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

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THE WATCHED ONES Children often go through a stage in life that they prefer to have people Watching them. They, as showoffs, do very strange things to get the desired results. The carnal mind would like to retain some of that de- sire. But for the Christian this should not be our interest. I Corinthians 13:11. Yet we accept the sobering fact that we are a watched people. First, we recognize that God sees us. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. Proverbs 1513. It is evident that Satan is also observing our ways. Job 1:18. He observes with the intent to tempt and destroy. The world is watching. We are to let our light shine before men that they may see, and glorify God. Our fellow brethren and sisters are watching. HBe thou an ex- ample of the believersf, I Timothy 4:12b. Without a doubt, we are a watched people. Let us be challenged with the truth of what is being observed, as the watching will be continuing throughout time. May we be worthy of our calling. May God see our obedience. May Satan see our loyalty to God. May the world see Christ in us. May our brothers and sisters see con- sistency. ' May the nominal Christian see the full gospel in practice. -Joseph Wadel Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstainsfrom giving as wordy evidence of the fact. Silence ana' modesty are very valuable qualities in conversation. ADMINISTRATION

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CHILDREN OF WISDOM Jesus said that 'cwisdom is justified of all her childrenf' Luke 7:35. This statement indicates that wisdom has reproductive powers. The context of the scripture re- veals thatthe offspring of wisdom is real- ized only when there is a conception of truth and faith. Truth sown in a faithless seedbed does not germinate. Faith apart from truth is barren. When truth is received by faith and faith embraces truth, life en- sues. This process is necessary both to produce and to maintain spiritual life. The purpose of intensified Bible study is to perpetuate this process. The centurion, the widow, John, the publicans and the sinfulwomen of this chapter embraced truth with faith. Therefore they either became or continued to be the offspring of wisdom. In contrast, the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves -and therefore remained the children of folly. As we go forth from our encounter with the word of truth, we will also justify tex- emplifyb that of which we are the children. - Donald E. Nolt TD BE UNDERSTODD The problem of being understood is as old as our first parents. Basic to communi- cation is our use and command of the lang- uage. Even with a common language and un- der the most ideal circumstances, there are barriers to good communication. The pre- cise meaning of words and phrases is often misunderstood by others. Jesus said, By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Therefore, effective com- munication and the proper use of words is a high art, and something we should give constant attention too. In the face of con- stant change in the language, we should realize that none of us are capable of reach- ing all men. For example, not many of us are genuinely qualified to reach the street gangs or the 'fhippie society of our times. However, this should not discourage us from pro- claiming the truth of God's Word with conviction. May God grant us the wisdom needed to teach and preach with love and com- passion, that those who have ears to hear may hear and understand. -Edwin H. Cvehman WHAT SHALL I D0 THEN WITH JESUS? Pontius Pilate asked this question nearly two thousand years agog partly in response to the request by the crowd for the release of Barabbas, but perhaps also because he realized he had an unusual and innocent defendant on his hands. Pilate attempted to dispose of this ques- tion by simply washing his hands. We be- lieve that every responsible human being that is confronted with the person of Christ, must answer this same question. It is a question of either crucifying again, or hav- ing Him as our Lord. People attempt to soothe their conscience by attending a church service, giving to various causes, or even engaging in the work of a church or Sunday School. They may claim the heritage of Christian parents. They may even claim membership in a nominal church, but the question still faces them and us, What shall I do then with Jesus?,' We have only two choices, and we can- not simply wash our hands of the matter like Pilate tried to do. What have you done with Jesus? -Milfred Martin SPIRITUAL HEALTH Proper diet, exercise, and rest are re- quired for good health. Our spiritual food has a direct effect on our spiritual health. Israel ignored the righteousness of God and went about to establish their own right- eousness. Ignoring parts of the inspired Word of God is feeding on an improper diet. This will cause exercise in the wrong avenues. The boundary for our exercise is found in I Timothy 4:7 g Exercise thyself rather unto godlinessf, Showing Christlikeness to the world is a full time responsibility. The Christian has no part in the enter- tainment world, but: be ye holy for I am holy. I Peter 1:16. Assurance of sins forgiven, having victory over temptations, and obedience to the Word is a restfull experience for the Chris- tian. c'But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil? Proverbs 1:33 - Ornan Bauman 1 1

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