Steinbach Bible Institute - Star Yearbook (Steinbach, Manitoba Canada)

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Many heeded the call of Gideon, but only a relative few were chosen. Many heard the message of Good News from the lips of Jesus but only a relative few became fol¬ lowers of the message. There are three bil¬ lion people in the world today and yet only a few follow the way of the Saviour, Jesus Christ. In our day many young people are sway¬ ed by the standards of the masses. These standards are easily transmitted through modern means of communication. Since the individual wants to be accepted by the group, many individuals go against their better judgement and go with the crowd. Soon the group values are their own and they are integrated with the many. You and I need Christian courage to withstand the worldly many. Let us be deter¬ mined as the Apostle Paul when he states “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus”, so that we as God’s dedicated few may live to the spiritual benefit of the many. WILBERT C. LOEWEN B. A., B. Th., M. Ed. Bible Department “Whatever is kind and winsome and gracious . . . think on these things.” “But the fruit of the Spirit is . . gentle¬ ness, goodness . . .” A gracious person is pleasing, courteous and friendly; gentleness denotes refinement of manners and disposition; goodness signi¬ fies the unselfish, benevolent character of one who is motivated by love. Opportunities for exercising friendliness and courtesy are perhaps never more plenti¬ ful than in a crowded place. Ordinary cloth¬ es, well-peopled hallways and a rush of dut¬ ies, need not deter us from acts and words of gentleness. The common task, the familiar classroom, the usual associates — these form the tests of true refinement. Through education and discipline we may acquire the traits which some call the marks of a cultured person. In the Christian, graciousness, gentleness and goodness are evident when the personality is molded by the Holy Spirit. DOREEN REIMER, B. A. High School Department

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-An imperative ior dliriitian He Service If a Bible institute is to do justice to its divinely appointed task of preparing men and women for service at home and abroad, teacher and student must have an experient¬ ial knowledge of the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Among many other things this know¬ ledge involves experiencing the Holy Spirit as the law of life in Christ Jesus, so that the law of sin and death within the believer can be overcome. This overcoming enables the believer to live victoriously. Such victory is an imperative for successful work for Christ. The apostle Paul experienced this bles¬ sed ministry of the Spirit. Paul could write concerning his own work, “For our Gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance”. (I Thes. 1:5). May the SBI and all its supporters ex¬ perience this ministry of the Spirit. BEN HOEPPNER B.Th., B. A., M. A. Bible Department JWtan OfDaitk Scripture exhorts us to walk by faith and not by sight (II Cor. 5:7). For most of us this is easier said than done. Especially is this the case in an affluent society such as ours. What are the characteristics of a man of faith? First, a man of faith is one with whom the Lord can talk. Because of the close com¬ munion betv een God and Abraham, God could not but reveal His plans concerning Sodom and Gemorrah. Secondly, a man of faith can talk to God. When Abraham heard the awful punishment to be meted out to the sinful cities he spoke up for the cities. Only a man who is walking by faith would dare to speak up in the face of such revelation and hope to get a hearing. Thirdly, a man of faith is a man of in¬ tercession. Abraham’s initial reaction to the revelation of destruction was that of inter¬ cession on their behalf. Love made a most persistent and persuasive intercession. God is searching for men and women who will walk by faith. The world is waiting to see a man live his faith. Friend, are you a man of faith? harvey plett B. A., M. A., B.D. Bible Department

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Christianity has often been judged by its relevance to everyday life. Although this is not the only criterion that should be ap¬ plied, it is a valid one. A religion that does not have the solutions to problems accent¬ uated by the interaction of a Christian with a non-Christian society, is a religion that mis¬ ses the mark. Christianity is radical, but even so, it must be practical, and must therefore be applicable to all phases of our lives. A non-practical faith must of necessity cause a dual approach to life: one a secular ap¬ proach, and one a religious approach. But this seems impossible. Our approach will be “either-or”, and not “both-and”. For the Christian, the secular world is seen as it re¬ lates to his religious life. But the secular world must be understood before we can say we have a balanced view of life, and be¬ fore we can effectively communicate spirit¬ ual ideas to a secular mind. This is where secular education fits into the program of the Christian. It is left for the individual to cor¬ relate the “secular” with the “religious”. HENRY FRIESEN, B. A. High School Department Seeing is believing” — so tne ancient philosophers tell us. To them realitv is limit¬ ed to the world our senses reveal. Many peo¬ ple today, too, live by this principle and so strive only for the temporal, tangible things of the material world. But scientists declare that our senses cannot be trusted. Now scientists hope to find the meaning of reality in laboratories and observatories. This is still a materialistic, and hence quite inadequate, outlook. But in the Creator of all reality we do find the meaning of reality. Yes, the mater¬ ial world is real and important but the Bible insists that what is far more real, vital and important is the spiritual world. It declares. “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit.” It is, therefore, in loving Him, in communing with Him. that we can and must experience full, ultimate reality. ALBERT HI EBERT High School Department