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the present city councilmen.
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larly in scattered sites in the
lign. The tax issue is running
major issues are the need for
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for the average
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city development, streets,
and a ward system of city
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THIS WEEK'S
GOD'S CALL ]
TO ETHICAL LIVING
Beginning Where You Are
Charles Glock and Rodney
Stark have published a significant
study of the attiudes of
churchmen in the United States
and the effectiveness of the
church as a force within contemporary
society. The church,
according to this study, is not
a major factor in molding the
value systems that hold society
together. It also suggests that
the church is not even successful
in communicating its values to
its own members. Here, in part,
is what Glock and Stark conclude:
"(A relevant factor), most
noticeably on the contemporary
scene, is the high value which
the church appears to place on
harmony and the avoidance of
conflict. Whenever choice is be
| tween maintaining harmony and
I taking a stand on an issue which
i would produce conflict, the
| church most often chooses har|
mony. This is seen in the way
: that local congregations are govi
erned as well as in situations
where the church has an opportunity
to inform (give form
or character to) the general
community .... Were the
church to insist upon strict obedience
to a set of norms, values,
and beliefs, it would probably
lose whatever power it now exercises
in larger society.
"Because of this dilemma,
it is unlikely that the church
could succeed in generating a
general commitment to its standards
even were it to make explicit
the behavioral and attitudinnl
implications of the faith.
Insofar as it has made its position
explicit on given issues,
its constituency has not widely
adopted its values, at least not
in situations where there are
conflicing secular norms. Witness.
for example, the relative
failure of the churches to foster
racially integrated congregations
though this is an issue on which
most major denominations have
j spoken out in unequivocal terms.
"That the church is being inl
formed by, more than it is informing,
the values of the larger
society is an indicator that
our society no longer appeals to
religious suprasocial authority
and its sanctioning system to
validate its norms. It is also a
-1? *1--* - " " "
i hikii mat organized religion is
i committed, implicitly at least,
| to maintaining the society as
j it is rather than to fostering its
regeneration along lines formu|
lated hv the church. . . .
"It is not being suggested that
the contemporary church can
not inform the lives of individuals
and exercise an influence
on society through them. Nor
can it be said that, within particular
minority religious movements,
suprasocial authority may
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still have precedence over other
forms of authority. Looking at
American society as a whole,
however, organized religion at
present is neither a prominent
witness to its own value system
nor a major focal point around
which ultimate commitments to
norms, values, and beliefs are
formed."
Do these conclusions seem
justified? Do churchmen tend to
express the values of the church?
Or are their attitudes identical
with those found in the culture
outside the church? How frequently
are the attitudes found
in the prophetic literature expresed
by churchmen?
Searching the Scriptures
The Scripture for this lesson
is Amos 5:4-15, 21-24; 9:7-9, 131
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io. ociecteu verses are printed
below.
Amos 5:10-15, 21-24
10 They hate him who reproves
in the gate, and they
abhor him who speaks the truth.
11 Therefore because you trample
upon the poor and take from
him exactions of wheat, you have
built houses of hewn stone, but
you shall not dwell in them;
you have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink
their wine. 12 For I know how
many arc your transgressions, i
and how great arc your sins? j
you who afflict the righteous,
who take a bribe, and turn aside \
the needy in the gate. 13 There-!
fore he who is prudent will keep j
silent in such a time; for it is an
evil time. 14 Seek good, and not!
evil, that you may live; and so'
the Lord, the God of hosts, will
be with you, as you have said. |
15 Hate evil, and love good, and j
establish justice in the gate;
it may be that the Lord, the'
God of hosts, will be gracious'
to the remnant of Joseph.
21 "I hate, I despise your |
feasts, and I take no delight in'
! your solemn assemblies. 22
I Even though you offer me your'
burnt offerings and cereal of? |
ferings, I will not accept them,
i and the peace offerings of your
fatted beasts I will not look upon.
23Take away from me the
noise ui your songs; To the melI
ody of your harps I will no*
! listen. 24 But let justice roll
! down like waters, and righteoust
ness like an ever - flowing
I stream."
' Amos 9:7-8b
7 "Axe you not like the Ethiopians
to me, O people of Israel?"
i says the Lord. "Did I not bring
up Israel from the land of
I Egypt, and the Philistines from
I Caphtor and the Syrians from
i Kir? 8 Behold, the eyes of the
' Lord God are upon the sinful
' kingdom, and 1 will destroy it
j from the surface of the ground."
I Memory Selection: Seek good,
and not evil, that you may live;
and so the Lord, the God of
hosts, will lie with you.
?Amos 5:14
FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1971
DOL LESS0Nr
Exploring the Questions
Were Amos' concerns purely
theological?
In a sense, the answer to this
question must be Yes, since
Amos always related his statements
to his understanding ot
God. At times, he spoke as if
God himself were speaking. But
the question must be stated differently.
Did Amos concern him,
self only with statements about
God, or theology, as opposed to
statements about the political
or the economic affairs of Israelite
society?
Did Amos forbid the people to
worship?
Amos seemes to have condemned
ail the sacred institutions
through which Israel had
traditionally given honor to God.
In Chapter 5:5 he spoke rather
harshly about major sanctuaries
in Israel and Judah. He seems
to have been threatening the
sacred places to which the people,
on prescribed occasions,
came to offer praise and gifts
to God.
In Chapter 5:21-24 Amos attacked
the regular festivals (or
"feasts") that were attended by
the members of Israelite society
Further, he attacked the major
types of sacrifices that were required
of individuals and the
community and the singing of
hymns that may have been associated
with the sacrifices. Does
this mean that the prophets rejectee'.
worship entirely? Did they
want nothing to do with sanctuaries,
festivals, or offerings?
Is there room for hope in
Amos' message?
T'ne words of Amos speak repeatedly
of condemnation and
coming disaster. From this book,
one gets the impression that disaster
had been long delayed but
would soon come. What place
can be found in this idea for
the promises in Chapter 9:1315V
Is there any place at all for
such hope?
Finding Help
With Your Questions
Were Amos' concerns purely
theological
The last verse of this complex
section of the Bok of Amos
(5:15) admonishes the people
to "establish justice in the gate."
In the cities of Israel and Judah,
tiie gate was usually a prominent
piece of architecture, design- I
cd to protect a weak point in a
city's defenses. In daily use the I
entrance through the walls had
to be easy to aproach. But durinc*
anomv K
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proach to a vulnerable spot was E
a disadvantge.
Many Israelite cities were pro- I
vided with impressive gatea by B
Solomon, Jeroboam I, and Ke- I
hoboam (approximately 8?1- I
901 B.C.). The gates that are I
assumed to have been built by I
Solomon were roughly 55 feetB
wide and 60 feet deep. TheseH
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