Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-21
TIE CHILD AND THE KINGDOM

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| Yes Christmas g the chiEafen,.
lda4 "a Aa9S kha(it Is also the day
fok aAdss VIVA have seen Converted
and -becone-as -Iittle children,
Matt- 1880. Il is quite proper that
It should be so. for Christmas really
means nothing very significant ex-
seeps a. We gather at Bethlehen,s
mangefe and there we find child
the Chfist-child Those who come
On the morrow to do homage to Him
IN the spirit Of ehildlike faith viii
truly keep Christmas. In that spirit
the writer Of these notes wishes for
you who read these lines Just that
7kindoof q holy day Of Joy and glad
ness lsI9o2 SIS 10 yre+eraa.
y Let us then 90 nrst Of ali to Beth
lehem, and there having seen the
One, who became fesh and dwelt
among US as = little child. we shan
be ready 70 go On and learn from
Him what q blessed example re.
sponsibf1ity. and opportunity there
- IN thestmldho which we see all
around us.
L NE Chnd-Jesas our Saviour
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The virgin mother Mary brought
forth here6fstborn som and tdcalled
Ihig hamef sIesuss-=the one who
should Giisaye; his people from their
sins" wv. q. 2O. In order that
he might be the Saviour. he had to
BE both God and man. This could
only BE- tftae as tGod sent His owns
only 5egotsen $on7fnto the Rorid BY
giving to Him ~ humanzmother In
whom he IS the eternal Son Of God
was conceived by the Holy Ghost
Gas we express 1t IN the creed and
Became the son Of Man .srR
~ For anyone VINO believes that God
has an power andraH wisdom to do
what He Wills and Is He wills, and
who tuFther, believes that Christ was
spre-existept as the Son of God be-
! fore His Incarnation, there Is ne
difficulty in believing in the virgin
birth. In fact. no other manner Of
Incarnation would rhaves been posi-
fhlea2E Unnecessarily follows that the
yone who denies the virgin birth Of
Christ thereby declares that He does
not believe IN the God Of the Scrip
lures and IN Jesus Christ HIS Son
orr Lord! SO g qv biind OF mia
d1LE TIE @iIaL9Om ExzaipIe se1B:
f1-DIs bsyis9sI ssiiimGf fS5 rs ri
The disciples had been having a
discussion about who was to be- the
greatest in the kingdom Of heaven
This Was not Because they desired
their brothers 2 advancement. I for
each once #antedfs TO be the greatest
duke 9'4s) boot syis9sI Iliw ssfi
qs Jesus frankly told them that; they
needed a real change Of heart,
conversion. True greatness IS not
matter Of worldly position or ann
sbftion, But ofjai ehildlMe bHdmnity.
Such an nidea swas absolutely irevo-
hationary lin thef idayuof Jesus and
in fact Sounds unbelievable, to- the
worldly man today. But, il is none
fhelessi true that the great man or
woman Is the one who knows and
recognizes himself to be utterly de-
pendent onoGodi ms every moment,
1euerv circumstance. eyerytriak and
rim ieyeTyfoppertmity Of life We need
to learn Of 2our, children, ,4n,ro, ara
anlmlJ,, The Child-our RespoonrsibilIi-
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These avid. Solemn N words Should
be considered with great carelfWhat
safiterrible sjudement awaits those
who cause little ones to stumble by
reason, Of their false teaching. their
failure to bring God Word to bear
upon their lives, improper discipline
In the home, or the influence Of a
bad IkRAnhlG There ard RCphsbly
preachers, teachers iR the Sunday
School, grandp arerts. dneles. laihts;
mothers, fathers. yes, even friends
Of little children who need to reread
= these yersesiand then CRY out to God
In repentance before It Is too late.
Nv. The ChiIdAf1ur OfSpOrtnhity
,gigaI3-l5ypo0 moor t1uo0 tiu3
Jesus knew the real valiie, DO
Child and His loying heart reached
out TO invite the children to come
unto Hin IN love. Ia n Obedience, and
n trust! wien they came, He never
-falled TO Bless ahemSniA q semH5
The glorious things4su that I'VE
are privileged to thus bring lttlsa
chilHrep;te Him. Someone may say,
Jesus Is no longer Oh earth, I can
not take my child to him" Jesus
Is not herein 1.-The flesh but He is
hereeter present with His children.
You cam bring your child 70 Him,
for the coming q which ,He, has in
mind IN these verses is not In any
physical sense but rather spiritual:
The parents wh6i teach their little
ones about, the birth Of Christ on
this Christmas daSO hive brought
them to Him. Every word Of in
istructionj bevery encouragement to
pray every example Of devotion 70
Christ which the child may follow
Is the true bringing Of that child to
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viii you do it this Christmas in
theohorhe,f in the Sunday School, in
the church, anywhere1i Il You do,
there will be blessing beyond your