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iBy Mrs. Bessie Wifcon INTRODUCTION .; A group of rich and fashionable ladies once made arrangement* to visit a coal mine. When they arrived i>r the tour, one of the women was wearing expensive white dress. The guide spoke to her, suggesting it mig^t not be a good idoa to wear such a dress into the mine. Thejwoman responded quite haughtily to the man’s suggestion: - “My good man, I will Wear what I choose Without any advice frdn you. You can’t prevent me from wearing it down there if I ^hoose to.” “No, ma/am,” replied the guide. “I can’t prevent you from wearing that white dress in, but lean assure you that there are many thugs down there to • prevent your wearing ioack out.” Living the Christian life is quite like that. Some argue that a Christian has the right to go any place he wants; and in a sense that is true. But there are some places that a Christian cannot go uithout running the risk of moral contamination. James’ warning is still valid. “Friemjbhip of the world is enmity with God.” | In verses 1-3 James has established that their strife came tpcause of their selfish desires. Now he tiuruj to sharp rebuke and admonition. (James 4:4-6) Ye^dulterers and adulter esses, know ye not rat the friendship of the —world is enmity iith God? Whosoever _ therefore will be a fend of the world is the enemy of God. !B The masculine ‘|rm adulterers is not found in the bette^ manuscripts, only the feminine adultresfj'. James uses a figure that his Jewish reiders would understand. In the Old Testampdt God’s relationship to the Israelites wasspmetimes depicted as a marriage. Israel] [-unfaithful to God was then described asMultery. Jehovah God is a jealous God wlfrjwm tolerate no rivals. The world, in thd case not the physical world but the ew, sensual aspects of the world, represent the false lover who is God’s rival for ofr affections. Jesus stated the situation qu|e clearly: “No man can serve two mastas,” (Matt. 6:14). “Do ye think tfet the Scripture saith in ^^^B^Spunttatdwellethinuslusteth to - on vy ?* But he gifth more grace. Wherefore he saith God reisteth the proud, but giveth ^race unto the |unble. James seem*o be asking, does the spirit that God place in you as you became united with Christ urge you to seek the things of this vbrld? Does the spirit impel you to fight ad lust and kill as you are doing? The inplied answer is a definite “no!” In the wordstf verses 6, James is quoting 1‘from Proverb#: 34, a Greek translation of ^the Old Tbstaaent with which his readers would be famjar. Some, however, in their •..pride refuse tcaccept this grace. Those who arrogantly opose Him find Him unyield «ing, for God vill not accept the haughty. Only those wih a contrite heart can come KtoHjm. “Theiacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a bro^n and contrite heart, 0 God, ^thou wilt notjespise,” Psalms 51:17. While Godresists the proud, He gives grace that i, He shows favor, to the humble. Tttf humble receive this favor because ther feel their need and place themselves b a position to receive God’s blessings. I read of l man who about once a month took a bus tf the downtown shopping area of a large city He would spend the day visiting several deiartment stores but he never bought anything. Finally someone asked him about his unusual practice7‘Well,” he said, "I like to visit all the stores and see all the things that I am perfectly happy without.” 41 We ma> be tempted to laugh at such behavior; but before we do, we ought to examine cUr own thinking and ask why we deem suci behavior eccentric. It may be that in terms of God’s standards, as ex pressed ii the fourth chapter of James, we are the eccentric. On occasion our society has been called the “acquisitive society.” Modern advertis ing is glared to produce in us an ob session to acquire things. We till our homes with labof-saving devices and then have to spend tix extra time we saved working to pay for them. We have closets full of clothes that we douVtn’t wear out in a lifetime, but the advertisers convince us that we cannot wear anything but the latest fashions. They have made status symbols of alligators m our sweaters and even on our socks. The disturbing thing about all this is that Christians have fallen victim to this acquisi tion fever just like eVervone else. Indeed, If IWS were the only basis for Judging, we might be hard pressed to distinguish between a Christian and a non-Christian. Mrs. Jane D. Wilson .Surprised honoree Mrs. Wilson Honored As “Mother Of Year” Morning service at First United Presbyterian Church brought a pleasant surprise to Jane D. Wilson. She was honored as the “Mother of the Year” by the men of the church. A corsage was —pinned on the honoree bv Helen Holsey, “Mother of the Year” for 1983. Fol lowing the presentation of a plaque by William M. Jordan, president of First United Men, the service continued with an inspira tional reading by Roy Henderson and a solo by Harry Ezell. William Jordan present ed the “Mother of the Year” as “One who is faithful in attending church services-and other activities of the church. A cheerful giver of her time, talent and treasure to the church she loves. A proud mother, grandmother and wife who encourages ex cellence and Christian liv ing by her words and ex ample, her friendly smile and warm personality con tinue to inspire those who know and love her.” Mrs. Wilson, has served faithfully as a Deacon, a member of Circle III, the Senior Choir, and pianist (until she was unable to continie because of phy sical disability). She is a retired teaeher -of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolSystem. She and her husband, Pinckney, have four children and eight grandchildren. Her daughter, Mollie C. Tillman, of Arverne M V her son, Andrew Carter, and husband attended the service. 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