Christian Chronicle (Nashville, Tenn.), Vol. 32, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 11, 1975 Page: 2 of 12
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Page 2 CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE February 11, 1975
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Guest Editorial
Editorial
Two Inhibitors
By John W. Beckloff
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Frances Pullias
Awards
attendance is little spent on
fulfilling the great commands of
Belief in Jesus Christ, being
God’s possession, having a gen-
uine hope for heaven results in
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Man rejects God because he
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Mrs. Athens Clay Pullias, wife of of each Lipscomb graduating magna cum laude with a||
the president of David Lipscomb class based on outstanding in home economics. Dr.
College, presents Frances Pullias achievement in scholarship, director of educational
Awards to Miss Joyce Cortner <
and Mrs.
President Pullias, left, and Dr. elementary
and Mrs. James W. Whitlock,
wait to congratulate the recipi-
ents. The awards, sterling silver
A dedicated soul winner once
remarked. “Everytime one of
our members buys a boat and
trailer, we lose him from per-
sonal work.”
There are several inhibitors to
effective church growth, two of
the most severe were noted by
Paul when he sent Titus to
Crete. He said the grace of God
instructs us to deny ungodliness
(sin) and worldly desires (ma-
terialism). (Titus 2:11-13) These
are perhaps the most massive
scourges of the church in our
day.
The seed falls on the roadside
or among the rocks or in thin
soil and sin keeps the word from
sprouting or developing. These
“Christians” are not serious, full
of righteous deeds or obedience
to God in bearing the burdens of
the needy (including the lost).
These “Christians” do not have
the spiritual capacity to be
warmly attracted to fellow-child-
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worship; or, be touched by the
physical or spiritual needs of the
hungry, the thirsty, the prison-
ers. the sick, the naked, or
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Christian Chronicle, Inc. Second Class Postage paid at Nashville,
Tennessee. Material for publication should be sent to:
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CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE
P. O. Box 339
Nashville, Tennessee 37202
Ofices are located at 1621 Graybar Lane, Nashville, Tenn. Phone
(615) 298-2661.
based on
achievement in
character, and cultural andper- at George Peabody ColM
David H. Craig as. sonal qualities. Miss Cortner, Teachers,
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from Wartrace, Tenn., graduated of Lipscomb. The awards
summa cum laude as valedictor- i
ian of the class. Mrs. Craig, the by President and Mrs. a
goblets appropriately inscribed, forme’ Miss Yvonne Blackwell of for graduate , their fanw
are given personally by Mrs. Centerville, Tenn., was friends, pr. eding the f
Pullias to one or more members salutatorian and graduated commencement.
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By Calvin Warpula
In the midst of a i
society gorging itself <
question is often raised, “What is eternal God and manufactures fully reap the disease and
40 hours at making a living, 301 the world coming to?” The
hours watching TV and 22 hours shamelessness and open parade
eating and getting ready to go of every form of imaginable
that teach that man is nothing man’s wickedness, he musiVes ‘hi
but Zero + Time 4- Chance. No the wrath of God. God iihe firs
wonder then, man worships at love has provided Jesus hiiongregj
the shrine of the unconscious and as the savior of the world. |>r Bor
turns to biochemistry for a is man’s only hope for e-hom (
savior. Human life is of no life and peace with God. Wk)7o. ($
value. Man’s present is his wrong with the world? Sinl^ve $61
destiny, and his gods are all is the world coming to? b,900.00
The only way to glorify God is to “nothingness.” ment! . eted $4
The original Greek word Paul Jesus Christ is the world’s Anothc
used to say that the world hope. Children of God hav«ie rap
“refused” God means that they message of reconciliation iiiongrega
proved God and hands. The world’s only ds fund
decided not to keep Him.” Be- to escape sure damnationhurch ii
they rejected God, God hear the way of reconcilimst be
rejected them. Three times with- from our lips. ets con
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some type of intellectual con- in
sistency, the sinner who enjoys “'
the carnal pleasures of life
man is the rejection of God.
Because man must worship
Lord. Our “necessities” limit something he substitutes false
God’s effectiveness in helping the gods for the true God.
needy or telling the precious worships the creatures rather
story of Jesus. than the creator. (Rom. 1:21-23.)
Even the minimal money Like rebellious Israel, he “ex-
squeezed out of the Sunday changes the glory of God for the
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his thinking, he is free to do This helps us to unded
anything his heart desires. Every that alien sinners are lost it
moral failure is the direct result, whether they ever hear
of godlessness. Idolatry is the! gospel or not. A person droJ
source of immorality. Man be- in a lake is doomed becaj
comes like the god he worships, the presence of the wated
(Rom. 1:24-27.) He becomes a because of the absence o(
beast his god is a beast. The rescue squad. A person peri
in basic* problem^of***the"worldly .“unholy trinity” of pride, power, in a fire is dying because}
' ~ ' and possessions dehumanize man blaze, not because of the
into a spiritual and moral zom- department. Likewise, the gj
bie. is not the cause of man’s sj
Materialism, humanism, and his damnation, but the I
fatalism are de-personalized gods means of deliverance fror|^
of our age that destroy the The world is lost because ol:
“image and glory of God” in not because of Christ. HeHjt
man. Sophisticated evolutionary final fruit and reward of sii|
theories have been fabricated tht The character of god Li
Materialism, humanism, and law of the universe. God crt
fatalism are de-personalized gods the universe. God rules
of our age that destroy the universe, and God will judgf,est,”
“image and glory of God” in universe. Man’s basic probltndly
vxxvxxx z- vw ww man- Sophisticated evolutionary not the ignorance of God,
cent of their time in the does not want anyone, anywhere theories have been fabricated rejection of, God., Becausiership
telling him what to do. The
desire for power and the grasp
for pride is the original tempta-
tion, “You shall be as god.”
(Gen 3:5.) Any person who ac-
knowledges God is forced to
recognize the power, the ma-
jesty, and the supremacy of God.
image of an ox that eats grass.”
(Psa. 106:20) He continually su-
Christ. A large portion is desig- presses spiritual truth by the
nated by the eldership for the practice of moral evil,
comfort and prestige of the
members (who spend less than 2
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meeting house), while uttering
of God; he exuberant in platitudes justifying why they
have no money for saving the
lost. We are doing our best to be
the kingdom of God on all
the sick, the naked, or points; but, perhaps Satan is
strangers. Are we spiritually winning the battle after all.
attractive to the lost?
Materialism takes away our
time and money from God’s use.
Worldliness steals most of our love, seriousness, righteousness,
time from the Lord. Each week godliness, and bountiful good
we spend about 56 hours asleep, deeds.
1 VE REALLY KWE IT ROUGH FINANCIALLY.)
AFTER WE GET THROUGH PAYING FOR <
OUR HOU5E, TWO CAR5, NEW CARPETING,
COLOR TELEPHONES, NEW GOLF CLUB5. >
WEEKLY VISIT TO THE BEAUTY SHOP J
AND THE MOTORCYCLE FOR JUNIOR, <
WE BARELY HAYE ANYTHING LEFT OVER ]
FOR A FEW OF THE LUXURIES OF LlFE.y
I JUST OONT SEE HOW
WE CAN POSSIBLY
GIVE MORE TO THE
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somewhere. Satan then inspires immorality provokes the thought,
us to beam with satisfaction “What will man think of next
after we endure 4 hours of and where will it all end?” A
“church”. careful study of Romans 1:18-32
Credit cards, installment buy- shows that believers should not
ing and outright cash purchases be surprised at the evil in the
keep our double garages full of world. Paul explains that the
adult toys and place us i
positions where we “cannot”
lay-by-in-store bountifully to the
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in four verses Paul says
“God gave them up.” (j
1:24, 26, 28.) God turns mani
rejects the existence of the to wallow in his sinfulness an
his own subservient gods. tress, the decay and death o!
When man rejects God from wages of sin.
his thinking, he is free to do
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Christian Chronicle (Nashville, Tenn.), Vol. 32, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 11, 1975, newspaper, February 11, 1975; Nashville, Tennessee. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1322151/m1/2/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Tennessee+-+Davidson+County+-+Nashville%22: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.