Olivet Nazarene University Digital Commons @ Olivet Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today Church of the Nazarene 7-1-1977 Herald of Holiness Volume 66 Number 13 (1977) W. E. McCumber (Editor) Nazarene Publishing House Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn_hoh Part of the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, Christianity Commons, History of Christianity Commons, Missions and World Christianity Commons, and the Practical Theology Commons Recommended Citation McCumber, W. E. (Editor), "Herald of Holiness Volume 66 Number 13 (1977)" (1977). Herald of Holiness/ Holiness Today. 1215. https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn_hoh/1215 This Journal Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Church of the Nazarene at Digital Commons @ Olivet. It has been accepted for inclusion in Herald of Holiness/Holiness Today by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Olivet. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Certainties I HE LATE BISHOP Arthur J. Moore of III. The Church Is God’s House JL the Methodist church testified that he It is true that the body of every believer is was raised to believe four cardinal teachings the temple in which the Holy Spirit dwells. of the Christian faith. These are timeless But there is also a sense in which the Lord truths and should be inculcated in the lives of tabernacles in the sanctuary where the com ­ God’s people in every generation. munity of believers gathers to worship. This hallows the church building with a special I. Sunday Is God’s Day aura of sanctity. The Nineteenth General Assembly of the Children should be taught to respect God’s Church of the Nazarene restated this basic house, and their elders should guard against biblical concept in no uncertain terms in any irreverent conduct which would desecrate Paragraph 25 of the General Rules: “avoiding this holy place. Churchgoing is a sacred evil of every kind, including:. (2) Profaning privilege when viewed as going to G od’s of the Lord’s Day by participation in unneces­ house to meet with God’s people. sary secular activities, thereby indulging in practices which deny its sanctity (Exodus 20: IV. The Preacher Is God’s Man 8-11; Isaiah 58:13-14; Mark 2:27-28; Acts Perhaps there was a time when the min­ 20:7; Revelation 1:10).” ister was placed on an unscriptural pedestal. The Christian Sabbath should be a differ­ But the trend in modern society is in the ent day for God’s people. Worship and rest opposite direction. Too many people have should be its major employments. Holiday too little regard for the clergy. God-called diversions and secular activities must not be ministers whose lives are dedicated to serving allowed to desecrate this holy day. Christ and mankind deserve proper respect. Nazarenes should demonstrate this biblical II. The Bible Is God’s Book deference for the ministry. A glowing oppor­ How firm a foundation, tunity is afforded on “recall Sunday.” Voting Ye saints of the Lord, on pastoral relations is a serious responsibil­ Is iaid for your faith ity. Before casting his ballot, one should In His excellent Word! examine his motives carefully to be sure that Truer words were never written! In this day minor matters do not cause him to take an of widespread uncertainty, God’s Word improper attitude toward God’s man. We speaks with eternal authority. One of the would do well to remember the solemn encouraging signs of these times is the in­ command of the Lord. “Touch not mine creasing number of people, both young and anointed, and do my prophets no harm” older, who are turning to the Holy Scriptures (1 Chronicles 16:22). for answers to life’s ultimate questions. In a day when sanctity is all too often While the King James Version will always secularized, God’s people would be well ad­ be greatly loved and widely read, the modem- vised to give renewed attention to these four language translations and paraphrases have time-honored, Bible-based principles. □ helped to awaken interest in Bible study with their easy-to-understand wording. Whatever the version, the entrance of God’s Word still brings light and life. HERALD OF HOLINESS A DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE July 1, 1977 When in the course o f human events it becomes necessary for people to separate themselves from the way o f living which has turned them in upon themselves, and to acknowledge the One who is the source of all truth and all that is good—the One who is in fact the Way o f Life, both life as a quality in the present and life eternally—a desire to share this life with other people requires them to examine the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are incapable of living as their own masters; neither do any o f us die as our own master. Our best laid plans go astray. Our noble ambitions lead us on, luring us into a web o f despair and meaninglessness. We desire to master our world by civilizing and domesticating the surroundings, but we only despoil the planet and pollute the environment while scarring the product of our Creator's hand. Thus do we find ourselves on an ever-descending spiral o f our own making, from which there is no escape. We realize this hopeless predicament. What wretched people we are! Who shall deliver us from the power of death ? We hereby declare our only ^ hope to be this—that while we were yet godless men, Christ died for us. Now that we have been justified by faith, we are at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him we have gained access by faith to the grace in which we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forw ard to actually becoming all that He has in mind for us to be. We, therefore, the people who are gathered in the name of Jesus, do hereby declare that sin no longer has power over us. No more shall we offer ourselves as weapons fo r evil, but because we have died with Christ and thereby have been freed from sin, we will live with Him in the rich quality of newness o f life. In humble recognition o f God's reconciling grace to us, we do hereby declare our dependence upon Him and pledge to rely wholly on the glorious resources in Christ Jesus. SIGNED ____________________________________________ by WILLIAM BOGGS New Haven, Conn. JULY 1, 1977 He r a l d o f h o l m e s s W. E. McCUMBER, Editor in Chief IVAN A. BEALS, Office Editor Contributing Editors: V. H. LEWIS • ORVILLE W. JENKINS GEORGE COULTER • CHARLES H. STRICKLAND TO EUGENE L. STOWE • WILLIAM M . GREATHOUSE General Superintendents, Church of the Nazarene IN THIS ISSUE ARTICLES FOUR VITAL CERTAINTIES ............... 2 General Superintendent Eugene L. Stowe A DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE................. 3 ommissioned in 1751 and first rung on August A personal commitment William Boggs I 27, 1753, the Liberty Bell was viewed by more “TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY . ” ................................................4 Cpeople in 1976 than ever in its history. To provide for Our task and privilege Harold DeMott the many who came for a look at the famous bell, it STEADFAST ........................................................................... 5 was even moved to a new location. It is estimated Poem Marcia Schwartz that as many as 100,000 people per day filed past the TEN-EIGHT FOR THE L O R D .................................................6 A Christian movement Rosemary S. Geiger Liberty Bell to view it. The bell is inscribed, “ Proclaim liberty through all A CROW AND A CRY ................................................. 7 Discoveries in Christian living James Hamilton the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” Such a POWER AS WELL AS PU R ITY .............................................. 8 noble calling is surely worthy of the famous Liberty Helps to Holy Living J. Kenneth Grider Bell. STRANGERS BY THE RIVER ................................. 8 We will never enjoy the fame of the Liberty Bell. Bread upon the Waters Charles Hastings Smith Thousands of people will never file past our doorsteps STRAIT LINES .........................................................................9 to see us. Still God’s Word tells us that we do share Book Brief Reviewed by Jerald Johnson the noble calling of that great bell. WHAT DOES AMERICA NEED MOST?...............................10 “The Lord hath anointed me . to proclaim A spiritual awakening James S. Randle liberty to the captives” (Isaiah 61:1). How exciting to YOUR LISTENING WILL THRILL SOMEONE..................1 2 Simple help Gordon Chilvers be a part of the great body of believers who have WITNESSING WORKS WONDERS.....................................13 the privilege of proclaiming liberty throughout all the Lifting up Christ George W. Privett, Jr. land! We can and must use our opportunities to the JOHN THE BAPTIST AND MIDSUMMER........................... 14 greatest advantage. The Christian calendar Ruth A. Cameron There are several ways in which we can proclaim THERE IS NO SUCH T H IN G ................................................15 liberty as individuals and as a church. We can pro­ Pen Point Earl G. Lee claim liberty by living in liberty. We must demon­ A GARLAND OF VICTO R Y....................................................16 strate that what we preach works for us in daily Wreath of honor Albert J. Lown situations. Freedom from sin, confusion, the bondage OMNIPOTENCE ..................................................................... 16 Poem Elma Brooks Compfort of Satan, and fear, is essential. Such freedom will GOD DIDN’T FORGET M E ....................................................17 show others that the liberty of the Lord is not just an Providing work Josephine E. Ebert idea, but the reality of our lives. EDITORIALS ...........................................................................18 Service to others is the biblical result of the liberty W.
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