IPtoUH&tiKC
By J.D. 8HACKELTON
And as Jesus passed forth
fngn thence. He saw a man
named Matthew sitting at the
WfNpl of custom; and He
saith unto him. Follow Me.
And he aroae and followed
Him.? Matthew
Be ye therefore followers of
God, as dear
children? Ephesians S: 1.
Fallowing can be done in one
of two ways. We can imitate
like monkeys, attempting by
outyard action to reproduce
whgt we see; or we can
imitate as children. The first
kind of following is ludicrous
and artificial. The second kind
is delightful and natural.
Children follow the example
of their parents not only
because of what they see, but
because they have the nature
of ithe parents in them by
birth. That makes all the
| in the quality of
imitation. In order to
God, not as religious
i but as dear children,
(need His nature in us. We
must be born from above by
Hi* Spirit
Being born again is not the
goal o f believing the Gospel
any more than being born is
the object of physical life.
Neither are we only to think of
heaven as the reason for being
bofti from above. We are to be
bofti again for one reason only
? to make us delightful and
natural followers of our Lord.
Th? proof that I am born from
abjve is not in an experience I
had at a church altar, but
s fact that I am more and
m<fre like my Father in
heaven. Many of us plug
oupelves into a formula we
s about salvation and then
we are born again. But
Gofc's Book lays the axe to the
raft of the tree: "For as many
ire led by the Spirit of God,
thA are the sons of God."
(RamansS:14).
in
ha'
sat
fhose who hold Jesus to be
ony a great teacher say that
wanhould imitate His life and
tofching. But Jesus says we
cannot do it until we have His
lifd within us. The call of Jesus
is Ibe call for us to abandon
ou? former pursuit* and let.
Him replace the old life en
tirety with His life.
\fhen Matthew abandoned
his} tax table he did something
vety significant. For him,
folnwing Jesus was no mere
sentiment, no more change in
philosophy or religious
opinion. It was a radical
severing of the man from his
life's ambitions and the total
submission of his life to the
control of another. If Jesus
Christ is not God, then Mat
thew has lost all, for he held
nothing back.
Religion is the shallow and
mechanical imitation of the
outward forms of Godliness,
or what we think is Godliness.
This can vary from the
serenity and propriety of
"high church" worship to the
ignorant and restrictive
burdens of legalism. The
distinction between the two is
only cultural and totally
outside; inside they are
brothers.
If we are born again, the
Holy Spirit is making the rule
of Christ more and more
practical and effective in our
lives. Are we following Jesus
by letting Him have that
personal control of our daily
Will your
life insurance
pay the
mortgage?
Porfropa. But mora may not
M much Ml for your
tidily a living MptHN
Nationwide hfefl m rnorloaot
plan mat can holp pay off
a moiigago. M you dto. Colt
lives, or are we mere Sunday
School imitation! destined to
receive our portion with the
hypocrites?
The Jim Dandy Stakes at
Saratoga is named (or the mud
running 100-to-l shot who won
the 1930 Travers Stakes at that
trade.
Acne ? Most Common Of Skin Diseases
If you have acne, or If
you've ever had It, you're not
alone. Acne is (he moat
common akto disease people
get. While its occurrence is
most common during the teen
age years, it is not unusual for
the condition to show up in
adults and even children.
Acne is a disease of the
sebaceous glands and their
hair follicles or roots. These
are most common on the face
but are also found on the back,
cheat and upper arms.
Normally the glands
produce an oily aubaUnce
called sebum which rises to
the top of the hair folHce and
flows out onto the surface of
the skin. The purpose of this
oil is to keep the skin and the
hair from becoming dry and
brittle. The basic problem of
acne is that the pores through
which this sebum passes
become plugged, trapping the
material beneath the skin.
As this sebum builds up
under the skin surface the
blocked pore results in a
whitehead and later in a
blackhead as it becomes
mixed with bacteria and
pipnented skin cells.
Whiteheads and blackheads
are ?on-inflammatory That
is, white they are a cosmetic
nuisance they will generally
not cause substantial
scarring
In more serious cases of
acne this accumulated sebum
and bacteria, trapped beneath
the skin surface, ruptures into
the deeper layers of the skin
causing an inflammatory
response The result is a series
of red lesions which are tender
and sore. Worst of all. they
often heal slowly and leave
considerable scarring, both
physically and
psychologically.
It is important to note that
diet plays no role in the
treatment of acne. Too much
chocolate might give you a
couple of cavities and a few
extra pounds but it will not
cause you to have acne
Proper care and treatment
of acne involves careful at
tention to how you treat your
skin. Never pick, scratch or
squeeze whiteheads or
blackheads. To do so might
rupture the pimple and
transform it into an inflamed
and potentially scarring
lesion. For proper cleansing of
the skin there are a number of
commercial medications
available to aid in acne
treatment. As for makeup, oil
free cosmetics are recom
mended.
In many cases, mild forms
of acne will respond well to
these medications and there
will be no significant scarring
However, in more severe
cases where the disease does
not respond to these
preparations and where there
is evidence of scarring, a
dermatologist should be
consulted. A dermatologist is
a physician who specializes in
the care and treatment of skin
disorders.
While there are a number of
medications a physician can
prescribe for acne, it is im
portant to treat this condition
early.