Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 14, 1958 Page: 2 of 8
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October 14, 1958
CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE
Page 2
GUEST EDITORIAL
editorials..
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
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Dear Brethren
1 had been reading the Chris-
tian Chronicle
Just
August
reading
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of sin
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First Satan
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By L. ARNOLD WATSON
Memphis, Tenn.
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my native
SUBSCRIPTION PRICES
_______________M OO PER YEAR EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 16, 1058
IAMES W NICHOLS
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anything
additional class
the undersigned
appreciate very
except the lot week in June and the lea* week
“' *7 Inc., Box 1739, Abilene, Texes
wc spent so
our own assent and consent
Im wins”
From this account
of sin
WHO IS FITTEST?
The survival of the fittest is
the ageless law of nature, but
I he fittest are rarely the strong
The fittest are those endowed
with the qualifications for
adaptation, the ability to ac< ept
the inevitable and conform to
the unavoidable, to harmonize
with existing or changing con
ditlons Sei
.... Editor
Entered at tecond data matter, October 18, 1944, at the Poat Office at Abilene
Te«at, under the act of March 3, 1879.
Subscriptions mutt Include name and complete address or the label from subscriber's
latt Ittue. Change of addratt notice should Include both old and new addresses
Send all communications and material to Box 1739 Abilene, Texas, or call Orchard
3 699'. >333 N Second Street 4
Next
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i? i Next the woman
and subjection
domned to sorrow.
Last of all came the separation,
main in the garden and in a
universal law
the whole history of
resist the devil he will flee from you As Thomas
than tht‘ powerlessness of the devil to overcome
If we resist, he flees.
Dear Brethren
In the issue of the Christian
Chronicle date September 16,
under the heading “Eoff and
Harbison Plan Work in Hong
Kong,” the article stated that
Worth Heights (Fort Worth) is
in the process of building a
new church plant. We are not
presently engaged in a new
building project nor do we con
building
than
We
would
much your publishing this let
ter to save us
questions, and. most of all.
remain true to our Lord
Edgar White, Elder
Otis Sweet, Elder
Mark Faubion, Elder
Worth Heights Church
Christ.
Fort Worth,
(Editor’s note:
very much this unintentional
error in the Chronicle.)
and i
Conscience
are Christians.
Brethren time is running out. Wc cannot afford to
continue plaving like we are Christians, playing Wke we arc
fulfilling the great commission. Every soul that passeth from
life to eternity unprepared because we
is a soul whose blood will stain our souls and condemn
US tn h$l),
4. &
Courage is not any more
nrrossnry on the battlefield
than in the hourly choice be-
tween right and wrong
Pubhihed on loesclay of each week except ;;,w iBI,
in December »i Abilene, Texet, by Fidelity Prett,
wc arc
if it were a
and enjoyed reading it.
upon knowing the
the church work
the world Now I
province preaching
of Jesus Christ in
town, and I have
missed reading the paper. I am
wondering how could I sub
scribe to it. Shall I mall the
order for subscription
what? I think it would be
for you to change it (to
currency). I hope
could subscribe for
me over there Thank you and
may the kind Lord bless you
Salvador S. Cansino
Blnmaley, Pangasinan
Philippine Islands
came the sentence of condemnation, which waa three
Cod dealt with the serpent and passed judgment upon
upon whom the condemnation of
was passed; (3) Last, man was con
hardship, toil and death as his portion
Man could no longer re
state of fellowship with God Para
disc and sin wore incompatible. Man thus lost his former state
of lift- and could not possibly return, for no human effort could
ever regain the Paradise lost Separation is always the result
Isaiah said. “Your iniquities have separated between you
your God ” (59:1. 2) Note Isaiah says “your iniquities.”
Adam’s your parents or someone else, but yours Thus
again each man is responsible for his own sin
In the pronouncement of punishment. God
first redemptive message, the seed of woman
gain victory over sin But redempton is not only promised tn
word but also in deed Man needed a covering for bis shame
and nakedness No human covering could suffice, “The I,ord God
made coats of skins" This Divine clothing took the place of
their own welfmade Skins suggest the fact and necessity of
death before they could be clothed Who cannot see in this
' tvno or suggestion of Christ's death that we might be clothed
with God's righteousnesst
of the Bible the rest of Scripture
becomes meaningless With the exception of creation,
here the most important and far reaching ev<...........
the entrance of sin
In this account the serpent is seen as the immediate cau.se
f human sin We are given two unmistakenably truths regaid
mg mans relationship to sin (1) That God is not the authoi
,,1 sin. (2> that sin came to man from without, and was due
to the power of evil suggestion and mtluimce other than that
which came from man's own nature
The subtilty of man's temptation should be carefully
noticed (11 Eve’s curiosity is excited by the serpent speak
ing to her. (2) by the question, "hath God said, Ve shall not
eat of any tree of the garden?", suspicion of God is raised
within the woman; (ID a threefold doubt of God is then inject
ed of His righteousness, in the assurance that they shall not
die, of His goodness, by reason of tin* restriction itself, and
of His holiness, in the assurance that they shall be as God
ill Thus Eve's unbelief is secured which eventually led
her disobedience. As Thomas. Devotional ( ommentaiy
Genesis, says, "This is characteristic of sin at all times;
doubt, the denial, and the disbelief of God’s Word
distorts the Word, then he leads the woman to doubt it. and last
of all he denies it.’’ (p. 481
The success of the Devils subtile temptation is observed
in the divine record (1) Eve heeds the temptation by listening
to Satan's questioning of God's word and his interpretation of
what God hlid said; (2) Her curiousity is raised; (3) Then
sprang her physical craving for the fruit and she desired to
disobey; (Il The results being that she took and ate, and
"gave also to her husband and he did eat.” Eve's fall was due
to her dalliance with temptation. Rather than repelling tempta
tion she yielded to it. Had she resisted at the outset she would
not have fallen. It is a universal law from God that if you
is more remarkable in the whole history of man's moral life
says. "Nothing
us apart from
if we yield.
There is hardly anything in
failed to do our best ,hp world that some man can
not make a little worse and
aell a little cheaper
-John
we should clearly understand tin
"The foundation of all sin lies in man’s desire of self
assertion and his determination to be independent of God.” Un
less we ascribe to man no opportunity for character, that he
is a mere automaton, there must of necessity be granted the
possibility of sinning At this point wo must face the solemn
fact of personal responsibility and accountability. We can
never blot out the distinction between right and wrong, nor
should we suppose that sin is an inherent tendency or primal
necessity of human life Adam had liability to sin. not a tend
enev to sin
When Joshua warned the two tribes, desiring to remain east
of Canaan "Be sure and your sin will find you out,” another
in the college principle of sin was well expressed, the sense of guilt. Adam’s
library of the Philippin Bible and Eve s transgression prodin es their sense of guilt as seen
bv their behavior of trying to hide from God. The reference to
nakedness and clothing represent their apparent shame and
guilt Conscience was at work and their sin was finding them
out
Dear Brethren;
finished reading the
26 issue of the
Chronicle. It actually cut me to
the heart it made me nervous
and more determined than ever
to quit fooling around! Have
you 100 copies to send me? 1’11
pay' for them! I’m going to give
them out to the members where
I attend What we need more
than ever is to contact and mail
these dear Christians (in each
localel a copy of this Chronicle
letters: SPECIAL WE CHAL-
and run across the top in bold
LENGE YOU TO READ. Either
get up and go or be the gourd
that the worm ate' Let’s do
and go' Lets pray and pray
and pray and pray some more'
Leland W Ambrose
San Diego. Calif
You remember how as children we used to play like
we were something that wc were nor. We’d say, Let’s play
like we’re cowboys, or let’s play like we’re firemen, or let s
play like we’re policemen. Most of us spent hour on hour
playing like wc were some imaginary figure. From the
memory of most of us there can be drawn names of char-
acters such as Buck Rogers, Buck Jones, Wild Bill Hickock.
Casey Jones, Dick Tracy, or Buffalo Bill
It is not strange that we as children should live in a
dream or fantasy world. Sometimes the desire would be a
strange desire. Maybe we would want to be a garbage col-
lector or the caretaker of some large mansion or institution.
no reason for our parents to be disturbed because
much time playing like wc were someone else.
But now that we are grown, most of us with families
of our own, it is rime for us to be alarmed if
finning to play like wc arc something that
Far too many of us approach Christianity as if it were a College in Baguio City, when 1
game in which wc can play like wc arc Christians. And studied there 1 really appreci-
it is not too serious a matter because w hen any requirement
of living the Christian life conflicts with our own desires,
wc quickly close our eyes and shut our cars and simply
ignore that requirement, all the while still thinking that wc
arc good Christians.
Why is it that most of us are still playing at this matter
of preaching the gospel to every creature. Wc have been
asked so often. Why get so upset about missionary work?
There’s no reason to be excited. Some day someone will
preach the gospel to the whole world. It doesn’t have to be
done overnight
All of this simply is another indication of playing like
wc arc Christians. There is a reason we should be excited
about mission work. For Jesus commanded us to go into
all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
That means every creature in our generation That means
2,800,000,000 people who are dying at the rate of 1R^ every
minute.
Can you not sec that wc arc
preaching the gospel to every creature when i
with one or maybe two gospel meetings a
many of us are indifferent to. And with the spending of
S?5, J'iO, or 1100 a month by the congregation where wc
support some poor, struggling, starving preacher
in a difficult field. When we can be satisfied with this type
of effort, then we certainly arc just playing like we arc
fulfilling the great commission, and we’re playing like
hum—
hi imbiu—
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Nichols, James W. Christian Chronicle (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 14, 1958, newspaper, October 14, 1958; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1306778/m1/2/?q=%22Religion+-+Denominations+-+Church+of+Christ%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.