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For SimcUy* "Oct. 15th By Dr. Paul CaucUll Topic: THE CHRISTIAN VIEW OF MAN Bible Material: Genesis 1:27: Psalm 8; Matthew 18:9-11 No more important theme conld be presented for oar consideration than that of the present lesson: The Christian View of Man. Cer tainly, within the last few years, we have had ample opportunity to ooRsider the pagan view of man. That has been presented over and over by the totalitarian form of fovemments that we are pow op posing in opr colossal st^ggle for liberation. In the totalitarian-state man is but a vassal, a slave of the State. He is subject to every pet ty whim of the dictators that sit above him upon their thrones of power which they have attempted to make secure by ruthless disre gard of human values. THE ORIGIN OF MAN Any worthwhile consideration of theme of our lesson must, of and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth. upon the earth". , THE NATURE OF MAN In the above quoted passages from Genesis we havh another glorious fact set forth, namely, that man is a moral, spiritual be ing. Dr. B. H. Carroll has sug gested that man, by virtue of his endowment by creation, possesses an immortal soul, is a free moral agency, is blessed with intuitive knowledge and reason, has a con- s(Hence, is capable of uprightness wd holiness, and has the capacity for marriage, labor and speech. In the eighth division of the Psalms, a further insight Into the nature of man is given in' the study of his exceeding great dig nity. The entire Psalm Is a paean of praise setting forth “Jehovah’s glory and man’s dignity’’. “For thou hast made him but little lower than God’’, said the Psalmist, “And crownest him with glory and honor”. The glory and essity, begin with an explana-1 jnajgsty of man outdistances dll of man’s origin. From whence 'd he come—this creature that we lall man? The Christian world view of man stems from the Old Testament. In the words of the sacred writer his origin is explained thus: “And God created man in his own image, in_ the image of God created he in'! male and female created he m”. That i.s to say, man’s or- n is divine. Whatever else may be said of him, God is his Creator. His genesis springs from the pur poses of God. The Scriptures clearly teach that God created man as the last and highest stage of his creative activ ity. He did not come into the world by accident; his presence is due to the deliberate, creative ac tivity of God. The Scriptures are clear in their claim.s at this point: “And God said, Let us make man in our im age, after our likeness: And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heaven, and over the cattle. 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Yea. and the beasts of the field, the bird.® of the heaven, and the fish of the sea, /Whatsoever pass es through the paths of the seas” Man not only ha.s.^ divine ‘‘like- ness”. he also has a responsibility that is of divine character. He has a mission in the world to ful fill. He has a dominion over which he is to preside in accord with the holy will of God. It is difficult to understand how man, in the light of the creative purpo.ses of God, could depart so far from his mission as he has de parted during these last few years. Somehow man has failed misera bly to understand his own origin, his own nature. If he had had a better understanding, the tragic conflict in which he is now en gaged could hardly have come to pass. THE WORTH OF MAN In the passage from Matthew 12, we have set forth the teach ings of Jesus with regard to the value of a man. The scene takes place in a syna gogue, and the principle character, in addition to Jesus, is a man with a withered hand. As usual, the j critics of Jesus (Scribes and Phar- j isees) are on hand and diligently I seeking some basis whifereby “they might abuse him”. They ask him, therefore, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” In the later Jewish writings, says Dr. Broadus, there is much discussion concerning the proprie ty of healing on the Sabbath. One finds in the Talmud “A host of di rections for different cases, with many absurd distinctions”. For instance: “One who has a sore throat must not gargle with oil; but he may swallow oil (for food), and if that cures him, all right”. While the law said nothing spe cifically with regard to the healing I PULVFRlZt^D MASCOT LIMESTONE — FOR Agricultural Purposes We Deliver Anywhere in Wilkes County For Per Ton (Minimum Ijoad Five Tons) Terms Strictly Cash. Place Your Order With Your AAA Office Or Mail Direct to Us A. A. CASHION & SONS North Wilkesboro, N. C. poBltton that H .t®T- bdus ‘ > r In order to appeal to the reason of his critics, Jesus uses a homely Ulustration—^that of a shepp: “And he '»»d unto them, what man shall there ■ be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the Sahbith Day, would he not lay bold on it. and lift it out! How nmch then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the Sabbath Day”. Upon say ing this, Jesus requested the man to stretch forth his withered hand and as he did so, “it was restored whole, like the other”. In the ’Mmud there are many interesting discussimis on the part pf the Rabbis* concerning the treatment of a beast that han the misfortune to fall into a pit. Some of the Rabbis held that it was all right to give such a beast food; others held that it would be quite all right to put something under it M. lie on, even thoqgh such as sistance should make it ponsib.e for the beast to climb out. In other words, there were all sorts of “silly evasions” by which men were taught “to convert morality into a mere system of rules”. In his appeal to common sense, and to reason, Jesus left his foes without ground to stand on. Nev ertheless, inasmuch as the actual healing occurred on the Sabbath, they “went out and held a council against him, how they might de stroy him”. Ifrs. PO^f, sllfitt lir. itwnf. Mn- ^ spent |h* r parents, )Ir. pud Mrs. Jf. W* QhBreU spent ty with Hr. ana Mrs. J. S. MAN’S ONLY HOPE In the closing passage of the Scripture lesson we have a glori ous picture of the Savior, man’s only hope. In healing the man with the withered hand Jesus had actually fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning the Messiah. Ho had manifested his “quiet and gen tle character” even as the prophet ic utterance had portrayed him: ‘‘Behold, my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul'is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor try; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And his name shall the Gentiles trust”. No gentler picture of the re demptive mission of Christ could be painted than that of the ancient prophet. Ever ready to minister unto the needs of God’s children, careful to attend to their physical need wherever opportunity pre sented itself, he drew men unto himself, and thereby unto the Father. To know him was to know the Father. To see him was to see the Father: “I and my Fath er are one”, he said. The clamant need of the world today is for sinful man to stretch forth the withered hands of his moral and spiritual self unto the Father. CARD OF THANKS ■We wish to express our thanks to our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy dur ing the death of our beloved hus band and father and brother, and we also want to thank them for the beautiful flowers. MRS. MARY L. BAUGUSS AND CHILDREN NOnCR OP SALE North Carolina, Wilkes County. Under and by virtue of an order of the superior court of Wilkes county, made in the special pro ceeding entitled Robert Baity, et al, vs. Raymond Baity, the same being No. upon the special proceeding docket of said court, the undersigned commissioner will, on the 6th day of November, 1944, at 12 o’clock, noon, at the courthouse door in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash that certain tract of land lying and being in Wilkesboro Township, Wilkes county. North Carolina, adjoining the lands of and others, and more particularly described as follows, to wit: Beginning on a small gum, the northeast corner of John S. Cra- nor’s 60 acre tract, running South 103 poles to G. W. Hayes line, East with said IJne 90 poles to the main Salisbury road leading from Wilkesboro, N. C., North west with said road 53 poles to a small gum. South 27 degrees East 48 poles to the beginning, 50 acres be the same more or less. This 4th day of October, 1944. CLYDE HAYES, 10-26-4t-(t) Commissioner WILLIAMS I MOTOR CO. • T. H. WilUams. Manager BEAR Frame Serviee GOOD USED CARS, TRUCKS AND tractors Easy Terms • Complete • Body ReBuilding Electric and Acetylene Welding Vai Pay Caah for Lata Modal Wrecked Cars and Tmeka ’Phone 334-J Sajzirday witl; Greene. / and Mrs. and son, James, and tteien Fijre, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Church. Mr. and Mrs. Coyet Dyer, of Cricket, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Phillips. 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