The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-24
SUNDAY SCHOOLLESSON
by Ben NEwsoME

iigious convictions. Although con-
vcrted and made new creatures In
Christ Jesus, the old nature fought
to retain iis hold on their hearts,
and their early customs and ways OF
thinking were hard TO revise. Thty
did the sensible thing, however, In
sending a good sensible man to An
ti6ch 70 see about II. Barnabas was
no flre-eator. but a studious, con-
scicntiotH man, and as soon az lie
looked over the ground he recos-
nizcd that here was Christianity s
great opportunity and that prclu-
diccs must be forgotten In the ia %
OF what was evidently Gods will.
We can not help but honor those
jewish Christians for their tenacity
10 what they had been taught was
righteous, although We know they
were wrong We still more honor
the men who could sec through the
veil OF prejudice which cloud, d
their eyes and vision the real pur-
poses OF merciful God who had
only saved his chosen people all
these generations that they might
keep the seed OF the truth alive aud
bO ready to SOW that seed through
out the world II is hut human that
they should have come to regal d
themselves az the only rightful
heirs TO salvation and to have
baked at the idea OF sharing di-
vine favor with 70 dcspised Gen
tiles The same condition would
have resulted and these things come
10 pass in the twentieth century
We have the same natures as dftl
these fathers In tho church and we
often show 1t. our church relations
today are fun OF mistaken theoloS-
icai solfishncss and the true spii It
OF Christ has trouble to shine
through this veneer of worldliner
Human Narrownc<s
Narrownoss OF vision comes to
many OF us az the legacy OF our
training before Jesus came into the
heart, and the spirit of Christ must
be allowed to take possession and
open our eyes as II did in the mind
OF Bernabas. We must cease to i'm
agine that God has given 1t into the
hands OF any poor human being 70
dictate the truth or falsity OF any
position. 1t is human nature to i'm
agine that our own particular few
are the elect OF the Lord and that
the rank and file OF humanity can
not nope to come az near God 3
favor as can our crowd. 1t is huma n
nature to believe that the particn-
'fhi - N'iANi W.
mans Interpretation of the truth Of
the scripture and some mans die
tum as to the essentials OF righ'
ess--is the only true faith and
that those outside OF it's bcneficcnt
influence are headed straight for
perdition. a great revival often
brings serious problems to the
churches that have part in II. TIE
gospel appeals TO great variety of
people and the idea OF fraternizin 9
with all people irrespective of sta
tion or reputation goes hard with
the fossilized pillars o: the church.
who have grown 10 look upon their
church as a theological mutual ad-
mlration society and secretly desire
to limit its membership.
or course, there in no congrega :
[ tion now but what will disclaim any
such feelings. All claim that who
soever will may come" but never
theleas. like the brethren mt Jeru-
salem. they would feel much easier
in their minds II subjects of con-
! version could he limited by some
/ sort of civil service examination be-
fore they are permitted to contest