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VACATION TRIPS
Vacation time is approaching for school teachers, stu
dents and quite a few industrial workers. They are mak
ing preparations to go on a geographical trip. These trips
are planned to gain first hand information of what is go
ing on in other states and countries. Many go on trips to
increase their vocabularies and knowledge, especially
teachers who are in the field of science, economics and
history. They have a lot to bring back to the classroom
students about what they observed in other states and
countries. Of course, as to the teachers, many will have to
continue teaching on the college level. Some just go away
for a rest.
Now as to the students in most cases, they spend part
of the summer season away with their relatives, usually
with their grandparents.
Some of the grandparents still live in small towns in
rural areas or small farms. Time has changed to such an
extent that one cannot tell the living conditions in the
rural areas from that of the city.
Just about all means of industry is done by electricity
and machinery, even milking cows. Therefore, the children
do not have an much to tell as our foreparents did during
the wagon, horse and buggy and oxen era. There are a few
saw mills for timber. All of the trees are sawed down by
a machine and carried to the mills by trucks. All of the
cultivating of plants is done by machinery- There is a little
change which the students can tell when they return from
their vacations as to what they observed onjj^pir trips.
We are not prepared to name all of the industry
changes since our forefather's day. Transportation on va
cation, particularly for going abroad is by airplanes. One
may get to some of the foreign countries as quick as one
can travel through two states in any make of automobile.
For example, a person starting from the Greensboro Air
port to Atlanta, Georgia, and a person boarding a jet
plane to Paris, France, may reach their destinations about
the same time.
First Aid ? It matters not if you are goL-e on a vaca
tion or if you spend your vacation at home, be aware of
how to protect yourself from any misfortunate injury or
illness.
When traveling, by all means, take your first aid kits
with you and your supply of medicine prescribed by your
physician. Be very careful of who you make friends with
and places they invite you to go to for a good time.
In traveling in an automobile, be sure to take a rest
and have some type of refreshments every 100 miles. There
are resting centers on every highway. Take advantage of
them when needed. There are even rest rooms on buses.
Have a check-up with your doctor before taking a trip.
When going to a convention or large gathering for a
day, stop at one of these resting centers on the highway
and change your clothes and refresh yourself a few miles
from your destination, so when you arrive, you can avoid
the crowds using the facilities, which in many cases are
unsanitary. In going on a vacation in your own car, be
sure you have it checked by a well-trained mechanic. Start
on your journey in time. Give yourself one hour for every
50 miles and gauge your speed in proportion to the num
ber of miles you are traveling. Study the road map thor
oughly and always travel on the main highway if you are
going on a long journey.
Before starting, consider 24 hours for packing your
belongings, so you won't leave anything needed and also
give yourself the same length of time for packing for
your return. Try to return on the same highway you went
on if you were successful on your trip going.
DRIVE SANELY
/
This Weed's Sunday School Lesson
THE CHURCH LIVES BY
THE BIBLE
What la Our Concern?
"Mr. Jones, that's a fine gar
den you and the Lord have
made."
"You should have seen it
when the Lord had it by him
self."
Both parts of this conversa
tion are half-truths. Gardens
are made both by the labor of
men and by the gift of God.
The Lord won't keep the weeds
out of a garden, but Mr. Jones
would have some problems pro
ducing rain or creating the flow- j
ers he plants in his garden.
Half-truths always confront us
with a question of priorities. In
garden making, whose work is
of primary significance? Jones's
or God's?
Similarly, > our lesson title
states one part of a larger truth;
and we can understand the part
only in relation to the whole. In
one sense the church draws its
life from the Scripture. In
another it does not. Thus we are
faced with the basic question,
By what does the church live?
We can give no single answer.
The church lives by many
things. Thus the matter becomes
one of priority. What is the
order of importance of the
things by which the chufch
; lives? How does the Bible fit
into this system of priorities?
"Man does not live by bread
alone" (Deuteronomy 8:3) ? But
he will not last long without it
Can we say that the Bible is the
bread of the church ? of which
Christ is the life?
Before Yon Bead the |
Scripture i
This is the fist of three lea
sons in a unit on "The Signifi
cance of the Bible for Faith."
I Timothy 4:11-16. This letter
seems to belong to a time later
than that of Paul. The letter
implies a more definitely struc
tured church organization than
existed in Paul's day. The prob
lems discussed were crucial for
the second - century church.
Moreover, the language used U
much different from that in
letters we know to be Paul's.
For reasons such u these,
most scholars believe that this
letter was written by a succes
sor of Paul who was concerned
to help the church of his day
remain true to the faith Paul
had taught He was writing to
young men who worked under
his authority much as Timothy
had worked under Paul. There
fore he wrote under Paul's
name to convey to the "Timo
thys" of his own day the warn
ings and instructions he felt
Paul would have given then.
First Timothy was written
primarily to combat the influ
ence of false teachers. The writ
er lashed out against their lies,
deceit, and hypocrisy. (4:1-10)
He then contrasted their attitude
with the kind of ministry ha
expected from "Timothy" (Ver
ses 11-16)
Verse 14 refers to the cere
mony of the laying on of hands,
an ancient symbol for the giv
ing of a spiritual gift (Deuter
onomy 34:9) The gift of teaching
and ministry, which this ritual
symbolized, was on no account
to be neglected or debased.
(Verses 14-18)
Epheslans 8:7-10. The author
of Ephesians considered bis
ministry a gift of God's outgo
ing, saving love. (3:7) The
"saints" of verse 8 were not
persons of unusual piety or
miracle-working power. They
were those who had experienced
God's saving grace. "Saint"
therefore means 4 member of
the church."
"The mystery" and "wisdom
of God" (verses 9-10) are tech
nical terms referring to the
meaning of history and human
experience. The divine plan,
governing the movement of his
tory, was that Jews and non
Jews should be united in fel
lowship with the same God and,
therefore, in brotherhood with
one another. (2:11-22) The ac
complishment of this goal was
"the eternal purpose" of God ?
now coming to realization in
Jesus Christ. (3:11)
The ancient world believed in
the existence of mysterious
super-human forces ? "the
.principalities and powers" ?
hostile to God. These beings
were in control of the present
evil age. (Compare Romans 8:
38; Ephesians 6:12.) The good
news that mankind was becom
ing one in Christ put these ma
lignant powers on notice that
their domination over men
would soon be finally broken.
(Colossians 2:15)
Colossians 3:16. "The word of
Christ" is not the Scripture of
the New Testament but the liv
ing power of Christ proclaimed
in the preaching of the church.
The verse does not refer to the
memorizing of Scripture. It
prays that Christ's spirit will
' find a home in the hearts of the
| congregation.
! The coming of the word of
| Christ has two results. First, It
| produces mutual concern and
'brotherly interaction among
those who share it. Second, it
creates a profound sense of joy
and thankfulness which expres
ses itself in song. The "psalms"
are from the Old Testament.
The "hymns" may be poetic
compositions such as Luke 1:46
55. "Spiritual songs" composed
spontaneouly by gifted persons
during worship.
These passages refer to the
Scriptures only In f? if at
all (See also the Psalms pas
sages for this lesson.) This fact
suggests that it is not the Bible
by which the church lives, but
the creative power of God and
the living presence of Christ
The life of the church is the
grace of God.
What the Scripture Says
The Scripture for today is 2
Kings 22:3 through 23-25;
Psalms 118:26-29; 130; Ephes
ians 3:7-10; Colossians 3:18; 1
Timothy 4:11-18. Selected verses
are printed below. See Home
Bible Study suggestions in the
back of the quarterly.
I Timothy 4:11-18
11 Command and teach these
things. 12 Let no one despise
your youth, but set the believers
an example, in speech and con
duct, in love, in faith, in purity.
13 Till I come, attend to the
public reading of scripture, to
preaching, to teaching. 14 Do
not neglect the gift you hav?,
which was given you by pro
phetic utterance whan the el
ders laid their hands upon you.
IB Practice these duties, devote
yourself to them, so that all
may see your progress. 16 Take
heed to yourself and to your
teaching; hold to that, for by
so doing you will save both
yourself and your hearers.
Ephesians 3:7-10
7 Of this gospel I was made
a minister according to the gift
of God's grace which was given
me by the working of his pow
er. 8 To me, though I am the
very least of all the saints, this
grace was given, to preach to
the Gentiles the unsearchable
riches of Christ, 9 and to make
all men see what is the plan of
the mystery hidden fcr ages fax
God who created all things; 10
that through the church the
manifold wisdom of God might
now be made known to the
principalities and powers in the
heavenly places.
Colossians 3:16
18 Let the word of Christ
dwell in you richly, as you teach
and admonish one another in all
wisdom, and as you sing psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs
with thankfulness In your hearts
to God.
Memory Selection:
Let the word of Christ dwell
n you richly, as you teach and
admonish one another in all
wisdom, and you sing psalma
and hymns and spiritual songs
with thankfulness in your hearts
to God.
? Colossians 3:18
How We Understand
The Scripture
m myOUng Pastor to whom
jttwt Timothy was addressed
had to combat dangerous errors
to the church at Ephesus. <13)
His leadership brought him un
der attack and hostility. He ex
perienced the discouragement
and sense of failure that such
treatment always creates. First
Timothy 4:11-16 advises the
harassed youth to cope with his
situation at three levels.
?0n,t me?t hostility with
hostility. His every word and
action ought to be an example
of love at work They should
exemplify and express his faith.
(Verse 12)
2. Do your job. His Job was
to read and explain the Scrip
^res to tbe congregation, to
preach, and to teach. (Verse 18)
He should get on with the
This might not silence his op
ponents, but it would discharge
his responsibility.
3. Be true to the gift God gave
you. God had given "Timothy
a 1 new life and the task of mln
in the church. Regard
lew of opposition, he was never
to deny his gift or let It lie un
iOT gift was his life.
I (Verse 14)
God*. Ottt
The author of Epheaians 3:7
10 also concentrated on the gift
God had given him and the
world in Jesus Christ. The foe
pel of which he was the servant
or minister (verse 7) was not
words in a book but union with
the living Christ. (Oalatiaas 2:
20) By It be lived; by it the
church lived; and by it mankind
would eventually find its true
life.
Precisely the same point is
made in Colossians 3:10. The
word of Christ is an experience,
not a document It livee in tbe
congregation. It does not rest
between tbe covers of a book
on the pulpit
We find a similar idea in 1