4 - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1966 - THE QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER STRONG CHURCHES The By PASTOR A.H, POHL "In Thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion." -Psalm 71:1. About fifty years ago, a strange fad "swept <strong>the</strong> country: men tried to emulate Insects In crawling up walls? They wers yaU
Is God to Be Served? By PASTOR LYMONE. JONES During <strong>the</strong> last decades, one hears more and more oif "Democracy". Not so much as a form of government, but more as a religion, a philosophy of life. The people must determine what THEY want. The people are <strong>the</strong> masters, <strong>the</strong> Pf^le must be served. We do not want to quarrel with some of <strong>the</strong>se principles, but we do wonder whe<strong>the</strong>r this propaganda cannot get out of hand? More and more this idea seems to be taking hold on man's thinking, that man is in <strong>the</strong> center of everything and his whims and wishes are paramount. In our educational thlnkine of <strong>the</strong> past half century much has been made of self determination. Much has been said about not inhibiting <strong>the</strong> budding young spirit, about spoiling his initiative, about restricting him. He was to be left pretty well to develop naturally without restrainiiig influences. And so we have <strong>the</strong> familiar, "I won't!" "I don't like this!", "I don't want that!" Always and again, "I", "I", "I", "I", as if "I" was <strong>the</strong> only one to come into consideration. We pride ourselves upon our progress, our success, and our prosperity. We seem. bent on increasing <strong>the</strong>se and to try to enjoy <strong>the</strong>m ever more fully. We are In <strong>the</strong> center of our drives, desires, and ambitions. "We", "We", "We", as if "We" were <strong>the</strong> Lords of this world. And so we have pride, selfishness, nationalism, greed, wars, strivings, hatred and so on. There is a clash of "We" and "I" sonalities everywhere. per- How dlfferenUy <strong>the</strong> Bible places <strong>the</strong> emphasis. Looking back over <strong>the</strong> centuries we find God saying from Mt. Sinai, "Thou Shalt have no o<strong>the</strong>r Gods before me!" Ex. 20, and, "I, <strong>the</strong> Lord, thy God am a Jealous God!" and Jesus re-echoes this in Matt. 4,10, "Thou Shalt worship <strong>the</strong> Lord thy God,' and Him only shalt thou serve!" and Matt. 22,37, "Thou Shalt love <strong>the</strong> Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy sould and with all thy mind!" And "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself!" And <strong>the</strong> holy Apostle Paul continues <strong>the</strong> same <strong>the</strong>me throughout his epistles as we see in Thess. 4, 3 "This is <strong>the</strong> will of God even your sanctification!" And Gal. 5,13, "By love serve one ano<strong>the</strong>r!" and 1 Cor. 10, 31 "Whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong>refore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do it all to <strong>the</strong> glory of God!" And our "jealous God" is going to be around ' for quite a while to check up on us and to collect for our infractions! We know <strong>the</strong>re is a Judgement I^y coming, and we must face it. But all demands upon <strong>the</strong> human being are not going to soften him up and make him become willing to comply. These demands only bring forth resentment, bitterness, opposition, ret>ellion, and hatred for God and His demands! We are indeed subject to a higher power whe<strong>the</strong>r we like it or not. Yet, when one sees <strong>the</strong> Love of God in Christ Jesus, sees how God took it out on His own Son, what He should have required of US; when we realize, that "God was in Christ reconciling <strong>the</strong> world unto Himself", only <strong>the</strong>n do our hearts melt and instead of hatred we fiiid love beginning to enter into our natures and a sense of gratitude compels us to comply with God's demands. Yes, when <strong>the</strong> love of Christ has entered into our lives <strong>the</strong>n we WANT to serve God and WANT Him for our God! Only <strong>the</strong>n can we say with Paul 2 Cor. 5, 5, "He died for all that <strong>the</strong>y which live should not henceforth live unto <strong>the</strong>mselves, but unto Him, Who died for <strong>the</strong>m and rose again!" Or with Zaharias in Luke 1, 7, "That we being delivered out of tlie hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him all <strong>the</strong> days of our lives!" Then we can see God's plan as Paul reveals it to us in Eph. 2, 10, "We are His workmanship (that is, God's product or creation) created in Christ Jesus (yes, through Christ's work for us we are new creatures of God) UNTO GOOD WORKS, (<strong>the</strong>re is <strong>the</strong> punch line!) which God hath before ordained (it was His "Blue print") that we should walk in <strong>the</strong>m!" What a God! What a purpose! What an incentive! Who can resist giving himself to such a God, Who has given Himself to and for us? How can we still be small and selfish and self centered, when we can now rejoice and dedicate ourselves body and soul for time and for eternity to SUCH A GOOD GOD! Explore <strong>the</strong> Mind "Be ye transformed by <strong>the</strong> renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what Is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will be of God," is one of <strong>the</strong> Bible passages included in this week'sserviceon"Mind" to be read in all Christian Science churches Sunday. Also included are <strong>the</strong>se related lines from "Science and Health with Key to <strong>the</strong> Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: "The expression 'mortal mind' is really a solecism, for Mind is immortal, and Truth pierces <strong>the</strong> error of mortality as a sunbeam penetrates <strong>the</strong> cloud." This lesson is <strong>the</strong> last in a series exploring <strong>the</strong> nature of Deity through a group of special terms - Life, Truth, Love, Spirit, Soul and Mind. Authority, A Sign of The True Church By ELDER Clayton B. Sibbett ELDER Jerry L. Russell During Christ's three year ministry upon <strong>the</strong> earth he showed men <strong>the</strong> pathway to eternal life. He performed his work with divine power and authority. Before his crucifixion he left carefully selected men to continue his work. The scriptures tell us: "And he ordained twelve, that <strong>the</strong>y should be with Him, and that He might send <strong>the</strong>m forth to preach." (Mark 3:14). Also, "Then He called His twelve disciples toge<strong>the</strong>r, and gave <strong>the</strong>m power and authority. . . And He sent <strong>the</strong>m to preach <strong>the</strong> kingdom of God. .(Luke 9: 1-2). O<strong>the</strong>r scriptures tell us about <strong>the</strong> manner in which Christ set up His church. He organized a church of which He was <strong>the</strong> head (Matt. 16: 18-19, Eph. 5:23). He also appointed officers, headed by <strong>the</strong> apostles, with specific duties to perform. (Mark 16:15; Luke 6: 12-16; Eph. 4: 11-14; John 21: 15-17). Through <strong>the</strong>se scriptures we can see that Christ gave His apostles divine authority and <strong>the</strong> responsibility to preside over <strong>the</strong> church on this earth. In comparison we can see that <strong>the</strong> organization of <strong>the</strong> Christian churches today have changed. This brings up <strong>the</strong> question: What happened to <strong>the</strong> authority by which <strong>the</strong> organization was operated? "The authority of <strong>the</strong> Church is administered through <strong>the</strong> power of <strong>the</strong> The British merchant ship Rosedale, en route from London to Victoria ran on to Rosedale RockDec ember 12th, 1862. She got tierself off and was beached In Ross Bay without loss of life. priesthood, defhied most simply, is <strong>the</strong> power given to man to act in <strong>the</strong> name of and in behalf ofGod in righteousness. The priesthood will be lost to a man or organization when it is not used in compliance with <strong>the</strong> will of God and in righteousness. When this occurs, apostasy - of <strong>the</strong> individual or of <strong>the</strong> whole - occurs." Examination of church history shows us that after <strong>the</strong> death of <strong>the</strong> apostles <strong>the</strong> church became a political foundation ra<strong>the</strong>r than spiritual. Obviously this was not predicated on <strong>the</strong> principle of righteousness. So this divine authority.or priesthood was taken from <strong>the</strong> earth until me n were able to live in accordance with <strong>the</strong> laws of God. Now we, of <strong>the</strong> Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Sahits "believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by <strong>the</strong> laying on of hands, by those who are in authority to preach <strong>the</strong> Gospel and administer in <strong>the</strong> ordinances <strong>the</strong>reof." This authority has been restored to <strong>the</strong> earth in <strong>the</strong>se latter days. In <strong>the</strong> year 1829 John <strong>the</strong> Baptist and Peter, James and John appeared to Joseph Smith and conferred upon him <strong>the</strong> priesthood. On April 6, 1830, <strong>the</strong> Church of Jesus Christ was organized under <strong>the</strong> authority of <strong>the</strong> Holy priesthood and was established on <strong>the</strong> earth once again. It is organized <strong>the</strong> same way today as it was in ancient times. We know that God is <strong>the</strong> same yesterday, today, and forever, so it can be organized in no o<strong>the</strong>r way. The true Church of Jesus Christ offers <strong>the</strong> only means by which we can gain eternal life. We give to all a challenge to read, study, and earnestly pary about <strong>the</strong> truth of <strong>the</strong>se things and it shall be made known to you. THE QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1966 - 5 Lu<strong>the</strong>ran Convention Forms New Circuit Pastor Lymon E.Jones, of Trinity Lu<strong>the</strong>ran Chmrch, was among <strong>the</strong> 150 delegates attending <strong>the</strong> 31st Convention of<strong>the</strong> Alberta - British Columbia <strong>District</strong> of <strong>the</strong> Lu<strong>the</strong>ran Church - Canada which met in Calgary this week. The convention considered reports on <strong>the</strong> work of <strong>the</strong> church t>oth in <strong>the</strong> two western provinces as well as throughout <strong>the</strong> world, where its missionaries work in 30 countries. The Rev. Mr. Jones is a member of <strong>the</strong> committee to review <strong>the</strong> activities of <strong>the</strong> Board of Directors over <strong>the</strong> last two years, and to consider proposals submitted from various congregations throughout <strong>the</strong> district regarding such activities. Visiting church officials were: The Rev. Dr. W. Kreiger, fourth vice president of <strong>the</strong> Lu<strong>the</strong>ran Church - Missouri Synod, of Jackson, Michigan; <strong>the</strong> Rev. Dr. J.A.O. Preus, president of Concordia Seminary, Springfield, Illinois, who delivered <strong>the</strong> main essay of <strong>the</strong> convention on "The authority of scripture." In <strong>the</strong> course of <strong>the</strong> convention, balloting took place for new officers to lead <strong>the</strong> church for <strong>the</strong> next four years. Several submissions were considered, among <strong>the</strong>m being <strong>the</strong> formation of a new circuit of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Cariboo</strong> and Central B.C. Ano<strong>the</strong>r was <strong>the</strong> proposal to separate and form two <strong>District</strong>s along provincial lines. This was <strong>the</strong> first time that <strong>the</strong> convention was held in Calgary. It is usually convened in Edmonton in Concordia College. This year it was thought better participation might l>e obtained by meeting during <strong>the</strong> winter months. An invitation to meet In Vancouver for <strong>the</strong> next convention in two years was entertained. 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