The Fundamentalist Journal, Volume 4, Number 11

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The and the prostitutewho come to Christ, to go and someone hurting brother must be convinced but "pass by on the other side" when to talk to, He doesnot that he can dependupon you to listen, a fallen brother or spiritual leadersuc- pray, encourage,and give direction. cumbs to the temptations of Satan.We needcondemnation, he The secondobligation is accounta- treat these fallen brothers as if they needsconsolation. bility.The fallenbrother must be made have leprosyand leavethem isolated accountableto someoneor to several from the protection arrd care of the people.These people will help him re- church. In so doing, we are no better build his life brick by brick. They will than the Priest and the Levite,who in In dealing with sin, the issue of not only console,they will alsocorrect. self-righteouspride passedby the man public confession is always raised. This processmay take months-some- who had been robbed. Somehow we Should a spiritual leader confesshis times years. have ignored a theologyof restoration. sin publicly? The story of Josephand Restoration. God's desire for resto- What is our responsibility to fallen Mary givesus a biblical answer.When ration is evident."Brethren, if a man Christians? Joseph discoveredMary to be preg- be overtaken in a fault. ve which are Repentance.Almost every week I nant, assumingher to be guilty of un- spiritual, restoresuch an one in the talk with Chrisrians,nrany o[ whom faithfulness, and being a righteous spirit of meekness;considering thyself, are leaders,who haveruined and [or- man, he was "not willing to make her lest thou also be tempted" (Gal.6:1). feited their positions of leadership a public example,"but was "minded to Can a spiritual leader who sins be becauseof sin. They find themselves put her away privily" (Matt. 1:19). restoredagain to spiritual leadership? rejectedby the peoplethey havehelped Sin must be dealt with in as pri- Yesl While it may not be a position in and loved.They do not know where to vate a wav as oossible.The circle of the sameplace or the samelevel of in- turn or what to do. How can we heln confessionshould be limited to those fluence, G<-rdcan give him a fruitful thern?First, we must counselthem tf who must knorv becausethey are the place of service and spiritual leader- a place of repentance.A person who oneswho can help rebuild the fallen ship. David committed adultery and does not repent cannot be restored. brother. Beyondthat, no one elseneeds murder. He wrote the 51stPsalm after Rather, he must be disciplinedbv the to know. But if the leader is unrepen- both events.Peter swore and denied church.He must confessthe sin and lant, the sin must be dealtwith pub- his Lord. Less than two months later developa resolutedetermination that licly (l Tim. 5:20). he preachedat Pentecost.These are liv- will protect him from sinning in that Rebuilding. Paul reminds us of the ing testimoniesto the forgivenessand area again. obligation of the church to "warn them restoration of a graciousGod. How can Second,he must acceptGod's for- that are unrulv, comfort the feeble- we as His peopleand church treat each giveness.A Christianwho gt-,esrhrough minded, suppoit the weak, be patient other anv differentlv? major failures has a difficult time ac- toward all men" (1 Thess.5:14). The The time has cometo stop shooting cepting the grace and forgivenessof church has an obligation to help the our wounded, to reject self-righteous God.He has a tendencvto punish him- fallen brother. When the piecesof our judgmentalism,tobind up their wounds self and to leel guilty and uselesslor lives have broken apart, we need the and pour the oil of healing on their the causeof Christ.Questions flood his encouragement of others the most, and hurt. The time has come to demon- mind. How can I face mv familv and oftentimes that is when we receiveit strate the love that is to characterize children? How can I faceother Chris- the least. all our relationships.We may be ac- tians rvho know? How many people We havc two obligationsto exer- cused of minimizing sin. We may be know? Who will be the next to find cise.First, we must be accessible.We accusedof compromise.Our motives out? Settlingthese questions will take must be there to help. A fallen Chris- may be maligned. But we must do il time, and he must first settle his rela- tian must have somewhereto so and becauseit is the right thing to do. tionship to God. God forgives and someoneto talk to. 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by WayneA. Brindle Did He really claim to be who the church has madeHim out to be?" t'Wi3i."1:::li*;fl:{ When I became a Christian, an H, claimedto be the agnosticasked me a startlingquestion: "You realize, don't you, that Jesus question,he laughed,for thepicture of Son of God,at the right Christnever claimed to be God?"When a fly pondering what it is going to hand of power,and the we look at the Gospels,we discover make of an elephanthas comic ele- that Jesusdid indeedclaim to be God, mentsabout it. "The realquestion," he Son of Man who would and He wasclearly understood by those said, "is not what we are to make of comeon the clouds who heard Him to be claiming deity. Christ,but what is He to makeof us?" Jesusas the "I AM." Theohrase "I Nevertheless,throughout the his- of heaven. am" appearsin the Old Testamentin tory of the church many have raised severalplaces, with significantmean- the questions,"Who wasJesus Christ? ing.In Isaiah45:18 "I am" represents $ December1985 ts

I "Jehovah."Frequently the statement identificationon Jesus'part,but an in- saying,"What further needhave we of "I am he" is translated "I am" (Isa. tentionalassertion of the divinename. witnesses?" 4l:4; 43 10;46:4).The expressionwas Evenin the other Gospelsthe sameis Jesuswas tried not for what He had an alternateway of saying,"I am Je- true. WhenJesus says that "many shall done,but for who He was. He could hovah," and means"I am he"; it is a comein my name,saying, I am" (Mark haveavoided His Crucifixion simplyby way of expressingthat He is the only 13:6),can He not meanthe samething? denyingHis deityonce and for all. But God. In Isaiah "I am he" is always Jesusreserves this namefor Himself; insteadHe choseto makeit clear.And spokenby Jehovah.If anyoneelse uses only pretenderswould use it other- insteadof acceptingHis statementon the phrase,it is a faldeand presump- wise.With suchexpressions Jesus un- oath that He was who He claimedto tuous claim to be equal with God. mistakablyclaims to be God. be,the priests used it to executeHim. Theorigin of "I am" maybe traced Jesus as one with the Father. In As Jesuswas baptizedby John in to Exodus3:14, where God saidthat John10:28, Jesus claims in effectto be the Jordan River, a voice out of the His namewas "I am" or "I am that I heavenssaid, "This is my belovedSon, am." By the time of Isaiah it had be- in whomI am well pleased"(Matt. 3:17). come a fixed formula. Jesustold the At the Transfigurationa voice from Jewsin Jerusalem,"If ye believenot heavendeclared to three of the dis- that I am he,ye shall die in your sins" ciples,"This is my belovedSon . . . hear (John8:24). H, couldhave avoided yehim" (Matt.17:5-7). Jesus accepted Often,Jesus gives no predicatefor Crucifixionsimply this announcementfor what it was- the phrase"I arn,"either in the sentence the testimonyof God. This was the or in the context.Most interpretersrec- by denyingHis deity, highest witness given to Jesus'son- ognizethis as a use by Jesusof the But insteadhe chose ship, apart from His self-testimony. tetragrammaton(YHWH or Jehovah), Satanand his demonsused "Son of the personalname of God,for Himself. to makeit clear, God" as their most commondesigna- Whenthe Jewsdeclared that Jesus' tion for Jesus.When Satan came to offer of eternalIife couldnot possibly Jesus,he prefacedhis first two temp- be valid, sinceeven Abraham died and tationswith the phrase,"If thoube the Jesuswas certainly not greaterthan all-powerful.He attributes the same Sonof God" (Matt.4:3-7). Abraham,Jesus immediately disputed kind of omnipotenceto the Father, The demonsalso knew Jesusto be their assumptions."Before Abraham Then,in verse30, Jesusexplains the "the Sonof God"(Mark 3:11-12). They was,"He said," I am" (John8:58). The basisfor this unityof power:"I andmy identifiedHim publicly (Luke 4:41), referenceis unmistakablyto the divine Fatherare one." and Jesusnever denied their testimony. nameof God. Theword translated"one" does not In Mark 5:7-8the demoncalled Jesus Jesusclaimed eternal existence, the referto a singlenessof personbetween the "Son of the most high God." selfcxistencethat belongsto Godalone. Jesusand the Father,but a "unity of Jesus also acceptedthe "Son of Godapplied this samephrase to Him- essence,"an identityof substance.Nor God" title from His disciples.After self(Exod. 3:14). His modeof existence doesit speakof mereunity of purpose; Jesuswalked on the water and the is an eternalpresent without beginning Jesusclaims to be in the Father and wind ceased,the disciplessaid to Him, and without end, and this is Jesus' the Fatherin Him (John17:21). "Of a truth thou art the Son of God" claim for Himself. Weknow that the Jewsunderstood (Matt.14:33), In answerto Jesus'ques- He setsup a doublecontrast with Jesus'claim to deity,because they at- tion, "Who say ye that I am?" Peter Abraham-a contrastof duration and tempted to kill Him for blasphemy responded,"Thou art the Christ, the modeof existence."Abraham was"; "I (Johnl0:31). He wasmaking Himself Sonof the IivingGod" (Matt. 16:16-17). am."Abraham "came to be,"came into God(10:33). He did not denyit. Jesusresponded with the words: existence;"I am" eternal."I am" is the Jesusas the Sonof God.At Jesus' "Fleshand blood hath not revealedit claim to an existenceabove history and first trial, the high priest couldget no unto thee,but my Father which is in time, an existence"with God" (see answer from Jesus,so he put Him heaven."Jesus impressed His disciples Johnl:l). It is not thatJesus is greater underoath (Matt. 26:63)and asked Him with the fact of His deitv. and He ac- than Abraham,but that He doesnot directly,"Tell us whetherthou be the ceptedthe title "Sonof God"as being compareat all. The "I am" was not Christ,the Sonof God."And under oath a direct revelationfrom God. usedto compareJesus with Abraham, Jesusresponded, "Thou hast said. . . . Nathanael'sfirst responseto Jesus but was to assertHis deity. Hereafterye shall seethe Sonof man was "Rabbi,thou art the Sonof God" In Johnl3:19, Jesus warns His dis- sittingon the right handof power,and (John 1:49).Jesus accepted this title, ciplesof somethingbefore it happens, comingin the cloudsof heaven"(v.64). and implied that this was only the be- so "that when it is come to pass,ye Not only did Jesusanswer that He was ginningof faith: "BecauseI saidunto' may believethat I am he." Jesushad indeedthe Christ,the Sonof God,He thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, spentseveral years sharing His identity also made definite assertionsof His believestthou? Thou shaltsee greater with the disciples,and this particular divine identity. things'thanthese" (John I:50), Martha demonstration of His omniscience He claimedto be the Sonof God,the saidto Jesus,"I believethat thou art would give them further proof of His onewho would sit at the right handof the Christ,the Sonof God,which should deity and causethem to believeeven power,and the Sonof Manwho would comeinto the world" (Johnl1:27). This more deeply. come on the clouds of heaven.The was apparentlythe kind of faith that WhenJesus is arrested(John 18:5-8) Sanhedrin,the Jewishcourt, caughtall Jesuswas looking for from her; He ac- andHe identifiesHimself by saying,"I three points, and the high priest re- ceptedit asan accuratedescription of am," or "It is I," it is not only self- spondedby tearinghis garmentsand Himself. 16 FundomentolistJournol ift -Jx6W

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Coll Joy or Ronfor help, Joy Cole,Director I Jesusis worshipedas God.The Old shipedHim (Matt.28:17). He responded askedHim to show them GOD;Jesus Testamentforbids worship of anyone by proclaiming His own sovereignty rebukedhim for ignoranceof Himself. but God(Exod. 20:l-4; Deut. 5:6-9). Men and authority. What Philip askedrevealed his ignor- werenot to acceptworship (Acts 14:15) Contrast these actions of Christ anceof what he saw-God Himself. and even angelsrefused to be wor- with the actionsof someof the apostles. Jesusclaimed the authority to for- shiped(Rev. 22:8-9). Yet Jesusreceived Peterrefused to be worshipedby Cor- givesins (Matt.9:2-7). The Jews recog- worshipon variousoccasions without nelius (Acts 10:25-26),and Paul and nized that only God can forgive sins rebuking His worshipers. Barnabasrefused to be worshipedby (Mark 2:7),and certainly no one can When Jesuswalked on the water, the peopleof Lystra (Acts14:15-18). forsivesins committed asainst God ex- thosewho "were in the ship cameand Theysurely recognized that Jesusalone cep't God Himself. So ihey accused worshippedhim" (Matt.14:33). When is God and worthy of worship. Jesusof blasphemingwhen He saidto a recentlyhealed man was castout of the paralytic, "Thy sins be forgiven the temple,Jesus found him andintro- thee." The subsequenthealing of the ducedHimself as the Sonof Man.The paralyticserved to proveHis authority. man immediately"worshipped him" Jesuseven claimed to be sinless (John9:38). In effectJesus was saying J esusplaced Himself (John8:46). His attitudewas, "You, to to the excommunicatedman, "If they whom I am talking,are all sinners," will not Iet you worship God in the by the side of the Father andHe neverremotely suggested that temple, worship Him in Me here on and the Spirit this samething could be said against this city pavement." Him. Repentanceis neverseen in the Whenthe resurrectedJesus showed as constitutingone God, life of Jesus.He nevercried a tear of Himselfto thewomen who cameto the penitence,never cried for forgiveness, tomb, they "held him by the feet,and and neveradmitted a fault. Even His worshippedhim" (Matt. 28:9).Jesus prayersasserted His sinlessness. had usedthe sameterm whenhe told Jesus as equal with God. Jesus Did Jesusclaim to be God?Jesus Satan,"It is written, Thou shalt wor- claimedto be eaualwith Godwhen He wasnever regarded as simply a moral ship the Lord thy God,and him only said,"For the Sonof manis Lord even teacher.C. S. Lewis wrote that "He did shaltthou serve" (Matt.4:10). When the of the sabbathday" (Matt.l2:8). God not producethat effect on any of the discipleslater met Christon the moun- createdthe Sabbath;only Godis Lord peoplewho actually met Him. He pro- tain in Galilee,thev immediatelywor- of the Sabbath. ducedmainly threeeffects-Hatred- Jesusclaimed that His own words Terror-Adoration." The consistent wereeternal:'"My words shall not pass reactionof the Jewishleaders was to away"(Matt. 24:35; see Isa. 40:8). Jesus chargeJesus with blasphemy,which told the disciplesto baptizethe nations ultimatelyled to His Crucifixion(Mark "in the nameof the Father,and of the 2:6-7;John 5:18; 8:59; 10:31,33; l9:7; Son, and of the Holy Ghost" (Matt. Matt. 26:65;27 :40,43). 28:19).He thusplaced Himself by the If Christdid not claimto becoeoual side of the Father and the Spirit as with God,He thendeliberately allowed tosether with them constitutins the the Jewsto kill Him for what He never oni God,as equal in all respectsio the claimed-to kill Him for a mutualmis- Father and the Spirit. take, which He could have rectified In explainingwhy He healedon the by even once distinctly repudiating Sabbath,Jesus said, "My Fatherwork- His deity. ethhitherto, and I work" (John5:17-18). Jesusaffirmed His deityand equal- This arousedthe Jews'anger for two ity with God,and took for Himselfpre- reasons:Jesus was calling God His rogativesappropriate only to such a own Father, and Jesuswas making position.Jesus accepted and evenen- Himselfequal with God(v.18). Jesus couragedthe titles appropriateonly wantedall to "honourthe Son,even as for God. The reaction of many who they honour the Father" (John5:23). heardHim showsthat theyalso under- Jesushere claimed,even demanded, stoodthat He wasclaiming to be God. the right for worship as God. There is no parallel in other reli- Jesusclaimed, "If ye had known gions.The idea of a greatmoral teacher me, ye shouldhave known my Father sayingwhat Christ said is out of the also" (John8:19). Jesus put faith in question.In light of the fact that the Himself on a level with faith in God, apostlesclearly distinguished between whenHe said,"Believe in God,believe their words and the words of Jesus,the alsoin me" (John14:l). To know Jesus conclusionthat Jesusclaimed to be the We unwrap it fully is to know God. almightyGod Himself is inescapable. On being askedby Philip to show in the January the Father to the disciples,Jesus re- I WayneA. Brindle is assistantpro- issue sponded,"Have I been so long time fessorof biblical studiesat Liberty with you,and yet hastthou not known University,Lynchburg, Virginia. He is me,Philip? He that hath seenme hath a Th.D.candidate at DallasTheological seenthe Father" (John l4:9). Philip Seminary,Dallas, Texas. 18 FundomentolistJournol $ c .9 o c= t!

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t h, Christmas!This festivesea- TheJamestown settlers later made As Jamestownprospered, the En- A sonof merrimentand gratitude friends with the Indians, and John glish settlersbecame known for their I lhas beencelebrated throughout Smith wrote of one Christmasthey hospitalityand Christmas merriment. the world for nearly2,000 years. Surely shared:"The extremewinds, rayne, The pleasure-lovingEnglishmen brought the Christiras tree, carols,Yule logs frost and snowcaused us tokeeo Christ- such customsas the ringing of bells, and turkey dinnershave been with us mas among the savages,*here *e burninga Yulelog, playing games, and sincethe daysof our FoundingFathers. weerenever more merrv. nor fed on singingcarols. Evergreens decorated Right?Wrong. more plenty of good Oysters,Fish, their homesand churches, and candles TheAmerican Christmas has been Flesh,Wild Fowl and goodbread, nor in abundanceshone through the night. shapedby the Puritansand Pilgrims, ThePuritan settlements,however, Italians,Poles, Latins, LutheranGer- frowned on the celebrationof what mans,and Catholic Irish. Christmas to- theyconsidered to be a paganfestival. dayis a crystallizationof miraclesand ThePuritans did not objectto the cele- presents,reindeer and camels,reli- brationof theTide of Christas long as gionand commercialism. How did our that celebrationwas in the proper Christmastraditions evolve? spirit. But the pagancustoms associ- ChristopherColumbus was the first ated with the Tide of Yule included persontoreceive gifts duringtheChrist- stage shows, caroling, gaming, and masseason in America,after his ship other mer4'rnaking.When the Puritans enteredthe port of Bohio on the island Tn rrtrrr,* nrought realizedthat the celebrationsof Christ of Haiti, on December6. Americancolo- barrelsfull of ivy, and Yule had beeninseparably inter- nists first celebratedChristmas here twined,they castout the entireholiday. 150years later. holly, and laurel In order to thoroughlypurify the TheJamestown settlers spent their on the Mayflower, custom, the Puritans planned hard first Christmaswithin sight of their work lor ChristmasDay and passed a homes,having set sail for the New law forbiddingthe celebrationof Christ- World on December19,1606. Although mas. By 1659the GeneralCourt of many of them were ill, CaptainJohn never had better fires in England." Massachusettsfelt it necessaryto enact Smith reported that they "made the Becausethere were no womenin the a law establishinga fine of five shillings best cheerthey could." After arriving colonyduring the early years, and only for thosewho observedChristmas Day. in America,Captain Smith spenthis 20 in 1609,no real Christmascelebra- Theyrepealed the law in 1681,but not first Christmasa captiveof the Indian tionswere held before 1619, when 90 until December8, 1686,was a Christ- chief Powhatan. womenarrived in the settlement. masservice conducted in Bostonunder $ December1985 19

I legal sanction.For many, Christmas as a token of fellowship.Before the ing of the Onewho is the Light of the becamea time of self-denial.No New endof theservice, lighted wax candles World. Englandcollege had a Christmasholi- on large trays were brought into the Churchattendance was an accepted dayin 1847,and Christmas was a work- church and a candle was passedto part of ChristmasDay observances, dayuntil 1856.As lateas 1870schools eachperson to remindhim of the com- and servantswere given the dayoff to held classeson December25. attendservices. Following the service, The atmospherein New England groups of friends would wend their changedgradually, but not until 1856 way to the homesof neighborsand was the day made a legal holiday in sharein traditional Christmasfeasts. Massachusetts.Unlike the Puritans, the Prolongedvisits were popular.It was Pilgrims,who had livedin Hollandbe- alsoan idealtime for weddings.George fore comingto the NewWorld, caught Washingtonmarried the widow Martha the spirit of Christmasand brought Curtison Twelfth Night, January6, in barrelsfull of ivy, holly, and laurel on 1759,and ThomasJefferson married the Mayflower. Thesewere used to Martha Skeltonon New Year'sDay in decoratetables and weavewreaths for 1772. the children at Christmastime. Duringthe terrible daysof the war The Dutch settlerswere enthusiastic at Valley Forge,Washington and his in their celebrationof Christmas.In men faced starvation and cold on 1654the City Fathersvoted to "ad- "Tt, family,the story, Christmas.But it has been recorded journ" from December14th to January that a day or so beforeChristmas the 15thfor theholiday season. The gabled the carol,and the gift, stewardwas ableto purchasecabbage, homesof theDutch were trimmed with Thesefour whendivested turnips,and potatoes. There was some evergreensand they celebratedwith meatand fowl, but no eggs,milk, flour, gifts, trees,and feastsof turkey,pud- of their present tea, or coffee.The Christmasdinner ding, and pie. was scanty,but one Washingtonand Moravian householdsin Pennsyl- secularistictrappings his men appreciated. vaniaprepared the traditional Kuem- grveus thepure After the closeof the war in 1783. melbroad,sugar cake, mince pies, and the Washingtonsreturned home to Christmascookies. On ChristmasEve Christianelement Mount Vernonto celebrateChristmas families attendedthe "love feast" at of Christmas." as they had done in earlier days. the church,where a good-sizebun and SantaClaus was not part of a Co- large cup of coffeewere servedto all Ionial Christmas.Gifts were limited 20 FundomentolistJournol $

I Georgeand Martha Washington enjoyedChrisfrnas in the Virginia tradition. Washington'sChristmas list for Martha'schildren is interesting: For MasterCurtis, eight yearsold: A small Bible neatly bound in Turkey and John Parke Curtis wrote in gilt letters on the inside of the cover A neat small prayer book as above For Miss Curtis, six yearsold: Onefashionably dressed doll to cost a guinea Onedoll at five shillings A box of gingerbreadtoys and sugar imagesand comfits A neat small Bible bound in Turkey andMartha ParkeCurtis wrote in the inside in gilt letters A small prayer book neat and in the samemanner

to tokensof appreciationto servants trees,do not missthe centralelements on the day after Christmas-Saint of theTide of Christ.ln 1949John Tate Stephen'sDay-and occasionalpres- wrote,"The family, the story, the carol entsfor children on New Year'sDay. and the gift. Thesefour whendivested Volleysof musketfire and cannon of their presentsecularistic trappings werecommon during the holidaysea- give us the pure Christianelement of Washingtonneverlost sight of the sonin Jamestownand Williamsburg; Christmas.I do believethat quite a real meaningof Christmasthrough this practice evolved into shooting casecan be madefor a thoroughlyen- the merriment and entertainment. firecrackerson Christmas Eve and joyableChristmas with everywhit as In a bookhe had copiedthe follow- Christmasmorning. much spirit andcolor using only these lng poem: Thefirst Christmastrees in America four ingredients." were found in the GermanMoravian Take those four ingredients,add Assistme, Muse divine! to Sing church'scommunal settlement at Beth- whatevertraditions you pleasefrom the Morn, lehem,Pennsylvania, in 1747.These our rich heritage,and enjoy the season On which the Saviourof Man- werenot real evergreentrees, but the to its fullest. T kind was born; Europeanstyle of woodenpyramids But oh! what Numbers to coveredwith evergreenboughs. The the Themecan rise? trees were decoratedwith popcorn Unless kind Angels aid me chains,gilded nuts, frosted cookies, from the Skies! paper dolls, ribbons, berries, straw- Methinks I see the tunefull berries, peaches,and other fruits. Host descend, Smallcandles in gildedegg cups shone And with officious Joy the in the quiet darkness. Sceneattend! Not everyonewas thrilled with this Hark, by their Hymns di- new innovation.In 1883a New York Eurrgrrrn, decorated rected on the Road, Timeseditor criticized the tree,calling their homes and Thb GladsomeShepherds find it "a rootless and lifeless corpse- the nascentGod! neverworthy of the day." He predicted churches,and candles And view the Infant conscious that the Christmastree would fadein of his Birth, popularity in abundanceshone while the more traditional Smilingbespeak Salvation to Christmasstocking would endure. the Earth! No matter how you feelabout Santa Claus,commercialism, and Christmas

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In the spirit of sharing,we bringyou threespecial Christmases remembered by membersof the Fundamentalist Journal staff and told to GlennaFields. Thesetrue storiesexpress the warm family love that is the essenceof our celebrationof theBirth of the Saviour.

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Tl illy and I peered into the "Robbie! Look!" Billy exclaimed. K. holidav window of the de- "Mom would love this necklace!" t -, oartment store. The excite- ,Aftr, muclrassarance "Yeah, and look at this neat pen I ment of t"^"ing the beautiful Christmas that we wouldnot miss found for Dad," I added. lights and snow etchedaround the win- Digging into my jeans pocket, I dowpane was heightened by our hauinggifts, Mom and found our gift money and paid the mutually shared secret. Dad agreedto usetheir clerk. Tucking our precious gifts under This Christmas Eve was different our jackets, we ran home. Sleep from any we had experienced before. Iittle bit of money escapedus that night, and we were up A few weeks earlier, Mom and Dad had for a needyfamily. at dawn to put the packagesunder the sat down with us and painfully ex- tree. plained how the year had been es- That Christmas was the best of all. pecially tough for Dad. There was very The tree was not laden with packages- little money. Dad agreed to use their little bit of there were only four-the two blue wool "Well, I guesswe can still count our money for that needy family. I could caps Mom had made for us, and the blessings,"Mom explained."Our best tell, though, that not having money to necklaceand pen. But the surprise on friends, the Holsons, are having a spend on us kids was bothering them. our parents' faces as they opened the harder time financially than we are." Mom didn't know it, but I had seenher unexpected gifts could not have been "Why don't we give the Holsons a sitting up at night knitting caps. I was more radiant if the room had been special Christmas?" chimed in Billy, sure they were for Billy and me. filled with presents.The joy we shared my younger brother. "Robbie and I Now it was our turn. We had taken that day taught us why it is more don't need any presents.Besides, we the money from our Christmas cards, blessedto give than to receive. always get money in otrr cards from and Mom was letting us "go shopping Oh, we did receive-two beautiful, our aunts and uncles." for ourselves." She seemed a little hand-knitted caps from loving parents After much assurance that we easedthat at leastwe would have a few who had the wisdom to allow us to would rather give the Holsons a good gifts for Christmas.But Billy and I had Iearn the true spirit of Christmas. Christmas,and that we would not miss a better idea. Inside the store we Into our hearts that day a Child was having gifts for Christmas, Mom and checked out every item. truly born. 22 FundomentolistJournol $ l'..

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usk wasapproaching as the dropping in silent softness,covering the Uncles and aunts passedout piles of first featheryflakes of snow once-greenearth and bringing a glow to presents, The living room was sud- began sifting their way the aging afternoon. I grabbed a coat denly waist high in wrapping paper. through the naked branches of the and gloves and bounded outside to But as exciting as the gifts were, maple trees."Hey, Mom! It's snowingl" catch the flakes on my arm and hand. something more enchantingbeckoned. I yelled on my way out the door. I hoped The intricately beautiful snowflakes fell Like a child-snatcher, the snow it would be a "real snow," transforming in nonrepeatingpatterns onto the dark magnetically drew my cousins and me the bland winter landscapeinto a white, fabric of my winter attire. I was awed outside. The boys flung fireworks and ribbon-smooth wonderland. by their beauty. My young heart sparklers into the flake-filled air while Back inside, I pressed my nose wondered how anyone could deny the the rest of us went hopping through the against the cold window. Oh, how I God of such complex handiwork. snow, making deep tracks where no one hoped-and evenwhispered a childish By the time we started for Grand- else had traveled. Down the hill and prayer-that this Christmas Eve would ma's house, the road was thickly through the neighborhoodwe scurried, bring piles and piles of snow to play covered with snow. Relatives from four stopping where the snow was especially in when my cousinswere gatheredat generations came to Grandma's door, smooth to lie flat on our backs,fanning Grandma's house tonight. The snow- their arms loaded with gifts and food. our arrns and legs to make "snow angel" covered ground relieved my young They good-humoredlyjoked about get- pictures. I wished the dream-come- mind as I pondered the possibility of ting stuck at Grandma'sif the snow did true evening would never end. But Santa Claus and the problems he might not quit. With spirits high, they stomped soon the relatives packed one by one have landing his sleigh on the roof. the snow from their feet and shook the into their snow-coveredcars and dis- Mom worked like an elf in her melting crystals from their hair. appeared into the wintry evening. fragrant kitchen preparing special Christmas Eve dinner was soon I do not recall what nresentsI re- dishes to take to Grandma's. The ready. Extra-tall blue candlessparkled ceived lor Christmas.but indeliblv pungentsmells of pies and cakeswere in the center of the overburdened table. etched in my memory is a perfeCt not what lured me from my seat at the A huge ham and fat turkey presided ChristmasEve when God overlaid my window where I had beennearly count- over the bowls and platters of accom- world with the beautv of snow and a ing the flakes in my anxiousness.In- panying dishes and desserts. Finally house full of loving family. I could not creasingly large, downy crystals were everyonefiltered into the living room. have asked for more.

S December1985 23 hentwo big Christmaswish old boy would make.But sensingthat wasthere any suspicion of what would books cameto our house, our familywas in an unusualsituation, happenthe next day. my first reaction was to I pretendedthe wish books really didn't Christmasmorning arrived and with grab them, flip to the toy sections,and interestme. it an unexpectedvan in front of our make the customary Iong list any 8-year- Dadhad barely recuperated from a door. Lookingout the living room win- life-threateningillness and 63 days in dow,I wasshocked to seeSanta Claus the hospitalwhen my little brother step out with a bag of gifts on his Tim contractedstaphylococcal pneu- monia.Mom saidthat nothingshort of a miracle brought Tim through his ordeal. Just after ThanksgivingTim Tn, mostprecious gift arrivedhome from thehospital, after a six-weekstruggle for his life. My other wasbeing together, and brother,sister, and I wereso happyto put havehim homeagain. I had seenthe hauingfriends who worried lookson Mom'sand Dad's faces Ioveinto motion. and noticed Mom's exhaustionfrom spendingseemingly endless days in the hospitalbesidehim. With Tim at home shoulder.There must be somemistake. again, looking through the Christmas He was probablygoing next door. wish booksdid not seemas imnortant My heart leaped as this Santa as taking turns reading to Tim and knockedon our door andentered with doingthe thingswe thoughtwould help his heavysack. As he handed each of us makehim strongagain. gifts, I could hardly believeI wasn't AlthoughI did not fully comprehend dreaming.That I didn't get the exact, the financial burden Mom and Dad few things I had requestedfrom the facedwith the enormousmedical bills wish book really didn't matter.Seeing and lossof incomeduring Dad's long ill- the expressedlove of people(including rress,the situationbecame evident as "Santa")helping a family in distress neighbors,church members, and com- filled my heartwith a depthof gratitude munity organizationsbrought food to that I had never before experienced. When we unwrap us. Not wanting to further trouble my The most preciousgif t we all one of indepen- parents, I asked for very little for sharedwas being together, seeing our Christmas. sick ones well again, and having dent Baptist's Wedecorated our Christmastree, lis- friends who put love into motion. I greatest offers tenedto carols,and enjoyed the goodies truly found that the bestgifts in life yet. the neighborsbrought. But the anticipa- cannotbe selectedfrom a wish book. tion of the thrill of openingpresents was They come from the abundanceof not askeen that ChristmasEve. Neither God'slove. I 24 FundomentolistJournol $ ffi

forms of music.Handel had reachedthe samemusic would later causethe king lowestooint in his life.But Sir Newman of Ensland to rise from his seat and Flower, a biographer, said, "Handel standln awe during its performance. ever sangthe sweeterin suffering.He Handel finished the Messiah on by Deidra Duncan reachedthe heart of the world when September14,1741, writing it in the the world was againsthim." amazingtime of just a little over three f, t the premiere o[ the Messiah Emotionally drained,with nowhere weeks.He laid the comoletedscore in A on April 13, 1742,rhe demand to turn, Handel closetedhimself in his a deskdrawer where ii remainedun- 4 lfor tickets was so great that rooms on Brook Street in London on touched for nearly two months.Handel men were asked not to wear their August 22, 1741.He would not come made few referencesto it during that swords and ladies were asked not ttl out for 23 days.He beganto compose time exceptto confideto his physician, wear hoops in their skirts. This en- music feverishly.He wrote constantly. "I think God has visited me." abled an additional 100 persons to He would not sleep nor eat. His ser- Handel knew he would not have crorvd into the New Music Hall in vants looked in on him from tine to successwith his new compositionin Dublin, Ireland. The concert was a time. seriouslvworried that the master England, just as he had never been benefitpcrl'ormance, and the proceeds o[ the househad goneinsane. very successfulwith his other works. allowed 142men to be releasedfrom Thcy would find him slouchedover But this tirne, the opposition would debtor'sprison. Such was the gener- his harpsichord,penning notes rapidly come not from the public, but from the osity of George Frideric Handel. on paper with tears in his eyesas the English Protestantclergy. They believed He had known povertyand distress. music for sometender passage poured that somethingas sacredas theMessiah In a desperate situation thzrt would out of him onto the pages.He was a shouldbe performedonly in a church. havecaused most peoplcto rctire from Handel believed otherwise. He public life, Handel pennedhis greatest wanted his new compositionperformed composition.He was 56 years old, in the concerthalls and theaterswhere financiallvstrained. and his music was everyonecould hear it. Why? Perhaps out of oublic favor. besorry Handel,himself a man of deeppersonal Handcl hacl never been very suc- "f should religion,reasoned that the very people cessful as a composer in England. if I onlv entertained who neededto hear his work the most Fickle English musical taste shifted would not go to a church to listen to with nerv fads and Handel rvas often them;I wishedto make it. Racketeers,prostitutes, derelicts, out of favor with either the king or the them better." and gadaboutsremained shunnedby Prince of Wales.As a result, he never churchgoers,but they did frequent the mademuch moneyfrom his work. The playhouses. money he did make ner,erseemed to Perhapseven then Handel sensed stalr with him, due to his passionfor the deepemotional effect his composi- helping the lessfortunate. He contrib- man with a mission,blessed with dition would have on the masses for uted regularly to ser,eral charities vine inspiration. years to come. Years later, he would around London, among them a hospital He was writing the Messiah. remark to a friend after a performance for homelessand abusedchildren. At one point, after penning the of the Messicft,"I should be sorry if I Thus Handel found himseli a com- "Halleluiah Chorus." a servant found only entertained them; I wished to poser with neither money nor an au- him sitting over the finished piece, make them better." dience. The little following he had staring straight aheadas if startledby Modern-dayhistorians have specu- managed to acquire over the years a vision."I did think," he said to the lated as to the fate of this monumental finally succumbed to the fads of the servant as the tears came rolling down work had it not beenfor a requestfrom day,as other composers were writing his cheeks,"I did seeall heavenbefore the Lord Lieutenant of Dublin asking more lighthearted and entertaining me, and the great God Himself." That Handel to come and give a benefit per- $ December1985 25 He becamean instant success.He was hailed as a genius.Returning to Londonsometime later Handelfound that the city that had scoffedhim now had to accepthim asone of the greatest composersof all time. Handelfound his twilight yearsto be the mostproductive of his life ashe went on to write other greatcomposi- tions. But none ever surpassedthe Messiah,which he was calledupon to do year after year by crowds of admirers,often for charity. Evenafter going blind in 1753at the ageof 68,Handel refusedto concedethat his careerwas over. He frequently gaveorgan concerts and conductedthe Messiahuntil his last days. During a performanceof this his greatestwork on April 6, 1759,Handel becamefaint. He managedto recover enoughto finish the strenuousper- formance,only to collapseduring the final applause.He neverrecovered. "I shouldlike to dieon GoodFriday," was his last request.He died only a few hours later in the early Saturdaymorn- ing hoursof the Easterweekend, 1759, at the ageof 74. Appropriately,the man who cared somuch about the destitutedurins his lifetimewas the sameman who wiote, evenin the lowest depthsof despair, the greatestmusic everwritten about the Saviourof all mankind.Today over Handel'sgrave in WestminsterAbbey standsa statueof him at his harpsichord, penningthe Messiah.The score

f n thelowest depths of despair,he wrote the greatestmusic ever written about the Saviourof all mankind.

formance for some charities there. outsidehrs lodging to catcha glimpse is openat the inspiring words, "I know Thanks in part to his weaknessfor of him. Theyawaited the premiereof that my Redeemerliveth." charitiesand his dissatisfactionwith the work with exhilaratinganticipation. Handel'sgreat contribution to his- London,Handel whisked his newcom- TheMessiah was performed for the tory liesin the popularityof the Messiah position out of the desk drawer and first time in the FishambleStreet Music itself.Year after year,throughout the hurriedly headedfor Ireland. Hall in Dublin to a crowd of 700.Sev- world, peopleflock to hear it. They Dublin was to be his salvation.He eral hundredstood outside the packed may not be ableto reada noteof music. arrived there in November to find hall,straining to hearthe musiiinside. They may hear very little classical everyonetalking aboutthis new com- Handel himself playedthe organ for musicin their lifetimes.But theywant position depicting the life of Christ, the concert,with a small orchestra, to hear, they demand to hear, the rumored to be possibly one of the two cathedralchoirs, and four of the Messiah.Bewildered musicians and greatestever written. Crowdsgathered most famoussoloists of the day. puzzled conductors continue to ask, 26 FundomentolistJournol $ "Why is this one compositionso popular with so many peopleyear after year?" The answer lies in the Messiah itself.In writing it, Handeltook Scrip- ture-to manypeople still merewords on a page-and put thosewords in a languageany person can understand- the languageof music.In doingso he gavethose words intensity and feeling andemotions we might not experience otherwise. This year millions will hear the greatestcomposition ever written aboutthe greatestMan who ever lived. Theywill hear thosewords leapfrom the pagesas they experiencethe emo- tionsHandel gave the Scripturesnearly 250years ago. They will smileand sigh, be touchedand inspired, and perhaps evenbe movedto tearsas they hear thosewords sung and ponder the mes- sageof the Christ child and the hope of Christin their lives.

Worthy is the Lambthat was slain, and hath redeemedus to God by his blood, to receive power,and riches,and wisdom, and strength,and honour, and glory,and blessing. Blessing and

honour,glory and power be unto ': DENNIS :'l f\ him, that sitteth upon the throne, : lI rh @LANI,T and unto the Lamb forever. .,1, EDNED itl Hffi rr1|u;i shepherd:and he shall gatherthe tl lambswith his arms, and carry dl them in his bosom,and gently I lead thosethat are with young. I Comeunto him all ye that labour, ! and he will give you rest. Take {, his yoke upon you, and learn of iV him; for he is meekand lowly of heart:and ye shallfind rest unto your souls. /, z5 And the glory, the glory of the 4 ,-* (\ Lord shall be revealed,and all fleshshall seeit togetherfor the mouth of the Lord hath snokenit.

of letters,it is this side-Schaeffer's Whether they have read those Millions came to know Francis compassionatecare for the needsof words 500 times or neveronened a Schaefferthrough his books, and others-that shinesthrough so clearly. Bible. whether thev haveheard the were deeply influenced by his un- Letters of Francis A. Schaeffer music all their livei or are listenins heartfelt responsesabout to the Messlah for the first time, the! compromising commitment to Chris- includeshis will never be quite the same again. tian truth. But the personalside of intimateproblems oI marriage.sex- This is the miraclethat is theMessiah. his ministry was perhapseven more ual relations, sin in one's life, true "Hallelujah!" significant.Here, in this collection spirituality, and other concerns.A I DeidraDuncan is a sraduateof the remarkablecollection offering prac- Blair Schoolof Music, Vanderbilt $15.95 cloth tical, personalhelp to all who read it. University,Nashville, Tennessee. Letters of Francis A. Schaeffer Spiritual Reality in the Personal Christian Life LaneT. Dennis, ed. A DIVISIONOF GOODNEWS PUBLISHERS L At your Christian bookstore, or order tiom: WESTCHESTER.Itt NOIS601 53 28 FundomentqlistJournol $ by AngelaElwell Hunt

s our children go to bed this ChristmasEve in restlessexDec- tationof the goodiesthat will appear the next morning under the twinkling tree, as Americanfamilies gatherto shareloving embraces,sing Yuletidecarols, and feastaround tables Iadenwith holidayfavorites, what will Christmasbe like for the rest of the world? In Honduras,40 villages of Miskito Indians will celebratein a different way. The Miskitosare exiles,driven from their homesin Nicaraguaby the CommunistSandinistas. The Miskitos in Hondurasare fortunate. The Sandi nistaskilled scoreswho did not escape from Nicaragua,burying some alive and ruthlesslymurdering preg- nant women. The Miskitos who live freely in tribesin Hondurasare Indian/British descendants.They are a proud people with a uniquesense of orderlinessand a strongfaith in their EvangelicalProt- estantreligion. They are poorbecause mostfled their smallfarms in the dark of night with only their children in their arms.Some swam the treacherous CocoRiver to escapeinto Honduras, but too many were pickedoff as easy targetsby Sandinistasnipers. Thenumber of MiskitoIndians is dwindling.The race is nearlyextinct. Malnutritionis rampant.Babies die becausetheir mothers cannot nurse them.Children suffer from distended bellies.Parasites enter their bodies through the solesof their bare feet. Thechildren have no shoes;most have no clothesor only a few rags. But the Miskitos have kent their pride.John Baldwin of Friend-sof the Americas,an organizationworking to help the Miskito Indians,reports that wheneverhe distributesdonated food or clothingto the people,they always bring an item to trade. They will not accept somethingfor nothing. As a result,Baldwin has acquireda tiger, monkeys,scrawny chickens, and vari- ousother animals. The council sovern- ing eachtribe decideswho willieceive donatedgoods and what servicethe tribe will perform to "pay" for the gooos.. Friends of the Americashas un- dertaken many projects to help the Miskitos,including construction of a medicalclinic, a nutrition centerfor children, agriculture projects, and animalhusbandry projects. Two schools havebeen established and nearly every $ December1985 29

T .-*1li villagenow hasa cow to providesorely hapsthey will silentlyremember chil- grateful for somethingas simpleas a neededmilk and cheese. dren or family memberswho havedied. goodmeal? Christmaswill not brins an abun- The food brought in now is simply to Friendsof theAmericas, 912 North danceof toysor materialpoJsessions- sustain life until the peoplecan be- FosterDrive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana no turkey dinnersor cupsof steaming comeself-sufficient. Since the landhas 70806,is preparingboxes for Miskito cider. But the Miskito Indiansdo not beenparched for so many years,the Indian children. Boxes may include need physical comforts to celebrate peoplewonder if that time will come any of the following: matches,candles, Christmas.The mothers will sather before it is their turn to die. soap,Band-Aids, toothpaste, a tooth- theirchildren, dress them in theirtat- Forty percentof Ethiopia'speople brush,shampoo, a metalcup, scissors, tered best, and the families will sing are professingChristians, 40 percent vitamins,a big spoon,a tube of anti- asthey walk throughthe villageto the are Muslim, 15 percentare animists septic,small toys, pencils,buttons, a church.As they do nearlyevery night, (pantheists)and 5 percentclaim other comb,rubber bands,safety pins, socks, the Miskitos will meet in the heat of religions(among these are the black underwear,a poundof dried beansor early eveningto singChristian hymns Jews,many of whomhave been allowed rice, or boullion cubes.FOA will be in the unique Miskito language.The to leavethe country). deliveringboxes to the Miskitos be- children will sit on the dirt floor, the The country is dividednot only by fore Christmas and throughout the adults on rough-hewnbenches. No religion, but by fighting. Civil war New Year. gifts will be exchanged;no one has rageson two fronts.Rebel activity con- To aid the starving in Ethiopia, anything to give. No elaboratemeal tinuesoutside the capitalcity. It will Mary Ann suggestsa monetarydona- will be eaten;the peopleare lucky to probablycontinue through Christmas tion to an existingrelief agency."And have the basic essentialsof salt and Day.The fighting increases and calms, prayer," sheadds, "because it is very plates,and to haveany food at all. No but paysno attentionto the calendar. difficult to improvethe quality of life shiningornaments will adorntrees or Forty-threemillion peoplelive in Ethi- for thesepeople when you are limited huts, but the Miskitoswill be filled ooia.Over half areunder 15. Starvation by a Communistgovernment." with the samewonder and iov at the his claimedso many adults that thou- As we sit around our Christmas Birth of the Christchild, shaied by the sandsof children haveno parentsto treesthis vear.let us taketime to orav^ani entire world. nrovide for them. for the oppressedin Vietnam Mary Ann Williams will spend What canwe do to help othersthis Kampuchea,the homelessin war-torn Christmasin Ethiopia.She is an em- Christmas?Why not takea momentto Lebanon,and the spiritually blind in ployee of World Vision, one of the send a sift to a child who would be countriesthrouehout the world. I manyorganizations bringing food and relief to the thousandsdying from starvation due to drought and famine. Mary is headquarteredin the modern capitalcity of AddisAbabas. Al- I Heardthe Bells on Christmas Day thoughthe Ethiopiansdo not officially celebrateChristmas until Januarv7. Marv'shotel will trv to makeChiist- mas"alittle more comfortablefor the many Westerners who are staying I heard the bells on Christmasday there.A nondescriptChristmas tree, play, actuallya smallbush, will be brought Theirold familiarcarols in and sparselydecorated. The hotel Andwild andsweet the words repeat managementwill useall its resources to providea turkevand sweet Dotatoes Of peaceon earth,good will to men. foi Christmasdinner. Someconcerned people from the And in despairI bowedmy head: UnitedStates or Australiamay send a Christmaspackage for the workers. "Thereis no peaceon earth,"I said, Lastyear each worker receiveda little "For box of luxuries such as potato chips, hate is strong,and mocksthe song a chocolatebar, and a thin slice of Of peaceon earth,good will to men." fruitcake. A man in the hotel with white hair and a beardwill play Santa Claus;perhaps the hotel will provide Thenpealed the bellsmore loud and deep: coloredeggs for decoration. "God is not dead,nor doth He sleep; The weather will be sunny and mild-much Iike SouthernCalifornia, The wrong shall fail, the right prevail, accordingto Mary Ann. But the sun peace goodwill merl." that shinesso prettily on the city also With on earth, to bears down pitilessly on the hungry villagers,who walk miles in their weak- Henry WadsworthLongfellow penned these words on Christmas nessto reachnutrition centers. Day, 1863-at the height of the bloody AmericanCivil War. People in remote areas will not celebrateChristmas with sifts. Per- S December1985 3l

I missionaryof the faith.Paul was grateful for his conversionand for the ministry God had givenhim. The driving forcethat keptPaul going was a thank- PRESSUREful devotionto duty. This thankful devotionto duty will helpyou through the responsi- bilitiesthat Godhas laid uoon or Promisgs? bvray E Adams j: you-whatever they may be. I As a providerfor your family, ..1as a spouse, a parent, or a i,t Christian citizen, you do not

flaul was a man under pressure. man perish,yet FIn 2 Corinthians 6:4-10 and the inwardman I ll:23-28he listed someof these is renewedday pressuresfor us:afflictions, imprison- by day." ment, labors, fastings,beatings, ship- What kept a', wrecks, journeys, and robbers-enor- Paul going?He lt,; ::".. mous pressures! How did Paul cope wasimpelled to .t{t, I.i are ls glvlng you an oppor- pressure with and at the sametime ac- gcl on, through t:; :1 tunity to demonstrate your complish mighty things for the cause trialsand perse- w ..j grateful devotion to Him. of Christ? Interestingly, we find that cutions,because .e, j There is no more reason ,'r 'l Paul was able to deal with Dressure hehad "this min- for a housewife, harried and becauseof the things he wanied to ac- istry."There was harassedby preschoolers,to complish for God.Why was he able to a twofold mo- leaveher family and "take a handle intense pressureswhen many tive for his per- Chr:istianstoday cannot? Since there sistence.First, is no way to escapepressure, how can we, like Paul. Iearn to deal with it? Some say that pressurescause depression,"nervous breakdowns,"and other ailments.That is too simplistic. People who maintain such views see God called him breakdowns and depressionfollowing to his ministry. hard on the heels of a period of pres- He knew that the sure, but this does not have to be the responsibilities result. Paul wrote, "We are troubled placedupon him I on every side, yet not distressed;we by God had not H are perplexed, but not in despair" beenremoved. And il (2 Cor. 4:8). althoughverse l6 $ Pressure does not have to equal indicatesthat his A serious problems. As Paul suggests, work for Christ t some people are crushed and give up was literally kill- in despair, but others are not debili- ing him, Paul still tated and do not quit. Clearly, Paul's felt obligated to experiencesshow that depressionand continue to preach breakdowns are not the inevitable con- Christ at every op- sequenceor pressure-even enormous portunity. Second, pressure. he was in the min- What makes the difference?How istry because of the did Paul avoid the traps of despair and goodnessand grace of depression?The Holy Spirit guided God.Paul was not chosen him to reveal the answer in 2 Corin- because of any virtue or thians 4:1,16:"Therefore, seeing we great ability. God, in unbe- have this ministrv, as we have received lievable grace, had changed mercy, we faint not [literally, "do not Saul, the greatest persecutor give up"J . . . but though our outward of the faith, into Paui, the great

32 FundomentolistJournol S vacation"from her responsibilitiesat Now,as a Christian,through pride grateful becauseyou helpedthem see the local mental institution than there or ambition,you can take more on your- that by following their God-givenre- was for Paul to turn around when the self thanGod intended. Grudging atti- sponsibilities,in His way and in His going got rough. Sheshould be thank- tudescan turn pressureinto a galling strength,they can enjoy an "abundant ful for her responsibilities-eventhose yoke of stressthat your body cannot entrance"rather than enteringheaven little onesunderfoot-graciously given endure.You canworrv and fret about savedbut, "so as by fire." by God. imaginedout- Whenyou feel you cannotstand the Why shoulda pastorcom- comesrather pressureany longer,that you cannot plain about "burnout"-that than leaving goon, you needto do two things.First, new disorderinvented by psy- your prob- you must carefully determine that chologiststo provideanother lems in God's each responsibilityyou have under- reason for people to shirk hands. You takenis rightfullyyours before God. If can attempt not, you must removethe responsibility to carry out in a practical way. Second,if the re- your respon- sponsibilitiesare indeedyours, you sibilities in should rememberPaul's formula: "I your own will not giveup, but I will persevere, strength- no matter how I feel, out of grateful and fail. But devotionto Godfor all His tendermer- whenyou rely ciestoward me." Thereis a big differ- their responsibilitiesand fre- on Godto give encebetween "I can't" and"It will be quentpsychologists' offices ? you responsi- hard to." But a goodsoldier of Christ "Burnout" is just another bilities, and is calledto dohard things (2 Tim. 2:3). way of saying, "Pressures on His helpto If you do not properly deal with havemounted and I want to fulfill them, pressure,through relianceon God,you get out from under for a you will not mayhave to dealwith stress-the result while." No Christianwho is fail in your of handlingpressure in thewrong way. calledto legitimatetasks by duty. We do If stresscontinues over a longperiod, Godneeds to be "crushed"by not have to your body may becomeincapable of pressuresor give up in de- cave in under performingas it should.Stress often spair.Your innerperson can pressure. hasto do with your attitudes:worry, be reneweddaily, even under If you do bitterness,fear, and so forth. pressure,as Paul'swas. give in to your If, in spiteof your feelings,you follow your responsibilitiesbefore God

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feelings,you will giveup on your re- and call upon Him for graceto help in sponsibilities.Cer- time of need,these negative attitudes tainly Pauldid not will soon pass.Never give in to nega- feellike continuing tive feelingswhen the pressure is on. after being beaten If you meet your God-givenresponsi- with rods,scourged bilities with perseveranceand assume with a whip, left in them out of gratitude to Him, you can a pile of stonesfor successfullyhandle pressure. dead,or upon hearing that another churchhad fallen to the seductiveteach- ins of theJudaizers. He wanted to quit. I JayE. Adams,author of Competent Do you believe that to Counsel,is founder of Christian the [.ord's agony in Geth- Counselingand EducationalFounda- semane showed that He tion,Laverock, Pennsylvania, and dean felt like going to the Cross? of their Instituteof PastoralStudies. Clearly,the oppositewas true, He is directorof advancedstudies at but He went. and we can be WestminsterTheological Seminary, eternally grateful that He did. Escondido,California, and holds a Some people will be eternally Ph.D.from theUniversity of Missouri. $ December1985 33 Photo bv Cathv Watson Forgettingthat specialsomeone at Christmaswould be un-hear-ahle!

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The Teochingsof Jesus by Edward Dobson

hus far in our serieswe have seemsto givedirections that supersede concentratedon the OIdTesta- the Old Testamentteachings. But that ment teachingsabout divorce. is rrot the case. Now we will look at what the New In a carefulstudy of Matthew5, we Testamentsays about divorce. find that Jesus says, "It hath been In Luke 16:18we find the general said" and "I say unto you" six times. teachingof Jesusthat presentsGod's Jesustold the peoplethat hehad come ideal: one man, one woman, for one not to do away with the Law, but to lifetime.Jesus said, "Whosoever putteth fulfill it. When He gavethe example, awayhis wife, and marrieth another, "Ye have heard that it was said by committethadultery: and whosoever themof old time,Thou shaltnot kill," marrieth her that is put awayfrom her He counteredwith, "But I say unto husbandcommitteth adultery," you,That whosoever is angrywith his In this verse,as in Mark l0:ll-12, brother without a causeshall be in there are no exceptionsthat allow danger of the judgment." Did His divorce.Jesus made a clearstatement: counterstatementimply that the com- If you divorce your wife and marry for adulterywas death.In ExodusGod mandment"Thou shalt not kill" was another,you havecommitted adultery. gavethe overallteaching, "Thou shalt no longerrelevant? No-He wasshow- Someuse theseverses to suggest not kill." In otherpassages He cited the ing the intent and purposeof that com- that Jesusis teachingthat thereare no exceptions. mandment.He was saying,"I want to exceptions,no biblical grounds for Mark l0:11-12teaches an interesting remind you that the Old Testament divorce. But we cannot accept only principle. Divorcecan originatewith saysyou shall not kill, but the under- those verses and ignore the other either partner. The Old Testament lying meaningis that you are not to passagesof Scripture where Jesus teachingsdealt specificallywith the hate your brother." dealt with the issue.When we study manwho deliveredthe bill of divorce- In verses31 and 32 Jesusused the the Scriptures,we must compareall ment to his wife. Could a woman samemethod. He wasnot doingaway passageson a particular subject,doc- divorcea man? Yes.In Mark 10:11 with the Old Testdmentteachinsi about trine, or teaching.In Luke l6 and Mark Jesuswarns the man aboutdivorcing divorce.He wasemphasizing ihe lack 10,Jesus is givingthe ideal.In Matthew his wife.Mark 10:12warns the woman of commitmentto marriage.The Phari- 19 He givesthe exception. who divorcesher husband. sees argued and debated over the This is not unusualin Scripture.In Most commentatorssuggest that in specifictechnical grounds for divorce Exodus20 God says,"Thou shalt not Matthew 19Jesus closed the door on without realizingthe real issue. kill." That is a clear-cut,absolute state- the Old Testamentdivorce teaching Liberty Universityhas a dresscode ment.But there were exceptions.For and gavea new setof principlesregard- that requiresmen to wear a shirt and example,the Old Testamentpenalty ing divorce. In Matthew 5:32 Jesus tie to class.That is the law, but you $ December1985 35

I ought to seethe way peopleconform back to the Gardenof Edenand impose to it. I haveseen guys in T-shirtswith God'sideal on everyonein our society a tie on, which technicallymeets the haveforgotten that we are still living basicrequirements of the law. I have in a sinful world. Whenwe take a strin- seen plaid wool shirts and striped gentview on the subjectof divorceand ties-that attire meetsthe letter of the remarriagewe fail to recognizethe sin- law. But thoseoutfits miss the intent fulnessof the societyaround us. andpurpose of the law, which is to be Two crucial issuesare addressedin neat and properly attired in clothing verse9: the basisfor divorceand the that looks pleasantlycoordinated. basisof remarriage.Jesus said, "Who- That is what the Phariseeswere soevershall put awayhis wife, except doing.They were too wrappedup with it be for fornication,and shall marry the legaldetails of the law andmissed another, committeth adultery: and out on the real issueof marriage. whosomarrieth her which is put awav Thefocal Scrioture on divorceand dothcommit adultery." This verse hai remarriageis found in Matthew 19. beeninterpreted in threebasic views. ThePharisees came to Jesustempting The engagementview holds that him andasking, "Is it lawful for a man the word "fornication"-the Greek to put awayhis wife for everycause?" word porneia-refers specificallyto TheJews were dividedinto two schools Christ answeredby remindingthe premarital sex. In New Testament of thought on divorce.The schoolof Phariseesof the commitmentof mar- timesmarriage actually began with the Shamai believedthat the only legal riage.He pointedout that God estab- engagementcovenant, When the engage- groundsfor divorcewas adultery. The lished marriageto bring two people ment was madepublic, those people schoolof Hillel believedthat anything togetherinto one flesh: they were to werelegally married, though the mar- was groundsfor divorce-a wife who becomeone person, one mind, one riage was not finalizeduntil 12 to 15 talked too loudly or burned supper. heart. God also intendedfor them to monthslater. The engagementtheory The Phariseesasked Jesus a very be secure."What thereforeGod hath suggeststhat the only grounds for specificquestion: Is it lawful for a man joined together,let not rnanput asun- divorce is unfaithfulnessduring the to divorce his wife for every cause? der," Jesuswas saying, "You areargu- engagementperiod. After the coupleis Jesuswas addressing the loose,liberal ing overthe causesof divorce,but you married,there are no biblical grounds internretationof the schoolof Hillel. have missedGod's original plan and for divorce,according to the engage- will for marriage." mentview, In verses7 and 8, the Pharisees This theory is difficult to accept brought up the concessionof Moses, becausethe w or d p orneia, althoughit and Jesusanswered that divorcewas does refer in some passagesto pre- allowedbecause of the "hardnessof marital sex,refers throughoutScripture your hearts." to illicit sexualrelationships in general. Notice that divorcewas not com- In this passage,Jesus is not dealing mandedby Moses.Divorce was "suf- with engagementat all. He is discussing fered." Mosespermitted or tolerated marriage.He alsoquotes from the Old divorce.He did not sanctionand ao- Testament,Genesis 2 and Deuteronomy prove it. Many peopleclaim to get a 24, and both of those passagesdeal divorcebecause "the Lord told me to with marriage,not engagement. do it," but thereis no biblicalbasis for The incest view. Peoplewho hold that in anyof the Scripture.Divorce is this viewbelieve that thewordporneia allowed,it is permitted,it is tolerated. refers to the marrying of a closerelative. It is not commanded. In I Corinthians5 porneia does ob- Divorcewas not God'soriginal plan. viouslyrefer to an intestuousrelation- Thetime line that beganwith Adamand ship. But if we acceptthis view, the Eveillustrates God's original plan for whole argumentis built on an excep- marriage.In the innocentstate of the tion rather than the rule. Secondlv.the Gardenof Eden,God gave His ultimate argumentthat divorceis only permis- plan. But sin enteredinto the human siblein the caseof incestis totallyout- race-hardnessof the heart.Through sideLeviticus 18:6-18, where the Old MosesGod set up criteriafor controlling TestamentLaw dealtwith the issueof divorce. When Jesusaddressed this incest.If Jesusreally meant porneialo subject,He said,"I want to bypassall refer to incest,why did He not refer to Until we unWiap of the lawsand remind you that God's the Old Testamentlaw prohibiting one of indepen- ultimateplan andwill is permanence suchmarriages? in the marital relationship." If Jesusis not talking aboutengage- dent Baptist's But Jesusrecognized that we live ment and premarital sex or incest, greatest offers in a sinful world. The nroblemin the what is He talking about?What is the yet. Old Testamentis the sameproblem we third view?When is divorcepermissi have in the twentiethceniury. Those ble?These questions will be answered who arguethat Jesuswanted us to go next month. 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I Be Ye GREEDY!

Lessenthe name of Santa. Santa Clausis oftenmore synonymouswith Christmasthan Christ.No wonderchil- dren focusmore on gettingfrom Santa than on demonstratinggiving, which by Trish Kline our Lord'sBirth actuallyrepresented. Control the verbalizationof Santa's hristmas is a celebration of name.The more often a sentencebe- giving and receiving.Unfortu- ginswith thejolly ol'name,the greater nately,parents usually concen- the list grows. trate on the giving while their children Whenyour childbeginson a "Santa" focus intently on receiving. sentence,try to reroute his thought As holidayspending gains momen- process.Ask him to think of a goodgift tum, televisioncommercials bombard for Santa to bring someoneelse-a children with displays of the most neighbor,relative, or friend. Remind up-to-datetoys. Theseglittering per- your child that thinking aboutothers formancesseem to transform mild- and their needsis important,because mannered, generous children into that wasexactly what Jesuswas doing greedygorgers. when He cameto earth, Advertisingoften misleadschildren Keepthe list short. Haveyour child into desiring toys that are not only begina Christmas"wish list" andeach beyond their needsbut also beyond time he mentionsa new toy, instruct their physical and emotionalmatur- him to add it to his list. ities.The image of an olderchild whiz- A few daysbefore beginning your zing by his friendson a l0-speedbike shopping,tell your child he must nar- may fascinateand enticea 4-year-old, row down the list. A goodnumber of items would be betweentwo and four, but certainly no more than six. This allowsthe child to beginassess- ing his needsas opposed tohis wants. Composea prayer llst. Help your child begin a secondlist of what he seesas the needsof others.Tell him about a situation you think needs prayer: a friend who needsa job, an elderlyneighbor who hasbeen ill, and so forth. Ask your child'sadvice as to how to pray for theseneeds. Should you pray that Godhelps the friend find a job and that He helps the elderly neighborfeel better? but a "Big Wheel" may be more real- Whenyour child makessuggestions, needsof others.The best thine about isticallywithin the limits of his ability. askhim to pleaseadd themto the list. his prayer list is that he can c5ntinue How do you combat the attack of Schedulea specialday and time for to useit long after the holiday season holiday advertisingand help prevent readinghis prayer list. MaybeChrist- is overl After all, the best way for all your child from becominga casualty masEve would be a goodtime for the of us to beatthe "I want" syndromeis of Christmastimegreediness? Here are entire family to gatherand pray for the to focuson others!This shouldnot be a few suggestionsto help your child needsyour child has observed. a seasonalthing. becomeas enthralledwith giving ashe With a little encouragement,your Allow givtng. Allow your child to is with receiving. child will beein to be aware of the give.This may soundstrange, but many 38 FundomentolistJournol $

I childrendo not feelthey are an actual or teachers.Even giving him two items tagson or placinga bow canbe an im- part of Christmasgiving. When parents from which to chooseprovides a child portant job to a child. chooseand purchasetheir own sifts with a senseof participation.Allowing This Christmastake a few extra from their child,he hasdifficulty urider- him to handthe moneyto the salesper- minutesto help your child learn more standingthat the gift is reallyfromhim. son is also helpful. thangetting. Help him learn that true To help your child feel the giving Let the child help makebaked soods Christmasjoy is found in giving! spirit, try someof theseideas: for the postmanand n.*rpaper calrier. Let the child help selectthe gifts Taketime to includeyour child in I Trish Kline is a free-lancewriter in that he is to eiveto relatives,friends, gift-wrappingprojects. Sticking name Denton,Texas. $ December'I98539

I BICGRAPHY CharlesA. Tindley- Preacher,Pastor, Hymnwriter

WhenTindley was born into slavery, a few yearsbefore the close of the Civil W ar, 22-year-oldCharles H. Spurgeon wasbecoming England's most famous preacher.DeWitt Talmadge was grad-

GA endowedhim with anointedeloquence and a fervent compassion for thoseto whom he preached,

',i:. {; uatingfrom seminary.Nineteen-year- ..i old DwightL. Moodywas selling shoes ""i in Chicago,winning soulsto Christ, and layingthe foundationfor his future ministry.George Mueller had opened his first orphanagein Bristol,England, the previousyear. Tindley'smother died when he was 2. Deniedthe privilegesof schooling, eventhe right to possessa book,young Charleswas forced to work lons hours on a farm. His father hired him out TioAry stoodboldly to supplementthe family's income. andfirmly, Iike the Tindleywould find bits of newspaper on the road, and from thesehe studied prophetsand apostles his alphabetand taughthimself to read. of old,courageously In a letter to S.W. Thomas.Tindlev describedhis first morningin church: proclaiming beltef "OneSunday after I had driventhe in the fundamental cattleto pasture,an uncontrollableim- pulsecame in my mind to goto church. doctrinesembdied I hadno shoesor coatto wear.In the in the Bible, church I hid away in the little gallery behind somebenches, where I could hearand not be seen.I wasconrenr until the speakercalled for all the boys andgirls who couldread the Bible to by Lee Heinze kindly stayaway from thenext service takethe front seat.One big lump after to make room for others." anotherarose in my throatas I thought fla he toweringfigure of CharlesA. This plea surprisedthe visitors, of what I should do. I was one who I Tindley,renowned black pastor but the membersknew of the ursent could'readthe Bible.'Noone in the I of EastCalvarv Church in Phila- needfor additionalseating due to-the churchknew that but myself.I rolled delphia,stood facing his crowdedSun- steadilyincreasing attendance. In that up a big resolutionand started. day congregation.The audiencewas old buildingat thecorner of Broadand "The peoplehissed and cleared startled by his unusual request:"I FitzwaterStreets, Tindley Temple was their throats to get my attention,but would like to ask those present to becominga reality. with eyeson the speakerI maderight 40 FundomentolistJournol $ for the front seat.I put my bare feet For yearsTindley was an honored he worked as a sextonof the church under the seatout of sight as far as I speaker at the annual Philadelphia of which he later becamepastor. He could and waited for my turn to read. MethodistConference. In thosedays studiedhard, mostlv at nieht. He be- When the lessonwas read I roseand of pre-integrationthis was no t*ill cameone of ihe nation'sm"ost power- went back to my hiding place in the honor.Tindley was invited because he ful blackpreachers but he nevermade gallery,but not to be hid, for all the was held in high esteemby the reli an issueof his black face.He simply peoplewere watching and whispering giousleaders, but the humility of the acknowledgedhis responsibility to about the boy with the bare feet." renownedpreacher was beautiful to God for his light and for the gospel Fromthat time,Tindley's desire for observe. with whichGod had entrusted him. He educationknew no bounds.After each Tindleywas alsoa grealwriter of wrote many beautiful hymns.One of day in the fields, he would walk 14 hymns. Two of his best-knownand his favoriteswent: 'I shallsee the land miles to meet a schoolteacherwho deeplymoving hymns were destinedto of Beulahwith mine eyesundimmed agreedto help him. In 1885he passed becomequite famous,and they con- with tears.'Well,when he departed for the examinationfor the ministry. He tinue to enjoy wide popularity. Who that land manywere the eyesthat were was admitted to the DelawareCon- has not heard or sung "Nothing Be- dimmedwithtears." ference,and he pastoredfive scattered tween My Soul and the Saviour" or The passing years have brought churchesin Delaware,Maryland, and "LeaveIt There." many changes.The huge balcony in New Jersey. TindleyTemple is no longerin use.It Tindley'sitinerant ministry ceased curvesin a giant arc from one sideof in 1902with his call to the Bainbridge the auditorium to the other. Its row Street Church, which ultimately Hr, goalwas to live upon row of vacantseats recede into becameTindley Temple.For the re- ghostlydimness. But a large portrait maining 32 years of his life, he pas- "so that I wrillbe of CharlesAlbert Tindley adornsthe tored this church,and it grew rapidly a better Christianthan wall behind the spaciouspulpit thus under his powerful preaching. keepingever fresh the memoryof the In 1906the church voted to our- peoplethink me to be." illustrious pastorfor whom the church chaseanother building. They renamed was named. their church East Calvarv.but soon even that spacious sanitrrary *ut Through his years of preaching, I LeeHeinze is director of the "Gos- crowdedto capacity. Tindlev stoodboldlv and firmlv. like pel Melody Hour" radio program in Urgencydictated that a new and the prophetsand apostlesof old, cou- Chester.Pennsvlvania. muchlarger church be built. Member- rageouslyproclaiming his beliefin the ship had soaredto new heights and fundamentaldoctrines embodiedin waswell on the way to 10,000.In 1924 the Bible. Althoush men all around an immensenew edifice roseto com- him catered,crin-ged, compromised, mand the block at Broad and Cather- and coweredbefore worldJoving con- ine Streets.The imposinsstone build- gregations,Tindley never bowed his ingcould seat 3,200peopie and became kneeto anyonebut the Saviour.Once known as Tindley Temple. he saidthat hisgoal was to live "so that Although he was a great builder, I will be a betterChristian than people Tindleyexcelled mightily asa preacher. think me to be." God had endowedhim with Spirit- Tindley possessedhumility in anointedeloquence and a ferventlove abundance.Everywhere he displayed for the Word,united with compassion a beautiful spirit of compassionate for those to whom he preached.A love for others, even as his church humbleproclaimer of the simplegospel grew and demandswere made for his of JesusChrist, he preachedthe glory preaching. of an eternalheaven, the terror of an JohnD. Jesslauded Tindlev in one endlesshell, and the reality of a per- of his "Chapelof theAir" broidcasts: sonaldevil namedSatan. ft-e believed "In July 1933,Charles A. Tindley the Bible to be God'sholy Word. He died. . . . Thepastor of TindlevTemnle did not shunto declarethe sinfulness, of Philadelphia.. . wascalled'Lincoln hopelessness,and ruin of all menapart in Ebony.' He pastored that great from the mighty redemptionmade by churchfor 32 years. . , .His membership Christ on Calvary, but he did shun numbered10,000, and it is reported modernism,atheistic doctrines,and that hewould implorehis mornineau- evolutionaryphilosophies. dienceto stay awayfrom the eve-ning Oneof his great serviceswas held serviceso that otherswho couldn't get Whenwe unwrap the in the old OlympiaBuilding on Sunday in couldhear him preach.. . . He was gift every indepen- evening,December 26, 1915.An im- born in grindingpoverty. At agel7 he menseoverflow crowd of 5.000turned hadn'thad a day'sschooling. When he dent Baptist pastor out to hearhim preachhis now-famgus cameto Philadelphiahe got a job carry- or missionaryshould sermon,"Heaven's Christmas Tree." ing a hod [supplies]for a construction receive. At the sermon'sclose 110 people gave company. While thus employed he their lives to Christ. cameto JesusChrist... . For a while $ December1985 41 THUNDERIN THEPULPIT Heaven'sChristmas Tree by CharlesA. Tindley

Thissermon was preached by C.A. gift of rare blessingfor everyhuman Tindley in Philadelphiaon Sunday being in all this world. evening,December 26th, 1915,in the Imaginenow that I am speakingof OlympiaBuilding on BroadStreet be- f."gin, a great Christ Jesus in the light of a great low Bainbridge.More than5,000 people Christmastree set up in this world, werepresent and hundreds were turned Christmastree bearing bearinga packagefor everycreature awayfor want of standingroom. At the that He has made. This means the closeof the sermon110 persons gave a packagefor every poorest of you who have not loving themselvesto God. creaturethat He friendsto makeyour heartsglad with presents,can turn to Jesusand find a On either side of the river, was hasmade. packagewith your nameon it hanging there the treeof life (Rev.22:2). on the limb of Heaven'sgreat Christ- mas Tree. Someof you are bringing andstood on the doorstenof oneof the back in memoryhappier moments than ome years ago, I saw a large little dwellings. you will ever seeagain on this earth. church with front doors open After glancingthis wayand that for A time when your mother and father andmany people, young and old, a minute, as though he dreaded to lived:when vou andvour brothersand moving in and out. I crossedover to leave the street empty-handedand sistersra.eh do*nitairs in the early find out what the occasionwas and be- cheerless,he turnedthe doorknoband dawn of Christmasmorning to find out hold a largetree, beautifully trimmed enteredwhat I imaginedwas a poor, what was in your stockingor on the and ladenedwith many packages.A cheerlesshome. Until then,I was un- table. It was not much, but the toy youngman on a stepladderwas lifting consciousof a tear that was rolling horseand drum brought more joy than the packagesfrom the limbs of the tree down my face and dropping on my you have ever experiencedsince. In and calling out the nameswritten on bosom.With a sighI turnedaway with many of your lives those sweet mo- them.The happyrecipients passed in the question:"Will thereever be a time ments have gone, never to return. groupsfrom the church, smiling and when the spirit of the Christ shall so Thosedear parents have crept behind congratulatingeach other upon the fill andcontrol the livesof peoplethat the curtainsof time and haveentered favorsreceived. I stoodthere until the everybody,young and old, rich and the solemnrealms of perpetualsilence. tree was strippedof packagesand all poor, will receivesome token of love You widows can hear the footfalls of excepta few hadpassed into the street. on ChristmasDay?" Iovinghusbands climbing the stepsof A little boy saunteredfrom the build- I seemedto be askingthe Christ of your home,bringing from the markets ing, with scantyclothing and pinched the Christmasrather than anyone else. the joy of Yuletide. features.He wore a sicklymechanical The answermust havecome directly O, there are many blightedhopes, smile,as though it wasan unavoidable from Him, for it was in the very lan- brokenprospects and saddenedhearts, reflection from the numerousfaces guageof my text. My mind beganto but amidst it all and despiteall, I am that surroundedhim. His eyeswere reflect and search.Is Christ really a goingto haveyou seeby faith Heaven's filled with tears; his lips moved as tree?Is He a ChristmasTree? And if ChristmasTree, whose top reachesthe thoughhis Iittlesoul wasforcing audi- so,are thereany packageson this tree? ceilingsand whose limbs touchall the ble expressionsof its saddisappoint- And for whom?Ah, yes! He is the Tree wallsof thisbuilding. It is saggingwith ment. He movedoff down the street, of Life. He was born into this world packagesfixed by fingersof light. There kickingthe bits of paperhere and there and set up in Bethlehem'smanger is one for eachof you. to satisfyhis empty feelings.I followed more than 1,900years ago. He was Hereis Hopefor theHopeless.This him until he turned into a little court Heaven'sChristmas Tree, bearing a packagehangs on a limb that almost 42 FundomentolisiJournol $ touchesthe ground. It is the Iowest they could changetheir lives,but are place;also for his old hickory caneand limb on the Tree of Life and is the too weakto do so.I want you to seethe the family Bible, which was covered easiestreached package on Heaven's mighty arm that reachesdown over with a pieceof his own mother'sdress ChristmasTree. It shineswith the light this packageto everyhelpless soul who by the handof his departedwife. These and glitter of all the promisesof God wants to leavethe Devil.This arm will wereall placedin the oxcartand him- to sinnersand to thosewho are dis- help husbandsto go homesober, wives self sat in the shuck-bottomedchair. couragedand hopeless amid life's con- to take careof their homesand be good Whenthe cart had passedthrough flicts. You may havealmost decided to mothers,children to respectand obey the road-gateand turned in the direc- quit and give up trying. I am goingto their parents, and everybodyto be tion of the poorhouse,the old man beg of you a favor tonight. Reachup wholeheartedand truehearted for God. turned his dimmed evestoward the with all the strengthyou haveleft and I seeanother package on a higher fields he had clearedbefore his chil- take from Heaven'sChristmas Tree limb. It is marked Friendshipfor the dren were born, the ditches he had this lowlimbed package,Hope.Itis so Friendless.Do you know the valueof dug, the fenceshe had made, and the low that you can reachit from the gut- friendship?If not, it is becauseyou buildingshe haderected. After wiping ter; from the gambling-den;from the havenever been friendless. No matter barroom,and from the lowestplaces how strong you are physically,men- on earth.I beseechyou, in God'sname, tally, or financially,you needa friend. takethis packageHope, and try again. Perhapsthe mostunhappy people are I point to anotherpackage on an- not thosewho are poor in the things other limb, a little higher up. It is of this world, but who are friendless. Nothing I haveseen cattle on my father'slittle farm run and call pitifully for the other cattle.I haveseen a goosedistressed Between becauseshe was lost from the other geese,Someone has said that lamps Nothing betweenmy soul and the A, packagehangs may burn, stars may shine,and sun Saviour, on the top of Heaven's may blaze,yet dark indeedis the life Naught of this world's delusive that hasno friendship.The cold friend- dream: ChristmasTree. You will ship of the world is so uncertain,so I haverenounced all sinful pleasure, have to seeit witlt tlte fleeting,that no one can quite know Jesusis mine, there'snothing whethertomorrow holds for themthe between. eyesof faith, sameblessings that they enjoytoday. Nothing betweenmy soul and the If you have got money,fine clothes, Saviour, beautiful home,popular relations,or So that His blessedface may be greatability you mayhave friends and seen; markedForgiveness for the Guilty.It admirers; but when these are gone, Nothingpreventing the leastof His shineswith the brightnessof the Re- your brightest day may fade into a favor, deemer'sface and is stainedwith the dark and dismal night. Keep the way clear! Let nothing blood of Calvary.It is set in a frame I am remindedof an old gentleman Detween. carvedout of the love of God and is who owneda little farm in Maryland. dazzlingwith a chandelierof a thou- He hadnice horses and other livestock sandpromises, whose jets glow with abouthim andwas in, at least,easy cir- the breath of the Man of Sorrow and cumstances.His two boys were sent IeaveIt There of manystripes. It is the mostcostly awayto school,one to studymedicine packageon this tree. Those finger andthe other agriculture and business. marksyou seeon it were left thereby About the time they graduated,their If the world from you withold of its the nail-piercedhand of the Man of mother died, which left their father silverand its gold, Galilee.Many of you needthis package. a widower.He proposedto the farmer And you have to get along with Nobody can say that he has never sonthat he shouldtake the farm, and meagerfare, sinnedagainst God. Nobody has had all he askedof him was that he be Just rememberin His Word, how his sinscanceled by his own deedsor caredfor in his own homeuntil he died. He feedsthe little bird, deserving.Everybody, therefore, who When his will was made and the Takeyour burden to the Lord and is not now guilty of sin has beenfor- property all turned over to the two leaveit there. given through the merits of Jesus boys, the wife of the son who had Leaveit there,leave it there. Christ. So may every sinner of every chargeof the farm beganto complain Takeyour burden to the Lord and description,no matter how old, how of the old gentleman.Oh, many things leaveit there. great,or how hard, be forgivenof all shecomplained of, until the son sug- If you trust andnever doubt, He will his sins. gestedthat the old manbe takento the surely bring you out, I seeanother package a little higher poorhouse.- Takeyour burden to the Lord and up still. On it is written HeIp for the The old saint agreedto go rather leaveit there. Weak.Christ Jesuspromises help to than remainin the way.He beggedfor everyonewho wants to live for God. the old chair in which his lifelons Thereare hundredswho are in sin apd friend, the motherof his children,had on the way to hell who do not want to satmany a winter night knitting socks be there.They wish that in someway for the boys,before the big, openfire-

$ December1985 43 the teais that were falling on his gray Only Godknowsthe numberof troubled that thereis promiseof sweetpeace to beard he said to his son:"The people andunhappy souls in this world.Some all the childrenof God.What oeace we of my classare dead;your mother,my will tell you that the graceof God in have in this world is not insteadof bosomfriend, sleepsbeneath yon cedar your soul will do awaywith all trouble things,but, in spiteof things.Just the tree. Strippedand aloneand without and anxietyconcerning things on this thought of an unbroken and undis- friends, I go as a load of dirt to the earth. I haveonly to quotethe words turbed quiet in the City of Godwhere poorhouse,and were it not for one of JesusChrist to provethat Christian- nonecan disturb or molestmakes one friend whom I came to know when I ity was neverintended to take all the bearwith patienceall the roughcondi was I I years old, I would be most briars out of the fieldsand the thorns tions of poverty,afflictions, and even miserable today. That friend is the from the thorn hedgesof the world, deathin this life. I say to all who are Lord JesusChrist, who is as tenderly Nor wasit intendedto makeit sothat troubled,there is cominga day of ab- near me today as when I first found soluteand glorious peace; a peacethat Him. He is goingto the poorhousewith will take all the gray hairs from your me and will remain with me until it head,all the wrinkles from your face, pleasesHim to take my spirit to his all the tearsfrom your eyes,and all the beautiful home on high. I fear, son," R*rt up withall the pangsof sorrowfrom your heart.When said he, "that you and your wife will theseheavy burdens and tight straps occupya housemore fit to be calleda strengthyou haveleft shall havebeen taken from your soul poorhousethan the oneyou aretaking and takefrom Heaven's you will shoutin the vigor of the new me to, for where parentsare not hon- morningand with life andjoy of happy ored there is poverty indeed." ChristmasTree. childhoodin that land that knowsno The young man stoppedhis oxen sorrow. and with facecovered with his hands Thereis just onemore package that for a momentsaid: "Father, I am going I wish to mentiontonight. It hangson to take you back hometo staythere un- a briar or a thorn cannotpierce a be- the top limb of Heaven'sChristmas til you die, or I will stay in the poor- liever'shand or foot aseasily as it can Tree.So bright is the light that shines housewith you." I cite this narrative the feet and handsof other folks. Oh, uponit onecannot see it with physical to showwho is the true friend andwhat no,my friends,I am not trying to make eyesight.You will haveto seeit with the friendshipis that knowsno change. youbelieve that becauseyou have reli- the eyesof faith, for it is spiritually I seeanother package, higher still, gionyou are goingto heavenon flowery discerned.Every time I look that way marked Peacefor the TroubledSoul. bedsof ease,but I am happyto tell you I hear someonesaying, "Eye hath not seen,nor ear heard,neither have enteredinto the hea+"tof man,the things which Godhath preparedfor them that lovehim" (1Cor. 2:9). Thank God, the Spirit has revealedthem. On this top-limbedpackage are the wordsHome for theHomeless. I know orphanchildren, widowed women, and widower fathers are scarcelyable to remainquiet under the soundof such huppynews. As I speak,you are thinking of your own sweethomes of just a little while ago:sweet music and prattle of happychildren come to you tonight like an echo. The joy of those days Whenyouare trulyserious about seemslike a dreamwhose glories fade Biblestudy, YOU WLI WANT... with the wakingand die at the opening Thisnew s,Eid:r of day. That dreadedmonster Death exhaustiuestudy booh on Christolog/. . .. has carried your loved ones to the Ouer200 pages, 13 chapters written by grave;your homesare brokenup and Dr. GeneA. Youngblood,q Southern Baptist Pastor you arehomeless wanderers. Some of you havescarcely a homein this world. Completecooerage on the Fix your eyestoward the top limb of Doctrineof theImpeccability of Christ Heaven'sChristmas Tree, catch the (CouldJaus Sin?).AIso. . . light of that eternalsun, and singwith OrderFmm: me: o The Doctrineof Sin Myheavenly home is bright and o The Doctrine of Temptation P.0.Box 10874 ralr; o The Virgin Birth Jacksonville,FL 3220? Nor pain nor death shall enter o The Sinles Blood Phone:(904) 262-2329 there; o The Deity of Ctuist $10.00each plus $1.00 handling Its glittering towers the sun out- r MuchMore. . . Availablein manyChristian Bookstores. shine; That heavenlymansion shall be mine. I 44 FundomentolistJournol $

I there will be intense hatred between Satan and Christ. Eventually Christ will crush the head of Satan, while suffering a heel wound in the oro- cess. l nrs alt-lmportant verse is known as the "Proto-Evangel,"the first gospel. K The Messiahwould be born. Unlike Adam and Christ be with you. Amen" give you a sign;Behold, a Eve who were created, the (Rom. 16:20). virgin shallconceive, and Messiah would be bornr I The Messiahwould beara son,and shallcall ffi The Messiah would be come from the nation his nameImmanuel" (Isa. TheTwelve born of a woman. Eve, es- Israel. By comparing 7:14). pecially, may have pondered Genesis12:l-3 with Mat- tr The Messiahwould be Woysot this statement in amaze- thew 1:1 we learn Israel born in Bethlehem."But Chrislmos ment, for she had come was the nation selectedby thou, BethlehemEphratah from the side of a man. God to accomplish the ... out of theeshall he by Harold L. Willmington Why could not the Christ Incarnation. comeforth unto me that is child come from man? I The Messiahwould to be ruler in Israel; But when the fulness of ffi The Messiah would be a come from the tribe of whosegoing forth have the time was come, God male. For reasonsknown Judah. The dying patriarch beenfrom of old, from sent forth his Son, made everlasting"(Micah 5:2). of a woman, made under I The Messiahwould be the law (Gal. 4:4). visitedand honoredby One of the most popu- wisemen. Both David(Ps. lar Christmas songsen- 72:10)and Isaiah (Isa. joyed by Americans is "The 60:3,6,9)predicted this, and Twelve Days of Christmas." Matthew2:l recordsits The song,of course, has historical fulfillment. absolutely nothing whatso- ever to do with the real SermonOutllne story. On the contrary, the Christmas story tells of a The Btrth of Jesus- Babe in a manger, and not Luke 1:5-2:52 I. Gabriel'sannouncement of a partridge in a pear only to God,in the coun- Jacob gatheredhis 12 sons to Zacharias(1:5-25) treeI cils of eternityit was de- around him in Egypt and II. Gabriel'sannouncement God shows us in the terminedthat the comins predicted the future of to Mary (1:26-38) Old Testamentprophecies Messiahwould takeupoi each.These words were IIL Mary's visit to His 12 ways thal would Himselfthe flesh of a directed to his fourth s<.rn: Elisabeth(1:39-56) prepare for and lead to male,and not a female. "The sceptre shall not IV. Jesus'Birth in the Incarnation of Christ! ffi The Messiahwould suf- oepart lrom Juoan,nor a Bethlehem(2:l-21) ! The Messiah woulc fer. Note the phrasein Iawgiver from between his come. Immediately follow- Genesis3:15, "thou lSatan] feet, until Shiloh come; ing Adam's sin God spoke shaltbruise his [Christ's] and unto him shall the Word Study these words to Satan, who heel."Isaiah would later gathering of the people be" Jesusis an adaptationof had prompted the Fall of provide the ultimate de- (Gen.49;10). the Greekform of Jeshua. man:"And Twill put enmity scriptionof the agonyof E The Messiahwould which was formerly between thee and the His suflering(Isa. 53). come from the House of Jehoshuaor Joshua woman, and between thy ffi The Messiahwould, David.Some 10 centuries (Jehovahis salvation). seed and her seed; it shall nevertheless,emerge vic- before Christ, God reassured Jesuswas givenhis name bruise thy head, and thou torious! The "heel wound" a disappointed David that by direction of the angel shalt bruise his heel" (Gen. sufferedwould be as noth- although he would not be to Joseph(Matt. 1:21) and 3:15).Devout Bible stu- ing when comparedto the allowed to build a temple, Mary (Luke1:31). Jesus is dents claim to see a thrill- crushinghead injury He one of his descendants his personalname while ing prediction of the Cross would inflict upon Satan. would someday rule over Christ is his title (the and the Resurrection in Paullater remindsus: Israel forever-the Messiah Christ);though Christ has this verse-the Saviour's "And the God of peace Himself (2 Sam. 7). beenand continuesto be great victory over Satan. shallbruise Satan under U The Messiahwould be used as a proper name, Theologically, then, verse your feet shortly. The born of a Virgin. "There- either aloneor as Jesus l5 may be translated:"And graceof our Lord Jesus fore the Lord himself shall Christ.

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Thou shalt not leave I'velraveled long Christ out of Christmas. With'a carol song, Thou shalt not value To be with the loved of thy gifts by their cost. mine, Thou shalt give thyself And the homing plane with thy gifts-thy love, Sped the high airlane thy personality,and thy Bringing me to the holiday service, time, Thou shalt not let Santa To the joyfilled faces, Claustake the placeof To the sweetembraces, Christ. To love gifts and tinseled Thou shalt not burden pine. thy servants.The sales But the ChristmasChild girl, the mail carrier, and Crossedthe spaceswild, the merchant shall have Past the moon and the thy consideration. stars He made- Thou shalt not neglect From eternal light attendanceat thy church. To the ageJongnight Thou shalt not neglect Of the world, with glad the needy.Let thy bounti tidings lade. ful blessingsbe shared No room in the inn, with the many who will go The Saviourfrom sin, hungry and cold unless In a manger'sstraw, was Proiseto fhe NewbornKing thou art generousat laid. Christmas. No room for Him, Blessedbe the Lord of Israel; Thou shalt becomein BlessedSaviour of men For he hath visited and redeemedhis people, spirit as a little child. Has the world. But in prepare And hath raised up an horn of salvationfor us Thou shalt thy rapture I say, In the houseof his servantDavid; soul for Christmaswhile "Come in, Lamb of God! gettinggifts As he spakeby the mouth of his holy prophets, ready. My Saviour, my God, give since the world began: Thou shalt thy To my heart come Thou in Which have been heart to Christ. Let thy That we should be savedfrom our enemies, and stay." Christmaslist haveChrist My peaceby His pain, And from the hand of all that hate us; at the top and thy heart as His poornessall gain To perform the mercy promised to our fathers. thy gift. In so doing, thou To me, this Christmas And to rememberhis holy covenanq art as the Wise Men of old Day, The oath which he sware to our father Abraham. and verily thou shalt find John R. Rice thyself born againon That he would grant unto us, that we being ChristmasDay. Deliveredout of the hand of our enemies -Author Might servehim without fear, unknown In holinessand righteousnessbefore him, All the days of our life. And qhou,child, shalt be called The prophet of the Highest:For thou shalt go Before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; To give knowledgeof salvationunto his people By the remissionof their sins, Through the tender mercy of our God; Wherebythe dayspringfrom on high hath visitedus, To give light to them that sit in darkness And in the shadowof death, To guide our feet into the way of peace. (Zacharias'smessage in Luke 1:68-79) TheHeort as we honorthe Lord's v v Birth. GoesHome Joe and Ann Hale .trM v At Christmastimethe v Haiti. What a heart goeshome evenif it w M Christmasoresent! We must travelacross the bar- 4/ havebeen promised riers of oceansand lands. {-W v Y e enoughpowdered milk Christmascelebrations in from the UnitedStates to "*f v anothercountry will not ^y, .Id provideall of our school likely be similar to those v childrenwith a daily pressed W into the memories ration! of the Americanmission- ff In Haiti all foodis in ary. The followingex- short supply,but cerptsfrom missionaries' protein-requiredfor Christmasletters to their brain developmentand homelandprovide us with especiallyviial to young insightinto what their children-is the least Christmasesaway from availableand the mostex- homeare reallylike. After pensive.In the few schools readingtheir letterswe wherewe havebeen able can be more sensitivein to providemilk to the prayers our for them dur- students,the childrenare ing the holidayseason. obviouslybrighter, more Philippines.Christmas- alert,and healthier. (- time canbe oneof the hardest with us \' Eve and Now, we will be ableto timesfor manymissionaries, i;;h" states. enjoyMama's provide milk for everyone especiallywhen you are Having it really helpedus good home cookin' in of our schoolchildren, all 10,000miles from family. feel like we had a bit of our home country with 32,000of them,every day! We found that by giving to "home" with us. our own people! This will be a year-long thosearound us, we were Reachingout to other In Korea Christmas is a Christmaspresent for the able to seepeople brought missionarieswas my nexl. national holidav, but it is hungrychildren who need together.I askedmyself, step.I had surprisegifts celebratedonlv bv the it so badlv.Mav Christmas "What am I givingof madefor them and then Christians.Everyone else be as speiialfor you as myselfto makethis the packaged"native-made" enjoys only a day off from this opportunitywill make bestChristmas ever for gifts to sendto our family work on December25. But it for thousandsof His lit- thoseI love and am in the UnitedStates. that makes it extra special tle oneshere in Haiti. ministeringto-like Christ On Christmasnight, we becausethe true meanins Wallaceand Eleanor gaveof Himselfto me?" got togetherwith our of Christmas takes on .uin Turnbull Beingthe wife of a mis church members,gave greater value. Christians sionary,my first answer them gifts,sang Christmas celebrateChristmas in was"my home."I im- songs,and presentedthe Korea usually by going to mediatelystarted making Christmasstory. In giving their parents' home on decorationsfor my family to others,we wereable to Christmas mornins and and othersto enjoy.First I lose someof our home- navlng a olg meal ror Emborrossing drew a fireplacebecause I sickness.We are very breakfast.Most churches Moments... could alwaysremember a thankful for the ministry have all-night serviceson glowing fireplaceat my Godhas given us to these Christmas Eve which ClvdeH. Box.Brook grandparents'home. Next specialpeople. usually includes a Hollow BaptistChurch, I madea Nativity scene Jim and SterlingO'Neill dramatic oresentationof Desoto,Texas: One Sunday with bleachand soft drink the Birth of Jesus.Gifts eveningI was kiddingmy bottles.I fashioneda Korea. As we come are exchanged,but only to assistantpastor unmerci- wreath from cloth, making oncemore to the a limited degree.Christ- fully concerningsome holly leavesand berries, Christmasseason, again mas trees are very small foolishmistakes he had After makingstockings for our hearts are tuggeda and must be kept in dirt madewhile preaching. the fireplace,I displayed Iittle as we think of our so they can be ieplanted ThenI saidto the con- the Christmascards we familiesand friendsback later (by law). gregation:"Enough of this receivedfrom our family in the States.No matter As we celebrateChrist- foolishness,turn in your and friendsin the states. how excitingthe ministry mas in Korea this year, we Biblesto JackDaniels, Taking the adviceof a is whereGod has called trust that your celebration chaoter5." I had to listen friend, we had brought us, how nice it would be in America will take on to the tane before I could our own Christmastree to sit down on Christmas greater meaning than ever believeI saidthat.

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music minister at our local church, and shefound herself earning money for my parents were always telling and collegeas a backupsinger-recording eople often say that Sandi Patti showing me that Jesusloves me. They jinglesfor Juicy Fruit gum,fast-food has the power to "bring fans to were careful to point out that becoming restaurants,and the OhioState Fair. their feet and believersto their a Christian was a decisionI alonecould At AndersonCollege she met andfell knees."but sheis easilvmisunderstood. make. I did on my eighth birthday. Jesus in Iove with John Helvering.John en- Her successhas not evolved from a bril- was the best birthday present I have couraged her to record a custom liant voice, though her three-octave ever received." album-For My Friends. One week soprano can be powerful in one breath Sandi and her two younger brothers beforetheir wedding,a recordingex- and gently wooing in the next. Her fame enjoyedtheir musical home. Her mother ecutiveheard the album,called Sandi, has not risen from an overwhelming taught Sandi piano and music, and the and her recording/concertcareer took personality, though she charms audi- family often traveled to other churches off. "Everything started to mushroom ences with a professional repertoire for concerts.Sandi now readily admits from that point on," Sandi told the worthy of the best performers. Sandi is that her -peopleDarents were the the most in- SaturdayEvening Posl. "We hadn't a cut abovebecause she doesit all, but fluential in her life: "I would plannedon a music career,but it felt versatility alone does not account for watch them and see how they put into risht." her rise to orominence. practice the things they said they be- Sandirecorded her first commercial Sandi's appeal springs from her sim- lieved. Their actions always supported album in 1979.Since then she has ple abilitv to translate her fulfilled and what they said." earned the Dove Award for Female happy liie in Christ into songs that Sandi delivered her first solo Vocalistof the Year everyyear since communicate. before she was 3. She continued sing- 1982;the Dove Award for GospelArtist Sandi is the first to admit that her ing through her teenage years and of theYear for 1982,1984, and 1985;and testimony "is probably not the most in- entered collegeas a music education has been nominatedfor the Grammy teresting one you have heard. I grew up major. Her first job was as a teacher's Award for Best GospelPerformances in a Christian home. My father was a assistantin a junior high school.Later for three years.In 1984Sandi's duet 50 FundomentolistJournol $ with Larnelle Harris won the secu- Living out of a suitcasepromotes an walks with the Lord. She helps me lar Grammy Award for Best Gospel appreciation for the comforts of home, keepmy eyeson the eternal things." Performance-Duoor Groupwith their but Sandi does not overemphasize her Sandi is also concernedabout cur- song"More Than Wonderful." lovely home."Il the housewere on fire, rent world needs.She and nine other ar- Her albums have won the Dove I'd grab my husband and my daughter," tists recently recorded"We'll Stand Award InspirationalAlbum of the Year she explained."There's nothing else that Together,"an album for World Vision, on three occasions,and she has re- can't be replaced." which will be availablefor a donation corded three songsdesignated as the DoveAward's Song of the Year. After the 1985Dove Awards cere- mony, during which she receivedfour prestigiousawards, Sandi said, "I would be singinggospel music whether there were awardsor not, becauseI believe in what the songssay and in the way of life I'vechosen: to live accordinsto the Lordand what He's done forrn"l But it always means a lot to me to receive votes of confidence like the Dove Awards.Through them, people who are involvedin the sameindustrv are sav- 'We ing to me, believein whit yor.raie doing,and we are supportingyou and praying for you.' " Whenshe is not in a concerthall or the recordingstudio, fulfilling her role as"the voice"or asthe gospelsinger of the year, Sandi is a wife and mother. John Helveringis more than Sandi's husband.He is her businesspartner, handling everythingfrom bookingsto soundequipment. "John does so many things,"Sandi told a writer from Con- temporaryChristian Music. "He's avery uniqueman. Honestly, there has never beena time whenthere was a difficulty with my being in the forefront and John'sbeing in the background.John feelshe is doingwhat Godhas given him to do.Although people may not seehim very much,John is a part of everything Sandi works hard at developinga of $20.The moneywill provide food, I do and everythingI am. He's in con- "normal" life, and sheappreciates the water, and medicinefor a family in trol of everything." friends who offer help and encourage- Africa for overa month. "I wasfloored John and Sandi Helvering became ment every day. When askedwho she when I learnedwhat 920 could do," parentson May 22,1984.Sandi cried at wouldwant in the hosoitalbed next to said Sandi. She has also agreed to Anna'sfirst birthdayparty. "I wasjust her if shewere recuper-ating from an ill- serve as a televisionspokesman for thinking about the last year-I can't ness,Sandi laughed and thought for a World Vision. believeshe's a year old." Sandijoined with CAUSE(Christian John and Sandi,their parents,and Artists Unitedto Savethe Earth)to cut all of their brothersand sistersIive in a song for Compassionlnternational. Anderson,Indiana. Sandi feels her fam- Theproceeds will alsoprovide relief for ily is the stabilizinginfluence that keeps famine victims in Africa. her in touch with reality."When I get "Throughout my entire life I have homefrom a concert,"she says,"the tried to allow the Lord to suide and first thing Mom asksis how my concert direct my decisionsand actiois. I never went. Then she tells me to set in the plannedto becomea gospelsinger, but kitchen and help with the d'ishes." Godopened the doors.I am simply try- SinceAnna's birth, Sandihas real- ing-What to be faithful to His calling." ized that her life will be settlins down moment. She did not name a famous will the future hold f- Sanai a bit. While Anna is young, ste will singer or renowned personality, She Patti?"I believethat as long as I continue travelwith her motheiandTather,but mentioned a valued friend: "I'd want my in His Word and live the kind of life He when she reaches school ase Sandi Bible study leader,Bev Graddy.I would wantsme to live daily,I will accomplish plans to cut traveling to sumirers and very much enjoy spendingmy days with what is really important. My family and weekends."It's not fair for her to srow her. She always has something en- my careerare secondto my relationship up in an unrealisticenvironment.i' couraging to say because she really with my heavenlyFather." I $ December1985 5t

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FORFREE INFORMATION FROM OUR ADVERTISERS, USETHE CONVENIENT POSTAGE-PAID REPLY CARD OPPOSITE PAGE 70, that you have four boys it A Shirt occurredto me that I have for fimmy: somethingyou might use. Could you use someboys' Teachin$ shirts?" Shesaid, "What size?" Ghildren "Size seven." "How many do you to Pray have?" think of the desiresand "I have12 of them." needsof others.Spending by Howard G. Hendicks What would you do? time and thought selecting Someparents would take or making a gift for a When our children the shirts and stuff them loved one is healthyfor camealong, my wife and I in the bureau drawer and children.Often they will begana procedureI would make somecasual com- delightmore in watching strongly recommendto ment to the child. Not this the recipientsopen their any parent.We took a lit- enlightenedfamily. That gifts than they do in open- tle loose-leafnotebook, night, as expected-"Don't ing their own. and on one side of a page forget, Mommy, let's pray We communicatedthe we wrote, "We ask" and for the shirt." soirit of Christmasto our on the other side,"He "We don't haveto pray .hildren by adoptingthree answers."I would not for the shirt. Timmv. The or four Dooror shut-in trade anythingfor this lit- Lord answeredyour p.ayer." families.We sharedin tle book becauseof what "He did?" selectingfoodstuffs for it enabledme to teachmy "Right." Ghristmas their Christmasdinner. children about prayer, to As previouslyarranged, wrappedgifts, and teachthem different aspects brother Tommy goesout, Should Be trtrn deliveredthem together. of expectation. getsa shirt, bringsit in, Even thoughwe are not a We havea lovely family and puts it on the table. For the Family family of musicianswe in our communitywho also Timmy's eyesare like sanga few carols at their usesa prayernotebook. The saucers.Tommy goes by Tim and Bev LaHaye out homes.One year our shy father felt God was com- and gets anothershirt and Christmascan be the junior high son was a bit pelling him into vocational brings it in. Out, back, most fun time of the year reluctant to participate, Christianwork. So he sold out, back until he has piled for a family with the right but did so at Father'sin- his businessat a loss and 12 shirts on the table, and attitude.If you are troubled sistence.Later he com- enteredthe work to which Timmy thinks God has by the paganbaggage mentedthat this special the Lord had calledhim. goneinto theshirt business. associatedwith December act of giving brought new And things got rather There'sa boy today by the 25-like Christmastrees, meaningto Christmas. rough financially. nameof Timmy who still wreaths,holly, mistletoe, Christmasis a time Onenight at family de- believesthat there is a and other thingsrelating when heartsare open to votions,Timmy, the young- God in heavenwho is in- to the celebrationof the the Christ the season est of four boys,asked, terestedenough in a boy's winter solstice-you may celebrates.Even in our "Daddy,do you think Jesus needsto provide a shirt. Iosea goldenopportunity oversecularizedculture a would mind if I askedHim Do your kids know that? to promote family joy and personcannot escape the for a shirt?" Do you know that in our togetherness. message,"Unto you is "Of coursenot," an- affluent society? Why not look at born this day in the city of sweredhis dad. Sometimeswe havehad Christmasas a reality of David,a Saviour,which is So they wrote in their to write "No" in the an- our Americanlife? Con- Christ the Lord." This is little prayer-requestbook, swer column.Have you siderthe assetsthe season an excellenttime to pray "Shirt for Timmy."Mom come to appreciatewith offers your family, and for lost lovedones, added,"Size seven."You expectationthe Lord's no? makeit a teachingex- neighbors,and friends. can be sure that every This is just as much an nerienceas well as a bless- Christmasis what you night Timmy saw to it that answeras a yes.My wife ing. Christmasis a time to makeit. Remember,Jesus they prayedfor the shirt. and I prayedfor two addi- promote family together- was born, and eventhough For weeksthey prayedfor tional children and God ness.We probably spend December25 may not be it--every night. appearedto answerthat more nights at home with the day, it is one day out Oneday the mother re- prayer until the time of the family during the of eachyear when the ceiveda telephonecall their birth, They were holidaysthan at any other whole Westernworld from a Christianbusiness- both born dead.I can still time of the year. recognizesHim. Be glad man, a clothier in down- remembercoming home Making gifts for you know the real mean- town Dallas.He said, "I and finding my four kids various family members ing of Christmasand make just completedour July at the door calling, "Hey, teachesyour children to the most of it. clearancesale. Knowine Dad! What is it, a boy or a

S December1985 53 I girl?" And I took them of rules-one for the first over to our divan and got Gifts to Iaxwise half of the year and out our little book and Giving another for the second. wrote "No" in it. Give Your Many congressmenwho You will communicate Ghildren If Congressrevamps support revising the sys- more in one experience the tax laws for next year tem seem to favor a like this than in 20 dozen The most valuablegifts to resemblePresidenf January I effective date sermonson the subjectof we can give our children Reagan'sproposal, the for any cuts made in the prayer. You are coming cannotbe purchasedwith valuable tax-planningtool tax rates. through at a level the money;but without them, of timing could be made Apparentlymost Ameri- child can understand.The their treesof life will shed largely ineffective in the cans would find themselves problem often is whether but dim light in a world of years to ct-rme.Timing in- in a lower tax bracket we adults get the message. darkness. volves the accelerationor beginning next year. This Hope.Time. Hospitality. delaying of income or de- representsan opportunrty Adaptedfrom TakingA Caring.Praise. Tolerance. ductions. Deductionsare to take advantageof tim- Standby HowardG. Hen- Humility. Value of Life. bunched into a tax year ing. Unless the taxpayer dricks@ 1972,1983,by Discernment.Self-respect. when they can collectively owns a business,delaying Howard G. Hendricks. Modesty.Respect for Law. be used most effectively. the receipt of income other Publishedby Multnomah Sharing.Respect for Others. Income is taken in a year than investment gains Press,Portland, Oregon Be Themselves.Christ- when it will be taxed less- would be difficult. But de- 97266.Used by permission. awareness.Responsibility. due to more deductionsor ductions can be accelerated Thoroughness.Diligence. Iower tax rates. into this year, so they will Honor. Integrity.Kindness. Currently there are 15 go further torvard reduc- Gratitude. tax bracketsranging Irom ing the individual's tax bill. I I to 50 percent.The Presi- Christianswho regularly dent's proposal would make contributions to allow only three: 15,25, their church or other char- and 35 percent.With a re- ities can take advantageof Maryts Song duced number of brackets, this excellenttax planning moving to a lower bracket tool. By making some of by manipulating your rn- ncxt year''sgifts in ad- come and deductionsbe- vance (in this tax year) Blue homespunand the bend of my breast comes much harder. your out-of-pocketcosts Keep warm this small hot nakedstar Althoughthe Presi- will be reduced. fallen to my arms.(Rest... dent's proposal would Those who do not have you who have had so far make the new rates effec- enough deductionsto to come.)Now nearnesssatisfies tive July 1, this date is not itemize (more than half of the body of God sweetly.Quiet he lies likely to be approvedbe- all taxpayers)can use the whosevigor hurled cause it would require accelerationof charitable a universe.He sleeps operating under two sets deductionsto push them whoseeyelids have not closedbefore. His breath (so slight it seems no breath at all) once ruffled the dark deeps to sprout a world. Charmedby doves'voices, the whisper of straw, he dreams, hearingno music from his other spheres. Breath, mouth, ears,eyes he is curtailed who overflowedall skies, all years. Older than eternity, now he is new. Now native to earth as I am, nailed to my poor planet, caught that I might be free, blind in my womb to know my darknessended, brought to this birth for me to be new-born, and for him to seeme mended I must seehim torn.

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54 Fundomentolist Journol$ over the deduction limit and use the long form when filing. This would allow them to make full tax use of their gifts rather than losing half of them as would normally be the case for 1985. (Non- itemizers will be limited to deducting 50 percent of charitable donations uo ro 50 percent of .adjusted gross lncome.J Those in a high tax bracket, and who can af- ford it, might give now for all of next year and maybe even the year after as well. Relatively small organizations receiving large prepaid gifts should be notified of the taxpayer's intentions. This will helo thern project and budget their income for the year. I Paul G. Barringer, a certi- fied financial planner, heads Have a Caroling is a simple can have a special night or Financial Advisory Services idea that produces fun and Saturday afternoon for in Lynchburg, Virginia. "Sltare Ittt comradery. Any group will making garland from pine Ghristmas do-your best friends, boughs.Imagine how im- Ghildren's neighbors, Sunday school pressiveit would be to The exciting spirit of group, and so forth. Give drive down a street where Bookshelf Christmas provides an excel- residentsadvance knowl- there had been a concerted Hereare someChristmas lent opportunityfor getting edgeof your caroling effort at decorating. seasonbooks for holiday to know your neighbors, night so they will be ex- Helping. Everyone can fun and learning. teaching your children pectingyou. Be sure to in- experiencethe real joy of Our Savior Is Born is a how to give, and helping clude shut-inson your giving by putting up a tree delightful story of the first others. street or even make a and decoratins it for the Christmasand features Caring. Most children nursing home one of your disabled or elderly. large,colorful pictures need to learn that Christ- stops. Finish the evening Whether they need you to and a simple poem.(Dan mas is more than just a with coffee or cocoa and shop for a freshly cut tree Carr, ConcordiaPublishing time for receiving gifts. doughnuts. or to put up an artificial They can learn more about Company,$4.95) Decorating. Why not one, helping them get their The ChristmasActivity the true spirit of Christmas have a neighborhood get- home decorated for Book conLainsmany cre- by your actions than they together to plan a Christmas Christmas is bound to lift ative ideasfor individual can by your words. Take decorating theme for your their spirits and give you and family projectsplus them with you to deliver street or apartment build- the blessingof sharing the Christmasstory told in baked goods or to deco- ing? During an informal your time. Offer to do 25 episodesfor daily rate a tree for an elderly "share a dessertnight" some shopping for them if reading.(Susan Vesey and or invalid person.Let the plan how you might make they are unable. And re- Meryl Dorey,Lion Publish- children read a Christmas wreaths of a unified member, vour own home- story or poem, or sing to ing Company,$2.95) theme, use similar lights baked goodies will bring TheABC's of Christmas them, or even make greet- in windows, or perhaps delight to them, so bake featureseach letter of the ing cards to give them. string lights across the en- some extra treats. alphabetillustrated with a Childrenwill surprise tire fronts of apartment picture from the Christmas you when given the oppor- buildings, or decorate a story-a book your little tunity to share one of centrally located tree. An- oneswill enjoy reading their toys with a less for- choring candles in buckets, again and again.(Jane tunate child. Let them or empty milk containers Belk Moncure,Standard choosewhich toy to give filled with sand, can make away-they will probably Publishing,$4.95) a lovely lighted outline for impress you with their driveways or streets.You generosity.

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Christmasis a time for joy-a seasonof living, sharing,giving, and celebrating.Rather than grumble about having too much to do and too little money, Christian families can celebrate the birth of Jesus in simple, inexpensive ways throughout the season. Using the following suggestions,you can build family traditions and plant memories that will Iast a lifetime.

f Y., ake cutout tape record- rds wrll learn a u"l a/ l_a- teens,can A visit to anear- sugar cooking for rela- new apprecla- J L I \ /enJoy .maKlng ,{', bV nursing ,'::iestogether. tives or friends I LtionforChrist- ---.-- rvrapplng pa- l- Lhomeisawon- Use the shapes to tell who live far away is a mas cards if, as the cards per together. Supply the derful way to teach your' the Christmas story- great idea. As a family arrive, your family will children with white shelf children to share. Tell angels,stars, shepherds' sing carols, read Scrip- pray for the needs of the paper and crayons or the Christmas story, sing, staffs, hearts. ture, recite poems, and families who have sent markers. Guide them as and talk with the people send specialgreetings. them. they draw scenes from there.Take some goodies the Christmas story. to share. ''r,i elebrate De- ave a special emind your f ntensify the mes- Cl uuo, the fun of cember 25 with program on children to give ^-gift wrapping ! a birthday cake Christmas Day, gifts of love by I r::,';"fi':x'u",l;\*f by letting your ,lfesus. Make this a with all family members sharing their poetry, vis- time to listen to the car- children create their tra/ition. participating. Plan for iting a shut-in, giving ols, and especially Han. own gift tags from con- Scripture readings, cookies or a homemade del's Messiah. Talk struction paper. Deco- music, puppet shows, ornament, going Christ- about the meaning of rate with glitter, and tie artwork, short plays, or mas caroling, or doing the words. with yarn. whatever you choose. free babysitting.

ake a plan ake an inex- for a special pensiveNativ- Christmas I-,/christmas flan- ity scene out breakfast and let every- nelgraph. Cover card- of construction paper, one have a part in pre- board with flannel and clay, and wooden clothes- paring for it (making cut figures of the Christ- pins. Allow your chil- place mats, setting the mas story out of felt. dren to touch the pieces table, making a center- (Makes a great gift and move them about. cooking, clean up). idea.) 7[

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\ake a Y rab a coat and einstate the t ,\ ach time you Iloweachchild I time to sing -I a carol at the t go watKlng ln old tradition Fl ,open a round to make a pa- 'i. \-t the crisp air of stringing -)--J of Christmas per chain of dinner table with the children, sing- popcorn (stale works gifts, take time to sing a red and green construc- each night. ing a happy holiday best) and cranberries favorite Christmas carol. tion paper (25 links) on song. for your Christmastree. Decemberl. Removing When you take down the a link each day helps tree, take the garlands him know how many outside for the birds. days until Christmas.

z I \his month set emorize the favorite mis- uspend a rec- I aside children's Christmas sionary family tangular felt I books about story foundin L Lwill be overnativity banner the Christmas story. Luke 2:l-20 as a familv. joyed by a Christmas from a dowel. Children Read at bedtime or for package from your fam- can make their own fig- family devotions. ily (mail early). ures from fabric scraps, sequins,braid, and glitter to paste on the banner. Oir#1TillrR*ri:.r'ii!: Y;',",'"*r,T*, extra money are plenti- dren by working with ing each child to choose ful with the increase in them to make gifts for a new ornament for the holiday chores.Encour- each other and family tree, which they can -Tsffifq age them to buy a gift members. take with them when for a needy child. they are grown. Bible and His Son,Jesus Christ. Your children Medical should be familiar with Blessin$s the basic tenets of the major world religions,along by GreggAlbers, M.D. with the areasof the world where they exert We in America have maximum influence. You been abundantly blessed also can point out on your with the most advanced, world map the major scientifically based,plenti- pockets of the world ful medical care in the where there is particularly world. The abilities to re- will andplan strong responsivenessor attach severedlimbs; re- for their lives resistanceto the gospel. place hearts, livers, lungs, Z and that they will Gather lnformatlon on and kidneys; cure many eagerlyfollow Him- mlsslonarles.Have each forms of cancer; and save without questionor family memberwrite to prematurebabies as early reservation. your missionaries.Find as at 22 weeks gestation Hang a map of the out what their particular are practiced daily in How to Give world ln your home. My ministries are. Keep American hospitals. Even parentshad a world map abreastof their specific death can be snatched on our breakfast room needs.Ask them to send away and life restored wall, and everywhereI you their regular prayer through highly advanced Ghilafren a ever lived, I havedis- list or newsletter.Place pic- resuscitation techniques. playeda world map. Why? tures of your missionaries We are blessed! Heart for the We are so consciousof on your world map next to We easily forget how World our own country that we the countries where they scarcemedical care is in are often obliviousto the serve.Choose a meal each other countries. Hundreds by Nancy Leigh DeMoss sizeof the whole world. week at which to read a of African children go Having a world map be- letter from one of your blind daily, due to a lack Will your children fore me has helped to ex- missionary friends. Pray of Vitamin A in their diets. adopt God'sheart for the pand my vision. for your missionariesdaily Adults and children die world when they become Becomeacqualnted by name.Help with the from pneumoniabecause adults?Will they seethe wlth other parts of the regular financial support of a scarcitvof nursesto peopleof the world as God world. Children,particu- of one or more of your diagnosethl problems and seesthem-most of whom larly, havelittle graspof missionaries. of antibioticsto treat them. are separatedfrom Christ, the fact that not everyone As your children grow Epidemicsof measleskill havingno hope(Eph. 2:12),- in the world lives exactly older and havea little scoresof children where and will they love them as like we do.National Geo- money of their own, they measlesvaccines are un- God lovesthem? graphic,travel magazines, will probably want to con- available. Your children will not travel agencies,and your tribute either toward the At this specialtime of automaticallyadopt God's local library are good support of a missionary year, let us put our bless- heart for the world. They sourcesof interestingin- for whom they have been ings into perspective,be will naturally adopt the formation.Your family praying, for a particular sensitiveto those who are valuesand priorities they might try having a monthly need,or perhapsfor a spe- hurting and dying, and learn from their parents. "foreign night." For exam- cial missionaryproject. make an extra effort to My parents practiced many ple, to preparefor "Korea The Lord Jesushad a shareour blessingswith of thesein our family of night," one child could heart for all mankind- others.Please donate your sevenchildren. Here are study the major religion of broken for us. He wants time and effort, or give to someideas on how to set Korea, another could study us to have a heart for the a missionsprogram that is the example. its food and customs.On world and to continue to trying to meet the basic Becomea World Chrls- "Korea night," eachmem- developthat heart in our medical and nutritional tlan yourself. If your chil- ber of the family would children and their chil- needsof the forgotten. dren obberveyou aggres- sharehis information.You dren. From His heart, to "Give,and it shallbe given sivelycaring for the world also might want to cook a ours, to the world, the unto you." as God does,they will be typical Koreandinner and love of God is shed stimulatedto care wear the national dress. abroad. similarly. Gather informatlon on Pray datly for each of maJor world rellglons. I Adaptedfrom Worldwide your chlldren. Pray that Help your children dis- Challengeby permissionof they will adopt God's heart cover that most peoplein the author. for the world. Pray that the world do not shareour they will earnestlyseek belief in the God of the

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I MINISTRYUPDATE FloodingDestroys Buildings and Btidge on Treasure Island

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TreasureIsland, a youth grounds. The river was 17 maintenancebuilding. The the season. camp ministry of Thomas feet aboveflood stage. 400-footbridge to the island Damagewas estimatedin RoadBaptist Church,literally Thecamp's prayer chapel collapsedand washeddown- the millions. Floodwaters disappearedunder raging was swept to the end of the stream. Football equipment rose4%feet higher than those floodwaterson November5. islandwhere it disassembled. could be seenhanging from recordedby the U.S.Depart- The island was also hometo Structural damageis evident the trees after the water mentof Interior in 1771,and two TRBC families and the to the first floors of the large receded.Because of this the 6Vzfeet higher than flooding Liberty University football dwelling,the camperhouses, football team will have ro by hurricane Camille,which teamfield houseand practice the athletic building, and a cancelits last two gamesof struck Lynchburgin 1969. LibertyUniversity: Upholding lts SauedTrust Since its founding in grams and graduates are growth has necessitateddesignatedor board-desig- 1971,Liberty University has measuredagainst those of rapidexpansion of facilities nated programswithin the takena solid standagainst majoruniversities. The 1985 tnls year. university.Such projectsas the erosion of traditional Liberty Trust has been But new dormitories,a student scholarships,pro- purposesand values.The establishedto ensure that studentunion building, and fessorships,individual un- Bible-believingChristian Liberty will become the additionalclassroom space dergraduate and graduate scholarsat Liberty support flagshipuniversity for Con- must be addedin 1986to schools,building and main- the idealsof the Anrerican servativeChristians, with meet the immediateneeds. tenance,and library collec- Constitution and endorse sraduateswho are able to To ensurethe perpetuity tionsall requireendowment traditional values such as io-p.t. with and surpass andenhance the strengthof funds. familyand free cnterprisc. the achievcmentsof our this Christian universitv. Throughthe 1985Liberty Liberty holds firm to its nation'sfinest universities. Libertyhas made the com- Trust, the university seeks sacred trust and its grad- The Liberty Trust will mitmentto build a soliden- 1,000friends who, standing uatesare carrying forth the conduct annual programs dowmentprogram, Gifts for for the sameprinciples and idealsthat will equipthem designedto providefinancial endowmentare investedin, sharingthe samevision, will to make a differencein our supportfor specificprojects an interesl"bearingportfolio commit to advancing this nation. within the universitythat designedto keep the prin- kind of higher educationby With a rapidly growing supportthe advancement of cipal investmentintact making a tax-deductiblecon- enrollment that reached its mission.This year,two throughout the life of the tribution of $10,000by 6,929this year, Liberty has projectshave been slated as university.The interest earn- December31, 1985. now moved into a level of priorities:expansion and en- ingsfrom this portfolio of in- achievementwhere its pro- dowment. Unprecedented vestmentsare usedfor donor-

$ December1985 59 Banks Plays Pro; Edwards Picked for Bowl MentionLiberty Univer- sity lootballand one thinks of lastyear's superstar Fred Banks. Banks,a 5'972",| 77-pound wide receiver,was drafted in the eighth round this past seasonby the NFL'sCleve- land Browns. Hefinished as the second- Ieading receiver in NCAA DivisionIl in the fall of 1984 and holds school records in total yardage, most recep- TRBCPresents tiving Cluistmas Tree tions, and most touchdowns for a singleseason. FredBonks The 1985"Living Christ- ChristmasTree choir, regular Becauseof a recentinjury mas Tree," a Virginia spec* 0ld-TimeGospel Hour solo- Bankshas been placed on the tacular,will be held at the ists, the Liberty University reservesquad. ThomasRoad Baptist Church, Chamber Choir, Sounds of This vear'swide receiver Lyrchburg,Virginia. Five per- Liberty, and others.Due to Kelvin Edwards has been formancesare scheduledto populardemand there will be chosento play in the Blue- accommodatethe hundreds a returnof "chipmunks," the GrayAll-Star Classic. Accord- of out-of-torvn and local notorious those critterswho ing to the game'sorganizers, visitors:Friday, December 6, alwaysagree to disagree. Edwards could be the only 7:30p.m.; Saturday, Decem- Much of the traditional DivisionII playeron the field ber 7,2:00 and 7:30 p.m.; and music will be repeatedthis for the ChristmasDay game Sunday,December B, 2:00 and year, However, sevennew in Montgomery,Alabama. 6:00p.m. songswill be addedfrom the Edwards is the Flames' "Christmas The 300-voicecast and Glory"musical. leading receiver, with 39 crew will consistof the Livins catches far 428 yards after only eight games. In an interview in the Kelvin Edwords Lynchburg Newsand Daily Advance,Edwards said, "The first thing t0 corne to my CoachMorgan Hout is ex- mind was to thank the [ord. cited too. "Only 60 playersare I didn't think I'd makea bowl chosen for this bowl. For gamebecause I wasn't having someoneto come out of our that good of a season,I'm program-lt s really awe- nervousnow, but when I get some,"said the coach. out there,I'll be ready." I lawrence Swicegood LookingBack. .. 1957-1959 Liberty Walk-A-ThonScheduled Thomas Road Baptist tendanceol 864 on its first Around Liberty Nlountain Church experiencedan at- anniversaryin 1957. l; M;;.'hisss ,h" church At 8 a.m.on DecenrberI I keepingthe tuition reason- moved into a new audito- the students, faculty, ad- able at America's fastest- CALENDAR rium with a basementfor ministration,and staf[ of growing university.lt is also December Sunday school rooms. That Liberty Universily and symbolic o[ the students' 4-LU classesresume (after sameyear Jerry Falwelland Schoolswill begin an l1- commilment to Christian Thanksgivingbreak) Macel Pate were married, mile trek around the entire highereducation and theex- 6-B-Livin g Christmus Tree alter datinglor live 1ears. Liberty Mountain canrpus. pansionof the university. 1l-LU Walk-A-Thon ln 1959the Elim Home Evely walkerwill be asking For more inlormationon I2-13-Dr. Falwellspeaks ut for alcoholicswas startedon for financial support for how you can becomeone of BBFmeeting, Temple a 165-acrefarm in Appomal- eachmile walked. the walkers,or how you can BuptistChurch, Baton lox CounLy.The home was The trip will be a way for support a student in the Rouge,Louisiana movednearer Lynchburg in students lo express thcir walk, call I -800-446-5000. 1B-LI.Jscmester ends t964 thanks to supporters [c'r 60 FundomentolistJournol $ PROFILE

MakingMuch of Jesus NonhsideBaptist Church and W. JackHudson

by Lamarr Mooneyham one of the student evangelistsduring his final yearsand preached 26 straight escribedby the Charlotte weekendsprior to his graduation.He Observeras "the largest puple, was also recipientof the TrusteeChar- church in the city" and one h[on]oid, is acter Award for his graduatingclass of the "largestin the south,"Northside Iotsd people, and has sincebeen chosen Alumnus of Baptist Church is located on 145 the Year. beautifulacres directly off Interstate85. withnds ail Even before becoming a student On the second Sunday of Sep- prcunlities JackHudson had sufferedwith arthritis tember 1954,Northside Baptist and was diagnosedas having rheuma- Church opened its doors with 29 as wilque as toid spondylitis,a conditionthat follows chartermembers, including Joyce and thepple themxlves. him to this day. Many studentswho Jack Hudson, the only pastor the attendedclasses with JackHudson at churchhas known in over3l yearsof TennesseeTemole can rememberhis ministry,In a smalltar-paper building presencein theilassroom.Due to his heatedby a gas circulator, curtains condition,he often wore a backbrace were drawn to separatevarious Sun- On Wednesdaynight, February 22, which forcedhim to standin the rear day school classes.The restrooms 1950,Jack and Joyce Hudson attended of the class through many lectures wereoutside. a Wednesdaynight servicein thebase- overthe years. J.R. Faulkner has said Assome Northsiders testify to this mentof theTabernacle Baotist Church of JackHudson, "The Lord hasput you day, few of the 29 peoplewho heard in Charlotte.That nighti.l. Criffin through many times of testing,and I Jack Hudsonpreach his first sermon deliveredthe messagefrom Romans presumethat is to provethe reality of imaginedthat 3l yearslater Northside 3:23.The Hudsons resnonded and were your faith and strengthenyour faith, would includea membershipin excess led to the Lord. Salvaiionfor Jackand to discioline and to educatevou. to of 6,000people and a church facility Joyce was a result not only of the humbleyou, to purify you,to qualify andcampus valued at over$6 million. faithful preachingthat was heard on you to help othersas you have,and to Born on March3,1922, in Taylors, that Wednesdaynight in 1950,but also prove to you the sufficiencyof His South Carolina,Walter Jack Hudson of the faithful witnessof Clinton and grace." was the youngestof eight children. Pollv Fields. who had oreviouslv Mostpeople who knowHudson can WhenJack was 3 the family movedto visitedin the Hudson'shome sharing agreewith Faulkner becauseNorth- Charlotte,North Carolina,where he the GoodNews of salvation. side Baotist Church was born out of grewup andmarried Joyce Skidmore. Shortly after conversionHudson suffering,carved out of granite,pro- Althoughhe attendedchurch and Sun- beganholding cottage prayer meetings moteduphill by a founderand leader day schoolregularly, attendance and in different homes studying God's whosephysical pain is surpassedonly faithful servicecertificates testifying Word with otherpeople. Eight months by his dedicationto theperson of Jesus to the fact, Jack did not follow in the later,on October 1, 1950, sensing a call Christ.Throughout his ministry Jack footstepsof his godlyparents. Instead, to preach the gospel,the Hudsons Hudson has made the statement, his affection was focused on auto- movedto Chattanooga,Tennessee, to "make much of Jesusand Jesuswill mobile racing.All of his brothershad enroll in TennesseeTemple College. make much of you." been involvedin racing, to the point While at TennesseeTemnle Jack Hud- At its original locationat 5801Old that they ownedtheir own "Southern sonbecame chaplain and president of ConcordRoad, Northside grew steadily StatesRacins Association." the studentbody. He was selectedas through the formativeyears. From those $ December'19856t 29charter members in 1954,Northside rises 55 feet abovethe floor, and the experiencedsuch an increasethat con- 75-footspire makesthe highestpoint struction was as regular as the of the church 135feet. The comolete scheduledservices. In l96l Northside Lordhas put you church facility accountsfor tO5,OOO completed a new auditorium and "Tt, squarefeet of complexcovering two thoughthe locationwas still the same, tltrouglt times of testing acres. the addressbecame 5726 North Tyron Thenewest building on the church Street. The Northside Christian to strengthenyoar faitlt, site is the Child Care Center, com- Academyopened its doorsin 1962with to humbleIou, to purify pleted in 1982, providing nursery 44 students,During the late sixties facilitiesfor infantsand toddlers. and Northsidereached 1,000, a mark at the !ou, to qualifyyou to a preschoolprogram for 3-year-olds. time shared by only a few Baptist help others." Northside is a multifaceted min- churchesthroughout the country. -f, istry, reachingout not only through By 1968the reputationof North- R, Faulkner thepulpit ministryof JackHudson but sideMinistries and JackHudson was alsothrough special ministries such as well-knownacross the UnitedStates. Jollv Sixties.Pathfinders-for retarded Hudsonhad becomea popular speaker citiiens-complete nursery care, an at churchesand schoolsacross the na- ministry. "Call unto me, and I will aggressiveAWANA Club, and a mis- tion. Florida Bible Collegein Miami answerthee, and shewthee great and sion outreachprogram that receives conferred the degree of doctor of mightythings, that thouknowest not." 10percent of the annualgross church divinity on him. In 1969,because of An appealwas madeto the peopleof offering. An additional mission arm continuedgrowth, and as a resultof Northside for a special offering of is "JackHudson Presents," the radio prayer, Hudson and the people of $33,000for a down paymenton the outreachof Northside,now heard on Northside decidedto relocateto an property. The peopleresponded and 29 stations, area more accommodatingfor a min- surpassedthe goalwith an offeringin Northsideis people,lots of people, istry that was bulging at the seams. excessof $40,000.Many suchappeals with needsand personalities as unique The next year they neededa finan- with similar resultscharacterize the asthe people themselves. Jack Hudson cial miracle,and Northsideclaimed givingof Northsideand its people. is obviouslya pastorwho caresabout Jeremiah33:3 as the verse that would In 1973the academymoved from people.He caresnot only for the souls permanently characterize their its old location to 333 Jeremiah of thosesurrounding Charlotteans and Boulevard, and later that same the memberswho makeup this large academicyear graduatedits first church,but alsofor thosewho live in seniorclass. Today Northside Chris- darknessaround the world. The feel- tian Academyis the largestChristian ing is reciprocal. FREE Schoolin the Carolinas. On their 3Oth anniversarv.the OnMarch 31,1974, Northside Bap- churchpresented Jack and Joyci Hud- GIFT tist Churchconducted its first service sonwith $1,000for eachyear of ser- at the JeremiahBoulevard location. vice to the ministry. In making the Oneof the greatestdays in the history $30,000presentation, Fred Godley, roR of the church was marked by over seneral contractor for Northside's 5,000in attendance,in addition to all 6eautiful facility and a member of YOU of the blessingsand the realizationof the finance committee,summed up a dream.From 1974until 1976North- the relationshipbetween this pastor from sidecontinued to grow.The abundance and his people."Pastor, several days of young peoplecreated a desperate ago you told a story about a widow GtOBAt OUTREACH need for a sports center.Later that who had three sons.The widow died, yearNorthside erected the Alvin Dark andafter the funeralthree envelopes- A unique look at the Song of addressed each sons- - SportsCenter, bearing the nameof a to one of the Solomon to help Christians specialfriend. In Augustof 1984North- were found. When they openedthe when worlclly temptations en- sideneeded a new exit roadto accom- envelopesin private each one read 'Son, tice them! modatetraffic. The results of an ao- I loveyou the most.'Pastor, you peal for were the same as have such a big heart that each one for your free copy send this coupon to: $76,000 always-the peopleresponded by go- thinks you lovehim the most." This is tGLf Gtobatoutreach Mtsston ing over the top. Thenew street,"The the driving force behindthe ministry \!Z nO. Box 7ll, Buffalo,NY t4Z4o Roman Road" was officially opened of NorthsideBaptist Church and W. '1650rV5 and dedicatedon Northside's13th Jack Hudson,the man who has made n Pbasesend my ftee copy of f0[ anniversary,September 8, 1984,in a i1humanly possible. For over31 years rovlxs rNflf 50N60f 5,oLoMoN." ribbon-cuttingceremony with friend both'thechurch and the pastorhave and supporterSenator Jesse Helms. been"making much of Jesus." Today the large white dome and spireof NorthsideBaptist Church pro- I Lamarr Mooneyhamis associate vide a landmark for thosecoming to pastor of Northside Baptist Church, Charlotte by Interstate 85 from the Charlotte,North Carolina.He holdsa State/Prov.-ZlP Liberty Lynch- FJ-l 285 north.Beneath the domeis a 31,416- B.S. from University, square-foot sanctuary. The ceiling burg, Virginia. 62 FundomentolistJournol $ A Councilof Grinches by Cal Thomas

ould it surpriseyou to learn issuewith that and viewsChristmas This is our own fault. vou know. If that a city hasbanned holi- strictly as a religiousholiday." we had been more involved in the days that have religious Brotzmanis certainlyright about workings of our nation,instead of pre- roots?It would?If it does,then you that.Christmas is a religiousholiday occupied with a false view of what our haven'tbeen following the directionof in thatit wasinspired by JesusChrist. faittr requires of us, we wouldn't be thing.sin recentyears. Its metamornhosisinto a secularholi- seeingbad Supreme Court rulings and The West Hollywood,California, day is proof of the growingseculariza- legislationlike that passedby the city City Councildidn't exactlyban reli- tion of the countryand the elimination of West Hollywood. I giouslybased holidays. All it saidwas of spiritualprinciples from thefabric that a five-month-oldcity holidayordi- of society.By theway, the city of West nancemaking the Jewishholiday Yom Hollywoodhas recently passed tough Kippur a city holidayviolated so-called homosexualrights ordinances.But tl church-stateseparation, so it mustbe forgetreligious rights! repealed.As a result,the city govern- Thecouncil is trying to avoidbeing ment will operatenot only on Yom called"grinches" by givingcity em- Kippur but on Christmasas well. City ployees4.5 days of paidholiday time Attorney Michael Jenkins said the eachyear and allowing them to choose council decidedthat if they have to their own daysoff. Theycan take off removeone religious holiday from the on Christmasor YomKippur or Hare list of days off, they would remove KrishnaDay, says Mayor JohnHeilman, them all. whateverthey want. Norman B, Rohrer,Director I PaulBrotzman said Sothis typeof thingwill continue. lYa cHRrsrrAN wRrrERs curLD City Manager ' ttL ' 250-JFern Lane I that the councilis sayingthat all reli- Indeedit will getworse until andun- rt Hume, California93628 I giousholidays are on the samefooting. less decentcitizens elect peopleto Sond ms your FREE Starter Kit. Show mo how to developmy writing trlsnt and how to $ll. T "We understand,"he said,"that the oublic office who do not believethat T SupremeCourt considersChristmas a faith in God is a sin and supportfor -l secularholidav; but the counciltakes homosexualityis righteousness. I

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Thereforethe Lord himself shall good,the land that thou abhorrestshall give you a sign; Behold a virgin be forsakenof bothher kings"(Isa. 7:16). shall conceive,and bear a son, The whole sign is directed to Ahaz and shall call his nameImmanuel as the representativeof the House of (Isa.7:14). David,who sat on the throne of David, and throughwhom Messiahwould come (cf.2 Sam.7:18-19; Ps. 89:34,19-29,33-37 ; Ezek.34:22-31: 36:22-36: 37:21-28: Matt. his grand prophecy that oc- l:21-23;Luke l:68-71;Acts 2:22-36: cupiesso prominenta placein 13:22-23).Since it is a specificvirgin (lit. Isaiah's"Book of Immanuel" "the virgin") of the future House of (Isa. 7-12\,has suffered much at the David(cf. lsa.7:2,13) that is mentioned hands of its expositors.However, a in the supernaturalsign, no womanwho simplelook at its contextualsetting and was contemporaryto Ahaz'stime, not its useby the gospelwriter (Matt,1:23) even Isaiah's wife, can really be in- settlesthe matter for any Fundamen- tended.Further, only a truly virgin-born talist.Turnine to the historicalsettins GreaterDavid could fulfill all the proph- of this chaptir, note that the eventi ecyrelative to the DavidicCovenant, for that took placethere were set in crucial only sucha onecould in the fullestsense daysfor Judah.The long-standing Syro- be called"that holy thing" (Luke1:35), When you read a word in the Israelite alliance against Judah (cf. "holy, harmless,undefiled, separate English translation you have no way 2 Kings 15:37)had recentlybrought from sinnersand madehisher than the of knowing which of two to three forth an all-outinvasion of Judahled by heavens"(Heb. 7:26). different words it representsin the the Syrianking, Rezin, and the Israelite Whenthe demiseof Judah'senemies original language.For instance, king,Pekah, (2 Kings l6:6; 2 Chron.28:5). quickly took place(2 Kings 16:9),lthaz "Blessed" may be the translation of mokarioi in the Beatitudes,or To makematters worse, these two kings shouldhave recognized the superintend- eulogetosin Ephesiansl:3. Here are were joined by Israel's traditional ing handof God,despite his own subse- two different words, meaning two enemies,the Edomitesand the Philistines quentscheming (2 Chron. 28:19, 2 Kings different things, but translated as ' 'blessed'' (2Chron. 28:6-19). Even now a bitter at- 16:7-8).The whole episode should have . tackwas aimed at Jerusalem(Isa.7:2-6\. convincedAhaz that God would also No wonder you are confused! You Judah'splight was desperate. fulfill the rest of the divine prophecy won't be after you obtain this Bible becauseyou will know the words in Spiritually, the whole complex relative to the virgin-born son of the their source without even learning military campaignagainst Judah ap- future Houseof David.But suchwas not the Hebrew or Greek alphabets. pearsto be satanicallydesigned in an ef- to bethe case, for Ahaz"did.. . trespass There has never been a Bible like this fort to put anend to the Davidicline (Isa. yet more against the Lord" (2 Chron. published. 7:5-7).Nevertheless, God was superin- 28:22).As Ed Hindson well remarks, tendingthe wholeepisode to bring judg- "Therefore,the destructionmust come, ment to Ahaz, the Judean king, for but yet there is hope for the houseof Spiros Zodhiates, TH.D President.AMG lnternational his abominablesins and, perhaps,to David,for the virgin'sson yet comesand bring the apostateking to repentance He is God's sign. There is, therefore, For FREE Brochure and a $5.00 Cift Certificate on the purchase (2 Chron.28:5,19;2 Kings 16:3-4,10-18; both a messagefrom the ageand a mes- of this remarkableBible. cut out Isa.7:4,10-ll). In His mercyGod dealt sagefor the ages."(lsaiah's Immanuel, and mail this coupon now! with Ahaz.Through Isaiah he told him Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Re- Tear here and nlail todav that the enemies'olans would fail and formed,1978, p.57). r------1 gavehim a divine sign that all would Unfortunately, :J men are still disbe- i \Yr- I surelycome to passas Isaiah prophesied lieving or explainingaway the work of (Isa.7:3-16). The marvelous, miraculous God,which is centeredin the promised !!4Db' nILn rrr-Fhl. a?r^rr a r I AMB, INTERNATIONAL signwas nothing less than a virgin-born virgin-bornSon. May we who know that Dept. FJDs . p.O. Box 22000 Son in the line of Davidwho would be GreaterDavid as (Acts Chattanooga,TN 31422 Saviour 13:22-23) born in humblecircumstances and who be faithful to introduce men to Him, would be called by the divine title "the author and finisher of our faith; Immanuel,"with us is God."Within the who for the joy that was set beforehim ADDRESS time that it would take the future enduredtfte cross, desprsing the shame,

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CHRISIIANIHEOLOGY. Vol. I ond 2 sition and showshis emphasisupon by Millord Erickson the inerrant Word of God. FAMITYBOOKSHETF Thisvolume covers the areasof in- troductionand methodology,the doc- THEDEATH DECISION Reviewedby JohnD. Morrison,assis- trine of God,and angels. edlled by leonord J. Nelson tant professor of theology, Liberty In his secondvolume, Erickson University,Lynchburg, Virginia. dealswith the criticalissues of man, Theseunique essays cover a range sin,the personof Christ,and salvation of issuesrelated to decisionsto kill For sometime a void hasexisted in (thework of Christ).As the majestyof humanlife, especiallyby abortionand Conser-vativeChristian theology. There God is purposefullyset forth by the euthanasia.The concludingarticle, a hasnot beena systematictheology text author, the reality of God'smajestic general discussion of bioethics, is fully adequateto both expoundthe love(discussed in volumeone) that has especially good. The discussion of faith oncedelivered to the saintsand reachedredemptively to fallenman in birth control is a welcomeaddition to to speakregarding contemporary chal- the personof JesusChrist is given the usual list of issuesand contains lengesto biblicalChristianity from a carefulexposition. both an excellenthistorical summation stanceof historicalorthodoxy. This Undereach major heading Erickson as well asa fine contemporarydefense dearth(as happens periodically) has willinglyhandles difficult issues,but of the all-but-forgotten traditional led a numberof theologiansto under- further,he takesup othersubjects that view. Harold O. J. Brown's article on take this nearly impossibletask in havetoo oftenbeen left undiscussedin euthanasiais outstanding for its hopeof filling the gap. systematictheologies. For example, this carefuldistinctions and good practical To thejoy of many,Millard Erickson volumeworks to givediscussion to the advice.(Servant Books, 1984,179pp., hasmade a firm stepin writing an in- veryquestion of humanity,its essence, $8.9s) -W.D.B. troductory theology text that does and relatedcritical issuesr,vith irnpli- standfor the criticalfundamentals of cationsfor ethics(abortion, the aged, AMERICA,CHRISTIAN OR SECUTAR? thebiblical faith while fairly wrestling etc.).In the realmof man'sfallen state, edited by JerryS. Herberf with questionsarising in the contem- the author dealswith the problemof poraryphilosophical, theological, and sinfulnessin its socialdimension, not Religiousand legal historians re- biblicalmilieu. He doesnot allow him- just within the sphereand situation of spondto the debatecentering around selfto fall backon overlysimplistic pat the individual.Many other examples FrancisSchaeffer and Mark Noll asto answers,but reflectssincere Christian could be givenin eachdoctrinal area. the degreeto which America'sFound- thoughtfulnessin the desireto synthe- In his desireto grapplewith the con- ing Fatherscan be said to havebeen sizewhat God has said to man. temporaryquestions, Erickson occa- "Christian." Togetherthey provide a Someinclusions in this first volume sionallytakes a positionthat will not well-rounded, objective, and well- (of a projectedthree-volume set) are be acceptedby all. researchedconclusion. These essays especiallynoteworthy, such as a sec- Erickson'sfirst volume seemed are crucial and to be read bv everv tion on the oftenneglected theological more completeand its discussions Americanwho wishesto understand methodand the issueof contemporiza- fuller asa rule.The difference may be his own heritageand its implications tion of the Christianmessage. In all of thetopics handled, yet there are places for presentpolicy issues.(Multnomah this, Erickson'spurpose to bring clarity whereone desires iust a bit more. Press,1984, 3l3pp., $10.95) -W.D.B. and answerquestions is repeatedly Despitethis, Millard Erickson's accomnlished. secondvolume and his ChristianThe- THEHIGH COST OF INDIFFERENCE Eriikson discussesForm Criticism ologyas a wholeis to be recommended edited by RichordCizik and RedactionCriticism, though he (with the relatedvolumes of readings) doesnot wholeheartedlyendorse these for seminarylevel theology classes and This collectionof statementson a methods.In fact, he seesdangei in pastorswho desireto interactwith to- varietyof political and socialissues- them. Yet, through his discussion,it day'squestions. Erickson's work is the from abortionto poverty,nuclear arms seemshe may give a bit too much bestavailable today to fit theseneeds. to pornography-is different in its em- credenceto thesemethodologies. Even @akerBook House, Vol. 1, 1983, 477pp., phasison gettinginvolved. Each chap- in this area,Erickson gives clear expo- $19.95;Vol. 2, 1985,407pp., $19.95) ter containsa brief examinationof cur- $ December1985 65 rent condition and a statement of ment and helpful advice for action. Protestant Christian hieher education biblical position,but the largestsec- Chapter6 is an excellentdefense of the from colonial Harvard-to the present tion is an examinationof how Chris- unity and presentrelevance of the bib- trends. Good information on th-edevel- tians relateto a givensituation, what Iical view of the family. Highly recom- opment of the curriculum, the nature canbe doneabout it, andhow to do it. mended.(Thomas Nelson, 1982, l77pp., of pastoraltraining, denominational dis- A lengthy sectionof the book is a $4.es) -W.D.B. tinctives,and the factors that chaneed detaileddiscussion of how government the character of many institutions ian works and how Christianscan make all be found here. Of special value is their influenceknown. There is a ereat the section on recent history and the deal of very practical advicJ on CLASSIC REPRINTS developmentof new collegesas a re- everythingfrom organizingto letter- sponseto secularism.(Eerdmans, 1984, writing. (RegalBooks, 1984, 238pp., 257pp.,$11.95) -w.D.B. $6.es) -w.D.B. TREATISESAGAINST THE ANABAPTISTS ANDAGAINST THE TIBERTINES by JohnColvin BIBLEPROMISES: HEIP & HOPE FORYOUR FINANCES by DickEruso C. S.TEWIS AND THE SEARCH RETIGIOUSAFFECTIONS FORRATIONAL RELIGION by JonolhonEdwords by God'sWord is packedfull of prin- JohnBeversluis ciples dealing with money and eco- Readersof C. nomics. Whether undertakine an in- Here are two truly sreat classics S.Lewis will beinter- estedin this first depth study, counseling thoie wirh that are necessary."uding [or those book-lengthcritique position of his apologeticarguments-. financial problems, or just satisfying who want to know the historic Beversluis arguesthat Lewis, curiosity about a particular subject, on the properwork o[ the Holy Spirit. whilecorrect in his demandfor rationality, this book will prove invaluable. The Timely topics such as the true nature wasneverthe- lesscareless and ultimately topical concordanceform prints the of revival,the placeand sourceof emo- incorrect in content.However, verses in their entirety. Bruso has tions, and the legitimacyof mysticism the alleeations seemsuperficial divided the versesinto 40 catesoriesin- are all examined.This new translation andlackine iniareful scrutiny.This book cluding such vital issuesas debr, in- of Calvin is especiallytimely by in- will suielvcreate a good vesting,retirement, and taxes.(Here's cluding his defenseof the Christian's dealof conrroversythal should political involvement.(Calvin: ultimatelycontribute ro the taskof Life Publishers,1985, l60pp., 93.95) Baker -P.8. Book House,1982,336pp., 916.95; Ed- Christianapologetics. (Eerdmans, 1985, wards:Multnomah Press, 1984, 226pp., l82pp.,$9.95) -w.D.B. _w.D.B. DYINGFOR A DRINK $11.95) by AndersonSpickord ond BorboroR. Thompson IHEPRINCETON THEOLOGY editedby MorkNoll BEFOREYOUilIOt|E Spickard and his coauthor have . . . pleaselet us know written a very basic book on alcohol- To bo sure you don't mlosany copl€gof your ism. The point is well made that alco- This is a superbly done and much Fundrm.rblllt &urnrl eubscrlbtlon,ploaso holics abound evenwithin the Christian neededcollection of basic writinss on notily us at loastehht we€ksbofor€ you movo to your now a(klross. community. Hearing from a medical the inspiration and nature of Sirip- doctor who is willing to accept the ture, and on the methodof theologyof spiritual component in explaining alco- the great Princeton theologiansAlex- t. Pro8ont holism, while rejectingthe "quick-fix" ander, C. Hodge,A. A. Hodge,and War- addroso.Attrch ddress label froma recentlggue, ot fflnt nam€and solutions offered by so many, is re- field.This work will be indispensable addrogse)€clly as shownon tie hb€I. freshing. He dispels myths and dis- for thosewho want to understandthe cussestruths in a rational easy-to-read historical background of the doctrines format. This book is written io Chris- of inspiration and inerrancy. In the tians who may be dealing with the presentcontroversy no pastor should problem in church or family for the leave this material unread. (Baker first time. For its inrendedaudience, Book House,1983, 334pp., $14.95) Dying for a Drink should be a very -W.D.B. uselulacquisition. (Word, 1985,l9lpp., 2. Fill in new address: $r 1.es) -D.M. AP $ T o R s BEFOREIT'S TOO LATE by DovidJeremioh THECHRISTIAN COttEGE PastorDavid Jeremiah has compiled by WilliomRingenberg thesediscussions on 10issues facins the Mdifi6fm to: FUNDAiIENTAUST JOUFI,IAL homeand nation. Each isabrief seriron- Ringenbergprovides a valuablere- LyrFtburg, Virglnh 2451 4 Iike treatmentwith a goodbiblical argu- sourcefor educatorsin this history of 66 FundomentolistJournol $ NEWS LaHaye'sConcerned Women for America TrainingWomen to Makea Difference

ow can I make a dif- aa ference?" women may ask when confronted with the overwhelminggrowth of pornography,problems in the public school system,and the invasionon parental rights by humanisticgroups. "What can I do from my city, my little community,my countryhome?" Manygroups provide varying answers, but ConcernedWomen for Americahas more than answers.The leaderstrain women to lobby from their homes,in their state legislatures, in their legislativedistricts, and in Washington. A seminaron their programwas on the agendaof the SecondAnnual CWA National Conventionin Washington, wheresome 2,200 participants learned more about being Christian political activists.More than 400 took part in the seminar. which included actual lobbying experienceon the issues of comparableworth and President Reagan'sproposed increase in the amountof the personalincome tax ex- emption from to $1,000 $2,000. BeverlyLoHoye leods effort to lobby for pro-fomilylegislotion ond other Conservotive Calledthe "535Program," aimed at concerns. the535 members of theU.S. Congress, the effort for lobbyingnational issues is andthe elderly,as well asfor vigilance pray, read the Bible, or meetfor reli- dedicatedto coveringevery congres- in the growing threat of government giousdiscussion on a voluntarybasis. sionaldistrict and everysenate seat interventionin church and Christian Anothermaior concernis the need with at least one personto express schoolaffairs and the erosionof reli- to curb rising child abuse,without CWAconcerns on a regular basis. giousliberties in general. threateninglegitimate parental disci- Their concernsare the same as A primaryissue for 1986is a push pline.Also on the agendais objection those of ,many other Conservative for a Parents'Rights Amendment "to to growingdrug and substanceabuse, groups,such as EagleForum and the securethe rights of parentsto direct including the banning of advertise- MoralMajority, including a determina- the upbringing of their children in ments for beer and wine. tion to inform womenof theerosion of mattersof education,religion, nurtur- Beyondconcern about public policy, the historical Judeo-Christianmoral ing, and other areas of traditional CWAis working to teachwomen prin- standards,which have provided the parentalresponsibilities. ciplesof biblicalliving andto organize moral and ethical backbonefor the AlthoughCWA opposes the Equal theminto a "unitedprayer network for American system and culture. CWA Rights Amendment,the group does the nationand its leaders."Concerned wantswomen to understandthe many supporta public policy of equalprotec- Women for America believes that groupsworking to weakenthe family. tion underthe law for menand women. through prayer, the battles for the What are the Judeo-Christianissues High on the list of prioritiesis a home,the church,and the nation will at stake?What are the family concerns? renewal of rights of students and be won. ConcernedWomen articulated them in teacherswho haverelisious beliefs as To make their lobbying effort as the "BasicConcerns for PublicPolicy," well as thosewho do not. effectiveas possible, the 535Program adoptedat the first nationalconvention Supportingthe principle of equal is dividedinto two entities:the Caoitol in Septemberof 1984. access,CWA also endorsesthe drive Hill liaisonsand the Home Disirict Includedis concernfor the sanctity for a constitutionalamendment that Iiaisons.Each woman will work with of life for the unborn,the handicapped, will guaranteethe right of studentsto the congressionaloffice assignedto $ DecembertgSS 6t

I her on a consistentbasis, using letters, tions, take complaints, and conduct our paramountreliance is on a sover- releases,phone calls, and personal sessionslike town meetings when the eign God who can accomplishwhat visits to gain support for CWAconcerns. congressman is in Washington. mancannot by strivingindependently. Backingthem will be personnelat Our strengthcomes from the power the national office who will research andprivilege of prayer."This concept, issuesand provide material to keepthe outlinedin the 535manual, is reiterated lobbyistsabreast of what is happening in trainingsessions as a backboneof in Congress. the CWAeffort. Thepermanent staff will alsopro- CWA believesthat That all sounds good, but what vide legal work to draft legislation, throughprayer the aboutthe nitty gritty?Is therehelp for analyzebills, or help coordinatethe the womanwho hasnot beenemerged testimonyCWA presentsin various battlesfor the home,the in thepolitical arena, who hasnot been congressionalhearings. Finally, the church,and the nation usingthe penwhich is "mightier than staff will notify the womenin the field the sword"? when issuesor prayer/actionalerts will be won, For eachgroup-the D.C.and the arise. home district liaisons-duties are TheCapitol Hill liaisons'keyrespon- outlinedin the workers'manual.All sibility is to build rapport with the are'instructedto readthe major news- renresentativeor senatorto whomshe This liaison is a key to communica- paperin the district as well as other is issigned,and a workingrelationship tion between Washington and the periodicalsfor informationon issues. with the staff. members of the prayer/action chapter A list of resourcesis in the backof the Beyondthat the liaisonwill serve leaders.She willcall the leadersof the manual. as a go-betweenfor the congressional chapters with updates on legislative Personalvisits to the office of the office and the CWA membersin the matters and crucial issues. congressmanare required whether the homedistrict. The Capitol Hill worker Basically,535 is a grass-rootseffort. woman is in Washingtonor at home. will get to know the home district However, CWA leaders contend there Sheis also requiredto telephoneand workers.The Home District liaison is a difference between theirs and write lettersconcerning crucial issues. will acouaintherself with the home other groups."Although other groups The manualprovides instructions on staff of-the congressman,those who rely on grass-rootssupport to contact writing to legislators,and to theeditors are on the homefront to answerques- legislators,we differ from most in that of newspapers.Samples are included. THEIAIIDANDPEOPTE IEISUSI(NEW A ONE-OF.A-KINDBOOK LIKELY TO CHANGE SOME LONG-HELD PERCEPTIONSOF LIFE IN NEWTESTAMENT TIMES! J.Robert Teringo, Associate M Directorfor National Geogapbte_l{agate, has created a fascinatingvisual depictionof first-centuryPalestine. His vivid original drawings (nearly 250), are authentic in everyimportant detail.Thirteen chapters and detailedcaptions cover all aspectsof life from fashionto politics. Bibleevents come alive for bothyoung and old when,for example,one seeswhat a crucifixion actuallywaslike*quite differentfrom the typicalreligious paintings. Accurate drawings of clothingand homesfor rich and poor the varietyof cookingutensils, food, iewelry and much moreare all authenticallydepicted in dramatic,life-like detail. ForSundav school teachers. families. Bible scholarsand gift-gMng occasions. Hardcover,250pp. $24.95

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I CWAplans to inundatethe United StatesCongress with information on the standsof women,which are not NativityDisplays- reflectedby the National Organization for Women or any other Liberal women'sgroup. ConfusionStill Abounds With a membership of 540,000, CWA is a potentially strong voiceon Capitol Hill. As the Octoberissue of TheSaturday Evening Pos/ put it, CWA represents women who have "soft voiceswith clout," and the 535 Pro- gram may well expand that clout a thousandfold. I Ann Wharton

Poliqicalactivists place lobbying high on their list of priorities,and ConcernedWomen for Americais no exception.Along with the rapidly expanding535 Program for lobbying national congressmenare ef- forts in state legislaturesacross the country. CWAstaff membersincluded a sessionon lobbying at the state level during the SeptemberCWA nationalconvention. Following is a list of instructionsto the approxi mately 150women who attended the session. Take a guided tour of your heyear is 1984.The air is cold. "What'sthisl" criesthe opposition. state legislature,so you will be Redand gold leaves have fallen Opposition?Who would opposea iamiliar and comfortable. to the sround.The first snow mangerscene? Don't duplicate;don't reinvent hashit Bostonand Buffalo, And Tchai- Enterlawyers, mayors, city council the wheel.Use help availablefrom kovsky's"Dance of the Sugar PIum members,the American Civil Liber- professionallobbyists who have Fairy" can be heard on public radio. tiesUnion, atheists, the courts-even donea lot of groundworkthat can In a few weeks,carols will float on the Christians. be useful to the newcomer. air, neon lights will dazzlethe eyes, "Unconstitutional.""Violation of Visit the office of the secretary and good-naturedpeople will fill the church and state." "Governmenten- of stateto learn what a volunteei sidewalks. dorsingreligion," they declare. cando andwhat the reouirements Christmastime, "Not so,"the startledworkmen de- are for a professionaliobbyist. Churches,civic groups-evengov- fend. "Just last March the Sunreme Know how to track a bill from ernments-are headedfor the storase Court declaredNativity sceneicon- its inceptionthrough committee to closets.With featherdusters in han-d, stitutional. Yes, the highestcourt in the floor in eachhouse of Consress. they reachin and pull out the harm- the land." Look for classes for iides, Iess,pristine, and passive figures that The decisionwas 5-4,and the Su- which arealso open to volunteers. causeso much trouble this time of preme Court said the city of Pawtucket, It is worth the cost. year. They includethree wise men, RhodeIsland, may includea Nativity Dress in a conservativeand Mary, Joseph,angels, shepherds, camel, scenein a larger displayerected in a femininemanner. sheep,some straw, a stable,possibly privatepark. TheCourt ruled that the Be businesslike.Carry a note- a donkeyor a cow,and, of course,the crechebeing on privateland aspart of book and businesscards. Infant Jesus. a larger display simply showed the Learnand practiceyour mate- Theworkmen transDort the dusted origins of Christmasand did not pro- rial so you will be articulate. plasticmodels to a publicsquare, park, mofe religion. Learn to be brief. or circle.With frost biting their hands Theantagonisfs were familiar with Be polite, accurate,and firm in and chill prickling their cheeks,they the Pawtucket decision, of course. your position. arrangethe figurines in an orderlyand Perhapstoo familiar. "First of all," Read Liberal newspapersto thoughtful fashion. they protested,"the Pawtucketdeci- get to know your enemy. Finally, the Princeof Peaceis placed sion involvedthe right of government Read The Christian Political in His straw cradle.and the workmen to put Nativity displays on private ActionManunl, by William Billings. step back to admire their joyous land. Your display is on public land. creation-a Nativity scene. And secondly,the Court saidthe Rhode $ December1985 69

I Island display was constitutionalbe- ginia, decidednot to allow the local while allowingother activitiesto take causeit was includedamong 25 other chapterof the Jayceesthe right to dis- place, would be a violation of free- displays-Santa Claus, teddy bears, play their crechein downtownlee Park speechrights of those wanting the reindeer,that sort of thing. Your dis- In a remarkablestatement. the council display. play sits olone." said it simply disagreedwith the Su- By acceptingthe Scarsdalecase, "But," cried the downcastwork- preme Court'sPawtucket decision. the SupremeCourt had a goldenop- men, "what could be more harmless As in similar casesaround the na- portunity to be the final arbiter on the than a Nativity scene?What could be tion, the CharlottesvilleCity Council annualpractice. But it missedits op- more passive?" decisionwas immediatelymet with portunity. By a 4-4tie (JusticeLewis "Candy-stripedpoles may be passive communityindignation. An editorial in Powelldid not votedue to illness),the symbols,"retorted one. "But there's theRichmond Times Disoatch sarcasti- Court upheld the ScarsdaleCreche nothing passiveabout the Idant Jesus." callycriticized: "Mayof Buckand his Committee'slawsuit. Because the vote So, in Dearbom,Michigan, the town colleaguesare to be commendedfor was a tie, the ruling carried no prece- councilsold its Nativity scene.In Bar- zealouslydefending the right of Char- dentialvalue and appliedonly to states rington, Rhode Island, city workers lottesvillecitizens to go for a leisurely within the 2nd federal district. removeda Nativity displayerected in stroll in LeePark on a cold December Christmastimeis here again. defianceof a town council decision. daywithout havingto look at a Christ- Federalcourt and SupremeCourt In Augusta,Maine, state officials mas exhibit. rulingshave caused confusionto abound denieda womanthe privilegeto erect "Now Councilshould make it possi- all the more.In somecommunities, no a crecheat the MaineState House. In ble for themto go downto City Hall Nativity scenesare allowedon public Lowell, Massachusetts,an angry citi- on December25 to buy a dog tag, or property.In others,the crechedisplay zen protestedthe city's Nativity dis- file a contplaintagainst a witch, with- mustcarry a publicdisclaimer. Some play by burning it to the ground. out finding the building closedwhile communitiespermit a crechein a pub- In Providence,Rhode Island, Mayor the city's employeesare home observ- lic park,but only if it is part of a larger JosephPaolino refused to allow the ing a Christianholiday. display.And sometownships permit Knights of Columbus the honor of "After all, asCharlottesville Coun- the Nativity display to sit alone on placing a Nativity display in front of cilwomanElizabeth Gleason observed public land. City Hall. when she voted againstthe Nativity Thenation has seen 200 years pass, And,for the first time in 3l years, scene,the separationof church and and the federalcourts still do not know the city councilin Charlottesvillb,Vir- statemust be absolute.Absolutely." whetherthe Constitutionallows some- Suchdebate raged through Decem- thing as simpleas a Nativity sceneon ber with eachcommunity practicing public property. Is the First Amend- what it wanted,or whatthe courts dic- ment really so difficult to interpret? tated, or what city governmentsde- "No," savs constitutionalattornev manded.Evidently, the SupremeCourt's John Whiiehead. Pawtucketdecision solved verv little. Whitehead,who haswritten several if anything. books and is presidentof a legal or- As the NewYear began, ill feelings, ganizationcalled the Rutherford Insti harshwords, and bitter disagreements tute, saidthe FoundingFathers, though were eventuallystored awa! with the not havingto dealdirectly with Nativity plastic figurines. But all hoped the scenes(which is a relatively recent SupremeCourt would rendera better, tradition)wouldnot haveintended the more concretedecision on the matter FirstAmendment to outlawthe display during 1985. of crechescenes on public land. TheCourt had its chance.It asreed "Undera traditionalinterpretation to decidewhether church grou-psin of the Constitution,Nativity scenes Scarsdale,New York, could erect a would not have violated the First Nativity sceneon public land. Amendment because the Foundins For more thantwo decades,Scars- Fathersclearly permitted more striki dale officials had permitted Nativity ing displaysof religiousexpression in scenesto be displayedin BonifaceCir- public, such as Bible reading and cle, locatedin a centralbusiness dis- prayerin the public schools,arrd th. trict. But officialsrefused to allow the callingof nationaldays of prayer and crecheto be displayedin 1981after fasting by governmentofficials." someresidents of the town's heavily Then why the confusion? dominantJewish population objected SaysWhitehead, "Because secular- to the annualdisplay. ists believe,essentially, religion is a Angrycitizens immediately formed dangerbecause it deludesmen. It's like We unwrap it the ScarsdaleCreche Committee and a disease.They fear religion is going in the January filed suit in federalcourt asainsttown to takeover and tell them what to do. a officials. So they becomethe enemiesof religion lssue The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals and attempt to privatize it. ruled in favor of the CrecheCommittee, "Furthermore,religion counters sayingthe park is a public forum and their worldview.That is, religion be- that to prohibit the Nativitydisplay, lievesrights, laws, and freedoms come 70 FundomentolistJournol $ from God.The secularistbelieves rishts comefrom man,and that man sho-uld define those rights. You can't havea right to abortion if rights comefrom God." Whiteheadbelieves, "These Nativity casesare importantbecause the secu- larist concensuswants to eradicateall religioussymbols in societyand they use the state to do it. They want to privatizereligion, to shoveit into the homes,to keepit out of the public eye. "So it's more than a symbolicbattle. It goesright to the heart of religious freedom.They want to setup a secular state.But a secularstate alwaysfer- rets out religion-always has,always will." But Samuel Rabinove,the legal director for the AmericanJewish Con- gress,defended his organization'sat- Aiffiil tempt to removeNativity scenesfrom public property. "It is our view that governmentand FrtendshtpTour religionshouldbe separate. . . . Religion has flourished in this country on the Departingin late February1986 wholebecause government has kept its handsoff religion." He added,"Government should ac- commodatereligion wherea needex- Be a part of the most exciting trip ists,but we don't seeany need to place religioussymbols on public property, to the Holy Land ever planned. especiallywith all kindsof privateand religiousproperty available." o Relive four thousand years of Biblical History in the Rabinovesaid religious expression land of unfolding destiny. on public landis permissible,but unattended religious symbols should be forbidden becausethey carry the ap- o Enjoy the opportunip to visit the holy sitesincluding: pearanceof state support. The Old City of Jerusalem,Garden of Gethsemane, Ruti G.Teitle, assistant director of the national legal affairs department Galilee, Jaffa, Caesarea, Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and for the Anti-Defamationleague, agreed. many others. "If you have a person standing therethen its clearit's not government. But when peopleseek to use government land it's pretty obvious what PIANNOWTOATTEND they're doing, they're trying to get aaaaoaaoaaaaaaoaaooaaaaoaaaaoaaa government sponsorship.Otherwise, YES, JERRY, they'd be content to have it on their own private property," she said. I'm lnterected. Pleace cend me Obviously,the battle overNativity more factc. displayson public propertywill flour- a ish this Christmas season.And the a a Princeof Peacewill be depicted-asin a a an editorial in Todiv a US,4 last vear- a a ascontributing to conflicirather than a a inspiring goodwill. a PhoneNo: (home) a So,is the battleworth it? a (work) O a "Yes,"Whitehead said. "We've got a a Rctu,rn to: to keepreligion in the public r"ui--. I a Israel'85 We needto keepfreedom of religion a I 305 Sixth Steet I out in the public becauseonce it be- a Lynchburg, VA 24ffi comesprivatized, there will not be any Phone (804) 528-5009 freedomof religion at all." I Martin Mawyer NEWSBRIEFS

Church Newspaper May Fire Christine Madsen had been a re- be construedas a religious one, made Lesbian, Court Rules porter for the Monitor for eight years by a church as employer." before admitting shewas a lesbianand The court added,"At the very least, being dismissed.She denied further the free exerciseof relision includes charges, however, of attempting to the right of churches to hire employees. The MassachusettsSupreme Court lure a manager's wife into a sexual It surely follows that the churches are has ruled that church publications relationship. entitled to insist on undivided loyalty may fire their employeesii theyengage Justice JosephR. Nolan, who wrote from theseemployees. The Monitor, as in immoral practices.The court said the majority opinion, said that since Madsen'semployer, had the right to the Christian ScienceMonitor had the rhe Monitor hires only church mem- terminate Madsen'semnlovment." right to fire a lesbian who refused to bers "the decisionto fire Madsenbe- But thecourt will allowher to Dur- participate in church-orderedhealings. causeof her sexualpreference can only suea new hearingin suchcharges as defamation, interference with her employment contract, invasionof privacy, and infliction of emotional distress.

Church SchoolsFight I a Licensurein Iowa ll3lli, |'|: I 3l I li Itllltl I Two church schoolshave asked a D] federal court to Drevent the state of Iowa from imposingeducational stan- SiIIJI5 T \tl dards on its religious-basedschools. o The lawsuit claims the First Amend- ment Drotects church schools from ' ^u\,'?;i,:n having to meet state standards and from having to use statecertified teach- 3;rt,nuu ers. Under Iowa law, the statecan pros- \ ecute parents for not sending their \ children to approved schools. $ 1495 The two schools involved include FellowshipBaptist Church in Marshall- town, which operatesthe 130-student EGYPTE AOSTRIA Central Iowa Christian Academy,and ExtensionsAvailable Keokuk Christian Academy with 64 students.Though thesewere the only Includes: two schoolsfiling the lawsuit, Iowa's Jurnbo Jet Transportation. DeluxeHotels Department of Public Education ad- All Meiils o Air-ConditionedBuses o IsraeliGuides miis that 77 of the state's230 private nterPretationfor the Deafo CollegeCredit Optional schools are not state approved. The churches claim that the schoolsare an integral part of their religious ministry Dr. H. L. Willmington,Your Host and should not fall under control of Vice President, Libertg Uniuersitg any state agency. Dean, Libertg Home Bible lnstitute The state, however, saysit is proud of its traditionally high literacy rate and that it must enforce its standards For Tour information send coupon to: so children can receive a qualified Libertg Home Bible lnstitute,Lgnchburg, VA 24514 education. or call Toll Free 1-800-446-5000 In a similar caselast Mav. the Iowa Please send brochure and additional information to: SupremeCourt ruled that the Calvary Baptist Christian Academy must sub- NAME: mit to state-imposedregulations. The ADDRESS: ruling, however, did not put an end to principal, CITY: STATE:-ZlPz- the debate. The school's Randy Johnson,defied the state'shigh- PHONE NO.: ( ) 1046 est court and opened the school as usual this fall.

72 FundomentolistJournol $ Rutherford Institute Calls for Releaseof Dying Soviet Prisoner Hehrforevery WASHINGTON-Rutherford Insti tute president John Whitehead has called upon PresidentReagan, the en- Ssituatioil,,, tire 99th Congress,Soviet ambassador Now you can have practical Anatoly Dobrynin, and the press to advice from more than 50 intercede for the release of Balys Christian counselors and Gajauskasfrom a Soviet concentration Ieaders . . . right at your camD. fingertips. Whatever kind Gajauskas,a Lithuanian,has spent of problem you are facing 33 of his 59 years imprisoned for his with teenagers, you'll find sound, compassionate and aggressivesupport of human rights Biblical suggestions to make and religious activities. Recent reports your relationships better and state that his health has deteriorated more rewarding. so greatly due to harsh treatment, that Parents & Teenagers is perfect he is not expectedto survive the re- for parents, teachers, youth years maining eight of his sentence. pastors . . . and anyone who Whiteheadurged Dobrynin to help wants to relate positively securepermits for Gajauskas,his wife, to teens. and daughter to emigrate to the United Jay Kesler, president of Youth States.He also warned ambassador the For Christ/USA, compiled the of the "inevitable widespreadrepercus- selections from a wide variety sions" that would occur if Gajauskas' of authorities. The perspec- "current intolerable conditions" should tive of his long ministry with lead to his death. young people makes him Whitehead noted that the Lithu- qualified for this thorough anian'srelentless commitment to truth and practical work. VIGTOR and freedom won him sufficient re- Buy one for yourself and a spectby the free world to be nominated IG' P.O.Box 1825, Wheaton, lL 60189 family you care about. 916.95 for the Nobel PeacePrize in 1979."His BOOKS A Divs onol ScripturePress Pubiicatlons, Inc continued mistreatment and death would not be isnored." he wrote.

Kentucky Church Faces OTABIIOBOSSdnvr DiscriminationSuit Highlighten The Ninth and O Baptist Church of fur mlor that won't bleedthrough Louisville,Kentucky, has been laced even the thinnestpaper with an employment discrimination suit by former day-carecenter worker JaniceTeagardner, because the church ! Shaped like a pencilfor easy requires employeesto be membersof handling and sharpening. its congregation. I Availablein fluorescent yellow,red, Kggft''j:l', LaVerne Butler, pastor, reports that orange, the church was successfulin securins greenand blue. a restrainingorder at thelocal level, to ! Specla/sharpener stop the investigation.However, U.S. availableat 506 District Judge CharlesAllen ruled that f Neverdries out. the Equal Employment Opportunity I Retailprice Commissioncould resume its investi- $1.49. gation of the alleged discrimination. "We feel that all of our emplovees 'ministers' are of thechurch and that is the basis for requiring employeesto be members of our church," said Butler. P.O. Box 2193, PeachtreeCity, GA 30269 1-800-241-7804 The church has appealedto the sixth ln Georgia, dial (404) 487-5512 district court. GeorgeRawlings, son of ln Canada, distributed by John Rawlings,is the attorney for the Heinz Jordan & Co. church. 900 Magnetic Dr., Downsview, Ontario M3J 2C4 (Actualsize:4qa ) Phone H16) 663-9702 CanFundamentalism Survive? by TrumanDollar

I t the endof 1985Fundamental- - E people.We have spent too much time fl ism is in the processof profound answeringquestions no one is asking. 4 lchange. Both the condition and By majoring on minors, we haveplayed the processwill becomemore obvious spiritual trivial pursuit. The result is as we near the end of the century, but W shallow Christians.We havedefended we are certainly at the end of an old the Bible but havefailed to svstemati- era and the beginning of a new. cally teach and apply its mejsage.Be- Fundamentalism emerged in the causeof theseglaring deficiencies,we thirties as a reaction to dominant have created a generationof biblical Liberalism.From inconspicuousbegin- illiterates who have failed to realize nings in storefrontson sidestreets, the the full potential of the Christian life movementshifted uptown and became God intendedfor them.We havealien- the mainstreamof Americanreligious ated many thinking peoplein our con- life-all in my lifetime. My agemade VY e must examine gregationsand driven searchingthou- it possiblefor me to participatein the sandsinto Evangelicalchurches. whole evolutionaryprocess. the housethat Third, we have produced an anny The national media in the forties Fundamentalismbuilt, of fractious Fundamentalists.We did and fifties invariably turned to main- successful and bitter war with the line denominationalLiberals for opin- Thereare cracksin the Liberals in the earlier part of the cen- ion and commentaryon the issuesof foundatlon-not yet tury. The battle demandedcourage, the day. In the seventiesand eighties sacrifice, and pain. \{e did not, how- the media more frequently turned to tlttrly uisible-which, ever, survive the intoxication of the Fundamentalists.Clearly the mainline if unattended,could make battle. Having decimatedthe Liberal becamethe sideline. enemy,we turned upon eachother. We Sincethe end of World War II we the houseuninhabitable, had learnedthe art of war too well. We have seen the collapse of denomina- failed to go beyondthe wars of David tional Liberalism. I am personally to the wisdom of Solomon.Disillusioned euphoric. Although the Liberal intel- laymen watch in dismay while their lectuals still have a national forum, First, we havefailed to build a net- leaders do public battle in religious local Bible-doubting pastors are not work of credible educationalinstitu- periodicalsand pulpits. Thesespiritual only powerlessbut evenirrelevant. tions that keeppace with the increas- gladiators are out of touch with the The seventiesbrought a new re- ing sophisticationof the Americanpeo true feelings of pained laymen. spectabilityto political Conservatism ple. The Bible collegemovement that What can Fundamentalists do to that culminated in the dominanceof was a legitimatealternative to public combat thesetrends in the last part of national politics by Ronald Reagan. higher education in the thirties and this century?Can we be deliveredfrom Concurrent with that political phe- forties is currently failing. Fundamen- self-destruction?Hopefully. But we nomenonwas the explosivegrowth of talism's secondgeneration is demand- must have revival-life-changing re- Fundamentalism.Seemingly overnight, ing educationalexcellence. vival. It must be a revival of biblical Bible-believingchurches became the Someobvious trends illustrate the preaching,a revival of love, a renewal largest in America, and their pastors conditions theseschools face. Enroll- of honesty,integrity, restraint, and were thrust abruptly into prominence ment is declining precipitously and respect.We must build an educational and influence. cannotbe fully explainedby the endof systemthat integratesbiblical truth Aswe enter 1986we must examine the "baby-boom" students.A signifi into every discipline of life-one that the housethat Fundamentalismbuilt. cant number of Bible colleges have meetsthe higheststandards of the best There are cracks in the foundation-not merged,in an effort to guaranteesur- secularuniversities. This systemmust yet clearly visible-which, if unattended, vival. Othershave expanded curriculum equip the peopleto do battle in the real could make the houseuninhabitable. or shifted to a liberal arts emphasisto world.with the real enemy. We cannot sit by, gloating over the de- maintain enrollment.Retrenchment is cline of the Liberals,and ignorethese the obvious and painful trend. I Truman Dollar, pastor of Temple constructionerrors. We must admit Second,Fundamentalist preachers, Baptist Church,Detroit, Michigan,is a them, addressthem, and repair them. while successfullyemphasizing evan- publishedauthor noted for his thought- At least three major shortcomings gelism, have often failed to complete provoking and unpredictableinsights currently threaten the survival of the the spiritual processby applyingbibli on current events.He shareshis views Fundamentalistmovement. cal truth to the daily problemsof their in this column each month. 74 FundomentolistJournol {( ,i i ith"f'

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