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4or iMk of %m^«riioo4 It 1^
t]>a^ tl» wo^n,d« of a aaeoad,
mrld War ar# being nursed, |
f fashion, nad that thM'e|
ar» td be fonnd eveirywherei
those who, apparently, want no
more of ■war. But deep down
■within our hearts we who are of
Christ know there can be no
tasls for brotherhood, apart
from Hisi.
The only truo hope for free
dom and liberty Is found in
Christ, and those who have been
liberated in Him are the only
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ones wbo are callable of prac
ticing the kind of lore end
bfotherhojIlplWch the world
needs. >
In Paul’s letter to phllhin«i
we have the prhotloe ot ' Chris*
tlan love demonstrated in practi
cal fashion. The letter, sent to
Philemon by Ohaslmus, a con
certed runaway slave of Phile
mon, along with Tychlcue who is
bound for Coloseae with Onesl-
mus, deals with the problem of
slavery In such a way as to lay
the foundation for the ultimate
freedom of all slavee who are
in bondage to men.
Religion That Refreshes
(In the opening verses of Ills
letter to Philemon, Paul reminds
him that his love and faith had
been of such a high order as to
bring comfort and joy to bis own
heart, and that the hearts of the
saints 'had been “refreshed"
through him. That is an arrest
ing statement for anyone to
make about anybody. A love
and a faith that refreshes!
But It is no wonder that
Philemon’s love and faith were
of such compelling quality. The
object of his love Und devotion
was .lesus Christ: “hearing of
thy love and of the faith which
thou hast toward the Lord Jes
us” (V.5). It is the object of
one’s faith that gives validity to
it. Philemon’s faith was valid
and effective because it was cen
tered in Jesus Christ—his was a
Christ-centered faith. There are
plenty of people in the world to
day who do not accept Jesus
Christ as Saviour and Lord, but
who profess to have a type of
faith, yea. even faith in God.
But their “faith” does not re
fresh the heart of the Christian
because it is not valid—it does
not have as its object the Lord
Christ.
A
FEW SCARCE
ITEMS
JUST RECEIVED
We suggest items of this type for prac
tical gifts. Shop early. They will sell
fast and be gone before Christmas.
BATTERY RADIOS
American made Clothes Pins with sprgs.
Brass Pull Chain Sockets
Push-Pull Sockets - Double Sockets
Insulated Staples
Duplex Wall Receptacles and Plates
Toggle Switches and Plates
Carpenter Squares
Goodyear Rubbercloth Table Cloths
Can Fillers
Galvanized Cold Pack Conners
Food Graters
Aluminum and Enamel Dishpons
and Double Boilers
Enamel (only) Teakettles
Enamel Washpans and Slopjars
Union Ma^e Roller Skates
Childs' Wagons, Tricycles, Sleds
Scooters, Etc.
Pre-War Popcorn Poppers
Handsaws
Deadening Felt and Wallpaper Felt
Portland Cement (first in stock in 3
months)
Few Shotgun Shells and .22 Cartridges
(For Saturday Only)
Pocket Knives, Pre-War Quality
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Drexel Mahogany Diningroom Suite
JENKINS
HardwareaDdFursitsreCo.
North Wilkesboro, N. C.
llMf. IW* do
k> riW.lUlier are
9t
tlw' S^gl^ilSaaBMT’’ or
a ronrth of'July'orafion ka» to
do with patriottom. AU such erltl-
dsm, so doifbt, has eom« about
because of the iwJe, sickly cheeks
at OUT lore vrd faith for Christ.
We have' not demonstrated., as
«» ought, our love for Him. ^
have failed to translate into «ye-
ryday living faithful expressions
of our love. Our religion has not
been of the kind that refreshes.
For Love’s Sake
’The foundation for brothOT-
hood is Christian love. That is
where Paul began in his message
to Philemon concerning bis run
away slave, Oneslmus: "For
love’s sake ... I beseech thee
for my child, whom I have be
gotten in my bonds” (v.9f). In
the opening verse Paul had re
ferred to his own self as "a
prisoner of Christ Jesus” (appar
ently used here on purpose rath
er than apostoloe as more effec
tive with Philemon and a more
touching occasion of pride as
Paul, writes with his manacled
right hand”—Robertson).
The word Oneslmns was a
cnmmon name among slaves. It
is formed from an old word
(gr.onesis) meaning to “profit’’
which from the verb (Gf.onleml)
meaning "to profit, to help.”
Hence Paul’s play (pun) on the
meaning of the name Onesiraus.
The one (Oneslmus) ■vi'ho by
name was supposed to be '‘use
ful,” but had becomo "useless,”
was now become “profitable’’:
"Onesimus, who was once un
profitable to thee, but now Is
profitable to thee and to me”
(v.lO). 'Wbea one becomes a new
creature in Christ Jesus there Is
a new order, a new relation
that manifests itself in all deal
ings with one another. This new
order leads us to fulfil our ob
ligations to one another, even
when the fulfillment is painful
in its demand.
Paul is pleading for Philemon
to receive Oneslmus back “no
longer as a servant, but more
than a servant, a brother be
loved” (V.16). That was some
thing new for Philemon to con
sider. He had not been accus
tomed to thinking of a slave as
“a brother”, and above all things
as a brother ’’beloved.’’ What a
shocking insinuation. It must
have been for wi4i. Abd yet.
tbiA i* exactly
XJim the mtiiri tif
»a« re^s %l*4to ^
brotberiiaod
>-Acoonti&t fo the Roman Ive
that -tottered elavery throui^-
eut the OBplie Oneelmue still be-
longed t() Philemon. F«al had »>
hVthoi4tf to alter that fhaae of
«he ’KohIe». jit taswa
province aa an ainhiiihdw ot
Christ and apostle of .^{Xulst^
brotherhood to-Insist thaiPhi^
mon reeeive hip mnavtl'•!##
^’back as a brothw ‘‘helo^,’’ ^
^(Nlgse he too whs now,'of the
hoiAahold of faith. Ilabl ev»n
goes sO far. as to. say; “If th^
thou coahteat me^a partner, re
ceive him as myself” (v.lT).
Patti coujd hardly have made his
case stronger.' He spoke the last
word: "Receive him as myself."
"Paul sends Oneslmus, the con
verted runaway slave, back to
his legal master, but sbo'ws that
he expects Philemon the Chris
tian to trekt Oneslmus as a bro
ther In Christ, not as a slave."
(Robertson). In the words of
Meyer: “In 'the flesh Philemon
had the brother for a slave; In
the Lord he had the slave for a
brother.”
Paul was speaking, of course,
for love’s sake—for love alone.
He could not force Philemon to
do anything apart from the con
straining power of Christ’s own
love. But Paul knew that the
love of Christ has a- constraining
power. He had felt it In his own
heart. It was the same love that
turned him right-about-face on
the Damascus road and changed
the whole cuhrent of bis life
forever. It was the love that
melted the heart of Zacchaeus
and gave him a new concept of
the stewardship of life.
The DcAth-KncIl of Human
Slavery
’I he words of Paul will remain
forever a stirring example oi the
forceful power o f Christian
brotherhood at work in a world
that sets small value upo-n hu
man beings. Paul went the sec
ond mile. He not only attempt
ed to bring about a reconcilia
tion on a Christian basis, he al
so offered himself to be used In
effecting it: ‘‘But if he hath
wronged thee at all, or oweth
thee aught, put that to mine ac
count; I Paul write it with mine
own hand, I will repay it: that
I say not unto thee that thou
owest to me even thine own self
besides” (v.l8f).
Words throb with life and
power v^en we who plead a
cause step oBk'In the vanguhrd
alhMrihrf ,qr; tha ■ imUtr
That ii why
'tHMiach hi
as he fhnwr' ht|
vhijiV Bla hUdod-hii . meeugik
He reeenra4 ■ nioiyhfaf tor
ell )h'' h«i^,df hie eauMi.
Fearless of hlame^
liti. he
pleaded Ote c»u|h'OAA'^inn% a
cd»»ok itaye,
Jhttei Ws^th»>?|flUi hhl
therhood tfi .to anKei...H^'
man hondage -la ali lak'da?
•we eaiubt say. One tWh* Vfft oo
hnoar hdwerar: ‘iliesa Fo?}(i8 of
Paul’s som^d the deafh-hl^lf of
human slavery . wbererei; h the
spirit of Christ la aUosta4> ifi
have its way. It has been'a long
and hard fight to break the
shackles of human bondage even
In cnirlstlen countries and there
are still millions of slaves In pa
gan and Mohammedan lS(ndB'
(Robertson). But. the day will
come, thank Qod, even In these
men "who are now In bondage wlii
far away lands, when Christian
conscience will .prevail, and when
be set free, even as they ^ve
been set free tfi America. *
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B«r.
_ ontlhue
B«n Lett Beshe^ aaft the '
meesHu^ he
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wlB J|e,^the topic to be
bX Hs^Johtt L. Wefie «t me p.
m. Jley. Woodiwir H, pfCN^lre
«ltt lead » disewRdiOQ m mpUlt;
doctrinei- Ait Baptist pastors ih|
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(Scientists hope one day to find
a drug that -will cure tuberculos
is. Medical Research on the di
sease Is supported by the Nation
al Tuberculosis Association from
Christmas Seal funds.
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