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YOU ARE NOT AN ENGINEER<br />
You are not an engineer becau se you own a<br />
slide -rule!<br />
You are not an artist becau se yo u wear a beard!<br />
You are not an expert on electro nics if yo u have<br />
a Television licence!<br />
And you are not a Ch ristia n becaus e yo u conform<br />
to an outward Reli gious Form or Ce remony.<br />
You are not a Ch in aman because yo u ea t with<br />
chops ticks.<br />
You are not a Sco tsm an beca use yo u wear a kil t.<br />
You do not become a horse hy being born in a<br />
Stable.<br />
And you a re not a Ch ristian because you have<br />
been born in a so-called Ch rist ia n cou nt ry .<br />
H ow th en d o you becom e a true Ch ristia n<br />
The things mention ed above a re ou twa rd cha racreri<br />
srics, It is possible to imitate, to d ress up and<br />
10 co p y certai n national cha rac te ris tics, but to be<br />
a Chinaman, yo u must be born of C hinese pa rents,<br />
to be a true Sco tsman you m ust be born o f<br />
Scotch parents, a nd so on and to be a true Ch rist<br />
ia n, you mu st be bo rn ag-ain by th e Sp irit o f Go d .<br />
T he Lord J esus Christ sa id :<br />
" Very, ver ily, I say unto th ee , ex cept a m an be<br />
born again, he cannot see the Kin gdom of God<br />
. .. Verily, verily, r say unto thee, ex cept a ma n<br />
be born of water and o r the Spiri t, he can no t en te r<br />
in to the Kingdom of God . T ha t whi ch is born of<br />
th e flesh is flesh : a nd that wh ich is born of the<br />
Spiri t is Spirit. Ma rvel not that I sai d unto th ee,<br />
Ye must be born again ." (John 3: 3-7.)<br />
No th ing less than new birth, a spi ritua l experience<br />
whereby you a re born ag ai n in to the family<br />
o f God, ma kes yo u a child of Cod, therefor e, a true<br />
Ch ristian.<br />
1t is possible to be ou twa rd ly ve ry reli giou s and<br />
to d o a ll th e things that yo u are su p posed 10 do ,<br />
anti yet remain unconv e rted. It is possible 10 be<br />
very ungodly, indifferent and ca rel ess in you r manncr<br />
of life a nd to be in exac tl y th e sam e position,<br />
'hat is, un con verted.<br />
There were many who prid ed themsel ves on th eir<br />
an cestry, their religious background and on their<br />
conform ity to certa in outward religio us p ractices<br />
and sta ndards an d even claimed to hav e one<br />
Father, even God , bu t because th ey h ad not experienced<br />
a change of heart and we re not prepa red<br />
to ask God for this cha nge, Jesus sa id to th em ,<br />
"Ye a re of you r fa ther the devil".<br />
T o be a rrue Christian you must be born again.<br />
To be born ag ai n you m ust be prepared to<br />
ac kowledge yo ur need and r eceive the Lord Jesus<br />
Christ, wh o now offers you a full an d fre e pardon<br />
fro m your sin and a new life by Hi s H oly Spirit.<br />
Ar e you p repared to receiv e H im <br />
He challenged th e pe ople of H is day, even as<br />
He challen ges yo u now .<br />
"He was in the world and th e wo rld was<br />
made by Him and th e world kn ew H im not. Rut<br />
as many as receiv ed H im , to them gav e He the<br />
power or the right to become the sons of Go d,<br />
even 10 th em that beli eve on H is name, wh ich<br />
we re born not of th e bl ood , nor o f the will of the<br />
/lesh , nor of th e will of man but of God ." (John<br />
I: 10-13.)<br />
T he pe na lty for sin has been paid b y Christ in<br />
His deat h upon the Cross. This is a fact o f<br />
hi sto rv, It can becom e a very definite fact of<br />
experie ucc in yo u r own heart and life if you a re<br />
prepared to do as Christ Himself invites you to<br />
do : "Verily, verily, 1 say unto lOU he th at<br />
beli eveth on Me hath everla sting Ii e". To be a<br />
true Ch l'istja D., you have 10 believe, th at is commit<br />
you rsel f 10 Ch rist, thanking Him for His death for<br />
you personally, in viting Him 10 co me into your<br />
h eart ant: life a nd henceforth, trusting Him a nd<br />
Him a lo ne for you r salvation now and forever.<br />
'Th is i i Life eternal, th at you might kn ow th e<br />
t rue (; od and J esus Ch rist Whom He has sent.<br />
J esus said : " I am the Way, the Truth and th e<br />
Lir e. no mar; come th unto rh e Father but by Me".<br />
" Him t ha t cometh to Me, I will in no wise<br />
cast o ut."<br />
Are you prepared to come to Je sus Christ r i ~h t<br />
now, receiving Him into yo ur own heart and Iife ,<br />
believing tha t He can and will do a ll th at He<br />
has promised , b oth for lime and eternit y There<br />
is no li fe to be co mpa red with th e true Christian<br />
Li fe. Only the foolish pass this by. There is no<br />
way other than that indicated in th e Bible, which<br />
ha s been quoted in the pass age s a bov e. Act now.<br />
P rove for you rsel f the jo y an d certainty of th e<br />
true a nd only Christian life, which is, Christ in<br />
yo u.<br />
Man y stud en ts of this College have found L ife<br />
with a capital "L" throu gh trusting Ch rist as their<br />
Saviou r and living for Him. Through the Cautec<br />
Ch ris tian Felo wship we have sought to m ak e<br />
kn own this new li fe to peopl e, you ng and old.<br />
Weekly meetings have inc luded informal Bible<br />
stud ies, film s and a variet y of Speaker s, centred<br />
on the Ch r istia n life. We have been privileged<br />
th rough the year to h ear Nationals from Indonesia<br />
and India; and have di scus sed vital Social issues<br />
fro m Communism to Marriage relationsh ips.<br />
During August a su ccessful house-party was held<br />
a t Macedon . .. down from th e top of the mountain<br />
ma y re ma in painfully in th e memory of so me.<br />
Alt ogether we have had a lot of fun and a great<br />
d eal of fellowship together; we are hoping you will<br />
make a point of meeting with the C.C.F. next<br />
yea r as we are planning 1963 with you in mind.<br />
Peter Sumner.<br />
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