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SCRIPTURE: 1 John 48; Q John;
Acts 4:1-13. ' '
DEVOTIONAL READING: v Romans
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Proof of a Christian
Leuon for November 30, 1941
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Dr. Newton
OPEN, your Bible to I John 4 8;
, Second John; and Acts 4:1-13.
and you - will ;' have the Scripture
background for Sunday's lesson. Add
to the above passages Romans 8: .
. 1-11. as devotional reading, and you
:,wiU be thinking of the unimpeacb
' able proofs of a Christian.
Two men are brought before us a a
examples of Christian disclpleship
Peter and John had
been preaching
Christ to the people
in . .Jerusalem, and
they were arrested
and brought before
the Sanhedrinv The
rulers and priests
scolded them, ask
ing by what power
or name they had
done this. Peter,
ailed with the Holy
Ghost, answered
them:
"Be It known unto you all, and to
' all the people of Israel, that by the
nam of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
" whom ye crucified, whom - God
I raised from the dead, even by him
: doth this man stand here before you
whole. ,-. . Neither is there salvation
i in any other; for there is none other
name under heaven given among
men, whereby we must be saved."
And then follows the verse that re
veals the proof that these humble
fishermen were really Christians:
"Now when they saw the boldness
of Peter and John, and perceived
that they were unlearned and igno
rant men, they marvelled; and they
'took knowledge of them, that they
- had been with Jesus."
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Thi Lord 1$ My Helper
IN HEBREWS 13:6, we find this
revealing statement: "The Lord
" la my helper; I will not (ear.'.' .
The more" we study the words
; of John in Sunday! lesson words
- that remind as again and again'
that God la love, that we lave him
because he first loved us, that
when we love him we are made
strong In serving him, the clearer ;
...we come to understand the Inci
dent In Acta 4:1-13, when Peter
and John stood boldly before the
Baahedrm, impressing the court
with the fact that they had been
They were not afraid because they
were conscious of the presence and
power of God. The Psalmist put it
sublimely when he safd, "The Lord
is my Shepherd, I shall not want"
When W Walk With God
THE incontestable proof of a
Christian is the manner of life
he reveals when he walks with God.
"And this Is love, that we walk
after bis commandments. This la
the commandment, that, as ye have
beard from the beginning, ye should
walk in it." II John 6. When we
walk with God. In the light of -hie
word,' what a glory he sheds on our
wayl
A group of men sat in the Univer
sity Club In Boston, discussing reli
gion: Someone asked Professor Wil
liam James to define Christianity.
'1 will not attempt a definition of
Christianity, but I can give you an
Illustration." r y f;- :
And he pointed to Phillips Brooks.
There was no argument, Phillips
Brooks was proof positive that
Christianity is something vital and
practical and real and effective in
everyday life.
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Who It a Christian?
E COME now to the question
which always amerces when
we think, along this line. Who is a
Christian? Look now at I John 4:
18-21. I quote some of these reveal
ing words: , ,.: ,., ; v :''
. "Whosoever shall confess that
.Jeans Is the Son of God, God
dwelleth la him, and be In God.
'And we have known and believed
the leva that God hath to us. God --
Is love; and he that dwelleth In
love, dwelleth In God, and God in
him."
We are not certified as Christians
by any man-made creed, nor by any
ritual or ceremony. We are certified
as Christians by the direct access
which every soul may have with
God, through Jesus Christ our Great
High Priest forever. :
:: Church membership does not.
make us Christians. Baptism' does
not make us Christians.
''. Anyone may become a Chris
: tian, provided he or she is willing
to confess their otter lost estate
and, repenting of sin, believe en
the Lord Jesus Christ aa Saviour
and Redeemer: Christ Is the Au
thor snd the finisher of oar salva
tion. Ther,e Is none other name
under heaven given among men
" whereby i we mast be saved.
"Whosoever will may come."
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(Copyrgbt' by tht InttrnMtiontl Council
of Relit lous - tductiio on bebtlt ol 40
Protestant denominationm. JMmmo' by
WHU Wntmn )
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. Sixtv- one carloads of North Car-ollna-prown
snap beans are provi
ding enrichment for school lunces
and the menus for State Institu
tions in a dozen states.
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture has announced that the
Commodity Credit Corporation will
buy rice on a competitive bid basis
to meet export requirements. "
. World corn production i. 1947
48 is forecast at about 4.8 billion
bushels.
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