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ne of the greatestjoys of being a Christian is leading Editor, Grophics/Design an unsavedperson to Christ. Yetevangelizing is one of .JerryFcrlwc.ll \ Jt cSSo Hozo .I Mql the most difficult responsibilitiesfor someChristians Monognng Editor Keilit l?obLrLson to execute.In this issuewe iook at evangelism-whywe don't Ne--lsonKccrrr:l ClrcrrlesH Akurs,.Jr do it, and why we should, and how we can be more effective BnorrC l?oberlsorr Senior Editors, in our witnessfor Christ. Poul Abrohomsen l,rl t,,oirsLrir How many timeshas an opportunity to witnessbeen easily lit I lrrrri:;rtr I Photogrophy' excused away?"Each excuseI had everhad wasdestroyed, literally LesSchofer demolishedl'savs Norman Geislerin his article "Excusesl'He Coordinoting Editor, I,yr ,r ' II;rlLlt givesan accountof why he wasnot witnessingand what hap- Lc|rLrtoIrIiLrfl Jor pened to changehis ways. Book Editor Typogrophers, C. Sumner\femp outlinesthe stepsfor personalevangelism W rlrvLrllle,rtk Kothy Arringflon and Elmer Townstells why evangelismis ashot asever but the Contrlbuting Editor, Arrgelo ll Srrnons old methods are cooling off. IrrrrroL\'l rlr.lrcll SirerLBoyc) Giving invitationsto a child to acceptChrist must be done Ted Dernck Editoriol Boord, correctlyand sensitively,as the child'seternal destiny is at stake. Editoriol Assistonts, Verle Ackermon Beckgives hints for makingsalvation clear and meaningful f)r-nlnnnd Br^rfbef Jean l,rrtlot ra Ii ilLr)(1v\'IIl young to a child. FundamentalismToday looks at repentance i'rtrLly i,itlrlt:f Trumon Dollcr and its role in salvation. 'While Connre Schofer Dovrd Jeremioh Scripturememorization enriches the believer'slife, it l.,rtlil:,J John Rowltngs also provides an easy tool for personal evangelism.Allen Elmer Towns McClellan writeson how to usememorized Scripture in witness- Creotive Director, Jock Wylrzen ing for Christ. In an interview,evangelist Del Fehsenfeldtalks i,ic|,lrltr'i' r\LlirtL'lrlt:iI Wendell Zimmermon about revivaland evangelismand answerssome complaints about evangelists. Personalevangelism is often an areaof our Christian life that causesus to feelweak, insufficient, and unprepared.\ile can tap the powerof God and overcomethese feelings, but we must be gospel willing to do asHe commands.Sharing the is not always Fundqmentqlist Journql is published monthiy, ll lssues per yeor, by Old- easybut it is alwaysrewarding. Time Gospel Hour. Postoge rs pord ot Lynchburg, Vrrgrnio, qnd odditionol Religiousfreedom, parental rights, and the mandatesof gov- mdrr'nd ^l{r.Fq Ad.lraqq nl enrracnnn.lpn-a t. Fundqmentqlist Journq], Lyncb.bug, Virgrinia 24514, ernment have becomeconflicting issuesin Nebraskaand Jbn- Concdiqn O1'ice, Box 5O5, Richmond Hill. Ontorro UC 4Yg jailed nessee.The newssection reports on sevenfathers being Advertisiing, Som Pote Associotes lnc. PO Box 4315 Lynchburg, Virginiq for sendingtheir children to a Christian schooland a mother 24502 (8O4) 237-2943 jailed for wanting to seethat her child wasnot forcedto read Subsqiption, SlO.95o yeor (ll ssues) rn U S Outside U.Sodd S5.OOpostoge humanistic literature.These parents are sacrificingso that others prepord US currency. Sl95 pel ssue Chcmge oi Address, \ /hlen ordering o chonge of oddress, pleose return will have the right to raisetheir children as God leads. your old mqiling lobel olong with the new oddress. A]low lour weeks lor o chonge. Submissions, Mcrnuscriptssubmitted to Fundamentalist Journol should be occompomed by sell-oddressed envelopes ond refurn postoge Publisher ossurnes no responsrlcility for return of unsolicited motenol Monuscnpts unoccomponied by rehlrn postoge will not be retLlrned to sender A.Llmoteliol in thls $sue is subjecl to U.S.ond rnternotronol copyright lqws. Permission lo reproduce moy be obtoined by writlng to Fundamentalist Journcl. .c,l?&4OlclTrrne Gospel HoLrr

Stcrtement of Purpose Thrsmogozne js corrrmitted to the historic lundomentols of the Christlon folth. biblicol seporotion, moroi obsoluies. the priority of the locol church, ond world evongelrzotron Although no mogozine or individuol con speok for the overoll Fundomentollst movement. it is our desue to creote o lorum to encouroge Christion leodershlp ond siotesmonshrp io stond for the old time religron in these cdticol doys. We wi]l exomrne moliers ol contemporory tn terestto oll Rndomentollsts. pro!'rdng on open dlscussion ol dlvergent opl. niors on relevont rssuesThe f\rndcmrentclist Jornncl will olso reoflirm our history ond heritoge, os well os pornt the woy to our ploce n the fuhrre. Volume 3/Number 2 February 1984 TUNDAI',ITNTAL16T JOUPNAL

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12 Ercuses 23 Russicr,King of the North-Pcrt II A Testimony on Personcl Evcrrgelism John F Wolvoord Normon Geisler fn 28 What or Who Is crr Evcrrgeliccl? I / Evcngelism, IIot As Ever Horold Lrndsell But Old Methods Are Cooling Ofl na ElmerL l'owns Jl Frccticcl Steps to Personql Evcrngelism 20 t"rtpture Memorizcrtion C SumnerWernD cnd Soulwinning Allen McClellon

Editoricls

n O Jerry Fclwell Comments iO FundcrmentalismTodcry Turning the World Upside Down Is Repentonce Pqrt of the Gospel? Ed Dobsorrond Ed Hrnclson

Depcrrtments

A-l 22 Treqsures lrom the Text +Y Bible Study Fomlly Love God'sSuper Bowl RLchordD Pcrfterson ljorold L WilLnrrrrc-tlon 36 Successlul Teoching Idecs 51 In Review Leoding Childlen to Christ Jecn Beck 54 Askthe Pror How Do I Find ond Use 39 o&A My Spirituol Gifts? An Interview with Del Fehsenleld, Jr Don:eiR lt4rtcfrell trtr 13 Missions JJ Prolile Missions ond the Locol Church In Liberty. Moine- Rrchord lewrs A Mqn Is Used oi God EncWrggrn 44 Mordeccri Hcrm - r-1 A Thorn in lhe Devil's Side C / updcrte Jomes A tsorlond AN 4/ Thunder in the Pulpit Why Men Will Not Come to Christ \,tlordecor Hom

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1A f4 Fqce the Fqds 59 Frcnklqnd, BcIl Prqise Gruesome Fiction Rellected in Lile Moine Cfuistian Schools Decision ClcriTtLomcrs 60 *"oraskq Battlecontinues, 50 tnt* AboutIt Seven FcrthersJciled Bob Lcrson MortrnMowyer 66 Socp Box OZ TennesseeMother Jailed Broiherly Love! over Textbook Bcrttle PhrlLpA Jones SuzqnneClqrk 3 Gundry Asked to Resigrnfrom ETS Donrel R |lrtchelL 4 World ReligriousNews W ---+ < I orc lo crrr-rnrrol c'rr- f r rnqtlgng Oni Cod bless yoJ rn your lobors fol r-.lraa rnrrll nrarra loc- gllgua{(arlsrr €b U *:, vv 1-1 lJ. J vV -VJJ ll Vg tn Him 'c.r-h'nrr non-ahristrons wllh Ine I-tnn Pm'l C,,r:.,t Proc'dgn1 nncnol vru y, r :r Jle\ BtbleCollege Tne pressureof rhe lrmescould well Jrmmy Swoggorl Rmon Dnr rr-ro Tnr I s ar force us lo drscord ln-drog lechnrques !vtvlr a\vuv! O -rnrl rrjonl ra-' a1lrt-oach. Thqnk you, Mrs. Schoeffer. .. Shimei's Dust 'Tho trr,et T'm r^rrrtrnn ^nnârnrna Imnnr Sir Irrl vvLlrrr Lv tvrLUUr:rirtv r ' 'v rrrrvvr ' t^ n.a ^f Danrjr nn to Or r r Cn rld ron ff)o- To- f'or ont-'r r,ra Fundon_entol. Pick ond choose... rsts hove mornlorned thot o dechne cember l9B3) n otzcncol qlra a-qqr^n anrj nctrrrrtir Becouse oJ the decltne ln our 'vvLlJIvvvJUlvIlvI]vvvLlvlLy A nmo LJrrnt'c arlrnlo All'q NIal \A/rnna ntn_ ar ., ,,,lucjl schools,our chrldren need to be decltne ]n rn/iI]r \A/^mon'q DinhIc" /\lmromhor!vvvI IQR?' 'IJ \' '-r' rnhl -q r r-f- rrs no55;flg Ol home our churches, we hove stressedout- ,.,^- ^.,^^|^^t Tî^î th^,^ ^,^ t^-t, wuJ cÛUllut Ir It LUUUU, I tUlU UtU tu!,lll- preponng oul m^t^ ^]^.rrcac nn^ '',,llslrCeS Thrs rs one ospecl of reo.h ro lhe.rnconverled hrough pul u va rs rr rJ' Women utehrlrlron Ilrurur t rntI r ffiA\^/in-rilv uPrrn rn'lur rv ho v! 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(-^- ..f.^,^ ^^r t-f^ convenedlo ChrrstronIun where'hey hrollororl 1^/^man!/vr ..v--, ru|,U UIlJI) UUlllUl), rrll be conlror,red wlrh lhe gospel om rcl nntz fnr om rnl rnrork qlonnrnc Lrke o breolh of fresh o1r is your ! -tsvI l,vl Thot sounds rke rndrog doesnt rt) covrrnl t,-rêcmanl nnr-l r-lrcnollrnn mogozrne 1othose offlicteci wlth the e Tocr rc nnral^'lo n{ lharllg fnnlrch mrrlhc nnrl domor]inn qtoron Iilvlolllresol numonrslle lglr-n pr1[11- -uv /v Pur )tJtu 9t lvJ Jl lugv vilu uvv,vu,rlv rL!,ev polnls ln onother chrectron The COlIONS rypes "Wtll ql or,l ,orrl I d nn a'a.- O brLIbOOfd OUl. Il rs sod lo encounrer rrlergymen However,I loke exceptton to o cr.lo lha chroonfnl.l l. rn\/rlo n^qqrn- Mon Rob God?"(December 1983)lob yvJJ!, 'v who treot women os seruonts Some t' '^/ ranl rn lha lrlhoae harna ronr rrrorl of nlJ choor, ra rlrnn rn Dnll ', v,. r Lv L' "l iuu|J , ). )l- .- l r\u..lqr llg LUUf, LIIY ore collous loword bcrlleredwives, ol leL Chrrstrons The trthe rs o pclrt of Old rnrtrqtlveond wenl rnto the wllds to r^nAr^nl nf tha frnanernl laanl anr-l 'festomenl loak far ll o qhoon 'r port q^^.r Inaat oc rn76r1-Un hOVe fOCed Low 11ls not o of the l--rom or,llr; rnzo rdonlrh; oricncolrqm IOr Centurtes gospel exclusrvelywllh our rn-drogocltvllres Rr rl mnnri nronehorc far-lmi r_lo ro. Dunng my mrnistry In Conodo we /,ara r 1tq n.j c, v eh dren Hence if someone colls for o crlltcol qna-T thoir follnrnl nrimnn norn-q On O ]lmlled 'lhonk exomrnotron o1the usefulnessof con Cod lor thoseclerqymen who lor-olrreAl the Ilme my heorl dtd no' \/onlr-nal otlcnnalrqtre maol rnac ria clanr-l{nctlrr nronnh lrnr]rt'anal rrnlr roc compel me lo lllhe.lnsteod I gove os y v'uuu' fenders of the Fundomentohst stotus '.,h,]a raraar'na rraArr'1p1ol much os I could Now thctl I itve olone obuses gtve m1.'*, ra hoeon,o rlofonqrrr eono.Lnlerlfre' I do not lrthe etthet I rrrore \,4araaral T Kamnf tho eall {ar cen rtrnrr Al rn ^r-^ ^c ^n .r1- L r\v111|-l rilI v'1r!u,uvL.!u,'u' Cunously, nowhere rn the Cld lbsto Groonhali \rlnnrlnnri m^^r /-.{. I aat norn rc.r1n l.tr-k nr a\/anaa cm rrSOlJ r v! 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FUNDAMENIALISTJOURNAL it os long dlsct-tssion,,. A good excmPle,., ond will continue to recetve Book ac ri ic nr rhlrqhari wlttlng concerntng Dr' ywlrvrrv\j Tl' anrnrncndrr4rrvrrv \/n1rvs r onv o consistent I om brum for believen Yourmogcztne nos Folwell's invitotron ond trecrtment ol Bob McCutcheon, Postor been refreshing lnteresting ond very SencrtorEdwotd KennedY Vlvion BoptistChulch timely \Mhile Kenrredfs politicol vlews cre Eufcrulo,Oklohomo Iwcnt to comment on Your revle\M destructive to our country he is still o qnd Will ot pcn'tof our God ordconedgovernment I thonk God for the courogleousoc- of Declslon Mcklng the qtrrnci irnntrvlI nndvrfs rrndlrr er\llr of the Rfn- God (Octobel1983).Ifelt the reviewel Or.r Lordteoches thcrtwe owe him our vvvll "Render on the soctol drdnf reod the book in disc-ttssionI crn respectond honor. Jesussoid, dcutrentalist Joumal olod to see vou lcdceledthe section o to Coesor the things thot ore Coesor's isues of the dcry igoot Oisc'.rsiionbut it is o shcunethat ond to God the things thcrt ore God's1' Moy we oll unite ond sPeok the outhor spent most of the crticle on Dr Folwel] is to be commended ogoinst the tssuesin the fuhrre for his treot- his conclusionscdcout God'swill lqthet rcrtherthon condemned Gory W Schwitz,Postor Kennedy By trecrttng thon octudlY touching bose with the ment of Sencrtor Orchord Hills BoPtistChutch contents, Kennedy with honor while his suP- NTmri ltrlrchinnn octuol Irvv r, rvrlvrlvsrr I feel Ml. Friesen wos g[ven o dts- porterstreot him with dsdoin, Folwell serviceby mentioninghis nome in q rson exomplethqt in Christ,we hove negotiva woY ('the dishonor the the power to do whot is right regord- Fn&en Theory brtngs to the HolY Iessof ctrcumstoncesol personolcon- Spuit').lfo sectionlike this is to old the vtctlons, there should qt reqden tn onY woY Postor qccurote relerences to the John Williomson, leost be LuthercrnChurch quotes, ond then on expres- Ortley Free book, or Ofiley South Dokoto sion of opinion. n ^^in 1'Ar rr mann2lng iS O fefieSh- nvulrr/ yvur lrrvvu Thqnks,.. ing breeze in Fundomentoltsm. mY thcnks for Pcstor I wish to exprcss Your Weunlame your @nflwts urd will inclu& Tom Dudenhofer, fine mogozine I beleveFundcstren' Boptist Church tlrcminwrlettento thcHltorsutionQs srye Fint tqlst Joumcl isoneof the mostopen, - Stonton,Michigon permits subjean ondensubn ot the discre' urrlciosedmogozines of our time I om tion of the editorialsnff. o chorter subscnberof the mogozne &litort NotaSee Pcge 52 lor GoryFriesenb resporreto thercdeu by RobertEucns.

FEBRUARY1984 JIPPY IALVflLLCOMMENTcI

Turning the World UpsideDown

urning the world upsidedown for the lord seemslike an impossibletask. Yet we seein the Book of Acts that 120 men and women accomplishedjust that as they took the gospelfrom Jerusalemto Judeaand the uttermost parts of the earth. Imagine having that kind of impact with no television, radio, or any other meansof masscommunication. These early Christians were simply following Christ's Great Commis- sion to tell the world of His birth, death, and Resurrection.That commissionwas not limited to them but is a directivefor Chris- tians throughout the ages.\7e can have the sameimpact in this twentieth cenrury if we follow the plan of reaching our Jerusalem, our Judea,our Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the earth. Working through the l,ocal Church The local church is the key. In Acts we seethat the church in Jerusalemfilled the city with their doctrine. Severalyears later for others. In this decadeeach church must look at its rengths and weak-

it can best develop its evangelistic Perhaosit will choose a bus ministry or a radio ministry or a senior saints outreach Th, tw entieth.century church or a specialprogram for families or all of these and more. mt$t employtw entieth.century In building the Thomas Road Baptist Church we followed the concept of saturation evangelism-sharing the gospel of methodsto takethe gospelto the Christ with every availableperson by every availablemeans at every available time. liile had an assortment of "Super Days" and unsoved,or shewill become Sunday school conteststo encourageattendance. \7e organized our visitation program on a blockby-block basis,knocking on extinct. every door. \7e did not just visit those who had been guestsat church. \ile used radio, television, and the printed media to share the gospel.Our goal wasto offer exciting Christ.filled programs for all agesand along the way developspecial ministries to meet the believersthere were said to have turned the world upside specialneeds. \(/e will continue to do just that as our church, down (Acts 17:6). our broadcastministry, and our college and schools examine I have alwayssaid that two-by-two visitation is God's ultimate new ways to meet needs and be a witness for Christ in our way of reachingthe world. Nothing can replacethis type of per- Jerusalem-working toward the uttermost parts of the earth. sonal evangelism,and the local church is God's cornerstonefor personal evangelism.As such, the church must constantly ex- Thking Advantage of Every Opportunity amine its evangelisticmethods and discipleshipprograms. Dur- Paul'sfinal chargeto young Timothy was,"Preach the \ilord; ing the sixties and seventies,countless churches relied heavily be instant in season,out of season"(2 Tim. 4:2). Preachingthe

I FUNDAMENTALISTJOURNAL 'Word "in season"is relativelyeasy when attending a Bible study, God has given us extraordinarymeans to reachthese masses. speakingin church, or in fellowship with other believers.But For example,one of the most exciting is direct broadcasting,us- 'but preaching the Word of season"can be difficult, and this ing large spacedishes to pick up programsfrom satellites,mak- is the place where we should do it most frequently. Some weeks ing it easyto receiveprograms from all over the world. In the I travel as much as 5,000 miles and speakat 20 different meetings next decade,less expensive and more compact models will enable or firnctions. Most of theseare out of season-pressconferences, private broadcasterssuch as local churchesto make television pro- talk shows,and university campuses.I promisedthe lord a long grams,beam them to the satellite,and have the signal picked time ago that when He allowed me to speakin thesekinds of siru- up in thousands of homes. Churches will actually bypassthe ations I would present the gospel. major networks and savethousands of dollars in air time. During the last year I have spokenat major collegecampuses In times gone by the church wasthe center of social life. There such asHarvard, Yale,UCLA, and Princeton.\Uhile someaudi- was little to distract people from regular attendance. Today's ences were cordial, yet skeptical, others have been extremely church competeswith television,weekend recreation, shopping malls, jobs, and all the attractions of the world. The twentieth-century church must employ twentieth- century methods to take the gospelto the unsaved,or she will becomeextinct. Conventional methods alone are not enough. As far as the ability to reach peoplefor Christ, there has never Shodrrs the gospelwith eaery been a time to comparewith today. This is the day of great opportunity when we can seethe truth of Christ's prophecy. creohnemust be our hishest \ilhile no one knows the appointed hour of Christ's return, priority, we do know that it is certain. Sharing the gospel with every creature must be our highest priority. \ile have the greater means-television, radio, telephonehotlines, printed word, cas. settes,computers, Sunday school buses,multimedia-to accomplish the goal of turning the world upside down for the [ord. rude-everything from boos and hissesto bomb threats.Never- If we accept and follow Christ's directivesin the Great Com- theless, I use this out-of-seasonopportunity to explain Fun- missionand reachfrom our Jerusalemto Judea,to Samaria,and damentalism,give my testimony,and presentthe gospelof Jesus to the uttermost parts of the earth, we can impact our world Christ. like no other generation in history. O There are thousands of Christians doing exactly the same thing. I am sure they find, as I do, that people are willing to hear the issuesand evaluatethe facts, when they are presented in a logical and loving fashion. Our advantage,however, comes from the power of the mes- sagewe preach. It is not the mere philosophy of men. We have the gospelof Christ, which is "the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth'fr,om. 1:16).Surely not all will believe and be saved,but we have tremendousopportunities to preach the \Uord and to plant the seed. not preach, Enjoythe rich rewards of Certainly everyoneis called to but we all have helping others and senring opportunities to share the gospel.Right in our own backyard God. Contact Intercristo for we can reach people who have not heard of the saving power work opportunities in of a risen Saviour. Christian organizations. Summer, shorb-term Employing Every Possible Means aJIdcareer positions for professiona,ls, What did mean He that trades- Jesus when said, "He believeth on people and students me, the works that I do shall he do also;and greaterworks than avaiiable in the U.S. these shall he do" (John 14:12XSimply becausethere are many and overseas. more people now than at the time when Jesuslived, we can touch Calltoll-hes: (800) 486-1948. more lives. AI! f,I orW,tu (806) Bl6-?C90. Along with unprecedented opportunities we have unpar- Orretrro thecoupon below. alleled means to share the gospel. We are living in a high- technology age that makesthis tremendousprophecy a reality. Some people overemphasizethe "good old daysl' But today is the best time there ever was.\Uho would trade in a microwave @EPays. I oven, color television,or a car, for a campfire,the pony express, JffiEHilH------'*:"'-{;i;t#llI**" I or a horse and buggy?The technology and advancementsthat I ctry-stare-zip- | are available to the unbelieving world today are also available I zuucauon l to the church of the living God. We needto harnessthese means lrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl to get the gospel to our generation. FEBRUARYI9B4 by Fl Dobsonand Fl. Hindson Is Repentance Part of the Gospel?

he invitation of the gospelcalling upon the sinnerto Jesus'initial preachingcentered around the theme of repen- "believe"appears no lessthan 115times in the New tance:"Repent ye: for the kingdom of heavenis at hand" (Matt. Gstament without anv mention of reoentance. 3:2, c[.4:17).National repentance was the conditionunder which Therefore,some conclude that repentanceis not essentialto the Israelwas to receivethe kingdom,which of coursethey rejected. gospel.Others believethat it wasrequired only of the Jews.Still In Luke 13:3 Jesusstrongly announced, "Except ye repent,ye othersargue that repentanceis requiredonly of Christianswho shall all likewiseperishl' In the parableof the lost sheepJesus are alreadysaved. declared,"l sayunto you, that likewisejoy shall be in heaven overone sinnerthat repenteth"(Luke 15:7).Did He believethat What Does Repentance Involve? sinnersneeded to repentin order to gain heaven?The answer There aretwo basicusages of the term repent(or repentance) is obvious.It is alsotrue that believerscan repent and often need in the Scripture.The Hebrew word nachnmmeans to "be peni- to do so.Yet, their needfor repentancein no way provesthat tent" or "sorry" ("lt repentedthe lord that he had mademan" the messageof repentanceis only for them. Gen. 6:6).However, the word shubmeans "to turn back" ("Re- The messageof Peter and Paul. In Luke'sversion of the pent, and turn yourselvesfrom your idols" Ezek.14.6). This lat- Great Commissionhe recordsJesus' direction to His disciples ter usageimplies a definite changeof direction. Likewise,the "that repentanceand remissionof sins should be preachedin Greek of the New Gstament has two such usages.Metamelomai his nameamong all nations,beginning at Jerusalem"(ltke74:47). means"to be concerned"or "sorry" ("Judas. . . repentedhimself" Matt. 27:3).On the other hand, the word metanoeomeans "to have another mind" or "to changeone's mind" ("Repentye therefore,and be converted"Acts 3:19).This latter usageis the focusofour concernin the doctrineofrepentance. It is a change of mind that leadsto a chanseof directionand evidencesitself Ga osksno monto changehis in changedaction. own life, for no moncon. Is Repentance Necessary to Salvation? The absenceof a doctrinal statementin one part of the Scrip- ture doesnot negateits emphasisin other parts.If there is sub- Is the messageof repentancefor the Jewsonly? Obviously not. stantialevidence of the requirementof repentancein the Scrip- It is to be preachedto all nations.Did the disciplesobey this ture, then it doesnot matter whether it is mentionedin con- command? nection with believe115 times. Obviously, it is assumed.Let's Peterand Paulare the two major sourcesof New Gstament examinethe evidence. preachingon repentance.In Acts 2:38 Peter urged the un- The rnessageofJesus. Jesuspreached repentance as a con- convertedJews and proselytesat the Feastof Pentecostto "re- dition to salvationat least 19times. In addition, He calledthe pent and be baptized."In his secondsermon at the Beautiful church to repent 7 times in the Book of RevelationlAll three Gate of the Gmple, he thundered,"Repent ye therefore,and synopticGospels record His statementof His earthly ministry: be converted,that your sins may be blotted out" (Acts 3:19). "l am not cometo call the righteous,but sinnersto repentance" Yearslater in 2 Peter3:9 he wrote, "The l-ord . . . is longsuffering (Matt. 9:13;cf. Mark 2:17;Luke 5:32).The only way to escape to us-ward,not willing that any should perish,but that all should repentanceas necessaryto salvationis to fall back on the er- cometo repentancel'Again, it is clearin this contextthat if one roneousidea that He preachedthis only to Jewishsinners. does not repent, he will perish.

1a, FU:'JDA]IEI.]':,{LISI JOU iii.JAL Paul also both preachedrepentance and wrote about it. To And yet, even at this late date he declared,"Whereupon, O king the Greek "pagans" on Mars Hill in Athens he said, Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: but "God. . . now commandeth all men everywhereto repent" (Acts shewedfirst unto them of Damascus,and at Jerusalem,and 17:30).As far as the text indicates,there were no Jewspresent. throughout all the coastsof Judaea,and then to the Gentiles, In Acts 20 Paul,having concluded his third missionaryjourney, that they should repentand turn to God, and do works meet was sailing home to Antioch and stoppedoff at Miletus on the for repentance"(w.19-20). coast of Asia Minor. There he sent a messageto the elders of Three times in his Epistles,Paul refersto rcpentance: Romans the belovedchurch at Ephesusto come for a final meeting with 2:4, 2 Corinthians 7:9-10,2 Timothy 2:25 (the last lefter he ever him. At that time he reviewedeverything he felt was essential wrote). The excusethat the evidencefrom Acts is merely "tran- in reminding them of "all the counsel of God" (v.27). sitional" is fallacious.In 2 Corinthians 7, Paul warmheartedly In his farewell messagePaul clearly states,"I kept back nothing that wap profitable unto you, but have shewedyou, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, testifuing both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentancetoward God, and faith toward our lord JesusChristl' (Acts 20:20-21).This Mon is saq)edon thebasisof messageis quite clear that repentancewas part of that essential counsel of God. Again, this passagereinforces that both Jews God'sgroce, through foith, and Gentiles are to repent. It also statesthat repentanceprecedes faith (cf. Acts 3:19,11:18;2 Cor. 7:9-10,I'tke24:47 and 2 Tim. 225). said, "Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye Even though the injunction to "believe" or exercise"faitn"' ap sorrowedto repentance.. . . For godly sorrow worketh repentance pearsalone over 100times, this fact does not prove that repen- to salvation" (w.9-10).Man must repent and believethe gospel tance is not necessaryto salvation.Such an argument is based 'Wherever to be saved. upon silence. one finds both faith and repentanceto- Is repentance a ttwork"? One of the major argumentsof getherin the same passage,he will observe the sameformula; those who reject the doctrine of repentanceas necessaryto salva- repentance always precedesfaith, understanding, or conversion. tion is the contention that this makesrepentance a "workl''Ib Acts 20:21refers to "repentancetoward God, and faithtoward which the obvious reply is that repentanceis no more a "work" our lord JesusChristl' This suggeststhat repentanceinvolves than is faithl a changeof one's attitude toward God the Father.This change Rememberthat repentance(metanoeo) is a "changeof mind" preparesone for the responseof faith toward Christ. Note the that leadsto a changeof action. Repentance,in the Scripture, jailer, caseof the Philippian who had alreadyfallen down under clearly comes before "turning to God" in trust or faith. The conviction and cried, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"The "works" of rcpentancethen follow the turn to God in faith. Thus: jailer did not need to be told to repent, since he was already REPENTANCE FAITH showing outward evidenceof repentance.To him the message (mind changed (total trustingto the of the gospelwas, "Believe on the lord JesusChrist, and thou towardGod) finishedwork of Christ) shalt be saved"(Acts 16:31).Yet, only one chapter later in Acts FRUIT 17:30,Paul, now preachingto unrepentantintellectuals, said that (works giving evidence that the repentance God "now commandeth all men everywhereto repentl' \ilhy and faith were genuine) the change?These intellectuals could not genuinely believe in Christ until they first changedtheir basic attitude toward God \7e need to remember clearly that God asks no man to and His \ilord. changehis own life, for no man can. He doesnot askman either Is this evidence from Acts merely "transitional"? to repent or to believeby meansof his own ability. Faith, if it There is only one real argument left to those who deny that originated from some inherent quality within man, would be repentan-ceis to be preachedto savedand unsaved alike. The just as much a "work" as rcpentance.The Greek tograce(not is transitional from the Old Covenant, and therefore does not on the basisof our "having faith"). Man is savedon the basis apply to us today. of God's grace,but through the instrumental means of faith. While certain conceptsin the Book of Acts representa defi- Therefore, even faith is not a "work" since it, like repentance, nitely "ftansitional stage"(for example,the speakingin tongues, is a gift of God. miraclesdone by the apostles,attending synagogueSabbath ser- Repentance Is a Vital Part of the Gospel vices, and keeping certain Jewishfeasts), this does not relegate the entire book into the Old Gstament era. One major fact needs The messageof rcpentanceis a vital part of the gospelof salva- to be remembered:the Book of Acts is the first chapter of church tion. Iilhile one need not repent of every single listed sin that history. Vhile the Epistlestell us what the church is, Acts tells he has ever committed, he must repent and confessthat he is us what it did. a sinner who has violated God's laws. Asking the unrepentant However, the Book of Acts was actually written after many person to believe is like asking the uncommitted one to love. of the Epistles.\(/hile it contains a record of the early days of There is no true saving faith without repentance,just as there the church, it also continues up to the time of Paul'simprison- is no true repentancewithout saving faith. The two are vir- ment at Rome. For example, when Paul stood before King tually inseparable,yet vitally necessary,components of the gospel Agrippa in Acts 26, most of his earthly life had alreadypassed.

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L EXGfISES A Testimonyon PersonalEvangelism by Nonnan Ceisler -f-

have a confessionto make, I was a director for or without me. Furthermore, I reasoned,I'm a Christian youth organization for three years, not going to interrupt His processbecause I a pastor for nine years, a Bible college teacher dorit have the gift of evangelismthat He for six years, and in all that time I did not witness has given to others, others through whom He for JesusChrist. I scarcelyever shared my faith one- will savetho$e',He has ordained from before to-one with other people. ions of the world. You might be interested in knowing see,my conclusions why I didnt witness,and you may iden- based. They tifu with some of the excusesI made. and I felt First of all. I didnt witnessbecause I fact that I didn't have the "gift" of evangelism.It ln per- was obvious to me I evangelism. that someone ll had an ex- like Billy irrefutable. Grahamdid, nglna and it was and six equally obvious that and I didnt. Oh, I could give e college messagesthat soundedto I me just as good as his, but nobody was any ever saved by mine! $o Having studied the gifts of the Spirit in ex- 1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12, Ephesians lne to 4, and elsewhere,I concludedthat there under people gift, were who had this special ' those but I was not one of them. circumstances? I comforted myself with another I rbmemberfeeling reason for not witnessing. a song cameto my That second reason was that I had the to some soul today, O gift of teaching other people the Vord of [ord, just what to sayl' I God, a task different from evangelism fi Did I ever pray that becauseit involved Christians. After all. if though I'm surrounded by you have the gift of teaching, you teach and don't have the gift of Christians and it's pretty hard to make did I actually ever ask Cod to converts from that group. me to some non-Christian? That Thirdly, I read a book about evangelism n the change in my life toward the and God's sovereignty. I was impressed other direction. by many statementsin that book, one of The next morning I prayed, "lord, I which had to do with impersonal see a non-Christian during the daily 'course evangelism.Frankly, I had been of activities. lead me to someone]' reared in my early Christian life The day was almost over when a girl from by a person who fit that the Bible college came to my office. She stereotype,an "obtrusive said, "I am really embarrassedto bring up buttonholer." I didnt like that kind of impersonal evangelism, this question. But my pastor thinks I am, this so I would do "friendship evangelisml'Iwasrlt going to cram school thinks I am, I've told everybody I am, the gospel down anybody's throat. and here I am studying for the Lord's ser- My final reasonstemmed from a versein Acts 13which says, vice. . . and I don't think I'm a Christian. Vhat "and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed" (v.48). should I do?" So I came to the conclusion that if God is sovereignand He I was thrilled with the opportunity to lead that young lady doesn't like this impersonalevangelism, then He can do it with to Christ that afternoon. She later went as a missionarv to South 12 FUNDAMENTALISTJOURNAL America. As I went home that night I out to convert the whole world. Our job I can present the gospel. But he said said to myself,"Tiue, you dorit have the is not to bring the whole world to Christ; neither! gift of evangelism.But you're supposedto our job is to bring Christ to the whole I frankly didnt know what to say,but do the work of an evangelistlTiue, you world. I rememberedthat the lord promised to don't seemany non-Christiansduring the Well, aren't peoplegoing to reject you go with those who preachedHis \Uord. day, but did you ever pray to have some if you come with such a message?Yes, but I prayedvery desperatelythat God would come by?" God deliberately rebuked my they rejectedJesus before they rejectedus. give me something to say.And He did. heart for my excuses.Someone once said They're really rejecting Him becauseit's an excuseis the skin of a reasonstuffed His message. with a lie. And I had a lot of excusesas Then this pastor gave a challenge: to why I didn t evangelize. "How many of you in the next rwo weeks In Exodus 4:10-12Moses had an ex- will ask one question of one nonbeliever? A* excuseis the cuse too. God called Moses but the lat- Just raise your hand if you're willing to ter said, "O my [ord, I am not eloquent, get a conversationgoing with a non- skin of a reoson neither heretofore, nor since thou hast Christianl'Frankly, I was a little embar. spoken unto thy servant; but I am slow rassedby the challenge.I didnt want to stuffedwith a lie, of speech,and of a slow tonguel'But God look like I wasn't willing to ask one per- said,"Now thereforegq and I will be with son one questionin two weeks,so I raised thy mouth, and teach thee what thou my hand. shalt say" (v.12).All He needed was There's a verse in Ecclesiastes5 that I said,"Look, if I knockedon your door somebody willing, not somebody capable. saysit is better not to vow than to vow and you didn't want to let me into your '\7hy and not pay. And after a week had house,and I saidto you, shouldn't passed,I still hadn't askeda soul one ques- you let me into your house?'whatwould tion. Two weekswent by, and I confess you say?" I never askedthat question!Three weeks He replied,"l would tell you where to 7fi,rmostrewording went by, and guilt overcameme. go!" Our church had a callingprogram and "That's exactly what God is going to experiencesI've hadin I volunteeredto go on a Monday night. do to youl" I responded.Believe me, that That night I waswatching televisionand got the conversation back on track. my Christianlife come looked at my watch. It was 6:45, and we "Well, frankly,I dont evenbelieve in meetingnon. were supposedto go out at 7:00. I was Godl' he said. from tired-I had servedthe Lord all day at the "That's interestingl'I replied."l would Christiansond seeing Bible college-and this was a time of re- Iike to explain to you something about laxation. \ilhy should I go? I reasoned that."And I sharedwith him in a simple themcome to Christ, back and forth but finally decided,"\ilell, way why we believe there is a God. 'Are I promised. It's been three weeks and I you absolutely sure there is no haven't done anything. I'll gol' God?" I asked. The home assignedto us was the "No, I'm not absolutely sure there is Whai God did with me was progres- home of an atheist! \7e knocked on the no God." sive in that not long after the office visit, door and he answered.\7e introduced "Then you're not an atheist,you're an I was teaching at a Christian college in ourselves (his wife had attended the agnostic.An atheist says,'l know there which a well-known pastorcame to speak church and had given us his name) and is no God] and an agnosticsays, 'l don't on evangelism.As I sat there listening, asked,"Do you mind if we askyou a very know if there is a Godl " every one of the excusesI had ever had serious spiritual question?" "Okay, then, I'm an agnostic.I'm not was destroyed,literally demolishedin the He said, "No, go ahead!" absolutely surel' arguments he presentedfor doing evange- "lf you wereto die tonight and stand "'What kind are you, a hard agnostic lism. I had no excuseleft! before God, and God would ask you, or a soft agnostic?" 'Why The sovereigntyof God excusefrom should I let you into heaven?'what "'!ilhat do you mean?" 'A Acts 13 was balanced by Acts 14 where would you say?"That's the question we hard agnosticsays you can't know 'And it says, [they] so spakethat a great learned to get the conversation going. if there is a God, and a soft agnosticsays '\ilhy multitude . . . believedl'God takescare of He said, "I'd say to God, I don't know if there is a Godl' His part but our responsibility is to get shouldn'tyou let me in?' " \7ell,the pastor "Oh, I'm the hard kind." out and present the message,\ile're not who had gotten me into this had said "Vell, tell me thisl'I asked."Do you there are only two answersto that ques- know for sure that you can't know Norman Geisler is tion, and that wasn't one of theml He is anything for sure?" 'Jesus you Prolessorof Systematic either supposedto say, died for me]' "No, can't say that." Theologyat Dallas so that I know he's a Christian, or he's "Then you're not the hard kind, you're TheologicalSeminary, supposedto say something about works a soft agnostic!" just Dallas, Tixas. so that I know he doesn't understand "Yeah,I don't know that there is what it is to be a Christian after which a Godl' FEBRUARYI9B4 "Why dorft you know there is a God?" I became convinced that the reason I evangelismbecause they're disobedient to "Well, it's impossible to knowl' didnt witnesswas because I was in disobe- the Great Commission. They have lots of "But we just went through thatl' I dience to God's command for my life. I excusesrlike I did. The missionary who replied. had a lot of excusesand none of them silenced my excusesdid it by leaning "I guessyou're right. I just dorft know held any water. God said, "I want you to over the pulpit and saying, "I've been becauseI've never seen any evidencel' become a missionary,wherever you arel' a missionary for years, and I was never That is the most desirablekind of per- The most rewarding experiencesI've called,. .I was just commandedlike the son to talk to-an open-minded agnostic. had in my Christian life have not come rest of youl' Ouch! I was never called to I gave him a book to read by a skeptic from teaching, pastoring, or ministering be an evangelist,but I have been com- who had become a Christian by looking around the world. They have come from manded to evangelize. at the evidence.The next night we came meeting with non-Christians and seeing Severalyears ago I read a statement back. Within ten minutes, by using an one after another come to know Christ. that stuck with me: "You can be on the evangelistictract, he trusted Christ for I didnt have the gift of evangelism,but right track but if you sit there long salvation. He's now a deacon in a church when I started doing the work of an enough you're going to get run over." If with a family committed to Christ as well. evangelist,God started using me to bring you've become a Christian you're cer- I said to myself, "I'm not an evangelist. others to Himself. Vhen I started shar- tainly on the right track. But we all need I don't have the gift." But God led some- ing my faith with others I discoveredthat to get moving. O one to my office. Then He asked me to people were not embarrassedto talk about ask one person, and that person was an Jesus-I was the embarrassedone, fuprinted from Kindred Spinb. Other articles and tapes available from Qucst Ministric, P.O Box 2500, Dallas, Tixas atheist who committed his life to Christ. Most Christians aren't engaged in 75221.

Gruesome Fiction Reflectedin Life

onald Wildmon, who has done an excellent job in An Officer and a Gentleman following the breakup of his his critiques of television, recently published 14 ex- romance.Petruso and her boyfriend had seenthe movie together .1,-t amplesof how television influencesbehavior. We often severaltimes. hear from the programmers that there is no relationship be- Police found a large club with imbedded spikesin the car tween what is seenon television and the behavior of those who of JamesBazick, who told them he got the idea from watching watch programs loaded with sex and violence. \ilildmon thinks Valking TalI on television a few weeksearlier. otherwise. Here are some examples. Young hoods in Miami poured lighter fluid over a group of Jeftey Alan Cox munderedhis gpandfatherand grandmother derelictsand set them on fire, acting out a scenefrom the movie in the same way the main characters of The Exeantioner'sSong Fuzz, which they had seen on television. In Boston, a social committed a murder. Cox had just seen Tfu Exeattionert Song worker wasburned to death, a similar acting out of a scenefrom on NBC. Fuzz. The mother of 4-year-old Khonji Wilson stabbed her Five youths terrorized passengerson a New York subway the daughter to death and cut out her heart to rid her ofa demon night after CBS showed the movie The Taking of Pellwm 123, after watching a similar scenein the movie Erorcist II: Tfu Heretic about a takeover of a New York City subway train by a gang. on CBS. And on it goeswith other incidents of violence committed To date, 28 people have killed themselvesplaying Russian after individuals or groups of people had been so inspired by roulette after watching the movie Tfu Deer Hunteron television. television programsor movies shown on television. Are these A young girl was raped by gang membersimitating a scene the acts of crazypeople who might have been inspired to violence they had seenthe night before in the movie Born Innocenton from reading a magazineor eating burned toast for breakfast? NBC. Perhaps.But most of those committing these acts said they got John Hinkley, Jr., shot PresidentReagan in 1981.He admit- the idea from television.The industry has a responsibility that ted at his trial that the movie Thxi Driuer influencedhis actions. goeswith its power. So far it has not exercisedthat responsi- Seventeen-year-oldCathy Ann Petnrsoand, a few weekslater, bility very well. her ex-boyfriendhanged themselvesjust like a characterdid in t4 FUNDAMENTAUSTJOURNAL e tDorkGod did in my oton f orgioenesstoclear and glorify God's name, I heartas o pastorwas as great or thewindows of heauenwere opened. God I greaterfhan thst of any other.I pouredout grace as neoerltefore. Rather -L realizedthst times of playing games than rejection,rohich might haoebeen u:ithGod u)ere 07)er, and that mv ownsin expected,anoperwhelming watse of loue anrl hadto come to an end. If God ttr I o 1 forgiuenesscame from God's 'were to meet rnith us, sin hsd I fgfllQgfl people.t'Scores sought forgioe- ;l:;';l';;io ;0,tfuat't times of ifr' ;!,!:o,j,r'l" '^ ;,',:!":f\,'{';,i,r,oo lastingrirtory.Itwas pl^y'ng *o'K1,,, forGodtobegtorifi,d'.'fr;^4,iil:,!I',0,,iX,','oXl,',",i1,|,, lnlfgs beforein the with Cod,!""'1,,i'r','o' !,iI'!,!ff; fo', confessmy sin to mypeople- Wgfg 07Jgf, Lordworked in such, wry," God's name had to be oindicated.A This actual letter reflects the powerlesspulpit had caused many to doubt heartfelt responseof a pastorwho Godand His Word.My sin wasnot a recentlymet with God in personal respectableone, if any are,and I kneroI revival. couldnot speak in generalities. "WhenI exchangedmy pride f or shame "Wilt Thou not raiae us again,that andpublicly confessed my sin andsought Thy peoplemay rejoice inThee?" (ps. 85:6)

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the past 10 yearsthere has been a definite changein the way people T " I think about evangelism.The traditional American methods of evangelism I are not as sacredin the minds ofpastors as a decadeago. \7e hear less about tent revivals, mass evangelism,the annual church evangelisticcam- paign, and citywide crusades. But evangelismis not dead.Gallup Poll conducted a surveyfor the Chris- tian BroadcastingNetwork and reported 34 million adult Americans were FEBRUARY1984 17 involved in witnessingfor Christ and From Decision,making to for Christ becomedisciples ofJesus Christ 43 million are actively participating in Disciple,rnaking and grow toward marurity in the church. Bible study. An amazing64.5 percent said The most obvious shift in evangelism Massmedia campaignshave captured they weremore interestedin religion now during the past 10years is that pastorsare the attention of the public with such than they were five years ago. not as impressedby the evangelistwho slogansas "Here's Life, America" and "l Evangelismis as hot as ever,but the claims240 decisions.as with the number Found ltl'These efforts produced a great old techniquesgrow cold as new waysare of peoplewho continue with Clrrist. Pas- number of decisions,but pastors saw only developed to reach the lost for Christ. tors want to seethose who make decisions a small number of new converts come into their churches.After investing millions of dollars in evangelism,some pastors question whether mass evangelism can indeed effectively evangelizea city. HelpforParerrts Gn years ago, pastors passionately sought to be representedon Christian Lrlet annual listing of the 100largest Sun- day schools.Statistics on bus riders, bap- tisms, and yearly growth becamean idol ch'd,.,,*."u to some. The Sqr.,ordof the Lord listed blessing, lhgrXllft:?d' there'sno question churchesthat baptized 200 personsa year. about thaj, Bqt, raising them isn't always an The fixation was so great that some pas. ea-syjob. That's why Victor Books offerjthis tors mortgagedtheir 6.rtureto bus minis- selection of practical books on parenting. try for instant growth; others tried every How to Really Love Your Teenaser gimmick to attract a crowd. Some even by RossCampbell, M.D. OfcoursJvou love lied to keep up the illusion of growth. ypur kids, but do they know it? Dr. Campbell Since I was responsiblefor the "100 offers down-to-earth advice on communicat- Largest" list, I do not apologize for ing love to your teenager. motivating pastors to reach and baptize 94.50 more people. I am responsible for my , What's a Parent to Do? motives, and pastors who pursued only by GordonMcle,an If you prepare, numerical expansionmust be responsible you can help your for their motives. Those who attracted a ,- t lhildren deil with the crowd for the wrong motives paid the price in high mortgages, a mixed. ffi ffsli?tri1,3&Td'multitude, and loss of New Gstament A Generation Under credibility. Siege by Brian Stiller Pastors now realize that disciole- A shockinglook at making is New Gstament evangelism. They what happensto are not as concerned over the size of their Sunday young peoplewhen school as with counting parents those who are truly Christian. don't want to Some voices in help the evangelicalcom- their children munity protest Stimulus-Response facetroubles. 94.95 evangelistictechniques, feeling that peo- All books shown are ple are manipulated into making decisions excellent by long invitarions, emotional stories, and for group other gimmicks. They use the term soul- or indi- winning,implying that evangelismis simi- vidual lar to "selling" ice cream.They maintain study. that the pastor should emphasize the carue (preachingthe gospel)and not the results (winning souls). They say that vrcToR AG. BOOKS Elmer L. Towns is At bookstores everywhere, or write: Dean of the B.R. Lakin VICTORBOOKS School PO.Box 1825, Wheaton. lllinois 60189 o/ Religion, A DivisionofScripture Press Pub ications, Inc. Liberty Baptist College, Lynchburg,Virginia.

fUNDAMENTALIST JOURNAL since the resultsare God's responsibility, from the witnessof its members.sidedoor members were exhorted to become in- no one can be sure the responderis truly evangelism is "back to the basics" in volved in the evangelisticoutreach of the saved-the believer can only share his evangelism. church. They went from house to house faith or give a testimony for Christ. to witnessfor Christ. A pastor once told Others dorlt like the emphasison results, From Program Evangelism me, "I motivate my workers to go house claiming that pastorscount decisionslike to Being a Witness to houseand try to win peopleto Christ. notcheson a gun. They claim that a pas- Tiaditionally, local churches have tor can only say a certain number of per- organized a visitation program where continuedon page38 sons"prayed to receiveChrist." He could not say how many were actually saved. But a closerexamination of Scripture revealsthat evangelisticemphasis on both causesand results is biblical. The Chris- tian must "witness" (Acts 1:8) and the Yotrr Maffers evangelist can "preach" (Mark 16:15); these are the causesthat will bring a person to Christ. Resultsare also a human 'W'h.." Hehrforhome responsibility. In Matthew 28:19 Jesus two.orthree add family commandsHis disciplesto "Go yel' a par- are gathered,there can ticiple that implies continuous action. canbe conflict. Thesestudies offer biblical Then He commands,"teach all nationsl' principlesto keepit at a minimum. The word teach(mathca) is an imperative verb, which is a command. The King The Not So Golden Yearsby Marilyn Fanning you elderly parent? The Jamesword for teachshould be translated Are responsiblefor an to "make disciples."Christians are com- author offerspractieal suggestionsand manded to witness (Acts 1:8)and to get spiritual insights from her own experience peopleto follow JesusChrist Man. 28:19). to lessenthe burdens,$4.95 A wise teacher once said, "There is no Bold Commitment success in the ford's work without by Colleen& Louis Evans,Jr, successors]t A helpful discussionon promises From Front,Door Evangelism to what wedding Side,Door Evangelism shouldmean in a couple's yearstogether. $4.50 Churches are turning from evangelistic outreach to evangelisticinreach. Front- Richer Relationships door evangelismwas the techniqueof the by Myron Rush seventies;side-door evangelismis para- Since there are no perlect mount in the eighties.Front-door evan- relationships,Myron Rush gelismreaches out of the church into the showsyou how to keep community, with a view of stimulating problemsto a minimum, people to come into the sanctuary to hear and repair existiq the gospel and respond. This type of damage. evangelismis media outreach, organized $s.9s visitation, Sunday school busing, adver- tising, and so forth. Side-door evangelism finds church memberswitnessing for Christ in everyday life, getting their friends and relatives . il**6dn* into church Bible studies, fellowship groups, sports teams, and service projects. Surveys reveal that approximately 8 out of 10 personswho becomemembers FAIYIILV were first brought into the church vrcTof, through its side door by a friend or AG relative. They came in through "web BOOK$ evangelismj' also called "circles of concern]' At bookstoreseverywhere, or write: VICTORBOOKS But the old hasbecome neq asevery- PO.Box 1825, Wheaton, linois 60189 thing-including evangelism-runs in cy- A divisionof ScripturePress Pub ications, Inc cles.Since the church has alwaysgrown

FEBRUARYI9B4 l9 SGRIPTUREW MEMORIZXilONW by AIIen McCIeIlan

ne of the greatest challenges lar statementis found in Joshua1:8 where his effortsto lead peopleto Christ arenot facing the individual Christian the personwho studiesScripture is prom- successfirl.If he has harbored an un- is the challenge to become a ised "good successl'Many versessuch as confessedsin, be it ever so small in his soulwinner.leading someoneto Christ theseassist the soulwinnerin his personal own eyes,his prayersand efforts for the is a thrilling experience.It changesthe spiritual preparation. personwho needsChrist may be seriously eternal destiny of a soul, advancesthe God usesclean vessels in His service, hindered(Psalm 66:18). Scripture memori- causeof Christ, strengthensthe church, and that is why David said in Psalm zation can play a vital role in this con- and immeasurablyblesses the soulwin- 119:i1,"Thy word have I hid in mine tinual cleansing process.The larger his ner-inspiring him to greater heights in heart, that I might not sin againsttheel' arsenal of spiritual weapons, the more his personal Christian life. All of this consistentlythe soulwinnerwill be able echoesthe praisesof God and resounds to overcomesin in his daily life. to His eternal glory. Another areaof Christian living cru- Since personalevangelism should be cial to the soulwinner is his personal a central focus and have high priority in prayer life. He must pray with importu- the Christian life, soulwinning ability T, sre&ter nity for those who need to be saved.Yet must be cultivated and developedto the in John 15:7Jesus said, "If ye abidein me, maximum potential. Perhapsthe greatest commondone has of and my words abide in you, ye shall ask single influence in this area is Scripture theW ord of God,the what ye will, and it shall be done unto memorization. Although one can un- you."The Christian who allowsthe Word doubtedly leadpeople to Christ without morelikely he will of God to continually abidein his life may having memorizeda singleverse, the pos- approachthe lord in prayer with full as- sibility is greatlyenhanced if he is able consistently win souls surancethat his prayer will be answered. to rely on memory to recall the appropri- The soulwinner would see more people ate Scriptures.The more Scripture a per. to Christ. savedif he allowed the Vord of Christ son has retained,the more skillful he will to "dwell in him richly" and maintain a be ashe appliesit to individual lives.The habitual dwellingplace in his life. Vhat greatercommand one has of the \ilord of a rich promiseto the personwho is faith- God, the more likely he will consistently David had memorized,"hid in his heartl' fully sowing the gospelseed in anticipa- win soulsto Christ. One characteristicof portions of God's Word and relied upon tion of reapinga harvestof souls! a greatsoulwinner is the memorizationof them to prevent him from sinning and The most important aspectof soulwin- biblical passagesrelated to the subject of transgressingGod's law. He said, "l will ning as it relatesto Scripturememoriza- salvation. delight myself in thy statutes:I will not tion is in the actual presentation of the The Bible has much to say about the forget thy word" (Psalm 119:16).In fact, plan of salvation. Most Christians have benefitsof Scripturememorization. Psalm many of the Psalmsof David are a direct had the frustrating experienceof forget- 1:2-3promises that the personwho con- resultof his meditation upon the first five ting a key passageof Scripture while wit- tinually meditates upon the Scriptures books of the Old Gstament. The Scrip- nessing,clumsily leafing through the Bible will prosperin whateverhe does.A simi- tures,ingrained in David'sheart, gave him in a vain attempt to find the right verse. spiritual staminaand fortification against The soulwinner must know the plan of Allen McClellan is temptation.In the New GstamentJesus salvation and the related verses.W'hen AssociatePaxor of said,"Now ye areclean through the word the truths are committed to memory, the 'Whites Ch,apel Baptist which I have spoken unto you" $ohn gospelcan be presentedwithout hesita- Church, Gadsden, 15:3). tion in a clear, precisemanner that car- pertinent just AIabama. This truth is indeed to the rieswith it a ring of authority. In such Christian who may not understand why a bold manner the apostlesgave witness T,SOUU GW 20 FUNDAMEMALISTJOURNAL l

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to the Resurrectionof the Lord Jesus,and mer that breaketh the rock in pieces?" heart.The Scriptureswisely used can rurn that kind of testimony will very likely The Holy Spirit uses the Word of God this key and win the person to Christ. yield similar resultstoday. to bring conviction to the heart, and the Countlessother situationslend them- The Christian who has committed more Scripture is used to reinforce the selvesto the use of the Scripturesfrom many passagesof Scripture to memory truth, the greater the effect ofthe message memory.One will discoveropportunities can saturatehis testimony with the \ilord upon the hearer. An amazing amount of to shareChrist on the job, while engaged of God. After he has stateda salvation Scripture can be shared in just a in athletic competition,or in other cir- truth, he can emphasizeand confirm it l5-minute presentation of the gospel. cumstanceswhere using a copy of the by quoting Scriptures that convey the No person can "cause" someone to Bible is not practical.The soulwinner has samemessage in a different way. If done receive Christ as Saviour, nor can he pro- a greatadvantage if he can usehis mem- properly, this will further clarifu the duce conviction in the sinner's heart. ory to sharethe gospel,At other times, gospel.The soulwinnermust presentthe Only the Holy Spirit can do these things. particularly in public places,there may be messageof salvationsimply, relying on But the soulwinner who uses God's \Uord a scarcityof time. If only a few minutes God's Vord and the Holy Spirit to pro- becomes the agent through whom the are availableto presentthe gospel,memo- duce the results. Holy Spirit generates an awareness of rized versesenable a seedto be planted God's Vord affectsthe lives of men spirirual need, a conviction and godly sor- that could not have been done so and women. Hebrews4:12 states, "For the row over sin, and ultimately the New otherwise. word of God is quick, and powerfirl,and Birth experience. Vith a storehouse of Why not considerthe challengeand sharperthan any two-edgedsword, pierc- scriptural truth committed to memory, beginto commit portionsof the Bible to ing evento the dividing asunderof soul the Christian can be used in a much memory?Begin with the messageof salva- and spirit, and of the joints and marroq greater way to present the gospel and to tion, and use a concordanceto find lead the lost to the Savrour. choiceverses to memorize.Many Chris- Each soulwinning conversation can tian organizationshave excellent Scripture bring with it an entirely new set of per- memory packets,complete with instruc- sonal problems, spiritual needs, and tions on how to develop this ability. T, soulwinner thought-provoking questions. Although Designatea time and a quiet piace for the goal is to present the plan of salva- study. You will soon seea differencein wouldsee more tion, there are often occasionsto minister the way you are able to shareChrist with to these needs and problems. Sharing ap- others. peoplesoved if he propriate, memorized portions of God's The greatestaspect of this approach Vord is effective when these opportuni- is that the gospelis communicatedmore ollowedthe Word of ties arise. The person who is wise in effectively.Additionally, the blessingsand Christa hobitual spiritual matters can provide sound bibli- benefitsto your own Christian life will cal counsel and skillfully make the proper be immeasurable.Not only will you be- dwellingplace in his application of Scripture to the problem. come a successfi.rlsoulwinner. but vour The soulwinner needs a special measure life will prosperin a remarkableway. You life. of wisdom from the [-ord in these in- will experiencespiritual growth, perhaps stances to know how to control the con- at an unprecedentedrate. And as you versation and meet the person's need. If sharethis principle with those you lead he has been faithful to memorize Scrip- to Christ, multiplication will take effect, and is a discerner ofthe thoughts and in- ture, he can be assured that it will be and countlesslives will be touched as a tents of the heartl' Again in Jeremiah imparted to him from the lord (Psalm result. o 23:29 the Lord says, "Is not my word like 119:98).During these times there is often as a fire? saith the [.ord: and like a ham- a particular "keyl' or inroad to a person's

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Fqmily Love

he essenceof the Christian faith is love and that the It is worth noting that two other Greek word pairs are either Christian life is to be marked bv and lived out in an omitted or scarcelyused at all. Eros/eranhad characteristically .I- atmosphere of sincere Christian love. Various dic- come to stand for physicallove, often being usedfor sexuallove tionaries, word studies,and commentariesgive detailed discus- in a lower sense.These two words do not occur in the New'Ibsta- sions of the basisand dimensionsof Christian love and of the ment. Storge/stergeinwas employed particularly for family love. two most frequently usedGreek word pairs (noun and verb) for Yet, neither noun nor verb appearsin the New Gstament. How- love: agape/agapanand philia/philein, "love/to lovel' Most of us ever, in one distinct context-Romans 12:10-the same root is have come to learn that agape/agapanare the most lofty and combined with the root for philia/philein to form the compound noble of wonCs,involving a Christian's whole soul attitude toward adjective philostorgos,which the King JamesVersion correctly others. With his intellect, emotions, and will, the Christian is translates"kindly affectioned."Here among the ethical instruc- to love others and seektheir highest good-no matter who or tions of this great chapter,Paul reminds the Roman Christians what-just as God does (Matt. 5:43-48).It is no wonder, then, that in a real sensebelievers constitute a family and therefore that this word pair expressesthe imperative of the Christian Christians are to treat one another with all the love and closeness ethic-to love (Eph. 4:15). of members of their family. The other word pair, philia/philetn, unfortunately has often The translation "kindly affectioned" is particularly ap- sufferedbecause of its comparisonwith agape/agapm.Ithas often propriate,since the English adjective"kind" and adverb"kindly" been viewed as though it werean unworthy stepsister.However, are relatedto a root that has alsoproduced the noun "kinl'(All three are ultimately relatedto a primitive root meaning "to pro- ducel' and to the German word Lind "childl') Thus, in being kind, by treating a fellow believer kindly, a Christian treats another Christian ashe would a memberof his own family, with all that full family membershipentails. And such he is, for as "Hrrein is loq)e,not thot we savedby the graceof God and faith in JesusChrist, the believer lovedGod, but thathe lovedus, is loved by God so that "in the agesto come he might shew the exceedingriches of his gracein his kindness[different Greek end senthis Son to bethe word] toward us through Christ Jesus"(Eph. 2:4-8).Rather than "biting" or "devouring"one another (cf. Gal. 5:15),as is too often propitiotionfor our sins.Beloved, the case,we who claim Jesus'name would do well to remember Paul's injunction concerning family love (Rom. 12:10). if Godso lovedus, we oughtolso John'sinstructions concerninglove (agape)ought to be ours: to loaeone ¬her." "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another" (1 John 4:1011).Perhaps we could better convince an unloving world of the truth of God's love(agape\flohn 3:16;Rom. 5:8),ii while these two words are always employed with a senseof special standing uncompromisingly on the fundamentals of the faith, warmth and deep affection.Although they commonly deal with we would truly demonstrateto the world that Christians really mattersof the heart-the emotional aspectof man-these words do love one another asChrist commanded(John 15:12cf. I John are not restrictedto purely human love. Thus, they are used in 3:ll-16). Knowing God's love should causeus to sharethat love respectto God's love for His dear Son $ohn 5:20)and for God's with others, especiallywith the members of the household of love for those who also love Jesusflohn 16'27).They describe faith (Gal. 6:10).Paul expressesit just right: "Let love fagapelbe Christ's love for Lazarusflohn 11:3,36);for John, His disciple without dissimulation.Abhor that which is evil cleaveto that flohn 20:2); and for the reproved believer (Rev. 3:19). which is good. Be kindly affectioned [philostorgos]one to another Both word pairs, then, are inherently fine and extremelyim- with brotherly love [philadelphiah in honor preferring one portant to Christian theology and Christian living. Both are another" (Rom. 12:9-10). usedfiequently and with carefulprecision in the New Gstament.

22 FUNDAMENTAUSTJOURNAI p. -'"ci \'4'-'- .*_ fft* &.i;.,!i' ' ...; .llii;;ffi #ffi" * ;.-ft: .ii:' ijj:','-*;/,fta i' ,' i'. t, . , .., A third featuremay also be observed.This to have this portion of the world under its control. Again Ezekiel portion of Scripture is explicit that one of the anticipated today's situation. reasonswhy Russiawants to conquer the land of Israel is that it has become a land of great The Destruction of the Invading Army wealth. Russiacomes to take a prey, to take silver \Uhen the Russianarmy comesdown upon this land, they and gold, and the wealth that has been ac- are met with complete and utter destruction. Strangeto say,as cumulated (cp. Ezek. 38:12-13).Until our generation, the we examinethe Scriptures,we do not find them being destroyed geographicarea of the land of Israelwas anything but something by an opposing army, but rather it seemsto be by divine in- to be prized. It did not have any wealth; it was a land that was tervention. Somehow God by His own power destroysthe army. strewn with stones,a land that was backward as far as civiliza- In Ezekiel3819-20 a description is given of earthquakes,moun- tion is concerned. Many of the areasthat at one time werefruirful tains falling, and other disturbanceswhich hinder their progress. in Bible times wereunused prior to Israel'sreclamation. The land Then God declares: was eroded and uselessas far as agriculture is concerned. And I will call for a sword against him throughout Since the Israeliteshave goneback to their ancient land, they all my mountains, saith the lord God: every marfs sword have done fabulous things. They have taken rocky fields, gath- shall be againsthis brother. And I will plead againsthim ered the stones in piles along the edge,and cultivated and ir- with pestilenceand with blood; and I will rain upon him, rigated the ground and made it to bring forth abundantly.They and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are have reclaimed swampswhere mosquitoes and malaria made civ- with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones,fire, ilization impossiblebefore. In fact, the first people who tried to and brimstone. Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctifi' do something about it lost their lives becauseof the unhealthy myself;and I will be known in the eyesof many nations, siruation. These former swampsarc today one of the richest areas and they shall know that I am the lord (Ezek.38:21-23). of farmland in the entire world. It is almost incredible what has occurred there since 1948.They have spent money, they have put forth extremeeffort, and from one end of lsraelto the other tremendousprogress is in evidence.The result is today that lsrael is beginning once again to be a nation that has wealth. A great deal is being exported to other countries, and money is begin- Wt rnthe Russian army comes ning to flow back to the little nation of Israel. uponthis land, theyore met In addition to agriculturalwealth, there aresome factors that down Ezekieldid not know, which we know today. One factor is that with completeond utter near the land of Israel are tremendousoil reserves.One of the largestand richest oil fields in the entire world is in the Middle destruction, East. It is outside the presentgeographic area of Israel,but the nation that wants to control that oil land must control the nation Israel.It is obvious that the tremendousoil reservesof the Mid- dle East are one of the prizes that Russiawants to secure. The army's destruction is portrayed in Ezekiel 39:4 ff. God Another aspectof wealth which has come to light in modern declares:"Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel,thou, times is the chemical value of the Dead Sea area,where water and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give has evaporatedfor centuries, Ieaving its mineral deposit. Israel thee unto the ravenousbirds of every sort, and to the beasts has establisheda plant at the south end of the Dead Sea and of the field to be devouredl' In other words, the army is com- is reclaimingthe chemicals.Millions of dollarsof those chemicals pletely destroyed,and the means used are earthquakes,hail- are being shipped, and they have just begun to tap this wealth. stones,fire, and brimstone. It seemsalso that parts of the army Ezekiel anticipated the time when the land of Israel would be begin to fight each other, so that every marls sword is against fabulously wealthy. his brother. Some natural questions are raised about this. Some have sug Military lmportance of Israel gestedthat the description of hailstones,fire, and brimstone ln addition to all these factors, it is obvious that the geo- might be Ezekiel'sway of describing modern warfare, such as graphic location of the Middle East, being as it is a hub be- atomic warfare.There is a possibility that Ezekiel was using terms tween three major continents-Europe, Asia, and Africa-is of that he knew to describe a future situation for which he did tremendous strategic importance to any nation that wants to not have a vocabulary. The languageofScripture indicates, how- dominate the world. The geographicsignificance of the Middle ever,that the victory over this invading horde is somethingthat East alone would be worth a real effort on the oart of Russia God does. It is God, Himself, who is destroying the army. ln any case,regardless of the means,the army is completely destroyed and chapter 39 goeson to describe the aftermath. For months thereafter they have the awful task of burying the dead. For a long period after that, men are given full-time employ- John F. Walvoord is Presidento'f Dallas ment as additional bodies are discoveredand the processof burial Tlvological Seminary,D allas, Tbxas. continues. Attention is also directedto the debris of the battle. It is used as kindling wood for some sevenyears. The general characterof this battle and its outcome seemsto be quite clear,

FUNDAMENTALISTJOURNAL even though we may have some questionsand problems about Ezekiel could not be a part of the Battle of Armageddon, or the details. the battle of the Great Day of God Almighty. There is only one period in the future that clearly fits this Time of the lnvasion descriptionof Ezekiel,and that is the first half of Daniel'sSeven- One of the principal questions one could ask about this banle tieth \Ueek of God's program for Israel (Dan. 9:27). After the is, When is the battle going to occur? It has not occurred in church has been raptured and saintshave been raisedfrom the the past. Vhat indication do we have in this portion of Scrip- dead and the living saints have been caught up to be with the ture that the battle will occur at a specifictime? Unfortunately, Lord, a confederacyof nations will emergein the Mediterranean varying opinions have been offered by capable Bible scholars Sea.Out of that confederacywill come a strong man who will on this point, and there has been considerabledisagreement. becomeits dictator.He is describedin Daniel 9:26 as"the prince Some have felt that the battle will take place before the Rap- that shall comel'He will enter into a seven-yearcovenant of pro- ture; others believe it will take place in connection with the Battle tection and peacewith the peopleof Israel(Dan. 9:27). of Armageddon, or the battle of the Great Day of God Almighty, Under the covenant. Israelwill be able to relax. for their Gen- at the end of the Great Tiibulation. Some place it at the begin- tile enemieswill have becometheir friends, apparcntly guaranteed ning of the Millennium, as an act of rebellion against Christ. their borders, and promised them fieedom. During that first three Some find it at the end of the Millennium, for there is a refer- and one-halfyears, we have the one time when regatheredIsrael ence to Gog and Magog in Revelation20. Others put it in the is at rest and secure.Apparently Russiawill invade the land of earlier part of Daniel's Seventieth \Ueek,just before the Great Israelduring that period, possiblytoward its close,and the Scrip- Jlibulation. ture will then be fulfilled. It will not be possibleto consider all these views in detail, but there are some hints that Problems of lnterpretation provide a good clue as to when this battle will There are some other problems in the passagethat merit take place. One of the hints given is that the study. A referenceis made to bows and arrows, to shields and battle takesplace at a time when Israel has been chariots,and to swonds.These, ofcourse, are antiquated weapons t- regathercdinto their ancient land and are dwell- from the standpoint of modern warfare.The largeuse of horses ing securelyand at rest. There are not too many times when is understandableas Russia today useshorses a greatdeal in con- Israel is at rest in God's prophetic program. They have been scat- nection with their army.But why should they use armor, spears, tered and persecutedover the face of the earth, and not even bows and arrows?This certainly posesa problem. in the future will Israel have many periods of rest. Certainly Israelis not at rest today. Israelis an armed camp, living under a truce with their Arab neighbors about them. Their enemieswould drive everv Israeliteinto the Mediterra- nean Sea and kill them if they could. The reasonthat they do ft i, God,Himself is not is, humanly speaking,Israel has a good army that is more ,ouho than a match for its neighbors.Today an armed truce separates destroyingthe &rmy. Israel from their enemy. Every young lsraeli man is required to have two and one- half yearsof military training and everyyoung woman two years of military training. Vhile the women are trained for jobs that There have been two or more answersgiven. One of them are not necessarilyof combatant type, they also learn to use is this-that Ezekiel is using language with which he was weapons,so that if they need to fight, they can. After military familiar-the weapons that were common in his day-to an- training, many of them are settled in villagesnear the border, ticipate modern weapons.Vhat he is saying is that when this where they can servea double purpose-following their occupa- army comes,it will be fully equipped with the weaponsof war. tion, whatever it is, and serving as guardsfor the border of Israel. Such an interpretation, too, has problems. \7e are told in the pas- lsrael'sstate of unrest does not correspond to Ezekiel'sprophecy. sagethat they usedthe wooden shaftsofthe spearsand the bow If Russiashould invade the Middle East today, it would not be and arrows for kindling wood. If these are symbols, it would a fulfillment of this portion of Scripture.That has to take place be difficult to burn symbols.However, even in modern warfare when Israel is at rest. there is a good deal of wood used.Possibly this is the explana- '!ile One point at which Israelwill be at rest is in the millennial tion. are not in a position today to settle this problem with kingdom. But we are told expresslythat, in the millennial king any finality. dom, there will be no war (Isa.2:4), and only when the rebellion A secondsolution is that the battle is precededby a disarma- occurs at the end of the Millennium when Satan is let loose ment agreementbetween nations. If this werethe case,it would (Rev. 20:7-9)does war break out. Certainly Israel is not going be necessaryto resort to primitive weaponseasily and secretly to be at rest under thesecircumstances either, once Satan is let made if a surpriseattack wereto be achieved.This would allow loose. a literal interpretation of the passage. Some have suggestedthat lsrael will be at rest in the period A third solution has also been suggestedbased on the promise of Great Tiibulation, and that the prophecy of Russiawill be that modern missilewarfare will have developedin that day to fulfilled at that time. In the time of Great Tiibulation, Israelwill the point where missileswill seekout any considerableamount not be at rest, for Christ told them to flee to the mountains of metal. Under these circumstances,it would be necessaryto to escapetheir persecutors.Therefore the invasion describedby abandon the large use of metal weaponsand substitute wood

FEBRUARY]984 'Whatever such as is indicated in the primitive weapons. the ex- the Russiannation even though Russiahas provided the major planation, the most sensibleinterpretation is that the passage spark for it. refersto actual weaponspressed into usebecause ofthe peculiar Communism is an atheisticreligion-a religion denying that circumstancesof that day. God exists,a religion denying that there is anything that is super- natural, a religion that recognizesonly material force. If these The Future of Russia facts are kept in mind, it becomesa most signiftcant fact that The generalcharacter ofthe passage,the nature ofthe war, the invasion when it comes,and the outcome are,howeveg per- fectly clear.What significancedoes it have to the modern scene? First of all, if we understand the passagecorrectly, Russia,in- IT stead of being a nation which is going to dominate the whole world, is headedfor a temendous military defeat.It is not possi- Ihe LordJesus Christ is coming ble to predict what is going to happen between now and the time this battle takesplace, but the Bible seemsquite clear that to tokethe churchout of the there is no room for a Russian-dominatedworld empire. The worldbefore Russio attocks the Bible prophesiesonly four world empires.The empire of the Great Tiibulation period that will come as a form of the revived landof Isroel. Roman Empire, is the final form of the fourth empire of Daniel, not a RussianEmpire. This, in turn, will be succeededby the millennial reign of Christ. The passageseems to confirm that Russia,instead of becom- in the falsereligion that will sweepthe world during the time ing a world power that is going to dominate the whole world, of the Great Tiibulation there are preciselythe sameelements is headed for an awful defeat, a judgment from God because present. of its blasphemy and ungodliness.If this becomestrue during The false religion at the liibulation time is described in the time of the SeventiethWeek of Daniel, it may explain some- Daniel 11:3638.This porrion of Scripture describesthe king who thing that otherwise might be difficult. shall do according to his will, an absolute ruler. The king is believed by many to be the future world ruler of which the Scrip- The Emergence of a World Empire tures speak.He may be "the prince that shall come" of Daniel We know that in the last half of Daniel's Seventieth Week 9:26. In Daniel 1l:37, it statesof this rulet "Neither shall he there will be a world government headed by the ruler of the regardthe God of his fathers, nor the desireof women, nor reganC Mediterranean confederacy.The question is, how doeshe forge any god: for he shall magnify himself aboveallJ' ln other words, this world empire so quickly and so easily, and apparently this ruler will push asideany previouskind of religion, any god without fighting for it? We learn in Revelation13:4 that the ques- that had been previously worshiped, and in their place he will tion is asked, "Who is able to make war with him?" That is, put himself as the object of universal worship. with the Beast.The answer is that nobody is able to make war In explanation of this, it statesin Daniel 11:38,"But in his with him. It should be obvious that if Russiaand her satellites estateshall he honour the God of forces."The word "forces" are destroyedas military powers,the other side of the balance representsmilitary forces.It is a recognition of the power to make of poweq representedby the Mediternrnean confederacy,is then war. This Scripture reveals,in a word, that the only deity this in a position to dominate the whole world. Nobody is able,for man will recognizeand respectis the power to make war. He at Ieast a time, to contest their right to rule. is an absolute atheist, an absolute materialist. The destruction of the Russianarmy may It should be clear that the rapid rise of Communism in our be the prefaceto the world government which generationhas swept within its folds almost half of the world's will sweep the world during the last half of population, a phenomenon without parallel in the history of Daniel's Seventieth \Ueek and be in power at the world. Vhile the ultimate false religion will not be Com- the time Christ comes back to establish His munism in the form we know it today, Communism may very millennial kingdom. These two portions of well be the forerunner and preparation for the firture world Scripture, while they concern themselveswith a future war, are religion that will sweepall the world during the time of the Great of nemendous significanceas we face the present world scene Tiibulation. and the dominance of Russiaas a military power. \(/e can trust Millions of young people today are being systematicallytaught that God, in due time, and perhapssooner than we think, will atheism, denying that any God exists.They are taught to give bring these Scriptures to their sure conclusion and fulftllment. their complete allegianceto their political leaders,and to die, if need be, for the causethat this represents.Certainly, as they The Emergence of a World Religion are being conditioned, brainwashed,trained to think this way, There is another aspect of the problem that is worthy of the ground is being preparedfor the future atheistig blasphemous careful consideration. \Uhat is the relation of all this to what worship of Satan'sman-Satan's substitutefor Christ who alone we today call Communism? It must be recognizedthat Com- has the right to rule as King of Kings and lord of lords. munism and Russia are not synonymous, for there are nations In the rise of Communism, something different from the rise which are communistic which are not necessarilyfollowing of Russiacan be seen.While the Scripturesseem to indicate that Russia'sleadership. Communism is a form of political philosophy; Russiaas a political power will go down, the philosophy and it is a form of religion. It is an ideology that is not limited to the godlessnessand the atheism that it has spawned in our

26 FUNDAMENTALISTJOURNAL modern day seemto be just the beginning of that which some ment in the hearing of the writer to this effect,"Sooner or later day will sweepthe entire world. there will be someonewho will make a covenant with the peo- Those who have put their trust in the lord Jesuscan cer- ple of Israel, and as soon as he does it, while he may be very tainly have a wonderful refuge in the \ford of God in facing popular before he does it, he will be hailed as a hero and as thesefacts. \7e believethat the lord JesusChrist is coming first a leader in the Middle Eastl' to take His body, the church, out of the world in the mansla- In Daniel 9:26 there is the prophecy of "the prince that shall 'We tion of the living and resurrectionof the dead in Christ before come" who will make a covenant with Israel. cannot presume these things come to their consummation, before Russiaattacks that the covenant Israelhopes for today is necessarilyDaniel's the land of Israel,before this godlessreligion sweepsthe world. covenant, but it might be. \7hen this Israeli leader was asked But the very fact that these forces are in the world today, Russia, when this might come about, he replied, "It could be any dayl' a great nation, poised to the north of the Holy Land, Israel in This coming from the lips of one who is not of the Christian its place,already a nation of wealth and significanceand a prize faith and who doesnot know the prophetic Scriptureswas cer- to be sought, indicates that the end may be near. Ezekiel de. tainly almost prophetic in its character.The hour of the lord's scribed the building of cities without walls and anticipates a time return '!7e may indeed be very, very near. when Israel would be secure and at rest. see today the The rise of Russiaand the widespreadpower and influence remarkablepreparation for eventsthat will take place after the of Communism are two important factors pointing to the con- Rapture of the church. God is sefting the stagein Israel,in Russia, clusion that the stageis being set for the end of the age.The and in Communism for world events that will end the age. 'We firture invasion from the north obviously fits into our contem- certainly must realizethat this situation is nor going ro porary sceneand adds its important evidencethat time is run. remain static, that it is rapidly moving to a consummation. In ning out and that the nations will soon move into their final that consummation we believethe first important event will be crisis. Christ's coming for His own. If there ever was a geneantionof The invasionpictured in Ezekiel38 and 39 is probably,how- Bible-believingChristians who had a right to look forward to ever,not the last invasion of the king of the north. As previously the coming of the lord momentarily day by day, on the basis indicated in Daniel 11,there is evidencethat the king of the of what they seein the world, it is our presentgeneration. Even north will againcome upon the Holy Land. According to Daniel unbelieversare telling us today that things cannot go on asthey 11:40a seriesof actions will take part in the great battle and are much longer. world strugglewhich will be under way at the very time that An interesting commentary on the the lord JesusChrist returns in power and glory. As this event widespread expectation of a coming world takesplace severalyears after the debacleof Ezekiel38 and 39, climax is found in the presenttension between it appearsthat the king of the north is able by that time to put Israeland the Arab world. The efforts of Israel another army in the field and again becomesa factor in the stmg to securea peacehave been unavailing because gle with the Roman ruler. Details of the secondinvasion are not of fanatical opposition on the part of the Arab given, however,except the mention in Daniel 11 and intima- world to any sort of a settlement with Israel.Any Arab ruler tions that an army comesfrom the north in the very last days who would aftempt to negotiatewith Israelwould be in danger of the age. tl of assassinationeven as one king of Jordan has already been killed. Jewishleaders, howeveq are still longing for the day when peacecan be consummated. One of their leadersmade the state- Adapted by rhe author 6om Tiz Nations in Prcphecj @ 1967 bv the Zondervan Corporation,

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people are inconsistent, and he wants them to acknowledge gelicalismcan one surrenderwithout forfeiting the right to the that they really agree with him that the Bible is an errant use of the Evangelicallabel? (2) Does the denial of any one of book. the basicEvangelical tenets mean that a personhas forfeitedthe What other doctrinal beliefsbelong to the term Euangelical? right to the use of the term? I-et'sforget momentarily the material and the formal principles Some people are saying that one does not ceaseto be an of the Reformationand simply list the major doctrinesassociated Evangelicalso long as he retainsbelief in all the basic doctrines with Evangelicalismin its historical form: the belief (1)that God of the faith exceptinerrancy, provided he believesthe Bible to is a'llinity, one in essence,subsisting in threepersons, the Father, be the infallible or inerrant rule of faith and practice.Using this the Son, and the Holy Spirit; (2) that Jesusis the incarnate, statement as a starting point, I think we can proceedwith an virgin-born Son of God, sinless,holy, and the vicarioussubstitute examination of the viewpoint. Clearly, if one deniesthe Virgin for man's transgressions;(3) that Adam was the first man, he Birth of Christ he denies what is plainly taught in the Bible sinned in the Garden of Eden and his transgressionwrought and is a matter of faith. Ergo,such a person can hardly be called disasterfor the human race; (4) that Jesusrose in bodily form an Evangelical,however much he covetsthe useof the label. So from the grave,ascended into heaven,and is coming again per- also with the deity of Christ, the doctrine of the Tiinity, the sonally,visibly, and in power and great glory; (5) that salvation vicarious Atonement, the bodily Resurrectionof Jesusfrom the is by faith alone, without works of righteousness;(6) that there dead, and so forth. The denial of any one of these meansthat is a heaven and a hell. To these could be added other terms such a person is not really an Evangelical. of belief that would form a more complete statement of tradi- Some who think a man can be an inconsistent Evangelical tional Evangelicalconvictions, but these are sufficient for our aslong ashe holds to inerrancy in matters of faith and practice, purposes. alsothink that Jesustaught that all of the Bible is inerrant. Surely It is not enough to assertthat the foregoing articlesof faith if the testimony of Jesuswith respectto Jonah is not binding, constitute a satisfactorydefini- why should not Jesus'testimony tion of what Evangelicalbelief with regard to Scripture be consistsin. The assertionmust disregardedtoo? So I must de- be followedby evidencesto sup- clare that whoever deniesrner- port that definition. If there rancy alsodenies the witnessof were no people anywhere who JesusChrist to the whole Bible. believed these articles of faith. Th, turmEvangelicol Those who deny the witnessof it would be obviouslyridiculous JesusChrist entertain an er- to say they comprise Evangeli- roneous Christology. How can cal beliefs,but history comesto conend doesme&n they then be consideredEvan- our support. gelicals?And if one can extend The \Westminster Confes- different thingsto to them the courtesy of the sion of Faith includes all of the Evangelicallabel even though itemsmentioned in this section. different people, they deny the witness of Jesus The New Hampshire Confes- Christ, why should they not be sion of Faith does the same. given the same courtesy if or The canons of the Synod of when they deny other things Dort do the same. The doc- which Jesustaught with refer- trinal commitments of any number of denominations include enceto His death, Resurrection,and SecondComing? The doc- them: the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Evangelical trine of Scripture is no lessa doctrine than is that of the Virgin \(isconsin Synod, the American Lutheran Church, the Chris- Birth, the vicarious Atonement, and the bodily Resurrection. tian and Missionary Alliance, the Christian ReformedChurch, I do not equatethe term Euangelicalwith that o( Christian. the ConservativeBaptist Association of America, the Evangelical I am not sayingthat one who limits inerrancyto mattersof faith FreeChurch, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the various and practicecannot be a Christian. As far as one can judge, offshootsof the United PresbyterianChurch and the Presbyterian JamesOrr did not believein inerrancy. But he otherwise affirmed Church in the South, to mention only a few.Many schoolsand the other basicsof Evangelicalfaith. \fas he not a Christian? parachurch organizationsare also committed to these convic- I would supposehe was,but I add quickly that a man can believe tions: Vestminster Theological Seminary, \ilheaton College, 'Westmont all the great doctrines of the Christian faith, including biblical College,Southwestern Baptist TheologicalSeminary, inerrancy,and still be lost. The devilsbelieve and tremble. Belief Moody Bible Institute, Campus Crusade for Christ, the Inter- in the cardinaltruths of the Christian faith doesnot bring salva- Varsity Christian Fellowship, to name a few. The National tion with it, but surelythere can be no salvation without belief Association of Evangelicals,the largest interdenominational in at leastsome of the cardinal doctrines of the faith of a salvatory Evangelicalchurch organization in the United States,holds to nature.There may be somewho do not claim to be Evangelicals thesesame convictions. So do all of the Bible institutesand Bible who have savingfaith in Christ and are thus justifred. But that colleges. is not what I am discussinghere. I am talking about the proper useof the term Euangelicalboth with respectto its meaning and When Does One Cease to Be an Evangelical? to its application in the Christian church. Carl Henry's conclu- \ilhen doesone ceaseto be an Evangelical?\ile can ask this sion that one of my statementsimplied that those who deny question in two ways: (1) How many of the tenets of Evan- inerrancyare numberedamong the taresis incorrect. If I worded FEBRUARY]984 )a my statement badly so that one could I must regretfully conclude that the one holding to theological orthodoxy draw such a conclusion I correct it again. termEuange|icalhas been so debasedthat with respectto mattersof faith and prac- One other observation is in order. The it has lost its usefi.rlness.Decades ago tice as well as to inerrancy; the other content of the term Euangelicalis more when the label New Evangelicalwas limiting the trustworthinessof Scripture important than the word itself. Those coined, its viability was basedupon one to matters of faith and practice, thus ex- who believeall of the doctrinesI have in- positive and one negativeaspect. On the cluding other matters.It wasat that point cluded in the word Et,angelical are positive side it took over without change Evangelicalseven if they know nothing the basic theological heritage of Fun- about the word itself or if they refuseto damentalism.By this I mean its commit- apply the label to themselves. Con- ment to historic orthodoxy as derived trariwisethe one who usesthe labelbut from the New Gstament, and the Refor- deniessome or all of its contentsis not mation, and expressedin the various Th, doctrineof an Evangelical. creedsof Christendom since then. This Scripturets no lessc theological heritage was acknowledged, The Broadening of the Term accepted, and propagated by diverse doctrinethon is the Ec)angelical groups,and yet allowancewas made for ln my contactswith the \Uorld Coun- differing interpretations such as Lltheran, Virgin Bhth, the cil of Churches,I havefound many who Reformed,Arminian, and dispensational. vicoriousAtonernent, refuseto allow the termEvangelicalto re- On the negative side, it dispensedwith main the property of those who aretheo- the traditional Fundamentalistsociology, andthe bodily logicalFundamentalists in the bestsense that is, Fundamentalisnlsunderstanding of that misusedterm. The ecumenistsalso of the relationshipof the Christian to the Resurrection, world. Earlier Fundamentalismtended to retreat fum societybeyond its own walled city with its own mores. Many Funda- mentalistsdemitted the major denomina- that the termEuongelicaltook on different ttltr | . tions that had turned from orthodoxy, meaningsto different people.Those who v v noeaeraemes building Bible churches,leaving behind gave up on inerrancy while holding to inerrancydlso denies groups of Evangelicalbelievers who still biblical trustworthiness in matters of faith clung to their denominational attach. and practicecontinued to think of them- the witnessof Jesus ments. The Bible school movement was selvesas Evangelicals.Thus one issuein the Fundamentalistresponse to theologi- the ensuingstruggle was to center around Christto the whole cal seminariesthat had turned Liberal, the question whether such people are especiallysince Fundamentalismtended really Evangelicals.All of this has led me Bible. to look upon theologicaleducation with to concludethat we should abandon the grave suspicion. The New Euangelical use of the term Eo,tangelicalas a label for turned from Fundamentalism'ssociology it no longer tells the world what historic to positiveinteraction with the world and Evangelicalsbelieve. There remains,then, want to use the term Er.,angelical.Thus engagementon the intellectuallevel with the questionof what should be usedin it came about that the ecumeniststoday Liberal theologicaleducation. This move- its place. call peoplelike myselfConservative Evan- ment recoveredthe notion of the believer Some Evangelicalshave already de- gelicalsand others Liberal Evangelicals. who is not o/ the world but who is sent cided to go back to the use of the term In this way the adjectivesConservadve or back into the world for witness, and to Fundamentalist.It is true that this term Liberal carry the freight rather than the challengethe powersof darknessas well is loadedand carrieswith it connotations word Euangelical.Perhaps what we need as those of Liberalism. that often do not expressthe true genius is a new word and the suggestionwas Forty years ago the term Euangelical that liesbehind the word. but it doeshave made by one well-known inerrantist that representedthose who weretheologically somedistinct advantages.Liberals despise perhaps we ought to call ourselves orthodox and who held to biblical iner. it. Current advocates of limited iner- Orthodox Protestants. This would rancy as one of the distinctives. The rancy never use it about themselves. distinguish us from those in the Catholic Evangelical Theological Society is one Scholars like JamesBarr and much of tradition and align us with thosecommit- casein point. Fuller Seminaryis another. academialook down their nosesat it. Its ted to historic orthodoxy. Within a decadeor so neo-Evangelicalism, theologicaldogmatism, which includesin- that started so well and promised so tense opposition to syncretism,univer- much, wasbeing assaultedfrom within by salism, and the possibility that non- increasing skepticism with regard to Christian religions are roads that lead to Harold Lindsell is a biblical infallibility or inerrancy. For good Paradise,sharpens its image and estab- well-knownauthor and or for ill this was the focal point around lishes its uniqueness. editor emeritusof which today'sstruggle was to be centered. Christianity Today. 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o thrill surpassesthat of seeing longer.He said,"l havemeat to eat that more addedto the Lord, multitudes both someoneborn again right be- ye know not of" $ohn 4:32).He had the of men and women" (Acts 5:14). fore your eyes.Jesus told the thrill of seeing that woman saved and apostlesto "preach the gospel to every cleansed.Then He told His disciples,"My Essentials for Successful Evangelism creature" (Mark 16:15).As disciples of meat is to do the will of him that sent What is going to make a church Christ, we must obey this command. me, and to finish his work" (John 4:34). evangelisticand its people soulwinners? The Bible is full of examplesof men Though He preachedto multitudes, He One must have the love of Christ who practicedpersonal evangelism. Jesus was alwaysministering to individuals. to constrain him. It did Paul,as he said certainly evangelizedindividuals and did Paul said, "l. . . have taught you in 2 Corinthians 5:14.If believersare full it consistently.In John 4 the Lord Jesus publicly, and from houseto house" (Acts of the love of Christ, they too will give went out of His way to reach one lonely 20:20). This is the 20.20 vision we all the I-ord Jesusto the world. Love, agape fallen woman. Remember when the should have. Preaching publicly is not love, which constrainsone to be an am- disciplesreturned with the food and said, enough. \Jfemust preach personally and bassadorfor Christ. comesfrom God. It "Let's eat"? Jesus was not hungry any privately. is totally unselfish and yearns to make Peter denied the lord but repented others happy. Most do not witness be- C. Sumner Wemp is and then, filled with the Holy Spirit, causethey have so little genuine love. 'And Vice Presidentfor becamean ardent soulwinner. daily One needs a burden for souls. Spiritual Affairs at in the temple, and in every house, they Paul had this. He wrote, "Brethren, my Libertl Baptisr College, ceased not to teach and preach Jesus heart's desireand prayer to God for Israel Lynchburg,Virginia. Christ" (Acts 5:42).Under Peter'sminis- is,that they might be saved"(Rom. 10:1). 'And try it is stated, believerswere the It has been my experiencethat the minute FEBRUARY]984 t1 'And a person is born of God he has a burden and when I preach nothing happens?" Keep at it. let us not be weary to see loved ones and friends saved, The older preacherasked, "You don't in well doing: for in due seasonwe shall One needs tears of concern. "He expect people to be savedevery time you reap, if we faint not" (Gal. 6:9). Oh, the that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing preach, do you?" tragedy that so many give up so quickly preciousseed, shall doubtlesscome again The answercame, "Nq of coursenotl' and easily.They go out a few times and with rqoicing, bringing his sheaveswith The wise preacher answered,"'Well, nothing happens. Then they tell hirrl' @s.126:6). Jesus wept overJerusalem that's q'fiyl" themselves,"This isrlt for me. I'm just not $ohn 11:35).Paul wept "with many tears" The gospelis "the power of God unto cut out to be a soulwinneri'How foolish. (Acts 20:19).Jeremiah wept $er. 9:1).\7e salvation"(Rom. 1:16).Vhen you preach No one is "cut out for it." It is hard work. should, too. Our tears do not savepeo- the gospel, then you ought to expect The Devil fights it. ple. They show that our heartsare in tune something to happen. with God's. One must preach boldly. In Acts One needs to consider the reality 4:29 the disciplesprayed for boldnessat of hell. "In hell he lift up his eyes,being a time of persecution.God granted it, and in torments" (hke 16:23).Hell is no joke. they spokethe \Uord of God with bold- Never laugh about hell. Maybe we need ness. 'And with great power gave the B, surethe lost more old-fashionedhellfire and brimstone apostleswitness of the resurrectionof the sermons,until, as in Jonathan Edwards's lord Jesus: and great grace was upon personunderstands day, peoplefeel like they are slipping into them all" (v.33).This can and shouldbe gospel hell and cry out for mercy. the testimony of every pastor. Pray for the beforehe !1.. One needs to see soulwinning as boldness,and preachwith boldness.You maKeso oec$ton. a privilege. The biggestthing that ever will seeGod do great and mighty things happensin a city is not a multimillion- through you. dollar deal by the presidentof some cor- One must live a Spirit,filled life. poration. lt is a soul won to Christ. The Holy Spirit alone can convict and One must confess and forsake convert. You cannot manipulate people Scatter the seed. No farmer digs every known sin in order to be used into getting saved. Someone said, "It's one enormous hole and pours a whole by God in winning people to Christ. hard to win peopleto Christ today3'Why, bag of seedin it. He scattersit, if he wants "Behold, the Lord's hand is not short- it has alwaysbeen hard. It takesthe power a good harvest. [-ook for ways to scatter ened,that it cannot save;neither his ear of God, and a Spirit-filled pastor knows the seedinto the hearts of thousands. "He heavy,that it cannot hear: But your iniq- when that power is flowing through him. which soweth sparingly shall reap also uities have separatedbetween you and Someonehas figured it takesa thousand sparingly" (2 Con 9:6). your God, and your sinshave hid his face laymen and six preachersto win one soul Avoid detours. If Satan cannot from you, that he will not hear" (lsa. per year.No-a thousandtimes no! It just defeat you, he will suggesta detour. Do 59l-2\. takes Spirit-filled Christians faithfully not get offon tangents.Whatever you dq sowingthe seed,for hundredsto come to do not fight some other preacher who Christ day after day. doesnot seeeye to eyewith you. Sow the seed, Never argue. Real soulwinners do Witnessing not argue,"The servantof the lord must 'Witnessing, It iusttakesSpirit. or soulwinning, is not not strive"(2 Tim. Z:74).Youmay win an natural.Satan fights it. The fleshdoes not argument,but you will not win a soul for filled Christions want to do it. The world surely hates it. Christ. If in witnessingyou feel the con- sowin the If a pastor and people are going to make versationgetting heated,stop. Apologize. foithfully s this a vital part of their balancedministry, Let the person know you do not want to seedfor hundredsto here are some things to be considered. argr:e and you are sorry. Soulwinners Organize your time. You will not learn quickly that they must not strive cometo Christ da,t find time to go soulwinning unless you or be offensive. ofter doy. plan on it. Set definite times for soulwin- kave the door open. Our mothers ning visitation.Just as a pastor has his kept telling us, "Shut the doorl' But a study time, he must have his soulwin- soulwinnerlearns to leavethe door open, ning time, or it will not happen. spiritually speaking.lf the person being Jealousy,bitterness, covetousness, lust, Be soul,conscious. Every time God witnessedto is not open and receptive, short tempeq wrong attitudes, and all puts us with a person for a few minutes, do not push. forms of worldliness will keep you from we should look for the reason.Knock on Be authoritative. They said of being used by God. all doors. Do not try to push the door Jesus,"He taught them as one that had One needs faith. You must expect down, but gently knock on the heart's authority, and not as the scribes"(Mark God to use you. The young preacher door ofevery personyou can. Ifthey are l:22). A soulwinner must be authorita- askedthe much-used preacher,"\iVhy is unconcerned,you know God only wants tive, not arrogant. Some people witness it every time you preach,people get saved, you to plant the seed at this time. but are almost apologetic in their ap-

32 FUNDAMEN'IALIST JOURNAL prcach. A lost person is not going to have wonder why they haveno successleading tying. Just try the door and see if any confidencein them or their message. peopleto Christ. Peopleneed help. Most it opens. If you walk in the Spirit, have Be serious. I cut up a lot and love soulwinners started out using someone a genuine love for people, and sincerely to teasepeople, but when witnessingI am else'stried-and-proven methods. want to help people go to heaven, you dead serious,You need not be so serious Invariably,people say the hardestpart really do not need gimmicks or fancy that you make a person feel uncomfort- of witnessingis getting started. Here are ways to witness. Often on a plane, in a able,but he must kno'*' you are serious a few approaches. waiting room, or in a service station, after about leading him to Christ. Tiacts. What a key to open the doorl talking a few minutes to a person, I'll just Benrare of distractions. Glephones, Vhat a tool for witnessing!Never be un- ask, "Could I ask you my pet questionl" television, and a thousand other things friendly when passingout a tract. Always No one has ever said no. Then I ask the can distract a person from really hearing be pleasant,with a smile on your face.In same question, "Do you know for sure the gospel,even during one-on-onewit- a home, a servicestation, or a restaurant you are going to heaven?" nessing.If a person beginsto ask ques- it really works. After paying a bill or tions that you know will be clear after he visiting a few minutes in a home, hand Instruction receivesChrist, ask if he minds savinghis a tract to a person and say,"Let me give Now that the door is opened, how do questions until you have gone through you something good to read when you you present the gospel simply and logi- the plan of salvationfirst. have a few moments." cally? It is so important that the presen- Use the Wond of God. "Faith com- Testimony. Very often the door will tation is clear so that people understand eth by hearing" (Rom. 10:17).Quote open to share a word of testimony dur- what they are doing. Here are four ways Scripture. The person might not read a ing a conversation.In the home of a to present the \Uord of God. verseyou just pointed to in the Bible.The newcomerto town or a first-time visitor The Romans Road is probably the Word of God is the "sword of the Spirit" to church, a pastor can say,"You know, best known and most widely used (Eph. 6:17)which brings conviction and I'm preaching for one reason.I want to method of presenting the plan of salva- cuts to the heart (seeActs 7:54). help people go to heaven. After I was tion. It is good to have an outline to keep Give them the gospel. The gospel saved,I found it so wonderfirl to know on track and thus be open to the Holy is "the power of God unto salvationto that all my sins are forgiven and that I'm Spirit directing you to particular verses everyone that believeth" (Rom. l:16). going to heaventhat I had to tell others. that fit the occasion.(Rom. 3:23;6:2J; 5:8; What is the gospel?"l declareunto you Do you know for sure you are going to 10:9,10,13). the gospel. . . that Christ died for our sins heaven?"If the person is not interested The Four Spiritual Laws used by according to the scriptures;and that he at the moment, leavea tract and an in- CampusCrusade can be an effectivewit- wasburied, and that he aroseagain the vitation to come to the greatestchurch nessingtool. In my possessionare at least third day according to the scriptures" in town. Then sendothers to visit or call. 15booklets that are spin-offsof the Four (1 Cor. 15:1,3,4), SpiritualLacrs booklet. Campus Crusade Be sure the lost person understands hasproved the valueof a tool that helps the gospel before he makes a decision. and guidesChristians in the presentation Do not use difficult theological of the gospel. terms. One must learn how to think as The James Kennedy plan also is the unsaved do. Put yourself in their Mor, Christions effective.It is explainedin his book Er.,an- shoes.There is so much talk about being gelismExplosion. Many feelthis plan is too "born againl'but preciousfew know what connotgive o simple, complicatedfor the majority to use. It preachers are talking about. They will logicalpr esentationof takesextensive training, but it has proved understand if you talk about the worthwhile in countlesschurches. forgivenessof sin and going to heaven, the plonof solvation, lnvitation. Jiuth transforms, not Give invitations. Again, do not just informs. Vhen the gospel is not push them or try to forcea decision,but respondedto, it tendsto hardenthe heart. do givethem a chanceto sayyes to God. Never try to forcea decision,but always You can never seethe heart. The person givean opportunityfor a personto make may be about to say yes to God. Thke-offs. Just be alert during a con- a decision. versation and look for something you can Vhen the personhas said"Yes, I want Presenting a Plan of Salvation lead into witnessing. There are many ob- to be saved"and appearsto understand Most Christianscannot givea simple, vious ones. On a plane I once asked the the gospel,you can say somethinglike 'Him logical presentation of the plan of salva- stewardesshow high we were. She said this: "Bill, God says, that cometh ever tion. People often criticize a "canned" 30,000 feet. Then I asked if she were to me I will in no wise cast out' Uohn presentationof the gospel.What somefail going to be any closer to heaven than 6:371.How do we cometo Him? \7hy, in to realize is that very few people are that. Startled, she said, "l sure hope so." our hearts,for God'looketh on the heart' original enough or spiritual enough From that I led into the plan of salvation, 'Behold, to ex- [1Sam. 16:7]. Jesus said, I stand temporize articulately when they begin and she prayed with me to receive Christ. at the door, and knock: if any man hear witnessing.How then, are they going to You can ask a person for directions, thank presentthe gospel?Too often it is uttered him, and then ask graciously, "Do you continued on page 53 in a haphazardway, and then Christians know how to get to heaven?" FEts]?UAI?'1]';i4 33 Wttar do allt leaders have

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seemafraid to bear the responsibility of Build a Spiritual Foundation for leading their little ones to the [ord. the Plan of Salvation. During the "M h#i,:ilTi:"*TfiHowever they are the only ones who preschoolyears the parents and Sunday about! How can they comprehend a place think that they should wait beforebeein- school teachershave the responsibilityof called heaven when they cannot see it? ning to influence their children's mirids. building a spiritual foundation within the \fhy should I burden my little ones with Glevision advertisersdo not wait and little child. Together they should teach talk about sin and guilt? Worlt they just cultists do not wait. Satan doesnot wait. him about God's love, obeying God, and become confused and frustrated if I pre. \(ihy should we? being kind to others. They should help sent the gospel to them while they are In Mark 10:14we readJesus'command him seethat he does wrong things each very young?" for child evangelism:"Suffer the little day (things which hurt God), that these These questions are frequently asked children to come unto mq and forbid wrong things make God sad and must be by Christian parentsand educators,who them not: for of such is the kinedom of punished,and thatJesusalready took the Godl'The Greek word for child used in punishment for the bad things (sin) that this passagesignifies a very little or young the child has done and will continue to Jean Beck is an'ric,;lum child, or even a newborn infant. If we are do. to obey writer for Children's the words ofour heavenly Father, Make the Plan of Salvation Ministries at Thomas we must begin at once to lead to the lord Simple" As the young child becomessen- Roal Baptist Clwrch, the little ones placed in our care.Here are sitive to the naughty things he doeseach Lynchburg, Virginia. some teaching ideas to help you do it day (as early as three years old), he will most effectively. seehis need for salvation. At this point FUNDAMENTAIJSTJOURNAL make clear that God knew that people guidance in praying the prayer of salva- sins,Confess Jesus ils your Saviour.2) Cut never could or would stop sinning on tion. Avoid using abstract or symbolic three large circles out of construction their own, so they could never be with termswith the youngchild. Clichessuch paper.Color the first black; draw a cross Him in His heavenlyhome. Therefore, He as"get savedj'"let Jesusinto your heartl' on the secondand a pair ofpraying hands 6ad a plan to send His only Son to earth or "give your heart to Jesus"may confiJse on the third. vith the picturesreach the to take the punishment for the sins of a child and give him a falseunderstand- children that everyoneis a sinner,that each boy and girl. ing of what actuallytakes place. Instead, Christ died on a crosrto take the ounish- Help Your Child Make the use phrasessuch as "becomea child of ment for our sin, and that when we pray your Choice. Once little one has seen God" (John l:12)or "giveyour life to the and receiveJesus as Saviour,God forgives his needfor salvation ("For the wagesof Lord" or compare salvation to a "New our sin and makes us His verv own sin is death; but the gift of God is erer- Birth" (John 3:3). children.3) Placethree objects (black cir- nal life through JesusChrist our Lordl' Encouragethe young child to usehis cle, crossmade of craft sticks,picture of Rom. 6:23) and has understood God's own words in his prayerof salvation,not prayinghands) in a box and wrap asa gift. plan for salvation ("For God so loved the parrotingyours. Explain that as he talks Explain that each of us can choosethe world, that he gave his only begotten to Jesushe shouldrell Him he is sorryfor "gift" of eternal life. To discover how to Son, that whosoeverbelieveth in him his wrongdoing,thank Him for dying on receivethe "gift" of eternallife, the child should not perish, but have everlasting the cross, and take Him as his Saviour. will unwrapthe box and learnthe mean- lifel'John 3:16),he must makea choice. \ilhen he has prayed, make sure the ing of the three objectsinside. 4) Cut a But what should be his reasonfor young child knoursthat Jesusis now his white circleout of constructionpaper and choosingto give his life to the [ord? Do Saviourforever. He will still do things that cover with clear contact paper, Let the nof coercehim to make the decision out are wrong, but these sins have already children color the circleblack and then of desire for personal gain (escapingthe been forgiven.(One of the most frequenr wipe it off with a soft cloth. Use this to fiery flames of hell in order to walk the errorsin child evangelismis usingvisuals illustratethat when we acceptJesus as our golden streetsof heaven)or out of desire which communicatethat once a child is Saviour,all our sins are forgiven-past for a reward(a Bible, a colorful bookmark. saved he is now sinless. This is why and firture-and as we confessour sins or a specialgift). Do nor let him respond children think they needto be savedover everyday, Jesus continually wipesthem becauseothers around him do so or and over again.)Now encoumgehim to away. 5) To help the young child because he will make you-the parent or tell othersright awayabout the decision rememberthat his salvation is forever, teacher-happy. Rather let him choose he has made (Rom. 10:9). havehim hold out his hand and on the the plan of salvationbecause he is sin- Visualize the Plan of Salvation. A five fingers teach the five words "JesusIs cerelysorry that he has done wrong and variety of easy-to-makevisual aids can be \ilith (John) Forever." made God unhappy and wants His used to help clarifu the plan of salvation Vith these teaching ideas in mind, forgiveness. to young children. 1) Gach the children challengeyourself to take the first oppor- Guide the Prayer of Salvation. the ABC's of salvation-Acknowledge tunity to teach the simpletruths of the Having expresseda desireto askJesus to your sins,Believe that Jesusdied on the gospel to your little ones. D save him, the young child will need cross to take the punishment for your

'What or'Who? Maybe it would be better to acceptthe that, at the very least,lets everyoneknow continuedfrom page30 term Fundamentalistwith all of the pe- they believe in a Bible that is free from joratives attached to it by its detractors, error in the whole and in the oart. Moreover those who entertain these living aboveits limitations and investing Believersin the view thar Scriprure views are going to be labeled Fundomen- it with a better imageby humility, com- and the \ilord of God are synonymous ralisrswhether they like it or not. In the passion,and lovingkindnesstoward those can alwaysuse an alternatelabel such as Missouri Synod battle the dissidentswere with whom the so-called"divisive iner- OrthodoxProtestant which I have already not labeled what they really were- rantists" have major differencesof opin- surfacedin this article. But if neither the Liberals-but were everywhere called ion. \Uhen the quasi-Liberalsand acade- Fundamentalistlabel nor the Orthodox "Moderates" which they were not, while micians in Southern Baptist seminaries Protestantone will do, someonecan come l.A. O Preus and his associateswere can label inerrantists "Fundamentalists." up with a better name that will catch the everywhere called "Fundamentalists." thus repudiatinga labelso often applied public eyeand serveto identifu that group JamesBarr's attack on Fundamentalism to the people of the Southern Baptist of people who hold to the fundamentals demonstratesthat the academicworld. Convention, it cannot be such a bad of the Christian faith including inerrancy. which hates the theology of orthodoxy, word as to render it nonviable. And when As far asI am concernedthe term Eo,an- will alwayslabel it Fundamentalism.ln its the Missouri Synod, standing without geldcalseems to be a confirsing label and heyday neoorthodoxy also identified apologyfor historic orthodoxy, has been probably a lost cause. ! ConservativeChristianity by using the and now is being called Fundamentalist, Adapted from The Bible i.n thc Balance@ 1979, The Zondervan Fundamentalistlabel. we might aswell take advantageof a term Corporation. FEBRUARY1984 37 Euangelism frontation evangelism.He wants evange- From Mass Evangelism continuedfrom page 19 lism to grow naturally out of life's relation- to Body Evangelism ship. However, lifestyle evangelism and In the past,pastors have led their con- I know they don't win souls naturally, but confrontation can go together. Jesuscon- gregationsto become actively involved in I hope to prime the pump so they will try fronted Nicodemus, Zacchaeus,and the citywide crusades.It was thought that a to win their friends in daily lifel' woman at the well. Philip confronted the big-name evangelist,a large civic center, A surveyshows that only 6 out of 100 Ethiopian eunuch, and Paul confronted and the multiplied efforts of all churches visitors to the church result from the SergiusPaulus and the demon-possessed could make an evangelisticimpact on the traditional organizedvisitation programs. girl in Philippi. city that individual churches could not Yet, 86 out of 100visitors come at the in- do separately.In return, churches ex- From Media Evangelism vitation of a friend or relative. Program pecteda percentageofthe decisioncards, Personal evangelismhas a place and has somere- to Evangelism so some new converts could be brought sults,but such resultsare small compared Many churches have used every into their local congregations. to web evangelism. available means in their attempt to In the fifties each Billy Graham Cru- evangelizetheir cities. They have pur- sadegot larger.The first criticism against chasedadvertisements on television and citywide crusadeswas that cooperative radiq and in the newspapers.They have evangelism joined Conservatives and passedout flyers throughout the com- Liberals. The issue of second-degree munity, mailed newsletters,organized a separationdivided Fundamentalistsand Wt rt._the methotu phone blitz, employed dial-a-prayer, Evangelicals.However, there is a second nailed posterson trees,and walked from criticism againstmass evangelism: for all of evangelismare door to door to invite people to church. the massivebudgets, publicity, organized But media evangelismis expensive. outreach, and numerous decisions,mass continuorulymodified, Ten yearsago it cost $400to purchasean evangelismhad comparatively small re- the commondto entire pagein the Lynchburg newspaper; sults for the cooperating churches. In t. . today it costs$1,600. A decadeago televi. many cases,there wereno results,but ac- eq)ongeltzeremotns sion cost $4 for a lO-secondslot; today tually a declinein church membershipin it costs $35, depending on the number cities where mass evangelistic crusades constont, of slots.New and small churchescannot were held. Why? Becausecitywide cru- afford the cost of saturatingtheir towns. sadessyphoned off money and evangelis- The greatestevangelistic assetfor any tic efforts for the local church, so that church is not television time or electronic membershipwent down, rather than up, help. The power of evangelismstill rcsides saysPeter \Tagner of Fuller Theological Two books have highlighted the shift in church memberswho sharetheir faith Seminary. in evangelism Life-styleEuangelisn,by Je becausethey love JesusChrist and be- Body evangelismis local church evan- Aldridge, and Evangelisma a Lifutyle, by causethey are excited about their church. gelism.The title is taken from the picture Jim Peterson.These authors are telling A recent survey indicated that non- ofthe church as a body. Body evangelism Americans that simply verbalizing the members look first for friendship when is the most effectivetype of evangelism, gospel messageis not enough to reach choosing a church. Secondly,they choose saysl7agner. Perhaps what we have found secularizedAmericans. Petersondescribes a church where they get spiritual help. by statistical verification (i.e., that local a "post-Christianculture" wherethe aver- Churches need to capitalizeon friendship church evangelismis the most effective ageAmerican does not operatewithin a evangelism when planning evangelistic way to reachthe lost) is that it alwayshas religious framework. He says we must sffategy. been the priority in God's program of employ "affirmation evangelismin prac- In spring 1981when the HeritageBap- outreach. ticel' By this he meansthat evangelismis tist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, was Vhile the methods of evangelismare "a processof modeling and explaining the averaging83 in Sunday school and hav- continuously modified, the command to Christian message.His [God's] people ing difficulty reaching 100,a Friend Day evangelizeremains constant. \7e must be must incarnate His character,then audio- Campaign was planned. By a systemof consciousofthe current needsofpeople visualizethe nature of His eternal reignJ' accountability everyone pledged to invite and examine the most effective ways of Thi.ty yearsagq Jim Rayburn, found- his friend to church. Rod Kidd, then reaching the world with the gospel.\Uhat- er of Young Life (an evangelisticorgani. pastor, preached a seriesof sermons on ever program we implement, our only mo- zation to reach high school teens),called friendship. On the big dan 238 attended tive must be to honor God. O lifestyleevangelism, "winning a hearing." "Friendly Heritage Baptist Churchl' Be- He says we must live a godly life before causeof organizedfollow-up, subsequent the unsaved so that they will listen to our attendance never dropped below 150.To- message.What Rayburn calls"winning a day the church averages450. Kidd told hearingj' the Bible calls "witnessing" the Liberty ministerial students that (Acts 1:8). everyone should plan a Friend Day to For all the advantagesoflifestyle evan- take advantage of the inherent strength gelism, Aldridge seemsto be against con- of web evangelism. 2a FUNDAMENTALISTJOURNAL An Interview with Del Fehsenfeld,fr. and Answers

'How long have you been in evangelism, and where has your Life Action ministry taken you? Del Fehsenfeld,Jr,, is the founderand l\lf have been in evangelismfor about 15 yearsand in Life Action of Life ActionMinistries, ofomily. programs' director for 14 of those years.Through our crusadesand one-night Theprimary out, we havebeen in over 1,500churches and Christian schools.I havecon- centeredrevival rninistry. ducted over 300 church crusades.and we have been in virtually every reachesof theministry includelocal church state. revivol crusades,multi.image productions suchcs "Ametica,You're Too Youngto Diei'o 760.acreyouth camp, and abimonthly Q:""". father was an evangelist.How did he influenceyour life? magaTineentitled Spirit of Revival. Asthe evangelistfor oneof theministry's A!ff" is ?1. He has been in evangelism for over 50 years. During crusadeteamq Del, with hiswife ondthree the summer he took us children with him and we got firsthand exposure children,spendsI0 months each year travel. to the old sawdust trail. tent revival crusades, and church crusades. pdstors He was of the old school, a hard-hitting preacher with a great deal of ingand ministeringto and churches compassion, who would often break down and weep in the middle of dcrossthe UnitedStdtes. his messages.He poured out his heart for people but he was relentless The burdenof DeI's rninistryis to see against sin. Most of what I know about the character and ways of God, God reviaethe hearts of Hispeople, believ' the works of God, and the !ilord of God, came from his life. ing that the ultimoteresult will be o gredt spiritualowakening &mong the lost.

Q'r, there a differencebetween evangelismand revivalism?

A:Onn""gh the words are often usedsynonymously, in reality there is a significantdifference. Evangelism is the processof reachingthe lost

FEBRUARYI9B4 39 with the salvation messageof the gospel. Scripture. These preferencesare too fre- agree that he won't send revival to Revival is the moving of God's Spirit in quently used as standardsby which to apostasy,but I think we tend to throw the lives of believersthat restoresthem evaluateothers in the body of Christ. As the term aposarcat anything with which to fresh love for God and obedience to a result, there is an enormous amount we disagree.Although there are apos- His truth. The pattern of Scripture, as of pride in our churches.The Scripture tatesin leadershipin our nation, I don't I understandit, is that revival generally saysthat pride causescontention. Un- believethat America asa nation is apos- precedes and produces greater fruit- fortunately, while somehave been con- tate. I'm convincedthat the vast major- fulnessin evangelism.\(hen God puri- tending for the faith, others have ity of peopleare just plain old-fashioned fies and revivesHis people,the result is become contentious with the faithful. lost peoplewho desperatelyneed to have an increased God-consciousnessand This sectarian spirit has made us the light of God's truth shed in their spiritual awakeningamong the lost.The suspiciousand skepticalof each other hearts, greatest evangelistic thrusts and mis- and is destroyingthe freedomof God's Then somesay, "How can God send sionarymovements of history havebeen Spirit to move. While we must not em- a great revival when the prediction in born out of timesof revivalamong God's brace error, we can stand firmly on the the Scripture is that, in the end times, people. truth ofthe \ilord. and as instructedin things will just get worse?"I don't seeany Ephesians4, do so in love. biblical evidence that this prediction A. "Plasticprofessionalism," hypocrisy, preventsthe outpouring of God's Holy A(tlr revival totally a sovereignact and leaving a better impression of Spirit during the last days. ln Paul's of God or can we influenceit and if so, ourselvesthan is honestly true are all prayer in Ephesians3:21 he says, how? hindrancesto revival. Pretensestarts in "LJnto him be glory in the church by the pulpit and spills into the pews. Christ Jesusthroughout all ages."He Another problem is that we have didn't say "until it getsso bad that it's AlOf course, God is absolutely programmed ourselves to death. \ile too late." The very last moment before sovereign.He movesas He choosesand don't havetime in most of our churches returns for His children, God can pleases.But we must respond to God. Jesus to seekGod in extraordinary, earnest break in on His church and senda great There are thesetwo facetsof revival, and prayer. We're so caught up in doing revival.As long asGod is on His throne neither is true to the exclusion of the things God that we have little time and His \7ord is true, I believe that it other. Historically, we can observethe /or left to spendtrith Him. So we just keep is still possiblefor Him to pour out His sovereigndivine choiceof God who sets letting our programs run and end up Spirit in revival. His people to praying and initiates an having to squeeze into whatever outpouring of His Spirit in revival. \7e Jesus time is left over. also know from God's \ilord that gen- There is another sensein which our 'How do you answerthe criticism uine revival can be experiencedas a predeterminedprograms can be a hin- of somepastors that a lot of revivalism direct result of peopleseeking God with drance to revival. Too often we choose is just manipulation of people's all their hearts. God has given us con- a convenient week for "revival" services, emotions? ditions in His Word, and if we meet much as we selecta date for some other those conditions we can expectHim to event. We tell God we're going to have fulfill His promises and pour out His Alr think that many pastorshave a meeting and then ask Him to come presenceand power. There is a degree been burned by some well-meaning and blessit. There'sno suchthing asin- to which we can influenceHim because evangelists(and some who are not so stantaneousrevival that can be pro- in His sovereigntyHe has moved us to well-meaning)who in the energyof their duced whenever we happen to find a seek Him with all our hearts. flesh have tried to induce what only suitableslot for it in our already over. God's Spirit can produce.On the other crowdedschedules. I doubt that we will hand, the heart consistsof the mind, genuine A. witness revival until we become will, and emotions-and when God \!'What would you, from your so hungry and so desperatefor a visita- moveson the heart, emotions must be perspective, see as the greatest tion from God that we are willing to set involved. I don't mean manipulation hindrances to revival in America's everything aside, make Him the first from man'sstandpoint. When the Spirit churches? priority, and go for broke until we have of God fallson man, it is overwhelming met with Him. what God does.I have been where the A:l believethat one of the greatest presenceof God has been so powerful hindrancesto revivalin our nation is a a that a choir would start to sing and 'America sectarian spirit-denominationalism, has had two great na. couldn't continue. The words to the man-made movements, and following tional awakenings.Is it possiblefor her songbecame so meaningful and so real after men, We have a high "church" doc- to have a third great awakening? in the presenceof Christ, that the peo- trine and a low "Jesus"doctrine. People ple just broke down and sobbed.I have are often more loyal to an organization A:".r, there is absolutelyno doubt been where God has moved in such re- or an institution than they are to Jesus. in my mind. There aresome sincere peo. vival fire that people would travel to the Another hindrance is the tendency ple who make statementslike, "America meetings from miles around, having to exalt preferencesand personalinter- is apostatizedand too far gone and God heard about it. They were drawn by the pretations to the level ofthe absolutesof won't sendrevival to apostasy."Well, I invisible hand of God. His manifestores-

40 FUNDAMENTAL]STJOURNAI encein a servicewould causesuch intense A.\7. Tozer said that one of the curses tics, and three-ringcircus methodology conviction that they would fall to their of our generationis the assumptionthat that they have discreditedthe purity of kneeswithout an invitation ever being becausewe know something,it is a real- God's truth and the reality of His power. extended. ity in our lives.Just because we know a Pastorshave felt forced to say, "Enough Many pastorsare skepticalbecause, fact doesn't make it a part of our lives. of this nonsense.We've had enough of all too often, evangelistshave produced There is more to Christianity than these'jam-our-buildingsfull' campaigns." shortlived results and called that knowing right and doing right. Biblical They are realizing that a lot of revival. However, genuinerevival is the Christianity also involves the heart "church growth" has not been growth fire of God falling from heaven,melting being in a right relationship with a at all; it has been church "swelling." (If the heartsof people,purging the dross, living Christ. We pride ourselveson I ram my head into a wall, it swells,it and transforming lives-not just for a holding to the Scriptures as our final getsbigger-but it hasn't grownl)I think week of meetings,but for a lifetime.\7e sourceof authority-and from thence we some of us have awakenedto the fact have a tendency to put down revival depart. !7e are not committed to it in that inflated attendancesand inflated of- with a broad brush because of our practiceon a daily basis.!?e are assum- ferings aren't meaningful if we can't limited experienceand becauseof disillu- ing that becausewe know certaintruths, motivate our people to true spiritual sionment with that which falsely has they are reality in our lives. That has growth and vital Christian living. been called revival. produced a great deal of spiritual barren- Another thing I think has hurt the In many cases,our churches have nessand emptiness.Th" resultsof our causeis that enoughevangelists were in- become so plastic and phony, and so failure in this areaare disastrousin our sensitive or caused trouble in the barren of the life of Christ, the fullness people-many of whom areexperiencing churches that pastors started inviting of God, and the fruit of the Spirit, that spiritual burnout and disillusionment, other pastorsto their pulpits insteadof if the Holy Spirit took charge,it would rather than a vibrant, growing,personal risking an evangelistwho might ruin the petrifu most of us. He would end up ex- relationship with Chrisr. church. And I don't blame them. posingleaders as much aschurch mem- On the other hand, if the church and bers, and He would probably radically the pastor stop inviting evangelists alter much of the church programs,our simply becausethey can't stand the 'ls philosophy, our priorities, and our the ministry of the evangelistin "heat" of biblical confrontation. the direction. problem is really in the church and the pastor.The declineis comingfrom both problems and both have damagedthe Q!ar.^ your perspective,what do A:a.o- my limitedperspective, yes. role of true biblical evanselists. you see as the greatestweaknesses in And I think it may be the death of the pastorstoday? church.

Alrn" weaknessesln pasrors are '!ilhat probably no different from the weak- A. about many churchescom- nessesin evangelistsand othersin voca- A(t\7hv do you feel it is in decline ing togetherfor revivals-is that a trend? tional ministry. They are the sameweak- when just a few yearsago the ultimate Is that out? nessesthat God has had to confront in in the church was to be an evanselist? my own life. I know how tough it is to AlP"r yearsthe trend hasbeen away prioritize prayer in a demandingsched- Alr think there are severalreasons. from masscrusades. Some have laid the ule. But I also know that a prayerless In part, many of our churches have blame for this at the feet of big-namena- pastorproduces a powerlesspulpit. The becomeso backsliddenthat they won't tional evangelistswho have tolerated a sinsproduced by walking after the flesh tolerate prophetic preachingthat con- mixture of truth and error-in associa- instead of after the Spirit are consum- fronts them at their point of need. It's tion, cooperation,and so on. Although ing many pastorsand evangelists.Bitter- one thing to preach againstthe sins of there may be a measureof truth to this ness,insecurity, selfishness,reputation- the world. But church peopleget uncom- assessment,I have discoveredin recent protecting, kingdom-building-these are fortable when you start preaching yearsthat evenwhen rigid requirements all evidencesof walking after the flesh and againstthe sins of the church. The right for cooperationare establishedfor city- causedisillusionment, hurt, and discour- kind of preaching strips the cosmetic wide crusades,some of those preachers agementin others. coat of religiouspaint off the dead or- still can't get along with each other. I The suprememotivation to be "suc- thodoxy, hypocrisy,and empty,barren, don't believethe problem is that people cessful,"rather than to be a servant,and carnal,backslidden lives ofbelievers and are no longer hungry for the truth. The the prioritizing of production and pro- exposesthem for what they really are. real problemis that many of us aremore gramsover building the lives of people A lot of people run from that kind of concernedabout building our own min- are other weaknessesthat plague the preaching. istriesand reputationsthan we are about '!ile're ministry. Another reasonfor the declineis that building the church of Christ. From my perspective,the absenceof many evangelistshave become so ego- more concernedabout making the mark lives that back up and illustrate our centered,flesh-oriented, manipulative, for our denomination in our town than messagesmay be our greatestfailure. and dependenton Madison Avenue tac- we are about making a mark for Jesus.

FEBRUARY]984 4l A. revival is exactly what it takes to keep A('The trend in a lot of churchesis revival and rvhat it takes to continue Aif would sav the most revolu- to hold shorter evangelisticmeetings revival. After we spend six weeksin cot- tionary change, and the most needed such as Sunday through \Tednesday, tageprayer meetings pleading with God change,has been in me. It hasn't been Friday through Sunday. Is that a good for revival in our church, and God pours in the preaching,it hasn't been in the or bad trend? out His Spirit, it's easyto relax and stop churches,it has been in me. And I think praying, except on Wednesdaynights. that is what real revival does.It getsyou Then we wonder why God isn't moving Alr think it dependson what you to stop focusingon everybody else'srela- anymore. want to accomplish.lf you want to pump 'l7hatever tionship to God before you have dealt God brings to the church everybody up with some attendance- honestly and seriouslywith your own in revival will only continue to the ex- breaking reports and lots of decisions condition before God. tent that His peoplecontinue in humility and not wear your people out, then it 'We My priorities were all out of whack. and obedience. can blame the re- is probably good to hold short meetings. I thought my job was to reach America, vival, the revivalist, the team, or start If you want to meet with God, the and God brought me to the realization questioning whether it was really of chancesare it will take at leastthe first that if I couldn't even handle myself, God, but in reality we are to blame be- week for people to give God their un- how could I handle the nation? My cause haven't continued in the things divided attention and to begin to re- we philosophy was to reach out and be a that brought it. spond in brokenness, humility, and success,and God showed me that I repentance before Him. \7e generally neededto be a servant and lay my life schedule crusadesfor two full weeks. down for the men whom I served.I used Many of our crusadeshave been ex- t\ to have a philosophy that it was my tended into unscheduled additional \fod is bringtng responsibilityto add everyradio station weeks. and team member I could and expand One pastor of a large church said, churches,slowly but as fast as I could to capture America. "Del, my peoplewould probablyrun me God has shown me that if I take careof out of town if I suggestedthat we were surely,to the pointof the depth of my personal relationship going to have a two-week meeting. I genuine with Him, He will take care of the want revival and we desperatelyneed it, reuivol. breadth of my ministry. I committed but can'twe do it in a week'stime?" This myself to start developing within my life is like saying,"God, give me patience, the reality of what I waspreaching from but hurry upl Make me a spiritual giant God's Word so I could say with Paul, O "Follow me," instead of, "Follow my instantaneously,with no price,no cost, 'After 14years in travelingall over outlines and my cassettetapes," and so no time involved." But God will only the country, do you feel we are any meet with us on His terms. on. closer to a national revival than we were I think God has been producing 14 years ago? within me a deeper understanding of genuine repentanceand brokenness.I 'A lot of pastors complain that Alr think there is a greaterhunger am amazed that God would have even when an evangelistholds a week in the heartsofpeople. I am constantly anything to do with me and over- or two of successfi"rlmeetings, one year hearing,"We havetried everything!\Ue whelmed that He would let me be a part later their churchesare in desperateneed have tried education.\7e have tried di- of His family, let alone share with of the same thing again. How do you scipleshipprograms. \ile have tried soul- anybodyelse what He is doing in my life answer that type of criticism? winning programs. We have tried and showing me from His \Vord. He has church building. !ile havetried contests also intensifiedmv commitment to the Alnr long as we are housedin this and super-aggressivephilosophies and authority ofScripture. I beganto realize earthly tabernacleof flesh that is con- everythingelse under the sun. But there that I waspreaching and parroting a lot stantly pulling to have its own appetites is still somethingmissing and we are in of good things that good men had said fulfilled and pampered,warring against trouble." We are beginning to realize but that I could not substantiatein the the soul to do wrong, we are going to that we need to get back to God and the \7ord of God. And so I said, "Lord, if need times of spiritual refreshment.Acts basicsof His Word. In that sense,God Your Spirit will tutor me, I will throw 3:19says that "timesof refreshing"come is bringing churchesacross our nation, out everything I have ever learned and from the presenceof the Lord. Notice slowly but surely, to the point where go straight to the Word as my final that it doesn't say "a time"- it says they areready for genuinerevival. How sourceofauthority. By Your grace,even "times" of refreshing,times of revival. much longer it is going to take, I don't if it radically changeseverything I have A lot of what is calledrevival doesn't know. But when we get there, I believe ever preachedor any ofmy preconceived last becauseit really isn't revival; it isn't Cod will hear and will send revival. notions, I'm willing to let Your'Word of God. It is man-mademanipulation. change me." That liberated me and But when God obviously transforms started a whole new processof spiritual lives in revival, why is there a falling 'How has your ministry changed growth. D away?I believe that what it takes to send in the last 14 years?

4Z FUNDAMEMALIST JOURNAL M166lONcl Missionsand the local Ghurch by Riclwrd Lewis

undamentalismis cementedin testifu that they were not allowed to Many fine groups are dedicatedto help- the beliefthat all activity for the preach or give witness of their faith in ing the needs of suffering mankind. cause of Christ should be Christ. Thesecountries did not want the Christians have a moral obligation to help directed through the local assemblyof gospel,just aid. Countriesthat do allow truly needypeople (1 John 3:17).Certain believers.Though we acknowledgethat gospel preaching look with disdain on organizations, such as Food for the the body of Christ is comprised of all missiongroups who do not provide some Hungry, have programsdesigned to help born-againbelievers, regardless of denomi- type of social program. local assemblies.Their "food for work" national affiliation, accordingto Scripture Missionarieslike the subsidyprogram, projectsprovide the type of aid that gives we maintain that God does His work for they are acceptedby everybody and the national people a senseof dignity through the local church. hated by nobody. In areasofhigh harvest rather than cultivating in them a beggar A local assemblvsent forth the first yield, like Kenya,a missionarycan buy mentality. Parachurchprograms should missionaries, Paul and Barnabas (Acts his land, his church, his pastor,and his be analyzedin light of how they will 13:1-3).To that samelocal assemblythose converts, with little or no effort. The affect the community and local church. missionaries made their report on the reports of revival from these groups are If aid is little more than a handout. it will work accomplished(Acts 14:76-28). staggering. just produce"rice Christiansl' ln contrast,many present-daydenomi- Are the missionaries we support nations and organizationsoperate almost committed to the biblical principle totally outside the local church. The mis- of the local church? If a missionary's sionariesare sent not by a local body of objectivein life is just reportingbig results believersbut by a board or association. to his supporters back home, then the The work performed by those missionar- "Wnningthe biblical principle will suffer."Winning the iesmay be educational,agricultural, medi- lostot any cosf' lost at any cost" should not be a slogan cal, or church-related.The mission phi- taken too literally.There should be a limit losophyof many of thesegroups is evan- shouldnot be a to certain methods.The report of conver- gelismby subsidy-meaning financial sub- slogantaken too sions in Kenya is impressive,yet finding sidy for national works for the opportun- one church in a thousand that supports ity to present the gospel. literolly, its pastor from the offeringsof that local The national churchesassociated with assemblywould be difficult. The ministry this mission philosophy operatefreely out- of a missionaryis not just evangelismbut side the local church concept. The na- also"Gaching them to observeall things tional Christians feel little responsibility Organizationsback home like the sub- whatsoever I have commanded vou" in purchasing their own church prop- sidy program.They know Americans are (Matt. 28:20).This meansteaching the erry,building their own buildings,or pay- responsivein giving their excessdollars national church how to support its pastor ing their pastors' salaries.All of these to the lessfortunate in other parts ofthe and become indigenous. needs are provided by outside sources. world. There are certainly enough agen- Do our gifts help to propagate the This mission philosophy is very ap- cies from which to choose.One survey local assembly concept? Sending pealing. Governments like this subsidy reports 714 North American Protestant money to build a church in a foreign program. Free aid developscountries. In mission agencieswith a total income of country can produce a gratifuing feeling someThird \Uorld countries,missionaries over $1.1billion. Lessthan 30 percent of among American church members,but are allowed in only if they provide aid. those agenciesare involved in establishing erectingchurches, without commitment Missionaries working in Bangladesh, churches. of the nationals to do their part, builds North Yemen, Somalia, and the Sudan Becauseof the attractivenessof evan- monuments,not people. gelism by subsidy,many fine Christians These issuesare difficult to deal with, are drawn into this method. Christians but another trademarkof the Fundamen- committed to world evangelismshould talist is his willingnessto deal with tough Richard I:wis is a analyzetheir program and giving by ask- issues. The establishing of local in- missionaryand free-lance ing these questions: digenous national churches is a slow, writer in Kerrya,East Does the parachurch organiza. tedious program. But Fundamentalist Africa. tion we support work to help or Christians have no other choice.for after hurt the local church principle? all, it is biblical. D FEBRUARY1984 a MordecaiHam A Thorn in the Devil'sSide by lamesA. Borland

rom a smallbeginning in rural Kentucky there camea spiritual giant who recapturedSatan's territory for more than six decades.Mordecai Fowler Ham, Jr., was born in Allen County, Kentucky,on April 2, 1877.During his 84 years,nearly one million soulsreceived Christ under his hard- hitdng preaching.He fought hard for Christ againstthe Devil. He opposedmodernistic theology, biological evolution, religious formalism,and liquor, while standingfirmly for God, morality, and America. As an evangelisthe workedwith localchurches and became an intimateof suchFundamentalist leaders as Lee Scarborough, J. Frank Norris, V.B. Riley,AC. Gaebelein,C.l. Scofield,and Gypsy Smith. In 1935Bob JonesCollege, then in Cleveland, Gnnessee,conferred upon Ham the honorary doctor of divinity degree,and the following year he was elected president of the InterdenominationalAssociation of ChristianEvangelists as they met in \Tinona Lake, Indiana. Mordecai Ham had a rich spiritual heritage.He was born into a godly family that includedfour sistersand a brother.His grandfather,Mordecai, after whom the lad wasnamed, was saved and baptizedat age22 and ordainedto the gospelministry five yearslater. The elderMordecai sometimes pastored as many as six Kentuckycongregations at one time.He concurrentlyserved

FUNDAMENI'ALISTJOURNAL three churches for more than 40 vears. prayersof his mother and the passingof would first preach for many days and and another for over 50 years. his preacher grandfather in 1899to stir nights to believersto get their heartsright Thus, the spiritual heritage was his earlier call to serve the l-ord. In with God. The Christians would then passed on to young Mordecai's father, July of 1900 Mordecai married Bessie begin to affect the entire town for God, Jbbias. Jbbias was saved as a teenager and Simmonsand six months later quit the resultingin hundreds of public decisions. was ordained to the ministry the year businessworld to enter the ministry. During his first half-decade in the before his For eight months he did nothing but ministry, things went quite well for the son's birth. Jbbias started five .Westem churches out ofthe 14 he pastored, bap- secludehimself for the study of God's young evangelist.In 1904 the tized 1,500 souls, and performed 800 wed- \Uord and two dozen other books, in- Kentucky Herald commented of him: dings. During his childhood years, cluding severalby J.R.Graves. Ham's first "Besidebeing a preacherwith rare gifts, chanceto preachwas thrust upon him he is a singerof marvelouspower. . . , But rather suddenly and unexpectedly.He the greatestthing about him is he is a was attending a district association soulwinner. Ve have been with quite a meetingheld in one of the churcheshis number of pastorsand evangelists,but, grandfather formerly pastored, when it saveD.L. Moody, Bro. Ham is the most "M, collto the was announcedthat young Ham would successfirlsoulwinner we have ever aa preachthe next message.He later testified, met. . . . He is a man of prayerl' Bessie mtmstr\ waso "Evidently the Holy Spirit took charge Ham often accompaniedMordecai in his and overcame my lack of preparation, meetingssince no children requiredher continuousond becausewhen I finished,the congregation attention at home. irrestistibleurge!' was praisingGod." In October of 1905the rwosomewent From that point, without any formal to Beaumont,Gxas, for a meetingwhere organization or sponsorship, Mordecai more than 300 weresaved and addedto wasinvited to meetingsall around Ken- the local churchesof that city. During the tucky. His hallmarkswere straight biblical meeting,Mrs. Ham suddenlycontracted Mordecai learned two things-hard work preaching and undaunted efforts to win cerebralmeningitis and died just three and spiritual sensitivity.He later noted lost soulsto Christ. weeks before Christmas. Mordecai was that his father "believed in the dignity of In one of Ham'sfirst meetingshe went stricken with a tremendousgrief and lost work, and he didn't believe in labor- after the worst infidel of the area. He nearly 50 pounds during his ordeal. savingdevices." Every eveningin the Ham found him hiding and trembling in a Deprived of his life's companion he home was a spiritual revival. cornfield. \Vhen he was discovered,the sought consolation in the [ord. In Mordecai felt called to preach at age infidel askedwhat the evangelistwas go- January 1906 he went by ship on a 'Ask 9 and was a Sunday school superinten- ing to do. God to kill youl' was dent by age 16. After attending Ogden Harris reply.The man protested,but Ham College in Bowling Green, where he also continued,"Vhy not? You saythat you studied law, Mordecai took a salesman's don't believethere is a God; so my prayer job with a grocery firm becausehe was shouldn'ttrouble youl' At that point the too young to take the bar exam. Ham infidel begged Ham not to pray that 'All H,, hallmarkswere recalled,"My call to the ministry was a prayer. rightl'Ham said,"l shallpray continuous and irresistibleurge. I fought for God to saveyoul' The man of God stroightbiblical it when I started out as a salesman, led the infidel to Christ right there in the because my God had not completely field. Before the meetings had con- preochingend whipped me, and I did not want to be a cluded,Ham had baptizedhis new con- undauntedefforts to preacheruntil I had first made a fortunel' vert and everyonein the man'sfamily as Ham did not want to be a lay well. win lostsouls to preacher-farmeras his father was forced Ham'sfirst meetingslasted four weeks to be for financial reasons.God usedthe in September and October 1900. By Christ. Christmas over 300 had been saved through his efforts and he had received offerings totalling almost $200. His James A. Borland ds usefi.rlnessfor God increased, and his Professorof Biblical ministry was extended duririg the next pilgrimage to the lands of the Bible. In Studiesat Liberty five years throughout a large section of his struggle,Mordecai had decidedto re- Baptist CoIIegeand Kentucky. The evangelist also held main unmarried and to servethe lord as Seminary,Llnchburg, m€etingsin Tennessee,Ohio, and Gxas. the apostle Paul had. Virginia, and seruesas Severalhundred receivedChrist during However, other plans developed. interim pastor of Grace Bible Church his campaignsand most were baptized Vhile holding a meeting in Eminence, in Madison Heights. He holds a Th.D. and joined the local churchesin the area. Kentucky, in the late summer of 7907, from Grace TheologicalSeminary, Customarily, Ham worked with the Ham stayedwith a leading dentist of the Winona Lake. Indiana. local churches wherever he visited. He community who wasalso a deaconat the FEBRUARY1984 /tr local church. He fell in love with the den- to go dry-largely as a result of the Ham Gypsy Smith, Sr., and as graciously tist's 14-year-olddaughter and they were revivals. The Prohibition Amendment tender as U. \ililburj Chapmanl' married the following June.Mordecai was wasfinally adoptedin January1920. After In November of 1934 during Ham's 31. Annie Laurie Ham was a perfect that, many sought its repeal. The crusadein Charlotte, North Carolina, a helpmeetfor Mordecai, and they lived to Presidentialelections of 1924,1928,and 16-year-oldyouth wassaved. His name- celebratebeyond their 50th wedding an- 1932were dominated by this issue.The Billy Graham. Mordecai F. Ham wasalso niversary. Ham declared that Annie Democratswere againstprohibition. As Laurie was "the greatestblessing" God a result, Ham campaignedvigorously for ever gave him. Between 1912 and 1924 Hoover and against Al Smith in 1928. God blessed their home with three Smith was a Catholic, and some of his lovely daughters. followersdisliked Ham so much that they As Ham's meetings grew in size, he dubbed Mordecai Ham, J. Frank Norris, "T, sreetest could no longer meet in most church and two others the "Four Horsemen of thinsabout him is he auditoriums. Instead, his practice was to the Devill' erect a large wooden tabernacleto seat Earlier in Gxas, the governor wasbe- is o soulwinner." ing impeached.Ham advertisedthat he would speakon "Governor in the Mid- dle of a Fixj' sincehe wasin San Antonio. The governor sent four well-paid instrumental in seeingthat literally hun- M*aecoi wss stenographersto copy down the message. dredsof young men receivedBible train- Jiue to his word-but to the governor's ing after being called to the ministry. He slandered,ridiculed, dismay-Mordecai preached on the often took offeringsto train young minis- troubles of Pontius Pilate. ters. Mordecai Ham had a profound ef- modethe bruntof Mordecai Ham's only interlude from fect on his generation, regular revival and evangelisticmeetings Between his pastorate and 1941 he iokesand cartoons, came between 7927 and 1929,when he held 61 extendedmeetings in 15 states but continuedto win pastored the First Baptist Church of and saw 168,550souls won and back- Oklahoma City. During the previousyear sliddenreclaimed for Christ. After ending the losteaerywhere he a campaign in that city had netted the tent and tabernaclecampaigns in nearly 1,000 church additions. The 1941, Mordecai and Annie Laurie went, church boasted a 5,000-seattabernacle, devotedtheir effortsto an extensiveradio and it wasnot unusualto have 2,000in outreach and short speaking engage- prayermeeting. However, Mordecai's love ments. for evangelismsoon drew him back into MordecaiHam continued his ministry about 5,000people. Sometimes a tent was the field. until the lord called him home in used.He often spokefive or six timeseach As FIam reenteredevangelism, liquor December1961. As a giant Fundamen- day, including a largenoon meeting and wasstill a hot topic until the Prohibition talist leader and a true champion for gatheringsin areafactories. Extension ser- Amendment wasrepealed in 1933.Ham Christ, Mordecai Ham certainly was a vices were held in local churches to aid used to say that "Liquor is a lecher that thorn in the Devil's side. ! their soulwinning efforts. Church rallies feedson communities which tolerate it." were held to receive the new members He was violently opposedby the liquor into local fellowships. forces.Several times he wasphysically ac- In 1911Ham led revivalsin Gxas, in- costedand his family wasunder constant cluding meetingsat First Baptist of Fort threat. Frequently police had to protect Vorth. PastorJ. Frank Norris offeredhim him from angry drunken mobs, but he the opportunity to share his pastorate resolutely stood for righteousness. there, with each spending 50 percent of The 1920sand 1930swere also times his time in evangelism.Ham refusedthe when atheists, evolutionists, and mod- offer. In 1912in Waco, Gxas, Mordecai ernistic theologians made broadside at- met and secured the services of an tacks upon Fundamentalism'smen and associate,WJ. Ramsey,a good songleader. their message.Ham was not immune from They were considereda great team as they such,but met eachchallenge head on. He More than 13,000 Christian served together for the next third of a loved a fight, schoolsnow but sought God's help in use thesehigh qualitymaterials that help century. every battle. Mordecai was slandered, produce growing schools. The burning issuein America in the ridiculed, jokes made the brunt of and Write for free catalog. early 1900s was the prohibition of cartoons, but continued to win the lost alcoholic beverages.In city after city everywherehe went. One pastor in Bur- Box 18000. Station FJ-B where Ham visited, citizens voted to lington, North Carolina, wrote, "Ham is Pensacola, Florida 32523 outlaw liquor. In fact, from 1907to 1915 as scriptural as Moody, as logical as A Beka Book Publications no lessthan nine Southern statesvoted Torrey, as winsomely persuasive as

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Why MenWilt Not Gometo Qh*i,q*

"Let us alone;wlwt ltauewe to the big dining tent; this they do with thee, thou lesus of did. Those who becamecon- NaTareth?"(Mark 1:24. scious of sins they loved too well to give up soon quit their jobs, and the foreman, ne of the most as- shortly thereafter, had all tounding things the others converted. human mind hasto During that same Beau- contemplate is why men and mont meeting a physician women will not eagerlyaccept came to me. He was in a salvation so fully provided for maudlin condition. but them and so freely offered to inasmuchas I could not smell them. Our Saviour Himself liquor on his breath, I con- gives the answer to this cluded that he was drunk on perplexity. In John 3:17-27we some sort of dope. He said that read: "For God sent not his he had visited a brother in a Son into the world to con- distant log camp, a year or demn the world; but that the more previously,while a revival world through him might be was being conducted in the saved. He that believeth on neighborhood. His brother him is not condemned:but he had proposedthat they aftend, that belie,rethnot is condemned but he had said,"Oh, to blazes already, becausehe hath not with the revivall [€t us stay believed in the name of the here and talkl' He continued only begotten Son of God. to say that the saddestpart of And this is the condemnation, it was that he was a member that light is come into the of a church. but his brother world, and men loved darkness was not. A short time after- rather than light, becausetheir wand his brother was shot and deedswere evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, killed by a man he had discharged.The brother died unsaved, neither cometh to the light, lest his deedsshould be reproved. and a disturbed consciencewas making life unbearablefor this But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deedsmay physician. be made manifest,that they arewrought in Godl'All the reasons The rnoral for the Christian is this: never losean opportunity why men do not acceptChrist Jesusare given in this Scripture. for turning the light on sin; for the sinner the moral is: when The light is objectionable to the sinner becauseir arouses the light is turned on and you seeit, do not hesitateto come his sleepingconscience and destroysthe Devil's peaceinto which to the light and be saved. he has been lulled and which furnisheshis only comfort in sin. The best way on earth to study human nature is to hold up Many people remain away from revival meetingsbecause they Christ to vour crowd and note how He affectsthem. Each man want to escapethe pain of an awakenedconscience. They love or woman can be judged by his or her attitude toward Christ. sin, and they cannot be happy in their sins with the light If their deeds are evil, they will shun His light. turned on them. In a meeting we held, yearsago, in Beaumont, Often I hear wivestry to tell me that their unsavedhusbands Texas,a millwright was converted and at once got busy among are good, clean, honorable men and that thetonly thing wrong the 250 men he had working under him in erecting a big mill with them is that they are not Christians. I know right then out in the pine woods.He took a Personal'Worker'sManual with and there that their men have them fooled. If they were good, him out to camp, and when the men assembledfor dinner and clean,honorable men, they would becomeChristians. They do began lighting into their grub, he called a halt and told them not accept Christ becausetheir deedswill not bear the light, that things were going to change.He then bowed his head and and they are not willing to give them up. said grace.The men weredumbfounded, especiallywhen he an- Just three things induce peopleto reject Christ: love of gain, nounced that they would have a prayer meeting that night in love of sinful pleasure,and the fear of man. These three impel FEBRUARY1984 A7 them to evil deedsthat keep them from had in you the elements of sure-enough it gradually fell to the ground. On going coming to the light. manhood and womanhood. to investigate, the boy found that rhe The love of money sendsmany to hell. Whenever a person determines to give eagle's prey was a vampire, which had They just couldn't give up their unholy up sin and to become honest and clean, fastened its teeth into its captor's throat business,but would deliberatelysell their he wants Christ. In our meeting at Gm- and sucked out its lifeblood. Many a man soulsfor unclean money.Every personin ple, Gxas, a dancing teacher and his wife and woman, with equal pride of fancied the liquor businessknows that it is a came to the service one morning and strength and security, soared aloft in the disreputabletrade. No lodge will receive said, "My wife and I have decided that social realm, fastening on to a sin here such a person as a member.He knows we are in the wrong business, a business and there until they find their moral lifeblood being gradually sucked away, and presently, the sin so joyously hugged to the bosom brings them down to earth rTl never to rise again. All sinners sell their souls fearfully Ihe lisht is obiectionobleto the sinner cheap. Can you afford to be so foolish? Can you get the consent of your mind becouseit arouseshis sleepingconscience and to make such a bad bargain? God's Word destroysthe Deuil'speoce into saysthat the game is in your own hands. which he has He has, at fearful cost, made provision beenlulled, for your full salvation without other cost to you than your full and free acceptance of it. Can you afford to reject it for any reason? D that he ostracizeshimself and his family that can do nobody any good and does from public respectand will surelydamn harm to many; so we have determinedto his soul in endlesshell. Vhat a fearful quit and we want Christ to help us stay price to pay for worldly wealth. quitl' Such is what everyoneneeds at that At Belton,Gxas, a man, whom I cor- stageof his life. 'Whenever nered,finally said,"Brother Ham, I'll be men and women sit down honest with you. The only reasonI will and givethe matterof their salvationthe not surrendermy life to Christ is that I calm considerationof reason,uninflu- lUmebgget am buying cotton seedfor the oil mill, encedby the Devil, they will be bound CHURCHFURI{ITURE and by the mannerin which I handlethe to reachthe sameconclusion the afore- peurS transactions,I make a lot of money.If I mentionedcouple reached. Every sinner Pulpit"5 should become a Christian and live a is morally insane. No other state of Ctpia; consistentChristian life, I could not do moraliry would toleratesin. A drunk man Custljory; someof the Rdpvatiotl6 shadythings I am doing and once wanderedinto a sideshowat a cir- Ligl| Fixtures I wouid losemoney. So it is a matrer of cus and staggeredup to a den of snakes. Pevfr CoryJ'ort dollars and cents with me." He said,"l'm a snakecharmer; watch mel' Clyaqcel Furqiture S t a i qe d I I a ss W i qd ou.6, That kind of gain nevergives abiding He openedthe cageand took out a large cDe C u s t on I 4t e r i o r si g 49 satisfaction.l-ove of frivolous, fleeting, snake.It buried its fangsin his hand, and and transitory pleasureskeeps many in spiteof all that could be done for him, young people from accepting Christ. he fell ground soon to the dead. They Tradition of They sell their soulsfor a bauble. who fool with sin arejust asfoolish aswas Large numbers of timid, moral cow- that man. You cannotutter the word sin, Fine Quality ards go to hell becauserhey dreadwhat without giving the hissof the serpent.All Since 1945 ungodly friendsmay saymore than they the penitentiaries,jails, poorhouses,dives, dread the prospectsof hell. In every asylums,and densof vice arefull of peo- revivalmeeting I haveever held, somelost ple who risked just as much in fooling their soulsbecause they fearedwhat some- with sin as did that drunk man risk in body else might say about them, were fooling with a serpent. they to make a decisionfor Christ. A boy once watched a proud eagleas Not a small number of young people it soaredaloft and circled around in the aredeterred from acceptingChrist for fear air. Presentlyit swoopeddown and gath- companionswill ridicule them. Imagine ered a little creatureinto its cruel talons Daniel fearingthe ridicule of his young and soaredupward with it. But soon he @ friendslDaniel would pay no more atten- noticed that the eagleseemed to be strug- Box4157 LYNCHBURG, VlRclNlA 24502 tion to their ridicule than he would to the gling to free the prey from its talons. In CallToll Free 1"800.446-0945 In VirginiaCall Collect1-804-239-2671 bark of a dog. 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God's$uper Bowl

ach January one of the most at the right hand of the throne of refersto any sin the believer allows tcr famousand widely viewedsports God (Heb. 12:1-2). upset him. contestsheld in our part of the [rt's look at the meaning of these "Let us run with patiencetl-re race that world takes place.It's called the Super words. Grear. \ile often feel (wrongly so) is setbefore us" (12:1).Every believer has Bowl. At this time, the top two profes" that we are all alone,as Elijah once did been enteredin this raceby God Himself. sional football teamsmeet for a decisive (1 Kings 19:10,14,18). It is not just fclr pastorsand missionaries. play-off.In the Word of Cod we alsohave Cloud.This underlinesthe word great. The usual word for race(dromos) is not describedfor us a spiritual super bowl! The Greek here is not nephele,which used here, but rather the Gr:eekword The playersare inffoduced in Hebrews11 refersto a detachedand sharplyoutlined agc,n,from which we get our Englishword and the action is recordedin Hebrews12. cloud, but nephos,speaking of a huge "agonyl'This is a seriousrace. The pace Many believePaul to be the author of massof clouds,covering the entire visi- of eachrunner is setby God. The object Hebrews.This amazingapostle was many b1espace of the heavens. of the raceis to pleaseGod and win re- things. He was a missionary,a soulwin- Wltne.sses.Who are those witnesses? wards.Its goal is nor heavenl ner, a pastor,a greattheologian, a tent. They are not angels,for the Greek word "Looking unto Jesus" (12:2).Thc maker. But in his spare time he also is murturos,referring to one who hasseen, phrasehere speaks of a steadfast,intent, seemedto be a sportslover. Often in his heard,and performedsomething, usually andcontinuous gazc. How casyit isto gct writings, Pauluses sports as an analogyto while sufferingat the time. It speaksof our eyesoff Him and look to the left or get his point across.I'{ere in Hebrews12 a well-qualified expert. The context right. Perhapsto our left we seeanother the writer choosesthe analogyof a foot- stronglysuggests that thcscwitnesses arc runner behind us. It may be that a run- race.This is wi'rat he says: the faith heroesmentioned in chapter1i, ner is far aheadof us on the right. This 'lfherefore seeing we also are "L-etus lay asideevery weight" (12:l), then can producepride (aswe view ther compassedabout with so great a Here the word is onkosand refersto a bulk left runner) and cnr,1(as we seethe run- cloud

THE STIFLEDSCRIPTURE castsa film on our senses V/e u,ill labor all tithes To blind us from vision and will pa.J eueDPenance beynd thesepretenses. But we won't waiue our Pride The one of htstory Point for the Gift of RePentance. That'sbeen blackened by fraud 1Ye'reprogrammed to li,,te Is the day rhat our f>ardon in our spiritual cages So tle scale the Platns a Hungon cross From the secretscancealed of Darknessin ruffle A /ory ConsPiracl in the closetsof sages ln soliciroa.shope of theages Passeddown through Wraplted by decoratite completingthe puzTle souls To restrainsrarvlng Ribbonsof bondage We searchall our liues Fromthe fare ol thesePages. Never aware that we're lor this Peaccthrrt is mis:ing betnpheld hosfase. Euerywherebut where A runntng.leception lVe the Answeris written! lies latent in froth mustrender our guih ln idol:, and pleasures, and our deepestaffections and textbookt,and cLorh By eaming our right to --DanielR. Morano A charming disguise A stateof Acceptance Clementon,Neu, Jerse)

FEtsRUARY I?84 49 nk )utIrby Bob Larson

Record Grooves Springtime Flowers

Arthur Lintgen hasthe strangeability The old adage,"In the springtime a Flowersare a thing ofbeauty and an to "read" phonograph records. Holding young man's fancy turns to thoughts of expressionof sentiment which may mean, the disc flat in front of him, he turns it lovel' has gotten an endorsement from "l love youl' "Get welll' or "My con- slowly while gazing at the grooves.By modern science.Seasonal light changes dolencesl' In keeping with the cynical detecting the spacing and contour that apparentlyaffect the pituitary and pineal spirit of our age, a new venture called has been pressedinto the vinyl, Lintgen glands,causing a shift in hormone levels. Flowers of Extinction will deliver buds correlateswhat he seeswith his repertory Thus, the romantic surgefelt by spring- and petals guaranteed to be dead upon of classical music. Compositions from time loversmay be asmuch physiological arrival. The offensivegift is designedas Stockhausento Beethovenhave been de- as it is psychological.\fe ought to be a way to get even with former bosses,jilt- cipheredby his watchful eye.He explains grateful that God's love is not as capri- ing lovers, or whomever you would like that soft passageslook gray in the grooves cious. The mercy and graceof the lord to insult with revenge.It may sound like while loud refrains have a silvery ap- knows no seasonrand His favor is not a clever retort, but it won't meet with pearance. Reading record grooves is a dependent on the whims of temperature Christ's approval. "Do good to them remarkablefeat. But even more amazing and lighting conditions. He loves the which hate youl'Jesussaid (Llke 6:27). is the ability to read the motives of men. whole world, and when it is springtime Has someonewronged you? Do you feel Only Jesuscan do that. In the midst of in the northern hemisphere,the galesof bitter about the injustice of a friend? I all life's songs,He looks deeply into the winter still buffet southern climes.So, no have a suggestion.lnstead of schemingfor groovesto see whether our music is in- matter whereyou live or what the season a way to return evil for evil, love your tended to give Him glory. Other people may be, remember:God lovesyou-now! enemies and former friends. \Uhy not might like our melody. But He will know Don't wait for the springtime to return send them flowers?Instead ofFlowers of if we are in tune by the groovesin our His love. The winter of sin may fatally Extinction, make your peaceoffering a hearts. freezeyour soul before the warmth of Bouquet of Distinction. spring days can thaw your heart for the lord.

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FUNDAMENTALISTJOURNAT nunv therehave been a numberof sugges- terisk(. ). Booksthat espouse a view- tlbut tionsfor remedyingthis problem,from point differentfrom the Conservative, the simplesingle alphabetsystem to Evangelicalviewpoint are markedwith qs (f Eachcategory includes the morecomplicated systems such as a dagger ). Memory-O-Matic.In frustration,many a numberof other books helpfulfor a pastorseither arranged their books by broaderknowledge of the subjector color,order of purchase,sizg or at ran- worthyof purchaseif the ministerhas The Minister's Library dom, tryingto rememberwhat was in additionalfunds available.Part Two of by Cyril J. Barber them-or theysimply gave up tryingto the book servesas a guideto what is Baker Book House organizethe mess.The resultwas that availablein a particularfield, and as an Vol. 1, 1974 (fourthprinting, 1981) mostof the informationin the ministe/s evaluationof howthe pastormight best 425pp.,$17.95 library was not used and remained spendhis money. Vol.2, 1972-1980,1983 inaccessible. Barberhas come to the minister's 224pp.,$14.95 1e2'& rescueby relyingupon the time-tested The Reviewedby PaulR. Fink DeweyDecimal System for the classifi- Professorof PastoralMinistry cationof the minister'sbooks. Step by Minister's Liberty BaptistCollege step Barberinstructs the ministerfirst Library Lynchburg,Virginia in classifyinghis books and then in catalogingthem. He recommendsthe [ssential for buildlng purchase of library cards from the and oruanlzing the sn orderlY As the title indicates, this is Libraryof Congressbut alsoshows anduseful are needed, librarY especiallyfor pastors and Christian ministerwhat materials and (iyril J-Ilarher workers.The descriptionon the dust what informationis necessary, is to be placedon file coversays it all:"Essentialfor building how information to type his own, Volume2 is a follow-upto Barber's andorganizing an orderlyand usefulli' cardsshould he elect necessityor personalchoice. original1974 publication.lt followsthe braryJ'What the cover promises,the out of part sameformat used in the earliervolume books deliver. The first of the book concludes with a helpful Subject Guide to the so the reader does not need to ac- DeweyDecimal Glassification Slatem. quainthimself with eithera new system ln PartTwo the booksof generalin' of nomenclatureor evaluation.One terest to ministersare classifiedinto helpfulimprovement in the presentvol- types (e.9.,Bible Commentariesand umeis the attractivelylaid out tableof GeneralReference Works, Old Testa' contentswhich readilylends itself to ment,New Testament,Doctrinal Theol' rapidlylocating books that havebeen ogy,etc.). The ministeris then ableto written on a particularsubject of in' turn to the section in which he is interest.Volume 2 whichcollects the interested and find each area further formationthat has appearedin sup- brokendown intoappropriate catego- plementsis helpfulin its own right,but ries,with bookslisted alphabetically by someonejust beginningthe process author.The appropriatebibliographical of organizinghis librarywill find it Valume1 is set up in two parts: datais given,together with a briefde- necessaryto acquireVolume 1 as well. 1. How to Set Up YourLibrary and scriptionof the contentsand evalua- These books are a must for the 2. A Guideto Booksfor YourLibrary. tion of the books. This information ministerwho is serious about his li- Those who have been around for could be included on the contents brary. Barber has provided tools that sometime are awareof the needfor sectionof the individualcatalog card, will help the pastor organize his li- pastore and Christian workers to if desired. Those works which the braryin a useful,efficient way and will organizethe booksand materials they author regards as especially worthy guide him in his readingand future collect,In the dayssince World War ll of purchaseare indicatedwith an as' acquisitions.

FEBRUARY1%4 "Of every tree of the garden thou The book calls this last possibility rNpr6mr$t mayestfreely eat But of the hee of the "specialguidance" (p.230). lt does not knowledgeof good and evil,thou shalt denyits existence(p.231). lt ratheraf- not eat of it."Where the commandsof firms that God will provide whatever God end, a God-givenarea of freedom guidancewe truly need (p.254). So exists.This is not only taughtby the Evansis not entirelycorrect when he first command(Gen. 2:16-17),but says, "Friesenholds that, while God statedor impliedin manypassages (cf. spokeaudibly to Biblecharacters, He 1 Cor.7:19,39; 8:8; 10:25-27).This does not do that todayJ' Gary Friesen respondsto Robert area of freedomis alwayswithin the The examplesEvans uses to prove Evans'sdiscussion of Decision Making moralwill of God. an individualwillof Godare actually in- and the Wll of Go4 publishedin our Thus,to pleaseGod, the believer stancesof "specialguidancel' Direct October 1983 issue. must answertwo questionsfor each guidancegiven by revelationto Elijah, decision:"What is moral?"and "What for irlstance,is not promisedfor us- is wise?"lt is the Spiritwho personally though it is possible.The Canon is ministersthese answers to the depen- closed,but specialguidance by revela- I am told that "lt is better to be dent believerthrough illuminationof tion is not impossible.lndeed, there criticized than ignoredJ'Recently a Scriptureand learnedwisdom. are yet two prophets to come (Rev. well-knownauthor informedme that The criteriaof wisdomand spiritual 11:3-13). 'The best kind of publicityfor selling expediency (Principle3) character- The TraditionalView describedin booksis badpublicity.' lf bothof these ized the decisions of the apostles the book appearsto be only about 150 statementsare true, RobertEvans's re- themselves: "We thought it good" yearsold, beginningwith the Keswick view in lhe FundamentalistJoumal has (1 Thess.3:1). movementin England.On the other left me betteroff and well publicized! Evans is free to disagree with hand,the WisdomView appears to be lassumethat his critiqueis motivated thesefour principles,but he goes too presentthroughout church history.lt by a desireto clarifytruth and edify the far when he callsthem "spiritualRus- was practicedby Calvinand probably church.My commentshave the same sian roulette,"and "the trialand error Augustine.Of course, the Wisdom motivationand we can both be thankful method."Further, Evans incorrectly de- View is not correctjust becauseit is to lhe FundamentalistJournalfor pro- scribes how a proponentof the Wis- older.But its age and scripturalfoun- vidingthe forumfor discussion. domView would select a church-t'He dationsprovide good reasons for a fair Mr. Evansbegan his critiquewith does not need to ask God for a deci- considerationby anythinking believer the suggestion that Decision Making sion,so hejust choosesone." He does today. and the Wll of God is a "shortcut" to not 'lust choose onel' The Wisdom So, thank you, Mr. Evans,for not God'swill. ln truth, it is an honestef- Viewrequires moral guidance, wisdom ignoringDecision Making. I hope the fort to determinewhat Scriptureactu- guidance,and trust in God's secret readers ol the FundamentalistJournal allyteaches on the subject.Our con- guidanceas taught by the four prin' will show the samethoughtfulness. clusions are set forth in four main ciples above. principles: For such a decision,God would 1. In those areas specificallyad- guide by His written moral will that dressed by the Bible, the revealed describes the qualitiesof a healthy commandsand principles of God(His church.God's wisdom would be pro- moralwill) are to be obeyed. videdto choosea churchwhere one's 2. In areaswhere the Bible gives familycould best be edifiedand find no commandor principle(nonmoral avenuesfor service.Beyond this, God decisions), believers are free to wouldbe secretlyguiding by His sov- choose their course of action. Any ereign will to make "all things work decisionmade within the moralwillof togetherfor good" (Rom.8:28). God is acceptableto God. Finally,the book contendsthat if 3. In nonmoraldecisions the objec- somehowGod's promisednormative tive of the Christianis to make wise guidanceis not sufficient,God can A Feastof Families decisions on the basis of spiritual breakin with direct revelation.He did by WrginiaStem Owens expediency. this on rareoccasions in both the Old Zondervan,1983, 143pp.,$9.95 4. In all decisions.the believer Testament(e.9., Abraham's call) and in shouldhumbly submit in advanceto the New Testament(e.9., Paul's call, the outworkingof God'ssovereign will Macedonianvision, etc.). But these A ftast of fumilies is aboutfamilies as it touches each decision. were revelations-not hunches or and faith,and of how the two are inter- Fromthe very beginning,God in- vagueimpressions. They were authori- twined.Mrs. Owens begins with several stituted the ideas of His moral will tative because God's revelation- chaptersdescribing her thoughts and (Principle1) and an areaof freedom whether written or oral-is always feelingsas an adultchild retuming home (Principle2) when he said to Adam, authoritative. to visit "mothel father,grandparents, tulo a2 FLNDAN4ENTALiST,TOURNAI generationsof aunts and uncleq and an familybonds in God'seconomy in gen- Subscribingto the recognized"Avenage assortmentof cousins.' The joy and eral and in the communicationof faith Retention after Three Days" formula reverenceof her pilgrimageare refresh- in particular. -L.E (chartedon page8), Hallmakessure his ing.The precisionand tenderness with readersgrasp and retainthe wide-angle which she sketchesthe "monuments' view he provides. who are her ancestorscause a longing Hall is refreshinglycontemporary in to truly know those from whom nehave his style and anecdotes.For e;

PracticalSteps takes years for him to grow up. A new- should be told of its importance and urg- continuedfrom page 33 born baby needsthe right kind of at- ed to take this step very soon. mosphere,food, and careto start off on Bible reading and prayer. Every my voice,and open the door, I will come the right foot. So doesa newborn babe new Christian should desire the Word of in' [Rev.3:20]." in Christ. God as a newborn baby desires milk He repliesyes and you say,"Bow your Assurance. It is most important to (1 Peter 2:2). This is important to srress. head with me. While we both have our seethat he has a genuine assuranceof Confession of sin. What happens headsbowed and our eyesclosed, pray salvationbased on the Vord of God. when a Christian sins? A new convert 'Dear this after me if you reallymean it. Confession. Like the cry of a needs to know how to confess sin and get God fpausefor him to pray], I know I newborn baby, the first thing a new back into fellowship with the Lord. havesinned, too. [Pause]I'm sorryfor all Christian should do is confessChrist Incubation. Joining a church will my sins.[Pause] Lord Jesus,I acceptyou openly asSaviour. If someoneis with you, no more make one a Christian than join- as my Saviour. [Pause]Come into my get him to sayto that person,"l haveac- ing the Elks will make you an elk, but it heart and save me right now. [Pause] ceptedthe [.ord Jesus,too, and I know is important. There are so many things Changemy life and help me live for you. I'm savedl'It is strengtheningfor the new new Christians need to know, but like a [Pause]In Jesus'name, amen.'" Christian to look someonein the eyeand new babe, they can only take a little milk Ask, "Did you pray that from your in his own words confessChrist as his at a time. You must have a good follow- 'l heart and mean it? Jesussaid, stand at Saviour.Then he should confessChrist up program, especially in these first and the dooq and knock: if any man . . . open publicly in a church (Matt. 10:32). most critical days. D the door, I will come inl lfhere is the Baptism. Baptismis like putting on [.ordJesus right now?"lf he answerswith the weddingring. It identifieswhat you assurance,"ln my heart]' rejoicewith him. havedone. Ofcourse, it doesnot saveyou any more than a ring marriesyou. Bap- Indoctrination tism is important as a first step of obe- Reprinted by permission of Thomas Nelson Publishers from The baby is only the beginning.It dience, though. Brand new converts Auidz to Prrctiel Porring @ 1982 by C. Sumner Wemp. FEBRU.TTRY19M 5,3 How IDoI Find and Use My Spiritual Gifts?

here seemsto be a greatdeal of Second, some spiritual gifts are This is the whole thrust of 1 Corinthians confusion surrounding the doc- applicable only to the first century l2 to 14.If you have been placed of God trine of spiritualgifts. Without church. Few question that the gift of into a position of leadership. . . lead. If doubt far more heat than light hasbeen apostlewas temporary and given specifi- you are given great wealth . . . give. Ifyou shed on this subject, if recent literature cally for laying the foundation aregiven of the '!ilhatevera Sunday school class.. . teach. tells us anything. Here are four general church (l Cor. 3:10,Eph. 2:20).Yet many God has placed in your principles that may not answerall the fail to recognizethat the "sign gifts" were hands-a rod or a shovel, a desk or a questionsbut should serveas guidelines given only in conjunction with that of the dishpan-use it for His glory and the edifi- to help the individual discern how he apostlesftIeb. 2:34). In other wonds,they cation of the church. This is your gift and ought to approachthe issuein his own are given exclusively to validate and God's gift to the church. Indeed,I am in- life. enhancethe apostolicministry and they clined to think that it would be far more First, spiritual gifts are God's gifts have passedaway with the apostles.The helpful to ask, "lUhere can I serve?"than to God's people, for God's glory New Testamentseems to single out the "!ilhat is my gift?" D (1 Cor. l2:3;Eph. 4:7-13).Genuine spiri- miraculous and the revelatory gifts in this tual gifts are never legitimately exercised category (1 Cor. 13:8-12;Heb. 2:34). To Is there a Bible text or scripturalprob- to blasphemeGod or to violate His Word. seeksuch a gift is like place lem that has particularly perplexedyou? asking God to 'Ask God controls both the giving and the ex- you back in a previous time. Obviously, We invite you to the Profl' c/o Fun- erciseof them. Many so-calledChristian He cannot be expectedto do this. damentalistI oumal, Lynchburg, Virginia feminist writers have asked,"If God gives Third, spiritual gifte are not given 24514.Questions selected for publication a woman the gift of pastor-teacher,should for personal edification, but for the will be answeredby a specialistfrom the she not cultivate and exerciseit?" The benefit of the body of Christ and the Liberty Baptist College faculty. problem here is not so much in the ques. propagation of the gospel (1 Cor. tion as in the asking of it. Scripture clearly 12:6-7; 14:54,24-25).\Uhen gifts are used teachesthat women are not to serve as for personal enhancement they no longer pastors (l Tim. 2:12;3J.7). For God to have a legitimate function, and such give such a gift would entail a contradic- behavior receivesthe censureof the New tion of His Word. This appliesequally to Tlstament. Paul wrote I Corinthians 14:4 men who fail to measureup to the stan- to explain what was happening in Cor- dards for pastorsgiven in I Timothy 3:1-7. inth. However, he never commends or I sincerely doubt that a divorced pastor condones this practice. Indeed, the re- still has the gift-if he ever had it. mainder of the chapter rebukesit. This eliminates the so-called"private" use of some gifts, often assertedtoday to justifr the exerciseof tongues. Fourth, gifts given Answered by Daniel spiritual ane Missionaries,evangelists, and ihose who must R. Mitchell, Professor sovereignly in relation to the indi, feachtheir childrenal home. Now used in 58 of Theological Su;d,iesat viduals placement in the body. There countriesand the U.S. Easyto use.Academically is far lessemphasis in the New Testament superior.Write for informalion. Libertl Baptist College PenscolaChristian admits studenis of anv race, and Seminary, Lynchburg, upon being able to pin a label on our gifts color,and national or elhnicorigin than Virginia. He holds a upon the need to exerciseourselves Box 18000, Station FJ-C Th.D. from Dallas in love toward one another. Indeed in Pensacola, Florida 32523 Theological Seminary. such actions we will not only e>

hen South Liberry Baptist almost 10,000square feet of floor space. Church dedicatedits new The new structure includesa gymnasium building October 2, 1983, that doublesas an 800-seatauditorium. some 300 people-half the township's Each week75 to 80 youngstersmeet there population-crowded into the auditorium. for the church's vigorous A\UANA pro- Nate Garnett cameto his pastorateat gram.The classroomswill help the school age40, after a seven-yearsaga beginning as it expands.The main sanctuaryseats in 1972.Then 33 and the fatherof seven 300. children, he mortgagedhis farm to attend The dedication last fall began with Liberty Baptist College. By the time he Sundayschool and a preachingservice in graduated,two of his sons and his wife the old New Englandmeetinghouse and had also been studentsat the college. at noon the crowd filed acrossthe road He came to South Liberty ro pastor to enjoy a Maine specialty-chicken a country crossroads congregation of broiledon a hugeoutdoor grill-eaten in about 25 after graduatingin 1978.God the gym at tablesor standingat a pile of honored Garnett's ministry, and within lumber or Sheetrock.Visitors joined the six months regularSunday servicessaw festivitiesand came to admire the new 130 to 140 persorisfill the turn-of-the- facilities.By two o'clock the new sanc- century meetinghouseto its doors. In tuary wasfilled, and severalin the balcony keeping with the "liberty" theme shared had to stand as EvangelistDan DeHass by both his alma mater and his field of brought a messageentitled "l-et'sGo to service,Garnett has chosenthe Christian Calvaryl' Liberty Academy SatelliteSchool system, Waldo County, Maine, is no longer from ProspectHeights, Illinois, to usein unchurched.Nate Carnett's South Li- the church's new Christian day school Evangelist Dan DeHass, Pastor Nate Garnett, and berty Baptist Church, though well above program. AssociatePastor Arthur MacArthurat the new South averagein its growth rate, is nevertheless Liberty Baptist Church building. South Liberty is a rural community typicalof a surgein FundamentalistBap- squeezedbetween the hills in a back cor- terials for the superstructure had been tist and independent church-planting ner of coastal \faldo County, a region donated or promised. The men cut tim- throughout New England.Valdo Counry designatedinTime magazinejust a decade ber on their own woodlots and paid with church aftendance,for example,increased agoas one of the six most "unchurched" extra logs for having it sawed into boards 86 percentfrom 1970to 1980,most of countiesin America. But the folks came at a nearby mill. They did much of the the growth being in Fundamentalist to hear Nate'spreaching. Loggers, lobster- excavation for the foundation by pick and churches. men from the nearby coast, carpenters, shovel to avoid hiring expensive earth- Though the South Liberty congrega- mill hands, and shipyard welders from moving equipment. The ladies of the tion leveledoff threeyears ago when the larger towns a few miles distant brought church furnished the crew with lunches old building reachedits capacity,Nate their families and neighbors, and the each Saturday when the work was under Garnett feelsthe new sanctuarywill be church grew until it could hold no more. way. Several also pitched in to paint or regularlyfilled within two years.He says Three years ago the congregation drive nails. that the church building went up through bought 20 acres of worn-out, stony Garnett plans big. "l rvas taught at "miracles" and will be "filled through pilstLlrcacrcss the road from the old meet- Liberty Baptist College that when you prayer and shoe leatherl' Already people inghouse.Within weeksof instituting a move into a town, you buy your grave are coming from nine towns and villages. building program, 75 percent of the ma- plot, because that's where you're going to His "shoe leather" includesa regular die. And that mav be. since it takes 10 Thursday-night visitation program, a years to build a church]'he remarked one Bible institute begun last fall to rain Eric Wiggin, former day before construction began. other men to minister in rural Maine instructor at Piedmont And the costs have been high. Several churches,a summercamping prcgram Bible College,is a uti- families left the church when they real- lizing facilities rented from a denomina- journalist in Rockland, ized that Garnett was in earnest about tional campground,and a branch church Maine. putting up a barn-shaped building with on the island of Islesboro. ! FEBRUARY]984 55 trIEBA'rE MAGAZINEPRESENTS ACTION FOR I,IFE A SYMPOSIUMAGENDA

WHAT is it? WHEN will it take place? WHERE will it be held?

ction for Life a Sympo- ay10, I l,12,1984, ction for Life, a Sympo- sium agendais dedicated Thursdaythrough Satur- sium Agendawill take providing to day.Delegates are en- placeat the beautiful Christianswith effective gouragedto comeearly Bahia Mar Hotel and solutionsin reversingthe various and enjoy the surroundingbeauty of YachtingCenter on the oceanof Ft. forms of dehumanizationthat plague Ft. Lauderdale.Saturday morning l0 Lauderdale.Florida. All reservations our nation. The purveyorsof liesand a.m. therewill be a rally-marchfrom must be madedirectly. A special propagandamust be challengeddirect- WestminsterAcademy. The march room rate of $50. per eveninghas ly by the unchangingtruth of Christ- will be headedby Dr. FrancisA. beengranted to all Convention ianity. The Symposiumwillteach you Schaefferand sponsoredby Debate; guests.You'll enjoy delightful how to effectivelysave babies from Omeea. dining, swimmingand shoppingright their executions.Everything from on the premises. counselingmothers to picketing For more information call collect responsibilitywill be covered.ln short, l-305-764-2233,ext. 5032.Toll free we are seekingto help Christianshelp I -800-241-5500. thosewho cannot help themselves. A limited number of hotel rooms The paper war is over. hasbeen reserved so it is imperative to registerimmediately.

following speakers Dr. Francis A. Schaeffer Franky Schaelfer Edith Schaeffer Jean M. Emond Dr. D. JamesKennedy Cal Thomas Victor Herman John Whitehead Dr. Heffernan,M.D. JoeScheidler Dr. Bulfin, M.D. FatherKubala Dr. JerryFalwell Dr. Brennan,PH. D Curtis Young phyllisSchlafly

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Make checkspayable and mail to DEBATE FOUNDATION, P O 8ox 11796, Ft Lauderdate.FtorrcJa 33306 This is an advanceregistrafion form Pricesfor Symposrumwill increase/Qe,. ef{er-rryo.J;1,r t5 .?g4 A Reporton the Thnmas Boad Baptist Church and Related Ministries

SurvivalFund a SuccessDebateTeam Walks Off with Honors

LastDecember the Old-Time Gov moveforward with renewed optimism Forseveral years the Liberty Bap- Eachweek Steve, Paula, and their pel Hour establishedthe Survival thatthe hand ofthe lnrd isupon the tistCollege Debate Team has traveled teammatesput in up to 10hours of Fundto raiseneeded monies to finish ministryand is directingits steps. the easternseaboard challenging debatestudy beyond their normal the yearwith all televisionaffiliates secularcolleges to matchwits. More classwork. still a part of the OldTimeOospel oftenthan not LBC haswalked off And it is all worth the effort Hour network.Dr. Falwellhas an- withan armful of trophies,as well as becauseof the ministry the LBC de- nouncedthat the immediate need has Senior a lot of respectfrom defeated bateteam enjoys. Debate coach Cecil beenmet and the Old-TimeGospel opponents. Kramersays one of themost signifi" Hourentered the new year confident Saints Mostrecently, Steven Bush and cantaspects of theiroutreach is to of God'scontinued provision. PaulaCoons defeated the U.S, Naval demonstrateto secularuniversity Thisfinancial reprieve will allow Academy,placing first in theJames srudentsthat Fundamentalists arenot thetelevision and radio ministry to Weekend MadisonUniversity debate in No- simplemindedreactionaries buthave vember,To getthere, however, took a headon their shoulders, Two SeniorSaints Veekend ac- hoursof preparationand practice. tivitiesare scheduled for 1984,April Calendar 6,8and October 5.7. Each weekend will includemessages by Dr. Falwell, Update musicby Don Normanand Robbie ChurchFellowship Hiner,a tourof the ministry facilities, January ')? anda banquet.A SeniorSaints choir ElectsNew Officers will alsoprovide music. Other ac- LBCSpring Semester begins tivitieswill includeBible contests, a 27 talentshow, a seminaron howto or- LBCSpring Theological Lectures ganizea senioradult ministry, and a 30 displayarea featuring ideas for minis- Dr.FalweII speaks at Columbia teringto the senioradults. University April 6-8,Jim Moon, co.pastor of Dr. FaIweIlspeaks at Nattonal ThomasRoad Baptist Church, willbe BroadcastersConuention Religious the Bible teacher,and John and LindaPantana will singin concert. February PieneGuillermin, president ol Liberty 1 BaptistCollege, will addressthe Dr.FaIwelI speaks at Moody group. BibLeImtitute October5-?, Ed Hindson willbe 24.26 the Bibleteacher, and Mack Evans LBCCollege for a Weekend willbe featured in concert. Elmer Towns,(lefl) ExecutiveDirector of LBFCBcongralulale$ new 29-Mar2 The costfor eitherthe April or ollieers Rudy Holland,Herb Fltzpatrick,and SteveReynolds. Dr. FrancisSchaet'fer speaks at LBC Octoberweekend is$25 and includes Liberty BaptistFellowship for ; startedor assumedchurches, with all activities,tours, banquet, and a ChurchPlanting recently announced manyanributing their success,in n'tl I I I March DlDlestuov 000K, theelecdon ofits 1984 officers. LBFCP part,to the financialsupport of Li- 9.19 Forregistration information, a mo- is dedicatedto helpingassist Liberty bertyBaptist Fellowship for Church LBCSpring Breal< tel list,and additional details, please alumni,and alumni from other Fun- Planting. write to: SeniorSaints Veekend, damentalistschools, plant Fundamen- LibertyBaptist Fellowship for ThomasRoad BaptistChurch, tal, Bible.believingchurches across ChurchPlanting isnot a competitive Lynchburg,Virginia 245 14. America.To date,nearly 700 men movementwith the Baptist Bible Fel- from Libety Baptistschools have conttnuedon nextpage FEBRUAPY1984 57 ESPNHonors DeMoss

Thereare always some cutstand- ln his careerwith the Flames formedGarlock that he had been ingyet unrecognized athletes in every DeMosshas successfully hit J1 out of selected. areaof sports,For this reason the 49field goal attempts and a phenom- DeMosswas honored on ESPN's Entertainmentand Sports Program enal92 out of 93point-after attempts. VeekendSports Center with national Networkhas established "The Un- Eachweek ESPN receives hun- cabletelevision recognition Novem. sungHero Award." Liberty Baptist dredsof recommendationsfrom all ber 19. He and Garlockreceived Collegesenior Mark DeMoss recently overthe countrv.Thev choose the T-shirtsand Timex watches. receivedthis honorfor his kickine onethey feel is the most successful yet DeMosshas had a verysuccessful abilityon theFlames football team. leastrecognized. seasonwith theFlames. The question DeMosshas playedfootball all DonGarlock, the team's chaplain, is,Will he go professional? Asof now four years,and his kickingability heardabout the award and immedi. no onecan sav. Garlock feels that he allowedhim to setseveral LBC rec. atelysent in a recommendationfor has the potential,and DeMoss's ordsincluding all-time scorer with 185 DeMoss.ESPN asked for verification recordspeaks for itself. DOlnts. of DeMosskstatistics and then in. -Tim Brockwn Office of Admissions PlansCollege for a Weekend BasketballProvides Platform for Gospel Highschool juniors and seniors will havetwo opportunities to visit Headbasketball coach Jeff Meyer promptlyaccepted. 23-9record and a divisionchamoion- andevaluate Libeny Baptist College is the manin the spotlightas the Underthe new coach the Flames shiplast season. duringthe spring semester, The Of. 1983-84season moves forward. wereable to improvetheir record to CoachMeyer believes that having ficeof Admissionshas scheduled their In his third seasonwith Liberty 15-11for the 1981season and to a a goodChristian testimony is asim. Collegefor a V/eekendactivities for BaptistCollege, Meyer has led the portantas winning ball games. Last February?.3-76 and April76.29. teamto 38victories, a district cham- seasonthe teamwon what Meyer Eachyear thousands of potential pionship,and the NationalTeam called"the highesthonor ever re. LBCerscome to LiberryMountain to SportsmanshipAward, ceivedby thebasketball team." lt was seewhat life at LBCholds for them. Thisyear the Flamesbasketball the NationalTeam Sportsmanship As manyas 6N youngpeople will at' teammoved from NA[{ to NCAA Award, tenda Collegefor a Weekend.They Divisionll andwill play against teams CoachMeyer also believes that will goto classes,sleep in thedorms, in the Mason-DixonConference. basketballcan be a meansof further- cheerat a basketballgame, consume Thecoach is very optimistic about ing thegospel. "Basketball provides mountainsof food, and attend thisyear's team. "Ve're looking for. a pladormto reachpeople for Christ; ThomasRoad BaptistChurch wardto anotherexciting season here throughit wecould reach people who servrces. at Liberty.Ve wantto playhard and wouldnever be reached in church," Formore information contact: Of. togetherfor thepeople who support he commented. ficeof Admissions,Liberty Baptist us,"he said. -Tim Brockway College,Box 29000,Lynchburg, Meyerreceived an offer to become Virginia24506. the headcoach in 1981,which he ForeignExposure Campaign to MexicoCity

Duringthe 1983Thanksgiving Thehosts for this group were Bap. calledNinos de Mexico.Here the ExposureProgram at LibertyBaptist breakat LibertyBaptist College, 14 tistBible Fellowship misionaries Dick studentssaw how God usesa small Collegerevolves around a singlepur- studentsand two missions staffmem- andLinda Redding, who have been teamof NorthAmerican missionaries pose:to fulfillChrist's Great Commis. bersboarded a PanAm flight for in MexicoCity for fiveyears, They to raiseand minister to 33children, sionby helping Christians answer the MexicoCity-the fastestgrowing city sharedtheir time, experience, and in- Thelast night of the campaign the question,"Vhere do I fit intoGod's in the world.They experienced the sightson life in the missionfield of studentshad the privilege of interact- planto evangelizethe world?" sights,sounds, and lifestyles of this Mexico. ing with severalmissionaries in an fascinatingcity. They had opportu. Thestudents visitd theTeotihua. openforum, Severalstudents ex- nityto becomepersonally acquainted canPyramids, Constitution Square, presseda desire and interest to work LBFCPcontinued withradiant Mexican Christians and and other historicplaces. andminister among Latin American lowshipor othersuch groups. It is missionarieswho havea visionof Oneof the most specialevents was people, solelyan endeavor to facilitatechurch God'slove for Mexico. theirvisit to a Christianorphanage Thetotal ministry of the Foreign planting. News Frankland, Ball PraiseMaine GhristianSchools Decision

"'Ib God be the gloryl'remarkedPastor judge recommendedthat the court give cautiously on such matters. State educa- Herman C. "Buddy" Frankland when he a fulI trial to the casethat Ball represents tion bureaucratssay that no legislative learned that the Bangor, Maine, U.S. for Carl Godwin of Park \UestChristian action is planned this year, and officials District Court had ruled on December 20 School. Ball says,though, that the court will not comment whether they plan a in favor of his church school, effectively could yet decide not to hear his case. court appeal. exempting some 60 Maine Christian Cyr's ruling holds that Maine statutes Franklandrecounted several steps that schools with about 3,000 students from were intended by the state legislatureto MACS has taken over a period of nearly 'All statecontrol. we did wasbelieve God, regulatepublic schoolsonly. In fact, the five years to find a point of co-existing stand on conviction, and God did the core of his decision is that the Maine with the department, and he noted that rest]' Frankland added. He praised con- Department of Education and Cultural the Maine Department of Education has stitutional lawyer William B. Ball for his Serviceshad attempted to "arrogateto the rebuffed every one of them. Tivo stand "thoroughness, dedication, and compas- Commissioner(of Education)the powers out. In March 1980MACS entereda bill siorf in fighting the case,which Frankland and responsibilities entrusted by the in state legislature to exempt private says "more or less wrapped a constitu- legislature to local public school schoolsfrom statecontrol. Though some tional fence about the schoolsand their authorities," 3,000 supporters came for a legislative parentsl' These"powersl'Cyr wrote, are found hearing, the liberal-controlled Maine Though plaintiffs in the casewere 21 in the "enforcementof truancy laws"that legislaturerejected the measureon advice Christian schools, 17 of them mem- require parentsof a child, aged7-17, not of the education commissioner. bers of Frankland'sMaine Associationof in public school to give evidencethat the In May 1980, 8a11,newly hired as Christian Schools. Frankland and Ball child is receiving"equivalent instruction" MACS counsel, wrote Maine Attorney both feel, and JudgeConrad K. Cyr's rul- at home or in a private school. General Richard Cohen for an opinion ing seems definitely to agree, that all Maine Deputy Attorney General on whether Maine education law might church-sponsoredschools in Maine are Rufus Brown, who argtredthe state'scase not apply to public schoolsonly. Cohen protected by the 83-pagedecision. in the eight-daytrial (February2l-March did not respond, saysFrankland. Later, Ball sees favorable implications for Z, 1983),feels that since the ruling in favor on the witness stand in court, Maine home schools in this, since parental rights of the Christian schools"was decided on Commissioner of Education Harold basedon the freedomsof speechand reli- staftrtorygrounds" it is "narrowj'and that Raynolds,Jr., admitted that he also had gion guaranteedin the First Amendment its applications for other statesare "ab- not replied to severalof Ball's letters in are alluded to frequently in the opinion. solutelv nonel' 1980-81on the sameissue. Raynolds is Ball also found Cyr's judgment to be Ball takes strong issue with Brown's now Alaska educationcommissioner. "a very powerful lessonfor other states" reasoning.He cited Cyr's ruling that "cer- The Maine suit is evidently unique in such as Nebraska where seven fathers tainly subjecting the parentsof children that it took place in federalcourt, giving have been in jail since November 23 for attending church schoolsto truancy ac- Cyr's ruling statuswith courts acrossthe sending their youngsters to PastorEverett tions. . . would have a significant effect nation. Further, it was initiated by the Sileven'sFaith Christian School, louis- on the schools,thereby affording the state Christian schools in October 1980. ville. Ball said, "This decision has many substantialdefacto control ofthe church Rather than await prosecution, MACS referencesto the First Amendment, to schoolsl'Ball noted that the quote from sued the department when stateofficials freedom of expression,to prior restraints, the judge'sruling is sayingthat a "whole- warned nine new schoolsto disband or and to religious liberty. . . that would be sale prosecutiorf' of parents "would cer- "face legal action." very useful in other statesl'State educa- tainly raiseFirst Amendment questionsl' -Eric E. tVigin tion authorities, noted Ball, must be very He further noted that Cyr himself cited Bangor, Maine careful not to make up any law not the Constitution as a caution agairut rm- "spelled out crystal clear" by their ancy action, and that fact gave the rul- legislatures. ing weight for other statesalso. Ball may get to use the Maine deci- Pastor Frankland said in an early sion aspart of his argumentin a Lincoln, January interview that the Maine Asso- Nebraska,case that may be heard before ciation of Christian Schoolshad heard no the NebraskaSupreme Court this spring. word whether the state intends to appeal, On December 20, coinciding with the and he noted that he would be shocked Maine ruling, a NebraskaSupreme Court if the department does not walk very FEBRUARY1984 AO NebraskaBattle Gontinues; Sevenllathers lailed For nearly seven years the state ot supervise,or control his church ministry Not wanting to incriminate Nebraskahas struggledto find a racric, would them- be unbiblical and unconstitutional. selves,the men pleaded any tactic,to shut down the unapproved their right to re- he maintains main silent. Faith Christian School But JudgeRonald Reagan of in louisville. The statecounters Silevens arzuments Nebraska. SarpyCounty said the Fifth AmenJment claimingit has a dury to th"ateue.y is The state not permitted in civil conrempt law- has padlockedthe church. child receivesa quality education,".,rrrre a duty suits,only in criminalcases. He sentenced thrown its pastorin jail, bodily ,.-ou.j the courrsof Nebraskahave ruled grearer the fathersto jail 85 ministersfrom its sancruary,physically until they werewilline than Sileven'sreligious r.gu*.rr,J. to talk. occupiedthe building with guards,senr However, Faith Christian School- "The judge has senrenced seven fathers to jail, and forced seven them to life under a court order since1929 to close- in prison, mothers to flee the and for no crime],saidtheir act- srareas fugitiveswith continues to operate,year year, after tur- ing pastor, Jim Keeton of Liberty, Mis- their children. Yet,Everett Sileven. school moil after rurmoil. Yetthe batteredschool souri, apparentlyconfident administratorand pasrorat Faith Baptist the men will has suffered.At the closeof 1983.onlv maintain immutable ,,Those Church which housesthe school. silence. are hasre- four of the 25 studentsenrolled last fail mained unshakably seven_strong men. They're holding up tre- determinedto fieht" remained to attend classes. ,,lf state approval. mendouslyj'Keetonsaid in December. Tioublesresumed in l.ouisvillewhen Cod choseseven preachers to pur in jail Sileven and 24 other unapproved on Thanksgiving Eve sevenfarhers were they wouldn't have held up church schoolsin Nebraskaa.e.," that bitter than thrown in the CassCounty Jail for refi.rs- thesemen." JesusChrist, not the srate,is the-headof ing to tell a district court whether the his religiousschool Confined to a single cell, the men ministry.To allow state unapproved church school was still spenttheir first weeksin prison pacingthe of6cials-possiblyunbelievers-to license. operating. floors, praying together, memo.irine Scriptures,preaching to eachorher, scrubl brng rhe calaboose,and growingbeards. "lf they loseeverything and comeout of jail uncompromisedj' Keeton said. "then they'rethe winners.Vhat good is it to havea job or home in a statewhere you're not free?" The fatherspetitioned more than 40 attorneysthroughout the statebefore the firm of Nelson,Morris, and Holdeman. in Lincoln, agreedto defend their case. Judge_ Reagan said he was not legally bound to appoint the men an artornev sincethey wereneither indigent nor involved in a criminal trial. Opinion has variedon just why the men experiencei difficulty obraining legalcouniel. Some suggestthe problem wasdue to the men's insistenceon pleadingtheir right to remain silent.Keeron and othersbelieve the O men were being "blackballed" by ut- torneys throughout the starewho want to steer clear of the conrroversy. I The wives of the men, Sileven. o and Gresa Schmidt (Silevens daushter and MlchaetFarrls and earUaraclt ;"ffi schoolteacher)were also reportersln supportof the Nebraskafathers. subpoenaedto lppear at the hearing.But they choseto fleethe stateinstead. The motherswanted 60 FUNDAMENTAIJSTJOURNAL to avoid the likely risk of losing their children if they went to jail, and Sileven wanted to avoid becoming the focus of national attention again. Judge Reagan reacted promptly and firmly to their absenceby issuing a bench warrant for their arrest. But as the mothers fled the state.and the steelbars separatedfather from child, hundreds of vexed pastors nationwide rallied at Faith Baptist Church to show their support for the so-called"Louisville Sevenl'In a tension-filledsanctuary, Greg Dixon from Indianapolis, Indiana, said, "This is the greatest struggle in the religious history of America." But this "greateststruggle" soon caused Faith Baptist to smack more of a fort than a church, especiallyas the staterenewed its threats to closedown the school. The church posted signs greeting every new- comer with a strong warning: only people seekingworship or spiritual guidance were welcome. Anyone else, especially government officials, must first call and seekpermission to enter Dixon said the The Washlngtonrally drew natlonalattentlon to the Nebraskasltuatlon where the state church had formed its own "security ls attemptlng to stop parents from sendlng thelr chlldren to the Chrlstlan school. forcel' an action prompted when an unknown gunman blasted the windows out of the church's front doors. Sentries fathers and to care for the fugitive to 17 degreesbelow zero.They marched werefound stationed everywhere-when mothers and their 31 children. around the building, sang hymns, deliv- entering the dooq when going to the The committee met daily behind ered short sermons,carried Bibles, and basement, when making a phone call, tightly guardeddoors. Some notable fig- wavedplacards that read,"!(/hy areseven when going in the pastor's study, and ures in that think-tank wereGreg Dixon, godly men in jail?" "These arrestswould when leaving the back door. presidentof the American Coalition for be OK in Russia]"'l-etmy peoplego]'and UnregisteredChurches; Ed Rowe, presi- Clay Nutall, of Fruitport, Michigan, "Don't arrest my wifel' dent of the Church kague of America; went as far as to sav that the church was The steeringcommittee also directed and Robert McCurry, publisher preparedfor a confrontation with police of Tbmple a massiveeducational effort at Congress Times. for reopening the school. One unfortu- and the ReaganAdministration. In addi- They emergedwith a single.minded nate pastor became the victim of such tion to writing thousands of letters and objective:to raisenational alarm when he was forcibly pinned awarenessover attempting to make a "million" phone the church-schoolbattle in againsta wall for wearing a badgeon his Nebraskaand calls,the louisville group sent the fugitive to bring national reproach belt. He was not an undercover police- on the state mothers to Vashington to lead a demon- for "persecuting"seven families \White man, he pleaded,just a volunteerfireman, who want stration at the House that artracted to follow their religious convicrions. He promptly removed the badge. more than 1,000participants. "These families are identifizing with By Christmas,the steeringcommittee Yet Ed Rowe said the louisville group persecution in a way most will never reportedlyreceived support from 10Sena- was committed to nonviolence. "People know. They are experiencing Christian tors and 12 Congressmenand somevague have been invited to get out ifthey carry persecution;' Keeton said. promisesfrom officials at both the Depart. a weapon any more dangerousthan fin- A telephone bank was set up at the ment ofJusticeand Deparrmentof Educa- gernailclippersj'he said."You neveruse church acrossthe hall from the school tion over possiblefederal involvement. carnal weapons in protecting a spiritual where hundreds of pastorswent to work Nevertheless,the sevenfathers spent ministryl'He speculatedthat an outbreak mobilizing thousandsof colleagues.In ad- the holiday seasonin jail, separatedfrom of violence could erupt only if the sheriffs dition, they telephonedboth major media family and friends. department were responsible."Some of networks and state officials to lobby for "They want to win the battle for the the officers are very jumpy, you knowl' national newscoverage and releaseofthe whole nationl' said an inspired fugitive Rowe said. "Louisville Sevenl' mother, Julie Nolte. "They want to stay Before Sileven left the state he formed For severalweeks the pastors rallied until it's overl' a l0-member steeringcommittee to plan a each day at the CassCounty Jail in Platts- Martin Mawler strategyfor the releaseof the imprisoned mouth. At times the temperaturedipped Inuist,ille, Nebraska

FEBRUARY1984 6l News TennesseeMother laileil overTextbook Battle

On November 23, the sameday seven Farris, an aftorney for the legal defense plaintiffs' attorney, [.es Bailey, said the Louisville, Nebraska, fathers were jailed foundation of Concerned \il7omenfor threats are without foundation in law. for refusingto compromisereligious con- America, a Christian activist group Negotiations betweenboth parties to victions, another American, a mother of headedby Beverly LaHaye, is represent- achievea compromisehave been unsuc- four, was arrested and spent two and a ing 11Church Hill familieswho suedthe cessful.Bailey said the parents "are still half hours in the Rogersville,Gnnessee, Hawkins County School Board Decem- willing to sign an agreementas long as jail for assertingwhat she believed were ber 2. local attorney l,es Bailey is assist- vital interestsare not at stake;that is, with her rights as a parent. ing. Besidesasking that the children be fulI reservation and protection of their When Vicki Frost went to Church reinstatedwith no "adverseactiorf'taken constitutional rights." Bailey added that Hill Elementary School to remove her againstthem, the complaintrequests un- Nat Coleman, attorney for the school second-gradedaughter from the reading specifiedmonetary damages,probably in- board, made it clear there is no room for class where books Mrs. Frost considers cluding, said Farris, tuition costs for compromise,and studentsmay return to hostile to Christianity are used, she was children whoseparents felt compelledto school only if they attend readingclasses. promptly arrestedon two counts of tres- enroll them in other schools. Emotions over the textbook dispute passing. Although the charges were have been running high in this EastJbn- dropped some two weeks later at a pre- nesseecommunity. Mrs. Frost has had liminary hearing, a lawsuit filed by law- threats against her life. Attorney Mike yers in Greeneville federal court on behalf Farris said he was told by a prominent of Mrs. Frost and other parentsis pend- Hawkins County citizen that "there'sgo- ing. The issueis seenas a matter of state "W; don'tw&nt to ing to be a lynching when this is all overl' ta a versus parental authority. ilctote our consclence School superintendent Bill Snodgrass Mrs. Frost, her husband, Roger,and called the COBS group "extremistsi' a a number of other Hawkins Counry fami- but likewisewe don't "wrecking crewl' and referred to Con- lies who organizedin Septemberas Citi- cerned Women for America which has a zensOrganized for Bener Schools say the wontthem to force Capitol Hill office, as 'butside agitators books published by CBS-owned Holt, with their fat wallets and attorney from Rinehart, and \ilinston advocate"situa- theirbeliefs on us' Washington,DCI'Snodgrass made the re- tion ethics, self-autonomyof children, gun marks at a December PIA meeting of control" and contain "anticapitalist and some 800 parents, students, and school antibiblical biases." officials, plus a handful of COBS mem- Mrs. Frost said the parents sought "It waseither move my kids to another bers and sympathizers.Jean Price, prin- "every reasonableavenue, including ask- school or have them arrestedl' said cipal of the school where Mrs. Frost was ing for alternate books and offering Mrs. Frost, referring to a December 10 arrested,said in a letter to the editor of parent volunteersto sit with children dur- report in the Knoruille lunwl that related a local paper that the parents'protest is ing the reading period. We even offered a plan devisedby a Rogersvillejuvenile "really an organizedall-out attack against to hire private tutorsl' But schoolofficials judge for readmitting students who had public schools." insisted the Holt books be read by all been suspended,then arrestingthem for In her letteq Mrs. Price assessedthe students. unruly conduct if they failed to attend parentalaction in the controversyas part Acconding to Mike Farris, aftorney for readingclasses as parents had instructed. of "a national anti public education move- the parents, they are waiting for U.S. JuvenileJudge Reece Gibson, head of ment that would like to indoctrinate stu- District Court JudgeThomas Huss to rule a group opposed to COBS, said in the ar- dents in its narrow religious and philo- on a temporary injunction. The injunc- ticle he is excusinghimself from hearing sophical point of viewl' tion was filed as part of a lawsuit seeking any qrs€sinvolving the Church Hill fami- Vicki Frost disagrees. "'!7e dorlt want to allow the children to return to school lies. He maintained that parents could to dictateour conscienceon anyone else. and use an alternative reader until a final also be charged with "encouraging or But likewise we don't want them to force court decision can be reachedon the te:

Gundry Askedto Resignfrom ETS

At its 35th annual meeting,the Evan- commitment to the inerrancy of Scrip- voted to reject the views of one of its gelical Theological Society reaffirmed its ture. \ilith a decisivemajority the society members and to request his resignation for "detracting from the historical trustworthiness of the Gospel of Matthewl' Meeting December 15-17at the Cris- well Center for Biblical Studiesin Dallas, the Conservative debating society was urged by PaigePatterson to go on record asrejecting the position taken by Robert Gundry in his recent commentary on Matthew ProfessorGundry of \Uestmont Collegedisturbed many of his colleagues with such assertions as: "The gospel writer materially alteredand embellished historical traditionsl' Employing the adjective midrashicand haggidicto describe the genre of Matthew's gospel he states "Matthew treatsus to historv mixed with elementsthat cannot be called historical 'Jesus in the modern sense.. . hence, said' or'Jesusdid' neednot alwaysmean that in historyJesus said or did what followsl' The ETS requiresits membersto af- firm that "the Bible alone and. . . in its entirety, is the Word of God written, and thereforeinerrantl' Many of the founding fathersand elder statesmenof the society were visibly and vocally prcsent to express "grave concerrf' for the firture of the society if Gundry's views were accepted. In the tense and sometimesheated business sessionon Saturday the members overwhelmingly brushed asideefforts to table the Gundry issue,and went on to ask him to resign from the society. Gundry responded:"Of course,I will resignl'He then commendedthe society for its diligenceand expressedhis regrets at their decision.He graciouslyurged his supportersto remain in the society and to put this incident behind them. It is not yet certain how this will affect his posi. send":-;;;$l$emrnary tion at Westmont College, a school that has a strong Conservative constituency. Daniel R. Mitchell Dallas. Tbxas Wlnona Lake, IlT 46590 GraceThoological Seminary admits studenls without regaro ro racs,c0l0r, s6x, handicap 0r othnicodgin.

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tion, and employment of women" in She will also undergo psychiatric treat- Religious Broadcasters every part of the Southern Baptist ment as part ofthe sentence.Prosecutor Return to Washington ministry. John T Kall said Mrs. Buchanan had tried to resign her job twice when she WASHINGTON-:Ihe National Reli- realizedshe could not control her impulse gious Broadcasters'annual convention to steal. but church officials would not washeld January29-Rbruary 1,fearuring NCC Defers Vote accepther resignation.They refusedher nationally known religious figures.Jerry on Homosexual resignation the first time becausethey Church Membership thought she was doing a good job. The Falwell'Workshops spoke for the FCC luncheon. dealt with changesin tech- theft was discoveredby her successorlong nology, marketing, regulations, and au- HARIFORD, Conn. (RNS)-jfhe Na- after she left. dience needs,with specialemphases spot. tional Council of Churchessaid here that lighting the ministry to Hispanics and it could not grant membership to the blacks. Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Appearancesby membersof Congress, Community Churches, a denomination IRS SeizesPriest's Car the Commissionersof the FederalCom. formed primarily for homosexuals.The for Tbx Payment municationsCommission, and leadingle- council's governing board voted 116-94to gal authorities were the highlights of the postpone action indefinitely on a proposal INDTANAPOLIS (RNS)-Since 1982, NRB Convention. that would have declared the 27,000- Rev. Cosmas Raimondi of Indianapolis member denomination eligible for mem- has withheld half of his personalincome bership. To many, the vote was a "polite taxesto protestU.S. spendingfor nuclear 'no' " to the requestfrom the gay church arms, American policy in Central Amer- to join the council. But to those who ica, and draft registration.But the Inter- North Carolina Southern Baptists favor involving the denomination in nal Revenue Service has repaid Father Uphold Option council activities,the postponementwas Raimondi in kind by seizinghis car. The of Ordaining Women not a full rejection. A few felt that the 32ryear-oldCatholic pastor is not fazed. action still left open the possibility that "We need to live more simply any- the church might be declaredeligible for pastor going GREENSBORq N.C. (RNS)-North wayi'he said.The sayshe is membership sometime in the firture. point Carolina Southern Baptistshave upheld to cut his salary to the where he the right of their congregationsto ordain will not owe any taxes. He now makes women pastors,taking action on a topic $6,500 a year and gets his rectory free. parish that has become increasinglycontroversial The council of the Holy Cross in Conservative church circles.At their ]udge SuspendsSentence Catholic Church told the IRS that it pastor's annual meeting, the Southern Baptists of Woman Who Stole would not "undermine its deci- personal passeda resolution to ordain women by Baptist Church Funds sion to withhold his taxesl' 927 to 724. While the resolution reaffirmed a position taken by the North RALEIGH, NC. (RNS)-A judge in Carolina convention in 1975,debate over Raleigh granted a Baptist churchs plea for People Magazine, UPI, and ordination for women has been renewed "leniency and mercy" in suspendingthe Rivers Myth in severallocal Southern Baptist associa- sentence of a former church secretary the Joan tions this year.The North Carolina reso- whom he had found guilty of embezzling lution reaffirmed the policy of local almost $30.000in church funds. Instead BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-Recently, autonomy, recognized"freedom of con- of giving a jail sentencefor the offense, Rev.Jerry Falwell was guest at a Beverly sciencel'andupheld the "right of the local Superior Court JudgeRobert L. Farmer Hills dinner hosted by entertainer Pat church to ordain all persons who are ordered Kay lee Buchanan to perform Boone. Boone also invited approximately called to a church-related ministryl' Its 200 hours of community service.The de- one dozen leading Hollywood figures. wording was substituted for the original fendant was secretary of the Pleasant Some of these celebritieshad previously proposedtext, which calledfor "undimin- Grove Baptist Church in Fuquay-Varina, supported Norman Lear's smear cam- ished support of the commitment, ordina- North Carolina. between 1970and 1981. paign against Falwell'sMoral Majority. (A FUNDAMENTALISTJOURNAL Boone askedFalwell to sharehis faith Mail,order Minister Deaths and his personal convictions regardingthe Gets Nine.year Term drift of the television industry and to SCHROON LAKE, N.Y.-Marge just answer questions. Falwell did that. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (RNS)-A Wyrtzen, wife of \(/ord of Life's founder Reports from those who attended were pastor of the mail-order Universal Life Jack\fyrtzen, died on January 1 at their positive toward Falwell. Church hasbeen sentencedto nine years home in Schroon Lake. New York. She However. United Presslnternational in prison for fraudulently claiming more was born on May 10, 1912,and received an and People MagaTine reported er- than $200,000in charitablecontributions Christ as her Saviour at Pinebrook Bible roneousversion of that sameoccasion. In in preparing tax renlrns for other persons. Conferencein July 1933.On April 18, the UPI/People version, Falwell was Assistant U.S. Attorney George 1936,Marge married the boy next door, reported to have been an admirer of the O'Connell said the defendant, William R. Jack. risque comedy of Joan Rivers and alleg- Richardson, had describedhimself as a Marge was a constant supporter of edly told Rivers that he "adoresherl'UPI doctor of divinity with the Universal Life Jack'sministry as he conducted open-air added the sarcasticcomment that "it's not Church, the leader of a 25-member preaching servicesand radio broadcasts yet certain when Joan Rivers will be congregation. in New York City, and shecontinued that speaking at Liberty Baptist Collegel' Federal prosecutors said he falsely support asthe Word of Life ministry grew Falwell said, "It is this kind of dis- claimed 50 percentof taxpayers'adjusted to reachand encourageyoung peopleand honest and vitriolic reporting by the na- grossincome as a charitablecontribution families around the world. tional media that revealsthe true feelings and then split the refund check with the Mrs. Wyrtzen is survived by her hus- toward the efforts of Moral Majorityl' tixpayers after preparing their tax returns band, Jack, five children, 14 grandchil- Falwell sayshe made none of the al- for a fee.O'Connell said he had prepared dren. and one sister. leged statements attributed to him by such claimsfor more than 250clients and Peopleand UPI, nor had he ever heard claimed refunds totaline an estimated or seen Rivers on stage or in person $600.000. before that dinner meeting. 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FEBRUARY1984 Brotherly love! w Philip A. Jones is pastor of Norrhwesr Baptist Church, J ackson, Misslssippi.

he early church was a loving fellowship (Acts 2:46;Heb. dol" \iUhat a high and holy goal for those who know Christ. 10:33-34).Paul's converts and associatesin the ministry A fourth New Gstament principle concerning the exhibi- showedlove to him (Acts 16:15;Rom. 16:34).This love tion of love among Christians is found in many references(Phil. was returned by the apostle (2 Cor. 6ll-12), He further expressed 1:9;Col. 3:14;I Thess.3:12, to namejust a few).Showing love his love to the vast majority of churches and individuals with to others within God's family is part of a growing faithl Increas- whom he corresponded.Even a brief study of the New Gsta- ing maturity will produce greaterexpressions of love. Our "love ment revealsthat love was a principal ingredient of Christian quotient" is the tool of measurementfor the level of spiritual experienceand relationships.Why, then, is it at such a premium maturity we have reached. today?Just what does the New fbstament teach about the love Another wonderful aspectof this love between Christians that is to be shown among true believers,regardless of their is that it is a most practical thing. Too often, love is viewed as denominational "tag"l almost ghost-like-unknown and unknowable! The New Gsta. First, our love for one another is basedon the love Christ ment, on the other hand, presentsits manifestationin the most has for us flohn 13:34; 15:12;1 John 3:23). When we express down-to-earth terms. Love is taught as the outward expression love to others in the family of God we are giving genuine evidence of our belonging to Him. Second, love is an evidenceof the New Birth becauseit is part of the fruit of the Spirit (GaL 5:22). One who does not r belong to Christ cannot be producing the fruit of the Spirit, lroue is knownos we for he has no spiritual life. Only savedpersons can manifestthe forglve fruitl iniuriesond procticepotience.

of an inward attitude. r0ileshow love when we meet the needs Wt rn we expressloue to others of others(Heb. 6:10) and when we help strangers(Matt. 25:35). love is shown in clothing the nakedMatt. 25:36)and visiting in the fonily of Godwe &re glving the sick flamesl:27). \0e proveour love when we support weaker believersrather than raising our spiritual nosesat them (Gal. genuineevidence of our belongtng 6:2; 1 Thess. 5:14).This is further emphasizedby realizingthat we show our love by covering,rather than exposing,the faults to Him, of others (cf. Prov. 10:12with 1 Peter4:8). love is known as we forgiveinjuries (Eph. 4:32;Col. 3:13)and practicepatience (Eph. 4:2). Yes,Christian love is most practicall A solemn word of warning is sounded in the Epistle of Third, love is taught by the apostle Paul to be the one overall 1 John: Hypocrites do not have any love (1 John 2:9,11;4:20), controlling factor of the Christian life (1 Cor. 16:14).One might Does the way you relate to other believersprove your love-or paraphrasethis verse in this way: "Let love regulate all tlwt you exposeyou as a hypocrite?

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