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A young man sat in
office one afternoon. Sud
the chair.
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who had been waiting f(
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did his collar, tilted his h
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forcing air in and out of
minute, the doctor put hi;
bone and began to pump
ute.
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ed, the team continued tc
the man's body to keep
his heart could take ovei
Eventually, his heai
often does in such cases,
literally brought back fr
of the doctor and his nui
The doctor later dii
the hospital that a mild !
death." There are other
page of the heart, accorc
Association. It is somel
during an operation or ii
focation, blood loss and s
The victim of "sud<
provided trained help is
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four minutes, the delicat
irreparable damage fron
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stopped heart was the c
successful way to keep 1
the heart by hand, and
cavity.
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kins Medical School devi
for closed-chest massage
doctor.
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ance, more and more pe<
heart arrest are being t
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ing program by the Nort'
its local heart groups u
technique is, even a ph]
avoid damage to the hear
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resume normal beating a
quivering fibers ? its u
system gone aWry.
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and will not begin beatin
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known as defibrillators, t
heart to halt the quiverii
begin to work as it shoul
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ency equipment in hoeph
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the waiting room of his doctor's
denly he moaned and toppled ofi
ed. Technically, he was dead,
at, took one look at his patient?
ar a routine physical check-up?
fiurse, rolled him on his back, unead
back and started to work.
ied through the patient's mouth,
his lungs, ten to twelve times a
b hands at the base of the breastrhythmically,
sixty times a mineople
in the waiting room watchi
pump oxygenated blood through
up the artificial circulation until
t did begin to beat again, as i!
and the young man recovered?
om the dead by the quick action
rse.
icovered through tests given a1
heart attack caused this "sudden
possible causes of sudden stopling
to the North Carolina Hearl
:hing that occasionally happens
i drowning, electrical shock, suflevere
drug reactions,
len death" can recover fully ?
available immediately.
: circulation stops for as little as
e tissues of the brain can suffei
1 a shortage of oxygen.
i only practical place to revive t
perating room because the onlj
jlood circulating was to massage
that involved opening the chesl
hanged. A team from Johns Hop
sed and perfected the technique
s used later by the young man's
pression has gained wide accept
>ple likely to be confronted wit!
;rained when to use closed-ches
t properly, and a statewide train
h Carolina Heart Association am
i now' underway. Simple as th?
rsician needs special training t<
t, lungs, liver and ribs,
udden death" the heart will no'
nd becomes a mass of twitching
sually well-coordinated electrics
[uivering heart is unable to pum]
g of its own accord,
me to the rescue with device*
i jolt of electricity is given to th<
ig. Then the eltctrical system cai
Id and the beat resumes,
recently become standard emerg
tals. (
ig "sudden deaths" have been s<
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THIS WEEK'S
THE DEATH
THAT CHANGES LIVES
What is our Concern?
In Lesson 4 (December 26)
we noted the present-day emphasis
on the search for identity.
We suggested there that we find
much light for our self-knowledge
as we think carefully about
Jesus' own self-understanding.
Let us carry this suggestion further
as we consider the final
issue of his life, the cross.
In our search for self-understanding
we receive help from
psychology, sociology, and other
disciplines. Much has been learned
about the dynamics of pert
sonality and behavior. Yet as
? our situation becomes more
complex, the truth about ourselves
seems more difficult. The
problem arises partly from the
fact that we are too close to ourselves
to see ourselves objectively.
We are in something of the
? precicament noted by the an1
cient scientist, Archimedes. He
declared that he could move the
world if he had a place to stand
outside the world. It seems that
we too need an "Archimedean
l point" outside ourselves ? yet
1 this is the very point we cannot
reach.
; Through our study of the life
. of Jesus we have found some
l light. We recognize how far short
we come from his matchless life.
- We cannot escape the conviction
t that there is a basic wrongness
. about us that is utterly defeat;
ing and even fatal. We fear we
S have not only done wrong; per.
haps we are wrong.
If this is true, a most serious
. consequence follows. We cannot
make ourselves right. Every
( effort to extricate ourselves from
. our predicament depends upon
us ? and we are the ones who
are wrong.
The situation is like that of
k one who has fallen into quick?
sand. He may recognize and deplore
the step that brought him
into this plight. He may see
4 clearly where he should be. But
J every move he makes to get out
depends on the very situation
that is dragging him down to
destruction.
* Not only does it seem nearly
impossible to know ourselves
j dramatic in the past few yei
j dreaming of even bigger and
One such dream is that i
t mechanically after "death" f
, physicians attempt to correc
' Several machines to ha
already been designed and 1
> to this particular dream are
ed actually to reverse a fab
* But visionary as such
8 never tell what the future l
1 Certainly at the turn of
viving stopped hearts musl
- dream category, and we ean i
have these dreams?and the
j to try to make them come 1
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truly, but if our status is as
deadly as we suspect, there is
absolutely nothing we can do
to save ourselves.
Does the gospel of Christ,
especially the crisis of the cross,
have a sure word for us in this
tragic, double dilemma?
Searching the Scripture
The Scripture for this lesson
is Luke 23. Selected verses are
printed below.
Luke 23:39-53
39 One of the criminals who
were hanged railed at him, saying,
"Are you not the Christ?
Save yourself and us." 40 But
the other rebuked him, saying,
"Do you not fear God, since you
are under the same sentence
of condemnation? 41 And we
indeed justly; for we are receiving
the due reward of our deeds;
but this man has done nothing
wrong." 42 And he said, "Jesus,
remember me when you come in
your kingly power." 43 And he
said to him, "Truly, I say to
you, today you will be with me
in Paradise."
44 It was now about the sixth
hour, and there was darkness
over the whole land until the
ninth hour, 45 while the sun's
light failed; and the curtain of
the temple was torn in two. 46
Then Jesus, crying with a loud
voice, said, "Father, into thy
hands I commit my spirit." And
having said this he breathed his
last. 47 Now when the centurion
saw what had taken place, he
praised God, and said, "Certainly
this man was innocent!" 48 And
all the multitudes who assembled
to see the sight, when they
saw what had taken place, returned
home beating their
breasts. 49 And all his acquaintances
and the women who had
followed him from Galilee stood
at a distance and saw these
things.
50 Now there was a man
named Joseph from the Jewish
town of Arimathea. He was a
member of the council, a good
and righteous man, 51 who had
not consented to their purpose
and deed, and he was looking for
the kingdom of God. 52 This
man went to Pilate and asked
for the body of Jesus. 53 Then
he took it down and wrapped it
in a linen shroud, and laid him
ara that some physicians are
better rescue techniques.
circulation can be maintained
or hours, or even days, while
t the cause of death.
ndle artificial pumping have
he biggest stumbling blocks
the medical techniques needal
illness.
dreams may seem, one can
nay hold.
the century, the hopes of re;
have fallen into the same
all take heart that physicians
I perseverance and dedication
true.
)AY, FEBRUARY 18, 1972
OOL LESSON I
in a rock-hewn tomb, where no
one had ever yet been laid.
Memory Selection: By this we
know love, that he laid down
his life for us; and we ought to
lay down our lives for the brethren.
?1 John 3:16
What the Scripture says to us
A society that was blind to
God crucified the Savior exactly
as it executed the two criminals.
The one seemed as dangerous
to the well-being of society as
did the others.
Luke tells us that even the
natural order was disturbed by
this event. From the sixth hour
until the ninth hour (from noon
until three o'clock) the land was
dark. This darkness is to be
understood as a miraculous symbol
of evil, for an eclipse is impossible
at Passover.
Matthew 27:51 speaks also of
an earthquake, which may explain
the tearing of "the curtain
of the temple," the veil closing
the entrance to the holy of holies.
(Compare Hebrews 10:19-20.)
The people who were associated
with the crucifixion of Christ
could never be the same again.
None could be neutral, for each
found himself confronting him
sell in a way that demanded a
choice.
The Jewish leaders had no
lack of evidence that Jesus revealed
the God they claimed to
serve. Yet their jealousy and
fear drove them to an increasing
intensity of hatred. (Luke
23:2-5, 10, 18-23)
Pilate, presented in the best
possible light by Luke, tried to
acquit Jesus. But his weakness
and political expediency forced
him to condemn a man he himself
declared innocent. (Luke 23:
1-7, 12-25)
Was Herod serious in his desire
to see Jesus or only curious?
In any case, his trifling and contempt
brought him down on the
side of Jesus' enemies.
When Pilate put the choice up
to the people, they preferred a
murderer rather than the "AufVtAf
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Acts 3:14-15) In the end they
gave way to futile remorse and
hopelessness. (Luke 23:48)
The two criminals crucified
with Jesus vividly portray the
sharp contrast in the outcome of
their crisis. One died as he had
lived, raging and blaspheming,
seeking only his present benefit.
The other recognized and
honored Christ, confessing his
guilt and praying for forgiveness;
he died in the blessed assurance
of a changed destiny. (Luke 23:
32-33. 39-43)
Joseph of Arimathea seems to
have moved from a secret regard
for Jesus to open, decisive
discipleghip. (Luke 23:50-33;
John 19:38)' In the council or
Sanhedrin, the ruling body of
the Jews, he had refused to vote
for Jesus' condemnation..He was
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