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made."matter."you."Relation of Church History to Preaching(Continued from page 279)which makes direct appeal to the New Testamentchurch, as though there had been no interveninghistory of nineteen hundred years. Such a "history-Jess"conception of the church and its work, hasserious implications on the attitude and preaching ofthe church as it faces individual,social and politicalproblems today.In the Reformed tradition we need to be onguard against making the error of overlooking thesignificance of history. As John H. Drommingawrote recently in the Reformed Journal (July-Aug.1955, p.6) "If we,accuse Fundamentalists of makinga long jump back over many important centuries tothe New Testament time, we are better only in degree if we make a smaller jump back to the sixteenthcentury. The length of the leap is not so importantas the fact that a leap is beingTo apply this to the particular problem of theCovenanter ministry, we must be increasingly awareof the heritage of the history of the Body of Christfrom its beginnings, and of the Reformed traditionfrom the 16th Century. In addition to this, however,to make our preaching effective we must rememberthat we live and work and proclaim the gospel, whichis unchanging, in a world which is changing. Wemust furthermore be willing to undertake the grueling discipline of mind and spirit which must distinguish the unchanging truths from the changingconditions which require a faithful application of thefull-orbed gospel. It is in this modern setting that wefind it necessary to maintain a vital and dynamicsense of history.An acquaintance with the social and politicalconditions of the period of Constantine throw lightupon the Nicene Councils and the definitions of theDoctrine of the Trinity and the Person of Christ.Just so an introduction to the period prior to theCivil war makes meaningful a relationship betweenthe earlier evangelical revivals and the religiousand social unrest in the face of human slavery.A knowledge of history will continue to be anecessary element in effective preaching of theSovereign God and His infallible Word in the faceof such problems as:The place of the Covenanter church in Inter-Church Movements of the mid-twentieth century._The importance of doctrine as an expressionof revealed truth. Dr. Kromminga tells of the difficulty of getting a discussion of doctrine, "It becomesimpossible, even at a meeting of seminary professors(such as one held in Chicago in connection with theWorld Council of Churches) to a hearing for thequestion of what the seminaries are to teach and thechurches to preach. Only the how seems toThe moral and social implications of the problems of racial tensions, of intemperance, of humanistic education ; all these in the light of the Word ofGod, and not merely on economic and social bases.The claims of the Lord Jesus Christ to thenation and the nations as He proclaims His salvationto man in his environment.The challenge of preaching remains the sameas that of the first century. An appreciation of history, is essential if we maintain the standard, ". . .that we may present every man perfect in ChristJesus."282SIN OF USELESSNESS . . . from front pageflattery, more babying,more petting than all of thefruitful members of the church combined. They arethe ones who find the most fault; they are the onesoffended. The average fruitlesswho are most easilyChristian seeks to justify himself by being a criticand a faultfinder. He becomes antagonistic to allplain preaching of the Word of God.Cut It DownThis is the inevitable result of fruitlessness,and it invites disaster. The Lord called for extermination of the fruitless tree. The fact that the order forthe destruction of the fruitless life is delayed is nosign that destruction will not come.God not only wants you to repent of murder,fornication, blasphemy, etc., but He wants you torepent of the uselessness of your life ! He wants youto engage in worth-while service. He wants you to befruitful."Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you,and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forthand that your fruit should remain : that whatfruit,soever ye shall ask of the Father in My Name, HeJohn 15:16.may give itUsed by permission of Herald of His Coming, Box 3457Terminal Annex, Los Ageles 54, Calif.*Rev. Webb is the speaker on the Back to the Bible Broadcast.GLEANINGS . . . continued from page 274ALCOHOL RELATED ARRESTS IN 1954Based on FBI Uniform Crime ReportsDrunkenness 713,837Disorderly conduct 167,571Driving while intoxicated 84,600Liquor law violations 34,276TOTAL 1,000,248"Alcohol related arrests totaled 59.2 per cent of all arrests for all offenses in 1954."The arrests tabulated above do not include assault, rape,murder, and offenses against family and children in whichalcohol is so frequently a major or contributing factor."Cedric Adams in a recent news broadcast reported thatin the state of Minnesota taxes on liquor sales for August1955 were $1,034,000 as against only $600,000 in Augustone year ago.BATTLES OVER CYPRUSNorthwestern PilotAmericans may be mystified as to why mobs in Turkishcities could be stirred to riot against the Greeks over Cyprus.To fully explain the mob violence, it's necessary tolook farther back in history. Good relations between Turkey and Greece have existed only for the past 30 years.Before that, they battled for centuries, and the TurkishEmpire held Greece in enslavement from the fall of theByzantine Empire in 1460 down to 1827.Since 1827, Turkey and Greece have fought several warsthe last as late as 1921, when the Greeks tried to takeSmyrna and territory in Asia Minor from Turkey.Northwestern PilotCOVENANTER WITNESS
come'come"you."come,"you."Lesson Helps for the Week of November 13, 1955C. Y. P. U. TOPICfor November 13, 1955GOD'S KINGDOM WHAT DO WEWANT?(Used bypermission of InternationalChristian Enaeavor)by Rev. D. Howard ElliottScriptureMatt. 7:21-29; 13:31-33,Psalms44-50.8: verses 1-4, 7, page 1222: verses 12-14, page 51102: verses 7, 11-13, page 241103 : 13-15,"Thy Kingdompage 248is the secondpetition of the Lord's Prayer. Everytime that we pray the Lord's Prayer weare supposedly expressing a desire forGod's Kingdom to be brought into itsmost complete form. We would all openly say that we want God's Kingdom tocome, but what more is there for us towant about God's Kingdom? Withoutknowingwhat the authors of the assigned topic had in mind, I am in doubtas to what purpose the last part of thetopic serves. "What do we want?"Towant God's Kingdom to come is about asfar as we can go in that regard, since itdoes not matter what we will want inregard to God's Kingdom for it will beGod who designs and orders it completely.The Shorter Catechism question 102says, "In the second petition, which is,"Thy Kingdom we pray, that Satan's kingdom may be destroyed; andthat the kingdom of grace may be advanced, ourselves and others broughtinto it, and kept in it; and that thekingdom of glory may be hastened."This suggests two aspects of theKingdom referred to as the Kingdom ofgrace and the Kingdom of glory. Thisprobably refers to the present and thefuture aspects of the same Kingdom.There is a phase of the Kingdom whichis a present reality, evidenced by thegreat company of believers who strive todo His will and seek to bring others intothat same relationship with Him. Thepresent operations of the Kingdom arereferred to as the Kingdom of grace because it is by His grace that we havebeen redeemed and brought to knowHis will. It is by grace that sinners arebeing converted and born again into HisKingdom.The Kingdom of God is surely a present reality in that we believe Christ tobe the King of kings at the present aswell as in the future. Not all peopleadmit this yet, but when that happens,October 26, 1955then will be ushered in the Kingdom ofglory. The present and inward aspect ofthe Kingdom is seen in Luke 17:21,"And when he was demanded of thePharisees, when the kingdom of Godhe answered them andshould come,said, The kingdom of God cometh notwith observation: Neither shall theysay, Lo here! or, Lo there! for, behold,the kingdom of God is withinThe future part of the Kingdom iscalled the Kingdom of glory. The Kingdom of grace is glory begun in thehearts of men,and the Kingdom ofglory is its future completeness. TheScripture promises such a time as this.When Christ returns He shall establishHis Kingdom of glory. When that willbe, of course no one knows but it ispromised that His saints shall reignwith Him. Consider such references asDan. 2:44, Luke 1:33, Eph. 1:10, Phil.2:10, 11, Heb. 8:11, Rev. 11:15 andMatt. 25:31 ff.In praying "Thy Kingdomweare not praying that God's Kingdomwould just be erected, but are prayingthat His Kingdom, which is a presentreality, will be advanced and hastenedto its completeness.We will never understand the Kingdom of God fully until we are a part ofits completeness. Christ gave us sidelights on the Kingdom by His parables.How often he began "The Kingdom of.Heaven is like . . Youmight assignthe various parables of Christ that beginthis way to different members of yoursociety to review and tell what theyteach about the Kingdom. The Scriptureassigned for this topic will give somepassages with which to start.And such passages as John 18:36,Romans 14:17, and I Cor. 4:20 will provide material for a discussion as towhat the Kingdom is not.What is there for us to do in regardto the Kingdom of God?First it isimportant that we have opened up ourhearts to allow the Kingdom of God tobe within us which is by faith in JesusChrist. Then as to the advancement ofChrist's Kingdom now, the Larger Catechism question 191 says that thesethings should take place: the destruction of Satan's kingdom of sin; the propagating of the Gospel of Jesus Christthroughout the world; the church furnished with all gospel officers and ordinances, purged from corruption, countenanced and maintained by the civilmagistrate; the proper dispensing of theordinances of Christ so as to bring aboutthe conversion of sinners and the confirming and comforting of those who arealready in Christ.For a discussion of these things see"Blue Banner Faith and Life" volumefour, number two, pages 73-76.JUNIOR TOPICNovember 13, 1955"GIDEON GETS READY FOR WAR"Marjorie MitchelJudges 6:33-7:8Glenwood, Minn.Memory Verse "And Gideon said untothem, I will not rule over you, neithershall my son rule over you; the Lordshall rule overJudges 8:23Gideon said this after the battle wasover, but this was his attitude duringthe preparation for war in all that hedid. He truly let the Lord rule in allthings !PsalmsMemory Psalm for November Psalm118, p. 284, vs. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 (Anynumber of verses can be learned)Psalm 143, p. 347, vs. 4, 5, 7Psalm 146, p. 353, vs. 3, 4, 6, 7Psalm 119, p. 300, vs. 1, 5, 6Psalm 91, p. 224, vs. 1-3, 6ReferencesI Peter 3:12; 5:6, 7; Romans 8:14; Matt. 7:7, 8; Ezekiel 36:26-28; 34:31; Isaiah 50:7; 45:22Comments Last week we found outthat Gideon was filled with courage bythe Spirit of God to fight the Midianites.Now he prepares for this task withGod's help. The people were all readyto help him, so he sent messengers tothe tribes of Manasseh, Naphtali, Asher,and Zebulun, the northern tribes. Soonhe had lots of soldiers from these placeswho were anxious to help fight, nowthat they had a leader to guide them.The Midianites were also well prepared to fight and they were now in thevalley of Jezreel with more than 120,000men, three times as many as the Israelites had.Gideon was still wanting to be sureGod was with him, so he asked for another sign. You see,Gideon probablywas afraid, and maybe he wasn't surewhat the Lord's will was, because it's soeasy to get our own feelings mixed upwith what the Lord wants.Gideon put a fleece of wool on theground and said to God, "If you willtruly save Israel by me, let the fleece bewet with dew tomorrow and all theearth around it be dry." In the morninghe found it so wet that he could wringout a bowlful of water and the groundaround it was perfectly dry. Yet Gideonasked for one more miracle. This timehe asked that the fleece be left dry, and283
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