The Fundamentalist Journal, Volume 4, Number 6

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1985 The Fundamentalist Journal

6-1985

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In comparisonto the greater public, We must break out of the routine of the Fundamentalist movement is like to our radio broadcasts: preachingonly to the choir, and to do one grain of sandon the seashore.Peo thevnever read that we must be willing to go placeswe ple who do not think the way we think, havenot beenand do things we have and whose value systemsare different one'of ow tracts. not done before-without violating the from ours, still want to know the How will we princioles of the Word of God.When answersabout mattersof etemal impor- we go *here we really needto go, we tance:Is there really a God?ls the Bible reach them? will be criticized by small men who actually inspired?Did JesusliteralJy rise havea smallervision of what Godcan from the dead?What doesit meanto be do. We cannotlet their limited visron saved? keep us from doing what our Lord The messagewe have is for the they built fencesthat not only keep commissionedus to do. greater public, and we can alswer their their peoplefrom going out into the We do not have to compromise the questions.The gospelof JesusChrist is world but prevent the greater public truth or abandonour message.We can for sinners,not saints.Most of us spend from coming in to hear what they have never do that. We simply need to get too much time preachingsalvation tb the to say. our messaseto thosewho needto hear saved.Yet theScripture tells us, "If our How can we havecomoassion for it. Our goal is to reach the world in our gospelbe hid, it is hid to them that are the lost when we isolate ourselves lifetime by our message,behavior, lost" (2 Cor. 4:3).We havea great re- from them ? I am overwhelmedat how testimony,and compassion. Jesus told sponsibility to the lost. They are every- totally unheard of and ineffective us to preach the gospel to every where,and they are waiting for someone Fundamentalismis aroundthe world. creature.There must be a way to do to take that messageto them-not with We must stop thinking of those that. the old clichesand packagesthat they unreachedpeople as heathenand un- Each of us has a sohereof influ- havebeen hearing for so long,but a new touchables,but rather as peopleGod ence-a greater public of our own. You presentationat their level, on their loves and for whom Jesusdied. We are have one at the company where you wavelength. God's missionariesto them and we work, another on the street where you We must be willing to break the must-without abandoningprinciples live, anotherin your community,and mold of radition to find and use the or compromising truth-modify our so forth. We must be willing to allow best meansto reach the greater world. methodologSl,renew our commitment, the Holy Spirit of God to help us share God wants to multiply us, and multi shun slothfulness, and diligently take with the people in our lives something plication comesthrough diligence and the gospelof Christ to the greaterpublic. about Fundamentalism, something by the work and labor of love. It comes Paul spoke in synagogues,jails, about the Bible, something about through compassionfor the lost and marketplaces,private homes, on Mars salvation, somethingabout God, as we fulfilling our responsibilityto preach Hill, and on the riverbanks.If he and try to reach them. We dare not miss the gospelto every creature. the other Christians of his day had any opportunity. If our hearts are right Yet, someFundamentalist groups functioned like many of today's we can reach the world in our lifetime. are now decliningin numbersbecause Fundamentalists,the gospel never We must. 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I Am houd to Be a Fundamentalist by EdwardDobson

ff ecently I was interviewedby presson the term Fandamentalkt,we l( Susan Spencerof the "CBS ought to drop it as descriptive of who IL EveningNews" on the subject we are. Nerter! While others may of Fundamentalism and its impact on misinterpret the term, it has a distinct religion in American society.During advantageover other labels, clearly the interview she asked."Whv do Fun- stating what we believe-and those damentalistsget a bum rap irom the with whom we disagree are not stand- media?" I responded,"The mediause ing in line to adoptit. To somepeople, the terrr, Fund.amezlalistfor all forms W u" nota bunch the word Christian denotes a flas- of religious extremism.From the Shiite of antl-lntell*tual, waving, God-fearingAmerican. Thl Muslims of lran to the abonion clinic word, Evangelicalhasbecome so broad bombersof America, all that is done rn obscurantlst,pew- that it includes thosewho ouestion the 'Fun- the nameof fanatical religion is junptng, snakehandling,inerrancy of Scripture. The terms Bap- damentalist.'" I went on to statethat tist, Methodist,Presbyteian, and so we do not want to be judged by the ex- sweatdrenched,holy- forth, may describeLiberals as well as tremisrn of those who break the law or roller hillbillies. Conservatives.While there is merit in pray imprecatory prayers down on gov- all these labels, I still prefer Fun- ernmentofficials. We are not a bunch damentalist.In doctrineand practice, of antiintellectual, obscurantist, it clearly identifies who I am. pew-jumping, snake-handling, sweat- Atonementon the Cross,His literal Christianity in America is a com- drenched, holy-roller hillbillies. We Resurrection,and His SecondComing. plex and often confusing montage of want to be judged for what we are- J. GreshamMachen, the famousPrince- groups and subgroups. While we all simple Bible-believingChristians! In ton scholar of the early twentieth agreeon the fundamentalsof the faith, spite of the perceivednegativism of the century, was right whenhe arguedthat many would not adopt the label Fun- term Fund.amentalist,and in spite of to accept anything less than thesefirn- damentalist. If vou orefer another- the consciouseffort of the media to damentalsas being Christian was to that's fine. Wheri the iisciples came to reinforceit as a bad name,I am proud accept something that was not Chris- Christ, upset becausesomeone who to call myself one. tian at all. did not belong to their group was I am a Fundamentallst by convlc- I am a Fundarnentalistbecause the casting out devils in His name, He tlon, Accordingto Webster,the word term best describeswhat I believe.In remindedthem that there were really tundamental means "one of the fact, Websterdefines Fundamentalism only two sides.He stated,"He that is minimum constituentswithout which as "a movement in 20th century Pro- not againstus is on our part." Even a thing or a systemwould not be what testantism emphasizingthe literally within Fundamentalismthere is great it is." When we talk about the fun- interpreted Bible as fundamentalto diversity. The various subgroups-have damentalsof a sport, we are talking Christian life and teaching."It is "a beenidentified by labelsas diverseas about the essentialand basic skills movementor attitude stressingstrict moderate, hyper, historic, biblical, without which the sport could not be and literal adherenceto a set of basic pseudo.However, we are all essen- played. When we talk about the fun- principles." I believethe Bible is the tially Fundamentalists.The language damentalsof Christianity, we are talk- inerrant Word of God.not onlv in rnar- in someFundamentalist publications ing about the essential doctrines with- ters of religion but also in mitters of makes it hard to imagine that the out which our religion would not be history, science,and the cosmos.I authorsare writins about fellow Fun- Christian at all. Thesefundamentals believe and defend the five fundamen- damentalists.Whe-n that languageis wereclearly arliculated in 1909in ly're tals as the essentialdoctrines of Chris- directed toward Evangelicals,it is even Fundamentals:A Testimonyto Truth. tianity. Furthermore, I believe that to harder to imagine that they are talk- From this document,edited by R. A. accept anything less than these doc- ing about fellow Christians.While we Torrey, historians generallylist five trines is heresyand should be exposed may disagreewith others,we are obli basic fundamentaldoctrines-the m- as sucn. gated to love all who love our same spiration (andinerrancy) of the Bible, I am a Fundamentallst by cholce. Christ. Remember,there are really the deity of JesusChrist (including His Someone suggestedto me the other only two sides-on which side are Virgin Birth), His substitutionary day that because of all the negative you? I 12 FundomeniollslJournol YouGAN servethe Lordand boost your income.r r

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en Johnsononce said, "Greatnessof name in the father oft- times overwhelms the son: thev stand too near one another. / The shadowkills the growth." Is it difficult to be the child of a well-known father? How do childrenof successfirlpeople cope with the addedpressure? Many childrenof successfulfathers find thatbeine the child of a "celebritv" is sometimesunusual, but whenDad comei home, the cloakof farne melts away."Famous" families are still just peoplebound by love.

arry Burkett, often considered the most respectedand best- known Christian financial counselor, hasfour children-three sonsand one daughter.His youngestson, Todd, re- spectshis father very much and believes "with an unbiasedopinion," that his father is "probably one of the most in- telligent men I know. He also has an incredibleability to look in the Bible and get practical principles for people to use." Iarry Burkett gavehis children g leadership and guidance,but Todd be- 5 lievesthat the most important gift from i his father was "the freedorn to fail. He

i let me makesome of mv own mistakes." Iarry Burkett and his *ife, ludy, were childhmd sweethearts;she was 15 when they married, They havea strong marriage and a strong family. Todd's two older bmtlrers are no,r'married and esablishing their own farnfies. Todd and his younger sister ar€ in college. Todd believesthat his par€nts' marriage is best describedas "complemen. tary." Eachpar€nt has gifts in different Todd ond fother, areas;where one is weak, tlre other is strcng. LorryBqrkett Iarry Burkett's work is a serviceto others. "Dad doesn'tgo around seeking publicity, he just writes booksand gives semfuErsto try to help people." From his father. Todd has learned to "do everghing with all my heart and nothing only halfuay. My dad taught me to do everythingto the best of my ability, ral I and one of my imnediate goalsis to at- fle lsone of thenost intetligent men lknow," tah dreheart of David"the manof C.od-"

Jun€1985 l5 ob Gray is pastor of Trinity BaptistChurch in Jacksonville. Florida, and presidentand founder of Trinity Baptist College.He is known as a great preacher and compassionate man of God.His daughterDawn says, "My father is sorneoneI canlaugh and have fun with." Bob and his wife, Charlene,have six daughters and one son. Most of their children are married and havechildren of their o*'n now, but the family is still close. When all 22 of them gather around the table at Christrnastime, Daumsays they sit for hours and "just laugh at all the silly things that have happenedin the past." Dawn is a 2l-year-old psychology major in college. Somedayshe would like to work with troubled juveniles in New York City. Did her futher's success influence her decision? "Of coursemy father influenced me indirectly. He led me to the Lord and brought me up in a Christian home and growingchurcb. But he has let me make my own decisionssince I've left home." One of the things Dawn admires most about her father is his willingness to allow her to set her own convictions and principles. "Of course he let me know all of his convictions and standards while I lived at home, and I was exp€ctedto abideby thern But sinceI've left, he'sgiven me the freedomto chmse for myself. He respectsmy opinion and allows me to disagreewith him without Iooking down on me." The roles of parent and child in- Down ond fother, evitably changeas the child grows to maturity, and Dawn has found that she BobGroy now seesher father in a new lieht. "I've found that het very human. fhe older I get, I see his mistakes, and they're preciousto me becauseI can allow him to fail and orav for him as a friend." Was it diffiiult to be the child of a successfulDastor? Dawn did not feel much pressurewhile she was growing up, but she doesbelieve that there was one big drawbackto her father'smin- istry. "I wish he wouldhave been heme more." Dawn believes that the world will rememberher father as a man with "compassionfor soulsand a love for his congegatior" But to her, he will always "H" r"rp""t, my opinbnand ollows me be the dad who laughs a lot around the to dlsagreewith hin wlthoutlooklng down on me," family table.

16 FundomentolistJournol rt and NancyDe Mosshad six children in five years,waited six years,and had anotherdaughter. David De Moss, the youngestof the first six, is now a 2l-year-oldstudent preparing for a preaching ministry. His father died four years ago,but left a heritageand an examplefor which his children are deeplygrateful. Who was Arthur S. De Moss?The businessworld consideredhim to be a "maverick and an innovator"-the first person to successfullysell in- surancethrough direct mail. He did not fit into the staid, traditional insurance industry, but his business grew into a billion-dollar company. Art De Mossreally nas a missionary first, a businessmansecond. David says, "He was oneof thosepeople who simply took God at His word and believedthat he couldn't outgive fu. Although he lovedhis businessand lovedto work, he consideredthe businessto be a means to an end-being able to further the kinsdon." David remembershis father as one who had a passion for people-those who were lost, hurting, or who had needs.He was a catalyst, who brought people together. Despitean extremelybusy schedule, Art De Moss kept his family his first priority. He was fond of statistics, and in his year\ engagementcalendars he addedup his daysand nightsaway from home. Thosenumbers decreasedeach year, and David says, "I did not feel like my Dad was never home. We did practically everything together as a Dovidond fother, family." The De Mossfamily was built upon Art De Moss the strong relationshipbetween Art and Nancy.Both were Christianswhen they married, and from the outset they prayed that they would establish a Christian home.David believesthat one word describestheir relationship:corz- mitment. "Their commitment was the essenceof lovefor almost22 years.Ihey were more in love after 22 years than when they first married" How would Art DeMoss like to be re- memberedby the world? "I donl think he'd want to be remembered," says David. "But I remember him as a man "H" who sought the lord's business first, rirptytook God at Hisword and as a father-and all that's wrapped ord believedthot' he couldnfoupive God," uo in what a father should be."

June1985 17 ccording to Heather, the youngest child of Jay and Betty JaneAdams's four children,Jay Adamsis the perfect dad. "Of course he's human and he makesmistakes." she laughs,"but I wouldn't changeone single thing that he's ever done." Jay Adams is one of the most well- known and best"resDectedChristian authors and today. But Heathernever rcalized the exrcnt of her father's eminerrcermtil she went awav to a Christiancolege and found thar hii namewas practically a householdword "He's not famous to me; he's just my dad. We're very close." "I admire my dad becauseI've trav- eledwith him. and I've heard him teach and preach about family life. Of course I've seenhim at home,and I lnow that he practices what he preaches.One of the things I appreciatemost is that he really wants to do things with me, whether it's just going out for a doughnut or sitting together to talk about my plans and goals." Washer father'ssuccess ever a prob lem in the family? "No," answers Heather. "In fact, the only thing that bothers me is when peopletell rne that they disagree with my father on one ooint or another. Of course I know we all are entitled to our own opinions- but I'rn defensiveof my dad" Heather feels that her farher in- fluencedher to enter college,where she is now a junior studying speechcom- munication with a minor in counselins. "But what I want most in life is to bl a wife and mother-that's a full-time job," Heather says. "But I'll always appreciatethe way Dad encouragesme Heotherond fother, to stretchmy mind and use the brains Joy Adoms that God has siven me."

"/ ,orldnTchonge one sirvle thing thothe's ever dore,"

l8 FundomgnlolistJournol amie Jonesis a pretty red-haired eAl whosefather is often referred to as oneof the country'smost inspiring motivational speakers.His book, l,/e Is Tremendous,earned him a popular nickname,but Jamielaughs, "His real name is CharlesEdward Jones." In Jamie'seyes, her father is not just a professional."He's a loving and caring father who is always r€ady to give me guidanceand help." The quality Jamie appreciatesmost about her father's parenting is his will- ingnessto lether makeherowndecisiors. "Oh, he always lets me lnow what he and my mother think I should do, but ultimately he will let me make the decision. I'[ always remember his being there when I needed him for any situation." Charles met his wife, Gloria, at a YWCAwhile in high school.It was love at first sight, and today Jamiedescribes their 38-year marriage as "devoted. Their commitment to one another is evidencedevery day in their actionsand reactions.When one is down, the other is there to encourageand support." Jamie did not find her fatheds success hard to cope witll "On the con trary, I forurd that he gave me many chancesto meet new people.Once rn a while I felt I had to be above-average becausepeople were watching,but that wasn't really the case."But there were drawbacks. "Of course it wasn't his Jomieond fother, fault, but becauseof his profession,my father wasn't at home as much as I Chorles"Tremendous" would have liked. But he made up for that-when we did get to spend time Jones together it was really good" Is Jamie a super-motivatedpositive thinker like her dad? "No," she smiles, "I'm just average.But I have learned fmm my dad that encouragementis important. I try to spreadencouragement around. One thing I $eatly admire in my dad is his friendliness to everyone. He will walk by a stranger and greet him as if they were best friends. He makes everyone feel like a king or queen,and I think that's why he's been so successfulin his work." How would such an outgoing man like to be remembered?"By me," says Jamie, "as a Christian father. By the "/to o,ro, rememberhis behg there world not as a perfect Christian,but as a real Christian and a witness for whenI neededhin forany situofbn," Christ."

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f asked what they would value most in a parent, many young people today would say, "The freedom to let me make my own decisions."Independence is a hallmark of adolescence, and the wise parent will try to let his children make as many in- dependentdecisions as possible.But if those decisionsare not made from a strong base of biblical principles, they may become painful- mistakes. Would you have the courage to allow your children to form their own convictions and standards? The Bible teaches that we

June1985 2l are to instruct and disciplineour to the misdeedand was severelypun- "Sure,"said his father."If thats children,but doesit eversay that we ishedby his father; the other boy lied $'hat you \{ant to do." areto legislatewhat is acceptableand his way out of it. "That happenedin Theparents prayed for theirson and unacceptablein the "gray areas" not 1955,and I saw that the boy who told waitedto seewhat would happen. After specificallymentioned in Scripture? the truth rvasdeeply hurt by what hap aboutthree weeks, Joe decided to rejoin Whatdoes the Bible say about danc- pened.Years later, that preacherlost the family for brcakfastdevotions. He ing? Rock videos?Punk hairstyles? touch with his son. I realizedthar ro satdown, smiled, picked up theBible Movies?We know that the Bible does havea successfulministry and losethe and said,"Guess it's my tum to read, not addressspecifics in theseareas; rr love and respectof your own children huh, Dad?" For the remainderof his providesthe principlesthrough which is to havenothing." time at home, Joe never missed we chooseour convictions,standards, Goldmannever forced his children breakfast. and personalpreferences. to go to church."Some things are too "I know that many preacherscon- Curtis Goldman,pastor of Temple precious to be forced on children, sider my methodcontncversial, but I Baptist Church in Albuquerque,New especiallyin the teenyears. You can't believethat the proof of thepudding is Mexico,dared to trusthis childrento set forcea child to do right,or resentment in the eating.I believeGod madechil- theiro\\.n convictions. When his sonand canbuild up." dren with two ends:one to loveon and trvo daughters each stood on the Werethose "gray areas" ever tested? oneto whackon. When both ends are thresholdof adolescence,he told them, Yes.Goldman related that his family properly used in right proportions, beginningearly in life,it willgo a long way to havingyoung-uns that parents can truly be proud of and thankful for," saysGoldman. "My sonis nowa deaconin a Baptistchurch, my oldest daughteris a minister'swife, and my youngestdaughter is teachingSunday schoolin my church.We neverhad a problemwith our children,and I say that in all humility. I just think it's sad that many pastorsare too concerned about what other pastorsthink about their emphasison separation.Therr

W"3# a 16,000 Chtistian scnools now use A Beka Book. "Thereare areasof absoluteright and a Day-by-day leach absolutewrong. But you may makeyour ing cufficulums as- own decisionsabout the areas in be- sute qualily results. tween. I ask for only one thing- a A field rcpresen- you tative will be happy to completehonesty. If want to do show you our com- something,ask your motheror me,and plete progtam. give permission, we'll our if not our a New! A Beka Video approval," School now available Goldmandecided to take this ap- Kindelaarten throuoh proachafter speakingin youth camps for manyyears. He beganto noticethat alwayshad devotionstogether around Writefor catalog. many preachers'kids were resentful the breakfasttable. Eventually, teenage A B€kaBooL becausethey felt unique pressuresto Joebegan to resistthe daily routine. He Box 18000,Station FJB participatein "spiritual" activities.One ioinedthe baseballteam. which harian Pensacala,f loida 32523 situationfocused his concem.Two boys bptional practice before school, and at the camp,both sonsof preachers,par- decidedto askhis Dad if he couldskip ticipatedin mischief.One boy confessed brealdastwith thefamilv to oracticeball. 22 FundomenlollslJournol children are more important than public opinion. i.4:" "Thishonesty has been important to Ai,v our family,and it hascreated bonds that CELEBRATING25 I'EARS OF EXCELLENCE tie us togetherclosely. I mademistakes l: IN MUSIC MINISTRY while they rveregrowing up, but my childrenknew that I was beingtotally honestwith them,so theywere honest RECORD raith me.We would rather give permis- sionwith honesty than deny permission SPECIAL and havesneaking around and deceit." eachor Anothertest of a grayarea resulted $7.00 in thegreatest compliment Goldman has 2 for $10.00 ever received.His daughterSue was Available on Album very popularin her public high school. or Cassette So popular,in fact, that shewas asked to run fbr homecomingqueen, and she Order Today! stooda goodchance of winning.She ap- Robbie, proached her dad one evening and Don, & Mack Featuringmusic heard on the Old Time GospelHour. lncluding A Day That \fill Be", featuring asked, "Daddl', if I'm elected,I can "Vhat a basssolo by Dr. Jerry Falwell. chooseany escortand I'd like to have lVarm you." Mack's latest album, "A Family Feeling". Fearuring, "The King Is Goldmanwas flabbergasted. He had Coming", "l've A Longing In My Heart", "l Lost lt All To Find Everything", and other new gospel just finished speakingin her school songs. Watch for Mack in these cities: fune - St. Paul, MN . Chicago, IL r Hammond, IN o Chambersburg,PA o Hagerstown,MD July - Los Angeles, CA o San Degp, CA o Santa Anna, CA o r r o . SanFrancirco, CA Oakland,CA Fairbanls,AK Anchoeg, AK Buffalo,I.trY 'rll C**o anemone Write for scheduling information including a fiee cassettecontaining music importantthan public Ft f and a complereexplanarion of Mack's.oncert ministry. X id . oprnon, J:!.J l.O. Box4l0l Lvnchburs,VA 24502.(804J s2s.55oo *-:fj.i

assemblyon the evllsof TheCatcher m the Ryeand had received20 unsigned -Universiry Ietterssaying, "How can a nicegirl like Suehave such a crud for a father?" He quicklyexplained to his daughter that,although her invitationwas the FacultyPositions nicestcompliment he hadever received, he did not think thar,as a pastor,he shouldattend the homecomingdance. Available. "But what if we go and don't dance?" Liberty Universityis seekingqualified applicants to fill she asked. He explainedagain that his presence faculty positionsfor the 1985-86 academicyear. Op- there might be a stumblirg block to portunity for faculty appointmentswill be availablein somewho would not understand."But honey,you feel free to go.I'll be proud each of the five schools: of you." School of Religion School of Education Oneweek later Sueentered the room, School of Business& Government School of Arts & Sciences her facebeaming. "l've decidednot to School of Communications LibertyBaptist Seminary mn for homecomingqueen," she said. NOTE: Specific positions ore auailoblein English, computer science, "It occurredto me that I hadn'tprayed mothematics, accounting, journalism, biology, home economics, to aboutit, andnow I reallydon't want psychoiogy, ond speech. An orchestroconductor is also needed. run." Goldman'schildren are now 37,35, Applicantsmust have an eameddoclorate from an accreditedinstitution and 20, all servingthe [,ord.His six or the equival€nt.Send resume and a statemenlrelating commitment lo grandchildrenare also growing up in Christianeducation to; the nurture of the [nrd, and Goldman Dr. A. Plerre Gulllermln o Offlce of the Pre8ldent is thankful that his children havechosen Llberty Unlversity . Lynchburg, VA 24506 to do right, tvoy 1985 23 DIDI T OTI IT\\ / t)tL,LL \J | \)lJ I

I & 2 Corhtlfans God'shrescription for the l^ocal Church

by Harold L. Willmington

n 1 Corinthians the church at be perfectly joined togetherin the same Onereason Paul had written I Cor- ' Corinth had been infected by a mind andin the samejudgmenf (1:10). inthianswas to instruct the church to nurnber of satanic and fleshly "Whether thereforeye eat,or drinl, removean unrepentantmember I Cor. viruses. For example,they had a wrong orwhatsoeverye do,do all to the glory 5:l-8).He thenwrote 2 Corinthians,in- concept about human leaders, bap- of God" (10:31). structing the church io receiveback tism,Christian maturity, future judg- "Therefore,my belovedbrethren, that onewho had sincebecome reoen- ment, church discipline,Chriirian be ye stedfast, unmoveable,always tant (2 Cor.2:6-l ll. justice, marriage, C-hristianliberty, abounding in the work of the Lord, Paullists no lessthan 15character- personal appearance, Communron, forasmuchas ye know that your labour isticsof the gospelministry. One of the tongues,resurrection, and giving is not in vain in the Lord" (15:58) most important reasonsGod allows a ThroughPaul's elforts, the church Of all Paul's church letters, Romans Christianto suffer is explainedin this was now in Corinth-but somehow is no doubt the most important, but book (l:1-6).In no othei epistle does Corinth had gotten into the church. 1 Corinthians is nrobablv secondin rm- Paul refer to his own sufferinssas he This is probably the secondmost car- portancebecause of iti great section does in this Ietter (4:8-10;-6:4-10; nal New Testamentchurch. The church on the Resurrectionof Christ and of ll:24-33\. at Laodiceawas undoubtedlythe worst. believers(ch. 15);and, if for no other He also providesthe most concise (See Rev.3:14-22.) reason,because of its sheerbulk. for reasonwhy God usesmen to do His Here Paul qivesa descriptionof this book is by far the longestepistle work (4:1.- their problemJand offers the proper written by Paul. The most extendeddiscussion of prescription for them. The most exciting single word in the graceof giving is found in 2 Corin- Paul reminds the church of its rela- the Bible is found in 1 Corinthians- thians. (Seechs. 8-9.) tionship to God."What? Know ye not Maranatha!(See I Cor. 16:22.)The Paul was the first of two human be- that yorir body is the templeof thi Holy book also includesperhaps the greatest ings allowed to visit paradiseand re- choit which ii in you,which ye haveol verse on temptation in an apostolic turn again.John the apostlewas the God,and ye are not your own?" (6:19). church (10:13),as well as the most other. In fact the phrase, "the third He offirs solutionsto the church. beautiful treatiseon Christianlove in heaven,"is found but once in the Bible "Now I beseechyou, brethren, by the God'sWord (ch. 13). Q Cor. 12:21. name of our lnrd JesusChrist, that ye In essence,I Corinthiansprovides And 2 Corinthians also servesas an all speakthe samething, and that there the most information in Scripture on exposeon the person and work of be no divisionsamong you; but that ye the followingsubjects: characteristics Satan.(See 2:10-ll; 4:4', ll:3,13-15; on the natural, carnal, and spiritual 12:7.)At least four namesfor Chris- man (2:14-3:4);the judgment seat of tians arefould hereand nowhereelse Christ (3:9-15);rules concerningthe in the Bible. Theseare: living epistles married and single life (ch. 7); Chris- (3:2-3),a sweetsavor of Christ (2:15), tian liberty (chs.8-10); Communion treasurerarryingearthen vessels (4:7), (11:17-34);rules for personalconduct and ambassadorsof Christ(5:20). in God'shouse (11:1-16); spiritual gifts Only in 2 Corinthians does Paul in general(ch. 12);the gift of tongues take the time to defend his apostleship in particular (ch. l4); and the doctrine against the lies of his enemies.(See of the Resurrection(ch. l5). chs.10-11.) 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{n*nuAma/ gilb 6et?ter Box 20000 Lynchburg,Y irginia 24506 Phone (804) 237-5961 TheNew AD(ILTERERS Slauesto &xnl FreedombvDa,,idteremiah ulie's friends stayedby her dur- A new term has creDtinto our lan- switch.Family units andhomes should ing the difficult dayswhen her guage-the "new adultirers." Several remain as "plug-in" facilities for ex- husbandleft her for another bookshave recently been published on ecutiveson the move.Instead of find- woman. The couplesin her Sunday the alternativesto maniage, express- ing a suitablehouse lor theexecutive. schoolclass took food to her apart- ing the view of thesenew adulterers. the companyshould find him a com- ment.They even set up a schedule,so For years Margaret Mead has sug- patible house-family-unitfacility, someonewas sure to soendtime with gestedthat we acceptthe alternative with wife and children similar to the her eachweek. of "serialmonogomy" as a substitute old unit from which he just unplugged ThenJulie met Jim at churchone for traditional marriage.And with himself. Sundayand her whole life changed. equalseriousness, Alvin Toffler pro- The soohisticationof the new adul- ' At first the relationshiowas whole- posesthat in the future, mobileexec- terers miy make some people feel some,ano everyoneseemeo nappy ror utivesin largecorporations may stop better about their sin, but it does them both. But later Julie's friends moving their families with them when nothing to destroy the devas- were told that sheand Jim were going promotion demandsa crossrountry tating facts of our present on a weekendcamping trip, and that , immoral generation.We are she had been on one of his recent catalogingover 250,000il- businesstrips. His car wasparked in Iegitimate births every front of her houseat all hours of year. Television pro- the night and day.Even her chil- ducers are showing dren had beentalking in the Chris- Americans20,000 tian school about how "Uncle scenes(2.7 per hour) Jim" had beenstaying all night. "It's noneof our business," one of her friends said. "What they do is betweenthem and the Lord." The fictitious Julie and Jim representa major problem facing the church in this generation.What are we going to do about the growingnum- ber of Christians and church memberswho are involvedin sexual immorality? Christian leadersare leaving their wives. Coupleswithin the church are divorcingand switchingpart- ners. Known sexualsin within the church is tolerated and acceptedbv church leaders. When I was growing up in the church 30 yearsago, funda- mentalchurches dismissed peo ple from the fellowship for these sorts of sins. Today we view those times as relics of our puritanical past, out of style with our present ageof tolerance and compromise.

28 FundomenfollsfJournol of sex outside of marriage annually. nightmares,disillusionment, frustra- Eighty-eight percent of all sex on tion, despondency,suicide. It is for this television is outside of marriage.To- reasonthat psychiatristsare concemed day one of every five mothers is a about what is happening.It is for this SI,JMMERSPESTACI.JLAR teenager,and this year30,000 mothers reasonthat many of them are convinced at the will be under age 15.We are an im- that somethingis wrong somewhere. Gateway Baptist Church moral nation,and we are not eventry- This new sexualfreedom is not what ing to excuseit anymore. peopleare led to believe." Ironton, Ohio Paul'sletter to the Corinthianchurch The freedomthat so many seekin /^\ atewayBaptist Church, 310 was to peoplewho had beenpan of an their promiscuityis to be foundonly in \-/ South Sixth Srreet.Ironton. amoralsociety. His reminderin 1 Cor- the designand plan of for His God own. Ohio, will celebrate its l&h inthians 6:9-10shows up the Corinthian Justas birds arenot capable,by the de- anniversary 23-28,by having culture for what it was, a group of for- signof God,to swim in the ocean;just June a nicators, idolaters,adulterers, homosex- as fish, by the designof God,are not free Baptist Bible Fellowship. uals,sodomists, tlieves, covetous men, to fly in the air; so humanbeings, by Dr. Jerry Falwell and Dr. Don blasphemers, drunkards, and extor- God'sdesign, are not madeto enjoyin- Norman will be our specialguests tioners. That was the culture out of timacv outsidethe shelterand nrotec- on Sunday,June 23 at 2:30p.m. which many of the members of the tion oi the mutual commitmenfcalled church in Corinth had been redeemed. marriage.Fomication is wrong because Paul wrote to these Christians rn it defeatsGod's purpose for your sex- Corinth becausehe received a report uality. It replacesfreedom with bondage that shockedandsrieved him. He leamed and closesthe door to the deeoestrrr- that thosewho hid beensaved from the timaciesof all. filth of Corinth had begun to wander Far from being meanand restrictive back into someof their old ways and about sex,God wants you to experience had beenjustifying their wicked conduct by quoting out of context some of the Guests for the week include: statementsthat Paul had madein other communicationswith them. His words Dr, CharlesBillington in to them the last half of chapter 6 are fune ?.3,24 a scathingdenunciation of their pseudo Christian conduct.In oneof the clearest statementsof the Bible, Paui sets forth the arguments for Christian morality. When Paul wrote to the Corinthians, a new ethic-apparently allowing for T rir*, ourbodies fornication in the Christian lifestyle- had begun to develop among the is to miss thebeauty "Christians." plan, of Godb ffi**fi.Rev. Bruce Foss Paul's statement, "All things are June 26 lawful unto me," becamea licenseto support their lust and promiscuity.Paul did say that all things were lar.rful for the fullest possibleenjoyment of it that him. In fact, that statement is found is consistentwith your happiness.He Dr. Bruce againin I Corinthians10:23, "A11 things wants you Cummons to make sexually free. You 27 are lar,"ful for me, but all things are not can enjoy sexin freedom,but "The body June expedient:all things are lawful for me, is not for fornication, but for the l.ord" but all things edify not." (1 Cor.6: l 3).In other words,the purpose That which is lawful in itself- of sexualitywas that you might lmow rn- Dr. John Rawlings physicalintimacy---

,r-...r.r.rrrr., a - I .TW cometo dwell in His templeagain. That I temple is to be maintained without de- l:::::::""::,*-::: I filement, not offering it to another ex- a:il':'i"#T-':#':i,liiiil"ll'nx'-r cept as God Himself ordained in the i beautiful relationship of marriage. I : lll:::li:1Y,:"J,ij:"Hi"ii:x,:fft,:l?.ff::1j:j:jil:::'",,"C. S. Icwis said, "Chastity is the I most unpopularof the Christianvirnres. R;;',,:1""1,1:fl'.':.'."',:"::,.;'.,1X'XJ;;ffiil:fi::i';::*[:'Jj,".1..*,Thereis no gettingaway from it; the old I - 'Either I LISTPRICE$449.00 CLWPRICE$299.00 SAVE$150.00 ; Christian rule is, marriage,with lrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl completefaithfulness to you.rparftrcr, or *" -' Bor22t2o'ch'r"nooeq r 3?422 else total abstinence.'This is a hard "* ".'::":;P'oduc'l3'P'o' thing. It is an unpopular saying,and it I I llll llll l I seemstotally unreasonableto many a 3;""rr:i:H"':,:::H:""{'"."-1,.-young couple 'turned on' physically I Eijtfit l.--lg,iTfrlttoward one another. And yet it is the "=i*'"ff***"""" l*"'ff':::"'"'lbiblical picture of sex.God has painted oranrrrY ;- wants best =I L sendcoo radds2oo, H:::;-."".: iI this oicture becauseHe the '?'J::,::J:"j'j----:::'":l for man. And while the best may seem I :1"J::il::"""""" I painful and even unreasonableat the time, in the long run the Christian sees I Hi;il:..'- | clearly that God'sbest is worth waiting IH, for." T I Davld Jeremtah is pastor of Scott Memorial Baptist Church, El Cajon, I :::IELEPHONENUMAEF ( I llrrrrrrrrrrrr-{ Califomia. 30 tun*rner'tofd Jounol K (/n r.uaof wedd.ing'untildeath us do ,a)Y part,'coupleswill entermatrimony l-7 knowing from the start that the relationship is short-lived. And when the opportunity presentsitself, they will marry again ... and again...andagaini' This prediction was made by Alvin Toffler in Future Shock,published in 1970.Today his prophecyis being fulfilled with alarming accuracy and in ways he probably never imagined.

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! \--J 17 A small story in an August1983 newsof American marriages now end rn term values.They becomeself-centered paper read: "Family Court JudgeLinda divorce. Eighty-five percent of these and cynical."Other experts believe these Thomas said a few words, 108people divorcedpeople remarry, usuallywithin children will continue the pattem of raised their right hands in unison, and five years,with 60 percentof thosemar- divorce and remarriage because it is secondslater all of them were divorced. riages ending in divorce. part of their family background. "All were clients of the samelawver. Why are peoplemarrying and divorc- William Selsberg,a lawyer in Stam- who persuadedthe judge to avoid a ing two or more times? Accordingto an ford, Connecticut.told the Tirnes that backlog by dispensing with all of the article on "serial marriases" in the Ne multiple marriages will aggravatesib- 'We casessimultaneously. York Times, the reains are "the ling conflicts. are enteringa period of interfamily feuds the likes of which you havenever seen.Who is entiiled to get collegemoney if there isn't enough to go around?How do you equitablyset- tle the claims of the children from the different marriages when the parent dies?What if the childrenfrom a former marriage are left out of tle will? Estate planning is becoming irnpossible." The lines story quotedRauol Lionel Felder, a divorce lawyer from New York, who reported that adults who divorce and remarry a number of times will becomepoorer and poorer. "You seetheir lifestyle getting progressively worse each time they marry again. Equitable distribution depletes the assets.They're stuck with regular com- mitments to a spouseor children from a previous marriage. It's a finite cup. Only so many peoplecan take from that cup beforeit's empty." But there are more seriousproblems with divorce than economics.Recently Dr. Armand Nicholi, a psychiatrist at Fanilies whocome together annually Harv"ardMedical School and Massachu- settsGeneral Hospital, spoke at a White for holidaysmay feel bereftwhen the "home" Housebriefing on the problems of con- they'vealways known is gone. temporary families. He presentedstar- tline evidencethat divorce can hurt chil-dren far more than most Daren$ realize. JamesDobson considered this "The large-scale,no4ontest proce- relative ease of divorce; the greatly informationimportant enough to address dure-the whole thing required only lessenedsocial stigna that it now car- in his end-of-the-year message: 20 minutes-was the idea of lawyer ries; a romanticiztion of marriage that "One studv revealedthat 90 nercent Averil Sweitzer,who proudly claims the cannot live up to the long-termreality; of children frorn divorced honies suf- 'fliethedial' title of Dallas's leadins undoer of mar- a attitude that fostersmov- feredfrom an acutesense of shockwhen riages. He advertiseJ in the Sunday ing on as soonas problemsor ennui set the separationoccurred, including pro television magazines of local news- in; the economic independence of found griwing and irrational fean. Fifty papers and says his three-lawyerfirm women;a level of affluencethat makes percent reported feeling rejected and handles up to 3,000divorces a year." multiple families possiblefor some;an abandoned,and indeed.half the fathers More Americanmarriases than ever attitude amongthe so-called'me'gen- never came to see their children three broke up in 1979 as thd number of eration that placesfulfillment of per- yearsafter the divorce.One-third of the divorces nearly tripled what it was 20 sonal needsahead of compromiseor boys and girls feared abandonmentby years before. There were even more sharing and medical advinces that the remainingparent, and 66 percentex- children involved in thesebroken mar- haveprolonged vigorous life." periencedyeaming for the absentparent riages.The National Center for Health What will be the problems of these with an intensity that researchersde- Statistics reports that 1.18 million "serial marriages?" The linrzs quoted scribedas 'overwhelrning.'Most signifi- children under 18had parentswho were Robert Garfield, a family expert at the cantly, 37 percent of the chi.ldrenwere involved in divorce in 1979,compared HahnemannUniversity in Philadelphia evenmore unhappyand dissatisfiedfive to 562,000children in 1963. who believeschildren will be most af- years after the divorce than they had According to tJreNep York Times fected."I seechildren not being able to beenat l3 months.ln otherwords, time News Service.Suzanne Prescod. editor concentrate,a sensethat nothing lasts, did not heal their wounds.Accordins of Marriage and Drorce Today, cited and a loss of faith in relationships,"he to Nicholi, divorce brought such ini censusfigures showing ftat 50 percent said. "They neverdevelop trust or long- tense lonelinessto children that its 32 FundomenlollstJournol oain was difficult to describeor even susceptibleto infectionsand illnessesin iontemplate." general.Many children who undergothe WhatTo Do If What are the soecific reactions trauma of a divorcehave to seekprofes- to divorce or parental separation? sionalmedical or psychologicalhelp. Dr. Nicholi quoted several:anger, re- But young children are not the only YourMarriage jection,and depression; futile attempts group that can be severelyaffected by at reconciliation-placing phone calls divorce. Adult children can be devas- Is In Trouble and writing frequent letters; fantasyex- tated when, after years of marriage, periences; irrational guilt over the their parents divorce.Tamara Engel, a family therapistin New York, said,"We Adndt it, Stoppretending every- have given the problems of the adult thing is all right when it isn't. Be children short shrift in the oast.The ex- honest(not harsh)with eachother. Dectation on both sides was that as Expressyour frustrations to your idults it ldivorce] was no big deal. But partner and start talking about the that's not necessarilyso. problems.If you arenot honestwith "I remember one pregnant woman eachother nothing will change. who burst into tearswhen shesudden.ly Analyze your problems' Be realizedshe wouldn't be sharingthe joy soecific. Don't beat eachother down of that grandchild with both parents with generalizations.Make a specific together. It was the shattering of a list of your differences and con- fantasy." flicts. Anahze it closelv.Decide who Divorce is also the shatterins of the should taki responsibility to tackle past. Families who come togeiler an- eachitem. Establisha specificplan nually for holidayssuch as Thanksgiv- of action to correct eachproblem. ing and Christmasmay feel bereft when the "home" they'vealways known is Accept responslblltty. Stop gone. Family traditions that were waiting for your mate to take the treasured for years becomeworthess, first steoofcorrection. You take it. and the children wonder if they were Decide iight now that you will do worth practicing in the first place. whateveryou can to resolvethe con- One25-vear-old whose Darents were flicts and saveyour marriage. recentlydivorced questioned, "Was it all just an illusion that we were a tight AdJust accordlngly, You can't family?" Other children may wonder, changeyour partner, but you can "Did they stay together just for me?" changeyour behavior. Don't just A flipthedial' attitude Two words that do much to sell orod- promiseto change,do it. Idle prom- futers mouingon as ucts today are "disposable" and "in- ises will only add to your frustra- ,l stant." Neither one should apply to the tions. Decide to make some real s(nn alJpt(nlems set m, human institutions of marriaee and changes. family.Respected psychiatrist Dr.I.,lathan Accept one another. No one is Ackermansai4 "I've neverseen a family perfect. Not evenyou! Your partner parent's departure; a decreasein im- where the divorcebetween the husband cannot do all the changing.You will pulsecontrol; a declinein schml perfor- and wife is not -betweenoarallel with manifesta- haveto acceptcertain unchangeable mance:low self-esteem:and an increase tions of divorce the parentsand characteristics in your partner. in peer dependency. grandparents,and parentsand children. Realmaturity will help you do this. In Dr. I"ee Salk's book, What Every This means that in the literal sense Child WouldLike ParentstoKnow About divorce of the husbandand wife union Acknowledge God's prlnclples, Dvorce, the overridingconcem children is a symptomof alienationand estrange Learn them and live by them. are likely to haveregarding the divorce ment of family relations across three Husbands'loveyour wives. Wives of their parents is, "What did I do to genentions"(Children of Separationand submit to your husbands.Children causethis to happen?" Many children Dvorce, edited,by Irving R. Stuart). obey your parents. Keep everything may draw into themselvesin an effort If we wish to savetle children of the in balance.Your future denendson to lessenparental disputes-they try to future, we must invest our effons in living by God's principles. becomeperfect children, so Mommyand establishinghealthy families now. God Accent the posltlve. Stop dwell- Daddy will not have anlthing to worry ordainedthe family, and it can be kept ing on the negativesin your lives. about. Other physical reactions to di- togetheronly by His help.God's prin- Learn to emphasizethe positive vorce stress are sleeplessness,unex- ciples for successfulfamily living wiU qualities in each other's lives. Let plained crying, physical exhaustion,a work if we obeythem. He has pmmised God love your partner through you. lack of appetite,stomachaches, and sad "righteousnessunto children'schildren" Remember,you can learn to love facial expression.But most important, (Ps. 103:1f to all who will keep His eachother. Don't give up. Let God the feeling of helplessnessthat is ex- covenantand follow His precepts. helo vou. periencedcan result in a weakeningof God's prescription is clear: Do not the child's defensesagainst physical give up your marriage. Give it to Him! stress. These children will be more I Jur€ 1985 33 HUSB"ITNDS, LOAE YnTIRWIAES

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omevears aeo the Saturday Eveninp Post fle andthere's no tellinpabout these thines with cur.iedan Irticle entitled,"The Seven allalt tnlsthis strepstreDgoingsolng around.arouno. I'mI m DulungputtingyouYou ]nin rnethe !7 ege"soI theMarried Cold." It revealedthe hospitalnosDrtalthiitnls ifteriroonalrernoon forIor a generalch6ckupcnecKup andano reactionsof a husbandto hiswife's colds during a s6od rest.I know the fooil's lousv,but I''ll be their first sevenyears of marriage.It went br-insingvour meals from Rossini's. I've already somethinelike this: 'eot ilalfarraneed with the floor superinlendent.'' The filst year."Susar dumplins, I'm really The seco-ndyear. "Listed darling, I worriedaboui my baby-girl.Yourve g-ot a badsnif- don't like the sound of that coush. I've

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l.tl' I nt.,t- rt '3::.i:::1""i:i' called Doc Miller and asked him to lovehis wife, "as Christ alsoloved the attractive to you. A heart determined rush over here. Now you go to bed like church." The standard is infinitely to love seesonly beauty. a goodgirl, please,just for papa." high,isn't it? Of course,Paul is talking Let me hastento add that love as Thethird year."Maybe you'd better not about the fullnessof the capacity God defines it is not an emotion, or a lie down, honey:nothing like a little of divine love, but about the kind of feeling.But the world says,"When the rest whenyou feel lousy.I'll bring you love that Christ manifested.Obviously feeling stops,your love is over, so walk something.Have you got anYcanned we cannot love to the extent that He away." That is not the love of which the soup?" did, but we can havethe sametype of Bible speaks.Biblical love is not some ihe lourth year. "Now look, dear, love for our wives.So we needto ask "goosebump" but an act of selfless be sensible.After you'vefed the kids, sacrifice, and whoever has need is washed the dishes,and finished the worthy of it. floors. vou'd better lie down." InJohn 13 Jesus'discioles were in '''Nhy The-filthyear. don't you take the Upper Room arguing ibout which a couple of aspirin?" of thern would be the greatestin the The sitth year "I wish you would kingdom. They were on an ego trip: just gargleor somethinginstead of sit- heart they werebeing selfish,selfcentered, ting around all eveningbarking like a self-indulgent,and insensitiveto Jesus seal." detemilnedto love and the pain and sin He was about to Theseventh year. "For Pete'ssake, What bear. In tlrcir s€lf-indulgencetlrey vvould stopsneezing! Are you trying to give seesonly beauty. not wash each others'feet. Finallv. me pneumonia?" you ch@seto love Jesus knelt down and washed their The decline of marriage, as seen filthv feet. and when He finished He throush the commoncold! A humorous becomesattractive said, "A new commandmentI give look it a not-schumorousreality. to vou, unto you,That ye loveone another; as . SecondTimothy 3:l says:"This I haveloved you" (v. 34).And how had know also, that in the last days He loved them? Not by feeling emo- oeriloustimes shall come."Then in tional! But'He washed their feet verse13 Paul writes: "But evil menand anyway,because love doesnot do what seducersshall wax worse and worse, how Christ loved the church. There are it l€eli it does what is needed.tffhere deceiving,and being deceived." Things at least four qualities of that love. thereis a need,love acts, sacrificially. are goingto get worse,not better.And Sacriliciallove (Eph.5:25).First of And that is the husband's part in to define the character of those evil all Christ'slove was a sacrificiallove. marriase. dayswe needto considerverse 2: "For He gaveHirnself up for us. JesusChrist Husibands,you will never really men shall be loversof their own selves." loved the church in eternity past know how to love until vou have sacrr- We will see in the last days an over- enoughto leaveheaven, corne to earth, ficed yourself,crucified yourself,and whelming amount of selfcenteredness, take 6n a human form, suffer through died to yourself. Paul saystrue love selfishness, self-absorption, self- humannessand rejection,be spit on doesnot seekits own (l Cor. l3:5).As indulgence,and self-satisfaction. and mocked,be crowned with a crown long as a man is looking for what can Anlothercharacteristic of the last of thorns,be nailedto across,and have be personallygained from marriage, days is that children will be "disobe- a soeardrilled into His side.He loved he will never know what it is to love dient to parents" (v.2).Children will the church enouehto die. Suchsacrr- his wife as Christ loved the church. and lose respectfor their parents' authority. ficial love is to mirk the loveof a hus- he can never exoeriencethe richness There will be rebellion in the family, band for his wife. When Christ gaveup of selfgiving and its amazingdividends. with a correspondinglack of obedience His prerogativeto be in eternity with Ask vourselfa ouestion:when was to parents.With all of the chaosin Godand choseto cometo earth in the the last time you madea sacrificefor families some children never even form of a servant,He was acting in your wife ? When was the last time you comprehendwhat a parent'splace is, sacrificial love. wantedto do different thingsand you so disobedienceis an obvious result. KeeDin mind that this kind of love said,"Honey, I'm readyto do what you Another interestingcharacteristic can never be deserved.When God bY want to do." Sometimeswe needto lay of the oeooleof the last davsrecorded His infinite,sovereign love placed peo- asideour carefullymade plans and do in versei is "unlovins."'TheGreek ple in the body of Christ, when they what she thinks we ought to do. The word is asrorgot,whichis from slorge, werechosen to beHis children. it was issueis sacrificiallove. And husbands meaning"family affection."When you not because they were deserving! must die to themselvesto have that add the c in front of it the word means Sacrificiallove is unmeritedlove. God kind of love. literally "without family affection."ln is not rescuingpeople who deserveit: Puifying love (Eph. 5:26-27).The other words, we can expect the last He is rescuing people who do not love a man is to havefor his wife is also times to be characterizedby selfJove, deserveit, just becauseit is His nature to be a purifying love. Jesus gave rebellion in the family, and lack of to love. Himself for the church so "that he normal family love.When that happens, So when Paul tells husbandsto love mieht sanctifyand cleanseit with the the home turns into somethingper- their wiveshe is not saying,"Love her waihing of witer by the word, that he verted.In the last days,everything will becauseshe deserves it." We are com- mightpresent it to himselfa glorious come crashing down on the home, mandedto love our wives:that is the church,not havingspot, or wrinkle, or God'sbasic unit of human society. issue.I havediscovered that what you any such thing; but that it should be The husbandis first and alwaysto chooseto love will become greatlY holy and without blemish." Jurie1985 35 We learn from this a very basic to present to Himself "a glorious Don't forget, the man is the provider, truth: when a man loves someone,that church" (end.oton,"an intensesplen- the protector, and the preserver.We person'spurity is his supremeconcern. didness"),not having any stain or flaw, are to care for our wives like we care No one lovesand wants to defile whom but absolutely holy and without a for our own bodies,like Christ cares they love.Christ lovedHis church,so blemish.That is how a man must deal for the church! He wantedto purify His people.When with his wife-never doing anything That word nouish is a marverous someoneis saved,the lord JesusChrist that would lead her into any illicit word,, ektrepho, which means "to cleansesevery sinhe hasever commit- thought or relationship,never doing nourish, to feed." Primarily, it was used ted, or will commit. The moment we anythingthat would causeher to look in referenceto nurturing or bringing ooen our hearts and invite JesusChrist up children. It basically means "to in, He cleansesus absolutelyso that mature." Husbandsare called to nur- "though your sins be as scarlet,they ture their wives,to help bring them to shall be as white as snow" (Isa. l:18). maturity. Also, because ektrepho He has removedour sin as far as the literally means"to feed,"I believethis east is from the west (Ps.103:12), He reinforcesthe principle that the man has buried it in the depths of the is to be the breadwinner.the provider. deepestsea and remembersit against Hurb*d, oru* What did you provide for your salva- us no more(Mic. 7:19, Jer.31:34). We knowhowto love until tion? Nothing.What resourcesdo you are cleanthrough the blood of Christ. theyhave provide to live the Christian life ? None. His love doesall that. sacrificed, As Christ providesall for the church, In John 13:10Jesus said to Peter, crucified,and died sodoes a husbandprovide all for his "He that is washedneedeti not saveto wlle, wash his feet." Jesusused the Greek to self. The word cheish is equally ex- word /ao for the idea of a complete oressive.It means"to softenor warm bath. In the Orient a oerson would with body heat." It is usedto describe bathehimself in the morning.Then as a mother bird as shesits on her nest. he went through the day he would just Husbandsare to nrovidea warm. soft haveto wash(nipto,)his feet. When we to someoneelse for fulfillment. Fulfill- place as a provision for their wives. We cameto Christ we werecleansed nosi- ing his love to her so that she is as husbandsare to provide the security, tionally before God. That settledour purified, sanctified, and lifted to the olace of comfort and nourishment. eternal destiny. But every day as we God-that is a husband'sresponsibility. The wife is not the only one who walk through the world our feet get Caring love @ph.5:28-30). Marriage exnressestenderness but the onewho dusty, and we needthe daily washing should also evidencea caring love. alio receivesthat provision.This is Jesusspeaks of here.That dealswith Paul saysin verse28: "So ought men God's design-the husband provides our fellowshio. When we were saved to love their wives as their ou'n bodies. security for his wife as Christ provides all our sins were washed away, yet He that loveth his wife loveth hirnself." for His church. I John 1:9 says that Jesuskeeps on We snend a lot of time on our own Why all this care and concern? cleansingus from all sin. bodiei-exercising, eating the right Because"we aremembers of his body" Marriagealso involvesa purification. food, wearingnice clothes,and so on. (v. 30).Paul says,"As Christ caresfor A man ta.keshis partner out of the world We take care of ourselves,and we His body, the church, and as a man and apart from the past. Marriage sets ought to, becausethe Christian'sbody caresfor his own physicalbody, so is two peopleapart unto eachother and is the temple of the Holy Spirit. So a husbandto care for his wife." Our in that senseourifies them. And if a Paul says, "You ought to love your I-ord's care for His own is the model man really loves his wife he seeksthat wiveslike you loveyour own bodies." forhusbands.And God has a very high which keeosher feet clean from the Again, notice that love is not an emo- view of women.They are to be exalted, dust of the world, doing everythingin tion. Whenour bodieshave needs we honored,and lifted up. Husbandsare his power to maintain her holiness,her meetthem. Our wiveshave needs too, to meet their needs,causing them to be virtue, and her purity. love always and we are God'sagent to meet them. pure and holy. seeksto purify! He would never do And eventhough love is not an emotron, UnbreakableIm'e. Finally, according anj'thing that would lead her or pro- I believethat joful emotionwill follow to verse 31, love is to be unbreakable. voke her to sin. such meetingof a need. "For this causeshall a man leavehis Goback to verse26. Christ sanctifies Verse 29 adds to the thought: "For fatherand mother,and shallbe joined and cleansesthe church "with the no man ever yet hated his own flesh; unto his wife. and thev two shall be one washing of water by the word." The but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even flesh."That is from denesis2:24. Time Word of God keepsus pure (cf. John as the lord the church." Doesthe lnrd has not changedthe divine standard at 15:3).God's Word redeemedus, and care for the church?Does He supply all. Marriage is an unbreakable,in- God'sWord keepsus clean.Husbands everythingwe need?Philippians 4:19 divisible union. havethe responiibility in the hometo saysHe does:"My God shall supply all Why is marriage unbreakable? provide for the wives every purifying your need accordingto his riches in "For this cause," because we are influence that will make them holy. glory by Christ Jesus." If you need membersof His body, which cannot be That meansthey are to teach them the love,joy, peace,strength, wisdom, or separated.The point is this: Paul is cleansingWord. A wife is a man's first anlthing else,He promisesto give it to saying that as the body of Christ is priority for ministry. you. And God is telling husbandsto In verse27 Paul saysthe lord wants supply everything their wives need. continuedon page60 36 FuMomenfollsfJournol HITTINGthe TARGET by RogerDixon

Oceania"the 64 million squaremiks of Pacilic Oceandotted implement a systematicapproach to reaching our goal, we by 20,000islands, is the firsimission fteld to be learuredin our must understandthree basic targetsfor world evangelization. Missions section. Throughout history these blands hat e Just as a minister should conduct a commrmity census beckoned to explorers, merchants, and missionaies. They beforestarting a church,the missionaryshould make a carefr:l continue to be a fegtile field, challengingall who continue to surveyof the peoplebefore he approacheshis work. He should carry the gospel to the ends of the earth. know who is alreadypreadring drc gospeland what their plans are for the future. If no oneis involvedin Christianwork there, the question is, Why not? I nIn*, ,po.rs eventssuch as archery and skeet shoot- The next job of every missionary is to know the culture I ing, the thrill of the sport comesfrom hitting the target. of the peoplehe plansto reach.This entailscontinual language I There is also a thrill in successfulmissionary strategy. learningand extensivestudy in the life and thought of the peo God has set tlre target-the world-and our goal is to win in- ple. Paul wrote, "I am madeall things to all men, that I might dividuals, families, communities,and nations.Before we can bv all meanssave some" (l Cor. 9:22\. Althoughthe gospelwill bring con- uniouedifficulties. Often the converts viction to any person,if a missionary are io geographicallywidespread that doesnot understandthe worldview of the missionary cannot shepherdthem. a people,or their religiousorientatlon, He cannot make disciples of peoplehe very often the presentationof the gos- does not see from week to week. GEOGRAPHY pel will not hit the target-it may even Few missionarieshave buildings in offend. which to meet,but this can be a definite of the lslands Developmentof evangelisticmodels advantage.The wisemissionary prays that effectivelycommunicate the gospel for believers to open their homes to non-Westernculture is essential. becausethat remov6sthe gospelfrom Almost20.00 islandsdot the vast the placeof the foreignerand plants it 64million souare miles of thePacific in localsoil. Evenrually a spocialbuilding Oc€an.Mor; tlnn 10,000of themlie maybe dedicatedto the Lord'sservice, from llawaii to Australiain a section but the important thing is keepingthe of ther.vorld called Oceania meaning homeof the gospelmessage indigenous. "the islandsof the sea""Sonre have As new believers separatethem- less than one acre of land area- selvesto Christ they should not be Australia the largestisland in the alienatedfrom their cultue. Our callins Pacific,is a continentand has the is to be salt and light in a mrmpted ani greatestpopulation at just over 16 dark world. The thrust of seoarationto million.About 150,000 are Aborigtures, God is not disassociating-ourselves descendantsof the first inhabitants. from a culture, but drawing back from Until recendymany of thesepeople idolatrous elements.The only thing we werelitde beyondthe StoneAge in "touch not" is the "unclean thing"- darelopnenrllry livein sme of tbe the worship of Satan. imrnense,otherwise unpopulated Community involvement is ab- portions of central and northern solutd necrssaryto completethe cycle Australia. of Christian growth. The converts and ThePhilippine grouping of 7,107 their familiesare gatheredinto a con- islandsstretches for 1,150miles and gregation and separated to Christ, so hasmore than twice the population they may "go into all the world." If the of the rest of the islands---over56 lf a missionarydoesnot missionary restricts his ministry to million. Estimatessay that I in 10 understandthe worldview those he alone can reach, he will have Filipinoclive within 15miles of the a pitiful work indeed.He must equip Manilacity hall. By the endof 1985 of a people,very often the his convertsto reachthe lost in their the populationof Manilawill top l0 presentation gospel neighborhood. The sheep reproduce, million. of the not the shepherd. Apart from Australia and the willnot hit the tanget Once we have achievedthe basic Philippines,Oceania is dividedinto goal of winning souls and developing threegreat areas: Melanesia, Micra a congregation,should we stop ? What nesra,and PolynesiaItfelanesia, or is the nextstep? I believemissionaries tlre "blackislands," is omprised of There are many variations of thought, should visualize an ever+nlarging NewGuinea tbe New HSrides, New and what works for one culture may community, a people group, and a Cddonia, Fiji, and the Solomon not work for another. "So then faith nation won to Christ.We must alwavs Islands. Micronesia tlre "small cometh by hearing," but hearing must reaffirm our task to reachand nurture islands," are scatteredacft)ss an be coupled with understanding.Our the widestpossible community. God's oceanarea equal to the continental gospel presentation must be under- goal is to reach everyone. UnitedStat€s, yet the 2,203islands standableand rclevantto odrer cultures. In the beginning we reach a few. havea land areaof only 7l I square Though all our efforts to make a Through these few, we ernbrace miles.Included in theseislands are good approach are important, in the families. When families believe.a com- the Marsbdls,Carolines, Marianas, final analysis the Holy Spirit must munity is within reach, then an entire and Guam.Polf'nesia, the "many undertake for us. We learn the culture district. From a district we have the islaflls,"is$e hrgestgurying, brm in order to speakclearly to the people, potential to win a society, to changea ing a rurgh trianglefrom llawaii to but we rely on prayer to release the culture, and to reach a rution. If we Easter Island to New Zealand power needed to defeat the forces of keeo our aim centered we can fulfill Among the smaller goupings of evil. We wear out a lot of shoeleather God's purpose and reach the widemng islandsare French Polynesia,the and develoocalluses on our knees- circleson a distant target. Cook Islands,and the Galapagos both are neiessary when seeking lost Islands.In all. there arc 30 main sneeP, I Roger Dlxon has been a missionary islandsubgroupings wfthin the fu€e While a missionary's approach to for 2 I years and works amongthe Sun- greater grurpings, nE combind evangelism may be different from a daneseof West Java, Indonesia. He is populationof the islandsof fuania pastols, our goal is the same-planting associated with the SundaneseMis- is approximately25 million" churches in a community. But the missionary Fellowship in Lynchburg, sronary pastor may encounrcr some Virginia. 38 FundornentollslJournol THEMAKING OF A REVIVALIST The$tony of RogerBaldemr of the - Philippines

by A. LeonardTuggy

oger slipped into the back of service,becoming student pastor ln a the schoolroom to listen to young Pagsanjanchurch. II missionaryBeulah Heaton After graduationa church in Lucena teachinga Biblestory to a smallgroup invited Roger to come as pastor. His of high schoolstudents. Fascinated by preaching and evangelistic gifts the figures on a flannelcovered board, developedrapidly. He read the sermons and intriguedthat theydid not fall off, of preacherssuch as Oswald Smith he listened carefully to tle story. Roger and Charles Finney, and though his was a seriousyoung man and strongly training had all been in English he inclined to religious matters. beganan intensivestudy of the Tagalog The oldest son of the Baldemor Bible, since he was preaching and farnily, Roger grew up in the pictur- ministering in that language. God esquetown of Paetein southern Luzon, blessedhis ministry, and many came Philippines. The Baldemor family to Christ under his clear, powerful belongedto the large Philippine In- gospelpreaching and teaching. dependentChurch community there. Shortly after beginning his full- This church,sometimes known as the time pastoratein LucenaCity, Roger Aglipayan Church after its founder, married Flor Alvarez, a gifted and broke away from the RomanCatholic hardworking Christian education church at the time of the Philippine Famity+enterco graduateof FebiasCollege of the Bible. revolution against Spain. However, Together they formed a team that Aglipayanpriests still said mass,and evangelismhasbeen a key brought a beautiful ministry balance the peoplecontinued their devotionto to thealmost explosive to the church. Roger was an in- specialimages of saints. defatigable evangelist, always out Beulah Heatonemphasized that she growthof thegospel in the preachingor visiting the peoplehe met was teachingthe Bible itself, not any Fhilippines. in the stores,shops, offices, and homes church's specialdoctrine. Impressed, of the city. Flor trainedwomen as Sun- Roger continued to attend the Bible day school teachers and helped classes.Another Baptist missionary developa dynamicwomen's ministry. conducted a special evangelistic Rogerwas particularly effectivein meeting in town, preaching on helpingnew Christiansgrow. He con- Abraham'soffering of his son Isaac. a dynamic illustration of how the ducted weekly prayer meetingsin The next week,a teacherasked Roger gospelcan spreadthrough family lines believers'homeson a rotatingbasis. about the messaseand listened with in Philippine society. He would explainto newconverts that great surprise aJRoger repeatedthe When Rogergraduated from high as they prayed, Christ was present sermon word for word, exhibiting a school,he waschosen as class spealer. with them, and they shouldtalk with gift of memory that God was able to He wrote his testimony as a poem, Him in prayer as they would with any use later in his life and ministry. which he movingly recitedbefore his otherperson. This lively sense of Jesus' Through intensive study of God's schoolmatesand townspeople.The presence gave the new believers Word, Rogercame to a personalrela- newsof this youngman's poem spread vitality. tionshipwith JesusChrist. He wanted to the nearby town of Pagsanjan,where He and the missionariesconducted to sharethe GoodNews with his familv. he was invitedto recitethis testimony evangelistichome Bible studies several andas a goodFilipino, he first told his poem again before a large audience. eveningsa week. Later, however,he grandparents,then the others in his Roger felt God's direction into sawthe needfor specialspiritual care family. Eventuallyhis parents,brothers, Christian seryice,even though he could for the believers. He began weekly and older sister,came to Christ. Family- havepursued other professionalpaths. "believers'meetings" and encouraged centeredevangelism has been a key to He enteredFar EastemBible Institute peopleto sharewhat God was doing in the almost explosive growth of the and Seminary (now Febias College of their lives. In these meetingsRoger gospel in the Philippines during the the Bible). Rogerexcelled in his studies learned the problems and struggles past 30 years.The Baldemorfamily is and wasactive in practicalChristian new Christiansface in the Philippines Jun€1985 39 and how God'sWord canbe appliedto Filipino Baptist leadersand American theseproblems. missionariesto plan and pray a.,out After several years of renting the future of the work. Out of this meeting space, the Lucena Baptist me€tingcame "Operation 200," a vision Churchmoved into its own buildins. to plant 200 churches with a total GOSPELALIVE PastorBaldemor Ied the church in a-n membershio of 10.000in the next aggressive outreach program into decade. in'85 variousdistricts of the city andnearby Always eagerto becomemore effec- towns. He led several effective renr tive for the lord, Rogerfelt he should campaigns, often running several move to Manila and enter a program un June l+. lv6J. I l) llunoamen- weeks and featuring powerful to sharpenhis ministry skills. In June talist pastorswill travel to the Philip 1973Roger, Flor, andtheir four young pines for "Gospel Alive in '85- children movedto QuezonCity to work Philippines,"a seriesof crusadesthat with an interdenominationalministry promises to reach thousands. knownfor its strongevangelistic train- From June 26 through June 30, ing program. the pastorswill hold nightly revivals After a little overfour yearsin this in ll5 Philippinechurches. Joining ministry, Rogerfelt the Lord's leading them will be the LIGIIT team from to return to the ConservativeBaDtist Liberty University, a musical team movementthat had given him spiritual from Baptist Bible College, and birth and nurture. His brother Oscar severalchurch choirs, quartets, ard had alreadymoved into the leadership trios. The pastorsand musicianswill of the church association,revitalizing also present programs in high Operation200 by recruiting a teamof schoolsand other public meetings. Filipino church-planterswho fanned After Jrme 30 the pastors will out into different areasof the Philio- reassemblein Manila at the Philin pinesto preachthe gospeland stait pine Intemational C.onventionCentir new churches. for a three-daycrusade and national Themultiplying churches needed a pastors' conference. Jerry Falwell lloger wasan evangelist, strong ministry of nurturing and will openthe meetingon July l, with evangelism.God beganto lead Roger Al Janney speakingon July 2, and afwaysorrt visiting the and Flor in a wide-rangingministry as E. G. Robertsonon July 3. '85 peoplehe met ln the a "Church DevelopmentTeam." They GospelAlive in was the brain- havebeen able to go to many churches child of Delbert Hooge and Dale stor€s,shops, and homes in an effective encouragementand Peterson, currently president of of thecity revival ministry. GospelAlive, Inc. The two men were As they movedinto this ministry, in the Philippines in 1976 and saw Roger and Flor enrolled at Asia over 6,000people accep Christ. They TheologicalSeminary in Manila, and realizedthat the area was fertile for in March 1983they graduated-Roger the gospel,and the combined effort preaching,effective teaching,gospel with a master'sof divinitv. and Flor of several churches could oave the films, and music. with a master'sof religioui education. way for extensivelong+erm evange- Roger caught the attention of the They continueto minister in local listic work. townspeopleby clearly and powerfully Baptist churchesin many provinces, The expensesof the pastors are answering the religious questions offering a Family Life Seminar,Bible being met by their individual con- uppermost in Filipinos' minds: How messages,evangelistic meetings, and gregations."It's a tremendous way canGod be oneyet three?How canwe revival meetines. for us to help others as well as our know if a church is a true church? Though Roler and Flor are often own churcheJ," said Peterson."For What about faith and eoodworks? Is away from home,their four children instance,Dave Janney,from Shiloh JesusChrist true God-andtrue Man? are growing into adulthood loving and Baptist Church, is taking a group of ShouldChristians tithe? Usinga large servingGod. As a family,they exercise 25-30people who havebeen support- blackboard, he explained scriptural strong faith in God,and He is honoring ing Philippinemissions for two years. truths in a culturally relevant way. that faith as He blesses their lhese peoplewill havethe opporhmity Many people received Christ and ministries. toseethefieldthemselves."Hopefirlly, followed Him in baptism.The Lucena pastorsand their peoplerealize how church grew, and a mission church I A. Leonard Tuggy is overseas their moneyis being used to ev-ange- was establishedin a nearby town. secretaryfor Asiaat the Conservative lize the Philippines,their vision and By 1971,25 ConservativeBaptist Baptist Foreign Mission Society, burden will grow, and they will churcheswith a total membershioof Wheaton,Illinois. He formerly served becomemore active in their support 2,000had been planted in the Philip. as a missionaryin the Philippinesand of this fertile field. pines.Roger Baldemor was servingas has authored several books on that Gospel Alive, Inc. is planning a presidentof the ConservativeBaptist region.He holdsa D.Miss.from Fuller similar cmsade for Brazil in 1986. Association of the Philippines. In Theological Seminary, Pasadena, March of that year he joined other California. 40 FundomenlollstJournal The Philippinesis currently wide opento thegospel, as are the majoriry REtIGEil of the Pacific islands.There is complete freedom of worship, maturing of the lslands indigenous churches, and diverse missionaryactivities. The Philippines is classified as one of the most Religiously,Pacific islanders responsive English.speaking coun- held to a varietyof animisticand tries in the world. ancestorworship religions.Several The effect of colonialism,mis. practicedhuman sacrifice,black treatment, and war are fading awav magic, and sorcery. They were highly superstitious, attributing most evil and good events to the godsand spirits. Cannibalismwas frequently associatedwith these retlqtons. After the explorersand soldiers, merchaatsand missionariescame to the islands.The merchantswere concernedonly with financial gain, and they often exploited the islandersunscrupulously. However, the people of the islands soon realizedthat the missionarieswere different. They had not cometo take advantage,but truly caredfor the peopre. The first four missionariesarrived in the South Pacific at Tahiti aboard the "Duff" in 1797.These mission- aries from the London Missionary Societywere greetedwarmly, as the nativeswere surprised by whitemen who were not after their women or goods.The islandsof the Pacific was one of the first areasof the world to changes to the islands, and the in the islandsof thesea. However, be evangelizedby Protestantsat the churches were also affected, ex- a newturmoil is risinsas seen in thc beghningof what is consideredthe periencinga drifting toward nomi- Philippines.Whethei this too witl modem missionarymovement begun nalismand formalism.Though sta. spreadas did the early peoples by William Carey. tistics show that mosl islanders throughoutthe islandsis uncertain. Theseearly missionaryendeavors belong to either Catholic or various At one time, numerousp€ople re- resulted in large numbersof conver- Protestant churches,indications of spondedto God'sleading, many giv. sions.Howwer, within a short period true faith have declined and evan. ing their livesso the gospel could be an intenserivalry developedbetween gelistic fervor diminished.In the proclaimed throughout these Protestantand Catholicmissionaries Philippines only about 7 people out islands.That early foundation needs as the Catholicstried to gain ground of every 100attend mass, and there to be built upon so that a wall of theyfelt they were losing.This rivalry is only one priest to every 12,500 Christianitycan effectively stop the was often not peaceful.Catholics and people,yet this is a country that riseof Comnunismand restore lifc irencnJoneq,1 rcrc€s to ,,evangelze- is 85 percentCat}olic. to oncevibrant churches. The South if not by the Catholicfaith, by French Pacific.wide there are three Pacifichas been on theperiphery of guns. Protestant and Catholic mis- dozen different church bodies. The world events,often overlooked and sionaries often representedrival denominations with the largest forgotten.While the Philippines has nations and thus rival navies. number of adherentsare drc Roman witnessedstrong missionswork, Catholicshad more direcl assistanc€, Catholics,Methodists, Lutherans, along with the rest of the Pacific but facedan entrenchedProtestant- Presbyterians, Free Wesleyans, and the world, it needsa renewed ism. As late as the 1930sMethodist Seventh.DayAdventists, Anglicans inter€st on the part of dedicated and Catlolic nativeson Bougainville and Assemblies of God, with the Christians.William Carey was were buming each others' chapels. top three having over 100,000 motivatedto gobecause of what he World War II brought many communlcan$. heard.May we be sowilling.

June1985 4l lN lTtrn\ /rT1i / \ ttrt

DOUGMILLER Ministeringto the People TimeForgm

How dld you becomelnterested ln broughtand burnedthem themselves. such a remote place of mlnlstry? We did not do it for them. We would not haveeven known what to burn. but Dick Griffiths initially went into they knew immediately. this area as a pioneer missionary in 1959,using picture rolls of the life of lvhat ls the most unique thlng God Christ to teach the gospel.He later has done arnong the Hatam p€ople? reducedthe native tongueto writing and translatedthe Bible into the lan- He has given them a missionary guageof the people.I came shortly zeal for other unreachedtribes. In thereafter as a single missionary to 1972,only nine years after our first join him in this task. During my first church was established,we sent out furloughJulie and I weremarried and our first Hatammissionary as an evan- returned together to this wonderful gelist to the Moskonatribe, who lived region,where we havenow ministered in a remote jungle region in 50-foot- for over 20 years-while raising four high tree houses.Within two years children. three-fourthsof the tribe were con- Mod.emmissionaies areunieue ser- verted. Today we have 12 churches vants levs Chist. Theyare products for What interest dld the people ex- amongthe Moskonapeople. It hasbeen of the modemworld, using every means presswhen you arrlved ln Irlan Jaya? a thrill for me to seeour neoolerisk technology yet, ol at their d.isposal, many their lives to take the gospil oi Christ pimitil)e peoples minister to whom They were a primitive animistic to their enemies. time has forgotten.Missionaies like people.Many suffered from terrible DougMiller, who seneswith TEAMin diseases,such as yaws,which manifests Wlth such a great percentageof Iian laya among the Halam people, itselfin infectious,ulcerating lesions. converts,what obstaclesdo you sttll mlnister on the frontier ol cultural Yet in their religious practice they face? change.Iian laya sitson theprimitive soughtafter "the Fatherup there." westemend ofNew Guinea,the second. Whenthey heardus proclaim that the Today we have trained 65 village Iargestisland rhe world. in Therein Father sent His Son down here to die healthworkers, who treat over 60,000 the "Bird's Head" region Doug and for our sins.thev were thrilled. Thou- patientsper year,but we still do not lulie Miller, the lead lollowing ol Dick sandsburned thlir superstitioustrin- haveenough workers. The infa t mor- Giffiths, have 12,000 the 1{AN seen of kets andprofessed Christ. Today there tality rate is nearly 50 percent. We Hatam tibe memberscome to Christ are 85 Hatamchurches throughout the desperatelyneed medical workers, since 1962. area. church-planters,and linguists. Last year our Moskonatranslator had to l{hat approachdld you use to reach leavedue to illness.We must set the thesepeople? Bible into the languageof theJedear people.We also need to continuetrain- We havealways used a holistic ap- ing our national pastorsand workers proach to the Hatam people,because and providing them with materials rn they do not dividephysical needs from their own language.In addition,there spiritualneeds in theirthinking. Prior are at least l0 major tribes in our area to their conversion,their religion rn- that have not been reachedwith the cludedspiritism, charms, incantations, gospel.Each contact is a major under- and trancesin which thevwould sneak taking and must be doneat great risk. in other voices.They ilaimed t-hese However,we cannot let this stop us were voices of their dead ancestors when our L,ordhas commandedus to whom they feared and worshiped. go into all the world and preach the When they burned their fetishesthey gospelto all peoples. 42 FundqmeniollsiJournol Have there been other success the gospel has been preached.Don Evergladesto mountainshigher than storles nke yours ln mlsslonary efforts Richardsonworked among the Sawi the Alps.The island is 1,500miles long ln Idan faya? tribe, who practicedboth cannibalism and 500 miles wide. Technicallyit is and head-hunting,sleeping at night on oart of the MelanesianChain. Politi- Yes.So much so,that Irian Jayato- the skulls of their victims. They were cally, the westernhalf of the island is day is mostly Christian.It has one of mastersof treacherywho viewedJudas a orovinceof the nation of Indonesia. the highestpercentages of born-again Iscariot as a hero. Theyused sharpened Prior to the twentieth century this believersof any place in the world. human thighbones for arrows and remote island was virtually isolated Severalbcoks havebeen written on the daggers,and they hung human jaw- from all outsideinfluence. That isola- storiesof the miraculoustransforma- bonesaround their necksas jewelry. tion allowed the native peopleto de- tion of theseorimitive and canabalistic The samewas true of the Asmat,whose velop an ingrown culture all their own. peopleinto glowingtestimonies of the children playedwith human skulls as This resultedin language,social struc- graceof God.One of the greatestpeople toys. Their conversion came more ture, cultural patterns,and religions movementsof modern times involved the Dani tribe in the centralIrian Jaya highlands.The first missionary contacts were made in 1938by Robert Jaffray of the Christian and Missionary Alliance.These early attemptswere in- terrupted by World War II. After the war the mission stationswere reopened in what was then called Dutch New Guinea.Not until 1950were mission- aries able to renewtheir contactwith the Dani. In 1954the first missionary team moved into the Baliem Valley to stav-not for fame or fortune, but for the sole purpose of proclaiming the messageof JesusChrist. In time,these bold and warlike tribesmencame to the Saviour.By 1958entire villagesbegan to burn their fetishes.By 1960virtually the entire tribe was converted. The powerful changeresulted in a standard of personalpiety and cleanlinessun- known before.

How extenslve has the irnpact of ndsslonary effort been in lrian Jayain the last 30 years?

Todayover half the population of 2 million are professingChristians. Don Richardson,author of PeaceChild, has Tiling fromcannibalism, witchcraft, and polygamy, said, "Future historians of Christianity greateststories will rememberthe advanceof the gos- ilreirconversion is one of the pel into central Irian Jaya as one of the ofalltime. greatestbreakthroughs in the sagaof our faith." In spite of all the physical, geographical,and linguistic barriers, a handful of missionarieshave established over i,400 churches in less than 25 slowly but was just as spectacular.The that are unique to this region. Thus, years.The Darnaltribe hasbeen entirely impact of the gospelon the tdbes of the greatestchallenge to evangeliza- converted. These tribespeople have Irian Jayaon the island of New Guinea tion was the primitive mind-setof the turned from tribal wars, cannibalism, proves that JesusChrist is truly the people.For example,they did not be- nakedness,witchcraft, and polygamy. Saviour of all people. lieve that white men were real. They Their conversionis oneof the greatest thought they were ghosts or spirits. stories of all time. What are the greatest obstacles to Many of the interior peoplehad never completlng the evangellzationof Irian beento the coastalreeion of their own Are theseaccounts of massconver- Jaya? island,and someof t[em did not com- sion limlted to only a few tribes? Certainly the geographical and orehend the vastnessof the world ohvsical barriers of the island are a Leyondthem for years.Tribal warfare No. The same story has been re- mijor obstacle. The terrain varies was fierce and kept the peoplein isola- peatedin hundreds of tribes where from massiveswamps larger than the tion from one another. Drunken orgies,

June 1985 43 wife-swapping,sorcery, head-hunting, has beenno penetrationof the gospel superstition.Today, there are thriving cannibalism,and human sacrifice were to thosewhere the peoplehave turned indigenouschurches where the people all a regular part of tribal life. to Christ. Anyonewho believesthis was worshio God in the contextof their own an islandparadise before the mission- culture and accordingto the principles aries came only needsto talk to the of Scrioture.This is a societvthat has How would you answer secular an native people-especiallythe women. been cianged by Jesus Christ, not thropologists who often argue that In place of murder, rape, and [ear, merely by the arrival of the white man. mtsslonarleshave dlsrupted the natural there is now peace and prosperity. OtherEuropeans came here seeking culture of thesenadve people and cause Ignoranceis being replacedby educa- fame and fortune for themselvesand more harm than good? tion. Literacyis now a reality.Medical madelittle or no impacton the culture. helphas aided the people greatly. Agri- Only the penetrationof the light of the The answeris simple.One merely cultural improvements have vastly gospelhas brought permanent change needsto visit Irian Jayafor himself and increasedfood supplies.The native to thepeoples of thisisland that time comDarethe tribal areaswhere there culture was basedupon witchcraft and forsot. I

planted flags, and claimed their one knew they were there until they HISTORY land for king and country. Before happened upon them. It thus took long, the islands were divided many centuries for the various of the lslands amongthe major powers of Europe. clans and tribes to migrate through- Australiawas a British penalcolony out the region. until 1868. The French claimed So much for the distant Dast. The first white man to view thc numerous islands in Polynesia,one The recent past is best looked at Pacificwas Vasco Nunez de Balboa, of the threemain islandgroupings. from the time of World War II, after who namedit the GreatSouth Sea. The Solomon Islands, so named as which most of the island nations Seven years later Magellan sailed it was thought these were the finally gained their independence around the stormy tip of South source of King Solomon's gold, from the colonial powers. America to emerge in relatively were originally Spanish. Micro Many islands iuffered terribly calm,peaceful waters. He namedit nesia,another of the three group- during the war. Thousandsof island- the Pacific Ocean. After three ings,was first ownedby Spain,sold ers were dislocated and life was se- months of continuous sailing he verelydisrupted for yearsafurwards. stumbled on Guam, not having Most of the governments of glimpsed any of the thousandsof Oceania are either democratic or other islands.What Magellanand parliamentaryrepublicq or constitu- numerous other exnlorers "dis- tional monarchies with little or no covered"were islandi alreadypop Communist influence. But slightly ulated bv brown-skinned natives. north in the Philippines there is a The majority of tlrcse peoplehad dramatic change,though the people acornnon ancestry,having migrated have a related, distant heritage. from Asia, down through the Malay The history of the Philippines peninsula, into Indonesia and the follows that of the mlonial oeriod in Philippines,and finally acrossthe Oceania.After World War Il it also widely scattered islands of the gained independence from the South Pacific. Others, such as the to Germany,captured by Japandur- United States,which had governed Aborigines of Australia are of ing World War I, andfinally a trust since 1898. The Philippines were Negroid descent,and as Thor Heyer- territory of the UnitedStates after once called "the show window of dahl suggestedafter the joumey of World War II. democracyin Asia." However,due to the Kon Tiki, possibly descended The independent kingdom of civil unrest prompted by Com- from seafarersfrom the Inca Em- Tonga is the only island nation to munists, and in the southernportion pire in Peru. Altogether, there are never be colonized.First occupied by Muslims seekingindependence, nine main ethnicor cullural groups around430 n.c., Tonga is oneof the martial law was Dut into effect in the islands. oldest kingdoms on earth, next only September 21, 1972. President During the period of European to Japan and Ethiopia. The present FerdinandMarcos olaced himself in colonialism numerous exnlorers ruling monarch comes from a line a position of dictablship and rule by ventured into the South iacific. 1,000years old. decree.Martial law ended January There was little true concem for the The first inhabitants of thc 17, 1981.The Communistthreat is natives.They were often taken ad- islands found their way there the building to the point many in the vantageof, robbed,used as slaves, same way the later explorers did, Westfeel that the Philippineswill go killed. The only foreignersthe peo- hit-and-miss.Since these islands the way of Vietnam and other ple of the islandsmet carried guns, appeared on no map or chart, no southeastAsian countries.

44 FuMomentolistJournol BIOGRAPHY DallasBillinglan HeCast a LongShadow by Billy Vick Bartlett and William D. Lee

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ifty-sevenyears ago on a dreary the gospelof the tord JesusChrist.' " March aftemoon in Akronr Ohio, The last 44 years of Billington's life a distrausht father was forced were spent fulfilling that pledge. to decideif his only son would undergo Anu a lacob-stvle Dallas Franklin Billineton was a life-threatening operation. After bom January 23, 1903,and lied all but authorizing tle doctors to proceed,the confrontationwith Gd. six months of his first 17 years on a father, DallasBillington, had a Jacob- DallasBillington farm 14miles eastof Murray, Kentucky. style confrontationwith God that not Educationally, he was the product of only influenced tlte outcome of the surrenderedto preach a one-room schoolhouse;and because operation, but ultimately affected the gospel, his father could not afford to sendhim thousandswho fell under the mirus- to high school,Dallas completedhis terial shadow cast by one of the twen- formal educationwhen he was 12. tieth century'sFundam€ntalist giants. The family of Jamesand Margaret Recountingthat fatefr:l day,Billing- way. I was trying to hold that final last Billington was not poor spiritually, ton said, "I was alwaystrying to find thing from God . . . . Then it was that I however, and young Dallas's life 'Dear an excuse so that I would never have said, lord, if you will let my dear centered around frequent trips in the to preach.I had promisedgreater of- baby, Chuckie,live, I promise you that family hay wagonto the variousrevivals feringsto the church.If Godwould let however I can or whatever I can or conducted by Russell's (Methodist) him live, I would train him in a godly whereverI can,I'll do my bestto preach Chapel,Liberty @resbyterian)Church, June1985 45 AJ

In Juneof 1934l,ee Dickens ao- proachedBillington, then a populir radio preacher,and askedhim to soeakfor a half dozenfamilies desir- ous of startinga church.Billington agreedto help. On that historic Sun- day,thejanitor wasenticed into the service,to avoid an unpopular number,and l4 peoplemet in thespar- tan facilities of a public school gymnasrum. Accordingto Billington's auto- biography, God Is Real, "In the Rimer Schoolbuilding on the second Sunday in June, 1934,the Akron Baptist Templehad its humble beginning. The offering that Sunday' was g1.18. God blessed and one lady came forward acceptingChrist. "For who hath despisedthe day of small things?" (Zech.4:10). The advancesthereafter were meteoricand constituteone of the finestchapters in churchhistory. In October,the first eveningservice resembleda sporting event as 217 folding chairs were filled and people dottedthe walls of the gym.By 1937 around 1,500 regularly attended Sundayschool, and by 1940the figure hadgrown to near2,C00.In 1942 the Alron Baptist Templepioneered in the areaof busingby running 21 buses, carrying over a thousand pupils to Sundayschool. In 1950Zle Fundamentalist,J. Frank Norris's periodical, reportedAkron's average attendanceas a shadeunder 4,000, and the church regularly claimed crowdsof between5,000 and 6,000by A n S€ptember7, 1984,the eredto dedicatea massive$8 million the time of Billinston's deathin 1972. I I Akron BaptistTemple cele- structure that will accommodate Back in tht fifties and earll \-7 brated one of the sreatest 5,000worshipers. Billington, who sixties.one of the fiercelv debated victoriesin its distinguished50year accededto thepastoral chair at the issues in the Fundamenialisthot history. Two yearsearlier a deranged death of his father in 1972, has stove leaguewas "which is really arsonisthad ignited the main audito proven that, if the dynamicmix is bigger, Akron or Temple Baptist rium of the campus-stylecomplex, right, a soncan successfullyfollow (Detroit)," the nation's two acknowl- apparentlyinflicting a seriousblow his father,continuing to shapevi- edgedsuperchurches, which both to the church's future prospects. sion into reality. claimedto be the "world's largest. Even as disheartened members Thekey figure in theestablish- The salientpoint is *nt both pastors, viewed the charred remains,hou- ment of Akron Baptist Temple,a Billington and G. B. Vick, plainly ever,pastor Charles Billington was monolith of Fundamentalismthat statedprior to assumingthe reins of envisioningan ecclesiasticalphoenix bestridesAkron like a relisious co- their respectivechurches that they risingout o[ theashes to liveagain. lossus,was an unassumlngcountry intendedto build the largestchurch On that auspiciousSeptember boy from westernKentucky, Dallas in theworld. At onetime or another. eveningin 1984,4,000 people gath- Franklin Billineton. they both probably succeeded.

46 FundomontollslJournol and the SugarcreekBaptist Church. Billington into the pastorateonce he with down-home,emotionally charged Although Billingon frequentedrevivals, had settledin Akron. For instance.he illustrationsthat conjuredmemories knew the words of great hyrnns,was beganto work in the FurnaceStreet and filled a void.Dallas Billinston was conversant with the rudiments of RescueMission and found he had a sift like a whirlwind ablaze.His h6t down- theology,was rearedin a strict (some for communicatingthe gospel to cJm- to€arth sermonshit the mark. His would say legalistic) home, and was mon people.He also started a radio condemnationof sin wasvenseful and never rebellious,he somehowdrifted ministry that quicklyproduced a quasi utterly complete. Akron tias well through his teenage years without congregation for the fledgling krown as the "Rubber CaDitalof the exPenencmgsalvanon. preacher,replete with near pastoral World." Billington called it "the When Billington was 17, he an- responsibilities.His growingexp,osure wickedestcity this sideof hell." In one nouncedhis intention to ouit the Iarm produceda demandfor "the southern of his early sermonshe preached,"I've and seekhis fortune in neaiby Paducah, evangelist,"as he billed himself, to had to fight so much that when I see Kentucky. His four years in Paducah hold weekendmeetings that were far somebodycoming I just roll up my would prove life directing. Eventhough flung enough to causehim to come sleevesand get ready.. . . There are a he sDentthe first three vearswithout dragginginto work exhaustedon most lot of peoplewho think that because

H" *u, a transplanted Southernerspeaking to a city of transplanted Southerners,

the benefit of a church, he was even- Monday mornings.Finally, Charles's we are Christians,when they say no, tually smittenby a committedBaptist near miss and his meetinswith God that we will just closeour little hands girl named Nell Stokes, who was determinedhis course.Al-l that was and say, 'The Lord bless you.' Well, unyielding in her refusal to date a lacking was the opportunity to make Bud, it won't work on this guy. I will worldling. Undauntedby her rebuff, he the transition from the secularto the never give up when God lays it upon pursuedher to church and subsequently sacred.By 1933the conviction that my heart. I will go down to my grave to a tent revival at loth Street and God wantedhim to pastorwas so ap- fighting when I think I am right." Broadway and was converted. parentthat he and Nell actuallychose Billington was also a practical, After dating Nell for a year, the a name[or theenvisioned institution, innovativeadministrator, who wasnot young shoemakerdgcided to relocate Akron Baptist Temple. adverseto remindingunderlings who to Akron, Ohio. where he had heard In retrospect, conditions for was the boss and demandinga day's that the GoodyearTire and Rubber building a superchurchin industrialized labor for a day's wage. Company was paying big money to Akron were excellent,and Billington Althoughthe six-fmt-one,22Gpor.md ambitious young men. By 1926 his was uniquelyfitted to accomplishthe preacherappeared robust to the casual fortunes had improved enough to task. He was a transplantedSouthemer observer,health was a continualprob- marry Nell, and in 1927a son,Charles speaking to a city of transplanted lem from the time of his first heart Franklin (after Billington's favorite Southerners.In him they recognizeda attack in June of 1941.At that time, preacher, Charles Spurgeon), was kindred spirit in the pulpit, who did Billington was convinced God was DOrn. not try to dazzlethem with theological going to take him home and seemed Several factors inexorably drew jargon, but rather filled his sermons more intent on preparing his family for Jun€ 1985 47 his absencethan gettingwell. He later wrote, "Nell left the room and sentmy son in at my request.I told him that it lookedlike Dad might haveto leave Following kpwthembothurell, mce sai4"Dallas him and Mother.. . . Charles listened Billington was a strong leaderwho very attentivelyand then, like a soldier ruledtlrc Imst. Wh€nhe r.ranted sonre of 30,stood up by my bedand took my thing done,he wantedit (andgot it) hand in his.With a tremblins voicehe His 'Dad, doneimmediately. Charles is morelike said, you are discourage.-d;Mother his mother-more smmth and pol needsyou and I needyou. Won't you Father's ished,and moregentlernanly. " fight for me and get well? Won't you Thoughdrir persoralitieswere try your best for the thousandsof very different, their ministry is the peoplepraying for you at church?'" Example same.Charles has pattemed his pusto Despitethis "thorn in the flesh," ral leadenhipafter his fathe/s suc- Godwas not through with Billington. cessfi.rlexample and the work has con- In fact, there would be 3l more vears tinuedto gow. to build his belovedTemple, win the AkmnBaptist Temple now miDi$ lost, and serveas mentor to dozensof ters to over 19,000people and has preacherboys, such as Harold Hermiger, Charles 14.000members on the roll. In recent RoyThompson, Charles Vadin, and of yearsthe church has added minisaies course,Charles Billington. Evermind- tlntseekto meettheneeds of drcjaile4 ful of his stewardshipresponsibility to Billington the elderly,the hospitalized,and the drugaddicbdntey havealso added a large printing ministry, producing Bibles,pamphlets, tracts, and so forth. What challengesdoes a pastorof t'I'n, the eightiesface that a pastorof the had to fight fifties did not? Charlesbelieves tlrat so much that whenI moreattractions ftom theworld place see demandson people'stime. "In my somebdy comingI just fathers day,most people didn't even owna radiq but with today'saffiuene roll up my sleeves peoplehave second homes, cable tele andget ready." vision,and ortended vacations to draw them awayfrom the churclr.Before, therewas nowhere to go but church "Anotheraspect that is different the Temole and due to his tenuous todayis the tremendouscost of oper. health, Dallas recommendedin 1965 ating a church.For instance,in the that Charlesbe installed as copastor, month of Februaryour church re with the clear understandingthat at ceiveda $1d000bill ftom thegas com- Dallas's pany death,Charles would assume and a bill for $12,000ftom the full control. electriccompany. Today a churchre For over 40 years Billington had quiresa greaterincome to haveeven yean warned countless eternity-bound the sameministry it had many audiencesthat "the hearse will not ago.Some churches have had to cut always back up to somebodyelse's out theirbm ministriesbecause of the gasoline." house," and on August 26, 1972,the high costof housewas his own. Amidst the tcars CharlesBillington is assistedin his and heavinessof heart that inevitably ministry as pastorby his sonDallas. The younger presently accompaniesa doctor's terse confirma- Dallasis an tion that a loved one is gone,Charles associatepastor of the church and young felt the added weight of comforting teachesthe married'sSuday and leadinga congregationnumbering school class, "PartrErs in Chrisr" hen Dallas Billington in the thousands.However, his mentor, Perhapsone day we will seea third- friend, preacher,and father had left went home to heaven, generationBillington following in the he had no worries about grand- him with the training,the heritage,and footstepsof his fatherand his the example to lengthen the long his work on earth.He had left it in the father."I don't know,but we'vebeen capablehands of his son, years," shadowof his father's influenceover Charles working now for 50 said the souls of a new generation. FranklinBillington. Charles."And I hopeif dr lord tarries Dallasand Charles Billington were that 50 yearsfrom now we'll still be lBtlly Vtck Bartlett is professor of very different Mrs. B. R. Lakin,who workingin the sameway." churchhistory at BaptistBible College Springfield,Missouri. 48 FundomentolisiJournol Tt tN t-\r-\ [\ | Tr r- -\t lr T\r-r

TheForgiving Father by Dallas Billington

And the son said unto him, Father, Christ. That is the great truth that we I have sinned againstheaven, and in have here today. thy sight, and am no more worthy b be When are peoplesaved? Where are called thy sott But the lather said to his we saved?Th.is boy said, "I perish with seflants, Bing lorth the best robe,and hunger,but backhome in my father's put it on him; anil put a ring on his house the servants have plenty to eat hantl,anil shoeson his feet:Anil bing and to spare." When you begin to hither thc latteil calf, anl kill iq arul let realize the truth that you cannot live us eat and.be merry: For this my son Y* u" ftvlngwhere alone, that you cannot walk alone, was dead, and is alive again; he was when you begin to realize those things lost, anil is lound And they beganto be M neverexpectd the and turn your face to God and belteve merry Q,uke 15:21-24\. humanraae to live, You that Christ has the robe of righteous-' ness,you will be saved. /h hrist always spoke in plain are firtng tu satlsfyyour Sickness,sorrow, financial trouble, I language.Even the children soul wlth rte thlngs disappointments, hunger, and heart- V understood Him. Here we achewill come.Why? Because you are havea lessonso plain that you neednot of rte worldand they living in the hog pen with the swine. misunderstand it. This son camefrom cannotsatistv, You are living where God never ex. a home of wealth, a home of plenty. pectedthe human race to live. You are But he was getting along so well that trying to satisfy your soul with the he did not desire his father's help any things of the world and they cannot longer. He just wanted to be selfish satisfy. and say, "kt me have what's mine. My Yesterday we had more godly parents Someof you are sick and afflicted; older brother may serve you, but I'm than we havenow. A lot more. I would some of you are on the hospital beds. going away." not ask this audience to be truthful Not all sicknessis judgment. You may And he went out and spent what he before God and your fellowman, and be there for someoneelse's sake. But had. In other words, he thbught he was stand to your feet and say how many if it is your own personal sins, why having a good time for a while, but had family prayer in your home last don't you thank God if he has wrecked later he found out that he was onlv night. If I would ask how many in this your health and brought you to the fooling himself-not his father bacl present audience gavethanks at thelr sickbedto make a Christian out of you. home, not his friends. But until he table, it would embarrassyou and your What shall it profit a man if he gain becamewithout shoeson his feet and friends to think how few in this the whole world and lose his orrmsoul? clothing for his back, and a hungry audience even gave thanks at your Now let's talk about the forgiving man, he never decided to turn to God. table. father for a few minutes. Why did Now listen to me. This boy had to Farnily prayer and the reading of Jesustell this story sobeautifully and first come to realize that he was starv- the Bible in the home is almost a thine so vividly. I'll tell you why. When the ing to death. Did you know this ? Isaiah of the oast. It is almost out of thE son decided to come home, when he 55 askswhy you spendyour moneyfor schools, but beginning to come back, was a greatway off, therewere a pair that which satisfieth not? and thank God for it. When I went to of eyeswatching the road looking for We find great truth in this lesson. school, they read the Bible and had him, and he saw the son coming. He Young men and women alike come to prayer. recognizedhim, he knew him, and ran the place where they feel like they Before vou'll ever be savedaccord- to meet him. He fell on his neck and know more than Dad or Mom. Thev ing to my 6ible, you'll have to become kissedaway the tearsand said,"Bring want to go out into the world. I would hungry for Christ, as this man was me a robe and put it on him." like to say this to some of you whose hungry for home and family. You'll In heaventoday Christ is looking hair is gray with the frost of winter, have to realize without Christ you are for you. Wherever you are you can be but you still remember those child- naked before God. That every sin is saved.But remember,there is a pair hood days. You still remember the open and visible to the God of heaven. of all-searching,all-seeing eyes watch- days when Dad and Mother used to tell You'll haveto realizethe truth that you ing your footsteps-longing,trusting, you the story of Christ. are barefooted,and are walking on the and hoping that you will come home. I say this not to discredit parents rocky path of sin, and you need to be And when you start, the song writer of today, but just to tell the truth. shod with the gospelof the Iord Jesus said. He will meet vou there. I June1985 49 PROFILE "MisterSunday School" J.Stanley p",g;;d

A n November 9, 1969,Dallas ! | Billington and John Stanley \./ gond stood together in the auditorium of the Akon Baptist Temple as Elmer Townsnresented an award ior "The World's LargestSunday School" to them. Together, they had dreamed a dream and madea commitmentto brins it about. Dallas Billington was a young Ken- tucky farm boy when he and Stanley Bond decidedto start a Sundayschool in 1934.Billington, pastor of the church, led the congregationto elect Bond as Srmday school superintendent.At the end of his one-year tern, Bond ap proached the preacher and reminded him that it was time to elect someone else.But the preacherknew the importance of continuity. "He put his arm around my shoulder," said Bond, "and said, 'Pleasestay on, Stanley,and with God's help we'll build the biggest Sun- day school in the world.' " J. StanleyBond hasbeen known as H* an *A spiritwas "Mister Sunday School" since 1969. His people knew he had earned the an inspintion to all, title many years earlier. The Sunday He knew M wasin control, schoolgrew from 13people to a membership in excessof 17,000.Bond's teachingstaff grew from just a few to over 500.This man of God sharedthe responsibilitiesof well over6,000 worshipers weekly. In 1928Stanley married a beautiful was a familiar sight, knocking on doors How could a West Virginia rough- Southem girl named Corelle Hughes. in Akron and standingby hospital beds neck football player come to a strange They had three sons-all outstanding in the dimnessof the nisht. city and become a legend in Sunday athletes at Garfield High School in Bond was no strangeirto sickness. schml history? Stanley Bond said it South Akron-and one daughter. Al- On two different occasionshe suffered took commitnent, somethinghe leamed though StanleyBond spentmany hours bouts with cancer. Although he went as a boy. He often quoted from a working for God, his family tmk pri- through two extensive and difficult McGulley Read.er:"When a task is once ority. He spent time and energy to see surgeries,he never gaveup. His deter- 'till begun, never leave it it's done. Be that his children were trained to ma.ke mined spirit was an inspiration to all. the labor greator small,do it well or not a living, but more importantly, trained He knewGod was in control. He became at all." how to live. Stanley's example and an inspiration to other segmentsof the Stanley leamed many boyhood les prayersresulted in the sahation of each community and was called upon many sons about shouldering responsibility. of his children. times to cornfort a troubled cancervic- He was the third oldestof eight children. Stanley worked the 6 a.m. to noon tim. His strong but compassionatebed- His parents were farmers who taught shift at the FirestoneTire and Rubber side mannerwas reassurineto Chris- their children to work hard and go to Company for 43 years. This made it tians and non-ChristiansaTike. church. That training carried Stanley possible for hirn to work for the lord In 1982Stanley realized that his life through life. in the afternoonsand evenings.Stanley would soon be over. He besan to look 50 FundornentollstJournol for a replacement, and he noticed a were the stepsof a tired champion,his tend the dedicationof his church's new young man who had been given the shoulders stoped a little from the $7 million sancnrarvin September1984. resporsibility of the visitation ministry. burden of years,and his voice was only "I may be in a wheelchairlbut I wanr ro He approachedCharles Billington and an echo of its former strength. But he be there," he said. But he died on said "Well, I believeI found my man!" stmd with the dignity of a retuming Septenber l-two daysbefore the dedi- Billington asked,"Who might that be?" warrior and expressedhis appreciation cation. He left a heritage at the Akron "Bill I€e," Stanley replied. to those he loved. Stanley Bond's last Baptist Temple that will remain. This I met StanleyBond when,as a nine- wish was to haveenough strength to at- man, rough but tender,strong but kind, year-old,I cameto the churchaltar to stem but compassionate,and quick but be saved.Now I was honored to accept longsufferingwill live on in the lives of the position that Stanley Bond wishid the young peoplehe has taught. "We'll to Dasson. miss Stanley," Billin4on said, "but as On February 26, 1982,the church long as Bill Lee lives, Stanley will live. family of the Akron Baptist Templepaid As long as I live, Dallas Billington will tribute to their belovedSunday school live. They both knew the value of re superintendent with a surprise pro deemingthe time by training those to gram. All Stanley was exp€ctingwas a stand in their stead." concert by Robbie Hiner, and he was In the dedicatory service on speechlesswhen the concert ended,the Seprcmber3, CharlesBillington said,"I Iights went down, and a blaze of light cant help but feel tbat Godin His mercy revealeda huge sign acrossthe front of is permitting Dad and Stanley to peek the auditorium. "John Stanlev Bond- thmugh the curtain of time. Dad'sprob 'Well, This Is Your Life." ably saying, Stanley,those boys For nearly an hour well.wishers, ".Fnt/lJt are doin' okay, aren't they?' " friends, family, and specialpeople from bach whatvou the past greetedStanley and Corelle.A I Wllllam D, Iee is director of Chris- large number of congratulatory letters are, beforeyu teach tian educationat Akron Baptist Temple, were receivedfrom peoplewho wanted whatvou know," Akron, Ohio. He holds a B.S. from Bob to show appreciation to this man, rn- Jones University, Greenville, South cluding President Ronald Reagan,the Carolina. mayor of Akon, and many preachers. Stanleywas willing to sharehis faith and work with anyone.He was not concerned about a man's status in life, or LUDWIG OTTO COMPANIES what he might think of Stanley Bond. Dear Friend, This was evident in the letter Stanley received from Woody Hayes: I would like to give your church the following: "Perhapsyou rememberwhen I was 1.5000 copies of a bookrecommended by manyChris- recruiting your son," he wrote, "I talked tian leaders. at considerablelength about your Sun- 2. $800.00 free advertising in these books. day school. I was amazed to hear the 3. $2000.00cash. almost unbelievablestory from Bud re- This is not a gimmick! Many churches cently of its continued growth. If I did throughout the United States are success. not know you personally, I would say fully involved in this program. If you arc that this is a job that could not be done. interested in learning more without any But with your leadershipand your deep obligation on your part, please complete religious conviction, only then can I and return this couoon, understand your success.When I first met you I was impressedby your sincer- Sincerely,Ludwig Ono ity and integrity. The expression,'First teach what you are, before you teach what you know' would certainly apply to you, for what you are has been for half a century a shining light to your Please send me information about your specialprogram! congregationThank you for all the gmd and worthwhile happinessthat you have brought into your work. I am proud to NAME be one of your long-time friends." ADDRESS When all the surprises were over, I askedStanley to cometo the pulpit. The CITY STATE-ZIP- I congregationrose to their feet in a spon- Clip coupon and send to: taneous standing ovation, and Stanley LUDMG OTTO COMPANIES tearfully addressedthose with whom he 803Allied Bank Bldg.. Bedford,Texas 76021 had shared the past 48 years. His steps June 1985 5l rl\ | -\la /r-\ l ,

WISDOMFOR IMNG, WHENIT HURISIOO MUCHIO CRY. STEPNNGOUT ON FAITH by Jsry Folwell

6tha 25 OF IHE OREAIEST GnD,IIIDST SERMONSEVER PREACHED sDmrolts odifed by JerryFolwell A"Ily"il Jerrv IXolwdf 19/ cse)th r ,t Reviewedby Ed Hindson, senior edilor, Fun dament al i st I oumaL

Jerry Falwell'snewest collection of titles is aimed at Dastorsand lavmen alike. The first thiee are oractiial in nature; the fourth is an editedcollec- tion of famous historic sermonsby "Faith to MoveMountains," provides BOOK NOTES someof theworld's greatest preachers. a firsthand glimpseof his conceptof The best of the bunch is Wisdomlor faith and its relation to the ministry. Living, a very readablestudy of the The balanceof the book surveysthe SPURGEON Book of Proverbs. Based upon his church planting experiencesof l0 by AlnoldDollimole highly successfultelevision siries on Liberty University and Seminary Proverbs, this volume is filled with graduates.This book is a must for Thisbrand new biography on En- soundbiblical exegesisand powerful young preacherswho intend to plant gland'sgreatest preacher of the nine- personal anecdotes.Laymen will be churches. (Tyndale House, 1984, teenth centurv examinesasoects of thrilled with the positiveand practical 219pp.,$6.95) Spurgeon'slife and ministry tiat have advice that leaps off every page. Sermon lovers will appreciate generally been overlooked in other Pastorswill be pleasedwith the care- Falwell's edited collection,25 of the biographies.Dallimore has already ful expositionof this important book. Greatest Sermons Ever Preached.. orovenhis enormoustalent asa writer (VictorBooks, 1984, l68pp., $4.95) Selectionsinclude Jonathan Edwards, of blographyin his monumentaltwo- WhenIt Hurts TooMuch to Crywas George Whitefield, John Wesley, volumework on GeorseWhitefield. written in coniunction with Harold CharlesSpurgeon, D. L. Moody,Billy This book presentJCharles Spur- Willmington. Tiis helpful and heart- Sunday, G. Campbell Morgan, J. geon,not only asa giftedpulpiteer, but warminp volume deals with the GreshamMachen, and R. G.Lee. These as a greatlover of people.The growth mystery 6f suffering, and wrestleswith sermonswere chosen because of their of his manyministries and enterprises the question:Why do the righteoussuf- classicalnature and clear oresentation is examinedat length:the Pastor'sCol- fer? The biblical examples of Job, of the gospel.The collectionincludes lege,the Sundayschool, his voluminous Joseph, Jeremiah, and Paul are such historic messagesas William writing, The Sword and Trowel maga- carefully examined for principles Carey's"Use of Meansfor the Conver- zine,the almshousesfor the poor and related to sufferins. There is much sion of the Heathen," JonathanEd- elderly, and the orphanage.-This bi- help here for hufoing hearts and wards's"Sinners in the Handsof an ographyalso probesthe friendshipof troubled souls.(Tyndale House, 1984, Angry God," and R. G. Iee's, "Pay Spurgeonand the American evangelist 123pp.,$9.95) Day-Some Day." The volume ends D L. Moody.One of the finest biogra- SteppingOut on Foirl is a studyof with JohnR. Rice's "What Mustl Doto phies ever written on Spurgeon,it is church planting and church growth Be Saved?"Biographical sketches are laced with original sourcesnever be- coauthored with Elmer Towns. The included. A great source book for fore in print. (MoodyPress, 1984, 252pp, opening chapter by Falwell, entitled preachers.@aker, 1983, 270pp., $I L951 $e.es) 52 FuMomenlollstJournal HEEREWS of human developmentwith the disoen- neighboras thyself" soon began to take by JohnMocA hur, Jr. sationaldevelopment of God'srevela- on a wholenew meaninsfor Carrie.A tion to man.He isolatesthose stages as greatChristian charactei story for the The author, a graduate of Talbot innocence,nurturance, obedience, be- young reader. (Dandelion House, TheologicalSeminary and pastor of havior, motive,meaning, lovg and fruit- ScripturePress, 1984, 32pp., $a.95) Grace Community Church in Sun fulness.The book is interestingand _J.B. Valley, California, has written an ex- helpful. (Prentice-Hall,1984, 2l8pp., cellent commentary. It is linguistic $13.9s,$6.es) _E.H. only in sometimesreferring to Greek HEIP|NOtS... to explain a difficult verse,and it is by Jone Buergelond J€nnle Dovls theologicalinsofar as it focusesonly TAKINOA STAND:OR WHAT GOD CAN on major doctrines.The commentary, DO THROUGHORDINARY YOU Delightfully illusrated, this book then, is mainly "expository." While by Howold O. Hendllcks gives little ones many suggestionsfor MacArthur is unsure of the eoistle's ways they can be good helpers-at writer, he is sure that the apostiePaul In a day that celebratesthe extraor- home,in schml, in the neighborhood.A did not write it. He views Hebrewsto dinary, this is a welcomedaddition. short song at the end is also a good havebeen addressed to a mixedmulti- Howard Hendricksgives us a glimpse teaching tool. (DandelionHouse, 1984, tudeof Jews-saved andunsaved. The of what God can do by reminding us 32pp.,$4.95) _J.B. letter seeksto preventthe lormer from that God choosesand uses ordinary mixing Judaism with Christianity, peopleto impact othersfor his glory. and to urge the latter to acceptJesus Thisbook will be veryhelpful in min. AREYOU USIENING? as Messiah.The warning passagesof istering to thosewho are youngin the by Hen oilo Gomblll Hebrews are therefore admonishine Lord or those who are being over- theunbelieving element of thereaderl whelmed by a sense of failure. This book teachesthe youngchild ' ship against rejecting salvation (MultnomahPress, 1983, 72pp., $4.951 that listening to God meansreading through Christ. The commentary -R.H. His Word and then obeyingit, even nicely unravels some puzzling when it is hard. Through captivating passages.For example,3:6, 14 are com- illustrations and simole words the mendably shown to teach that "the little child will learn specificways he greatestprooI of salvationis continu- CHITDREN can be a good listener. (Dandelion ance in the Christian life." Accord- House,1984, 32pp., $4.95) -J.B. ingly, whenthe enigmatictext of 6:4-6 is explainedin light of this truth, those who fell awayand failed to continuein GOD CARESWHEN I stzEstN GoD's woRrD their professionof the Christianfaith DO SOMEIHINGSIUPID by Eevey Eeckmonn are seento havebeen unbelieversali by ElspethCompbell MuDhy along. One wishes that MacArthur An excellent tool for teachins would haveinteracted with more than preschoolersabout size. With illustral just the I I commentaries-only 3 or 4 A refreshingcombination of delight- tions from God's world, the author of which can be considered ful illustrations, a simplestory to which teachesthe conceptsof short and tall, scholarly-listed in his bibliography. everychild can relate,and a Bible verse big and small, light and heavy,same- Nevertheless,the book is well written, for the young child to hide in his hean ness and difference.A fun book for readseasily, ably explainsthe epistle, forever.Just one in the excellentsenes childrenand parents to readtogether. and contains helpful applications of "God'sWord in My Heart Books," Othersin the seriesinch:de Numbers to daily life. Highly recomrnended. this one teacheslittle onesabout God's in God's World, Colorsin God's World, (MoodyPress, 1983, 466pp., $1L95) compassionand forgiveness,even for andShapes in GodSWorld, (Concordia the "stupid" mistakes.(Chariot Books, Publishing,1984, 20pp., $4.95) -J.B. DavidC. Cook, 1984, 23pp., 92.50)-J.B. COUNSEIING ANOETSAND ME SURPRISEATMUDDY CREEK by CorolynNephon by leono CoslollAnd€rson What doesan angellook like?Does EIGHISIAEES OF CHRISIANEROWIH Little Carrie and her family had it really wear a white robe and have by PhlllpCoptoln come out West to Muddy Creek by wings and a halo? The answersto these train, and then by horse and buggy. questionsand more are found in this Written by a clinical psychologist They had left behind the housesof carefully researchedand written book. and associateprcfessor of psychology Boston, their neighbors,and all of The simple text and colorful illustra- at Libertv University, this book ex- Carrie'sfriends, except for a smallrag tions give accurate,biblical answersto amines hdman develolment in psycho doll namedMolly. Carrie was fright- questionsabout who angelsare and spiritual terms.It offers a radically new enedwhen shediscovered that her only what angelsdo. Childrenand parents Christianalternative to the theoriesof neighborswere Indians,but then she alike will be fascinatedby this book. secular psychology. In a unique ap- met Running Fawn, a little girl her Excellent!(Moody Press, 1978, 30pp., proach, the author parallels the stages own age. The Bible verse "love thy $s.es) -J,8. Jurre1985 53 SUCCESSFULTEACHING IDEAS LearninqtoTeach R "Like the MASTER TEACHER by Ronald T. Habermas

omeoneonce said that educa- mighty work" exceptfor healing a few the sameconfidence in this truth about tion at its lowest level is people,and Jezus"marvelled because of the nature of man as a learner. transferring facts from the their unbelief." Jesus' focus on the message. notebook of the teacher to the Christ's work is always limited by Whetherthe [.ord wasaddressing an in- notebookof the studentwithout going unbelief. And although Jesus dearly dividual or a multitude, He consistendy through the head of either one! wanted thesepeople to believein Him, proclaimed divine revelation in such a Unforhurately,this situationmay oc- He never violated their personal,God- way that it required a personal re- cur in church education, from weekly given right to choosefreely. Jesuswas sponse.In his book Youth Ministry: Its Sunday schml lessonsto the halls of a wise teacher. He never violated the Renewalin the l,ocal Church Lawrence Christian colleses. freedomof thoseHe taught,just to get O. Richardscalls this mncept of Scrip To avoidspiitless teachingand leam- them to respond the way He wanted ture "a revelation of reality." He ex- ing, the sensitive Christian educator them to resnond. olains that an encoulter with the Word must ask, "How can I best teach those The convlrse of this educationalax- will necessarilyinvolve a "reconstruc- entrusted to my care?" iom is likewisetrue man is fully respon- tion of our understanding of reality Whynot look to the Master?Jesus was sible for his own choices.Jesus placed . . . . Our way of living must also not only leader,Saviour, physician, and an extraordinary trust in the God-given change. . . It is becauseof our reality- friend-He was the great teacher.His abilities of man to exerciseboth his fuith orientation that we hesitateto crossthe teaching processis an examplefor us. and reason.He defendedman's rieht to street in the face of onrushine traf- Jesus' focus on the leamer. Un- make choicesthat fairly reflect tLe in- fic....A rnistakein gaugingthJspeed deniably, a teacher's perception of his tent of his heart. and distanceof an oncomingautomobile students affects the way he teaches ln Matthew 11:16 we read the ac- is likely to be our last mistake. "I{hen tJrem.How did Jesusconsider man as count of the two disciples of John the we are lully coninced that nmething b a learner? He realized that man is free Baptist who came to isk Christ, "Art rootedin reality,we modily our behnvior to makepersonal choices, and He recog- tltou he ftat shouldcome, or do we lmk to hamonize with it." nized that man is responsible,based on for another?"Realizing the etemal con- In Matthew 16:13-19,the Master tJrechoices he selects. sequencesof this question,one might ex. Teacherconfronts His discioleswith the Nowhere in the Bible are the plain p€ctthat Jesuswould answer"Yes! I am two ultimate ouestionsof life. The first facts about man's free choiceso vividly He! Iook no further!" But Jesussimolv is, "Whom do hen say that I the Son of depictedas in Mark 6:16. Following said, "Go and shew John again thosi man am?" After He tallied the latest a rude welcome in His country of things which ye do hear and see." polls on this issue,Jesus asked the more Nazareth, Jesusacknowledged that "a Jesus'response shows that He was personalquestion, "But whom sayye prophetis not without honour,but in his convincedJohn could be led to the risht tlnt I am?" own country." Mark then went on to conclusionusing faiih and reason.6n- Peter'sproclamation, "Thou art the observethat Jesus "could there do no temporaryChristian educators can have Christ, the Sonof the living God,"essen- 54 FurdomentollslJournol tially predicts his lifelong sewice to his Christ often spoke about the Holy peculiarministry of the Holy Spirit to Lord. For Peter's Droclamation is nor Spirit and His role in the teaching- make the outer Word an inner ex- merely an intellectual or emotional learning process.Jesus said that the oerience....Educationalmethod is resDonse.It is the commitment of his Holy Spirit was a Convictorof sin, a iimply finding out how the Spirit todl beins. Comforterof saints,and the Clarifier works and working with Him rather Whendverthe messageof the Word of all truth. At the end of His ministrv. than against Him, as we so often do soesforth. it must be respectedlor what evenwith the best of intentions." It is-a descriptionof the realityof life, The regular appropriation of the calling its hearersto a Mechangingdeci- Spirit as "Clarifier of all truth" into sion, according to the truth it reveals. the lives of both the teacher and Jesus'focus on the leamtng proctss. Tire MasterTeacher learneris critical. Without neglecting Sadly,when educatorsanallze the ways the responsibility to be personally peoplelearn, they usually end up argu- helpedthe learner prepared, the "still, small voice of ing about what teaching methods are recognizethe relationship God" must be heard and obeyed. best for the classroom. Certainly these are not all of the However, Jesus regularly focused betweenhis personal principles that can be gleanedfrom the His attention upon the pirciples of exampleof Christ. the Master Teacher. learning. Regardlessof the setting, the needsand his faith. But il we can implement these con- Master Teacherconsistently helped the cepts into our teaching,and instruct learner recognize the complementary othersas the MasterTeacher did, the relationshipbetween his personalneeds world will onceagain testify of God's and his faith. Jesustold His disciples,"I have yet people that "they had been with In Luke 13:1-5Jesus addressed a many things to say unto you, but ye Jesus," oassive audience and verbalized the cannot bear them now" (John 16:12). ixact ideas His listeners had pondered Yet the next verse extendsthe cele- I Ronald T. Habermasis assistant in their hearts.He denouncedthe mis- brated Dromise:"Howbeit when he, nrofessorof educationalministries at conceDtionthat the Galileanswho had the SDi;it of truth is come, he will Liberty University, Lynchburg, beenslaughtered by Pilatereceived their guide-youinto all truth." Virginia. He holds a Ph.D. from fate becausethey were more sinful tJnn Iois E. LeBar,in Education that is Michigan State University, East the average Jew, and He refuted the Chrtstian, summarizes: "It is the Lansing,Michigan. belief which presupposedthat the 18 people who were killed by the fallen tower were more sinful than others m Jerusalem.In doing so, He raised His listeners'level of consciousnessby implying that their theologicalmisbeliefs were inhibiting their spiritual growth. He identifieda need-their mis- Candy Company belief-so their faith would increase. ln Matthew 9:27-30Jesus was con- Does your church need a fronted by a more aggressiveaudience. new piano? However, He once again assisted his learners by relating their particular Does vour school need needto their levelof faitb" The two blind new e{uipment? per- men cried out for healing.At their Featuring Does vour uouth arouD sistence.the Master Teachermade two o GradesK-5 need profound statements:"Believe ye that I t6 fina'ncea fiip?' . am able to do this?" Upon their affir- Masterteachers *r*tr Calf ***** mative responseHe said, "According to o Traditional Chris- Great American your faith be it rmto you." Their need Candy Com- tian education pany for and faith were inseparable. a free brochureon . your Just as Jesuslimited His ministry Designedfor the fund raisingneeds. to the free choiceof man, so He also smallerschool * * * 1-813-578-1643* * * choseto limit HimseHaccordins to His o Affordable A Chtistio^ Componv learner's declaredsense of faith and need.Educators today must recapture Writefor informalion. the balanceof this principle. A Beka Video School Jesus' focus on the person of the Box 18000, Stalionflv Holy Sptrlt. Two believerslisten to a Group Pensacola,Florida 32523 Phone relisious radio broadcast.One is Penecola Chrislianadmils sludents ol any blesled, the other is not. Two Chris- race, color. and nationalor elhnic origin Mlll to: read the sameportion o[ Scrip- Gre Amerlcln Candy Company tians 12003 49rh sr. N. ture. One is blessed,the other is not. i Clearurater, FL 33520 FJ6-a5 | What is the difference? l------J June 1985 55 FACETHE FACTS

Try It in YourTown by Cal Thomas

hree cheersfor the unintimi- suchas Playboyar'd Penthouse?" datedpeople of Morehead,Ken- After all, doesn'tevervone have the I tucky-some of them anyway. right to spend his money where he Adult "skin magazines"disappeared wishes?If youand I don'twant to see from all but two of dozensof stores, thiskind of filth whenwe buy a gallon after 200church members threatened of milk or a loafof bread,and we tell a boycott. thestore manager that, we are perfectly A SteveHallman, associate director within our rights. Don't you think Jerry of the NationalFederation for Decerrcv. blackswould boycott a storethat sold Falwell which coordinatedthe threatenedboy- racist magazines,and feministswould cott, said, "Economic leverageis the stopdoing business at a storethat sold FriendshlpTour bottomline." materialoffensive to them?Of course. Depardng In late Much of the pornographyin this The campaignin Morehead,Ken- February or March, 19E6 country is sold through convenience tucky,was launched by MitchellBurch, stores.Recently, adult publications Dastorof the First Churchof God.He Be a part of the such as Playboyand Penthousewere handedout bumperstickers readrrrg, most excitlng trip to removedfrom everystore in Morehead "Sayno to pom,"and two form letters- excepta local Revcoand an indepen- one a "friendly complaint" to stores, the Holy Land ever dent pharmacy near the campus of and the other a note thanking shop planned. MoreheadState University.Those owners for compliancewith their re- storeschose to keepthe magazines questnot to sell pornography. o Relive four thousand years of covered up behind a counter and Said the letter,"I am a freouent Biblical History in the land of un- availableonly on request. customerof thisstore, and I obi;ct to folding destiny. Reaction from Morehead's7,000 the presenceof pornographicmaga- residentsand 7,000college students zines.That presenceis a growingcon- . Enioythe opportunityto visitth€ rangedfrom approvalto outrage.There cernto manypeople in thiscommunitl, holy sitesincluding: Th€ Old City were the typical referencesto censor- and I will haveto take my business of Jerusalem,Garden of Geth- ship,but thequestion must be asked, elsewhereif theyare not removed." semane,Galilee, Jatra, Caesarea, "How canit beconsidered censorshio It worked in Morehead,Kentucky. Haifa, Mt. Carmel, and many whendecent people tell stores they ari Perhapsyou ought to try it in your oth€rs. not going to do businessat the places town. We can put the porn merchants PTANNOWTOATIEND as long as they carry offensivematerials out of businessif we work at it. I

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UniversityPlans Orient '85 CATENDAR liF**V May 27-Session I ol LU MissionsCampaign Summer School begins A three-weekevangelistic Korea, and in two church- Manila at which Dr. Falwell June campaign to Korea, planting Hong efforts in the Philip will be a speaker. 12-27-TRBCSenior High Kong,and the '85 Philippineswill pines on the islandsof Bohol Orient was conceived Outreach Teams be conductedby the staff and and Cebu.Ttre highlight of the by Vemon Brewer, the dean ministerin students of Uberw Universitv campaignwill be the dedica- of studentsat Liberty and the Albuquerque,New from June l2-Jul; 5. 1935.A tion of Liberty Baptist Church director of UGIIT Ministries. Mexico brief visit to China I r will also i1 "pu apu City conducted Also leading the campaign l2-Iuly ILU's Oient '85 be included in this extensive by Jerry Falwell.This church will be A. PierreGuillermin, Missiors tour. Over80 Liberty students is beingbuilt by the contribu- president of Liberty Univer- Campaign will participate in the LIGHT tions of Liberty studens. The sity; Ed Hindson;and Surnner Iunc 24-Session 2 ol LU Ministries effort. team will also conductexten- Wemp.Beyond their ministry Summer School Theteamwillbe participat- sive ministriesin churches, objectives,the students will begins ing in evangelistic crusades public schools,colleges, and be receivinga pricelessfirst- 24-Thomas RoadBaptist and literature distribution to universities.They will assist hand opportunity to visit Church's29th people over 100,000 in Seoul local missionariesin a "Gospel severalmission fields durins Anniversary and Eui Jong Bu in South Alive" citywidecampaign in this campaign. LibertvUniversitv Enrollment Numni Reach6sNew Hi6h Rceptions Liberty University is an- be a part of what is happen" The following Liberty ticipatingits greatestenroll- ing on the campus.They are ment increasein its l4-year alumni receptionswill be identifying with our commit- heldin June: history. Already one of ment to academicexcellence, America's fastest-growing to the fundamentals of the DennlsFlelds hosts: universities, LU adminis- faith, and our action- trators predict the enroll- 15 7-9PM, Holiday hn, Jack- orientedcurriculum." sonville,FL (904)737-1700 ment will jump by more than To accommodate this 1,000next year. 16 2-5PM, Holiday Inn, Or- growth, Chancellor Jerry lando,FL (305)645-5600 Liberty began in 1971 Falwellhas embarked on an with 141 students and no 20 7"9 PM, Holiday Inn, extensivef und.raisingcam- Tampa,FL (813)8794800 permanent buildings or paign to raise the finances classrooms.As the fall term 22 7.9 PM, Holiday Inn, necessary to support the Atlanta,GA (404)952.8 I 6I of 1985approaches, the stu' massiveconstruction effort dent body of Liberty Univer- now underway to makermm Jerry Whltehursthosts: sity is predicted to swell to buzzing with construction for the new students.Con- 22 7-9PM, Holiday Inn, tan- over 5,500.and the total in workersand visitors asnew structioncrews will be busy caster,PA (717\393477 | all the related schools to buildings go up to accom- all summer working on a 23 2-5PM, Holiday Inn, Iong 7,500. modate the expected on- new 100,000-square.foot Island,NY (516)349-7400 Accordine to assistant slaughtof students. academicbuilding, lwo new 24 7-9PM, Holiday hrn, Bing- director of icademic sun. Why is Liberty University three-storydorms, an exten- hamton,IIY (607f29637 1 port services,June McHaney, growing so rapidly when sive enlargement of the Len Molsanhosts: letters of confirmation and other collegesare struggling cafeteria,and a number of 23 2.5PM, Holiday Inn, Cin- enrollment applicationsin- to keep their doors open? improvementsto the existing cinnati,OH (5 13)77 10700 dicate that this will be the According to university pres- campus. This is the most 25 7.9 PM, Holiday Inn, largest wave of growth ex- ident A. Pierre Guillermin, expansivebuilding program Chicago,IL (3I 2)425.7900 perienced by the school. The "Students are coming to yet undertaken by the For more informationcall 4,40Gacrecampus has been Liberty becausethey want to university. (804)237-5961,ext. 325. Jur€ 1985 57 BenefitFinally Drains Adrenaline Afterward, Brett Miller was understandablyhappy and tired. He had finally finished playing and suc- ceededin an effort that failed last year. "I feel great, nothing hurts," he said between embracesfrom well-wishers. "I playedin last year's(which fell short of a world record). so this is great." On the sidelines,Amanda Manin's big bmwn eyesfilled with tears. Oneof three team alternates,she was readvto play and had trained with the team for three months. But no one faded and shedid not play a single point. "This is just awesome," Twelee Libert! students participdted in the event to rcise funds shesaid. "No matter what, I lor the Muscular Drstrophy Associatioh. really feel like a part of the team." Like the players,she had stayed at the gym since Wednesday,leading cheers and encouragingteammates and friends from the sidelines and getting only four hours of sleeo. Everything hurt, she said, including her eyelids. Bev Buffington was smiling, not crying. One of Playet Russ Lewellen takes ad1)antageof Phil Moryan cools his heels three coaches,she had helped 3Lsecond break allowed between pames. duing biel break. preparethe team.After last year's failure, Bev said she studied and prepared a plan by Danny Diehl there, and the sleepcraved and loose balls to rally for for successby looking at the After playing320 volley- by players and fans alike nine straight points. effects of sleep deprivation, fatigue, ball games in 80 hours, would finally arrive. The crowd, which mo- and water loss- factors achieving a world record, But Jack, a 23-year-old ments before had drained that cost them last year. and raising 95,000 for the Australian,would not endit. its emotions in waves of MuscularDystrophy Associ- He had promisedto givehis celebration, also rebounded. Three months before the ation, Jeff Jack deserveda all and was not about to stop Chants faded behind the marathon,the team members rest. now. screamsand yells. Many of begantraining, Using a high But he was playing in the "I really like to win," the fans had been there carbohydratediet, an intense last game of the Liberty Jacksaid later. "It's not every- nearly as long as the players. exerciseprogram, and prac- Volleyball Marathon, and his thing, but it's the key to a lot On the other side of the tices that includ€d a S2-hour team was down 12.1. of things. We'veplayed the net, Brett Miller's B-team, mini-marathon, the 12 Although it was just a whole thing together and already winning by more members prepared their final courtesy game played both sidesplayed their best. than 50 gamesoverall, pulled bodiesand minds. after a ls-minute victory We weren't going to stop." ahead14-12. It looked as if "The mental part is the celebration. Jack was still So with many yawns and the A-team would fold and most important in something diving all over the gym flmr. a few sighs,-Jack's efforts finally it did. 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Jun€ 1985 59 Husbands,lane Your Wives form, proskollao, "cleave." It means theseprinciples?" Because it is a picture continued.lrom page36 "to glue somethingtogether." The idea of the church, and this magnificent pic- is that you are to leave one thing and ture was a mystery, not known in the indivisible and cannot be cut apart, so then glue something new together. It Dastbut now revealed.The sacredness in marriage we are to leaveour father is a new relationship-you become bf the church is wed to the sacredness and mother and becomeme ins@rable one.And it is absolutelyunbreakable. of rnarriage: by your marriage you are flesh with our wives. The word "leave" The term expressesthe idea of a pur- either an affirmation or a denial of is an intensified form, kataleipo, which suing love. The hymn says it: "O love Christ and His church! Becausemar- means "to abandoncompletely." Total that wilt not let me go." riage is so sacredPaul repeatsthe prin- and permanent,unbreakable union that Verse32 providesus widr the motive ciples in a summary in verse 33: seversformer ties and createsone new for a husband'slove: "This is a great "Nevenhelesslet every one of you in person is the design of marriage, as mystery: but I speakconcerning Christ particular so love his wife even as illustrated by the permanent,unbreak- and the church." You say, "Why is it himself: and the wife see that she able union in the body of Christ. imDortantto love like this? Whv is it reverenceher husband."If we would The next word is also an intensrve iminrtant that marriage be basld on learn again, in Christ and in the power of the Spirit, to make our marriages what God wants them to be, we could know true blessednessand fulfillment. Approachmaniage from God'sperspec- tive.He will pour out somuch blessing CONSIDER you will not be able to contain it.

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he same court that ruled withdrawal of food and water from the to discontinuemedical treatment from respiratorsmay be discon- chronicallyill would be tantamountto a terminally-ill patient. nected from terminally ill killing patientsrather than simply let- In the Conroycase, the court said, Datients has now ruled intravenous tine-Furthermore, them die. the SupremeCourt is decidingwhether iood and water may be disconnected the court madea dis- medical treatment-including food from chronically ill patients. tinction betweenlife-sustaining "treat- and water-may be discontinued from The New Jersey SupremeCourt, ment" and life-sustaining"care." Food the hopelesslyill as well. basingits ruling on the Claire Conroy and water, which helps"care" for the The ruling, therefore,was viewed case, said doctors may discontinue patient,should not be thrown into the as critical sincemany patients-from medically administered food and samecategory as a dialysis machine, the severelvretarded to the oerma- water from hopelesslyill patients if which helps "treat" the patient. nently handicapp€d-are hopeleisly ill. their pain and sufferingis sufficientto Sayinglife-sustaining "treatment" Thecourt exolainedthat treatment warrant death. mav be discontinuedwhen a patient may be discontinuedor withheld only Claire Conrov was an S4-vearold when the patient'spain and suffering nursing home patient who iuffered "markedly outweigh(s)"any physical from a heart and mental diseasethat pleasure,emotional enjoyment, or in- left her in a highly confused-and tellectual satisfactionthat he might almost vegetative-state. receiveif he continuedto live. In 1979 Miss Conroy's nephew L rt* Canoyca*,tlrc And the court cautioned doctors ThomasWhittemore asked doctors to &ryrunehfi is Mding that such decisionsare more than a remove her nutrition and hydration personaljudgment. The court added tubes.He saidhis aunt wouldnot have r4lretlrqdial fratmt that doctorsare not to basetheir opin- wanted to live if she could soeakfor nny fu dixmtinud fiwt ionson "oersonalworth or socialutil- herself.But her personalphysician, itv of anoiher'slife. or thevalue of that Dr. Kazemi,refused the request,say- tlrchopleslyin liie to others." ing Miss Conroy could live three The court stated,"The mere fact monthsto a year with proper medical that a patient'sfunctioning is limited care. or his prognosisis dim doesnot meanthat Whittemore then sought a court becomesbrain dead,irreversibly co- he is not enjoyingwhat remainsofhis life order. He won a favorable ooinion matose,or facingimminent death, the or that it is in his bestinterest to die." from a trial court that orderid the court ruled food and water rs Applying these guidelines to the tubes removed.Judge Reginald Stan- necessaryfor the "care" of the patient Conrov case.the court said it would ton reasoned,"If the patient'slife has and may neverbe removed. have been imoermissible to remove becomeimpossibly and permanently Such"active euthanasia" is imner- Miss Conroy's-feeding and hydration burdensome,then we are simply not missible,the court said. tubes,thus implying that there would helping the patient by prolongingher Mr. Whittemorethen appealed this be caseswhen removing such tubes life, and active treatmentdesigned to decisionand the NewJersey Supreme would be allowed. prolonglife becomesutterly pointless Court asreed to review the case the court camermder mild to heaw and probably cruel." becauseii was"capable of repetition." criticismfrom prolife goups. JosephPii- Critics quickly objected to the Sayingit acceptedthe casewith "a cione, of the Free Congr€ssResearch court's decision,saying Judge Stanton profound sense of humility and Fomdationin Washington,and authorof was makinga valuejudgment on Miss reserve"the court immediatelyset out Last Rights:TreatuEnt and CareIsfles in Conroy'sburden to societyrather than to makea distinctionbetween the Con- Medical Ethia, criticized the Suprerne making a judgment on the burden of roy caseand the Quinlan case. Court for allowins fmd and water to be food and water to the patient. The Quinlan casegained national categorizedas "t-reatment"rather than Miss Conroy'sdoctor immediately attentionin 1976when the New Jersey 'The appealedthe trial court'sdecision. And Supreme Court ruled that parents state is permitting a nursing thoughshe died of natural causesdur- could disconnect their 22-yearold homestaff to assumethe role of Cod by ing appeal,the AppellateDivision ac- comatosedaughter, Karen Ann, from not allowinga diseaseto nanrrallyrun its ceptedthe casesaying the issuewas of a resDlrator. ourse bnrtftstead speeding{p the process great public importance. In the Quinlan case,the court ex- ttuough stawingand dehydratingdre pa- The appellatecourt then overtumed plained,the SupremeCourt was mak- tien!" he said the trial court's decision,ruling that ing a judgmenton whetherit is proper I ltrlarlh lilawyer 62 FundomeniollstJournol NEWSBRIEFS

Dallas Blble College in murder-relatedcases, they say,police demanding protesters be prosecuted judge ChangesName and Relocates must first persuadea to issue a under federalcivil righs laws.The hear- search warrant. But in child abuse ings were held in responseto the grow- cases,state authorities need only a coming number of attacks on abortion PrcsidentUA. Doircn has arurouced plaint ftom a possiblyirrate, rwengeful clinics. RepresentativeDon Edwards that DallasBible Collegehas changedits neighbor. said, "Civil rights laws protect blacks name to WoodcrestCollege and Confer- Underexisring policies at the Depart- who want to enter any restaurantin the enceCenter and will relocatethis fall to ment of Children and Family Services, land. Why isn't the samelaw applied to a complete6&acre campus 15 miles agency workers must investigate all womenentering abortion clincs? Repro northwest of Tyler, Texas. complaintswithin 24 hours.Only 23 per- ductive freedoms are constitutionally The acquisition of the campus, an cent of allegedabuses arc substantiated. protected, yet the Justice Department unanticipated outmme of the college's The federal court upheld DCFSpro has not intervened here." A justice recent "Commitment to Excellence" cedurebecause "consent to enter homes official, however, said no civil rights fund-raisingcampaign, has beenvalued and examinechildren was totally volun- statutes have been violated in excessof $5 million. tary." The parties involved argued dif- JosephM. Scheidler,executive direc- "This developmentis certainly one ferently, however.One woman testified tor of the national Pro-Life Acnon of the most sisrificant eventsin the col- that a caseworkertold her, "If you dont Ieague, told the committeethat pro-life lege's 4S-yeaihistory," Doiron said. let me in, I can get a court order, and supportersare committed to launching "This new facility will enhanceour I can have the children removedfrom a "new era of activism" to close the expanding curriculum," Doiron con- your home." abortion industry. Scheidler, possibly tinued. "Augmenting our primary em- Another woman said she was told the most controversial pro-life figure, phasis on Bible studies,we will be that if she did not cooperatethe police said he would not condemnthe bomb- psycho 'T'll offering majors in business, would force their way into her home. ings. condemnthe damageto bricks logical counseling, and teacher Syndicatedcolumnist Stephen Chap and mortar when they [the abortionists] education." man complained,"Even in a casesuch condemn the destruction of human as murder, a search warrant can't be lives," he said. Scheidleradded that his Consdtudm Takes a issuedon the basisof an uncorroborated group has also been the object of Beadng ln llllnots anon)rmoustip. But that is what the violence by proabortionists. "We just DCFSacts on every day. Thanksto this dont bellyache as much as they do, U.S. District Judge John Norberg indiscriminate approach,the privacy of becausewe expecta battle of this mag- upheld the right of child protection thousands of Illinois families is nitude to have some diversit-v." agenciesto enter homes and perform groundlesslyviolated every day." intimateinsnections on childrenbased Supreme Court Glves on a smgle anonymoustrP. Pro -Abordmtsts Say Hommexuals Two Vlctorles Critics immediately blasted the Patients Need Protectlon court's decision as tearing down con- stitutional protections against "un- A House Judiciary subcommittee In two major homosexualvictories, reasonablesearches and seizures."Even heard testimonv from oro -abortionists the U.S. SupremeCourt upheld lower

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I AFTERAtL It's later ThanYou Think by Truman Dollar

FJI he Bulletinol AtomicScientists domination.our securitv is threatened. , has maintaineda doomsday The Russiancornmitrnent to the buiiduo .t clock since 19,14.According to o[ nuc]earweapons poses the greatest their calculations it is now three lhreat to Deacein our world. We have minutes to midnight. These scientists no choiceisainst this demonicmenace. believewe are only momentsaway from The failurJto defend ourselveswould a nuclearholocaust that could eliminate be unconscionable.The cost would be mankind from the face of the eanh. too great. There is concern in religious circles as I believewe must support President well. The entire faculty of Fuller W, *o neverbe Reagan's program of peace through TheologicalSeminary signed a declara- completelys&une strength. He has shown great foresight tion against the nuclear arms race and (nr and courase in the face of worldwide called upon the President to stop the by dependinguryn propagandi against his policy of mili- oroductionof nuclearwarheads. Even weapoily alone, tary preparedness.If we will not defend among premillennialists, who believe ourselves,clearly no one else will. the world will barely survive the What can we do to further the causc Tribulation Period, there is concern. of peace?We know we live in a world Thereare goodand honestpeople on of turmoil and conflict. We believethere both sides of this debate. The admrn- will be no lasting peaceuntil the Pnnce istration has certainly beenan effective What is a reasonableresoonse for of Peaceushers in the Millennial Ase. deterrent to the Sovietsup to this point, Christian believers? kt me make a few Until then,our Lord Jesuswamed thlat and may be the very thing that has preliminary suggestions. there would be "wars and rumors of brought them back to the bargaining First, we can never be completely wars" (Matt. 24:6).However, that does table. President Reaganhas now prG secureby dependingupon oru weapouy not mean that a Christianmust be a oosed research on the "Star Wars" alone. God rebuked Israel throush the "hawk." We need to use care in our defensesystern to developthe necessary mouth of Jercmiahthe prophetfoi look- advocacyof the useof force to maintain technologyfor a satellite laser system ing to EgWt for protection against peace.We alsoneed to usecare incalling that would eliminate incoming nuclear Babylon (Jer. 46). He reminded His thosewho disagree with us "unbelievers." missiles.The cost of this researchalonc chosenpeople that He alonewas their ConcemedChristians are clearly divided could reachmore than 920billion. ultimate protector . The psalmistwrote: on this issue. At the sametime. the cost of oDerat- "Some trust in chariots, and some rn More than anything else, we who ing thefederal govemment is continually horses:but we will remembertlrc name believe in the power of prayer need to escalating,and many are calling for a of the Lord our God"(Ps. 20:n. We too pray for our country and our national scalingback of expendituresfor defense. must placeour trust in the sovereign leaders.We need to pray that the cur- Some question the need for such an Drotection of God over that of human rent negotiations for arms reductions elaboratesvstem. while othersbelieve it military prowess. will becomea reality.We who believe is our only hope for preventingnuclear Secondly, the Scripture clearly in the reality of a personal Devil know war. Some Christians evenbelieve the teachesthat God has provided human that he hasalways tried to destroyevery developmentof such technolog could governnent to assurepeace and defend work of God. We must pray that God be a fulfillment of Bible prophecy and the public(Rom. 13:l-7; 1 Tim. 2:l-4). will triumph over Satan's diabolic ef- are quick to refer to Ezekiel'sprediction One of the maior resoonsibilities of forts to destroyGod's creation. We who of Magog's invasion of Israel on govemmentis tire defenseof its popu- believe in the literal return of Christ horsebackEzek. 38-39). lace.Certainly we in Americahave much need to pray: "Even so, come, lnrd Certainly no sensibleperson in the to be thanlful for in this regard. Ours Jesus." world wants a nuclear war-limited, or has been a benevolent government, otherwise.But hoping it never happens providing liberty and protection to its I Truman Dollar, pastor of Temple doesnot eliminatethe problem.Wishing citizens. BaptistChurch, Detroit, Michigan, is a the whole thing would go away is ridic- Unfortunatelv. this is not true m publishedauthor noted for his thought- ulous and naive.Our planet is a virtual most of the resi of the world. As long provokhg and unpredictableinsights on time bomb. If you listen to the experts as we live in a world where the Soviet current events.He shareshis viewsin you can almost hear it ticking! Union is engagedin a program of world this column each month. 66 FundomenlollslJournol