Numidia Mennonite Bible School - Reflector Yearbook (Numidia, PA)

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There is therefore now no condemna- tion to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. To know that we can be freed from the law of sin which we inherited through Adam and to know that we have right- eousness imputed and imparted to us through the person of Jesus Christ, who was made sin for each one of us, are in- spiring thoughts indeed. Our teacher, Brother Isaac Sensenig, led us to a new appreciation of our Lord as we saw the cost of our redemption being paid by Christ through the cross exper- ience. Now we can be justified before God through faith. Being justified, we stand before God as if we had never sinned. The book of Romans is a masterpiece of theology, teaching the righteousness of God. This doctrine has been misinterpret- ed and abused. Therefore, Paul deals with the three most familiar objections, name- ly, that to declare men just encourages sin,'6 :1-14, allows sin, 6 :15-7 16, and makes the law sinful or evil, 7 :7-25. ' God simply used the law to bring men to a realization of sin, Romans 3:20, and to' bring us to Christ. He does not expect men to- stay in bondage to the carnal man, but has made all the provisions for us to walk in the Spirit. When He justifies us, He also sanctifies us. However, these great truths hinge on our willingness to exercise the faith by which we are justified. , Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? -David Burkholder MIRACLES OF CHRIST .God so loved the world that He gave us HIS only Son, and worked through Him many wonders. . Using the miracles as windows to look into the personality of Christ, we have learned to appreciate our Savior and Mas- ter 1n a deeper sense. Over and over we were filled with awe and wonder as we studied the forty miracles, divided into five main divisions. VA uf Luk' -41110, vvv: uuuuu S66 U16 compassion and concern ' to.the unfortunate ones. Cftgiiuviit yiqyout Him taking time out, in spite of llcffid crowded schedule, and going out of HSS way to show an outcast that He is personally interested in her needs. is We saw Jesus taking H' d' ' - to teach and to instruct tlgiemicbrgfi iglge interrupted by someone. Did Jesus beco e frustrated and provoked? No, but in Own un1que.and quiet way He handled the 3t1.1cagc'1on being careful to add His personal TWGHW-f0ur pupils, unde th ' tion of Ervin Hershberger, enjoyednigggi minute of the twelve class sessions. ,-Anna Yoder I JOHN - JUDE John writes to God's children -out of great love and concern because of the deceivers and apostasy in the church. He exhorts us to remain steadfast and to keep the doctrines and teachings we first heard from the Word. The object of these writings is to estab- lish 'fellowship with God and with one anoher. A few key words are fellowship , love a n d know , While teaching, Brother Paul Weaver put special emphasis on these words. Fellowship was defined as two fellows in one ship. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another. . . I John 1 :7a. Love , in these writings, is Q11 God's fatherly 'concern for man, Q21 man's ador- ation to God, and Q33 man's brotherly concern for others. Know is the word found in the as- surance verses. John gives many tests, that we may know whether we are in fellowship with God and man. r In Jude we find also that heoexhorts us to earnestly contend for the fa1thf', know- ing that apostasy is creeping mto the church unawares. He describes the condi- tion and those involved, and warns them, - Keep yourselves in the love. of God, l0Qk- ing for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Chr1S11 unto eternal life . Jude 21. , -Doris Hostetter .... 15 4... 3, 'W M , ' ,!,, ., yo, wil 4 lf' 0 ,M I' 4 jr J rvfipnhv. ' :Higgs rf' I ' ir as S Will, Q9 ijgalkfi sfllliwfgf Wlmmplfa . the , ' igrslhirms .4 iililluyt n ' . - . . ' Hillman. i llilrnffl' airmail' Grewetoll.KUlQ madeuptibfibi Dillilmillviw 1 D Q 9 D nl U EW' 4' me mlnydgmgtb lam.. lnpmmu 19 lil lveuiadegifyg Wiki, Q WUI Wi Q 'Q' illl Q I Q . 'ills War.

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really see the Z0 out noticed of His of His He ig BS aside ly 'CO be become li in His .died the Personal instruc- ed every ins. la Yoder an out of se of the hurch. He nd to keep nrst heard s to estab- with one zllowship , teaching, ,l emphasis two fellows 1 the light, fellowship :7a. 5 God's an's ador- 4 brotherly in the 83' nany tests, we are m 3 Exhoats :S lithnv no i 11 into 'Clif Q the Cfmdl' ,Warns them: ,f und. 'Wk Jesu! Chmt 'in llwwmr V c a P ACTS The key verse of the book of Acts is Acts 1:8: But ye shall receive power, S that the Holy Ghost is come upon after , d ye shall be witnesses unto me you: an U both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Luke, possibly the only Gentile writer for the Bible, is generally accepted as the author of Acts. This book consists of twenty-eight chapters and although it is called the Acts of the Apostles, it is mainly the Acts of Peter and Paul. Brother' Henry Weaver divided this book into three main divisions: Witness- ing at Jerusalem, chapters one through seveng Witnessing in J udaea and Samaria, chapters eight through twelve, Witnessing to the uttermost part of the earth, chap- ters thirteen through twenty-eight. The book of Acts is confined to the story of the formation and extension of the early Christian church over the area of Palestine, northward to Antioch, and from there westward, through Asia Minor and Greece to Rome, covering the land which made up the backbone of the Roman Em- pire. In this book we also have the history of the extension of the gospel to the Gentiles. Our class, though small in number, had many challenging discussions and made numerous discoveries as We searched the scriptures together. The book of Acts implies that the effec- tiveness and value of our everyday Work is measured by how much power We pray gown, not the amount of education We ave.: -Lois F. Steinhauer METHODS OF BIBLE STUDY This course was taught by Brother Aaron Shank. We came to realize the Importance of studying the Bible. Why? Because All scripture is given by inspir- M1011 Of God, and is profitable for doc- t1'1T19,.for reproof, for correction, for in- struction in righteousness. II Timothy 3 :16.. Its contents reveal Christ and makes us wise unto salvation. We get. the most out of the Bible by lfeadlng Wlth a prayerful attitude, depend- ing on the Holy Spirit to reveal God's will to. uos and by examining ourselves with a willing, obedient heart to keep His com- mandments. The Bible will not profit us much if we fit it only to others rather than to ourselves. A It is of value to note who the writer' is and what his purpose was of writing. Paul wrote letters to enlighten, to warn, to correct, or to encourage. The name of the book sometimes has a relation to the message. Genesis means Book of Beginnings and gives us the origin of many things. As we compare scriptures, the meaning becomes clearer. We found that marginal references and readings help us to quickly find other related verses and understand the meaning of a scripture. It is an inex- pensive and very profitable way to study the Bible. Study to show thyself approved unto God. - ' -Orpha Nisly j FULFILLED PRQPHECY - Is the Bible really true? If you have ever doubted, you should sit in the ful- filled prophecy class and you won't be doubting long. I was amazed at the vast amount of accurately fulfilled prophecy in the Bible. In this class, taught by Brother Menno Brunk, we first looked at various aspects of prophecy, such as its nature, source, character, form and time of fulfillment. We then looked at a few of the prophe- cies through the entire Bible. Some were lled ver soon while some others took fulii Y centuries to come to pass. One of the most interesting prophecies is concerning Christ. It is truly wonderful how exact and detailed the prophets of old spelled out the coming of the Messiah. We had a little trouble keeping off unful- filled prophecy as the line of fulfilled and f lfilled prophecies often come close to- geltliler. The greatest unfilled prophecy is ' d 'n of Christ, concerning the secon. comi g . an event we as Christians are looking forward to with great anticipation. 1 , -Amos L. Kaufman ......16...