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THE FUTURE J. F. JOHNSON MISS EMMA P. JOHNSON L. A. WISE OUTLOOK Editor & Publisher News Reporter ? Staff Photographer Make all checks payable to and mail to: THE FUTURE OUTLOOK P. O. BOX 20331? GREENSBORO, N. C. 27420 PHONE 273-1758 Second Class Postage Paid at Greensboro, N. C. 10c Par Copy Published Weekly $6.00 Per Year CHILDREN'S DAY ^55=^ ?Ss gwir children topHrtSfp,^1^ J [J""?1? WWMions for &5?S^^jsSS wttrthJ"1 % '?S??rrvft"S ??? with the youth on Children^ iw-' .?millea should sharp tfPST V"' ?Kd li^e'the Sh?""' ??"i? IS^SfeSpsSS ^w? -Mruis, fc^gfer?te SSctt3^3f r FATHER'S DAY ther's Day is the setti?? ? - . s^rSt?S-h!ff^ own father, who had succensfnrL uita,ble tribute to her iren after the death of thpi5 ^yIeared a ^mily of chil Conrad Bluhm, prSdVnt of She wrote to proposing: that the third <*??,! Ministerial Association' honoring fathers .bE^SEST fn June *? ?* aSS? tor and the first celebration ofT? 2" apPro??d the JropoSj Washington in June, 1910 7 Was he,d in Spokane, hono^tK hvta/fa^?rWMd to wear a rose in dead. g ather> and white rose if the fatherw? Ktee^apS SffSSfe $d D<>t 8pread ,aS Ad^s^Sr^edbit^Myin/^^'tt^,"*^^ Jane This Weed's Sunday School Lesson 2. THE UNITY OF THE BIBLE What Is Our Concern? A cartoon in a series appro Bear ?tWed "Grin an<* Bear It, shows a husband and wile standing back to back with' dueling pistols held aloft The husband, cocking an eye over' his shoulder, gays, ??i ho you re satisfied, Adele. . it was your idea to consult .'mar riage counselor." Many Christians believe that anH Mamtge b?lween the Old and New Testaments has brok en*^", and they see a duel either in the offing or under way. It is a stand-up fight bt rs^rr ?*?? of? LJUdgment and a God ?* ?Vf. ney that in thin lose OW Testament will The mistake made in many ?"lage* * that of confusing unity and uniformity. Husband and wife should be "one flesh" (Genesis 2:24), but this term thTn"0' mean that they should think and talk alike and prefer the same things. They can dif er m these respects and yet ind a real unity of purpose and mutual regard. Our concern in this session is to see that differences of view Point between the Testaments do not mean that no valid mar jnage exists between them. What * the unity underlying the manifest differences between the Testaments? Before Yon Bead the Scripture Ancient Semitic peoples be lieved that the ftart-bom of man and beasi (Exodus 13:11 and the first fruits of the ?ound (23:19a) belonged to God. In keeping with this prin ciple the Israelite farmer of fered the first sheaf of grain ??m his fields in token of God s ownership of the soil and the crop. His offering also ex Pressed thanksgiving for the harvest God's goodness had provided. Deuteronomy 26:5-9 gives part of the words that mere spoken before the Temple at the offering of first fruits. IitUal recitea the saving deeds done by God for his People^ It summarizes the his tory of Israel from the time of Jacob until the entrance into Canaan. It also emphasizes the two crowning examples of 0?2" care for his people -the deliverance from Egyp. tian slavery (verses <MJ) and the gift of the land (verse 9). 5>ThonIfn?, "Ar*mean" (ver?e 5) originally referred to a member of one of. various Se mitic groups living in the are. ?miSyri? and ?PPer Mesopo .. " Thia verse recognizes Oiat Israel's ancestors were part tH. wandering Semitic tribes. (Compare Ezekiel l#:3.) | They had no identity as a sepa rate people until the Lord made them a nation. God's Savins Acta On his first missionary jour ney Paul and his companions visited Antioch in Pisidia. On the Sabbath they went to tha local synagogue and were asked to speak. (Acts 13:13-16) This address is given as a typical example of Paul's preaching to Jewish audiences. The speech first recites God's saving acts, much like Deute ronomy 26:5-9. (Acts 13:l6b-22) After an interlude on John the Baptist (verses 24-25), this speech portrays Jesus, crucified and raised from the dead, as the promised Messiah of the line of David (verses 26-41). The passage revolves around verse 23, where the ancient promise to David is applied to Jesus. A Savior Devout Jews looked for a political savior. Paul revealed to them a Savior who brought deliverance, not from human oppressors, but from themselves by "forgiveness of sins." (Verse 38) The Jews pictured the Mes I siah as a miltary hero. They had no place in their thought for a dead Messiah, much less one executed by the hated Ro mans. Hence, Jesus' crucifixion caused consternation among his disciples, and his resurrection led at first to confusion and uncertainty rather than faith. Luke 24:13-27 deals with this situation of doubt and uncer tainty. The two who walked with Jesus on the road to Bmt maus reflected the prevailing mood of despair. "We had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel." Jesus' death seemed to violate the Old Tes tament concept of the Messiah. (See Isaiah 9:2-7; 11.) But Jesus showed them that the suffering and death of the Messiah were necessary to fulfill the promises of the Scripture. (Luke 24:25 27) The kings of ancient Israel were anointed with oil at their coronation. Messiah means "an ointed one" ? therefore "king approved by God." The Greek equivalent of ths Hebrew word is ohris tos (in English, "Christ"). What the Scripture Says The Scripture for today is Genesis 12:1-7; Deuteronomy 26:5-9; Joshua 24:2-8; Luke 24: 25-27; Acts 13:16-33. Selected verses are printed below. See Home Bible Study suggestions in the back of the quarterly. Deuteronomy 26:5-9 5 "And you shall make re sponse before the Lord your God, 'A wandering Aramean was my father; and he went families believe that the father contributes most and gives more time to his boys than girls. On the other hand, some fathers consider the love and affection of his child, when the child achieves recognition from society, civic organiza tions, and churches, especially when he hasn't done his duty in bringing love and affection toward the child in the home and in helping to rear him. A father usually thinks of his child when some misfortune happens, especially when they violate a criminal law or bring some mortal shame on the family, but a real father loves his child at all times, regardless of achievement or misfortune. Again we urge that you make "Ole Dad" happy Sunday, June 15, with some type of gift, or visit him or send a card, showing what your dad means to you. Let's make dad happy and let him know he is the "hero" of your family. down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. 6 And the Egyptians treated us harsh ly, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage. 7 Then we cried to the Lord the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice, and saw our affliction, our toil, and our op pression; 8 and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an out stretched arm, with great terror, with signs and wonders; 9 and he brought us into this place and gave us this land a land flowing with milk and honey*." Acta 13:17, 23 17 "The God of this people Israel chose our fathers made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with uplifted arm he led them out of it. ... 23 Of this man's posterity God hu brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised." Luke 24:25-27 25 And he said to them, "O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" 27 And begin ning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. Memory Selection: Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. ? Matthew 5:17 How We Understand The Scripture All Israelite religious thought grew out of reflection on the events of the Exodus. From them Israel learned the mean ing of the grace of God. The Israelites had been slaves in Egypt, and the Lorjl had saved them from bondage. In spite of their rebellion in the wilderness God had brought them into a land of their own. Along the way he had entered into a binding agreemest or covenant with them. Funda mentally, the terms of the cove nant were, "I . . . will be your God, and you shall be my people." (Leviticus 26:12) Thus Israel learned that the Lord was a God of saving lov^ whose power was used on be half of the helpless and op pressed. They learned, also, that their God entered into a permanent relationship with his people ? sealed on his side by loving care and guidance on theirs by love and obedience. The Exodua The events of the Exodus dominated Israelite worship, education, and outlook toward the future. When the people assembled for worship, they joined in reciting God's saving acts. (See Joshua 24; Deuteron omy 26:5-9; Psalms 78; 106; 106.) When a child asked the meaning of Israel's laws and customs, he was told the story of the Exodus. (Deuteronomy 6:20-23; Joshua 4:6) When the prophets saw the people of God sunk in corrup tion and disobedience, they clung to the hope that God would again redeem his stricken nation. (Hosea 11:8-9) In tha
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