfy God. So Jesus Christ must have done something that could satisfy God the Father and en- able Him to forgive a sinful man. He must have done something which would enable a loving God to bring rebellious man to Himself. The Greek word translated propitiation is used six times in the New Testament although it is only thus translated three times in the Authorized Version. Romans 3:25: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood. I John 212: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. I John 4: 10: Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. These are the three places in the Author- ized Version where the word propitiation appears. However, in Hebrews 2:17 we read, Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in all things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. The word reconciliation could be translated propitiation. Hebrews 9:5 says, And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercy- seat: of which we cannot now speak par- ticularly. The word mercyseat is really propitiatory place. It takes us back to the tabernacle in the wilderness. The mercyseat, as you know, was the golden lid of the ark of the covenant, which was in the holiest place within the veil, and the cloud of the glory of God's presence rested above it between the cherubim. Once each year on the day of atonement the high priest would enter the holiest place bearing the blood of the sin offering and would sprinkle the blood of the lamb on and before the mercyseat. It was on the ground of the sprinkled blood that a holy God could meet a sinful people and dwell among them. When the Lord Jesus Christ died on Calvary as the lamb of God who was to take away the sin of the world, the veil in the temple was torn from the top to the bottom, revealing the mercyseat, In Hebrews 10 we read that a new and living way has been opened into the very pres- ence of God. The Lord Jesus Christ, then, is our propitiation and also the pro- pitiatory place where a holy God can meet a sinner upon the ground of the shed blood of Jesus Christ and there pour out His love upon him. But we must remem- ber that the cleansing effect of Calvary only becomes effective when the individ- ual puts his faith in Christ, who shed His blood on the cross. This leads to the sixth tilne the word is used in the New Testament. It is found in Luke 18:13, in the well known parable of the Pharisee and the publican. The Pharisee had been telling God what a righteous man he was and how different he was from other men, especially the sinful publican. The publican, however, stood with head bowed and beat upon his breast saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. The Word merciful is really pro- pitiated. What he said was, God be pro- pitiated to me the sinner. Jesus said that the publican went down to his house justified rather than the Pharisee. That is the way God saves men. For CCo'ntinued ofn. Page 31 THE COMMENTATOR NOVEMBER, 1951 Volume 13, Number 11 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. use Published monthly by The Kansas City Bible College P.O. Box 7035, Country Club Station Kansas City 2. Mo. School location: 75th 8: State Line Road Entered as a second-class matter June 26. 1942. at the Post Office at Kansas City. Mo. under the Act of March 3. 1879.