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I—SECTION TWO
Bible Ne w s
By MABY ALUtED
Member us Women’* Speaker*
Hmtat. Auirritu Bible Society
In all the literature of the
world there is no book that
has contributed so richly to
the upbuilding of character
and to the serenity and peace
of the human spirit as the
Bible.
The Bible leads us to God,
and teaches us His will. Yet
few people know how to
read this Book. This is true
even of many professing
Christians. It lias little real
. value for them. Usually
they will not admit this.
They feel that to do so
would be a kind of sacrilege.
If they were altogether frank,
they would have to concede
that they get very little help
from the Bible, and that they
do not read it regularly.
One young woman, a
church member, said to
someone recently, “I never
read the Bible except when
I am looking up a passage
about which I have had an
argument with someone. ’ A
young man confessed that
his mother, who is now
dead, had urged him to read
the Bible. "I honestly tried
to read it.” he said, ‘‘but I
couldn't make anything out
c" it. I keep it now in the
bottom of a bureau drawer,”
Others make a practice of
reading exactly one chapter
a day, but if you press them
to tell you what help they
get from this reading, they
are vague and uncertain. In
the course of a conversation
a woman said, “The Bible is
a wonderful book. I just
wouldn't dream of commenc
ing the day without reading
my chapter." The ministers'
question to her ‘‘What did
.you get out of the chapter
this morning? . . . What les
son did you learn?" . . . left
her embarrassed. She was
not able to recall anything
from her reading, not only
that day but every day.
She felt she was accumulat
ing merit by reading a chap
ter a day. It was the right
thing to do, she thought, al
together apart from whether
! she was helped by her read
ing.
There are many reasons
vhy one might read the Bi
ble One most important rea
son is that the Bible is a
prartral guide to life.
Try this method that many
have used and see if it does
not h, lp you. First: Begin
with a book of the Bible and
continue to rpad in small in
stallments in that book until
you have completed it. Then
scl-ct another book and read
it through to the finish. In
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this way you will not miss
any of thp searching mes
sages of God’s Woid. For
this purpose the Psalms and
the New Testament will be
most helpful.
Second: Keep on reading
until you come to a yerse
that you can feel is God’s
marching orders for you for
the day. Don’t be afraid to
mark your Bibla Underline
every verse that 'parches
your heart. God’s spirit will
bring its truth to bear upon
your heart and mind. Carry
that verse with you through
the day. It will be as a staff
on your journey. In many
a trying hour it will steady |
and inspire you.
Third: Mark the place
where you have finished
reading and commence with
the next verse the following
day. It may be advisable for
you to tarry on the one
verse for several days or
even a week until the full
implication of its teaching
has been brought to bear
upon your life. You will
find that, in many cases, you
may have read ten verses or
fifteen before coming to that
one that you feel is God’s
message for the day. On the
other hand, maybe you have
read only four or five verses,
or in more exceptional cases,
only one.
Fourth: Always preface
your reading by a brief
prayer that God's Holy
Spirit will bring the truth
of His Word to bear upon
your heart. As you open the j
Bible to read the verses from
the place where you leVt off,
ask yourself this question:
“What is God’s message for j
me today?” Exclude from |
your mind every thought of j
the application of this mes- j
sage to other persons whom
you know in vour own home I
or among your business as- j
sociates and friends. This is
God’s message for you. The
power of concentration and
the ability to apply God's
message to your own life,
and yours alone, will come j
slowly. It will increase with i
your growth in spiritual dis- |
cipline.
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This Is The Life
Hy IMINABO «. THOMAS
THE RICH YOUNG RULER
One day a rich young ruler
came running and kneeled
before Jesus. “Good Master,
what must I do to inherit
eternal life?” he asked. Jesus
said, "Why do you call lire
gcod? Only God is godd.
You must keep the com-.,
mandments,” replied Jesiks. ,
“I kept them all since I wfas
a child,” replied the
What else must I do? Jesus
looked and loved him add
said, “Sell all you have ahd
give to the poor.’ Then take
your cross and follow me.”
When the ycung ruler heard
this, he went away in sor
row, for he had great pos
sessions. That is true. As
long as we don’t give our
money, our time and our
selves, we are all for him,
but when you have to dig
down, that’s it. We are too.
busy trying to make more
money. Money can’t get you
into Heaven nor can the
church. Hew can we be
saved? By accepting Christ
as our Savior. This is what
Jesus says: “How hardly
shall they that have richfes
enter into the Kingdom Os
God.”—St; Mark 10:23. ;
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Starting salary for positions
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offices.
Applicants will bo requir
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achieved, without regard to
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Interested persons should
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Civil Service Examiners,
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N. C. 27402.
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l THE SOURCE OF OUR
. FAITH
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• International Sunday School
I Lesson for January 9
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Memory Selection: “Jesus
answered him, ‘Blessed 1 are
! you, Simon Bar - Jona! For
1 flesh and blood has not ’ re
vealed this to you, but my
Father who is is heaven’.”—
Matthew 16:17.
Lesson Text: Psalms 19:
1-4; John 20:24-31; Romans
1:19-20; 10:5-17; II Timothy
3:14-17.
In today’s lesson we en
deavor to illustrate the ways
whereby we can recognize
the sources of our Christian
faith, so that we may em»
brace our Christian heritage.
Our Scriptures today cover,
in part, the conversion of
Thomas’ doubting to an act
of acknowledgment. Thomas
had not been present with
the disciples when Jesus re
vealed himself to them for
the first time after the Res
urrection. Therefore, when
they related the wonderful
happening to him. Thomas
could not fully accept their
story and demanded proof.
That Thomas was innately
a believer is indicated by the
fact that when Jesus appear
ed and invited him to touch
his wounds, and thereby re
assure himself, Thomas did
not avail himself of the in
vitation, but cried out with
all his heart: “My Lord my
God.”
God gave us the universe,
and while we have explored
! certain factors in this re
gard, and added greatly to
I man’s knowledge in so do
ing, there is much that is
! unknown to' us. The laws
of the universe are many and
varied. They are orderly
and rhythmic in that order
liness. But the extent and
capacities of the universe
are fully understood only by
God. Certainly, as we gaze
upon the great canopy of the
sky, we must necessarily
feel dwarf-like before such
beauty and such majesty. We
cannot but feel that it took
a Supreme Being to create
such a wonder.
And who among us has
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not gazed upon the small
perfection of a new-born
baby, and marvelled at the
gift God has given us to
create another human be
ing another soul? Such
revelations must surely be
come fundamentals of iaith.
But the root that is strong
est of all, on which our faith
is based, is God’s gift of
Christ to mankind. Our
Christian faith rests firmly
on God’s disclosure of him
self through his only Son.
The Old Testament exem
plifies the expectation of the
Messiah; the New Testament
teaches the revelation of
Christ to mankind. And in
Christ's short stay on earth,
in his conquest of evil, in his
healing of the afflicted, in
his resurrection from the
grace ,is God’s dominion over
mankind graphically illus
trated. ■
This is the revelation we
have to accept; but only if
we accept it wholeheartedly,
and base our lives on that
acceptance, can we experi
ence a sense of completeness
within our faiih. Fit faith,
although it can be revealed
and strengthened greatly bv
true witness, and can be
made to encircle the globe
by proclamation, must, in the
final analysis, be a personal
thing between us and God.
Certainly there are many
things that exist outside our
selves, that can strengthen
our faith and bring us closer
to God. The administration
of the Holy Sacraments, the
power of preaching, the study
of the Scriptures themselves
—all these serve to strength
en our faith; but, without
genuine, heartfelt accept
ance— without personal ac
knowledgement —we are in
complete within ourselves.
Such is the power of our
faith.
(These comments are based
on outlines of (he Interna
tional Sunday School Les
sons, ropy-righteded by the
International Council of Re
ligious Education, and used
by permission).
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