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

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PAGE EIGHT THE COMMENTATOR THE LOVE OF MONEY Money is a good servant, but a danger- ous master. -Bonhours. - The uses to which money is put deter- mine its value. In the hands of a benevo- lent man it becomes a great blessing, but when it is hoarded it has a withering effect upon the hoarder and does no one any good. Colton says that gold is an idol wor- shiped in all climates, without a single temple, and by all classes without a single ACCORDION God depends upon our dependence upon hypocrite. The motto of: The The The The The The The The vain man is: Win gold and wear it. generous man: Win gold and share it. miser: Win gold and hoard it. haughty man: Win gold and lord it. profligatez Win gold and spend it. broker: Win gold and lend it. gambler: Win gold and lose it. wise man: Win gold and use it. Money has enriched its thousands and damned its tens of thousands. If you make it your servant, it will do you good, its mastery will ruin you. The love of money is the root of all evil CI Timothy 61105. -The Fellowship News Prayer for Christmas The Lord grant you- the Prosperity of Psalm 1:3g 4 the Prayer of Hebrews 4: 16: the Praise of Isaiah 61:35 the Peace of Philippians 4:73 the Purpose of Colossians 3:1- while you Walk in the light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day when faith shall be sight and you behold the. Presence of the altogether lovely One for whom the chimes ring out at this glad Christmastide. -Betty Barbour LaSalle Engineering Corporation LaSalle Bldg., 8 East Ninth Street Kansas City, Missouri 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. -John 3:16 Midwest Plumbing and Heating Co. 6243 Prospect Ja-5757 Kansas City, Mo. CHRISTMAS WORSHIPERS When He fGodj bringeth in the firstbe gotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. Hebrews When Elishas servant Gehazi became frightened because the Syrian armies were approaching their city of Samaria, the prophet prayed saying: Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man and he saw: and behold the mountain was full of horses and chariots of Ere round about Elisha QII Kings 61171 . Similarly, we believe, that if the eyes of those who surrounded the newly born holy Infant were opened by the Lord to see the supernatural there would have appeared before them a sight, the like of which the world never saw. They would have seen angels and archangels, cheru bim and seraphirn, Gabriel and Michael and all the hosts of heaven, including per- haps the seven spirits of God, the four beasts, the four and twenty elders the spirits of just men made perfect, and all ministering spirits, leaving heaven, descending to earth. hovering over Bethle hem, and finally forming a close array of holy spectators, at the signal of God fall -ing prostrate and crowning the Child Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords Oh that with yonder sacred throng We at His feet may fall Well goin the everlasting song And crown Him Lord of all Moses H Gitlm Him New opportunity to gave them o lg gospel witness by trained personal workers Your ' I 'lg part In tlns plan will be unknown TI1e lord I5 greully blessing tlns program SEND 254: FUR A SAMPIE OUTIINE THE BIG' BROTHER TIIACT BAND'BOX 888'AKRON9 OHIO You Can Win Souls for Christ with Gospel Films Send for free booklet today explaining It will be a revelation to you. 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THE COMMENTATOR PAGE SEVEN I AM ALPHA AND OMEGA fContinued. from Page 47 The lion is used as a symbol of strength, the gazelle suggests speed, the he-goat signihes sure-footedness, and the king stands for supreme sovereignty. Each one is beautifully descriptive of the func- tions Christ Blls when carrying through the work of redemption. Our attention is attracted in the fourfold portraiture to the mastery of His prevailing as the lion, the ministry of His purpose as the gazelle, the mystery of His passion as the he-goat, and the majesty of His power as the king against whom there is no revolt. The Guide even unto death, Psalm 48: 14. T'he importance of having a trustworthy guide is inestimable. He made His own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock QPsa. 78:52, 533. The location of the forty-two encampments where the nation rested, the training and testing, were all associated with His guiding hand. All the bounties and benefits we enjoy during the pilgrim- age of life are bestowed by our beloved Guide. The Governor among the nations, Psalm 22: 28. Man's need in his interrelationships is government, but where are we to turn for a qualified governor capable of legis- lating and administering for all the nations of the earth? The greatest need of the world is for centralization of authority un- der one scepter, with one absolute gover- nor permanently administering. A Caesar may enact law and justice, insure peace and progress, and estabilsh security, but Caesar cannot represent God, reveal truth, redeem man, regenerate lives, and remove death. Christ can and is the only one qual- ified to be world Governor among the nations. The Gatherer of lambs, Isaiah 40:11g John 11:52. The effects of sin the world over have been to divide and disperse mankind, but Christ came as the great Gatherer to unify the people of God. He cannot be frustrated in His purpose, for in the new ord-er of the fullness of times He will gather together in one all things in Christ QEph. 1:9-103. The Apostle Paul indicates the final gathering of the re- deemed in II Thessalonians 2:1. Christ is the only one who can gather His people into harmony, amity, and unityg and there is no one else that can overcome the di- versities, disruption, and disparities of the entire world. The Glorious Lord, Exodus 15:11. The description of the wondrous deliverance from the dominion of Pharaoh which is incorporated in this song of Moses, records the victorious tribute of praise in one su- perlative statement, Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like unto thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in prais- es, doing wonders'? The magnificence of he might that wrought the exodus makes ajestic music that never dies away. Be- side the crystal sea of commemoration a great host that no man can number will ing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb CRev. 15:31. o wonder the question is twice asked in he passage, VVho is like unto thee ? One of the main differences between a ew and a Christian is, that wherein the ew mistakenly says, Jesus was a man ho wanted to become God, the Christian ightly declares, Jesus was God who anted to become a man. -Bible Tid-Bits CHRIST AND GOVERNIVIENT fContinaed from Page lj of the bad. Inferior persons who are su- perior by brute strength are now kept at bay by a government which preserves from extermination those of intellectual and moral caliber. If civilization is to be saved at all, it is necessary that a nobler type of citizenry be preserved- and this entails a nobler variety of government. We wonder if fundamentalism has done the right thing in shunning participation in government. Does the Christian ethic mean withdrawal from the world in a twentieth century variety of monasticism? If morality is not available to society's machinery from Christian circles, from where will it come? To disparage government and call for freedom from control involves a dreadful end. Probably we little realize how cor- rupt government could be and how unsafe society could be apart from the seen and unseen power of the presence of Christ. At this season of the year when Christ seems a little more real, let us take stock of how much His power is made knovsm through us in our society. After all if our gospel cannot promote good and restrain evil, of what value is it? CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS CContin'aecZ from Page lj He never wrote a book, yet not all the libraries of the country could hold the books that could be written about Him. He never wrote a song, yet He has fur- nished the theme of more songs than all song writers combined. He never founded a college, yet all the schools together can- not boast of as many students as He has. He never marshaled an army, drafted a soldier, or used a weapon, yet no leader ever had more volunteers who have un- der His orders made rebels stack arms or surrender without the tiring of a gtm. Great men have come and gone, yet He lives on. Herod could not kill I-Iirn, Satan could not seduce Him, death could not destroy Him, the grave could not hold Him. He laid aside a purple robe for a peasant's gown. He was rich, yet for our sake He became poor. How poor? Ask the wise men! His cradle was a manger. He cruised the lake in another's boat, He rode on another's colt. He was buried in ?nother's tomb. All failed, yet He never ails. The ever perfect One- He is Chief a- mong ten thousand. He is altogether lovely. -Selected QUESTION BOX fContinfaed from Page 41 Jesus Christ: whom having not seen ye loveg in whom, though now ye see him -not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspezfkable and full of glory CI Pet. 1:7, 8 . But the question is: How can it be done? It will be Well for us to remember that this requirement is for the Christian alone. It is utterly beyond all who are out of touch with God, but the believer has power from on high. Our Lord declared that all things are possible to him that believeth fMark 9:23J. He said to Paul, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Paul replied, Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my inflrmities, that the power 'of Christ may rest upon me CII Cor. 12:95. Again Paul declared, I can do all things thzrough Christ which strengtheneth me. All true Christians will immediately recognize these things to be true, but some may still be perplexed as to just how God brings it about. One may appear joyful in pain, but actually to be joyful is something else again. Joy is a state of the mind and heart, and so is sorrow. How can they both occupy the mind and heart at the same time? To explain this fully is impossible, but some helpful hints are given in the Word of God. There are several ways God produces joy in the midst of sorrow. Peter and the other disciples rejoiced in persecution because they were counted worthy to suffer for Christ. The thought of the Lord brought joy in spite of persecution. The writer to the Hebrews says that chastening is the sign of both sonship and God's love CHeb. 12:5-SJ. Paul was made to rejoice because the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us CRom. 8:18J. He calls all his sufferings light affliction, which is but for a moment, because they work for him a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory QII Cor. 4:17J. Jesus' rea- son for telling the disciples to rejoice and be exceeding glad was that great is your reward in heaven. The method God uses is to count the suffering so eminently worthwhile because of the reward, that we gladly suffer it. By comparison with eternal rewards which they make possible, the trials and testings seem mean and insignificant. Men of the world often endure privations, hardships, and inconveniences gladly and happily if only they are assured sufficient reward. How much more will the believer be able to endure for the eternal rewards. CHRISTMAS SWAPPING CContin'aed from Page 53 ' has crawled back on the Throne. I need 'to swap places. Same here, said Father. I guess things are a little mixed up for me, too. Let's both put Him in His rightful place- ,the throne of our hearts. Together they knelt by the big chair in front of the fireplace, asking the Lord Jesus to rule over the hearts and lives of the three of them forever. CReplace standing with kneeling figures.J And so it was that Swapping John and his parents did their Christmas swapping! APPLICATION P-erhaps you will want to do some Christmas swapping, too. If you have never let Him take your load of sins and give to you His righteousness, His peace, unending joy, everlasting life, and a home in heaven, will you not do it just now? This story. was written by Miss Mildred Holler. who IS workmg under the International Child Evangelism Fellowship in Auckland, New Zealand, and is used by her permission. Joy to the world! The Lord is come! Let earth receive her King, Let every heart prepare Him romn, And heaven and nature sing!

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Published by The Kansas City Bible College JANUARY, 1952 A Missionary Ministry For the Last Days BY BRUCE C. Donn Pray ye therefore the Lord of the har- vest, that he will send forth labourers in- to his harvest. Matthew 9:38. These were the words used of the Lord to change a local tract ministry into a world-wide missionary organization with special opportunities for service during this, the end of the age of grace. One day the Holy Spirit brought the writer to the conviction that the Lord wanted him to be a harvester' of souls rather than a sower of the Word. He felt that the mass dis- tribution of tracts, in which he had been engaged for twelve years, was more of a sowing than a reaping process, and accord- ingly he sought the Lord's leading in using tracts basically to harvest souls for Christ. The change from sowing to reaping lies in the fact that the distribution of tracts is now organized on a follow-up basis. It is not expected that a tract will do the entire work of leading a soul to Christ, but that it will simply catch the attention of the receiver and serve as an introduction and preparation to a personal visit and witness. The tract distribution is carried on as a mailing program. Personalized letters are written once each month to a very large mailing list. The Big Brother Tract Band members do not choose these names them- selves. They invite earnest Christians to supply the names of unsaved loved ones and friends. These persons whose names are supplied receive each month a per- sonal letter, a gospel tract, and a com- panion blotter. The letter mentions the business in which the individual is em- ployed and makes an appropriate comment related to the Word of God. The tract deals with some subject of everyday life and its application to the Word of God. The blotter with its art work and Scrip- ture quotation serves as a reminder of the message of the letter and tract, should they be discarded. For example, the following letter was sent to a grocer: As a grocer you are doubtless interested in the appetites of your customers. It is a won- derful grace from God that they become hun- gry three times each day and are reminded of their need to patronize your store. It is too bad that people do not grow him- gry three times a day for the Bread of Life. It is a shame that there are people who have never been spiritually hungry in all their lives. ecause of this fact we publish a monthly blotter and tract dealing with the things of ur everyday life and their relation to the THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The training of young lives in the use of the Word of God, is a priceless privilege. The church often suffers loss from the actions and the ministries of those who do not know their Bible or who do not use the Scriptures wisely. Our College is a great training center where students receive much prac- tical experience in using that which they learn in the classroom. The ' graduates of this college are occu- pying important positions through- out the world and are yielding splendid dividends to those who help to train them. We invite your prayerful consideration of the needs of this fine student body. Word of God. We mail them to English-spealb ing people around the world. You have been added to our mailing list, and the enclosed pamphlet entitled Who and Why explains the reason. We hope that the tract and blotter accomp- anying this letter prove helpful to you, and that you will be looking forward to our mailing each month. Because of Calvary, The Big Brother Tract Band With this letter went a tract and blotter combination entitled Hungry Months with Matthew 5: 6, Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled , and Psalm 23:1, The Lord is my shepherdg I shall not want, as the message. After six monthly mailings the director or one of the missionaries makes a per- sonal call upon the prospect to determine his interest. Those known not to be in- terested are dropped. Others remain on the list and are visited twice a year until they confess Christ as Saviour and Lord, or definitely reject the witness. These calls are made anywhere in the United States or Canada. The one who supplies the name for the mailing list is called a sponsor. His name is never reveal-ed, either by mail or dur- ing the calls, until the person accepts the Lord. The sponsor receives copies of all correspondence and pays the cost of mail- ing, which is S5 per year per name. Vlfhile the charge to the sponsor does not begin to meet the expense of the ministry, it means that those who submit names sup- ply only the names of those for whom they 1Continued on Page 75 1952 BY DR. WALTER L. WILSON President, Kansas City Bible College What shall be my goal for 1952? Paul stated his ambition in Philippians 3:7-14, and we shall do well to examine it care- fully. The apostle, looking forward in his life, was conscious of great honor to be obtained and great rewards to be earned from his blessed Lord. With the goal in mind he said, This one thing I do. He was not concerned with the ambition of another but confessed to the world what his own purpose and plan of life was. Such an open confession is profitable, because folks will then not bother you about going into sinful practices, or worldly pleasures, or activities that would waste your time or your ministry. All this was not a dream that Paul was havingg it was a great reality in his life. He did not say, This one thing I hope to do g rather, he said, This one thing I do. He purposed in his heart that when eter- nity came that he would have a place with his Lord, with a crown on his brow, a happy heart in his bosom, and a memory that didn't hurt his soul. First, the apostle purposed to forget the things that were behind. He was not go- ing to run the race in the new year with the weights and the griefs of the old year hanging around his neck. He determined to forget the sorrows, the troubles, the wounds, those experiences in the jail, the way the mob beat him, the way that his message and ministry were rejected by his own brethren. Next, Paul would reach forth to those things which were before. He saw that there were heights and breadths and lengths and depths of the love of God and the grace of Christ and the things of heav- en that he had never yet tasted, and his purpose and desire was that he would ob- tain all that he possibly could of the things of God on earth. He stretched out his arms as far as he could to get as much as possible of this treasure, for he wanted in his life the richest blessing that he could possibly obtain from his blessed Lord's storehouse. Not only did he look forward, but he said. I press toward the mark. The things of God are worth pressing forward for, and the children of God should this day have the same purpose of heart- to press toward the mark for the prize. This prize -great, rich, and valuable- is given by fCo'n.ti'nfued on Page 21