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HUMAN BARRIERS
MARCH 31, D74
LESSON TEXT :
Act! 1:4 4.
The Lord works in wondrous
ways His miracles to per
form! In our lesson for today
we see persecution turning the
believers into religious
refugees.. .thus carrying the
gospel far and wide! Needless
to say the purpose of those
who sought to stifle the
Christian movement was
foiled completely by this
somewhat ironic turn of
events!
What were the barriers
erected against the spread of
Christianity in Biblical
history? Prejudice was one;
superstition another;
ignorance yet another. And
what about greed?
What human barriers are
often erected against the
Christian movement today
a day when modern
technology has overcome
many dread diseases, has put
a man on the moon, and is
currently charting the
unknown wonders of space
(that same space created by
God)? Are they not the same
as those in the days of the
early Christian churches?
A barrier of prejudice:
Witness the bitterness and the
contempt that existed between
the Jews and the Samaritans!
Are we not today subject to
prejudices which erect a
barrier between races, bet
ween religions, between
ourselves and God?
A barrier of superstition:
Are we not "reverting" in
stead of progressing? Con
siderable attention is being
given these days, in our
newspapers, our books, our
TV fare, to Satanism,
"possession," etc., etc. And it
must be noted that more at
tention is being paid to
astrology, also!
A barrier of greed: Too
many people today subscribe
to Simon's view thatr thtf
acceptance of the Lord can
bought Not so It has
earned... One's heart has, in
the words of Peter, to be right
in the sight of God!
A barrier of ignorance: How
many of us today, who sub
scribe to the Christian
religion, remain ignorant of
the true facts of Christianity?
Too often our viewpoint is
colored by our envirnotnent,
by remarks assimilated from
family members who belong
to a different generation, and
therefore nurture a different
viewpoint!
Man has progressed in
technology, in medicine, in
knowledge of all forms. But
the soul must progress with
the brain if Christianity is to
spread. If it is truly to "come
into it's own."
Perhaps, in a world wherej
headlines all too often
proclaim events of calamity;
today, this spirit of "over-;
coming" is a necessary salve,
for our wounds. Our spirit
need to be stiffened and
strengthened, that we may -
by our sometimes even
mediocre existence bring a
little joy to the world, a little
faith, little resolve that v, 0
things win not always be this ; ; ' I
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If we will bat resolve, in- ,
. dividually, to educate our- -
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scivca w in wwer view, u
understanding attitude, the lot
of the world will be Just that
much improved. D we, in- .
' dividually, will put aside out
. self-seeking inclinations and
devote ourselves to the
common good, surely our :
: nation most prosper In the
eyes of the Lord! And if we
will but apply ourselves to -,
service to our fellow men, no
- matter what color or creed, or
' nationality, surely the wsy
will be cleared for Chri l s
work in the wor'.d a i
surely will He rej-.-ice in 1 '
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