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Rock Music: Ihe Codence ol WhenJesus soid, "lt iswritten" the Decodence? A perverted pied issuewos settled, for Heviewed the piperentices todoy's youth to follin Scripturesos God-breothedcom- step ond morch to the beot of o mondments.And He cloimed the decodentdrummer, The no-longer- someouthority for Himself,reolizing subtleseduction of our childrenby thot everyword Hespoke counted the rock culture is shockingly for eternity, deliberote,The innocent,possing Fundomenlolsin Focus fod of the fiftieshos become the \)ta7 immorolmonster of the eighties. Peterond BorboroJenkirsore com- Jesus'Viewof Scripture mitted to obeyingGod ond being RoberlE Colemon sensitiveto Histiming for their lives, Preoching& Posloring Theyexperience His provision guid- 43 once, ond instructionos they wolk 47 ln Review Iodo/s Music: From TheRmd Unseen, 17Whence Did lt Rock qnd Profile-AllenR, McForlond Where Wlll lt Roll? 49 When God Orders,He Gives DeborohHuff /fl Monioge,Divorce & Corl Curtis& Remorioge-Port6 5l FomilyLiving Rock Music:The Cull/ EdwordDobson Glimpsesof Greolness r8Occult Conneclion 56 The Lifeof Dovid RonoldEnroth HoroldL Willmington Rock Music-Whol'so You Soid lf Foce lhe Focls 20 Youfh Poslorto Do? 6 57 SexuolRevolution on lts Wov AngeloElwell Hunt roJerry FolwellCommenls Out?-CclThomos TheGospel ond Rociol Tleosuresfrom the lext ln fhe "ChrisliqnRock" Equolity 58 22Sound-Con You Heor God Restin TroublesomeTimes Whlspef-Michoel R Smith 12 Fundomenlolismlodoy RichordD Polrerson ChristionAtheism MinisfryUpdote Peferond Boboro EdwordDobson 59 4vCR Jenkins:Reoching Out to Chrislionity& Elhics- News Americo-ln lo the Fomlly r3 Childrenof Truth 62 PornRock Upsets Woshington AngeloElwell Hunt WinfriedCorduon Wives-MortinMowyer Biogrophy NewsBilefs Ihe Wedding 32 JohnJosper 64 28 Peter& BorboroJenkins RobertB Johnson Atler All My love Forever ond Ever Thunderln the Pulpit-The 66 Gorbochev-ReogonSummit 30 Morge \$4tzen 35 SunDoes Move-John Josoer lrrelevon?-IrumonDol lor
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All this racial prejudicestuff is a here and telling us we haveto accept through. They want us to learn their bunch of hooey! If those minorities them. It's not our fault they're language and their culture. Why would just act like the rest of us, peo- different. should we? Everyoneknows ours is ple wouldn't give them such a hard I'm tired of people complaining better.If theywant to be a part of this time. Who do they think they are any- abouthow theyare treatedby others. great "melting pot" they had better how?They don't haveany right coming Look at all the hasslesthey put us start melting! Our ancestorsworked hard to build this country, and nobody is going to take it awayfrom us. Besides,we were here first! If they don't like it let 'em ACCENT BIBLE leave.We didn't changeanything when CURRICULIJM we camehere. Indians! What Indians? Shimei " . . esthetically refreshing and Biblically sound." Madea difference...
TheLord movedmy wife andme to a new area.We were searchingfor a church home when I picked up the Fundamentalistl ournal and disested (The following letter was written by Rev. [,ee.) everyword. After readingreceit and backcopies of the magazineand after - "Accent Bible Curriculum has been a part of our program for more much prayer, we felt led to join a than ten years. We find Accent's doctrinal position to be totally nearbyBaptist church. compatible with our own doctrinal heritage. I want to thank you for the Funda- "Our founder was a fiercely independentman of God. He felt mentalistJournal.It has made a differ- strongly that our teachersshould teach directly from the Bible. He encein our lives. wanted more than a story for the children of his Sunday School. He wanted them grounded with sound Biblical preceprs. JamesP. Elser Adams,Massachusetts "lt is my conviction that I should maintain and nurture that solid Biblical heritage.Accent enablesme to do that in a logical and comprehensivemanner. I recommend Accent Bible Curriculum as a Impressed... means to attain the goal of both providing Biblical content and stressingBiblical principles foundational to our faith. "Thank you for your steadfastnessin providing materialsthat are I receivedmy first issue of Fan- estheticallyrefreshing and Biblically sound." damentalistJoumal yesterday and can- -Rev. William D. Lee not tell you how much I wasimpressed. It is good,solid readingand educational also. Order Examination Packets Today- Thanksfor giving us all something And see why you can have confidence in Accent Bible Curriculum. worthy of reading. Pleasesend me exam packets for the following departments. I understand that there is a $2 handling fee per department-and that the packetsare mine to keep. Jay W. McFarland SUNDAY SCHOOL SPECIAL MINISTRIES Albuquerque,New Mexico ! Prcschool O Junior n High Schtnl O Tot Time (ages 4, 5, 6) fl Kindrrgartcn O Junior High tr Adult fl Eager Beaver (grades I, Z, J) ! Prinrary 0 Junior Astronaut (grads 4, 5,6) Hopefor Fundamentalism... FREE n Doctrinal Statement FREE n Curriculum Brochure CHURCH After a year of enjoying Truman Dollar'scolumn, I finally had to let you ADDRESS know what a blessingit hasbeen. While (]ITY STATE - ZIP I do not know Dr. Dollar personally,he ORDEREDBY PHONE ( ) is obviouslyblessed with wisdomall too rare, and pray Accent Publications, Inc. I that fundamental Dept. FJ286 o P.O. Box 15337 o Denver, CO 80215 pastors everywherewill heed his col- umn "Can FundamentalismSurvive?" 6 FundomentolistJournol My grandparentsand parentswere Fundamentalists,as well as my hus- band'sparents. He and I were raisedin "Controaersial, the Baptist church and haveserved for . .o some25 years in fundamentalchurches. prouocattae,,," Recentlywe movedour membershipto -THOMAS MARTIN. Author a SouthernBaptist church,for a lot of "At la.rt.a Cbristiun booh that t'acestoday, the reasonsDr. Dollar mentionedin his headon ... Brauo.'A job well'done." column.While we will alwaysadhere to -RIIV NI:IL A. SMITH, the fundamentalsof the faith, we feel Author of The Pa.rtoralDut1, Fundamentalismcannot survive unless a lot of soul-searchingand attitude- "As long as I am in the uorld, I am the light of the uorld." changingis donein the pulpits as well -IOHN 9:5 as the oews. Comfortyour family,friends, or with piay congregation up-to-dateChrisrian answers I for revival and that Fun- t
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In your Decemberissue Shimei was right on the "money." So-calledChris- tians today either do not know what it How to Find meansto follow Jesusor elsedon't want to act on what they do know. The reality a Job in of beinga true discipleof Christ means so much more than a "what-can-I-get- Chrislian out-of-Christianity"attitude. Materi alism is sappingthe lifebloodout of the Scnrice churchand is now considereda maior you can explore work problem among young peopletodly. opportunitiesavailable light now in Christian What would the averase Christian's organizations. resDonsebe if askedto Jacrificea few lntercristowill per- luxuries for the true causeof Christ? sonally match your I\IEEDED qualificationswith Timothy F. Totter over 35,000current FOR openingsin the U.S. Youth Pastor and throughout the Immanuel Baptist Church YOUTH CHOIR world. Make use of this servicetoday! Kenosha,Wisconsin 'o find out how, simply 38-passengerluxury coach contact lntercristo Touched.. . neededfor missionary trip Call Toll-free: 800-426-t 342 AK, Hl or WA: 206-546-7330 from Illinois to New Mexico Or return the coupon below. Today the FundamentalistJoumal Indian Reservation.Dates: --r-- arrived. I treasure this publication June 15thru June 30, 1986. and immediatelyscan through to note Will pay $400 per week "priority" items. Never can I put the lease, plus 40q per mile. beautiful Journal down for later. iwl$il;.*lnf5r:r*':l;:n''i I l'1.'nr".,,,d rr( ini()rnrali(rnori how t() frld d l()b irr Pleasecontact: ('hnslrail5er!ice Somethingcatches my interestfor now. | Today it was "The Miracle of the Liberty Bible Church l rnu', Messiah," so beautifully written. It P.O.Box 127 oon,
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acial prejudice, an ugly atti- - - theGentile household of Corneliusand tude, divides one human being they were saved(Acts l0:34-48). Paul from another. took the messageto Gentilesall over At its core, prejudice reeks of a AsiaMinor andGreece and finally to basic dehumanizationof others,clear- Romeitself! ly claiming that some peopleare less In time,church history records, the acceptablethan others or that some Prejudicereeks of a powerof thegospel overpowered man- are better than others.In its most bla- basicdehumanization madedivisions, racial barriers,and tant forms it evencalls for the whole- classstructures to liberateGod's peo- sale rejection of one group by another. of others,clearly ple. In Christ we are all one (l Cor. All too often it has divided the church claimingthat some l2:13;Eph. 6:8; Col. 3:l l). Thereis no of JesusChrist in the Western world. differencebefore God between Jew or Some have gone as far as to argue that peopleare less Gentile,black or white,bound or free, the Bible actually teaches racial acceptablethan others. because"Christ is all and in all." segregation.Yet the Bible knows no Theglorious liberation of the gos- racial barriers. The messaseof the pel setsmen free because it viewsall gospel is one of freedom uid u.."p- menequal before God. Without Christ tance for all who put their trust in pentantbelievers from otherraces as all are sinners,Iost and condemned. In Jesus Christ as Loid. well. Rahabwas a Canaaniteand Ruth Christ all are saints,redeemed and One cannot read the Bible without wasa Moabite.Yet bothwere mothers forgiven. Robert E. Lee said, as he immediately noticing the kindnessof of sonswho were in theline of Christ. knelt at the altar next to a blackslave, the Ethiopian Ebedmelechto Jeremiah In theNew Testament Jesus broke "All men are equal at the foot of the the prophet (Jer.38:7-13),or the all the racialbarriers of Jewishprej- Cross."The power of thegospel is that sincerity of the Ethiopian eunuch's udice by deliberatelyministering to it worksin everynation, culture, and conversionto Christ (Acts8:26-40), or the Samaritans.In fact, the first per- subculture.It is universalin its scope the fact that one of the early church sonto whomHe everonenlv admitted andits invitationis opento all whowill leadersat Antioch was Simeon "who that He wasthe Messiihwas the sin- put their trust in Christ. was called Niger" (lit., "black," Acts ful Samaritanwoman at Jacob'swell North American Christians,who 13:1).Inall, the Bible containsnearly (John4:25-26). On anotheroccasion He have done so much to support the 50 referencesto black people who had harshly rebukedthe prejudiceof His worldwide preaching of the gospel a significant role in sacred history. disciplesJames and John, who wanted through our missionary enterprise, Racial equality is a conceptdeeply to call down fire on the Samaritans needto be mindful of thoseof other rooted in the Scripture. When the (Luke9:52-56). On another occasion He raceswithin our own nationwho need Israelitesleft Egypt at the time of the told the story of the goodSamaritan our love and compassion.For many Exodus, they establisheda theocracy in direct contradiction to the self- yearsFundamentalists turned a deaf based upon divinely revealed law, righteousnessof the pharisaiclawyer ear to the cries from the American which acknowledgedno class struc- (Lukel0:25-37). black community. Hopefully, things ture whatever. Having been a nation of Finallythe ministry of the apostles havechanged for the better and will slaves, the Israelites determined to broke all remainingbarriers. In the changeeven more. May we devoteour- build a covenantcommunity where all GreatCommission (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts selvesafresh to eliminating the bar- people were equally represented and l:8)Jesus sent His disciplesto preach riers that divide us, by continually equally protected by the Law. Beyond the gospel to all mankind. Philip reachingout to peopleof all racesand their own racial and ethnic identitv. preachedit to the Ethiopianeunuch callins them into the fellowship of the community of Israel acceptedrL- and he believed.Peter oreached it to Christ. 1O FundomentolistJournol 1986JERRY FALWELT d
SPECIATFEATURE: Billy Burden on - "How To Remember With Eqse!" Thls ls c musl ln your mlnlstry! April 2L-23,1986 SPEAKERS:
Jerry Falwell Addon Rogers John Rowlings Trumqn IDollqr FEATURES: f Eight hours of concentroted tecching by Dr. Jerry Fqlwell I Question qnd cnswer sessionswith Dr, Jerry Folwell qnd conference speakers I Dynomic precching and music I Cqssettesol evening sessionsprovided to cll registrcnts I Porticipqtion in q Liberty University chcpel service I "Remembering Nqmes qnd Fqces" seminqr with Billy Burden I Finqnciql workshop with Trumon Dollqr FOR THE WIVES: f Al-dcry shopping trip ond tour of historic Willicmsburg, Virginio I Luncheon with Mrs,Jerry Fqlwell ond pcnel of pcstors'wives For turther irrlormotion contoct Glenn Reese,Thomqs Rood Bcptist Church, Lynchburg. VA245l4 a 8O4-528-4U2
1986JENNY FATWEII PASTONS'cONTENENCE Enclosed is my conlerence fee, n Postors- S5O tl Wives - $25 (includes trip to Williomsburg qnd luncheon with Mrs Folwell) Moke checks pqyqble to Thomos Rood BoptistChurch NAME SPOUSENAME- CHURCH CHURCH PHONE- HOME ADDRESS HOME PHONE- CITY ATE ZIP tr Please send hotel listings for Lynchbrug Postors' Conlerence, c/o Glenn Reese, Thomos Rood Boptist Church, Lynchburg, Virginio 24514 FUNDAMENTALISMTCDAY ChristianAtheism
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recently debated an atheist - - spendspecific time in prayer,demon- named Arnold Vea on the stratinga constantawareness of God's "Carol RandolphShow" in a presenceand conrmuning with Him as Washington,D.C., television studio. theywould with others.Like the early During the courseof our heateddis- disciples,they are noticed,because rjl cussion,as Mr. Vea was makingthe t, , , they have been in God's preserlce. point that he liked people,he turned t ne decaaence, Many of us live in a constantwhirl- to me and said,"In fact, whenyou get wind of activity.Yet we havelittle time back to Lynchburg,tell Jerry Falwell materialism,and social to "be still" and knowthat He is God that I lovehim." I put my arm around relatiuismof our societv (Ps.46:10).I have met many Christians him and responded,"Arnold, I've got who havenever read the entire Bible betternews than that. I want you to bear testimonythat we and who spendlittle or no time each knowthat Godloves you!" WhenI told haveforgotten God and day in prayer.They do not know God him that,he got angryand upset. Then becausethey are not walking with I told him that he was not really an His rigltteousstandards. Him.Like Peter on theway to Christ's atheist,for if God did not exist,one trial, they follow afar off. could neither love nor hate Him, be- Do you trust God?Real Christians lieveor disbelievein Him. In fact,his said,"Come near to the holy menand believeGod, Although they may strug- angerat my mentionof God is proof womenof the past,and you will soon glewith doubt,they nevertheless have that Goddoes indeed exist. One cannot feelthe heatof their desireafter God. an overwhelminsconfidence in God's hatea nonexistentbeing. While Arnold They mournedfor Him, they prayed integrityand prolnises. Unfortunately givesintellectual assent to atheism,his and wrestledand soughtfor Him day thereare manyChristians today whose behaviorcontradicts his beliefs. andnight, in seasonand out, and when motto is, "Why pray, when you can I find a lot of Christiansin a similar thev found Him. the findine wasall the worry!" In the crisesof life they fall predicamentregarding their beliefand sweeterfor the long seekiig."We are apart emotionallyand spiritually. They behavior.Mr. Vea doesnot believein living at a time when the culture-at- act as if God did not exist, and if He the existenceof God,but actsas if He large has distorted and rejectedthe doesHe is certainlynot in control of doesexist. However, many Christians conceptof a holy andinfinite God. The their lives. They quote Romans8:28, whodo believe in theexistence of God moral decadence,unbridled materialism, but they do not believeit or apply it. behaveas if He did not exist. In this and socialrelativism of our societybear Christianatheism-a contradiction sense they are Christian atheists. undeniabletestimony that we havefor- of terms.Perhaos a betterterm would Whilethey give intellectual homage to gottenGod and His righteousstandards. be practical itheism-believing in the existenceof God,they seldomin- This increasedsecularism is startingto God,but living as if He did not exist. tegratetheir beliefinto everylevel and infiltrate the church. We may be in As Christianswe havean oblisationto dimensionof their lives.This paradox dangerof losingour conceptof God.We know God,walk with God,a-nd trust of beliefand behaviorcan be seenin must cultivatea consuminsdesire that God.Only as we do thesethings will three areasof the Christianlife. draws us after God and H'im alone. the watchingworld seethe outward Do you know God?As Christians Do you walk with God?One of the evidenceof our inwardbelief in theex- we are orthodox in our belief about characteristicsof Christians whose istence of God. Tozer states, "The God.We believeHe is an eternal,self- belief andbehavior complement each shallownessof our inner experience, existent,personal being who created other is that they practice walking the hollownessof our worship, and this universe,and before whom we with God. They spendtime in daily that servile imitation of the world must givean account.But do we know Bible readingand study. They have an which marks our promotionalmeth- Him in an intimate,dynamic way? Do unquenchablethirst to applythe truth ods all testify that we, in this day, we have a consuming, compelling of Scriptureto their lives.Prayer is as know God only imperfectly,and the desireto know Him better?A.W. Tozer natural an activity asbreathing. They peaceof God scarcelyat all." I 12 FundomentolistJournol CHRISTIANIry& EIHICS
by Winlried Corduan Commandments,but how often do we witnessagainst thy neighbour"is gen- practice telling the truth? The com- erally interpretedin our pulpits as the choolchildren are familiar with mandment,"Thou shalt not bear false commandmentagainst lying. This is en- the story of GeorgeWashington, hancedin the teachingof Jesus.In a the fabled cherrv tree. and his statementstill too forcefulto havebeen statement, "I cannot tell a lie." fully assimilatedinto modern ethical Washingtonwas an honestman. He ad- discussion,Jesus tells us to let our jured the 1787Constitutional Conven- A aoircfor trutlt speechconsist of simple "yes's" and tion: "Let us raise a standardto which "no's" (Matt.5:37). the wise and honestcan repair." demandsa commitment Jesus cut through much of the Our society realizes the value of to certain inescapable prevalentdebate about whether lies are wisdom and honesty.Everyone, Chris- "white," "black," or even "greyi' tian and non-Christian,knows that we realities, However,the challengeis not to abstain shouldnot lie. We seemto havea per- from lying, but to be forthright, un- sonalobligation based on oneof the Ten equivocal,and tru*rful. This standardof Februorv1986 13 perfect righteousnessshould be char- As Americanswe reservethe right to acteristic of God'speople on earth. disagreewith thoseverdicts passed by Honesty However,we must rememberthat in our courts.But we are obligatedto con- the original setting,that commandment sider those decisionsas binding. We referredto a socialinstitution-trial in may feel that truth is best decidedby by l. L. Nichols a court of law. The intent is to forbid theologians,scientists, metaphysicians, false testimony. The consistenttesti common sense,or anyoneother than ruth and honestyshow monyof two witnesseswas necessary to black-robedjudges in their halls and themselvesin various convict someoneof a crime. Exodus23:l chambers.But this sentimentdoes not wavs.Thev characterize amplifiesthe commandmentby exhort- changeanything. What the courts decide the men of just dealing, the ing the peoplenot to becomepartners standsas official truth until it is simi faithful men in business, the Iarly overruled. men who will not deceiveyou to The commitmentto truth is a rudi- their own advantage.Honesty mentary and universalconcern neces- givesfull measure,just weights, sary to the survivalof a free society.It true samples,full service,and a T** maybe neither is not just necessarythat we as in- strict fulfillment of every diviudals esteemtruth: a societvas a engagement. expedientnor arbitrary, whole needsto be basedon truih. The truth of the good old But what is truth? PontiusPilate was maxim "Honesty is the best not the first to raisethe question.Many policy" is fully demonstrated philosophershave found their vocation every day of our life; and in someoneelse's design to do harm in formulating possible replies. A uprightness and integrity are with perjured evidence. popular answer is that truth is what found as successfulin business The full import of this injunction is conforms to reality. Another answer as in everythingelse. As Hugh found in Zechariah8:16: "These are the places less value on a given reality, Miller's worthy uncle usedto ad- things that ye shall do; Speakye every statingthat truth is determinedby the vise him, "In all your dealings man the truth to his neighbour;execute way any givenstatement fits into a par- give your neighbor the cast of the judgment of truth and peacein your ticular context.Society needs to base the bank-good measureheaped gates."We are to speakthe truth in the itself on a correspondencetheory of up, and running over-and you placeof judgment.This lovefor truth is truth with its implied assumptionthat will not lose by it in the end." conjoined with judgment for peace, there is objectivereality. Truth is the essenceof principle, becausethese two elementsgo hand in What is involvedin the contextual integrity, and independence,and hand.Peace based on anythingbut truth approach to truth? This definition every man needs it. Absolute can only be a compromiseor truce. presupposesa prior worldview or veracity is more neededtoday A closer look revealsthat the love of theoreticalcommitment before deciding than at any former period in our truth beganas a socialissue in the Old on any particular truth. If the item in history. Testament.Though denial of truth is question can be brought into line or Rememberthat honestyrises clearly wrong on the personallevel, it found to be consistentwith the general above fortune and above is utterly intolerableon the sociallevel. worldview,then it is true. But if the par- kings-by that alone,and not by Without a basic commitmentto truth ticular belief is not consistentor co- the splendorof richesor of titles there can be no society,only individuals herentwith regardto the largersystem, in glory acquired, that glory in a tenuousset of relationshipsto other it is false. which it will be your happiness individuals. Thereare manybenign instances of andpride to transmit unspotted Most appropriately,the legal system sucha procedure.There are somethings to your posterity. Honesty is of a societywas singledout for the fun- that I would not acceptas true because greahessitself; dishonestynever damentalimplementation of the com- they do not fit into my schemeof under- made a man great, and never mandment.ln any society,the judiciary standingthe world, but I may readily will. Rather be and continue institution is the ultimate locusfor what accept others when I have not in- poorer, while others around passesas truth on the practical,func- vestigatedtheir specific claims. For grow rich by fraud and disloyal- tional level.To illustratethis reciprocal example,if someonetold me of a certain ty, rather be withoqt place or relationship,consider how many syn- islandwhere people have wings and fly power, while others\eg their onyms for "decidingwhat is true" are like birds, I would not believe him. way upward; rather bear the judicial. We "adjudicate,""pass judg- However,if the sameperson told me pain of disappointed hopes, ment," "cometo a verdict"and soforth. that the people on that island had while others win their way by The function of any court is to decide started to live fruitful and contented flattery, and forego the gracious what is true. The legal principles that lives sincebecoming Christians, I would pressureof the hand for which range from unspokenassumptions of be inclinedto acceptthat statementas others cringe and crawl. Wrap commonlaw to a written code of tal- true. I would acceptor reject statements yourself in the cloak of virtue, mudic proportions,are alreadyin place. dependingon whetheror not they fit my and seek your bread with an The court's task is to discoverhow the preconceptions.There is nothing in- honest hand, and if you grow facts under considerationfit into the herentlywrong with this procedureon gray in this cause,with unsoiled code.But to do that, a court needsto this level. honor blessGod, and rejoice. learn what the truth is. Problemsarise if the beliefschemes "The honestman, thoughe'er Many are uncomfortable with the we useare cut off from any factualbasis so poor, Is king of men for all notion that truth is defined by courts. and take on lives of their own. At that that." 14 FundqmentolistJournol point my beliefsare no longerjudged by source in God, and that may not be Theseconsiderations apply to the facts, but the facts are determinedby negotiable.He may not considerany- legislativeand executivebranches of my beliefs.Such a turnabout can also thing more as absolute,but neither may governmentas well. In one sensethey occur in society. he concedeanything less. apply evenmore becauseof their ob- All societieshave their own beliefs. Thesereflections add up to onecon- vious lifeblood, infused from an ideo- For the United States,some of these clusion:a viable free societyneeds to be logicallymotivated electorate. But for- beliefsare expressedin the Declaration basedon this conceptof iruth, There tunately the judicial systemmay still of Independenceand the Preambleto must be an implicit willingnessto con- protect us from excessesin those our Constitution.In a totalitarian soci- form societyand its characteristicsto branchesof government,thus robbing ety, the official beliefs becomedogma factual truth, and not vice versa.Truth their mistakesof the sameirrevocabilitv. and composean inviolate schemethat may be neitherexpedient nor arbitrary. Further, the public is usually awareof Modern Americans are greatly temptedto look to the judicial system to define truth into existence,but this functioncan very easilybe exploitedor ,4oroo, whothinks that abused.Certainly a court of law must Io ,*r, to appease, listen to all sides,but what happensif govemmentgives us the courts are askedto decideon mat- truth becomeswhatever unhiasedinformation, or ters that are not primarily judicial in nature, or if the courts adopt a func- worksmost smoothly, thatthe press reports tional conceptof truth? objectivetruth, probably Apparently,one can no longercope with Americansocial issues, particularly ideologicaldependencies, and will not be also thinks that tlte in a legal capacity,unless one is well- as likely to look for truth here. Brothers schooledin metaphysics.Our higher The public's strongest ally in its Gdmm wrote courts must frequentlypass judgment quest for truth is a free press.When historicalfact, on terrifyingly complexissues, such as part of the government pronounces when human life begins or ends. truth, it is thejob of the pressto report Althoughthe courtsavail themselves of not only the pronouncement,but also whatever expert authorities are known sufficientdata to evaluateit. Whenthe determinesall truth. ThusNazi society to them, they must still bear the onus governmentseeks to shroud itself in un- was basedon the postulateof Aryan of final decisionmaking. Under those warranted secrecyin order to escape superiority, and Communistcountries circumstancesthe notion that some- that kind of scrutiny, investigative sharean a prioi commifinent to dialec- thing is so, simply becausethe courts reporting becomesa necessity.But of tical materialism. havedecreed it to be so,is an easytrap. coursethe problemis obvious:Anyone If a societydoes not baseitself on The courts reflect our social con- who thinks that governmentgives us un- truth, it needsa different principle of sciousness.In the early seventies,the biased information, or that the press cohesion.In totalitarian countriesthis SupremeCourt ruled on capital punish- reports objectivetruth, probably also task is performedby the military and ment and made referenceto what the thinks that the Brothers Grimm wrote law enforcementbranches of the gov- justicesthought the majority of people historical fact. ernment.But nontotalitariansocieties, envisionas cruel and unusualpunish- Mostof us,if we consciouslychoose suchas thosein someEastern countries, ment. This kind of procedurewill un- our newssource on the basisof precom- do not placea high valueon truth. Truth doubtedlycontinue, mitment, chooseone that is most con- is not as important as one'splace and But thereis a line the courts should genialto ourpoint of view. If individuals function in the socialhierarchy, but it nevercross, lest they let the conventions hear only what fits their preconception is still intimidatedby power.Wherever of our systemdictate what is justice. of truth, and impose that schemeon truth takesa backseat,power becomes The opinionsscreeched at the highest their fellows, truth becomesan en- dominant,and power suppressestruth pitch are goingto be noticedthe most. dangeredspecies. ln order to have a through fear. The SupremeCourt justice in trying to societycommitted to truth, we needin- The therapyfor such a situation is appeasehis or her social conscience dividualscommitted to truth. a commitmentto the idea that truth is may decide pragmatically,and truth Our societyneeds a commitmentto basedon somebedrock facts that mav becomes whatever works most truth that is not basedon expediency. not be interpretedaway. The classic ei- smoothly. This commitment beginson a rudimen- positionof this ideais found in Abraham What if the court decides on tary level-avoiding simplelies of con- Lincoln's quip about how many legs a metaphysicalquestions on the basisof venienceor embellishment.But a hard- cat would have if you called its tail a perceivedpublic opinion?The dangeris headedcommitment to truth may also "leg." The answer:four. Callinga tail a not so much that the courts may make influenceour attitude toward society "leg" doesnot make it a leg. Likewise, an error, but that the courtsmay make and perhapswill changesociety itself. a desire for truth demandsa commit- an error. To disagreewith the decreeof ment to certain inescapablerealities. a court is different from disagreeing For a Christian,the points of contact with another person's opinion. The I Winfried Corduanis associatepro- with reality consist of God's created court hasgiven its supposedtruth legal fessor of philosophy and religion at order and His revelation.The Christian sanction,and to disagreewith it may Taylor University,Upland, Indiana. He realizes that there are descriptive and place one in violation of the law. This holds a Ph.D.from Rice University, prescriptive realities that have their risk persistsas a danger. Houston,Texas. Februory1986 15
lookedfor someoneor somethingto at- tract teensaway from the video arcades lodoy'otlueic: andback to music,The interest in break dancingand the dozensof cheapfilms aboutit, musicvideos, and cablemusic Jromlilhence stations all increased the tempo of recordsales. Today's young people can bring their favoriterock star homeand Didlt Roclc havea commandperformance via televi- sion anytime. Music's style in the past five years ondWherc has beenshaped by the new waveand punk rock-fluorescentcolors; football- padded shoulders;an androgynous look;one white, sequinedglove; short will It Roll? pants;and spiked hair. Themessage of by Carl Curtis and DeborahHulf much rock musicalarms many parents. extra moneyto spendon their children's Five years ago backwardmasking, wants.And marketingexecutives seized the messagethat could be heard when the combinationto promotea string of musicwas playedin reverse,was a big acceptably rebellious teen idols- concern.Now the forward messagesand Fabian, Tommy Sands,Dion, Buddy the singersthemselves are more sex- Holly, and a scoreof others.The rock ually explicit and more blatantlycultic industryjitterbugged its way to the top in nature than any form of entertain- of the profit charts. ment youngminds haveever heard or In the sixtiesthe Beatlesand a dozen seen. similar British groups invaded our shoresbringing a newsound,a new hair- style,and eventually a newmessage. On Rhythmand blues, the surfacethe conflictbetween genera- the big band era, tions worsenedas teens and parents jazz, andeven gos- fought over long hair, miniskirts, bell- pel musicblended, bottoms,blue jeans, T-shirts, and all the or wasit "bended," other visual symbolsof the day.But at into the sound the core of the battle was the messase knownas rock and of songsthat protestedthe establisl- roll. In the fifties parentsdescribed ment and extolledthe new philosophy rock music as a Communistplot to of free sexand the useof illegal drugs. take over the minds of youth. Those As young peopleemulated their rock were the days when disc jockey Alan idols, they were led into a lifestyle Freedhosted "Don't lfuock the Rock"at foreign to what their parentsknew. By the mid seventiesrock had split into acid rock,hard rock,country rock, and pop rock-to accommodatevarying Certainly in this generation,as in tastes.The disco craze with theBee Gees thosepast, not all songsor all singers andSaturday Night Feverbroughta new are promotingthe morally corrupt.But interest in organizeddancing through just as certainly,this is the time when the end of the decade.As record sales the messagein the musichas been cor- slumpedfor a shortperiod at the begin- rupted beyond anything baby-boomer ning of the eighties,record marketers parentsever dreamed. The Timesreporter who wrote in the aftermathof the Beatles'first American ll s young PeoPIe televisionappearance best expressed the f, ernulcted their ominoustruth aboutrock: "They[the Beatlesl are a craze.Anyone at the rock idols, they centerof a crazefinds that everything were led into c he touchesturns into money.. . . Every- thing that makes a craze-novelty, New York's ParamountTheatre, and lifestyle foreign popularity, excitement,publicity, talk, 175patrolmen were neededto handle to whot their satiric attack-must be constantly the crowd. Thosewere the "Jail House renewed.Fresh sensations, new exploits Rock" daysof Elvis Presley,of poodle Prlfents knew. must be contrived."Rock's history of skirts, fuzzy sweaters,and greasyhair. manufacturing"fresh sensations"sug- They were the first days of a national geststhat rock will continueto renew economic wealth that gave parents itself into evenmore decadence, I Februory1986 17 Rocktlusic:
CulUOccuh Connection by RonaldEnroth
Entertainer John Denveris reported to have said, "Rock music is a greater influence over the souls of men than primitive Christian- ity." John I*nnon of the Beatles the sexual overtones of some of the aware that Michael Jackson is a made headlineswhen he remarked, lyrics of rock and roll. The behavior- memberof the Jehovah'sWitresses, few '!We'remore popular than Jesusnow." both on and off stage-of rock stars has know of John Travolta's involvement While both statementsare untrue, they contributed to an imageof the world of with the Church of Scientology.Tina are a reflection of the infusive impact rock entertainmentthat many people Turner is a Buddhist who claims to that rock music has had on our culture feel is not conducive to character receivestrength through chanting."In for the past severaldecades. building and productiveactivity. Behind this faith, you decidewhat is right and For millions of American teenagers the scenesof glamour and adoring fans, wrong," she is quotedas saying. and young adults, rock music is more thereis often a wastelandof loneliness, Tina Turner is not the first rock than a hobbyor passingfad. It is a way drugs, divorce, and even premature celebrity to be involved in Eastern of life, an attitude, an addiction. It death. religion.George Harrison of the Beatles representsa growth industry-a multi- Oneaspect of the contemporaryrock was into Easternmysticism. He wrote milliondollar phenomenon-*lat shows scenenot often discussedin the media the song, "My Sweet Lord," with its no signs of a slowdownor recession. is the linkageofsomevocalists andband referenceto l,ord Krishna of Hinduism. MTV, the fastest-growingcable channel members to cults and new religious Both Harrison and John lennon are on the market, has almost displaced movements.While many Americansare featured in interviews conducted bv radio for many of its youthful audience. leadersof the Hare Krishna cult, pub- Visual rock music, shown on home lished in inexpensivepaperbacks for videos as well as on MTV, has evoked lor millions mass distribution to impressionable criticism and controversybecause of its Jof Americon teen. young people throughout North neholds-barred fantasy world of sex America.In oneof the books,Chant and and violence. agc115and young Be Happy(over a million copiesin print), Controversy is nothing new to the odults, rock rnusic GeorgeHarrison writes his own en- rock-and-rollmusic scene.The radically dorsementof Krishna consciousnessas new style of music was inaugurated in is o way of life, the introductory page and later men- the fifties, and since then parents, an ottitude, tions how much of his musical career pastors,and the presshave been debat- has been influenced by chanting and ing the allegedharmful effects of rock on addiction. meditating. music on young people, including the The Beatleshelped to bring Trans- incredible loudnessof the sound.Chris- cendentalMeditation and the Maharishi tians and non{hristians haveprotested Mahesh Yogi to the attention of the 18 FundomentolistJournol Westernworld. Oneof the BeachBoys' the scenes Occulticsymbols and paraphernalia albums is dedicatedto the Maharishi Dehind permeateheavy metal circles---especially International University in Fairfield, Ilof glcmour ond the pentagram,the number 666, the Iowa. Otherperformers who havebeen odoring fons, pyramid, and the upside down cross. concernedwith TM are Mick Jaggerand there Song lyrics as well as the lifestyle of Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, is often o wostclcnd somerock starstestifu to the reality of Donovan,and Bobbie Krieger of The psychic/occultphenomena such as astral Doors. of loncliness, drugs, projection(outof-the-body experience), British rock star Gary Wright fol- divorce, and even black magic,witchcraft, and necromancy lowed guru ParamahansaYogananda, (communicationwith the dead). who is also said to haveinfluenced Elvis pfernoture deoth. A British group known as Grim Presley. Carlos Santana and John Reaperissued an album entitled "See Mclaughlin are disciplesof Sri Chin- You in Hell." The debut album of a moy, the Hindu spiritual master who femalevocalist, Diamanda Galas, has an meditatestwice a week in a basement equallydirect satanictitlq "The Litanies conferenceroom at U.N. headquarters with occultsymbolism, death, and what of Satan." A reviewer described the with about 100 delegatesand staff the Bible calls the works of darkness. singeras sounding "something like The members.Guitar virtuoso Mclaughlin Onegroup known as Slayerreleased an Exorcistdemon doing opera. . . a volley declares,"My role as a musicianis to albumentitled "Hell Awaits."which in- of grunts,screams, impassioned moans, make everyone aware of his own di cludedsongs with titles like "Praiseof and comical warbling." vinity." Sealsand Crofts promotedthe Death" and "Crypts of Eternity." The Perhapsthe most offensiveand ob- Baha'i faith, which teaches that all group'sfan club is called the "satanic jectionablealbum of all is a punk rock religions are one and all peoplesare Wehrmachts," record, "At War with Satan," by the united. Iron Maiden(named after a medieval group appropriatelyknown as Venom. The majority of rock stars are not torture device)is oneof the mostfinan- The band's logo is an encircled pen. particularly interested in religion, cially successfulof the heary metal tagramwith a satanicgoat's head within especially "establishment" religion. bands.Their album titles give somein- the five-pointedstar. It includesthe in- Someare hostiletoward Christianityor dication of their sourceof inspiration: scription,"Welcome to Hell." Thelyrics openly contemptuousof all religion. "Killer," "The Number of the Beast," are so blasphemousthat there can be no When askedby a reporter,"What gods and "Powerslave."In less than a year doubt of their source:God's adversarv. do you pray to?" Nikki Sixxof the hard- after the releaseof their first record, the Devil. core rock band, Motley Crue, replied, over one million copiesof their discs Faced with growing criticism of "Well, I pray to the porcelaintoilet quite hadbeen sold worldwide. "The Number their satanicfocus, some groups have at- often." Steve Harris, founder of the of the Beast"album sold nearly 500,000 temptedto play down their occultic con- notoriousgroup, Iron Maiden,described units in the UnitedStates alone and over nection. Ozzy Osbourne,for example, the membersof his band as agnostics. 2 million copiesinternationally. They claims that the occultic trappings are "We all believethat there's obviously sing about the Devil,death, violence, not to be taken seriouslv-thev are somethingout there-a force of good and doom. merely attention-gettingdevices. And and evil, if you like-but we're not into The names of other heavy metal that is preciselywhat the Evil One,the praying and going to church." bands reflect their demonic themes. father of lies-Satan himself-wants to Both Motley Crue and Iron Maiden Here are a few examples.Evil: "Right accomplish. He wants to convince are examplesof that segmentof rock to Hell"; Malice:"Gods of Thunder"; millions of rock fans-and anyoneelse and roll known as "healy metal." This Rock Goddess:"Hell Hath No Furv": who will listen-that he is not to be flamboyant style of music was intro- Hellhammer:"Triumph of Death."The takenseriously. In reality, however,his ducedto rock fans in the late sixtiesby Hellhammeralbum cover depicts a hor- "attention-gettingdevices" are so effec- the British band known as led Zeppelin. ribly demonic creature seated on a tive that hordesof unsuspectingyoung It canbe describedas rebellious.throb- hellish throne.On the reverseside of the peopleare being assistedalong a very bing, ear-blitzing, metal-crunching cover,there is a satanicsymbol and the broad road that can leadonly to destruc- musicmade popular in the seventiesby inscription,"Only deathis real." tion and a literal hell. groupplike Black Sabbath,Deep Purple, What is the messagein all of this for Alice Cooper,and KISS.More recentad- rnetcl Christian young people? It is very ditions to the roster include Twisted llc|lvy simple.We must all be discerningand Sister,Quiet Riot, OzzyOsbourne, Ratt, Egroups ovcltly be carefulto avoideven the appearance and, of course,Motley Crue and Iron dcmonstratc the of evil, as Scripture commands.The Maiden. apostle Peter warns: "Be sober, be Heary metal groupsovertly demon- spilit of ontichrist vigilant; becauseyour adversary the strate the spirit of antichrist and ond rcbellion thot devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, rebellionthat so often permeatestoday's seekingwhom he may devour"(l Peter hard rock scene.One variant of heavy 30 OftCn PCfineotco 5:8).A contemporaryadmonition indeed. metal is called "black metal" or "satanic todoy's metal." Referencesto demons,witches, hcrd rock death, and Satan are found in their sccnc. lyrics and depicted on their album I Ronald Enroth is chairman of the covers.Also referred to as "deathmetal" departmentof sociologyat Westmont bands, these groups are preoccupied College,Santa Barbara, California. Februory]986 19 RocklUluoicr What's q YouthPastor to Do? by AngelaElwell Hunt
Princeis oneof the hottest singers on the rock circuit today. His album "PurpleRain" sold l0 million copies and won Grammy and Oscarawards. That album con- tainsa songcalled "Darling Nikki": "I knew a girl namedNikki./I guessyou could sayshe was a sexfiend./I met her in a hotel lobby/Masturbatingwith a magazine./Shesaid, 'How'd you like to wastesome time?'/And I couldnot resist when I saw/Little Nikki srind." Prince'smusic not onlv blatantlv dis- cussesoutright sex,but oral sex,incest, masturbation, and bisexuality. Who Iistensto his music? Adults do, but teenagers and junior highers and in a societywhere most aspectsof the Vanity, Prince'sold girlfriend writes elementarystudents listen as well. dirty deedhave been appropriatedby many of her own songs."I write what Most Christiansare unawareof the racy advertising and titillating TV comesinto my head," shetold the los movementin rock music toward the cheesecakery.The country has rotted, AngelesTimes. "I just write what comes raunchyand obscene. We do not makea and rock music is simply taking the out of my head.It's usually very sick habit of listeninsto rock. The soneswe decay to its scarifyingly logical and sexual.Maybe that's a natural part casuallyoverheir aregarbled, ani *e of me.Maybe I don't get enoughsex, and rarely take time to analyzethe lyrics. writing is an outlet. Who knows?" Why has rock music fallen to the What is rock musicand how canwe lowest levels of obscenity?Terrence "R3ii.i:1To5,,"preventits decayin our youngpeople? Moran,writing tnThe NewRepublic, ex- Rockcomes in manyforms: pop,heavy plains: "Sex sells in America. When metal,country, pmk, bubblegum, and Mom and Dadwatch a Brut commercial thot iniures before even gospel.Doug Randlett, a youth in which a nudewoman puts on her hus- pastor who works with college-age band's shirt and sensuouslyrubs his the lictener youngpeople at ThomasRoad Baptist after-shaveall over herself,well, what even knows whot is Churchin Lynchburg,Virginia, believes, cana youngboy do?Play in a rock'n'roll "Rock is a marketing term. Rock means band and be a bit more outrageousthan hoppening." more than heary metal. I believe that his oarentswant him to be.Kids' natural Satan has designeda music for each antiauthoritarianismis going to drive generation,to appealto the youngpeo- them to the frontiers of sexualfantasy nle of the time. Rock music is like the 20 FundomentolistJournol newest car on the market-each year " using messagethat will really speakto the there is a new model,and throughout I con't see kids andthe congregation.I like anduse productionthere is a randompoisoning. I something thct many stylesof music,not just classical Not all rock music is harmful. On an or modern,because I think theyneed to albumof 10songs, not all will be fleshly repnesents rcbcllion be exposedto many different types.I or offensive.But it is a subtle poison, to spreod the don't believein singingjust for music's like radioactive fallout, that injures sake. I think about the congregation, beforethe listenereven knows what is gospcl-the two becausethey have to sit there and happening." ore dicmetricolly listen," What is it about rock music that DougRandlett considers music pri causesinjury? Obviously,obscene lyrics opposed." marily a leadershipissue. "In our are harmful, but is there harm in the ministry, youth music is judged on a musicitself? Jim Whitmire,director of leadership preferenceof the church youth musicat BellevueBaptist Church authority. It's not a matter of my in Memphis,believes that music minus preference.When I'm selectingmusic lyrics canbe moral or immoral."It may most gospelrock songsdon't haveany for use in the church I'm under the dependupon the backgroundand associ- messagein them.Most songs by'cross- authority of the church and church ationsof the listener,but manytimes a over' artists can be interpreted two preferencesare consideredfirst. My fleshinesscan come through the music." ways, so they can enter into both the secondstandard is subiective-what I Mike King is director of associate secularand gospel markets, At best,the considerto be designedto illicit im- ministries for KansasCity Youth for messageis vagueand nebulous. I can't proper responsesfrom adolescents. Christ.Recently he visitedRomania and see using somethingthat represents Finally, I judge music to be inap- found that the youth leadersthere were rebellionto spreadthe gospel-the two propriate if the songor the artist iden- concerned about the effect of rock are diametricallyopposed. When Chris- tifies with the works of the flesh. music on their teenagers-teenswho tian singersnot only sing like rock musi- "I tell our young people to avoid' were listeningto Americanrock music ciansbut dresslike themas well, they wrong words, performancesthat por- without being able to understand are making a statementand trying to tray an antibiblicalstandard, Christian English."Our youth are rebellious,"the conform to a worldly standard." rock, and whenin doubt,to respectthe Romanianstold King. Rockdoes represent rebellion-rock opinionsof their spiritual elders.My "How doesthe music encouragere- stars freely admit it. Dee Snider of personalrecommendation is that teen- bellion?"King asked. TwistedSister, who regularlyleads con- agersavoid contemporary rock in all its A Romanianmusicprofessor nodded, cert crowdsin an obscenechant, spoke forms andfashions. Such a largemajor- "It's the rhythm." of his "We're Not GonnaTake It" song ity of it dealswith the worksof the flesh: TheNew Republic's Terrence Moran andvideo: "It's [rebellion]the essenceof rebellion,sex, the occult, and so forth." agrees.He believes,"Today's salacious heavymetal. Other forms of rock don't Thesecular Parents' Music Resource lyrics arenot the exceptionto otherwise stressrebellion. That's whv thev'relos- Center agrees.Their "Rock Music generally respectedsexual standards ing out to heavymetal. Kids *ant to Report" warns that there are five and communityvalues, but a symbolof rebel.They rebel against their parents. major themesthat rock music returns their collapse.Still, it's absurd for They'restriving for their own identity. to again and again: 1) Rebellion,2) would-becensors to hold a magnifying Theydon't want to be like their parents. SubstanceAbuse, 3) Sexual Promiscuity glassto the words when it's the music They want to like what their parents and Perversion,4) Violence-Nihilism,5) itself that arouses people. There's don't like and parentsdon't like heavy the Occult. somethingsexy in the pure pulse of a metal" (Ihe los AngelesTimes, Sept.9, What is music's rightful purpose? rock song." le84). DougRandlett believes that music "has Why then haveChristian performers What standardsshould parents and a primary purposeof glorifying God, tried to integrate the gospelmessage youth leaders set for young people? with acceptablesecondary purposes." into the vehicleof rock music?Randlett Mike King believesthere must be a Mike King believes that God in- believesthat Christianshave "taken that carefulbalance: "I think we're naiveto tendedmusic to edify the saints."In latest modelof rock music-like a red teachour youngpeople to listenonly to three referencesin the New Testament sports car-but we have painted ours the old hymnsof the faith. Herein Kan- (Col.3:16; Eph. 5:19;and Heb. 2:12) orangeand expectedit to be dramati sas City we havebetween five and six music is used for edification, not cally different." thousand teenagersinvolved weekly, necessarilyto reachthe lost. Preaching Whitmire believesthat too often the and we don't haveto userock music to is God'sprimary tool for evangelism." messageof the gospelis "lost in the beat get thosekids to come.We usecontem- "Obviouslymusic is to glorify God and the wild sounds.I really feel like it porary music-Steve Green, Robbie andworship Him," saysJim Whitmire, is more of a fleshlygratification than a Hiner, and Mark towry, for example- "but I think music is a strange and spiritual one. I realizethere has to be but we make sure the emphasisis on wonderfultool that Godhas given us to somemusic done iust for the fun of sins- melodyand harmony as opposed to the expressour thoughtsand our feelingsof ing, and there is i time when you warit beat." praiseto Him. Thereare things that can a lively beat and excitement,but there Jim Whitmire leadsyouth choirsof be saidmusically that cannever be said is just somethingabout rock musicthat over 400 teenagersand choosesmusic in words. Music accompaniedall of takesyou out of the realmof worship." accordingto severalconsiderations. "I God's major creations,and I believe "Kids are always telling me that try to makesure the songsare musically somedayin heavenwith our new ears 'Christian rock' is used to tell people interesting,so the kids will enjoy sing- we will hear the soundsof the heavens about the Lord," saysMike King. "But ing, but I want the words to have a as they move in orbit." I Februory]986 21 soundsreach past the corridorsof the fit the message.Music cannot be pros- In the "Christion mind into the recessesof the heart and tituted to spreadthe gospel. ignite a hungerfor Godlike the classics Grant,on the other hand,is not so Rock"fuid... of the faith? easyto categorize.The winner of three A frequentargument for contempo- Grammy Awards,including one this rary gospelmusic is that it has the yearfor BestFemale Gospel Artist, and CanYou Heqr greatestpotential to reach a world five Dove Awards from the Gospel more accustomedto toting a jam box Music Association,Grant is the only than the King JamesVersion. sologospel singer to havetwo back-to- OodWhbpC? Leadingthis popularmovement is back gold albums.Last year shesold recordingartist Amy Grant, the 2l-year- out NewYork's Radio City MusicHall high'cncrgy, clcctric lott old darling of hip Christianshooked on and gaveconcefts in Australia,Canada, recch post the Usounds upbeatChristian rock. Grant is oneof and on the West Coast. corrldorc of thc nlnd lnto thc the few gospelsingers whose name is Andnow, she says, "I aim to bridge rcccr3cc of thc hccrt ond familiar to secular audiences,but the gap betweenChristian and pop." lgnltc o hungcr for Ood likc whosefame arose with the Evanselical Grant recentlyreleased "Unguarded" folth? the clcsrlco of the pop music,better knownas Chiistian on both A&M, a secularrecord com- pany, gospel by MichaelR. Smith rock. and Myrrh, the music Christiancontemporary music ac- divisionof Word,Inc. In additionto the counted for $75 million in sales in album, which featuresGrant in sexy 1984.Spawned by the Jesusmovement poses wearing a leopard-skin-print of the 1960s,this musicincludes trendy jacket, there is a video. rap, punk rock, and the heavy metal As Christian music videos gain soundsof Stryper,who accordingto popularity,Grant's latest is raisingthe TIME magazine,throw New Testa- eyebrowsof more thanjust Christian Music, the one art mentsto audiences. critics-becauseof its brisk choreog- form that will waft Like the group KISS,with their em- raphy and techniques,usually found in majesticallythrough phasison colorful costumes,Stryper secularproductions. theportalsofheaven, wearsleather and chains,belting out Grantexplains her latesttransition as stirs Christiansin lyrics like: anattempt to dismantlethewall between this life from wor- "So manybands give the devil all the Christiancommunity and others. ship to outrage. the glory. "I mean,the songsare different, For some,music representsthe It's hardto understandwe wantto but the heart behindit is the same.and deepestexpression of praise to the changethe story. I feellike sometimeswe safelycling to CreatorGod. Nothing else can compare We want to rock one way on our wall," shewas quoted in the June to a songextolling the honor and glory and on. GavinReport.She told TIME reprters, of the sustainerof the tniverse, they say. You'll seethe light someday "I want to play hardball in this busi- Others insist music must be up I'll say Jesusis the way." ness.I want to be on the samelevel tempo to fit the lifestyle of modern Most Christians generally agree professionallywith performersin all culture,like numbersfit the language that Stryperis a ridiculouscontradic- areasof music." of computers.Can high-energy, electric tion that helpsprove the medium must Grant and her husbandGary Chap- man,27,part of the seven-manband, travel with three female background singersand a caravanof Silver Eagle buses and tractor trailers carrying tons of lights and soundequipment. Her performances,where Grant T-shirtscan be purchased-with Grant gettingsome of the profit-have earned her titleslike: "Christian cheerleader." "the Michael Jackson of Christian music" and once,even "the Madonna of contemporarymusic." Shecaught the attention of Rolling Stonemagazine in Juneand was quoted on the $200,000production of "Un- guarded"as saying, "I wantedto make a record that musicallywould fit right c a betweenMadonna and Huey Lewis." = In Rolling Stone and other maga- U) zinesher candidcomments have cost .q co her support. Confrontedwith the synthesized soundof popular Christianmusic such c as Grant's.the Christianmust make 22 FundomentolistJournol someevaluations. Although there may Bible study, thinking a few minutes be no such thing as a Christian car, "B;,::,1.";:i:ii"immersedin pop Jesusmusic is as there is a type of music that lifts the good.He saidthe cry of Christianrock nameof Christ, and it is not the type advocatesis that the onlv wav to win that containsa throbbing.rock'n'roll offects the spirit, today'sgeneration is to piovidemusic beat. ond horrnony offects with the familiar rock beat. Discernment,however, can be con- Manyargue that decisionsare made fusing when viewing music from a the soul." at concerts.Gospel music is for the historicalperspective. Christian audi- saints,not unsavedpeople, he said, enceshave rejected music in onegen- citing Ephesians5:19, Hebrews 2:12. eration and embracedit in another. "Doesthat meanyou cannotget saved Don Wyrtzen, director of music at a gospelrock concert?"he asked. publicationsfor SingspirationMusic reluctantto sing a new songas com- "No, it meansthe Holy Spirit works in Grand Rapids, Michigan,offered mandedin the Psalms."Sing unto him despiteour disobedience.i historicexamples of sacredmusic that a newsong;play skillfully with a Ioud What'sneeded, Wyrtzen suggests, originally stunnedChristian audiences. noise." They have been bombarded is a combinationof old and new. Not While speakingat Word of Life in with a largely percussionsound and all new music is bad.The scriptural SchroonLake, New York, he saidBilly havelittle tastefor anythingelse. They test for it is the sameone for review- Sunday'sintroduction to "SinceJesus are like oneof the characterscreated ing anything,Philippians 4:8. That Cameinto My Heart" shockedaudiences by writer Sir Max Beerbohm,who passageoffers the peaceof God to who associatedthe long-short-longbeat said, "I don't know anything about thosewho think on the truthful, honest, of syncopationwith ragtime music. music really,but I know what I like." just, pure,lovely, good, virtuous, and Wyrtzensaid Sunday wanted working An additionalhandicao is the failure praiseworthyin life. peopleto havemusic they could take of mostpeople to listenio lyrics.Glen "Musicalexpression is thenormal to the job with them. Campbell's"Gentle on My Mind" speaks resultof the filling of the Holy Spirit,'1 "A tuneis just a tune,"he says."It of a man who liveswith a womanbut Wyrtzensays. For the believer,the canbe usedto backup andelevate and may leaveat anytime. Fewpeople real- Holy Spirit'sinfluence will providethe underscoreChristian words or non- izedthe lackof commitmentreflected bestevaluation of "psalms,hymns, and Christianwords. It's how youuse it." in the song,because they did not listen He went on to say musicalstyle closelyto the lyrics. The sameis true changeswith culture and noted that in Christianmusic. the interval (two combinedtones) of Anotherproblem in Christianmusic C to F sharpcreates a tritone,also is the conceptof performance.If pre- calledan augmentedfourth or dimin- sentationovershadows the message, ishedfifth. During the Middle Ages,it somethingis wrong. Frequentlythe wasonce called "the Deviland music." drivingrhythm of popularmusic gives But today tritones are common in no relief from the musicaltension and Christianmusic, he says. only confuseswhat little messageis Althoughnotes in themselvesare there. not inherentlyevil, a minstrelmust be To add to the confusion.Wvrtzen cautiousbecause of the powerfulemo- sayswriters and composers are split- tional responsethe combinedeffect of ting notesand producing increasingly notescan achieve. intensemusic that soundslike a loco- ArrangerRalph Carmichael speak- motive pulsating down a track. The ing at the 1984 National Religious oppositeis alsotrue. He saysmuch of Broadcaster'sConvention said the today'stunes are uninterestingwith spiritualsongs." If musicarouses the Bible describes100 occasions of sing- bland harmonyor unsingablelyrics. sexualappetite, it is not godly.If it ing. The Christian'sjob is to make Mike King, director of associate doesnot instill Christianvalues, or peoplelisten to the Word by wrapping ministriesfor KansasCity Youth for blaststhem away with an avalancheof it in the mostpleasing music available, Christ in ShawneeMission, Kansas, sound,a person'searly warning sys- he said. condemns today's Christian con- tem should be activated.Music that JamesDobson of Focuson the Fam- temporarymusic because it "usesthe helpsa listenerhear God'swhisper ily ministriessaid, "Music is oneof the beat and the soundeven the secular abovethe din of the world's noiseis windowsof the souland, as such,adds world associateswith illicit sex." music pleasingto the Lord. a dimensionto worship that is price- He quotedrock singerDavid Bowie Radiospeaker Warren W. Wiersbe lessto the believer." who declared,"Rock musichas always said,"Music helpsus focusour atten- Protestantreformer Martin Luther beenthe Devil'smusic." tion on the Lord." It cancreate a Dure said,"Next to the Word of God,music King went on to saybeat stimulates momentof worship,memorable enough deservesthe highestpraise. The gift of the flesh."Beat affectsthe flesh,mel- to lasta lifetime.The best will survive; languagecombined with the gift of ody affectsthe spirit, andharmony af- the worst will portray a falsepicture songwas givento man that he should fects the soul," he said. Music will of a Holy God. proclaim the Word of God through edify only if beat is understated. music." "There'sbeen too much emphasis I MichaelR. Smith is a newspaper Theproblem today is newbelievers, on music in our livestoday," he said, reporterand freeJancewriter in Fay- often weanedon a diet of top 40, are noting that some Christiansneglect etteville,Pennsylvania. 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by AngelaElwell Hunt They met, married, and together walked from New Orleans to Oregon to n October1973 Barbara Pennell complete a journey that had begun five hadnever heard of PeterJenkins, "So.rlrow we've years earlier. Peter Jenkins wrote A the young man who had set out Walk AcrossAmeica and together Peter to walk acrossAmerica to discoverhis alwaysbeen in the center and Barbara wrote The Walk West.Both country and himself. But when the of what'shappening books are best-sellers and have been sandy-haired young man in sneakers just translated and published in nine foreign and faded corduroys walked into the by following God's countries. They have recently completed party for students and faculty at New Ieadership,That's why The Road Unseen,the story of God's Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, provision, guidance, and instruction Barbara took more than casual notice. obedienceis so important during their walk and through the years She was instantly intrigued by this in the Christianwalk." that have followed. adventuresome man who was walking After they completed the walk, Peter across America and writing an article and Barbara searched for a place to f or National C,eographicmagazine. establish their home. Because of the Februory]986 25 overwhelmingsuccess of their books, town for the mammothSaturn plant- "Little housesthat may havebeen they were free to settle anywhere and the sametown the Jenkinseshad chosen. worth $30,000have sold inthe pastsix chosea smalltown (population1,100)in "We moved there because we monthsfor $300,000,"added Barbara. wanted a certain way of life," said "Farms that soldfor $700an acreare Barbara,"and we'retrusting the Lord now going for $20,000an acre." that it is all goingto work out fine." "Peoplewho werebarely squeaking by on Social Security are now finding that their houseis worth $500,000," Peteragreed. "It's very interestingto seewhat money doesto people.A lot "So* parcntsgtve of middleincome people have become tlteir kids lesus,others suddenmillionaires." Barbaraadded, "We had movedto gtve themselvesto their this town three yearsago after pray- ing for four yearsthat Godwould lead kids. I think you'vegot us to the right placeto put down roots, to do both." to raise our family. We movedwith complete assurancethat this was whereGod wanted us. What the com- puter did for GeneralMotors, God did middle Tennessee.There they purchased "Right now the town has two for us." aworkingcattle farm, restoredthefarm- stoplights-which are turned off at Peter picked up her thought. "Our house,and becamepart of the small night-a grocerystore, two policemen, publishers in New York have always communityand a country church. and nine churches.It's a little town thought it was a little uncanny-here we Threeyears later a rumor spread where most peopleknow eachother. were walking acrossAmerica, and ii throughthe town.General Motors had Theyproject that it will be a town of turned out we were sort of the headof searchedthroughout the nation to find 60,000in 20 years,but I don't really this trend of talking about America. the ideal place to build the larsest believethat. We don't know. But if They wondered,'Why in God's green industrial developmentin the hisiorv there is anothercommunity that has earth did Peter and Barbara move to of the world. Res-earchersfed dataon beenchanged as radicallyas our town this little funky town in someunheardof 1.000cities into a computer.The com- has beenin the last four months,I'd place in Tennessee?'Somehow we've puter analyzedthe facisand chose one like to know about it." alwaysbeen in the centerof what'shap peningby just following God'sleader- ship.That's why obedienceis so impor- tant in the Christianwalk. If you hear Eincll-Yr,a Christicn schoQ from the [ord, be obedient. "I think obedienceand timins are CrrrriculumthCrt's ,-.* importantfor Christiansto learn.6ften we are filled with suchzeal and energy excitingf. . .e\rerl for we just want to get where we're going immediately.We've known for years "Irtlo\M-it-ctlls"! that we were supposedto write a Chris- There'sone in every class.The studentwho's been tian book [The Road Unseen],and we in Sundayschool every Sunday of his life.He's heard from publisher after publisher beento camp235 times;vacation Bible school 43 with contracts.Then all of a suddenthe times. . .and hes onlyten! Trying to keephim lord spoketo us and said,'Now is the interestedin a Biblecurriculum is NOT always time for you to do it.' " easy. Peterand Barbara . ..but with Lifdtray,you're a lotcloser! Wite for havealso estab- our free catalog,or samplematerials for your grade. lisheda new seriesof guidebooksto the United States,the first of which, Tfte TennesseeSampler, has recently been n Pleasesend me your released.Peter is writing a book about catalogof LifeWay his travelsin Chinathat is due out this curriculumfor Christian fall. schools,K-8, with Junior With writing, speaking,traveling, Highliterature electives. n Send me a sample and working on the farm, Peter and curriculumoacket for City,State Barbarafind that their greatestpersonal grade(s)-; I Yourposition/titleal challengeis time. Barbara explained, understandwe can "We havethree children,a business,a examinethese for 60 days with no obligation. FJ26 farm, and l0 peoplewho work for us. Peter and I and our children are togetheronly in the eveningand we try Divisionof Scripture to limit our outsideinvolvements. 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26 FundomentolistJournol becausetime is so preciousto us. We know how fast it goesand how many demandsare on us." Peterwrote a chaotercalled "Date Night" in The RoadlJnseen "It's about how Barbara and I try to go out on a dateonce a week,just to be together.We learned that it wasn't enoughto give ourselvesonly the endof the day,when we'reboth totally exhausted." Barbara chimed in. "One night a week we get a sitter, and we go out to dinner or go shopping,before we're so tired that we can't enjoy eachother." "Wetry to communicate,"said Peter, "becauseBarbara and I had a wonder- ful opportunityon the walk to talk a lot. We were togetherall the time and we learned to talk. Suddenly we found ourselvesrunning with th-ewind. . . ." "And pulled in so many directions with Iegitimateobligations," interrupted Barbara."Peter could be doinga thou- sand different things,but we'vejust learnedthat after we'velived our lives and all is said and done,what is really goingto matter?Is it the books?Is it our relationship,or our children?" "That'sbeen our biggestchallenge," Petersaid. "Another is learninghow not to feelguilty becauseyou can't spendas much time as you'd like with your wife or your childrenor your friends.I think Saturday morning becausesome of Whatis thebest gift parentscan give that'spart of beingan adult-suddenly them are so violent and so aggressive. to their children?"Themselves," replied you cannotfocus on just onething like My children are not allowedto watch Barbara."My daughterwould much you usedto." televisionin the eveningsbecause the rather I sit down and color a picture Peterand Barbara realizethat time programsthat comeon over the major with her than anythingI could buy for pressuresare felt by other familiesas networks contain either profanity or her." well.Peter believes another nroblem of bedroomscenes-things that a 6-year- Peter thought a moment. "I know Americanfamilies is overcommitment. old child doesnot needto be exposed some kids whose parents gave them "Americankids are so overcommitted to." Jesus,but not themselves,and I know that they'renot allowedto be children." "For instance,"added Peter, "a re- some kids whose parents gave "They're pushedinto aerobicsand centtelevision medical program focused themselves,but not the [ord. I think training and computerprograms from on AIDS.The whole deal was that AIDS you'vegot to do both-it's a combina- an earlyage," added Barbara. "The child was not a homosexualdisease. It's that tion. Having a great parental relation- is goneevery night." subtle brainwashingthat says, 'I shipwithout God can be a realhardship. "And the motherspends all her time guesshomosexuality is OK becauseI Where would your guidancecome chauffeuring the kids around," Peter couldn'tbe against these poor people.' from?But, to haveJesus with no parent continued. Who knows where AIDS comesfrom, would also be difficult becausewhen "The child is really robbedof being but it seemsrather unusualbased on the you'rea child,parents serve as your ex- a child," concludedBarbara. "Some- evidencethat the vast majority of peo- ample. How horrible to have parents body in the family has to stand guard ple who have it are homosexual.You who say,'Bea Christian,but I don'thave over the time. That's one of the things just wonderwhat kind of a connection time to loveyou.'How doesthat square I do." thereis. It's that kind of thing-there's with your comprehensionof God?" "Anotherpressure," said Peter,"is a lot of pressure." Barbarasmiled. "It is so important just the heatingup of the world-what For relaxation,Peter and Barbara to makesure you're not overcommitted we're all subjectedto from the media. and their young children, Rebekah, and that you're giving yourselfto your No matterhow strongany of us is,we're Jedidiah,and Luke, go for walks,drives children." all open vessels,and today we're so around the farm, or out for ice cream. much more exposedto the horrors of On an idealnight Barbarawill pop corn I Peter and Barbara have recently the world and sin.That's taking its toll." and Peter will lie down on the living launchedOur Ameica, a newsletterto "Sin is so much more acceptableto room mg, soall threechildren can free- communicatewhat is right with our day," believesBarbara. "I look at my Iy scrambleover him. "It's a luxury to country. Copiesmay be obtained by 6-yearold daughter.I have to censor have uninterrupted time to just be writing Our America,P. O. Box 20, what kind of cartoonsshe can watch on togetheras a family." Franklin, Tennessee37064. Februory]986 27 abouta hundreddollars a monthwork- ing part-timeas a secretaryfor oneof the professorsand had a few dollars in savingsleft from my job asa social worker.Our total resourcesamounted to a few hundreddollars. Freshflowers had beenout of the question,so we found a little shopto makea bridal bouquet,some corsages, and boutonnieresout of silk flowers. Thebill cameto onehundred dollars. We really had to count our pennies now.Instead of decoratingthe church with candelabra,flowers, and ribbons, we had decidedto rent some oalm treesand put themon the stageUetrind the preacher.Unfortunately, the trees hadnot beendelivered on time.All the guestshad arrived,everything else was in place,but the palm treeswere still nowherein sight. Petergreeted each guest at the front door, telling how excitedhe was to be gettingmarried and that he waswaiting on sometrees! The piano music beganon schedule, thenwent on andon andon for almost 30 minutes until the palms were de- livered at the front door. Peterlifted the heavyclay pots,each holding one by Peterand BarbaraJenkins with a line of pearls down the front skinny tree, and hurriedly walked and around the sleevesand hood. down the aisle,placing the trees in a he piano music soothedmy semicircleon the platform. nerves as I stood peeking As I walked slowly toward my future through the double doors, husband,the palms Iooked like little waiting to walk down the aisle and greensprouts growing on the stage. becomeMrs. PeterJenkins. Iur, walkingdown this And then therehad beenthe decision Todaywas a sunnySaturday after- aboutour weddingcake. We had priced noonin New Orleans,almost spring- aisleand getting marrted oneat a bakerybut it wastoo much.So, like for this seventhdav of Februarv. wasfrightening enough, we made it ourselves.We bought 10 My motherhad very littie to sayto me yellow cakemixes, and a largepiece of in the dressingroom beforethe service but walkingthe rest plyruoodand went to work. A black started,but shedid say,"Happy is the of the way womannamed Izella, who worked at the bride the sun shineson." women'sdorm, helped.She showed us All the familiar facesturned toward acrossamertca how to add lots of margarinefor better me asthe weddingmarch, "Faith of Our with Peter wis quite taste.The cakes were baked in flat pans Fathers,"began. We had chosenthis old and then laid side by side on the hymn insteadof the traditionalwedding anothermatter. plywood to make a giant sheet cake. Drocesslonal. Peterand I finishedoff the cakeby ic- In very proper fashion,I held my ing it with thick, white frosting and head erect and beganthe long walk bordering the edge with fresh pine toward ReverendGreen and Peter, Thewalk down the aisletook only branches.We set a little 35-centplastic who were waiting for me at the plat- a minuteor two, but within that time bride and groom on top. form. Everyonestood. I felt honored, every obstaclePeter and I had over- Many other necessarywedding but also more frightened than ever come,all the work planningthis day, traditions-and evena honeyrnoon-had before in my life. Just walking down all the unusual things that had hap- been cut due to our budget.The wed- this aisle and getting married was penedduring our eight-monthcourt- ding invitationshad been written and frightening enough,but walking the ship flashedthrough my mind. None designedby Peterand me. We drew a rest of the way acrossAmerica with of the peoplegazingat me had any idea picture of Jesusat the top of the paper Peterwas quite anothermatter. how hard the decisionhad been to and then a map of the United States My long white dress with a cape marry Peter.Nor had it beeneasy to below.We markeda dottedline for our andhood made me look like I wasfrom havea weddingwith almostno money. proposedroute acrossthe country and biblical times.I had not beenable to Peterhad beenwriting his article for invited eachperson on our list to come afford a fancy gownbut had found this NationalGeographic, hoping it would sharein our joy. Part of the writing on dresson saleat J. C. Penney.It was a be accepted,but he would not be paid the invitation soundedlike a high school simple dress but elegantlytrimmed until the story waspublished. I earned poem:"You will find friends,farmers, 28 FundomentolistJournol faculty, families, food, financiers,fun, good for me to be alone so God made outward adorningof plaiting the hair, fishermen, fathers, and faith at the you. I will leavemy father and mother andof wearingof gold,or of putting on receptionfollowing in the church." and cleaveto you as my wife and we of apparel;but let it be the hiddenman And the receptionwould be without shall becomeone." of the heart,in that which is not corrupt- hors d'oeuvres,elegant china, and so I followed."God mademe a helper ible, eventhe ornamentof a meekand forth. Instead,the womenof the church suitablefor you. I will be boneof your quiet spirit, which is in the sightof God donatedpunch and finger sandwichesto bonesand flesh of your flesh.We shall of greatprice." be servedon paperplates we boughtat becomeone." It was time to exchange rings. Walgreen's.No stunning centerpieces ReverendGreen read again,"Mar- ReverendGreen asked Peter what gift would adorn the tables, just simple riage is honourablein all, and the bed he had to offer me as a sisn of his love candles on paper doilies sitting on undefiled.. . be without covetousness; and commitment. Petei confidently rented tablecloths.Extra paper doilies and be contentwith suchthings as ye turned toward Freddy. I took a deep had beenhung on the walls to make the have:for he hath said,I will neverleave breath.How would the preacherhandle receptionroom, the church gymnasium, thee,nor forsakethee." this?Peter would probablystart laugh- fit the occasion. We both said we would hold our ing.Freddy had the sameprankster grin And what aboutour rings?My mind marriasein honorand let our character on his face as he handedsomething to clamored. Did the maid of honor, be freJfrom the love of money. Peter. The mercury lights overhead CharlotteStack, have Peter's ring? What The preacherlooked at me and read: caughta sparkle. would we do about my ring? Just "Who can find a virtuous woman?.. . Peter reacheddown and Iifted my secondsbefore I had enteredthe double The heart of her husbanddoth safely left hand. He tenderly easeda set of doors to walk down the aisle. Peter's trust in her, so that he shall have no diamonds,big asmarbles, onto my ring 20-yearoldbrother, Freddy, had almost needof spoil.She will do him goodand finger. Immediately,I recognizedthe mademy heartstop. He wasPeter's best not evil all the daysof her life." rings; they belongedto Charlotte,my man and was supposedto hand Peter I looked at Peter,my red-bearded maid of honor, one of my long-time the ring to put on my finger. Our wed- youngman, and with all the loveI could friends.I glancedover and she was smil-' ding rings were not singlebands of gold, shine through my eyes said that his ing, reassuringme that everythingwas but were "puzzle rings" that could be heart could trust in me, for "I will do all right and that shehad come to the taken apart and reassembledwith secret you goodand not evil all the daysof my rescue.No one in the audienceknew directions.Since we had not figuredout life." that I was about to be married with the intricate instructionsabout how to Peterlooked back at me, flasheda someoneelse's ring! get them back together,we had tied a smile the whole world could see,and "With this ring," Peter startedto smallstring aroundeach ring sothat no chuckle, then caught himself, "I give onewould accidentallypull themapart. you, Barbara, my mind, spirit, and Just beforemaking my grandentrance, bodv-mv total self as Christ save Freddy had held up my weddingring, Himselffor the church." completelyapart, dangling the pieces "Lra resus,I dedicate Then I took the ring for Peter and from side to side with a mischievous said,"With this ring, I give you, Peter, grin on his face. our maffiage to the my spirit,mind, and body-my total self All of this dancedthrough my head serviceof Gd in obedienceto our Lord's command." as I took one stride and then another. ReverendGreen said. "You mav kiss I was almost to the end of the aisle.I througltlesus Christ, the bride,if you wish.' wasalmost married. I wasalmost stand- andI ltope weall can "I wish," Petersaid. ing beside my sweetheart,who was The congregationstood while Peter dressedin a second-handsport coat with Itavea gd time at the and I knelt. Peter prayed into the a new shirt and tie he had found, both reception," microphone so everyonecould hear: coming to a total of 20 dollars. "[ord Jesus,I dedicateour marriageto ReverendCharles Green, pastor of the serviceof Godthrough Jesus Christ, Word of Faith, openedhis Bible. We and I hopewe all can havea soodtime stood with our backs to the audience said,"I will love,nourish, and cherish at the recention." readyto repeatour vows.This was a big you, Barbara, as Christ does the ReverendGreen turned us aroundto moment. church." facethe peopleand put his handson our A solemnmood spreadthroughout We werealmost through saying our headsfor his final blessing:"We pray the church. He read from the Bible: vows, and I was beginning to panic that the Godwho hasbrought Peterand "And the Lord God said,It is not good about my ring. What would Peterdo? Barbara togetherin such strangecir- that the man should be alone; I will What was going to happenwhen the cumstancesshall cause them to keepin makehirn an help meetfor him . . . . And pastor askedhim to place the ring on their heart who they must serveand the L.ordGod caused a deepsleep to fall my finger? whosethey are." upon Adam,and he slept:and he took "Likewise,ye husbands,dwell with We locked arms and marchedout, one of his ribs, and closedup the flesh them accordingto knowledge,giving husbandand wife, through the smiling insteadthereof;And the rib, which the honour unto the wife, as unto the faces,ready to conquerthe world. Lord Godhad taken from man, madehe weaker vessel, and as being heirs a woman, and brought her unto the togetherof the graceof life; that your I Adapted by permission from The man." prayers be not hindered," Reverend Road Unseenby Barbara and Peter Peter and I had selectedour vows Green spoketo Peter.Then to me he Jenkins, O 1985 Thomas Nelson from the Bible.Peter said first. "It is not said,"Whose adorning let it not be that Publishers. Februorv1986 29 IVII.Vt LOVC - lForever and lBver
[{hey werean oddpair. He wasa of marriageand five children, all of I danceband leaderfromBrook- whom are now in the lord's work. I lyn. Shewas a societygirl, the Together they saw a fledgling out- daughter of a wealthy surgeon.But reach ministry grow to an interna- they met and fell in love.Jack Wyrtzen tional program. was then convertedand set about try- On Januaryl, lg84,Margesuffered ing to convert all of New York City in a massive,fatal heart attack. Later, his energeticway. Marge was saved Jackwent through someof her belong- during a meetingat PinebrookBible ings and found this letter, written Conferenceand begansupporting Jack from Pinebrook Bible Conferencein Wyrtzen'sefforts in her quiet way. the PoconoMountains. In it a lovely Togetherthey faced the joys and society girl wrote to a brash young sorrows of life. They shared47 years preacher,pledging her forever love. 30 FundomentolistJournql luly 13,1933
Honel I hnueso muchto tell you that I don't know just how to begin.h is a beautit'ulmoming again ahhough we need rain tenib\. Darling,Iom so happy bemuse yesterday Perq Gawford spoketo us.You never heard such a speaker,dear. He spoketo usabant wlvther or notwe thoughtwe were saued. Vlwthtr we hadcont'essed Chnsr as anr Sin-Beorcr. Fourteenof us gotup ard cont'essedHimbet'oreall the others. You know dear,I neuer believed in doingthatbefore, butyesterdall did.You can't imaginehowhappy l t'eh wlwnl didit. k's vch adift'erentfeeling. We said,"I confess Christas m1 Sauianr andSin-Bearer this da1,lufu 12,1933." Oh!how gladl amthatlreally dil.feel a if Iwantedto.Mr.Crawlord spoketo usard gaueus the Gospel o/ St.John which we are to reol".Jackie, dear, I'm goingro try sofutrd to liueup to mJ confession. You know the real battlereally only begins after you do tfutt.Little doubtsbeginuoppingup, andyouhaue to t'ightaboue them.Your mind does so want to thinkof other things,but as our speakersaid, that is tlv time to t'ighttl'tose t'eelings. Hone1,I wishyu werehere to seethese men and people.I am sureyou would haue tlw samet'eeling awaken in you. Andnow,m1 dnrling,I don't know lnw to thankyoufor thebeautifuI compact. b certainlyisloue\. Eueryone wa aroundwhenl openedit and theysaid you wue somegrand bofriend.. You are sweetand I wishI hadyou this minute to lwg. Lit'esearu so anptywhrn yat're awal. I loue Joumore and moreeuery da1 and thnt'show it will be all ry life. Eachday will draw us closertogether. I hopeyur motlvr wiII forgiueme for not writingu yet.I can't eqtenwrite to Dad. Weare stayingnextweek, dear, atdl reallyam glad.. Iloue it andit isdoingme worlds of good.Iam enclosingthe little pamphlet which wa giuento me. It miglt interestyou to look it ouer. Thereis oneboat, drnling, and it is almostimpossible to useas thereis oneoa lockand I con't pull withoutone. Tennis is fine theysay, and maybeI'Il play. I fuwen'tmad.e up my mind. I hauen'tseen dnJone pla{ng golf, so I don'tknow if thereis any. The swimmingis nice,but dangerous, and thel sa1the horseback riding is great.You knowlwn, I thinkmaybe Motlur will getme a ri.dinghabitin thcfa)l ad tlwnwe can go once in a while.Malbe fw an hoursometimes. I'd be willingto pal t'or myself, and thenwe couldgo more. I hapeyou will beable to planJour aracation next JeaT, so that we could come together.I know yu'dloue it and with1at h.ere,Iwould play tennis,swim, hnrseback ride, and playcroquet. We hnuehad wonderfulu)eather and notwann at all. I hopeit continues.is it hot in the cit1,dear? I hopenot. \X/hathaue you beendoing with yourselflAre youbeing uery good? You know I'm thinkingof you eueryminute ond eueryonein theplace has heard about 1ou. I broadcastm1 loueall the ttme. Rememberme to Blanchz.I hopeto sendsome cards soon. ELeryonedreads for Sundalto comebemuse no onewdnts to go home.V/hen we arriuedlots of peoplewere crying. They lelt soterrible aboutleaving. I don't think I'Il cry,t'or I want to seeJou so badly,but I will be sorryto leaue. I hopeyou will exanem1 scrawlingletters,but I can'tfind a decentplace to write. I thinkI betterclose now. Take care of yourselt',honey, and don't work late oll thetime. Areyou going to Southport?I hope you go, for it will be nicefor yu. Don'tJou carry on an1 of yur old relations with thosegirls up there.Remember Jou dre an engagedman, I'Il sueJou t'orbreach of promiseor something. Motherlikes it fineand doesn'tmind camping. Your mother would Ioueit. Givem1 loveto tlrc t'ami$and a kissfor Tedd1.They hauea doghere, and is lw playt'ul!He justabout eats yu up and is jilst 4s wild u Ted. I mustrun along.Goodbye, dear. AII my loveforever and euer,
Your Margie
P.S.Thanlcs again for the present.I'll giveyou an extrdkiss when I seeyou.
.1986 Februory 3l BICGRAPHY FromSlavery to Servanthood JohnJasper Sang the haises of Jesus
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by RobertB. Johnson "Miz Oh happyday, can I everfergit it? hen slaveswere "married" for her owner, Mary Belle Dat wuz my conversionmornin' and in the Old South, there Peachy,"was so greatthat shejoined wid de wereno Iegalformalities, her mistress'sBaptist church. Philip dat day de Lord sen' me out 'jined goodnews uv de Kingdom.Fer mo' dan no recordskept-they just up'' wasa Baptist,and to the limitedextent 60 yearsI'se beentellin' de story.My In this fashion,on June12, 1780, two that slaveswere permitted, he became step is gettin' ruther slow, my voice slaveson the PeachyPlantation in a minister-of-sorts.The youngcouple breaksdown an' sometimesI'se awful FluvannaCounty, Virginia, were wed. movedinto oneof the manycabins on tired,but stillI'se tellin'it. My lipsshall The groom was Philip Jasper, the the sprawlingplantation. During the sing de dyin' Ioveuv de Lamb wid my lS-year-oldson of an African-born next 32 years,24children were born las'expirin'breath. -John Jasper slave.The bride was Tina Hammond, of this union. born 16 years earlier on this same WhenPhilip died in May of 1812, plantation.Her love and admiration Tina was once asain with child. She 32 FundomentolistJournol was a devoutbeliever in Jesus,and her later the churchlicensed him, and he BaptistChurch in a horsestable with prayersfor her unbornchild werefilled began to preach whereverhe could ninemembers and a $9weekly salary. with petitionsthat Godwould makethe find an opening. He baptizedhis convertsin the water newborn,if a son,a preacher."Lord, Amongthe manyhandicaps facing of thecanal. Once, Jasper baptized 300 if dis chile you'sesendin' rne is a boy, this youngevangel was his inability to convertsin two hours. don'lethim donothin'else but sinsde read.A few monthsafter his conver- The congregationpurchased a lit- praisesof Jesus."She did delivera-boy sion,a youngman agreed to teachhim tle brick Presbyterianchurch in Rich- and namedhim John.When John was from an old,tattered New York Speller mond at Dwight and St. John Streets about 8, Tina, unableto continuein the andthe Bible.By July of 1840Jasper for $2,025and spent$6,000 remodel- field, was sent to Williamsburg, could read. ing it. But the renovatedchurch was Virginia, to make clothes for other Another difficulty was the legal still too small,so it wasexpanded again slaves.John was givenhis first job on handicap placed upon slaves who to seatover 1,000on the main floor. the CharlesCity Plantation,As a cart wantedto preach.They could never be Crowdscame to Sixth Mount Zionfor boy,he wasto standby the oxenwhile ordainedand were permitted to preach overa quarterof a century.In 1883the a cart was beingloaded or unloaded. only underthe supervisingpresence of membershipstood at 1,068. At 15 he was taken to Richmondto a white man. Jaspersought every opportunity to work in a tobaccofactorv. Sevenvears Jasper'sfirst sermonswere at slave Iearn from the able men who helped later he met and marrieda slavegirl funerals,His ability was soonrecog- him. Perhapsthe foremostof thesewas from another estate. Hearing that nized,by blackand white, and requests William Eldridge Hatcher,pastor of some slaveshad escapedduring an for his serviceswere so numerous that the largeGrace Street Baptist Church uprising, John's master sent men to hebecame the stockfuneral fixture in not far away.Hatcher attended Jasper's round up his slavesand John was torn Amelia County. His fame quickly Sundayafternoon services to get his awayfrom his bride on their wedding spread to Petersburg,where three heart warmed,and Jasperfrequently night. He neversaw her again.Angry churcheshad him "supply."The Third visited Hatcher's study where he and embittered,he went, in his own Baptist Church soon called him to becamea devout student.The bond' words of later years, "into the far preachfor them everythird and fourth that developedbetween these two ser- country." Even his mother'sprayers Sunday.White people began attending vantsof Godseemed unlimited. How- did not deter him from the life of a just to hearhim. ever, the main ingredient in John willful, wickedsinner, totally without BenjaminKeene, pastor of one of Jasper'sgrowth was his many hours the fear of God.During this time John Petersburg'swhite churches,began to spentin Bible study. Jasperwas sold to SamuelHardgrove, notice that part of his congregation a devoutmember and deaconof the was missing.When he learned that First Baptist Church of Richmond. they were down at the Old Third Hardgrove'spiety and deepreligious Churchlistening to JohnJasper, Keene convictionshad a profoundinfluence and three of his deaconsvisited the on his slave. The master watched, following Sunday afternoon, Skep- waited, and prayed for Jasper's ticism and cynicism soon turned to conversion. tears. They completelyforgot they ColledTo June of 1839 found Jasper still were listeningto a blackman preach. working in the tobaccowarehouse. His A solemnizedKeene sat in his office life of sin no longergave him satisfac- just before the evening service, TheMini.sfry tion. Rememberinghis mother'sfaith, rememberinghow the presenceof the StudyOff,Campus and the sermonsof slavepreachers, and Holy Spirit had been evidentin the the prayers of many of his fellow black man. Keenesaid to his evening EarnA Degree! slaves,he beganhis searchfor God. "I congregation, attendedservices at . Later, in his sermons,he lovedto tell Bethany allows you to remain in your JohnJasper's church this afternoon." presentministry while earningyour of the eventsleading up to and in- His voicebroke. "Jasper's great. He's oegree. cluding his conversion."I was sittin' the only coloredman ever ordained to . Bethany offers quality education, is thar in Capitol Squarein Richmond preachthe gospel." fundamental and Baptist in doctrine. when de Lord donestruck me with His JohnJasper had to fit his preaching o C)ne may earn either the ASSOCIATE, arrer of convictionan'brought me low. aroundhis work asa slave.Hardgrove BACHELOR, MASTER oT DOCTORAIE I lef' thar badly crippled." While at diedin 1862.and John was hired out degreethrough the Off-Campus work in the tobaccohouse on June25, by his new owner to work at various Program. 1839, he opened his heart to the jobs.He was leased to themetal-rolling o Resident classesare available at the Saviour.He beganto cry, laugh,and mills on the JamesRiver until the end Dothan Campus-tuition at a mlnlmum. shout all over that warehouseuntil the of the Civil War.He hadpermission to o Credit is given for previous college work and life experience. overseermade him return to work. nreachto the soldiersin Confederate Word of John'sconversion reached his hospitals.On Sunday,April 2, 1865,as Writeor Call for FreeInformation master.Hardgrove sent for him, and a slave,he preached in the rollingmill. BETHANYTHEOLOGICAL upon hearingJohn's testimony, he re- The next dav. Richmondsurren- SEMINARYAND BIBLECOLLEGE joiced and wept with him, givinghim dered,and John"Jasperwalked in the PO. Box 1944 the rest of the day off "to go tell it." ruins of Richmondas a freeman. Now Dothan,Alabama 3630_2 The membersof the Old African Jaspercould have a churchof his own. (205)793-3189 Baptist Churchapproved John's bap- In Septemberof 1867,at the ageof tism in Februaryof 1840.Thirty days 55,he organizedthe SixthMount Zion Februory1986 33 The scenesand eventsof the Bible Bible-" 'dat count 'bout de great camealive in Jasper'ssermons. When white throne." He closedhis Bible, he spoke of the offering of Isaac, a took off his glasses,and smiledat his reporter in the Richmondpaper wrote, people.Holding out his hand,he said "Jasperspoke of an angelshouting to in mellow tones, "Comparatively Abraham,'Don't murder God'sanointed speakin'mytime in'dis worl'am skin deep,an'wen I look at my han' and think how thin de skin is, I feel shu'ah nuf I mus' soonbe gwine!" Manybegan t t-If to weep. An aged woman sobbed you wantfolks who outright. Irvet. wrong Io. De , Jasperstraightened up in his old- time, amiabledefiance and shouted, preachedand sung "My chillun, my work on earth is done! glory, I'se no mo' skeereduv deathdan uv a to don't bring hossfly."As he drew near the end of them tu fasper,My task the sermon, his eyes flashed and laughed.Everyone felt that this might is to comfort the be his valedictory.He switchedinto his mournerand warn the "Heavbn Sermon" and in a daring unruly," flight qf imagination,using the whole Examine the book and read what Dr. platfo{m to act it out, he portrayed Leighton Ford; Dr. David Seamands; himselfas having at last arrivedat the Dale EvansRogers; and Bill Glasssay gatesof glory. about this man and his messase. boy. Let him go.' He describedhow The following Sundaymorning John preached"Ye $6.95, 178 pages Abrahamuntied the boy'shands and Must Be Born Again,"his feet,hugged him to his heart until it last sermonon earth. He was certain At yourbookstore or wite: looked like the pillars of heaven he'd beenborn from above,born of the Clyde Dupin Ministries trembledwith joy. I wantedto let out Spirit, and he urgedhis peopleto meet Kernersville, N.C. 27285 onetremendous yell. I put my handto heaven'sconditions. Then he limned my face.It wasdrenched with tears." back to the parsonageand to his upper Cross Reference Books Onone occasion when the Virginia room. ln the late afternoonof March 28. Mt. Juliet, Tennessee StateLegislature was present at Sixth he rallied long enoughto whisper, "I Mount Zion Baptist Church, Jasper havefinished my work. I'm waiting at spoke,"Pharaoh was an awful liar just the river, looking across for further like theytell me mostpoliticians are." orders." Soonhe fell asleepnever to During his funeral sermonshe de- regainconsciousness. After a simplean- scribed the wonders of heavenand nouncementof the Jasper Memorial recited the list of its occupantsand Servicein the morningpaper the Grace majesties,but he refusedto preach Street Baptist Church of Richmond anyone into heaven. There is the overflowedwith mourners. classic case of William Ellyson's Jasperhad been pastor of Sixth funeral one Sundayafternoon. Before Mount Zion for nearlv 35 vears.No an electrifiedcrowd of 2,000,Jasper man of the city was held in higher said, "Let me say a word about this esteem.Even his one-timeenemies William Ellyson.I sayit first to get it joined to honor him. Hatcher,strongly off my mind.He wasno goodman. He moved.concluded his memorial ad- didn't sayhe was.He didn't try to be dress: "With utmost affection and good.It's a badtale to tell on him, but warmth, I put forth my appreciationof RIITRI he fixed the story himself.He died as this wonderfulprince of his tribe! His he lived, without God,without hopein life jumpedthe commongrooves and the world. If you want folks who live ran on heightsnot often trod. His life wrong to be preachedand sung to went by bounds and gave surprises glory, don't bring them to Jasper.My with eachsucceeding leap. And every task is to comfort the mourner and motion of his was made to exalt the warn the unruly." Lord of his life." On the first Sundayin March 1901, the morning congregationof Sixth Mount Zion watchedwith sorrowing I Robert B. Johnsonis minister of ,/\ NormanB. Rohrer,Director I fYa cHRlsrrANwRtrERs curLD heartsas Jasper painfully climbed the musicat CantonBaptist Temple, Can- ' tlt ' 260-F Fern Lane I pulpit stairs.They rememberedhow ton, Ohio.He holds a DMA from Bob It Hume, California 93628 T Send me your FREE Starter Kit. Show ma how for yearshe had goneup "on his iron Jones University, Greenville,South to developmy writing talent and how to sell. I I legs," as nimble as a boy. Jasper Carolina.Quotes taken from Rhapsody -T sensedthe congregation'stension and in Black by Richard Ellsworth Day, I soughtto allay it. He read from his JudsonPress. @ 1953. _JI I CITY STATE ZIP I-III-IIITI THUNDERIN THEPULPIT TheSun Does Move
by lohn lasper
utside of the Bible, I know who is the lawgiver for everything. I nothingextra about the sun.I had to laugh right in his face.My Lord seehis courseas he rides up is great. He rules in the heavensand there so grand and mighty, but a lot t'Ao' the earth,and down under the ground. about the flaming orb is too much for if yer ain'tgot He is great,and greatlyto be praised. me. I know the sun shinespowerfully yer Let all the peoplebow down and wor- and pours down its light in floods,and feet on de Worduv ship beforeHim! yet that is nothingcompared with the Gord,de debbil will git But let us get along,for there is light that flashesin my mind from the quite a lot more comingon. lrt us take pagesof God'sBook. I know the sun you sure-jes'Iike he's next the caseof Hezekiah.He wasone burns-I tell you it cookedthe skin on got desefurloserfers," of the kingsof Judah.A mighty sorry my back many a day when I was hoe- lot, I must say,those kings were for the ing in the cornfield! Yet that is nothing most part. I am inclined to think comparedto the divine fire that burns Hezekiahwas about the highestin the in the soulsof God'schildren. generalaverage, but he was no mighty But, about the coursesof the sun, held up for a while and that the moon man himself. I have that all pat and safe. I have furnish plentyof moonshinedown on Well,Hezekiah got sick.I mustsay, searchedthe whole blessedBook and the lowestpart of the fighting grounds. whena king getshis crown and finery discoveredthe last thing the Bible has As a matter of fact, Joshuawas so off, and when he is pesteredwith mor- to say about its movements.And if I drunk with the battles,so thirsty for tal sickness,he getsabout as common don't tell the truth, marchup on these the blood of the enemiesof the Lord. looking,and grunts and rolls, and is stepsand tell me I am a liar, andI will and so wild with the victory, that he aboutas scaredas the rest of us poor begyour pardon.But Goddoesn't lie, told the sunto standstill until he could mortals!We know that Hezekiahwas and He hasn'tput anylie in His Book. finish the job. The sun was traveling in a low stateof mind; full of fears,and I am givingyou what the Bible hasto alongthrough the sky whenthe order in terrible trouble.The fact is, the lord say and I am bound to tell the truth. came.He hitchedhis red poniesand strippedhim of all his glory and landed I take you on an excursionto a great madequite a call on the land of Gibeon. him in the dust. He told him that his battlefield. The battle is curious. It He perchedup therein the skyjust as hour hadcome, and that he hadbetter took place soonafter Israel got to the friendly as a neighborthat comesto squareup his affairs,for deathwas at PromisedLand. The peopleof Gibeon borrow something.He stoodup there the door.Then it wasthat the king fell madefriends with God'speople when and looked like he enjoyed the way low beforeGod; he turned his faceto they first enteredCanaan, and they Joshuawaxed those wicked armies. the wall;he cried,moaned, he begged were monstroussmart to do it. But And the moon waited down in the low the Lord not to take him out of the just the same,it got them into an awful grounds,pouring out her light and world yet. Oh, how goodis our God! fuss. The cities round about there looking as calm and happy as if she The cry of the king movedHis heart, flaredup, joined their forces,and said werewaiting for her escort.They never and He told him He wasgoing to give they were going to wipe the Gibeon budged,neither one of them, as long him anothershow. peopleoff the ground.They bunched as the Lord's army neededa light to It isn't only the kingsthat the Lord all their armies together and went up carry on the battle. hears.The cry of the prisoner,the wail there to do it. When they came up so The Lord cameto seeJoshua in the of the bondsman,the tearsof the dying bold and brave the Gibeoniteswere day of his fears and warfare, and robber,the prayersof the backslider, scaredout of their senses.They sent actuallymade the sun stop stonestill the sobsof the womanthat was a sin- word to Joshuathat they were in trou- in the heavens,so the fight could rage ner, are sureto touchthe heart of the ble, and he must run up there and get on until all the foeswere slain. You are Lord. It's hard for the sinnerto get so them out. obliged to understandthat the Godof far off and sofar down in the pit that Joshuahad the heart of a lion and peaceis alsothe man of war. He can his cry can't reachthe ear of the mer- was up there directly. They had an use both peaceand war to help the ciful Saviour. awful fight, sharpand bitter, but you righteous,and to scatterthe hostof the But the Lord did evenbetter than might know that GeneralJoshua was aliens. this for Hezekiah.He told Hezekiah not up there to get whipped.He prayed A man talkedto me last weekabout that He was goingto give him a sign and he fought, and the hours got away the laws of nature, and he said they by which he would know that what He too soonfor him. Sohe askedthe Lord can't possiblybe upset.As if the laws saidwas comingto pass.I am not ac- to issuea specialorder that the sunbe of anythingwere greaterthan my God, quainted with the sundials that the Februory]986 35 Lord told Hezekiahabout, but anybody the sun even unto the going down of philosophersnow? What are they sulk- that has a grain of senseknows that the same my name shall be great ing around the bush for? Why don't they were the clocksof thoseold times, amongthe Gentiles." you getout in the broadafternoon light and the travelsof the sun weremarked "My nameshall be greatamong the andfight for your colors?Ah! I under- by those dials. When, therefore, God Gentiles,"says the Lord of Hosts.How standit; you haveno answer.The Bible told the king that He would make the doesthat suit you? It looks like that is againstyou, and in your consciences shadow go backward, it must have oughtto fix it. This time it is the Lord you are convicted.You think so much beenjust like putting the handsof the of HostsHimself who is doingthe talk- of yourself and so little of the Lord clock back;but, mark you, Isaiahex- ing, and He is talking on a wonderful God,and you think what you sayis so presslysays that the sun returned 10 and glorious subject.He is telling of smart,that youcan't even speak of the degrees.There you are! Isn't that the the spreadingof His gospel,and the Word of the Lord. If you haven'tgot- movementof the sun?Bless my soul! coming of His last victory over the ten your feet on the Word of God, the Hezekiah'scase beat Joshua's. Joshua Devilwill getyou for sure,just like he stopped the sun, but here the Lord has gotten thosephilosophers. made the sun walk back l0 degrees; Whenyou askme to stopbelieving and yet they say that the sun stands in the Lord'sWord andto pin my faith still and nevermoves a peg! "D, Bibleis my only to your words,I am not aboutto do it. The other day a man came to my I take my standby the Bible and rest house.He seemedfrom the start kind Book,my hope,de my caseon what it says.I take what of strict and crosswith me, and after arsneluv my soul's the Lord saysabout my sins,about my a while, he broke out furious and he Saviour,about life, about death,about said: "Allow me, Mr. Jasper,to give surplies,an I wants the world to come. I take what the you someplain advice.This nonsense lord saysabout the sunand moon,and about the sun moving is disgracing nutltin'else." I carelittle what the hatersof my God your raceall over the country,and as chooseto say. Do you think ihat I a friend of your people,I cameto say would forsakethe Bible?It is my only it has got to stop!" Book, my hope, the arsenal 6f my My! My! He sailed in on me with Gentiles,and the worldwide glories soul's supplies,and I want nothing sucha storm about science,new sur- that at the last He is to eet. else. veys,and the lord only knowswhat all. Oh,my Brethren,whai a time that What cuts into my soul is that all Thenhe told me my raceis againstme will be! My soul takeswing as I an- these men are hitting at the Bible. and poor old Jaspermust shut up his ticipate with joy that millennial dayl That'swhat stirs my souland fills me fool mouth. Theglories of that day shinebefore my with righteouswrath. I carelittle what When he got through-and it looked eyesand blind me;and I forgetthe sun they say about the sun, provided they like he neverwould-I told him John and moonand stars.I just remember let the Word of the Lord alone.Bu1 Jasperisn't setup to be a scholar,and that alongabout thoselast daysthat nevermind! Let the heathenrage and doesn't know the philosophies,and the sun and moonwill go out of bus- the peopleimagine a vain thing. Our isn't trying to hurt his people,but is iness;for they won't be neededany King shall break them in piecesand working day andnight to lift themup. more.Then will King Jesuscome back dashthem down. Blessed be the name But Jasper'sfoot is on the Rockof eter- to seeHis people,and He will be the of our God, the Word of the Lord en- nal truth. Therehe stands,and there sufficientLight of the World.Joshua's dureth forever! Stars may fall; moons he is going to stand until Gabriel battles will be over. Hezekiahwon't may turn to blood; and the sun set to soundsthe judgmentnote. need any sundial, and the sun and rise no more! But Thy Kingdom,O [ord, So I said to the gentlemanwho moonwill fadeout beforethe slorious is from everlastingto everlasting. scoldedme, that I heardhis remarks, splendorsof the New Jerusaiem, Don't hitch your hopesto the sunor but I don't know where he got his But what is the matterwith Jasper? stars!Your homehas Jesus for its light, Scripturefrom; andthat betweenhim I almost forgot my business,and and your hopesmust travel up that way. and the Word of the Lord, I take my almost got to shouting over the I chargeyou, my people,fix your feet on stand by the Word of God every time. faraway glories of the SecondComing the solid Rock,your heartson Calvary, Have I satisfiedyou yet? Have I of my [.ord. I begyour pardon,and will and your eyes on the throne of the provenmy point?Oh, ye whosehearts try to getback to my subject.I haveto L^amb!These strifes and griefs will soon are full of unbelief! Are you still do as the sun in Hezekiah'scase-fall be over; we shall seethe King in His holdingout? I supposethe reasonyou backa few degrees.In that part of the glory and be at easein Zion. Go onl Go say the sun doesn'tmove is because Word that I gaveyou, from Malachi- on! Ye ransomedof the Lord! Shout you are so hard to move yourself. the Lord declared that His glory is His praisesas you go, and I will meet Truth is mighty. It can break the heart going to spread. Spread? Where? you in the city of the New Jerusalem, of stone.I must fire anotherarrow of "From the rising of the sun to the where we don't needthe lisht of the truth out of the quiver of the Lord. If going down of the same." sun!The Lamb of the Lord ii the lisht you havea copyof God'sWord about What?That's exactlv what it savs. of the saintsl your person,please turn to the minor Isn't that clear enough"for you? The prophet,Malachi, chapter l, verse11. Lord have pity on these doubting What doesit say?I better read it, for Thomases.Here is enoughto settle it I Adaptedwith permissionof Judson I havea notion your critics don't carry all, andcure the worst cases.Walk up Press,publisher, from "Rhapsodyin any Bible in their pockets.Here is here, wise folks, and get your medi- Black" by RichardEllsworth Day, @ what it says:"For from the rising of cine. Where are those hieh-collared 1953. 36 FundomentqlistJournol FUNDAMENIALSIN FCCUS
Jesus'View of Scripture by RobertE. Coleman
esusspoke of the Scripturesas changeably(Matt. 22:31;Mark 2:25; scripture cannot be broken" (John the "word of God"(John 10:35; Luke 6:3). 10:35).In His view, "It is easier for Mark7:13; cf., Luke 8:11-12) or With such a high view of inspira- heavenand earth to pass,than one tittle "the commandmentof God"(Matt. 15:6). tion, therewas never any confusion in of the law to fail" (Luke 16:17;cf,, Matt. He knewthey were inspired by the Holy His thinkingrespecting the credibility 5:18).A staggeringascertion! Spirit, in the conceptspresented and of thebiblical witness. In its wholeand in the words used to communicate its parts the Word as givenby God is Spiritually Perceived them. To Him, what the Scriptures true. There is an awesomefinality Far more than mere mental acceD- said,God said, and He oftenused the aboutit. WhenJesus said, "It is writ- tance is involved in Jesus' view of terms and their equivalents inter- ten," the issuewas settled,for "the Scripture. As the God-breathedWord, Februory1986 37 the divine oracles can be properly ing mint and anise and cummin, and been,making them a matter of moral understoodonly in concurrencewith leave undone the "weightier matters of obligationnullified the Word of God His Spirit. the law, judgment, mercy, and faith" (Matt.15:6; Mark 7:13). An incidentwith the Sadducees,the Jesuswas simply asking that the scientificHumanists of the time,illus- original meaningof Scripture be re- trates His position (Mark l2:18-27; spectedin anyinterpretation. Human Matt. 22:23-33;Luke 20:27-40).These fo it, whole circumstancesare always changing, men askedJesus about the provision and its parts the Word but God'sWord abidesforever. When of the law whereby a widowed and His hungrydisciples were criticized childlesswoman could be married to as given by Godis true, for pluckingcorn on the Sabbath,he her deceasedhusband's brother, so the Thereis an awesome pointedout how Godin the beginning deadman's family line might continue. had ordainedthe day for man's rest The hypotheticalquestion: Whose wife finality aboutit. and blessing(Matt. l2:l-8; Mark2:23-28; would shebe in the resurrectionif the Luke 6:l-5).On the samebasis, He womanhad outlived seven husbands? answeredthose who objectedto His Doubtlessthe Sadducees,who did not healingon theSabbath (Matt. 12:9-14; believein an afterlife, thought they Mark3:l-6; Luke 6:6-l l). Andwhen the wereterribly astute. They were going scribesand Phariseesmurmured be- to make those supernaturalistslook (Matt.23:23; cf,, Lev. 27:30; Micah 6:8). causeHe ate with sinners,He alluded ridiculous. Thatis why Hewas so indignant at the to thepassage in Hosea,"But goye and Jesus' reply must have shocked Pharisees,who soughtto circumvent learn what that meaneth,I will have them."Ye do err," He said,"not know- the intentof the Law throughlegalistic mercy,and not sacrifice"(Matt. 9: 13). ing the scriptures,nor the power of casuistry. In eachcase, the implication was clear. God" (Matt.22:29;Mark12:24). To ex- The problemcentered in equating Had the Jews understoodthe Scrip- plain, the Master referred to Moses' customary practice with Scripture. ture's intent, they would have been experienceat the burningbush, where When the Phariseescondemned the acting differently. the Lord demonstratedthat He was apostolic companyfor disregarding The commonpractice of the Jews "not the Godof the dead,but of the liv- tradition by eating with unwashed wasto readtheir ownpresuppositions ing" (Matt.22:32; Mark 12:27).God's hands,Jesus responded: "Ye hypo- and proud desiresinto Scripture.Thus, purposein creatingman was that he crites,well did Esaiasprophesy of you, their vision was obscured,and they might "live untohim" (Luke20:38). For saying,This people draweth nigh unto missed its purpose to "believe that all theirveneration of Moses,the Sad- me with their mouth, and honoureth Jesusis the Christ, the Son of God; duceeshad missed the spirituallesson mewith their lips,but theirheart is far and that believingye might havelife of his teaching-not only in the con- from me.But in vain they do worship throughHis Name"(John 20:31). tinuation of life, but in the kind of me, teachingfor doctrinesthe com- experienceone would havein the next mandmentsof men"(Matt. 15:7-9;Mark The Word of Christ world. Their thinking was so earth- 7:6-7;cf., Isa. 29:13).However com- Jesussimply claimed for Himself bound,it had not occurredto them that mendable their customs may have the sameauthority investedin Scrip- in the resurrectionpersons "neither marry, nor are givenin marriage,but are as the angelswhich are in heaven" (Markl2:25; Matt.22:30; Luke 20:35-36). In exposingtheir ignorance,Jesus plainly statedthat understandingthe Scripture requiresa reverencein its presence.His answerto the question was to ask, "Have ye not read that which was spokenunto you by God?" (Matt.22:31; Mark 12:26).Obviously, whateverreading they had donewas very superficial.Though professing to o o believe the Scripture, they did not o know its Author. Hence. thev were o blind to the real powerof God.That which is divinelyinspired cannot be treatedwith mereacademic interest. o .9 The Intent of Scripture o o By pointing out the dangerof un- E o o hallowedreason, Jesus showed that a I prejudicedmind can easilymiss the ) o deeperspiritual meaning of the Word. 7 E He wasappalled, for example,that the o Jewscould be so concernedwith the o externalminutia of the Text,like tith- o 38 FundomentolistJournol ture, andthat thereafterpeople would anddeeds attest to their confidencein interpretedand applied them in a new be accountablefor what theydid with Him who sentthem (Acts214-40;3:6-7; setting.These documents conveyed the His testimony.He said that everyone I Thess.2:13). Moreover, the church authority of JesusHimself, and were who heard His words and put them sorecognized by the church.Passages into practice would endure. Those from thesebooks, along with the OId who heard His words and did not TestamentScriptures, were read in put them into practice would perish Nrre- did kesusoffer earlyChristian worship services attest- (Matt.7:24-27).He madethese asser- an opinionsubject ing to their authority.Thus the Scrip- tionson thebasis of His inherentrela- ture becamethe solerule for faith and tionshipwith God.This authority was to rebuttal.He realized practice. especiallypronounced when He de- that everyword He In the ensuingyears these inspired clared,"I sayunto you," or the more wordswere entrusted to faithful men, emphaticform, "Verily, verily, I say spokewould count who alsotaught them to others(2 Tim. unto you." Never did Jesusoffer an for eternity, 2:2),until finally the messagecomes to opinion subjectto rebuttal,nor even us. Believingthe messagebrings one venture an hypothesisrelatively cor- into the apostolicsuccession of our rect, for He realizedthat everyword Lord'sdoctrine and mission.The pro- He spoke would count for eternity. cesscannot end in this world until all Ultimately thosewho repeatwhat He haveheard. Just as Jesustaught His said will be judged by those same disciples,so we must teachours, and words "in the last day" (John 12:48). honored their witness,preserving a sendthem forth with His authority. Indeed,in this consciousness,Jesus continuityof doctrinewith the apostles, identified His sneechwith the life- while also makingpossible stability I RobertE. Colemanis director of the givingpower of liis Spirit: "Thewords and order in their fellowship. Schoolof World Mission and Evan- that I speakunto you, they are spirit, In time the oral teachingsof the gelism, Trinity EvangelicalDivinity. and theyare life" (John6:63). There is apostleswere committed to writing School,Deerfield, Illinois. He holdsa no distinctionbetween what He taught underthe Spirit's guidance (2 Tim. 3:16; Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, and how He communicatedthe mes- 2 Peterl:20-21;1 Cor. 2:13). Those who Iowa City. Adapted by permission sage.His words are declaredsynony- wereinspired to write the New Testa- from the author'sbook, The Mind of mouswith the Spirit of truth: "Verily, mentdid not addto Christ'swords. but the Master. verily, I sayunto you.He that heareth my word, and believethon him that sent me, hath everlastinglife" (John 5:24; cf., 8:51).By the same token, obedienceto His Word is the instru- ment throughwhich disciplesare made Horvdoes (John8:31-32); the heart cleansed (John 15:3;cf., l7:17);divine fellowship estab- vourchurch lished (John 14:15-16,23;l7:6); and 'stackup? prayeranswered (John 15:7). But thosemost impressedby His words were the disciples,who, recog- church you nizingthat He lived asHe spoke,reso- To build a lutely affirmed that He had comefrom needthe right building God(John 16:30). blocks.Jesus Christ, DelegatedAuthority the chief cornerstone.God's Word, the solid founda- He entrusted His apostleshipto tion. And another vital building block-a strong thesechosen men who knewHim best Sunday School. (Luke6:12-13; Mark 3:14).Appointing them to be with Him, for three years, Build your church by building your Su_ndaySchool- He taught them the mysteriesof the with Scripture PnessAll-Bible Curriculum. Seethis kingdomof God(Mark 4:l l). Thewords outstanding curriculum for yourself.Send today for He receivedfrom the Fatherwere given Evaluation Kits. unto them(John l7:8,14). They in turn your FREE Curriculum were expectedto passthe messageon AVEwr-rEAToN, rt60187 to others(John 17:20). His promiseof Scrlpture Prcss htblkatlaqhn fl 1s25coLLEGE the Holy Spirit relatesto this transmis- Name sionprocess. Thus, that Onewho had Church Name inspiredthe Scriptures,and who had ! I am a Pastor! CE Director ! SSSupt. Pleasesend me a samplingof Church Address spokenthrough the Son,was to take SundaySchool curriculum materials. His Word and defuseit through the n I am a Sunday School teacher, City, State,Zip Dept.Please send me t, apostlesto the endsof the earth. samplecurriculum materialsfor this With this authority they went forth deDartment. Approx. S.S. Attendance as emissariesof Christ.Their words .1986 Februorv 39 Numbersix in on eight-port series- Morioge, Divorce €, Remonioge
DMorce:The Teoching of Jesus ond poul, Port2 by Edward Dobson
or several months we have Thosewho advocatethe position Jesusgave the exceptionclause, the studied marriage, divorce, that there are no New Testamentbib- basisfor legitimatedivorce. In Luke and remarriage. We estab- lical groundsfor divorce do so on the and Mark Christ did not give that ex- lished that the Old Testamentgives basisof this passage.Verse 3 seemsto ceptionclause. A study of only Mark threebasic principles related to-mar- further upholdthis position:"So then and Luke leadsto the logical tonclu- riage and divorce: God's ultimate if, while her husbahdliveth, she be sion that Jesussaid there are no bib- priority is that marriage be a perma- married to another man, she shall be lical grounds for divorce. But nent relationship, Mark a covenantbroken called an adulteress:but if her hus- and Lukerecord the generalprinciple only by the death of one of the part- bandbe dead,she is free from that law; tor marriage:one man, one woman, ners; God permitted for divorce and in- so that sheis no adulteress,though she one lifetime. In Matthew Jesusgives ltitytg{ guidelinesfor controlling it; be married to anotherman." the exception. God did allow those who had a legiti- On the authority of theseverses, We cannotread Romans7 and is- mate biblical divorceto remarry, some peoplewrite and teach that a nore everythingelse the Bible salis We have also studied -it three prin- divorcedperson who remarriesis liv- about divorce.We must compare ciplesregarding marriage and divorce ing in adultery. The passageclearly with I Corinthians7, Matthew 5 and trom the teachingof Jesus:Jesus in- statesthat deathreleases thJsurvivins 19,Deuteronomy 24, and Genesis2. tended_permanencein marriage; Jesus partner, but remarriagebefore deatf, If Paul believedthere were excep- did makeallowances for divorie on the constitutesadultery. tionsfor divorce,whv did he not basis_ofadultery men- or immorality;Jesus How canwe deaiwith this passage tion them in Romans7? Because did allow remarriage his in- if the divorcewas in the light of Old Testamentteiching? tended application biblical. of the passage A prominent theologian,Archbishop made any exception clause unneceis- The teachingof Jesusdid not differ Trench,,said,"We are not to expectin s.ary.Paul was using marriageas an from the teachingof the Old Testa- everyplace the whole circle of Chris- illustration of a theologicaltiuth. He ment. With thoseprinciples in mind, tian truth- . . . Nothingis provedby the wasnot teachingon divorce or remar- we will examineRomans 7 to seewhat absenceof a doctrinefrom onepassage riage.He was trying to givean analogy Paul wrote concerning divorce. In which is clearlystated in others.. . . F6r ot how we havedied to the law throush Romans7:2we read:"For the woman all things are not taught in every Christ and are now married to which hath an Chriit. husbandis bound bv the place." He was simply using law marriage to il- to her husbandso long as he liveth; We must compareScripture with lustrate his point. but if the husband be dead, she ii Scripture.We saw this illustrated in Jesus also used illustrations. In loosedfrom the law of her husband.', the teachingof Jesus.In Matthew5:19 Matthew 5:21-22we read, "ye have 40 FundomentolistJournol heard that it was said by them of old a specificlaw and to onepart of that with the unbearableloneliness? Dating time, Thou shalt not kill; and whoso- law, sothe illustrationfit its intended cultivatesrelationships that may detract evershall kill shallbe in dangerof the purpose-to illustrate the relationship from the possibilityof reconcilation.A judgment: But I say unto you, That we havewith JesusChrist. separatedperson may think there is no whosoeveris angry with his brother DoesRomans chapter 7 teachany- hopefor the marriage,but aslong as he without a causeshall be in dangerof thing about marriage?Yes. It reem- is seekingGod's will, thereis hope.God the judgment." phasizesthe permanenceGod wants in can solvethe problem.The worst thing Jesussaid, "Thou shalt not kill." If the marriagerelationship. a separatedperson can do is begin we takethat onestatement and isolate Paul also wrote about divorcein dating.Too many times,couples date it from the restof Scripture,we would I Corinthians7:10-11. "And unto the during a separationand marry after a haveto concludethat Christiansought marriedI command,yet not I, but the divorcedecree, then monthslater the to totally and completely oppose Lord, Let not the wife depart from her first husbandfinally getssaved or the capital punishment. If we did not husband:But andif shedepart, let her wife decidesto serveGod. The divorced regard the Scripture that tells us, remain unmarried,or be reconciledto couplecould havebeen reconciled, but "Whososheddeth man's blood, by man her husband:and let not the husband now it is impossible.Through prayer, shall his blood be shed," we would put awayhis wife." counseling,and forgiveness,everything haveto strugglewith the whole issue possibleshould be doneduring that pe- of war. Would it be right for a Chris- riod of separationto seekreconciliation. tian to servein the military?Is it right In 1CorinthiansT:12 Paul discusses to go to war? Is it right to defend the relationshipbetween saved and un- myself if in that defenseI am compelled savedspouses: "But to the rest speakI, to kill anotherhuman being? It *, reallylive for Gd not the [ord: If anybrother hath a wife When a generalprinciple is given thereis no teason that believethnot, and shebe pleased in Scripture, the exceptionsto that to dwell with him, let him not put her principle must be soughtin the overall for divorce,If separation away.And the womanwhich hath an teachingof Scripture.We cannottake shouldcome, husbandthat believethnot, and if he one verseand isolateit from the rest bepleased to dwellwith her,let hernot of Scripture. reconciliation leavehim." In Romans 7 Paul distinguished Pauldid not meanthat his admoni- betweenthe Law in generaland the is God'sultimate desire, tion wasless authoritative than that of law of marriage.To which law was Jesus.He wantedto say,"Christ did Paul referring in verseI ? Somecom- not addressthis particular situation. mentatorssuggest he referred to the I am going to do it." Of course we civil law of the day, but I believehe The word "depart" in verse 10 is believehe did sounder the inspiration was talking specificallyabout Mosaic the word chorizo, which means to of the Holy Spirit. Law. Within that Law were many divide, separate,or put asunder.In Paulsaid that the unbelievinghus- regulationsgoverning marriage: who secularGreek writing it is a technical bandis sanctifiedby the wife andvice couldbe married,when to be married, term usedfor divorce.The same word versa. This does not mean that the and rules for divorceand remarriage. was usedin Matthew 19when Christ unbelievingspouse is savedbecause of When Paul wrote about the law said,"What thereforeGod hath joined the believer'sfaith, but that thereis a that governsmarriage (verse 2), he did together,let no man put asunder." witness to the love of Christ in the not includeall the laws pertainingto Clearly, Paul is writing about home.It is similar to the Old Testa- marriage.He took one dimensionof divorce-not merely living apart or mentconcept of the covenantthrough the law of marriagefrom the overall legal separation-in I Corinthians7. which a circumcisedboy becamepart MosaicLaw and usedit to illustratea The expression"put away" at the of the covenantpeople. This did not point. endof verse1l comesfrom the Greek guaranteehis salvationbased upon Paul limited his illustration by aphiemi,meaning to let go or to send faith in the Messiah,but it did make choosingthe specificlaw of marriage away.It canalso be usedin a business the child part of the covenantpeople that fit his intended application in contextto meanthe cancellationof a of God and openedto him all the ad- verse4: "Wherefore,my brethren,ye debt. In the Lord's prayer it is vantagesof a spiritual relationship also are becomedead to the law by the translated,"forgive us our debts."Paul wherehe could learn the Word of God. bodyof Christ;that ye shouldbe mar- usedthe sameidea when he told the So it is in marriage.Through the ried to another,even to him who is Corinthians,"Don't put away your life, testimony,and witnessof the saved raisedfrom the dead,that we should wife. Don't cancelthat relationship." partner, spiritual advantages are bring forth fruit unto God." Paultaught permanence in the mar- broughtto the unsavedpartner and the Throughthe bodyof Christ we have riagerelationship, and he went a step entire family. "Your children were died to the Old TestamentLaw that we further. Even after a legal divorce, unclean;but now are they holy." This shouldbe married to JesusChrist to Paulurged everything possible be done doesnot meanthat they are saved,but bring forth fruit unto God,the ultimate to achievea reconciliation.If we really that they will havethe advantageof a purposeof our holymarital relationship. live for God there is no reasonfor spiritual godly parent who can in- In theseverses Paul deals only with divorce. If separationshould come, fluence them for the sake of Christ. the wife becausehe was illustrating reconciliationis God'sultimate desire. Nextmonth: If the unsavedspouse the relationshipbetween Christ and Doesseparation fromaspouseimply divorceshis partner on the basis of His church.We are the bride of Christ, the freedomto dateother people?What faith in Christ,is it a biblical divorce? the wife. Paullimited his discussionto about the needfor friendship or help Is the Christianfree to remarry? I .1986 Februory 41 State- Zip Enclosed: n Check fl Money Order
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Februqrv]986 43 Theologicol "how" one believes, more the doctrine that the at- Apart from the obvious than on "what" one tainment of "everlasting anachronisticcontradic- Gobbledygook believes, flies right into salvation" is possible tions, how could anv the face of the proposi- without any knowledge of seriousthinker reduce by Henry T. Hudson tional nature of Holy the gospel of Christ, just Christianityto Karl Marx? Scripture. It has opened as long as good deeds are Such intellectualshortcuts Humanly originated the door to doctrinal aber- practiced and the dictates and simplistic views of traditions continueto infil- rations of extreme dimen- of conscienceare followed. reality are insidiously trate and color theological sions. It has led to subjec- Such contemporary dangerous,because men thinking. One prime exam- tivism in many areas,par- theologizing has also look at Scripture through ple is the philosophical ticularly in the multi- paved the way for so- their view of the world existentialismof Soren faceted phenomenon of the called Marxist-Christian rather than look at the Kierkegaard.Probably Charismatic movement. dialogue, which in turn world through Scripture. most Christianshave never In some of the larger has produced the hvbrid The resultis a distortion heard of him, and would ecclesiasticalorganiza- known as "liberation of truth. be unableto defineneo- tions, existential-type theology." This has, in the If we must theologize, orthodoxy,let alone then it shouldbe primarily existentialism.However, through the pagesof Holy many of thesesame Chris- Scripture;unencumbered tians. whetherthev realize by contemporaryphilo- it or not, havehad their sophicalgobbledygook. regularspiritual diet Religio-culturaland flavoredby existentialist politico-economicforces sop. will alwaysbe present, Perhapseven more sur- changingcontinuously, prising is the public and impingingon the fascination with the studyof Holy Scripture. "latest" or the "newest" .s\i But faithful is that theological tidbits that stewardof the mysteries form the delectable center- of God who can spot them piece of the table d'hote of \# W for what they are, and higher theologicalsociety. who keensthem at a Like the Athenianson .easona6learmlength Mars'hill,modern men while he studiesto show love to spendtheir time himself"approved unto telling and hearing God,a workman that something"newer" (Acts needethnot to be ashamed, l7:21).Alas, the tragedy rightly dividing the word comeswhen this "newer of truth" (2Tim. 2:15). truth" is allowedto distort Only the truth can the older, time-testedtruth liberate,and that truth of Holy Scripture. residesin the living and Christiansneed to post the written Word of God a caveatemptor in the (John8:32-36; 17:17\. marketplaceof theological DlAtO6s6 thought.It is not so much that they needto be aware Meeting of the subtletiesof con- temporarytheological Needswith thinking-this can be left tlNd to seminarystudents so Love inclined-as much as they thinking has produced a minds of some theo- by HowardErickson needto filter anythingand form of ecumenicalism logians, brought about a everythingthrough the that entertains the con- marriage between Marx- When the Lord Jesus infallible sieveof Holy tradictory concept of what ism and Christianity. The sentout the 12apostles Scripture."To the law and one writer calls "negative Marxist dialectic has (Matt. l0) and the 70 to the testimony:if they dogma." This is nothing become a useful construct others(Luke l0), He gave speaknot accordingto more than an old heresy in for "Christian" social both groupssimilar in- this word, it is because new dress.It teachesthat action. Somehow or other, structions.He said they there is no light in them" what one believes really by clever armchair gym- were not to carry any (Isa.8:20). does not matter as much nastics, socialism has extra moneyor extra Existentialthinking, as how one behaves.It can become the practical out- clotheswith them. Every- with its emphasison extend as far as holdins working of Christianity. thing they neededfor their
44 FundomentollstJournol missionwas to be pro- the generalbudget. Keep peopleand preachlike it. vided by thoseto whom in mind that you are not Peopleare not stupid. they ministered.People just meetingexpenses, you Theyknow if a pastor would be blessedby their are makingit possiblefor really lovesthem. ministry and would freely the ministry of a faithful Loveis kind, not mean. give so it could continue. indiviudal to grow and Love sufferslong. Love is The overriding principle blessothers as you have not puffed up. It doesnot was, "The labourer is beenblessed. expectpeople to bow at worthy of his hire." Those Paul providesa clear the shrineof the pastor who went out in thesetwo exampleof a giving church becausehe is "God's instancesaccomplished in Philippians4:15-19. This anointed."Love does not their missionand were church gavewillingly and seekspecial privileges. amply providedfor as they abundantly.Paul accepted, Lovedoes not behave went. not becauseof his need unseemly;it has good We should feel ashamed alone,but becausetheir manners.It seeksnot its that individualswho go givingabounded to their own but is unselfishlycon- out in Jesus'name today benefit.Because they gave cernedfor others.Love is We Asked often haveto struggleto so freely, God would sup- not easilyprovoked; it is make endsmeet and are ply all their need"accord- not touchy.Love thinks no Roymond temptedto give up and ing to his richesin glory evil.It seesthe bestand Honcock... settle into a "secure" by ChristJesus." the potentialin others. ministry. Love doesnot fault-find Whtch three pastors Many missionariesand (seeI Cor.l3:3-8). had the greatestlnfluence. evangelistslimp from Preacher,get a heart so on your ltfe? F. E. Moffitt church to church in full of love that you weep of Greensboro,North broken-downcars, spend over souls,you weepover Carolina,and Lee Rober- severaldays ministering to sins,you weepover sin- son and J. R. Faulkner. a local church,and leave ners.Not a feeblelove both of Chattanooga, with $50to $100to cover that standsfor nothing Tennessee, expenses.This happens and preachesagainst What is the most im- frequentlyenough to cause nothing.Not an egotistical portant adviceyou would the most dedicatedperson love that preachesagainst give young pastors? I to feel discouraged. sin to prove that you are would encourageyoung Considerthese guide- right. Not a jealouslove pastorsto establishand lines when providing for that preachesagainst sin build a strong,growing, thosewho cometo your becauseyou cannotdo the self-maintainingNew church. Rememberthat samethings that libertines Testamentchurch before althoughthey havecome do. But a love that hates attemptingto add any to minister as God has led sin becauseit hurts God, other ministry,such as a them, this is also their pollutesthe world, and school,orphanage, and so meansof livelihood.They Excellenl destroyspeople. Your forth; to establishhis are dependingon God to motiveshave to be pure. philosophyof soulwinning meet their needsthroueh Stayin lovewith Jesus. and missionsearly in his you. by C. Sumner Wemp Every day renewand re- ministrv:and to be ethical Determinea minimum store that first love.Keep in his d-ealingswith the amount for visiting What do preachers that sweet,pure, childlike peopleof his church,com- evangelists,missionaries, needabove all else?What love for the blessed munity, and especiallyhis and others,based on what is that edgesome Saviourwho sufferedand preacherbrethren. it coststo providecomfort- preachershave that makes died for your sins on the What are the toughest ably for both the in- them standout? It can be cross.Love Him. Tell Him problems you face ln the dividual'sministry and summedup in one word. so. Let it show,and people mlnlstry? First, maintain- family. Talk candidlywith Love."Though I speak will flock like beesto ing a soulwinningforce thosewho come,to deter- with the tonguesof men nectar. for visitationand soul- mine what their needsare and of angels,and have winning. Second,finding and how your church can not charity [love],I am Adaptedfrom A Guideto and keepinggood leader- be usedto meet those becomeas soundingbrass, PracticalPreaching by per- ship who are separated needs.Place yourself in or a tinklingcymbal" missionof ThomasNelson from the world. your guests'position. (l Cor.13:l). In God's Publishers.Copyright Would this amount be suf- name,love your people. O 1982by C.Sumner Wemp. I RaymondL. Hancock is ficient to meet your Peopleall over the world pastor of PinecrestBaptist needs?If love offeringsdo are starvedfor genuine Church,Morrow, Georgia, not equal this minimum, Iove.Preachers all over and a graduateof Ten- make up the balancefrom the world get angry with nesseeTemple University.
Februory1986 45 Californiafor 22 years. Farris argued that His variety of experience religious individuals could PulYour includesa run for Con- not be denied state Church gressin 1976.Hewon the rehabilitation services Republicannomination for under the neutral govern- in the News the Californiadistrict he ment program.A decision represented,but lost to an on the caseis expectedby by Eric E. Wiggin incumbent. early spring. In additionto his "We'd like to seemore dutiesas editorof the A special secondan- stuff like this," a Tribune,Combs has an niversary servicewas held newspapereditor told me activeevangelistic at the Cornerstone Baptist recently. He had run a ministry.He travelsto Church in Butler, Penn- half-pagearticle with three over 50 churcheseach sylvania,on January 19. photos of our church's vearand presentsil- Foundedby John Neyman, youth ministry. He now JomesO. iustratedmultimedia ser- a Liberty Baptisl Seminary wants an article about our monsand messagesusing graduate,the church has church for every issue, Combs: threescreens and six pro- recently purchaseda new which costs us nothing. He iectorsto teachRevelation building and is now has even agreed to pay for Editorond ind Hebrews.He has averagingover 80 in the film. Teocher designeda six-hour"See attendance. Far too many churches the ScripturesSeminar," fail to realize the effec- "The greatestchallenge which he presentsto SemoranBaptist Tem- tivenessof advertising. of Baptistchurches today churchesthat wish to host ple in Apopka,Florida, News is happeningat your is to rekindlethe fires of a Saturdayseminar. held its first serviceirr church every week, and evangelismand a spirit of Combs'swife, Jeri, September.The church newspapereditors are militant crusadingfor helpswith the publication is pastoredby Rick lookingfor news-not just Christ."In keepingwith of the paper and works on Schuesslerand is averag- press releases.It is up to that challenge,James O. the family page.She is by ing over50 in attendance. you to deliver publishable Combs,editor of the Bap- his sidewhen he travels news of your church. Use tistBible Tribune,tries to and handlesthe complex The New York Bible the style found on your make sure the Tribuneis multimediaequipment Baptist Church of New newspaper'sfront page. "instructional,informa- usedin his lessons. York, New York, was als 46 FundomentolistJournol IN REVIEW EXEGETICATFATLACIES terpretations will receive valuable while the offering plate is being by D. A. Corson guidancefrom the book. Carsonhas circulated. furnisheda pithy andpractical manual Reviewedby Robert Yarborough, of manyof thosemistakes to whichall assistantprofessor of biblicalstudies, of us who dealwith the text in earnest BOOK NOTES LibertyBaptist Seminary, Lynchburg, fall prey.We do well to readabout the Virginia. mistakeshe documentsso that we do not repeatthem. (Baker , 1984,l53pp., CHAINREACTION: CHANGING $7.95) IHEWORTD FROM WHERE YOU ARE by D.Jomes Kennedy ond L M. Moore This book attempts to warn that a @ffiw AN EXCERPTFROM secular society already threatens EXEGETICATFATLACIES mffisdffi Christian freedoms, standards of morality, and the sanctity of life. Our word dynmite is etymologically Kennedy and Moore write to mobilize derived fromthe Greek words forpower, a million world-changersto reestablish or even miracle. I do not know how the nation on a Christian foundation. many times I have heard preachers of- Written in the vintage Kennedy fer somesuch renderingof Romansl:16 vein-scholarly and yet practical-it as this: "I am not ashamedof the gospel, should make an excellentprimer for for it is the dynamite of God unto salva- Christians who are becoming in- tion for everyone who believes"-often terestedin the phenomenonof Chris- D. A. Carson teachesNew Testa- with a knowing tilt of the head as if tian activism.It will serveas an effec- ment at Trinity Evangelical Divinity somethingprofound or evenesoteric has tive reinlorcer and encourager lor School and is well-known as an ac- been uttered. This is not iust the old root those actively involved in expressing complishedGreek scholar and Bible in- fallacyrevisited. It is worse:it is an ap- their faith. (WordBooks, 1985,l5l pp., terpreter. This slim volume outlines peal to a kind of reverseetymology, the -M.K. someof the major traps which unfor- root fallacy compounded by anachr YOU CAN KEEP GOING. Erwin Lutzer offers practical advice for dealing with those times when the worst parts of you come out. When a Good Man Falls Maybe you've made a mistake and sin has tripped you up. Surprisingly, the Bible is full Llving with your Passions of Godly men who have fallen Sometimesit's hard to choosebetween short. 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"The is coming uisitsoui churchand seessomeone else challengeof my life has been "seeingWplt sreatest who usedto be living in sin but is now to be ableto speak,period. I've had Lord andgetting i.st to the an usher,that is exciting!" impedimentfrom the earliest i speech in the work McFarlandgrew uP in Charleston, tirne I could remember-I was a stut- involved SouthCarolina, and was savedin 1965 terer. I wasexpelled from collegetwice of tlte church," after he moved to Washington,D.C. becauseI stuttered. But when I got Whilein Washington,McFarland worked Godbegan to clear uP mYstut' saved, as a Drosramspecialist with the Com- terins-not allat once-but sinceGod muniiv ServiceiAdministration of the calledme to preachHe hasbeen clear- Evan' federal sovernment.In 1972,after his ing up my speechproblem," said Allen vearshe haspastored the Calvary church [ad promoted him to deacon, McFarland. gelicalBaptiit Church,the attendance "Despite McFarland felt God calling him to Not only did Allen stutter,he was has risenfrom 30 to over 250. andI'm preach. "The averageblack preacher alsoan introvert, black, and the victim my problems,God is usingme do.s not necessarilygo to a Bible school inferiority complex'Through -sr-at'.fut that he is," he said. of a severe is called to He just McFarland has McFarlandis excitedabout his work, when he Preach. God's leading, Allen looking for a now and that excitementis mirrored by his begins preaching and risen abovehis problems and is I congregation."I can saythat our church church. However, I realized that pastoring a growing church in Ports- part-time is still i newchurch, in a sense'and peo needed training, so I took mouth,Vi.ginia. In the two andone-half .1986 Februorv 49 classesat a local Bible college.Soon I McFarland continueshis now daily realizedthat I neededfull-time training." ttf l5-minuteradio programin Portsmouth. In 1977 McFarland took 10 high aoa lot He has found that people from other school seniors from his Washington churcheswho hear the broadcastoften church to visit Liberty University.Of of encouragingand call for counseling."It's really beenan thosewho madethe trip, only McFarland motivatingmy people opportunity to reach out into the com- enrolled in school.He resigred his posi munity. Black and white folks call here tion with the governmentand movedhis to keep their eyes every day." wife and four daughtersto Lynchburg, not Is pastoring a primarily black Virginia, so he could prepare for the on Cltrist and church different from other pastorates? ministry. on circumstances," McFarland believes,"Blacks still feel "It washard to go to schoolbecause that they're being depressedand not I had to work my way through. I often treated equally. Becauseof the way workedthree jobs-I workedat a bread burned their bridges.They sold their thingsare in the world, there is a lot of store,washed trucks, and cleanedfloors house in Lynchburg and prepared to depressionamong blacks. I haveto con- at Winn Dixie during the middle of the move to Portsmouth. tinue to preachagainst sin, but I also do night. Whenour fifth child wasborn in "Portsmouth wasn't my choice. I a lot of encouragingand motivating my Lynchburg, I was making minimum wanted to go to Atlanta and start a peopleto keeptheir eyeson Christ and wage.I rememberedthat I had left a church. Being from D.C., I liked not on circumstancesaround them. good position in D.C.,but here I was, metropolitanareas. But the church in "Becauseof my training, our ser- washingfloors. I learnedhumility and Portsmouth invited me to preach a vicesand church activitesare all family- patience,because I am now able to en- revival, and later to be their pastor. I based,Bible-related, and just teachthe dure things that I could never have en- said no at first, but they pointedout that principles of the Scriptures.People who dured had I stayedin D.C." there were 1.4 million people in the come here sensethat we're teaching McFarlandfound Ecclesiastes9:10 Tidewater region. The area is cosmo- the Word of God. Black peopletoday to be a great challenge:"Whatsoever thy politan and peoplecome and go often, want to be taught. When they come hand findeth to do, do it with thy We could sendthe Word forth easily, here, they find that the Word of God is might." He was studying to be a Cavalier Manor is there-the third- being given plainly so that anyonecan preacher;he was called to preach;but largestblack, middleclasscommunity understandit. I don't screamand I don't he was doing very little preaching.He in America.Portsmouth has one of the whoop and holler, but I try to commun- took part of his family's housepayment largestretiree populations in America. icate the Word. We do havea choir, but and begana weekly radio broadcaston There are severalcolleges and the Navy we communicatethe Word of God first. a Lynchburgradio stationthat catered Department.It is a very uniquearea and When whites come here, they always to a primarily black audience."The I becameconvinced the [.ord wantedus speakof the sweetspirit that existsin JoyousSound" was a succes's,and the there." our church amongthe people.We have lord provided the money to continue As a pastor, McFarland'sgreatest two white membersand many others the program.McFarland was a constant pleasureis "seeingthe lives of people visit." witness.During oneschool semester he change-peopleI have witnessedto- McFarland is proud of his family led 70 peopleto the [ord. comingto the lord and getting involved and thankful for his five children- After working his way through in the work of the church. It is also a Allena, Dorena, Matina, Regina, and Liberty, McFarlandearned his masterof joy to see people who were already Phillip. But he is most thankful for his divinity degree from Liberty Baptist saved,but not soundin the Word,grow wife, Doris."She is my best friend. She Seminary. He and his family then in the truth of the Scriptures." sees me at my weakest and at the strongestpoints of my life. She is my roughestcritic, but she is also the one who brings more joy to me than anyone else.At Liberty, Dr. Wemp taught me to love my wife, and I do. Shealways sings a solo before I preach and she singson the radio program." McFarland'sgoal is to pastor the largestblack church in America.While he is striving to reach that goal, he is "justthankful for what the Lordis doing. I'm not trying to pattern our church after any other particular church.We're just trying to have a New Testament, Bible-believingchurch that can minister to people. Through everything-my speech impediment, supporting my family as I went through school-God has taught me to do things by faith. God , has provided every opportunity, and I know He'll continue to provide the meansto continuethem." t 5() FundomentolistJournol is an unacceptableform of Iord, GhanIIe behavior. (Nextmonth our article My Ghildren's will help you work with your child to cure this Father problem.) by Howard Hendricks Amazingly,the Lord has to lie. The huppy,outgoing a difficult time breaking child naturally exaggerates Give A Hug through to us in certain he likes be the areas.I prayedfor years, because to by MeI Johnson hero of every story. The "Lord, changemy children." child who thinks the end I am alwaysgetting And nothinghappened. justifies the meanswill free couponsor a two-for- Then I beganto see often lie if it helpshim one discountsomewhere! that my prayer must be achievehis goal.Some The other day someone changed:"Lord, change children are painfully gaveme a "free hug coupon." my children'sfather." And honest.If theylie, their I put that togetherwith a when God was pleasedto facesare a deadgiveaway. bumpersticker I saw:"Have do that, I saw remarkable, Otherchildren use "a little you huggedyour kid to- dramatic changesin my white lie" to get off the day!" What do you do children. hook for the moment. when there are no words Someyears ago I was Fourth. somelie to to expressthe love or to speakat a banqueton a cover up evil and to pride, gratitude,sympathy, Friday night and then, the Why Ghildren willfully seekan end they or evenjust plain relief following morning,catch a Lie know is wrong (Prov. someonemakes you feel? plane for a weekendmin- 12,20).This must be dealt A hug saysit all and makes istry. As I camehome and by Tim and Beverly LaHaye with as a form of both huggerand huggee drove into the driveway, (Part one of a two-part seies) rebellion. feel terrific. Now of course, my headlightsfell upon Fifth, lying is you don't really needa my boy's bicycletire-flat sometimescaused by reasonto give a hug, but as a pancake.I knew it anger(Col. 3:8-9), one of let me suggesta few! was either now or never; Much to the consterna- life's most powerful emo- o Your two-year-oldasks so I plowedin and we fixed tion of parents,Iying is a tions. Unreasonabledeci- you to marry him. Bob'sbicycle tire. I washed universaltendency for sionsoften result in heart- o Your new daughter-in- up and tore acrosstown, children. Christiansare bleaking destruction law asksif it's OK to arriving at the banquet particularly humiliated which is entirely out of call you Mom. about20 minuteslate. when their son or characterfor the o Your daughter,who The emceehad ulcers daughterlies. perpetrator.Do not be sur- lives in jeans,asks if you on his ulcersby the time I What causesa child to prised when angercauses would help her shopfor got there. Iie?First, we can your child to lie. a oress. "Where in the world justifiablyblame the Fall. Sixth, parentswho play o Your kids say,"\Mow, haveyou been?" Adam passedthe buck to fast and loosewith the leftovers!" Eve in the Garden,telling truth can expectthe same o Your teenageson bor- God, "The woman you from their children.We rows the car and returns gaveme causedme to must providehonest role it with a full tank of sas. eat." Acceptingthis models. reducesthe threat for Lying is serious,but parentsand helps them to not fatal if dealt with prop- expectthis behavior, erly. Bad habits can be rather than beingsurprised broken-with the Lord's when preciousSusie lies. help.Begin early-before Second,all children the practicebecomes a seekapproval and somelie way of life. to avoidrejection and The Bible says,"Lying disapproval.If your child lips are an abominationto thinks you love him only the Lord: but they that when he pleasesyou, he deal truly are his delight" will lie to pleaseyou. (Prov. 12:22).Christian Third, the child's own parentswant their temperamentexplains- children to delight the not excuses-his instinct Lord; consequently,lying Februory1986 51 "I'm awfully sorry," I How do you convincea vital topics into 63 short shewas able to lead her said. "I had a flat." world that God is alive? chapterswhich helps the first team of gleaners "I thought you had a By His alivenessin your readerfind specificareas through the fields of new car." life, by His work in pro- of interest. California. "I do. It was my boy's ducing reality in your Despiteits thorough- Gleaningis a simple bicycletire." experience. nessand potential,the practicethat has beenin Boom! This man's cork book has a few weak- usesince Old Testament went off, and quite frankly Adaptedfrom TakingA nesses.Most notably is times. "The wastein he gave me a portion of Standby Howard G. Hen- Krueser'sstatement that Americais unbelievable. his mind he could ill-afford dricks @ 1972,1983,by we sliould "give our chil- Millions of poundsof food 'to lose.When he was Howard G. Hendricks.Pub- dren a belief in a Power are tilled under eachyear. through, I said to him lishedby MultnomahPress, superiorto man. Whether We evenglean super- (graciously,I hope),"Did it Portland,Oregon 97266. you call this Supreme marketsfor day-oldbread, everoccur to you, my friend, Usedby permission. Being'God' or useanother dentedcans, produce, that on certain occasions term, it is importantto milk, meats,and cheese," fixing my boy's bicycle showchildren their rela- Judy explained. tire is far more important tionshipto this Powerand SunshineOutreach has than eatingyour meal?" Bookshelf how to utilizethis in establisheda food bank Sometimelater my boy theirdaily lives" (p.101). that suppliesmany church and I were out in the park Six Weeksto Better Kruegerconsistently re- pantries,soup kitchens, playing ball together,and Parentlngis a thorough fers elsewhereto God and and other organizations. then we took a little walk collectionof helpful hints His vital role in the rear- How doesher program through a woodedsection. for the creativeraising of ing of children.(Pelican work? When someone We stoppedunder a tree childrenfrom 2 to 12. PublishingCompany needsfood, he is assigned to throw stonesinto a Wife and mother of four Gretna,Louisiana, $10.95) to a gleaningcrew. In a creek,and I askedhim, grown children,Caryl coupleof hours a crew of "Hey, Bob, do you love Waller Kruegerbreaks her l0 can harvestover 5,000 me?" poundsof food. The "I suredo, Dad." gleanerscan exchange,for "Great.Why?" example,an overabun- "Why?I don't know." danceof potatoesat the "Bob, you neverwant food bank and receivea to love anybodyor any- balancedassortment of thing without havinga groceriesfor the week. reason!" "Not only do our people About a half hour later earn enoughto feed he spun around and said, themselves,"Judy said, "Hey, Dad! I've got a E "but they are able to pro- reason!" vide for others also.That's "A reasonfor what?" d a goodfeeling." (Quitefrankly, I had for- "Farmers often have 6 gotten all about our o too much produce,and if earlier conversation.) they allow us to glean "Why I love you." their field they are entitled o "Oh, wonderful,pal. to a tax write-off," Judy whv?" explains."Many churches "Becauseyou play ball havealso allowedus to with me and fix my bicycle F use their kitchensfor can- tire." businesswhere shecould ning and freezing,so we Did you ever havethe Sunshine serveothers, and Sunshine havean abundanceof food Lord pick up a two-by-four Outreach Outreachwas born. year round." and drop it right on the Judy saw a story on a Throughthe Indepen- center of your head? gleaningcorporation in dent Network of Food My children are not im- Seattle,Washington, and Organizationsin pressedby the fact that I after visiting with that Washington,D.C., am a seminaryprofessor. organization'sfounder, organizationslike Sun- They are impressedby the Abundantly Judy knew that the same shineOutreach are able to reality of JesusChrist in idea would work in her transport excessfood from my life. I could easilypull Judy Williams was in area-affluent Orange stateto statefree of the wool over your eyes, businessfor herself.but County,California. charge.Everyone shares but it is not easyto pull the greedshe saw at every Shefiled her incorpora- and everyonebenefits-it the wool over the eyesof turn discouragedher. She tion papersin November is a program worth my wife and family. prayed for an avenueof 1983.and in March 1984 duplicating. 52 Fundomentoli$tJournql You and if shehad a way "Do home?So manythings I Have a Dime could havedone, and I did nothing. I Gan Shewas obviouslybuy- Borrornr?tt ing somethingshe needed. My appearanceat that by RoseE. Bittle instant seemedthe answer to her dilemma.How sad The July afternoonwas for her to haveto ask a hot and humid. The strangerfor money,and Californiaheat, coupled how embarrassedshe with a trying day at work must havefelt when I in the printing department refusedher so coldly. of our local newspaper, I wanteddesperately to had my nerveson edge. right the wrong I had My shift endedat 2:30 done-to rid myself of the and,like mostmothers enormousguilt. I vowed who work, I had scheduled that day to neveragain many choresand errands refusea child, or anyone, for the end of the day. My my help or time, if at all first and last stop, as it possible. turnedout, was a maJor For weeksI askedGod . discountdepartment store. for an answerto why I I walkedout of the blazins would react in such an un- sun into the refrigerated caringmanner. The vision building, my mind focused of that child's face never on eacherrand. As I lji'c left my memory.Her rushedpast the security words kept ringing in my guard and roundeda cor- ears.He let me souirm ner, I sawa little Mexican for what seemedlike an girl standingnext to the eternity beforegiving me shelf where the item I "And o littlechild sholl leod them," the revelation.Hebrews wantedwas located. 13:2reads, "Be not forget- In my peripheralvision ful to entertainstrangers: I could seeher counting for therebysome have coins.She asked quickly, money,or just leaving.She tional encounterand try- entertainedangels "Do you havea dime I brokemy silence."I ing to regainmy com- unawares." couldborrow?" Without wantedto buy theseshoes posure.Finally, I walked This child was an looking at her directly, I (holdingthem up for me to past the checkoutcounters angel,sent by God to replied,"I suredon't!" I see),but I neededone and spottedher standing revealto me the type of senseddisappointment in more dime." I forced in line,clutching those personI had uninten- her voice as she said, myself to look at her, and shoeswith a look of uncer- tionallv allowedmvself to "Thank you, anyway," my heart broke. I almost tain happinessas she becom6:too hurried. too turned, and continued burst into tears.Her eyes waited to pay for them. busy,too wrappedup in counting. were crossed.she was Out of the store,I had the caresof evervdavlife Convictionswept over underweight,her face and onething in mind-going to take time for ihoie me. I was humiliated that clothing dirty, her hair home.Every ounceof around me. BecauseI still I, a professingChristian uncombed-but saddestof energyand ambition had cried at weddings,I had who prides herself in all, shewas barefooted.I beendrained from me. becomeself-confident tender feelingsfor people wantedto kneel down and Why had I let my pride about my feelingsof com- in need.could havere- beg her forgiveness,to standin the way of doing passion.When they were fused a child somethingso kiss her dirty little face more for that child? Tears put to the test, feelings,I meageras l0 cents.I and hug away the be- beganto flow from my in- learned,were not enough. wantedto give her the wildered expressionin her nermostbeing. God expects"works." money,but now that eyes.But being a proud A thousand"whys" God knew I was a would be admitting I had woman,I handedher the rushedmy mind as I drove pushoverfor children,so lied. dime instead.She smiled home,Why didn't I check what better way to turn Blindly thumbing faintly and said, "Thank to seeif they fit her prop- my life around than to through the articles on the you," as I left. erly and ask if she revert to what He said a shelf,I toyed with the I mademy way quickly neededsocks to wear with long time ago:"And a lit- decisionof swallowingmy to anotherpart of the them?Why didn't I ask tle child shall lead them." pride and giving her the store,pondering that emo- where her parentswere, Februory]986 53 Garing Is a itroy the killer virus smallpox. Consistentimmunization for Al and over the past 30 yearshas led to great decreasesin NadinePeters the number of common childhooddiseases, from The large bulletin the hundredsof thousands board on the wall of Al to the hundreds.Individ- and NadinePeters's old uals who havenot received farmhousenear Hampton, the vaccinesare the only Nebraska,overflows with oneswho contractthe snapshotsand family illnesses. portraits-they are the Childrenare the primary snugkitchen's focal point. target for immunizations. But as Nadineproudly Recommendedvaccines in- points out eachphoto and clude DPT (diphtheria,per- tells the story behind it, tussis,and tetanus)and you soonrealize that the triple oral poliovirus vac- peoplein the photosare cine. Five dosesby age6 not just friendsand family. suggestedthat, and it took where speakersfought to are required to fulfill most Many are ex-prisoners hold." be heardover the humming state laws for immuniza- from the nearbyNebraska The tragedyof their of soft-drinkmachines. tion. Onemeasles, mumps, Centerfor Women-but young son'sdeath l8 years "It's a beautiful thing and rubella shot (MMR) that is just like saying ago has helpedAl and to seea womanwe've shouldbe givenat the age "family" to Al and Nadine. Nadineidentify with the worked with comefull cir- of 15 months.Boosters for For I I years,they have inmates."Gregg's death cle," Al says.And when a tetanusand diphtheria faithfully servedat this preparedus to minister to woman in the Bible study shouldbe givenat lO-year prison in York about 15 the hurting," Al says."We is released,she sees, per- intervals. miles from their home,by can weepwith thosewho haps for the first time, the Adults shouldreceive way of the dirt back roads weepand rejoicewith extentof their concern. immunizationsas well. around the surrounding thosewho rejoice." LeavingNCW is a time of Peoplewho are traveling farms. They lead a weekly Al's infectious,jovial happiness,relief, and un- to foreign countriesshould Bible study,but their mannerbalanced by certainty.But they are cer- checkwith their local ministry includesmuch Nadine'smore quiet, dis- tain of one thing-Al and health departmentsto re- more. That is obvious cerningspirit draws each Nadine'sfriendship. Before ceivespecific vaccinations from their phonebill and woman into the circle. any womanwalks out the requiredfor the areasthey the way they plan vaca- They also model a Chris- gate,they write their ad- will be visiting.Immuniza- tions. Trips for this fourth- tian marriagefor the dressand phonenumber tions may be for endemic generationfarmer and his women,many of whom in the front of her Bible. diseasessuch as cholera, wife do not alwaystake have known onlv fractured They are neverfar away. typhoid,or yellow fever. them to the mountainsor relationships.Three years Peopleexposed to hepatitisB warmer climates,but to ago,they brought caketo I Adaptedby permission shouldbe immunized.Col- the homesof former NCW the Bible study to cele- from lubilee, the monthly legestudents are at risk inmates.Al says,"If we brate their 23rd wedding newsletterof Prison for measlesand shouldbe care about them in prison, anniversarywith the Fellowship. vaccinatedbefore going to we have to care about women."We want them to campus.Elderly, infirmed, them on the outside." know stablerelationships Inmunizations or debilitatedadults The Peters'sministry to are possiblein Christ," shouldhave influenza and prisonersbegan in 1974 Nadinesays. by GreggAlbers, M.D. pneumococcalpneumonia when they taught a young Oneof the most obvious immunizations. adult Sundayschool class fruits of their ministry is In the 1700sa child had Immunizationshave at their church.When they the new stonechapel [ac- a 50-50chance of dying greatly improvedlongevity reachedthe discussionof ing the prison courtyard- from a childhooddisease and the quality of life in the relationshipbetween a much-neededplace of or living to the ripe old our culture. Vaccineshave faith and deedsin the worship that has brought ageof 38. In the 1900sthe reducedthe number of Book of James,many in new vitality and interestto chancefor a full life had complicationsfrom the the classasked, "We need the Christianprograms at increased,but did not be- diseaseto a number as to share our faith. Where the prison. comevirtually assureduntil low as the few vaccine can we go?" Now the Bible studies the discoveryand wide- complicationsoccasionally "I had beento the and in-prisonseminars are spreadusage of vaccines experienced-truly a quiet prison severaltimes with held in the 2,000-square- or immunizations. miracleof modernmedicine. a women's group from foot chapelinstead of a Worldwidevaccination church," Nadinesays. 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Willmington was certainly different from that quiet spicableattempt to coverhis crime, day in Bethlehem when Samuel had Davidorders the murderof her hus- tTf he Early Years.lsrael's first first anointedhim king, with only his bandso he couldhave his widow. I kingwas dead. The sword-and- father and brothers in attendance. But thankGod for faithful Nathanl I arrow-piercedbodv of Saullav That was 20 yearsearlier when he was Like a surgeon,that bold prophetex- coldat thebas'e of MountCitboa. Whai a lad of 17. posedDavid's putrid and festering a spottedand stormy reign he had David had comefrom livins off the spiritualcancer. David soon discovered conducted! land as a fugitive to ruling dver the just how costly the cure would be. Fewif anyof hissurviving soldiers land as a king! But evenmore wonder- Reapingalways involves more than were evenborn at the time of that ful than this, Canaan'sprize city had sowing.But the king did the right memorableday 40 years before when, just been conquered by' his troops. thing.He agreedwith the chargeand beforean adoringcrowd at Mizpah, Jerusalem belonged to Israell But confessedhis sin. Saul was acclaimedking by Samuel. wonder of wonders,that holiest of all TheFinal Years. How disappointed Self-confidenceand courase had been Davidhad beenwhen God announced his mainstaysthen. But a:lltoo soon through Nathan that the king would self-confidencehad turned into self- not be allowedto build the temple. will, andcourage into enry.Even Saul's That responsibilitywould fall to his closestacquaintances had difficulty son,Solomon. The truth was, as he understandinghis illogicaland insane Dia anyman alive have soonlearned, God had somethingfar hatredfor David.After all, this young more to praise God betterin mind-a promisethat Jome shepherdfrom Bethlehemhad not only daythe MessiahHimself would come servedas a loyalsoldier in Saul'sarmy, for than David? from David'sline. Who could not be but on two lateroccasions. at theveiv awedwith that?But hewould be oer- timewhen Saul was attempting to kiil mittedto preparefor thetemple's ion- him, Davidhad sparedhis kinglylife. struction.And prepare David did! The Whocould justify such cruelty in light objects,the Ark of the Covenanthad Lord providedDavid with the actual of suchkindness? beenrecovered and now residedin his blueprints.Given that blessedsuper- But all thiswas history. What would newcapital of Jerusalem!All thiswas naturalencouragement, David directed happennow? Who would lead Israel? why theking danced with suchgenuine his full energies,raising the money, Theheir apparent,David, was living in enthusiasmbefore the Lord durins gatheringthe materials,recruiting the Philistia.Would he returnfrom exile? that unforgettablenight! If only thii workers,and assigning the musicians. Did he commandthe necessarypopular jubilationcould go on forever.But it He evenfound time to build a temple support,to saynothing of the ability, would not. Sorrow, causedby sin, army of sorts!Finally, the vastprepa- to rule God'speople? would soonreplace his singing. rationswere completed.He had done The Joyful Years.David's ioy and The Bitter Years.The terrible truth all he could do. He viewedthe results sheereneigy seemed boundleis as he was out, and frankly, David was re- with greatsatisfaction. No matterthat dancedhour after hour to the oraise lieved. Whatever the consequences, he wouldnot live to seethe actualcon- andglory of God.In [act,his zealiuper- surelynothing could be worse than the struction.In his mind it was already sededeven that of the larse Levitical crushingburden of guilt he hadcarried finished.But evenmore comforting, he choir, whosesole assignJdministry tor overa year.In retrospect,it seemed would soonleave the pain and prob- wasto continuallyworship and thank so out of characterfor him. Fewlead- lems of earth to dwell eternally in the Lord Godof Israel.Small wonder, ers of menhad everdemonstrated the God's heavenlytemple! What more however,for did anv man alive have kindness and integrity David had. could a former shepherdlad possibly moreto praiseGod for thanDavid? It Surely the one who had once shep- want! seemedas if heavenitself had swooped herdedsheep and spared his enemies Davidbegan as a shepherdboy, re- downand utterly envelopedhim. First could be fully trusted in matters of joiced as a singer,prevailed as a sol- there was that fantastic three-day state.But not so. dier,was sought after by Saul,became paradeand celebrationat Hebronto A more sordid situation could sovereignking, fell into sin, repented mark the beginningof his reign over scarcelybe imagined.First therehad with sorrow, stood as a statesman, all Israel.What memories flooded his beenadultery with the wife of oneof numberedthe peopleof Israel, spon- mind as he viewedthe 400,000honor his loyal soldiers.Then the shocking soredthe building of thetemple, spoke troopsfrom all l2 tribesbriskly per- news--shewas pregnant with David'i as a scribe, and was filled with the forming their maneuvers.This occasion child. Finally, in a desperateand de- wisdomof a sase. T 56 FundomentolistJournol FACEIHE FACTS SemalRevolution on Its WayOut? by Cal Thomas f I f hetherit is becauseof AIDS, problemhas been that the magazines, me,the peoplewho promotethe loose Ittt venerealdisease, or common the films, andall the rest havemajored living in this country never have to f U sense.at Iast the so-called on physical thrills and not on long- pick up the piecesfrom the broken lives "sexual revolution" appearsto have term responsibilitiesand benefits from that result.Their only interestis profit, ended. a chaste-until-marriagelifestyle. while thosewho engagein suchactivity Robert Sherwin, a sociologistat As a pastorfriend of mineonce told alwaysrecord somekind of loss. I Miami University of Ohio, is the co- author of a 2l-year study of sexual behaviorwhich concludesthat virgin- ity is making a comebackamong col- legewomen. Writing in the September issueof Glamourmagazine, Sherwin A "Youth-Centered"Program That Has says that the percentageof female hoaen Successftrlin Building a virgins at that schoolhas risen from 38 percentin 1978to 43 percentin 1984. DYNN,IICand DrcmNG Unfortunately,the percentagedoes not apply to men. The percentageof YOWH MINISTRY! male collegevirgins continuedto fall from the samerate aswomen in 1978. to 28 percent in 1984.Seventy-five percent of the women in 1963said they were virgins, but Sherwin does not expectthe pendulumto swing that far back. Glamourreports a growing reluc- tance to engagein casual sex. The magazinesays that the change'insex- ual attitudes among women can be traced to fear of herpes and other Youth LeadershipTraining Materials venerealdiseases. an increasein Con- servativereligious activities on cam- puses,and a growing attitude among You receive womenthat it is all right to say,"No." taped lectures I have read only the summary of the story in the magazine,but what and other disturbs me about a lot of thesere- leadership ports is that they usually fail to deal .. trainingfr (uruufS with a more important issue-the effect .a-^..t*s, ^#\ of premarital sexon the livesof people materials -'- .{!'. who engagein it. I know many peoplewho engaged in premarital sex who wish they had waited and who feel that they lost Produced by -*..ky: somethingvery important by not wait- ing. But you never read their interviews Dr. Jerry Falusell's Youth -oO{ {4 in Glamour or Playboyor in other Statrof the Thomas Road 69'---\e magazinesthat tell their readersto fuptist Church "go ahead." ^....;r*.9*. I hopethis doesn'tsound crude, but it is like the differencebetween owning .",':"e a new or a usedcar. You know the thrill of driving a new car and the difference ,.,'i;,""$*L5{46 betweenthat and a used model.The Februorv]986 57 TREASURESFROM IHE TEXI' Restin TroublesomeTimes by RichardD. Patterson ist had givenrise to an inner anguish roar andtoss ceaselessly as the waves that preventedhis speaking(v.4). Over- of the sea(Isa. 17:12;57:20). Spiritual "In theday of my troubleI sought whelmedby circumstances,he could restlessnesscharacterized us all until the Lord....I rememberedGod, but groaninaudibly (v.3)andcomplain we put our trust in Christ (Eph.2:l-3) and was troubled:I complained, (lit. meditate).Comfortless, his heart and enteredinto the rest that He alone and my spirit wqs overwhelmed" was wrackedby restlessnessand haunt- can supply(Heb. 4:3). As SaintAugus- (Ps.77:2-3\. ing doubt. Could God havecast him tine made his confessionto God, he off forever (w.7-9)?How often the statedit well for all of us: "Thou hast Temptercomes to makeGod's children madeus for thyself and our heart is question His love and purpose for restlessuntil it takesits rest in thee." them (Gen.3:4-5), especially in the Perhapsour senseof unrestin sea- J J troublesometimes of life (l Peter5:8; sonsof distressmight be well served I\T l*r:*:y'r11",'il:'3,';Rev.2:10). During suchoccasions, the not only by rememberingand appro- I l. spiritualdeclares. Doubt- believer is to cast himself upon the priating the Lord's provisionfor His less many a believerhas sharedthe Lord (l Peter 5:7),doubting nothing own (Ps.l16:7; Rom. 8:26-27),but by singer'sand psalmist's sentiments. The (Jamesl:2-7), and, as the psalmist,to reachingout to those who stand so verbhamah, translated "troubled" in considerthe prior claim of Godupon desperatelyin needof the peaceand Psalm77:3,is a deeplydescriptive one. his life (Ps.77:10-15) and God'sgreat comfort that only Christ can supply Its root (hm)isto be soughtin theinner powerto deliverand lead His children (Johnl6:33; Rom. 5:1; 8:35-39). groanings of the soul that often give (Ps.77:16-20; cf. Judg. 5:4; Ps. 18:13-20; rise to excited,if indistinct,sounds of 68:33;Hab. 3:8-15).He is to put his Simply trusting Thee,Lord Jesus, the lips. A senseof confusedsound or hope(Ps. 42:5,11 43:5) and confident I behold Thee as Thou art, movementappears to be presentwher- trust in God (Ps. 46:l-3; Isa. 26:3), And Thy love,so pure, so changeless, everthe word or its derivativesoccur. who hearsboth the audibleand silent Satisfiesmy heart; It can be usedof the noisemade by a prayersof His own (Ps.55:16-17) and Satisfiesits deepestlongings, bear(Isa. 59:l l) or a dog(Ps. 59:6,14), delivers them (Ps.65:5-7). Note that Meets,supplies its everyneed, or of the plaintivemourning of a flit- the phrase"pray and cry out" means Compassethme roundwith blessings: ting dove(Ezek. 7: 16). It canbe usedto "meditateand groan" (asin Ps.77:3). Thine is love indeed! describethe roar of the sea(Isa. 51:15), Hamahis alsoused to describethe Jesus,I am resting,resting, the din of the city (Isa. 22:2),or the restlessnessof theunbeliever (Ps. 39:6). In the joy of what Thou art; soliloquyof thesoul (Ps. 42:5,1 1; 43:5). How often his inner anguishmakes I am finding out the greatness This latter ideais in view in Psalm him sin andbehave wildly (Ps.59:6,14; Of Thy loving heart. 77.Thedesperate plight of the psalm- Prov.9:13; 20:l), so that he appearsto -Jean SophiePigott I @,Mew IIII0EEI[lEN he dramatictrue story of This moving film is a must for everyChristian who desiresa /t.firAt ^ l\ 'f lra family'sbattle with death deep, abidingwalk with God, for everyfamily memberwho N// and their victory of love. wantshis familyto be a warmand lovingunit, and for everymar- ried couplewho longsto experiencethe ultimatemeaning of true loveand intimacy. Here it is - the inspirationaland uplifting story of all-con- sumingtrust and of thegreat provision of God.You cannothelp but watch.. .andweep. . .andlaugh. . .andgo awaychanged frrr HIS glory. For more information, write or call: Olive's Film Productions, Inc. P.O. Box 9, Madison,AL 35758 o (205) 837-4166: 16mm Motion Picture-Color-79 Minutes-Rental 575.(M or call your local Christian film distribukrr 58 FundomentolistJournol MINISTRYUPDATE Calendar January 27-28-Liberty Baptist Fellowshipmeeting at Liberty University 30-Dr. Falwell speaks at ACSImeeting, Virginia Beach, Virginia February 1-Dr. Falwell speaks at "Students for LYI{CHSURO America"meeting pLAl[ orAss in Washington,D.C. 10-Dr. Falwellspeaks at the Pastor'sSchool, Hancock Athletic Center Dedication Scheduled First BaptistChurch, Jacksonville,Florida A specialdedication cere- of his in-laws,Sidnev and assistant,head coachesof 2O23- Liberty Univ e r sity mony of Liberty's newest WillamaeHancock. soccer and football, assis-' "College-for-a- building will be held on Thebeautiful new build- tant baseball coach, aca- Weekend" Wednesday,February 12, at ing will provide meeting demicadvisor for athletics, 21-Liberty Baptist 9 a.m,The 21,000-square-foot rooms; locker rooms; stor- sportsinformation director, Theological buildingwas donated to Lib- agespace; weight and train- and secretaries. "Seminnry-for-a-Day"erty Universityby business- ing rooms; and offices for manA. L. Williamsin honor the athleticdirector and his KathleenLind: LibertyStudents'Dorm Mama Ralph Lind, a pastor. She married at 38, and her les- sons of love and life are versity,has lived in the col- freely sharedwith any stu- lege dorms since the fall dentwise enough to listen."I semesterof 1973."Ralph just lovethe kids," she says. died in January and I met "I maynot alwaysagree with Jerry and Macel Falwell in them,but I don't allow any- 'Why April. Jerry said, don't one to criticize them.Some you cometo Liberty?I think of themjust needa few years those kids need a mama to grow. Kids today are liv- awayfrom home.'I saidI'd ing undergreater pressures comeif Jerry would remem- than ever before, so I just ber one thing-I'm still a love them through it." Yankee." She is dorm mother of Mama Lind is 8l and Dorm 18 with the boys on troubledby painfularthritis the baseballteam. "I under- J but still lovesthe studentsat stand boys.I grew up with Liberty University. When four brothers,s0 ['ve always you greether, you get a hug understoodboys better than and a kiss on the cheekno girls." MamaLind takesher matter who you are or how mealswith the studentsand Iong you have been away attendschurch and chapel from her kind embrace.She when she is able. is white-haired,pinkcheeked, Manycolleges and univer- and wears a little sham- sitieshave artifacts and pre- For 30 years she was shespeaks. "We had 30beau- rock pin on the collar of her ciousdocuments, but Liberty Mrs. RalphLind, and sheis tiful years.There was only dress, proudly displaying University'strue treasureis still securein the loveof that one Ralph." her ancestry. Mama Lind. The things she marriage, though Ralph has Kathleen Lind, better KathleenMiller hadbeen is willing to teach are not been with the l,ord for 12 known as "Mama Lind" to training for the missionfield found in textbooksbut are years.Her voice softensas the studentsof Liberty Uni befcre shemet and married infinitely more valuable. Februory1986 59 Pastors' LU Board MemberDies LowellThomas, Sr., dea' Movedto conat ThomasRoad Baptist Churchand secretary/treas- Springtime urer of the boardof trustees of Liberty University since March of 1978,died on De- April 2l-23is the datefor cemberI l, 1985.He and his the 1986Jerry Falwell Pas- family joined TRBCin July tors' Conferencesponsored of 1970.In additionto being by Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Vir- ginia.The conference,which A Irtter from Sudan has historically beenin the month of 0ctober, has been Dr. Falwell, newflower that hascome up to April for the con- moved It's l0:10a,m. vour time. and for the way our banana pastors venienceof who en- I've just prayedfor you and treesare growing.Also, one joy attendingthe many other the serviceyou're involved of the guys, Pat Hillman, conferencesnormally held in with right now. The last 88 sharedhow the storekeeper the fall. dayssince we Ieft Lynchburg is openingup to him, The a faithful servant of God, This year's speakersin- storekeepertold Patthat we Thomaswas a farmer, real. clude Adrian Rogers,John are "goodpeople;" we don't estatedeveloper, owner of a Rawlings,and Truman Dol- smoke,drink, or curse like motor company, and co- lar. Dr. Falwellwill provide all the relief workers. It's founderof ConcordRescue eighthours of concentrated exciting to know that the Squadand Fire Department. teachingand, alongwith the peoplecan seea difference other conferencespeakers, in our lives. answerquestions from the Thewell that we'vebeen audience.Truman Dollar working on is progressing LookingBack... will hold a financial nicely. Hopefully we'll hit workshop,and Billy Burden water soon.The people here 19ffi,1965 of the American Renewal needwater desperately. Foundationwill presenthis I appreciateyour prayers 1964-In the spring the moved into a "RememberingNames and and support.Thank you for congregation new 1.000-seatau- Faces"seminar. allowingme to sharein the beautiful ditorium called the Moody Pastorscan take the con- havebeen full of many new "vision." My prayers are Building. On opening day ferencehome in the form of experiencesand lessons. with you and the ministry. 1,865were present. cassetterecordings that will This morning in our ser- Giveour loveto all! bemade of eachevening ses- vicewe had a timefor praise. sion and furnished to the We praised the Lord for a CathyThompson attendees,Guests will also be attending the regular chapel servicesof Liberty (Theabove letter is indicativeof the attitudeof the Liberty University. Universitystudents as they labored to helpthe droughtvic- Wivesof pastorsare in- tims in Sudan.Most of the team returned to the United vited to attend and will be Stateson December3, 1985.A newteam will arrivein Sudan takenon an all-dayshopping in mid-Januarv.) trip and tour of historic Williamsburg, Virginia. A luncheon is also planned 1965-The two-story with Mrs. Jerry Falwelland SpurgeonBuilding wascon- a panel of pastors'wives. structed to provide extra The cost for the confer- spacefor the overcrowded enceis $50for pastorsand Sundayschool. The building $25for wives.This includes is now usedboth for Sunday the trip to Williamsburg and school classroomsand for luncheonwith Mrs. Falwell. educationalclassrooms for For more information con- Lynchburg Christian Acad- tact Glenn Reese,Thomas emv. 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But the PMRCwas founded primar- movie, and that the sexual content of Recording artists say parents are ily by Tipper Gorewho was shocked these records smacked more of an being "narrow-minded." and angeredto discoverthat a record R rating. Here is a sampleof the controversy: she bought for her young daughter But the RIAA would not budse. So "I got pictures of naked ladies lying containedsexually explicit language. the PMRC went to work accumul-atins on my bed. I whiff the smell of a sweet The album, Prince's"Purple Rain," evidencethat the record industry had convulsion. Thoughts are sweating in- containeda song entitled,"Darling abandoned its moral obligation to side my head. . . . I start to howl in Nikki," which talkedabout a girl mas- parents-and children. heat. I --- like a beast." The exoletive turbating with a magazinein a hotel The great bulk of this evidencewas is a slangreference for the sexait. And Iobby. presentedto the U.S. Senate in Sep- the lyrics are from a song written by Mrs. Gorefelt shewas not the tvoe tember when the Senate Commerce a rock group named WASP, an acro- of motherto provideher children with Committee electedto hold hearingsio, nvm for, We Are Sexual Perverts. pornographicmessages and that she as one Senator said, "air what is a real David Geffen, chairman of Geffen problem." Records, told TIME magazine that ef- Some of the least obiectionable forts to label such records as sexually Conrrroed parents material presented (the more objec- explicit are "moronic," tionable material would take a host of But concerned parents say they have havea right to know euphemisms to present and still be a right to know-and to be warned- questionable for print) include: when their children are about to Dur- whentheir children Motley Crue's song,"Explicit." The chase a record album containing ex- are about to purchase song reads,"I'll either break her face treme violence, occultism, sexual or take down her legs . . . get my ways references,or obscenities. a record album at will . . . go for the throat, never let Siding with the musicians are the aontainingextreme loose. . . going in for the kill." record industry and the media con- Judas Priest's "Eat Me Alive," a glomerate, saying they are worried violence,occultism, song about oral sex at gun point. about free speech rights. sexualreferences, Twisted Sister'svideo, "We're Not Not all recording artists, however, Going To Take It," which shows a are opposed to record labeling. The or obscenities, teenagechild throwing his father out Beach Boys and the veteran singer- a window. songwriter Smokey Robinson have should have been warned about the Sheena Easton's "Sugar Walls," taken standsagainst sexuallyexplicit album's sexual content. which is a euphemism for the vagina. records. Robinson even wrote a sons So Mrs. Gore, along with 16 other Van Halen's video, "Hot for the called "Be Kind to the Growing Mind,; congressionalwives, fired off a letter Teacher," which shows elementary which, he said, is directed to creative to Stan Gortikov, president of the school-agedchildren lusting for their people in the business, and to disc Recording Industry Association of bikini-clad teacher. jockeys, to remind them that music is America, an organization which certi- Prince's "Sister," a song about being heard by everybody, including fies record sales. incest. children. The letter complainedabout the ex- And a stage act by WASP's lead Siding with the parents is the U.S. plicit sex and violence of rock lyrics singer, Blackie Lawless.Lawless's live Congress,the President of the United and asked the recording industry to performance includes wearing a cod- States, the National Parent Teachers consider developingalbum guidelines, piece with a chainsaw blade between Association,and-as their most impor- or a rating system, to warn parents his thighs. During the song, "The Tor- tant ally-the Parent Music Resource about possible objectionable material ture Never Stops," Lawless opens Center-better known as the Washing- on record albums. a cabinet, revealing a girl clad in a ton Wives. The RIAA responded cooly, however, G-string and a black hood. lawless then The Washington Wives became and would agree only to a voluntary pretends to pommel her head with a synonymous with the PMRC because "packaging inscription" that individual hammer, fake blood pours from the they include the spousesof some very record companies could either accept hood, and he attacks her with a blade. important Washington, D.C.,officials: or reject without penalty. The volun- In San Antonio, Texas, the city Tipper Gore, wife of Senator Albert tary warning label read, "Parental council has responded to such acts of Gore, Jr.; Susan Baker, wife of Trea- Guidance-Explicit Lyrics." violence and sex by passing an ordi- 62 FundomentolistJournol heroesof todayare the parents,trying to raise their children in an environ- ment that seemsto havegrown more and more hostileto family life. Music andmedia flood their children'sworld with glorificationsof drugs and vio- lenceand perversity-and there'snoth- ing they can do about it, they'retold, becauseof the First Amendment." With Congresswilling to consider o legislation,and the Presidentshowing o greatsympathy toward suchaction, the o record industry beganto ameliorate 6 3 their position. o ! Onthe first of November,the RIAA = andthe PMRC reached a "compromise solution." TheRIAA agreed that recordscon- nanceforbidding minors from attend- Readingfrom a single-spaced,five- tainingexplicit reference to violenceor ing rock concertswithout an accompa- pageprepared statement, Zappa said, sex will carry either a warning label nying parent or guardian. "Takenas a whole,the completelist of reading,"Explicit Lyrics/ParentalAd- The PMRCsaid that thoush there PMRCdemands reads like an instruc- visory" or the record companywill aremany causes for teensuiciie, preg- tion manualfor somesinister kind of placea copyof the lyrics on the back 'toilet nancy,and rape,"it is our contention trainingprogram' to housebreak of the album iacket.Cassettes will that pervasivemessages aimed at chil- all composersand performers because either carry th'e sticker or refer thq dren which promote and glorify sui- of the lyrics of a few." consumerto the albumjacket for the cide,rape, and sadomasochismhave to He said the PMRCdemands were lyrics. be numberedamong the contributing the "equivalentof treating dandruff TheRIAA, whose members include factors." with decapitation."And at onepoint he 85 percentof the recordingindustry, SenatorErnest Hollings, after hear- evenmimicked the accentsof Susan said almost50 percentof its industry ing the evidence,concluded, "It's out- Baker and Tipper Gore. membershave agreed to the compro- rageous filth, and we've got to do Interestingly,Frank Zappacarries mise.The RIAA has assured the PMRC somethingabout it. If I could find this "Warning/Guarantee"on his al- that it will makeefforts to recruit the someway to do awaywith it constitu- bums: "The languageand concepts remaining50 percentto comply with tionally,I would." containedherein are guaranteednot to the "compromisesolution." To counterthe PMRC'sbarrage of cause eternal torment in the place A spokespersonfor the PMRCsaid, evidence,the recordingindustry pro- where the guy with the horns and "They had to giveand we had to give. vided avante-garderock artist, Frank pointedstick conductshis business. We look at it asa consumerissue and Zappa,along with JohnDenver, Donnie Thisguarantee is asreal as the threats this compromise gives people the Osmond,and Dee Snider, the lead of the videofundamentalists who use knowledgethey needto make intelli- singer for the rock group, Twisted attackson rockmusic in their attempt gentdecisions about what to b.ry. . . . Sister. to transformAmerica into a nationof We raisedtheir conscienceand it's up Denvercomplained, "I'm opposed check-mailingnincompoops (in the to them to statehow they feel by how to anykind of ratingsystem, voluntary nameof JesusChrist). If thereis a hell, theypurchase things." or otherwise." its fires wait for them,not us." ThePMRC will now servetwo func- Osmondsaid a ratingsystem might SenatorSlade Gorton, after listen- tions: It will monitor for compliance producemore salesfor objectionable ing to Zappa'stestimony, responded and serve as a resourcecenter for recordssince adolescent peer pressure indignantlythat his statementswere people who want to mobilize their tends toward the rebellious. "boorish,incredibly and insensitively communitiesto protestobscene lyrics. Snider,who saidhe was a Christian insultingto the peoplewho werehere How can parentshelp? (evidencedby his refusal to drink, previously,"and gave "the First Amend- "Theyare the consumer,"the PMRC smoke,or use drugs,he said),stated mentof the Constitutiona badname." spokespersonsaid. "They have a voice. rating recordswould be extremelydif- The conclusionsof the five-hour Let themspeak up. Let themwrite the ficult becausethe meaningof many Senatehearing were summed up quite recordingindustry; let them write the songscan be misinterpreted. clearly by Senator J. James Exon: discjockey. They are still the parents As an example,he cited his song, "Unlessthe music industry cleansup and they are the onesultimately re- "Under the Blade," which the PMRC its act,there might well belegislation." sponsiblefor their child's welfare." said is a songabout bondage, rape, and PresidentRonald Reaganadded Those recording companiesthat sadomasochism.Snider said the song pressureon the music businessby haveagreed to the "compromisesolu- is aboutthe fear of surgery.A sampling twicecriticizing the industry'scallous tion" include:A&M, Arista, Atlantic, of the lyrics read, "Your hands are attitudes toward parents,who must Capitol/EMl,Crysalis, Columbia, EIek- tied,your legsare strapped,you're go- struggleto raise their children in an tra/Asylum,Epic, MCA, Motown, Poly- ing under the blade." agethat glorifiesviolence and illicit sex. gram, RCA,and Warner Brothers. But the real fireworks camefrom In his second denunciationthe I Martin Mawyer 44-year-old,rock star, Frank Zappa. Presidentsaid, "I often think the real .1986 Februory 63 NFWSBRIEFS JerryFolwell invitesyou to.., Study Says Porn Magazineskomote Accordingto an unidentified source, Children As Sexual Objects the six-hour meeting occurred at a Washington,D.C., area hotel. Thosein attendance included Jerry Falwell, Dr. Judith A. Reisman,in a study Charles Stanley, Jimmy Draper, Bill fundedby the JusticeDepartment, has Bright, JamesKennedy, Tim laHaye, reported that Playboy,Penthouse, and E.V. Hill, Ed Young, and Ben Arm- Hustler magazines-the country's strong, head of National Religious three top-sellingmagazines of erotic Broadcasters. literature-are responsiblefor pro- At no time did Robertsoncommit moting children as sexualobjects. himself as a candidate. "From the very beginning,since At a later meetingof Virginia state 1954(when Playboy released its first Republicans,Robertson said he is con- issue),children have appearedin sexual sulting a wide range of religious and contextswith adults in thesemaga- political leaders in determining his zines,"Dr. Reismanreported. political prospects. As a whole,the magazinestypically A recent study by the A.C.Neilson AprillO-13 beginby usingcartoons of childrenin Companyfound there may be more sup sexualor violent situations. port from the public than previously The number of cartoonsdepicting believed.About 6l million people-a children as either the recipientsor ini- quarter of the population-watched one Feoturing tiators of sex or violencetotal 1,854 or more of the top 10 syndicated illustrationsamong the three magazines. religiousbroadcasts. Dr,Elmer Towns, magazines. DoveAdoms, ond Aftera periodof timethemagazines DougRondlett use "pseudo-children"-nudemodels speokingon over l8-yearsof age-to portray young AmerlcansAgainst Abortion children in sexualcontexts. A "pseudo-child"is designatedas By February 12, two men spon- such if the photo spreaddepicts the soredby AmericansAgainst Abortion "Solving child in pigtails, oversizeshoes, suck- will have been walking for eight ing her thumb,with babydolls or teddy months. Melody Green,the organiza- bearsby her side,wearing bobby socks, tion's director, met pastors Norman lheproblems sitting on an oversizechair, or wearing Stone and Jerry Horn of Wisconsin diapers,among a variety of other props earlyin 1985and learned of their plan young depictingchildhood. to walk coastto coastto bring atten- of Overthe past three decades(32 years tion to the atrocity of abortion.Melody for Playboy,16 years for Penthouse,and quickly agreedthat AAA would spon- people" 1l yearsfor Hustler),the magazineshave sor this "Walk Americafor Life" with carried 681 pseudo-childrenphoto its pro-lifeconcerts and rallies and a spreads. national petition drive calling for an ot "In summary," Dr. Reisman re- end to abortion on demand. ThomosRood Boptist Church, ported, "over 6,000 depictions of Stone and Horn began their walk Lynchburg,Vkginio, children were found in these three in Los Angelesand will end it in Wash- In conjunctionwith magazinesalone from 1954-1984;' ington,D.C., with a large prolife gather- LibertyUniversih/s ing on February 12. This date being College-for-o-Weekend, RobertsonConsiders Presidencv Lincoln'sbirthday was chosen in honor of his EmancipationProclamation. Peti- For more informotion coll tions for life will be presentedto Presi t-Eoo-628-2000 RICHMOND, Va.,-M. G. "Pat" dent Reaganat this rally. oM osk for o Robertson,the Virginia Beachtelevision A feature at the rallies was Baby YouthQuest'86 &ochure evangelist,recently met with several Choice1985, a preserved18- to 2Gweek- other well-knowntelevision evangelists old baby girl who was joined at each to discusstheir support if he decidedto rally by an additionalfetus. A total of enter national politics. l3 abortedbabies will be presentat the Robertson,host of "The 700 Club," Washington rally, representing the has said that he is praying over whether millions of babieskilled during the 13 to run for the presidency. yearsof legalizedabortions. I 64 FundomentolistJournql AFTERAtL Gorbachev-Reagan Summitlrrelevant? by TrumanDollar he two most powerful men on - - belief in the sovereigntyof God.Fun- earth, Ronald Reagan arid damentalistsdo not haveto assistGod Mikhail Gorbachev.met in to ensurethat everythingpredicted by Geneva in November 1985 to talk the Scripturewill occur.There will be about peaceand the control of nuclear "wars and rumors of wars," but we weapons.Over a thousandreporters Ou, reporting neednot plan them. representingevery democracy and vir- Finally, Fundamentalistsshould tually everyCommunist country were in religiousperidicals encourageprayer for world leaders. present,reporting even the most trivial reflectsan interesting Their governingdecisions affect the eventssurrounding the talks. conditionsunder which we practice Strangely,Fundamentalist periodi- and strangeset our faith. Prayer for leadersis also cals almost completely ignored the of priorities. clearlycommanded by Scripture.Pray- summit.Did anyFundamentalist pub- ing for the successof a world summit lication senda reporter to cover the shouldbe normalin a Fundamentalist talks? How many pastors examined church service. the eventfor their people?I suppose Ezekiel,Jeremiah, and Matthew. Since The Christian faith affects every that I am an insufferable religious the Bible speaksof theseissues so fre- areaof our lives.The Bible is true and crank,but I think ignoringan eventof quently,they must be of considerable it livesand works. The Bible, more im- this magnitudeis irresponsible, importance. portantly,is a living book.Its message Our reportingin religiousperiodi- Certainly Herbert W. Armstrong is not locked into a particular time, calsreflects an interestingand strange andthe Chistian ScienceMonitorwill culture, or age group. It speaksto setof priorities.We have space for the not ignorethe recentsummit meeting. everycentury, every nation, and every most recentwars betweenFundamen- Our silenceon major issuesimplies ageof life. The Bible is a messageof talist gladiators.Attacks upon other that the Bible doesnot dealwith cur- salvationand sanctification,but it is brothers demand prime space.The rent world problems. also a guide to understandingthe most recentspeaking engagements of Fundamentalistsmust acceptthe world in whichwe live.There is a long Fundamentalism'ssuperstars are fact that the pursuit of world peaceis list of other contemporarycomplex given endless treatment, inevitably consistentwith Scripture.We needto issuesthat confrontFundamentalists followed by recipes,bad poetry, and avoida paralyzingfatalism that often today about which we need to let the religioustidbits. We are subjectedto afflicts us becauseof our apocalyptic Bible speak. We must not ignore all of this trivia, but the Reagan- view of world history. Tragically,we medical ethics, racism, ecology, Gorbachevmeeting appearstoo in- give the impressionthat the Liberals population explosion, or surrogate significant to report. This says are the only peopleinterested in peace. parenting.The Liberals certainly will somethingabout our mindsetand level We must not let our Bible knowledge not ignorethese issues. Our affections of awareness.Today's Christian lay- of the endtime makeus irresponsible. are to be on the world above,where men are neither stupid nor unaware, Neither should our heavenlycitizen- Christ sits, but we shouldnot ignore and they deservebetter leadership. ship eliminate our earthly responsi- what the Scripture says about this Fundamentalistleaders need to in- bility. Nuclearwar is unthinkable.No world. terpret world eventsin light of Scrip- Christian who understandsthe im- Talks suchas the summit will af- ture. I am not suggestingthat religious plications of that threat wants it to fect our world either for goodor bad. leaders become ecclesiasticalDan occur.A commitmentto peacethrough For the Christian, world tensions Rathers,but that we let the Bible speak strengthshould not deter our efforts dramaticallyalter missionaryefforts about the eventsthat affect our lives. to avoid the use of nuclearweapons. and economicconditions under which Anyonewho doubts that the movement We can makedecisions in this world, American churches minister. Addi of nationsis a significantissue should and we are responsiblefor our actions. tionally, the summit washighly signifi- read I Chronicles,2 Chronicles,Isaiah, Thatview is not inconsistentwith our cant in light of Bible prophecy. I 66 FundomentolistJournol ColleeBreak Concefi i{, ffi '!ffiu.**' / -1*ilib TimeWell Spent Special moments. Times to reflect. Times to rejoice. Times to pray.Cherish these quiet times with inspirational praisefrom Maranathal Music. 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