Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19

ellow.workers.--I Cor, iii.9.
Christianity is religion of service.
1t builds up character and promotes
Christlike conduct. Every CHRISTIAN
Is saved to serve. Our Lord depends
upon those who have been born again
to carry on the work OF the hlnSdoih
of God and help save the world. More
is expected Of II disciple of the ChrlSl
than is demanded by any othef 1alln
Of it's adhercnts. The moment one re
ceives the benefits and blessings OF
the salvation He has secured for all
who have accepted Him az their per-
sonal Savior, he Is expected to pass
it on to others. We prove the value
which we place upon our faith by the
eagerness with which we seek to inn
part 1t to others.
If lie had not established His
Church to carry out His program, HIS
followers would have formed their
own assembly "to marshal the moral
forces capable OF breaking what must
be broken and Of building what must
be built" One of the results OF
Christ's coming into the world was
the formation Of the Church of the
Living God. It's existence Is a proof
ence, az a human organization, Is
demonstration that God is in the
midst OF her" through the presence
Of the Holy Spirit, who came at Pente-
cost to dwell in that society which
Jesus had established. I'VE are Gods
fellow-workers, and ITO each one
has been assigned "his work" as
member of the body of Christ. Paul
insisted that the work Of the church
required the assistance of every men,
Der, just as the body called for every
member Of it to function. 1t Is i'm
possible for one to do the work that
the Lord Jesus expects us to perform,
unless we are seeking to serve Him
in and through His Church.
The "scriptural idea of each tndi-
vidual life in it's personal relation to
Christ and his fellow men is in &C
cord with the modern view of the So
cial value of personality. Modern
psychology traces our very selfhood
to what others have contributed to us
and done for us. If personality is
recognized as a social product, as well
as a social force, then a religion OF
right relationships" to our fellow men
and our Heavenly Father Is the only
one we can live by and help lift up hui
mainly to the standards of God.
Saving the World.
Jesus outlined in His matchless
Sermon on the Mount that spiritual
character that every Christian should
possess in the Beatitudes. He empha-
sized the fact that the spiritual body
had been organized for social service
by pointing out that they were the
conservers of the world. He pointed
out that his disciples were more than
mere individuals who had enrolled in
His school. They were the salt of the
world. In the Masters day and in
Palestine salt" was absolutely indiS-
pensable in preserving food and hu-
nan life. They did not possess the
modern methods of refrigeration that
preserves food from decay, which is
rapid in a warm climate. The persons
who possessed the spiritual life were
the preservers of the community COM
monwealth and civilization. They
unified a community, keeping it from
falling apart by factional differences
that destroys the life of any commu-
nifty.
Salt gave food its taste. The Chris
tan, through the qualities of his love
for men, renders the world a service
that makes life enjoyable. Though
Palestine salt quickly deteriorates
when exposed to the elements and is
useless. Christian power bad to be
maintained so it was necessary to
keep their life free from the contain
nation of the world. His disciples
represent His cause, they stand for
Him in the world; His honor, reputa-
ton, success are in their hands" If
the world is saved. it must be by the
Christians who are His representa-
tives to Heaven society" with the Mas
ter's ideas, ideals and motives. If
any Church member has become adul-
terated with the spirit of the world,
he has lost his position as q Spokes-
man of the Lord Jesus. His cOnnec-
ton with the world has weakened the
influence of the church and is injuri-
Gus to the work of establishing
Christ's Kingdom among men. Such
a person faces exclusion from Gods
favor and His Kingdoms work.
Illuminating the World.
Those of us, who crossed the At
lantic during the World War realized
the dangers of darkness upon the sea,
when lights We're prohibited from shin
ing either from the ships or light
houses. There was something fear
some about the streets in England and
France during that period when the
houses and shops were black with
shadows, but it was not as much as
we found walking the narrow streets
of Nazareth without a guide at night
from our hotel to the well, where
Jesus and His mother went frequently
to obtain water The light of small
olive oil lamp, such as they used in
the Masters day, would have been
welcome. To a world in darkness be-
cause of their sin, the Lord revealed
Himself as the Light of the world. If
we should remove from the modern
civilization the results of the service
Of the Savior and His followers we
would discover the gross darkness,
encouragement and despair of hui
mainly.
Christ appointed His church to be
the light of the world, so that through
them He could illuminate, as we'll as
save, the world. Although His fol
lowers ARE but broken lights of" the
Lord Jesus, they shine as lights in
the world, rejecting to men the glory
Of their Redeemer. The light reveals,
warns and guides men to the way of
salvation and service shat the Master
has provided for men. The life, labor
and love of a true Christian has an
unextinguishable influence in moving
sinners to believe in the reality of the
goodness and grace of God. The
church was not established with the
view of giving more light to the mem.
bers of the household of faith. Through
the missionary work of every Chris
tan and church, men in all parts of
~ hot til