Lancaster Bible College - Ichthus Yearbook (Lancaster, PA)

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A FRIEND A TEACHER A PREACHER AN INSPIRATION A TRIUMPHANT LIFE IN Preaching in his church Te, ' ac h in his class Calling the roll it ' Pe 0 , Pie? CHRIST

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DEDICATION The Reverend Harry C. Mark “Do you see it young people?” is an expression familiar to all who have sat under the able instruction of Brother Mark. That expression will forever remind us of the many spiritual feasts that Brother Mark brought to our hearts in his Homiletics classes. Not only is he a man who loves and makes real the art of preaching, but he is a man who loves Jesus Christ and makes Him “live from the pages of the Book . Years of experience as a pastor, a kind and patient personality, a rich sense of humor, a mastery of Homiletics in all of its many aspects, and a deep adoration for his Lord, have made Brother Mark a mighty instrument in the hand of God in shaping the lives of many young people. We of the graduating class rejoice that we were privileged to sit under the teaching of this man whose love for our Saviour is so real and manifest in his life and teaching. We will always remember leaving every Homiletics class saying “truly it was good to have been here.” So with gratitude in our hearts to Brother Mark, thanksgiving to God for every lesson learned, and a prayer that God will continue to make him the blessing to other lives that he has been to ours, we dedicate this book to Harry C. Mark as a means of showing him the permanent place he has won in our hearts as one who faithfully taught us the things of Christ”. 4

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■ w- PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Henry J. Heydt, Th.D. I was quite interested in learning that the Senior Class had selected Galatians 2:20 as its class verse. It was my choice as a boy for a life text. Little did I know at the time all that it involved. Over two of my three score years and ten have gone, and I feel that I have but entered the fringe of the depth of its experience. The more fully one grasps the great truths this text embraces, the more does one realize the vast untouched areas which are yet to be made actual. There are three distinct aspects to this Scripture gem, and in the order in which they occur they are: 1. Christ on the cross, “crucified with Christ” 2. Christ in the heart, “Christ liveth in me” 3. Christ in the life, “that which I now live” The order is important because it is the sequence of experience. One cannot have Christ in the life unless He is in the heart, and He will not be in the heart until we have seen Him in our place on the cross. It is altogether personal and individual. He died for me on the cross inasmuch as He gave His life a ransom for all. The moment I accept Him as my Saviour He has died actually in my place. The transaction is effected, and I have been crucified with Him. For further study of this wonderful truth see Romans 6:2,5; II Corinthians 4:10; Galatians 6:14; Philippians 3:10; Colossians 2:12,20. The order and force of the Greek text needs to be reclaimed. The first word we meet is not the “I” of the English translation. It is “Christ”. Two words comprise the opening clause “Christo sunestauromai,” “Christ I have been crucified with.” The Rheims version of 1582 attempted a closer order to the Greek by translating “with Christ I am nailed to the crosse.” The Latin Vulgate was able to retain Christ first and translated “Christo confixus sum cruci.” The Apostle places “Christ” first because in the very fiber of his being it is that way. When the reality of the verse is experienced it will always be Christ first, Christ pre-eminent, Christ exalted. The verb is the perfect indicative passive of SUSTAURO, to co-crucify. It looks back to a completed trans¬ action which remains a present reality. A combination of the translations of the Revised and Authorized ver¬ sions gives us the entirety of the thought “I have been crucified with Christ and am crucified with Christ,” that is, “I have been crucified with Christ and remain in the place of co-crucifixion.” This is a basic truth for the deeper life. The original manuscripts were not punctuated. This has been done by the editors of the various Greek texts down through the centuries as well as by the translators. There is often a difference of opinion as they endeavor to lay hold of the thought intended by the writer. We have such an example here. The Greek Text of Stephens of 1550, which was the basis of the Authorized Version, punctuates the next part of our verse as follows “zo de, ouketi ego, ze de en emoi Christos;”. This yields the translation “but I live, yet not I, but lives in me Christ.” Westcott and Hort, as well as Nestle, omit the first comma. This yields “but I live no longer I.” Thus the Revised Version renders it and it is no longer I that live.” The Rheims version has “And I liue, now not I.” What a place the Apostle had reached in his Christian experience to be able to say “I no longer live the ‘I’ life, it is now Christ who lives in me!” If we analyze our reactions to situations, if we evaluate the progress of our spiri¬ tual growth, if we discern that which motivates us, can we truly say “I no longer live the ‘I’ life?” The Greek has means of emphasis not followed in the English. Let us try to reclaim this aspect of our text by giving as nearly literal a translation as possible and underscoring the emphatic words. “Christ I have been and remain crucified with, and I live no longer I, but lives in me Christ, and the (that which) now I live in flesh, in faith I live the (faith) of the Son of the God the one having loved me and having given up himself in behalf of me.” One of the most precious truths of the verse is the statement regarding the personal indwelling of Christ. He is with each believer even as He promised in Matthew 28:20. The richness and fulness of the believer’s life rests in the fact that he is indwelt by all three persons of the Trinity. On the indwelling of Christ see John 14:23; 15:5; 17:23; Romans 8:10; II Corinthians 13:5; Galatians 1:16; 2:20; 4:19; Ephesians 3:17; Colossians 1:27. Union with Christ became the central feature of Paul’s life. May it be so with yours and mine.