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

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THE, COMMENTATOR PAGE THREE CHRISTIAN SERVICE REPORT ALUMNI NEWS REV. W. JACK WILSON Irene Tully C495 has been accepted as a Ll' t I Director of Cltristian Service 1'I1iSSi01'131'Y Candidate for the Ozarks by the U E I I American Inland Mission whose head- A - , The best way to quarters are in Gentry, Arkansas. She is learn how to preach ready to go, and her leaving is dependent 1- 27 is to preach. The only on the raising of her support on the Hrst man to sa field. She asks prayer fellowship for this Y these words has been long in antiquity, but the truth of the state- ment has been de- veloped and proved in the lives and ex- periences of count- less thousands of young preachers. The Kansas City Bible of utmost importance that the academic knowledge received in the classroom be supplemented and put to practical use by our students in the reality of the rescue mission, the street corner, the Sunday school class, and the church pulpit. With a new director at the helm of the Christian Service Department and with the usual settling down period which al- ways accompanies the beginning of the school year, the activities of our students in practical work has not reached the vol- ume that it will in days to come. Never- theless, the reports for the first six weeks are very gratifying. Our students have spent a total of fourteen 24 hour days, or over 350 hours, in practical Christian service. They have dealt personally with over half a hundred unsaved people and have won ten of them to Christ. In addition to the above, there were in- numerable song services, instrumental and vocal solos, public testimonies, 'Sunday school lessons, and other activities. In- stitutions such as the Lansing State Pen- itentiary, City Union Mission, Jackson, County Parental Home, and Jackson County Farm are visited regularly by teams of students from the school. It should be mentioned that all this activity is in addition to the work done by our students who are regular pastors and as- sistant pastors of churches in the Kan- sas City area. Their time and services are not included in this tabulation. We praise God that our student body has grown, available talent has increased, opportunities are pouring in, and the pros- pects for learning how tp do the job are excellent for our students in the days which lie ahead. A RIGHTEOUS GOD AND SINTFUL MAN CCo'n.tin'u.ecl from Page 21 the preachinlg of the cross is to them that perish foolis ness, but unto us which are saved it is the power of God CI Cor. 1: 185, and again, For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishnessg But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God KI Cor. 1:22-245. When an individual will cry, God be propitiated to me the sinner, God replies, Jesus died for youg He bore your sins in His own body on the tree. Come to Me. Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe, Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow. College considers it need and for her service among the moun- tain people. Patricia O'Nea.l, former night school student from Merriam, Kansas, left last month for India. She is serving under the New Tribes Mission, whose special training course she recently completed at Chico, California. John and Ruth Hausmamt, who were dormitory students from 1947-49, visited the College recently and told of their plans to go as missionaries to the Moslems of the Philippine Islands. They with their two children expect to go out under the Berean Mission some time next year. CHAPEL SPEAKERS Mr. Robert Reinmiller, secretary of the Gospel Missionary Union, gave a challeng- ing Chapel message on Proverbs 4:23, Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life. He spoke of the analogy between the physical circula- tory system and the spiritual entity which God refers to as the heart. Its welfare affects all the borders, the outflow of the life. Guard it above all. The Wycliff Bible Translators was repre- sented by Mr. George M. Cowan, who told of the basic necessity for all missionary work, the Bible in the language of the people. He pictured for us a group of attentive, heart-hungry listeners to whom a teacher was reading the Scriptures. But the reading was in Spanish, and these Indians understood only their own native tongue. Truly th-e need is great and trained laborers are few. During Fire Prevention Week the local fire district chief and inspector, by word, picture, and demonstration, instructed the students in removing fire hazards and in the safe procedure in case of emergency. On October 17 two of God's servants brought messages at the chapel hour. Mary Dayton, who attended our night school several days ago, pointed her remarks with very attractive and effective posters. She is under appointment by the International Child Evangelism Fellowship and expects to leave next month to work with the children and to train children's workers in the Philippine Islands. Mr. R. I. Humberd, Bible teacher and publisher, spoke using a wall chart to il- lustrate his message on the Lord Jesus Christ. He also had a number of his books available to the students. DR. WILSON'S ITINERARY Nov. 5-11 ............ Temple Baptist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 12-18 ............ Arlington Street Baptist Church, Akron, Ohio Dec. 5-7 ....... .......... W ichita Gospel Center, Wichita, Kansas Dec. 10-14 ........ ......... F aith Bible Church, Ottawa, Kansas By Rev. Wade K. Ramsey Dean, Kansas City Bible College In this column Mr. Ramsey will be glad to answer questions sent in by our readers which concern Bible in- terpretation or application and are of general interest. -Editor QUESTION: Why does Mark leave out the birth and genealogy of Christ? ANSWER: The best reason we know for this omission on the part of Mark is that these things do not contribute particularly to the design of his gospel. Mark's pur- pose is to set forth Christ as the servant of Jehovah as He was predicted in the prophecies of Isaiah. The detailing of the birth and genealogy of Christ did not vi- tally further this design. No one cares where or how or of whom a servant is born. The thing that matters about the servant is can he do the job? Mark therefore contents himself by declaring at the out-set that the servant he is about to describe is none other than the very Son of God. To him this is a sufficient recommendation of His ability to accomp- lish whatever He was sent to accomplish. In Matthew and Luke the case is dit- ferent. Matthew set forth Christ as the Messiah and King of Israel. Therefore, it is essential for him to establish His right by descent to the throne of Israel. Luke gives a wider view of Christ and designs to depict Him not merely as the King of Israel, but as the One who is to bring peace to all people and one who is to be a light to lighten the Gentiles and a glory to thy people Israel. In Luke the emphasis is on the fact that He is the Son of Man, and he traces Him back to Adam to show His connection with all mankind. John is concerned with His deity and takes Him back to the beginning, before all the worlds. Different from all of these, Mark begins his story with the ministry of the Lord Jesus. QUESTION: What is the difference be- tween 'pfriole and self-respect? ANSWER: The dictionary defines pride in both a bad and a good sense. On the one hand pride is said to be undue self- esteem, conceit, haughtiness, disdain g on the other hand a sense of personal dig- nity, self-respect. In distinguishing the latter from vain conceit, complacency, etc., the dictionary further states that pride may be a noble feeling, dignified and admirable. However in the Scriptures, pride invari- ably is used in a bad sense. God says, Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall QProv. 16:18D. In Proverbs 6:17, a proud look is listed as one of- the things that is an abomina- tion unto the Lord. The Lord Jesus cata- logued it as one of the evil fruits of the heart which defile men CMa.rk 7:21,22J. Paul included it in the list of sins which CCo'nti'n'u.ed. on Page 71

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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.

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PAGE FOUR TI-IE COMMENTATOR Musings in isaiah 53 By William G. Coltman, D.D. Pastor, Highland Park Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan Someone once picked up an old book and discovered a fragrance coming from its leaves. Upon investigation it was found that sometime earlier a flower had been placed between its pages, and the perfume had permeated the whole book. So it is with the Bible. The Whole volume is fragrant with the odor of the Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Vallies, the glorious and gracious person of the Lord Jesus Christ. His death, which was the glory of His earthly life, receiveslarge recognition not only in history and doctrine but in Old Testament prophecy. The cross, which is central in the purpose of God for man- kind, existed in His heart before the ages began. It is not, therefore, surprising that from the very dawn of history we should have intimations of this mighty and stu- pendous event. As early as Genesis 3 we find the first reference to a suffering Re- deemer when God told the serpent that the seed of the woman would have his heel bruised in the process of bruising the head of the serpent. This was fol- lowed down through the pre-Christian centuries by blood-stained altars and di- vinely prescribed sacrifices which pointed ahead to the coming of the Lamb of God. The fifty-third chapter of Isaiah is one of the clearest and fullest prophecies of the vicarious suffering of our Saviour. It, therefore, preaches the evangel of re- deeming grace as no other chapter in the Old Testament scriptures. For wealth of detail and comprehensive coverage of the suffering of Jehovah's servant, the Lord Jesus Christ, it stands alone. Several hundred years after this won- derful chapter was written, a Man ap- peared on earth who fully lived out the minutest descriptions of this prophecy. Ever since, devout and believing hearts have had little doubt as to whom the pro- phet referred. Returning from Jerusalem to his home in Ethiopia the eunuch mention- ed in Acts 8 was reading this chapter when Philip the Evangelist appeared be- side his chariot. The question in the Ethiopian's mind was: Of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth and b-egan at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus tActs 8: 34, 353. What a delightful starting point at which to begin to expound the gospel! As we look at this remarkable chapter, three thoughts stand out: THE FACT or C1-1R1sr's SUFFERING Suffering is the pre-eminent reality in this chapter. It is the major note that dominates the celestial music. How varied and significant is the terminology: He was despised . . . rejected of men . . . man of sorrows . . . acquainted with grief . . . he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows . . . wounded for our transgres- sions . . . bruised for our iniquities . . . the chastisement of our peace was upon hirn...thein.iquityofusall...hewas oppressed . . . by oppression and judgment he was taken away . . . he was cut off out of the land of the living . . . for the trans- gression of my people to whom the stroke was due . . . his soul an offering for sin . . . the travail of his soul . . . he shall bear their iniquities . . . he poured out his soul unto death . . . was numbered with the transgressors . . . he bare the sin of many . . . made intercession for the trans- gressorsf' No wonder that the great exegete Delitzch said, Stronger expres- sions for the violent and painful death the language did not affordf' Let us take a closer look at some of these words. Wounded comes from a word which means to bore through, to pierce, to perforatef' The central fact here is the painful piercing of our Saviour's body. Bruised means to be broken to pieces, to be crushed. It is doubtless a figure of speech setting forth the inner sufferings of Christ. Chastise- ment is a word used to denote correction or punishment by parents. In other words, He was punished to procure my peace. Lastly, there is the word stripes which refers to marks or blows upon the skin. These terms give us a graphic picture of the beating and scourging of our Lord as recorded by the gospel writers and written in the prophetic Word centuries before. THE NATURE or CHRISTJS SUFFERINGS The special emphasis of the prophet in this chapter is upon the vicariousness of Christ's sufferings, by which we mean that they were endured or undergone for oth- ers. He did not suffer on His own accountg the wounds, stripes, and travail were en- dured for our benefit. The failure of God's ancient people to see this fact is graphically stated in verse 4: We did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But the prophet goes on to say, He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon himg and with his stripes we are healed. Even today the descendants of Israel fail to grasp the reality of this great prophecy spoken by one of their own to their nation. Its very existence some seven hundred years before its fulfillment is evidence to any unprejudiced mind of its heavenly origin. The opening verse of the chapter registers the existence of prevail- ing and popular unbelief. The attitude of the nation toward their suffering Messiah is indeed a matter of wonderment. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. How thankful we are for the following verse in John 1: But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons that believe on his leaves no doubt in real nature of these substitutionary and There have been will be some who mental reality of of God, even to them name. The prophet our minds as to the sufferings. They were redemptive. and probably always object to this funda- our Saviour's death. They clai.m it is not just or reasonable for one person to suffer for another: that such sufferings are unethical and ineffectual. But far from this central fact of our Chris- tian faith being isolated and singular, it is one of the common facts in the life of our race. Motherhood is vicarious. Many a mother has given up her life in bringing her child into the world. There are mul- titudes of people in the world at this hour who are suffering because of the negligence, the sins, and the wrong-doings of others. Hospitals are filled with people whose bodies are broken and maimed be- cause of drunk drivers. Whether we like it or not, it is a common fact in the life of our world. Likewise Christ died to save us from eternal death, and His sacrifice was not in vain. Even this chapter contemplates His triumph and ultimate victory: He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied. THE Rssurrrs or Cn1usr's Surrrnnvcs After identifying the Sulferer, we natur- ally ask, Did this vicarious Sufferer ac- complish His purpose? Did these suffer- ings avail? Did they have value, and if so, what values were realized? , The prophet states, with his stripes we are healed. There is complete re- covery for sin-sick souls. They were not merely improved or relieved, but made whole-healed. Because of our sins we were sick unto death, and earth had no balm for our healing, no physician that could arrest the disease or cope with it. Praise God, with His stripes we are heal- ed! ' The punishment which He took made possible our peace with God. As the Apostle Paul wrote centuries later, He made peace through the blood of his cross CCol. 12207, and, Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ CRorn. 5:11. Those vicarious sufferings brought to an end the battle between our hearts and God. They accomplished the cessa- tion of conflict within. Through His cross the warring elements in our nature were overcome, and we became friends with the Eternal God. How wonderful! It is stated in verse 6: The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Be- cause He took our sins He was condemn- ed, but this condemnation made possible our justification. Taking our sins He had to die our death and face the wrath of God for our transgressions. He drank the full cup of our condemnation: therefore it can be written of every believing heart, There CCo'n.tinued on Page 73