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.''Castay LQYAL PHILLIPS
V For the twenty-second year
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v :tjtm first. Christmai was the
' fulSllment of : the greatest
'' ttenia promise ever made.
v For centuries the prophets of
y eld had predicted the coming of
-""a -Redeemer. .
-' The prophet Balaam pointed
to the star which would identify
the Messiah. Micah named the
; Ytitejfr to be hallowed by His
arrival and Isaiah predicted His
' miraculous birth and foretold
Hisnsme, However, 2,000 years
prior toV the fabled event, the
patriarch. Jacob had told his
, sons aoout ine coming ot unnsi.
. ' The faith of the devout few
: becam' certainty and the
prophetic . became the actual
.when-the divine promise was
fulfilled 6n Christmas night,
1000 years ago.
According to prophecy, He
as born into a humble en-
' vwonmeni and was accepted by
.only those who through divine
-vision : were able to com
There was no room for Him in
the ma because there was no
" place-for a Prince of Peace in
the, hearts and plans of those
' who needed Him most.
, Only the shepherds of the
judean hills and the wise men of
the Went were prepared to
accept Him.- .
' i Otherwise,' His lowly con
v temporaries, scorned Him and
hs- world's rulers tried to
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destroy Him.
Modern festivities generally
glamorize the birth in the
Jmanger as being beautiful, We
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cowr line scene wun . peaceiui
animals, adoring shepherds.
and kingly Magi with perfumed
gifts
But the real nativity was
touching and glorious only to
those who beheld it through the
eyes of hope
The great rolling chords from
the heavenly host were heard by
only those whose ears were
attuned by faith. -
There were no news media to
report to the world the glad
tidings: "Unto You A Savior is
born"
Enshrouded in spiritual and
intellectual gloom, men had lost
hope for a better life. Leaders
and followers alike were
motivated by greed, intolerance
and lust. .
The world was subdued by
skepticism, men matured
without worthwhile objectives -and
became flotsom and jetsom
in a life of futilism.
However, despite King
Herod's brutal efforts to
murder the Christ child, the
message of Christmas still got
through.
After a sojourn in Egypt
where His parents had hidden
Him to avoid slaughter by
Herod's legions, the Bethlehem
Babe returned to His home
village of Nazareth, where He
matured into the only perfect
man in all history.
He taught compassion and
integrity and spoke out against
the exploitation of the poor. He
opposed ritualistc religion,
which had become a device of
the rich, and he publicly
recognized the rights of women.
A nonconformist and a heretic
in His times, He exemplified
tolerance, justice and love for
all people regardless of race,
religion or sex.
His strange doctrine came
like a lightning bolt on a dark
night and today, after twenty
turbulent centuries, remains
the only beacon which can lead
mankind to peace.
Again, we pause to com
memorate the birth of a Spirit
who suffered persecution and
crucifixion to demonstrate a
greater love than mortal man
can conceive.
The gift of a Son at Bethlehem
still reminds us that sacrifice is
not obsolete and that brotherly
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Exit December
The last half of December
brings us winter, at 7:24 in the
morning on the 22nd,, the
shortest davs and tensest niffhts
of the year, Christmas Eve,
uiristmas and New Years Eve,
among other memorable dates;
The anniversary of the Battle
of Trenton falls on the 26th,
dating from 1776. It was tho
turning noint of the Rev-
volutlon;. Washington gathered
jus men together. .Christmas
night, secretly ferried ritam
across the Delaware: River.at
Taylorsville and surprised; a
British force of some 1300 men
(mainly Hessians) 'on the
morning of the 26th,: reaching
picket lines just outside Trenton
before his force was. dis
covered. . -
Woodrow.' Wilson' Mth'I
President 'and ; son .'-of '
Presbyterian clergyman,- wa
born at Staunton, Virginia, -pn
the 28th in 1856. (South Carolina;
in 1928 made the anniversary a ''
holiday, which few still ob
serve) -
Andrew, Johnson, v nth
President, was born on the 29th. .
in 1808. at Raletah. North
love is the cardinal precept for ,
human behavior
Today . the Spirit of love
speaks to us across . twenty,
centuries ; to ; proclaim
humanitarianism as the sacred
obligation of all men and
nations. , '"
Christmas should be a dav of .
reverent cratitude and neither '
gifts nor tinsel should detract '
from our commemoration of the' '
birth of a Savior. - .
Our music should continue to
sneak to all of the mafic nd ,
love of Christmas. Our carols
remain the world's most Joved : .
music as they strike a chord of ,
joy within the hearts of young
and old. -
The Rifts of infinite value are '
those which exoress kindness. . .
tolerance and compassion; '
There can be no real love
without giving
It is our hope that the true
spirit of this Christmas season
its joy, its hope and its childlike
faith may abide with you.
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Carolina, but moved' to Ten-
Though, he was ..'the only';
President "Congress tried:-to
impeach, historians ke.vt" been
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vindictive effort to impeeeb him .
failed, in 1868, by one vote. By
that slender margin the '
presidential power and'arnvof
American government w
saved fromestivcUoBv'v"
Johnson, who had succeeded 11
like-' Lincoln, that the -Southern
States had new left the Union. ;
thereby Tfiakinff it easier or
Ihem to resMroe theirrfprmer
roles. But, as Tennessean, he
was suspect and many of! his
vetoes 'Were overriddan' b,a
4ciuriuu; vincuciive vongreas.
By MARION SWINDELL
' The story " Is told of the
great Dutch artist who,wu
cmnMlssioned - to naint .the
portwit Tof a jbinous man xf
- After weeks of . work' tka
artist completed the painting.
u wu eeautuuuy executed.
Wonderful iBvdetalHribraQt
in color. ' , -
Id the -foreground of the
picture the artist had painted
some tuUDS.'The flowers im
so beautiful and iwlotfuJ that
those who viewed the painting
never saw tha nortnlt nf thm
subiect-thev could not take
their eyes beyond the tulips.
. somenmes we an tend to
ma (or in minora. In doimr so
we place Importance on trivial
matters and fail to see the en
tire picture. It is difficult la
many instances to see bovond
the tulipe.,'
OUR THOUGHT. TO RE.
MEMBER: Those who look
beyond small things-see mora
oi ine world.
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Romans Mark Luke . Luke
2, 10-16 8, 34-38 2, 8-20 2, 8-20
VICTORY OVER TEMPTATION j
International Sunday School Lesson for December 86, 1971
; LESSON TEXTiLuke 3:15-0; 4:1-15.
Continuing out studies In the Book of Luke, our lesson aim
for today is to aid In clearer understanding of how, by
identifying Himself with mankind, Christ fulfilled His
mission as Redeemer. I
; Christ the Deity, and Christ the Man.. ior our (lakes, what
a happy combination! Exalted. He Carried within Himself
the ability to cleanse us of our sins-t as a nian, He un
derstood our hopes and joys, our despairs, our temptations,
and our weaknesses!. His mercy was never withheld from us,
mr His eompassim or foiglveness.
John the Baptist, forerunner of Christ and ardent disciple,
gloriously climaxed his witnessing iq the single act of bap
asm of Christ. .',..'" t j.1
The significance of baptism familiar to aU; jimmersion
in water ( the cleansing agent) signifies the end of the old life
and the putting away of acknowledged sin. But Christ's
baptism had a special significance aU its own. Sinless
Himself, He still had a mission to accomplish which would
require Him to take the sins of mankind upon Hie shoulders,
presenting Himself to God as man's advocate. Ttat Christ's
act of announced dedication to His appointed task, and His
complete Identification with mankind, was fully acceptable
In God's eyes, is made clear Jn the descent of the Holy Spirit '
and of the voice from heaven upon completion of the rite, -
Immediatsly following Christ's haptJam, iKi was,, sub
jected to a number of temptations hy the davllThese were
stoutly resisted, and Christ remained' wiMJOut in J3s In
volvement with the spiritual well4eir4 of mankind, despite
the knowledge of the awful prke that would be damanded of
Urn on Calvary,' for outwelied coocerB for, Cjnself.
Unfortunately, when the devil tempts the mortal man, ho
meets with mor success than he should., Efelng mere
humans, we too often permit the worldly Interests to crowd
our spiritual instincts for good, and we ignore completely the
fact that physical things often threaten the fulfillment of
God's purpose for us. Christ's greatest victor (and our
greatest gain) was His unflinching commitment o( Himself to
our reoempuoni
We must continually foster our spiritual resources If we
are to remain steadfast against temptation and UVe our Uvea
as useful Christians. To be successful la our almost dally
fight against "Satan, our lives must be sincerely commlttod
to Christ. For it is only the strength of our Christian con
victions that will enable us to face each day unafraid, freight
with spiritual hasards as Hit so often Is. We cannot outwit
Satan...we must stay constantly on our guard, ,
- Even a richt rslatfax? with C-i does not exempt
us from temptation, any mora t.un It C4 Christ. But the
Bible win be our staff , and o-j wI!ow$r our foundation for a
Christ-oriented r.. l maturity Is a eal
commodity in C'-isusn; C J h;i t 'Jlzi fcf grsce, but
we ourselves mrt ke r.C,re:;:r;Ja fx our personal
ideals and tefea" h :v, :
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