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TWO THE FUTU J. F. JOHNSON MISS EMMA P. JOHN MISS GAIL WEEKES L. A. WISE Make all checks THE FUTI P. O. Box 20831 ? G PHOh Second Class Postagi 10c Per Copy PnblisI ^ijanfesn Thanksgiving Day of the day of November 24, 1 land Colonists, is a day to i doubt by the English Hari vals held to celebrate the pletion of the harvest se? The first American ' the Plymouth Colony, Nov bration of the fine harve year. So along with the gTeat feast and gave tha. tradition with the people a land. After the Revolution states down over the west, Up to the Civil War, the i( slowly throughout the soi bound in English customs To foster the celebrat issued Thanksgiving procl set the precedent for the the nation in 1863, usinj Thursday in November. Though the actual n the United States, mentic tion is made in the Bible i grims were rendering cele in the temple. As they j played sacred anthems 01 Thanksgiving religious ir are depicted in the 150th In the first Americai not the jubilancy of the a ness that lives had been sj ships flourishing, and fr here perhaps the idea of food and inviting friends ed. Necessity made hunt that time and the same c< tion. Through the years i them strayed from the re favor of the more glamor such as football games, p dulgence of the body in fi drink, so that this day ori ing to God is begun and ei God, even to the extetit o: person is anything but th tivities makes for this la ligious activities also. Oi worship and thanksgiving 'T can't go to the service ingIt's the same time ai see the parade, movie or i hunting," are heard, and 1 religious service is forsak This Thanksgiving E many of us have much time, many of us are sad i hind the line of guns, fig' We should not forget the T FRE OUTLOOK Editor & Publisher SON News Reporter News Reporter & Bookkeeper Staff Photographer payable to and mail to: fRE OUTLOOK REENSBORO, N. C. 27420 rE 273-1758 t Paid at Greenaboro, N. C. ted Weekly $6.00 Per Tear [tiring Bap November 25, 1971, just as wa L621, set aside by the New Enj five thanks. It was suggested n /est Home and old fashion fest gathering of crops or the coir I SI ATI Thanksgiving was observed b ember 24, 1621. This was in cel< sst the colony had reaped tha Indians, the group prepared nks to God. This act became nd spread throughout New Ens ary War, it spread to the middl as the people themselves spreai lea of Thanksgiving Day sprea ith, the people here being moi ion, the governors of most stat< amations, and Abraham Lincol Presidents to do the same fc X by common consent, the laf amesake day is native only 1 >n of the same sort of celebrs and Biblical times when the Pi bration for Thanksgiving seasc oined in the processional, the i all types of instruments. TI istruments used in the festivi Psalm. a celebration in 1621, there wi ncient times, but quiet thankfu jared, food was bountiful, friem eedom at last acquired. It wi preparing bounteous supplies < to partake of the feast origina ing an activity of the people < sea for friendliness and cooper: n America, the people, many < sal reason behind the holiday i ous rituals of modern existent arades, ecetra, and the over-i: ivor of the intaking of food ar iginally set aside for Thanksgi ided without a-single thought < ften that the day following, tl lankful. The winter scope of a ck of time to be allotted to r 'iginally the day was spent , Now, however, such remarks : s today; gotta do all this cool i the big TV program; 'T want fame." ecetra; "Be gone all d? the modern 80 or 45 minutes < en. lay of 1971 is a day in whi< to be thankful. At the san because of our sons who are b hting our enemies in Viet Nai long, bitter wars and strife th: ME FUTURE OUTLOO THIS WEEK'S GOD BRINGS THE WORLD TO FULFILLMENT What Is Our Concern The question of the meaning of life and its boundaries of time and space has always been of profound concern to mankind. The very earliest graves of which we have any knowledge contain such items as food, utensils and weapons. These bear mute testimoney to a belief in some kind of existence on the other side of death. Some persons today deny an existence ~ beyond death; but most of us look for some kind of life following this one. Those who believe life to be limited to our time here on earth find life's meaning in service lS to mankind and in the effort to r- leave this world a better place .0 than it was when they came. 1- They expect no immortality but 1- that of being remembered after death through their children or their works. ?_ In the Judeo-Christian tradition. however, the attitude is a quite different. The Jew looks a forward to "the World to come." i r- while the Christian has his hope i ie of heaven. ? i i. Christians differ widely in < d their interpretation of heaven. ( e Usually our idea of heaven is ? conditioned by our life here. We 1 tend to see in heaven the ulti- , j" mate realization of the justice i )r and righteousness of God. In l other words, that which we lack s in this life will be compensated ; for in heaven. c ? Our basic justification for this s view can be found in the fact ^ that as Christians we have re- 1 ceived from our Jewish fore- 1 le bears the idea of purposive his- s tory. If we believe, as we do, i that God has a purpose for our < li VPS WP txrill hnliAtrn nlcn ir? i l 13 fulfillment of these purposes, if s not in this life, then in the next. Two major viewpoints grow out 1 of this idea of the future life. i ' The first of these we may des- i ignate as the "pie in the sky" i idea. This view is often held by I }f those who in this life feel them- I a- selves disinherited and abused. >f They endure the miseries of | i in their present existence in the j ! -C faith that they will get their < justice after death. ] 'h This idea lies back of many ; Negro spirituals. "I'm gonna put on dem shoes and walk all over i le God's heaven" is a theme in ] ^ one of them. This hope does not | jn mean a great deal to those who i 18 lc- some member of every family ia ing Days past. Maybe there 1 iy serves to make us more gratefi if So good an institution as be turned into a mere commer* :h in the hearts of those who lot) ie are grateful for the life they e- come filled with hypocrisy tha n. pleasure out of the day, but s at thoughts should be sent heat r . - - IK FRID SUNDAY SCHI lave never gone barefoot except iy choice, but for those who gc hrough this life without shoes t means a great deal. Sadly, some persons who are veil situated in this world, even it the expense of others less iortunate, have been guilty of encouraging this hope of fulfillnent in heaven to keep the poor rom demanding justice now and hreatening their favored posiion. The second main view of leaven sees it less as a radical :hange from this life than as a continuation of the present life han as a continuation of the iresent one but without the comparatively minor problems of his life. Life here is regarded is a foretaste of and preparation 'or that heavenly bliss toward vhich we look. This view will 'or the most part be found imong those who are fairly well iituated in this life. It is especialy attractive to those who find ieep and genuine meaning in ;he living of these days. T orrno Irnatit on m. vuv? v* au ciuca xjr WU" nan who said that if heaven were greater and more wonder!ul than this life, she did not ihink she could stand it. This iear woman, whether or not :he realized it, was already in leaven, for heaven is much less i place than a relationship ? a elationship with God. To be in leaven is to have a genuine, latisfying relationship with God; ind this relationship may be }uite independent of time and ipace. This view is the most bibically defensible. The Bible lolds out little hope that a perion who does not enter into a meaningful relationship with 3od through obedience to his loly will in this life will have in opportunity after he dies. This life is part of eternity. ffe have the hope of eternal life lere and now, and for those willing to enter into it, death is obbed of its terror and heaven las already become our home. Searching The Scripture The Scripture for this lesson is Micah 4:1-7; Romans 8:1825; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Revelation 11:15. Selected verses are printed below. Romans 8:18-24a 18 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits suffered during Thanksgivnas been sorrow, too, for it ill for the good things in life. giving thanks should never tialized tradition as it is now re God, their fellowman, and have. No, it should not be,t has no meaning, and takes ometime during the day our renward. >AY, NOVEMBER 26, 1971 )0L LESSON with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God; 20 for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now; 23 and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Revelation 11:15 15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever." Memory Selection: The king aom or tne world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever. ?Revelation 11:15 What The Scripture Says To Us In Romans 8:18 Paul, having mentioned suffering in the previous verse, is moved to declare that the sufferings he and other Christians must endure are of no account when compared to the glory that is to come. Paul is sure that God will fulfill his promises and is overwhelmed with the thought of the greatness of that fulfillment, in which all of creation is involved. Paul never minimizes the fact of suffering, but he insists that we must find our ability to endure not in a Stoic resignation to the inevitable but in the assurance of the ultimate victory of God. In Romans 8:18-24a Paul presents the idea of the unity of all nature, including mankind, and thinks of it as waiting with "eager longing" for the fulfillment of God's purposes. He is aware of the apparent futility of nature, which like a great wheel turns and returns always to the place from which it started. Verse 22 speaks of the sorrow of nature, of the suffering of animals (which, incidentally, is a most difficult aspect of the problem of evil), of natural calamities and disaster. In the midst of great travail, argues Paul, we are sustained by hope. To hope means that we look forward to something better than that which we now possess. Precisely what Paul means by "adoption as sons" is not quite clear, but what is clear is that we look forward to a time when . as sons we shall have immediate access to and fellowship with God the Father and with Jesus Christ his Son. (Continued on Page 7)
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