The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-02-29
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THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AMI
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iectiyes of Christian education:
/ iThe development Of Christian
attitudes in relation to God.
2. The development of Christian
attitudes in social relations.
2 A knowledge and appreciation
of the Christian philosophy of
:4aA ;ero%iha asnss Of the yaiue
Z ofbthe Individual personality. =
5.iA knowledge and appreciation
;of the Christian heritage.
6. The development of initiative
; in Christian discipfeship.
= Participation in the corporate
social life of the Church. -
: Merely to read this seven-fold
objective should be enough to
convince any man; that it is not
easy to attain. Phere may be
painless dentistry, but there is no
PAINLESS Christianity. Christianity
makes enormous demands upon
those who conscientiously embrace
it. It operates on the whole man,
it involves the whole of his ex-
perience. 1t has to do not. only
with his emotions and intellect,
but also, if not chiefly, with his
will. The modern Christian world
may be confused as to just exact
ly what the religion of Jesus was,
but no man can read the record
and say it was an easy-going re-
ligion. 1t was shot through with
suffering and grief, brought on
by His insistence upon His ideals
in society of men who under
stood none of these things"
The enormity and the difficulty
of the tasks confronting the
Christian Church in the commun-
ity needs to be more widely un-
derstood and appreciated. The
Christian ideal for the commun-
ity can not be realized by GER
tain groups of. people obtaining
lands, and buildings, and leaders,
even good lands and buildings and
leaders. These are not enough.
There must be disciples who turn,
follow, learn, pray, serve, wor-
ship and share. Each Christian
group is fortunate in having some
people who do these things. These
people must be strengthened and
others added to their number.
Christians must be ever mind
ruI that thev are members of two
societies, the society of this world
and the society of God. They be-
long to this nation which our fa-
theirs have builded in this land,
but they also belong to a city npt
made with hands, eternal in the
heavens, and this eternal City OF
God is found on this! earth in the
Church of Jesus Christ.
AN INVITATION : :
"Whoever you are, OF whatever
your experience may be- the
Church is interested in you. All
over the world it is striving to
represent Jesus Christ apd to, car
ny, His message and His life to
all people. As He is interested in
all, so the Church is interested
in all. ..,; 49, ..'t. - =
off you are not a member Of the
Church, you may call upon her
for help in. any need, If you are
an irregular attendant upon the
services. use this Holy Season to-
re-dedicate yourself to our, Lord
and His service. Don't go on los
ing opportunities. Share in the re-
demption of the world. 1t is a
great adventure, and Christ wants
YOU"
This business Of being a Chris
.tian and this business Of working
for a Christian community is a
continuing situation calling for
valor on the part of our leaders
and equal valor in all our dis
ciples. Let us not be dismayed
but 60 ever forward in the spirit