COMPLEX NEED OF FALLEN MAN IS INFINITELY MET

COMPLEX NEED OF FALLEN MAN IS INFINITELY MET

"Ye shall be My witnesses" Acts 1:8

In the matter of the responsibility of the Christian soul, and the Christian Church, these are the arresting, words of this first chapter of Luke's second treatise. This book is of priceless value as it gives the story of the FIRST MOVEMENTS IN THE WORK OF THE CHURCH. The incidents selected by Luke cover a period of about a generation, and illustrate how varied were the forms of her service; and in them we have a REVELATION OF HER ONE MISSION (Matt. 28:18-20), and of THE METHOD by which she is to fulfill it. That mission is simply and inclusively that of making Christ known and the method by which it is to be accomplished is that of the witness of all her members. Because of the INFINITE FULLNESS OF THE LORD, and the COMPLEX NEED OF MAN, that mission is INFINITE. There is no possible experience of humanity, individual or social, to which He does not speak, in His infinite wisdom, and in His redeeming power. Therefore the fullness of this witness demands all the NATURAL and SPIRITUAL RESOURCES of His people with the additional aid of their Sender. Nevertheless the simplicity of this statement enables us to make the most personal application of the truth. The question by which we may persistently test ourselves is: "How far am I living—thinking, speaking, doing —so that the Lord may be seen and heard and known?" The measure, in which every Christian soul is a LIVING WITNESS, is the measure in which the Christian Church is fulfilling her true mission.