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The Pastor's Relation To The Sunday School In The Oregon Yearly Meeting Of Friends, Leroy V. Myers

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

The serious mistake has often been made in thinking that the Sunday School and the church were two separate and independent organisations, where the superintendent has been the leader of the former and the pastor the leader of the later. It was the concern of the writer to help bridge this gulf, to encourage the pastor and superintendent to work hand in hand, and to improve the methods whereby I this may be attained. Where there has been a strong and efficient Sunday School there has been a successful church.

A Study Of Some Aspects Of Departmental Work In The Children's Division Of Sunday School, John M. Strong

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Teachers in the Sunday School need to know more about the children to whom they minister. Each child must be recognized as an individual and as such, he is a candidate for the promised eternal life that Jesus promised to those who believe on His Name. How can they believe except they be sent teachers who believe on Him? Furthermore, the child is a candidate for leadership in the church in which it may at present be a member of the Children's Division.

An Evaluation Of Church School Methods In The N.W. Canada Conference Of The Evangelical United Brethren Church, Herbert H. Bock

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Education and religion have been compatible throughout the centuries of civilization. Where there has been religion there has been education in order to propagate the beliefs of religion. A good system of education is absolutely essential in order to adequately propagate the Gospel of Christ.

The teaching methods and educational philosophies prevalent in many of the churches today are influenced by the emphasis in secular and modern educational procedures.

It was the purpose of this study 1) to point out a few of the basic emphases of modern educational procedure; 2) to make an evaluation of the church school methods …

General Principles Of Child Evangelism With Special Reference To The Age Group Six To Twelve, Albert Gackle

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Facts generally accepted in the field of Christian Education show that the boy and girl in the age group of six to twelve is stepping over into another world. Life is becoming very real to them and they require the real, the true, and the genuine to satisfy their longings. They are discriminators between fact and fiction and very frequently note things long before they attract the attention of an adult. Their conscience is yet tender, the impulse to obey is strong, and the implicit faith of the earlier years still lingers with them. It is a time in their …

A Comparative Study In The Field Of Genetics Of The Organic Evolutionary Hypothesis And The Scriptural Account, A. Delbert Rice

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Since the beginning of the Church Age, the field of Biblical Apologetics has been the battleground for many acrimonious words and hasty conclusions and the scene of many misunderstandings. Since the advent of the popular exposition of the organic evolutionary hypothesis with Charles Darwin in 1859, many things, based upon a false understanding of the Scriptures or upon a false understanding of scientific evidence, have been said and many accusations made on both sides of the argument. This study has been undertaken to sort from the tons of discussion which have been put forth the few pounds which can be …

A Study Of The Extent Of The Influence Of Selected Jewish Institutions Upon The Apostolic Church Of The First Century, Herbert F. Reinhardt

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

The Jew of every age has anxiously awaited the coming of his promised Messiah. The Jews just previous to the birth of Jesus Christ were no exception. Although they had a well-organized system of religion they still lacked one thing -- their Messiah. He came and with Him came an immense change in the whole system of worship. Many of the previous institutions, ordinances, and rituals were omitted, others were changed and invested with new meaning, as Christ through the apostles set up the new Christian form of worship and organization. Certain of these institutions which became part of the …

A Comparative Study In The Filed Of Genetics Of The Organic Evolutionary Hypothesis And The Scriptural Account, A. Delbert Rice

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Since the beginning of the Church Age, the field of Biblical Apologetics has been the battleground for many acrimonious words and hasty conclusions and the scene of many misunderstandings.

Since the advent of the popular exposition of the organic evolutionary hypothesis with Charles Darwin in 1859, many things, based upon a false understanding of the Scriptures or upon a false understanding of scientific evidence, have been said and many accusations made on both sides of the argument. This study has been undertaken to sort from the tons of discussion which have been put forth the few pounds which can be …

A Study Of Theories Of Naturalistic Evolution And The Scriptural Account Of Creation, Milton W. Hopper

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Excerpt: "For nearly a full century a war of words has been taking place concerning the origin of this universe, the world, man and animals. There have been many books written on the subject besides many private and public debates. None of these have produced a final and lasting, or for that matter satisfying, answer to the problem.

It was the purpose of this research to present an adequate and accurate, but not bulky picture of the problem that arises between the theory of Naturalistic Evolution, that science claims to have discovered, and the Biblical account as it is given …

An Inductive Study Of Selected New Testament Synonyms For Sin, Le Roy C. Lindahl

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Excerpt: "There are a number of words in the New Testament which have to do with the concept of sin. According to Dr. G. A. Turner there are eight roots from which these words are formed to make twenty-eight synonymous derivatives occurring a total of approximately 386 times. These facts have therefore raised the following questions:

1. Is there a valid reason for so many different words being used to represent sin?
2. Are these various words used erratically or systematically?
3. May these words be classified?
4. If they may be classified, are there any common characteristics within the various classifications?
5. Again, are …

A Study Of The Methods Of Higher Criticism, Robert F. Day

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Excerpt: "Beginning with the eighteenth century and continuing to the present certain Biblical scholars segmented the Pentateuch into various documents as to its origin. They claimed the methods of inquiry and principles, by which they determined the different sources used to write the Pentateuch, were valid. This work was known as Biblical Higher Criticism, otherwise known as just, Higher Criticism. Conservative Biblical scholarship has thoroughly disagreed with the findings of Destructive Higher Criticism but little has been written on the methods or principles of inquiry and their application. Most conservative attacks have been at the results rather than investigation of …

The Director Of Christian Education In The Local Church, Vernon R. Kraft

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Christian education in the beginning was taught by God Himself to Adam and Eve, and then from man to man ever since. The methods have been various and unstable, and the results have not always been what God Himself intended for them to be: for the purpose of God was and is to save men, through Christian education, evangelism, or any other procedures through which men works.

A Critical Study Of Youth And Youth Work And A Workable Plan Of Youth Evangelism For The Local Church, Charles L. Ritter

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

The youth of the United States of America have fallen to the lowest moral and spiritual level of any generation of youth which has yet lived in this country. Never before was there a time when such a majority of the criminals were of the adolescent and youth age. Secular authorities along with moralists and religious leaders are alarmed and are searching earnestly for an answer to the problems of juvenile delinquency. The glamorous advertising of liquor, superemphasizing of sex, glorification of materialism, degeneration of the home, along with numerous other anti-spiritual emphases of the past decade, has produced a …

Studies In Fulfillment: A Consideration Of Integrity And Compromise In The Novels Of Willa Cather, Donald Mcnichols

George Fox College Journal, 1952-1966

No abstract provided.

The Director Of Christian Education In The Local Church, Vernon R. Kraft

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Christian education in the beginning was taught by God Himself to Adam and Eve, and then from man to man ever since. The methods have been various and unstable. and the results have not always been waht God Himself intended for them to be: for the purpose of God was and is to save men, through Christian education, evangelism, or any other procedures through which man works.

The problem presented to this study was as follows: What are the qualifications and responsibilities of a Christian Educational Director in the local church? It was the primary purpose of this study to: …

The Administrative Techniques Of The Extension Department Of The Sunday School, Ronald S. Crecelius

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Significance Of Certain Recently Discovered Greek Manuscripts With Reference To New Testament Translation, Henry Karg

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

"The Basic document of the Christian Faith is the Greek New Testament." The original sources for the Greek New Testament were the inspired autographs of the various writers of the New Testament books. None of these autographs, however, are known to exist today. All that has come down to us are copies of copies of the original manuscript.

This question may then be asked: "How can a person be sure that the text of the New Testament in his possession today is accurate and free from error?" In answer to this question it can be stated that "A Study of …

An Evaluation Of Church School Methods In The N.W. Canada Conference Of The Evangelical United Brethren Church, Herbert H. Bock

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Education and religion have been compatible throughout the centuries of civilization. Where there has been religion there has been education in order to propagate the beliefs of religion. A good system of education is absolutely essential in order to adequately propagate the Gospel of Christ.

Origen: Early Christian Scholar, Arthur O. Roberts

George Fox College Journal, 1952-1966

No abstract provided.

A Christian College, Milo C. Ross

George Fox College Journal, 1952-1966

No abstract provided.

The Scriptural Doctrine Of Eternal Punishment, M. Max Morgan

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Many questions have been planted in the minds of good Christian people by the myriad of cults which have spread abroad their doctrines At least four of these cults, Spiritism, Adventism, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Modernism are faulty on their teaching of eternal punishment. The problem here presented was: What is the Bible teaching on the future punishment of the wicked?

It was the purpose of this study to determine clearly and accurately what the Scriptures teach concerning the future punishment of the wicked.

A Study Of New Testament Prophecy Concerning The Jewish People, Virgil A. Brown

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

The purpose of this study was to determine what place the Jewish people will have in the closing events of this Gospel Age as taught in the New Testament.

Since the Jewish people have come into new prominence within the last five years, this study was believed to be an imperative one. The Jewish people have become important to the entire world, because they have begun to return to the land which God gave them so many centuries ago. They have not been and are not a group of people who can be easily destroyed. The Jewish people were and …

The New Testament Teaching On The Doctrine Of Entire Sanctification As A Second Crisis Experience, Dean W. Strong

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Excerpt: "Any true study of the doctrine of entire sanctification must begin with the fact that God is a holy being. A study of this nature, except as it is related to the demand of God, has very little meaning. Dr. H.O. Wiley said that in the Father, holiness is original and underived, and in the Spirit, holiness is imparted. Holiness is a relative term when applied to man. An unbiased study of the Scriptures has shown that God has demanded that man be holy, and that man in his natural condition is not holy in God's sight. The problem …

A Study Of The Christian Doctrine Of Assurance, Glen D. Streight

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

The problem was to present a clear study of the nature, evidences, and validity of the witness of God's Spirit to regeneration and to entire sanctification. It was the writer's purpose to discover and report the conditions which man must meet before the Holy Spirit will come to witness in any degree at all, and before He will come and abide. It was felt that such a study should include the manner in which the witness of the Holy spirit comes, the time at which it comes, the type of witness it is, its relation to the witness of man's …

A Comparative Study Of Teaching Methods Used In Selected Primary And Secondary Christian Schools And The Public Schools In The Fields Of English And The Social Studies, Paul W. Kirgiss

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

American education has drifted into the gravest crisis in its three-hundred year history. Deteriorating buildings and the shortage of teachers are only part of this crisis. Most important is what is being taught the children of this country and how it is being taught. Very subtly, in fact, probably unnoticed by most of the American people, highly organized left-wing and right-wing extremist groups are pressuring the public schools in an attempt to capture the minds of the students -- the minds of the future citizens of the United States. These pressure groups have already gained a foothold in a number …

The New Testament Teaching On The Doctrine Of Entire Sanctification As A Second Crisis Experience, Dean W. Strong

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Any true study of the doctrine of entire sanctification must being with the fact that God is a holy being. A study of this nature, except as it is related to the demand of God, has very little meaning. Dr. H.O. Wiley said that in the Father, holiness is original and underived, and in the Spirit, holiness is imparted. Holiness is a relative term when applied to man. An unbiased study of the Scriptures has shown that God has demanded that man be holy, and that man in his natural condition is not holy in God's sight. The problem resolved …

A Study Of The Christian Doctrine Of Assurance, Glen D. Streight

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

The problem was to present a clear study of the nature, evidences, and validity of the witness of God's Spirit to regeneration and to entire sanctification. It was the writer's purpose to discover and report the conditions which man must meet before the Holy Spirit will come to witness in any degree at all, and before He will come and abide. It was felt that such a study should include the manner in which the witness of the Holy Spirit comes., the time at which it comes, they type of witness it is, its relation to the witness of man's …

A Study Of New Testament Prophecy Concerning The Jewish People, Virgil A. Brown

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Excerpt: "The purpose of this study was to determine what place the Jewish people will have in the closing events of this Gospel Age as taught in the New Testament."

A History Of Missions In Bolivia Of The Oregon Yearly Meeting Of Friends, Clair E. Lund

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

In Bolivia, South America, there is a mission field among the Aymara Indians. The missionaries on this field have been sent out by the Oregon Yearly Meeting of Friends. As the years have passed some of the missionaries have given not only their time, talents and health, but also their lives in the effort to win the Indians to the Saviour, Jesus Christ.

The Scriptural Doctrine Of Eternal Punishment, M. Max Morgan

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Many questions have been planted in the minds of good Christian people by the myriad of cults which have spread abroad their doctrines. At least four of these cults, Spiritism, Adventism, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Modernism are faulty on their teaching of eternal punishment. The problems here presented was: What is the Bible teaching on the future punishment of the wicked?

The History And Philosophy Of The Joint Department Of Evangelism Of The National Council Of The Churches Of Christ In The United States Of America, Donald G. Varce

Western Evangelical Seminary Theses

Most of the major denominations of America are members of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in America. This means that they are represented in all the phases of the Council's work, including the evangelistic endeavors. The supreme purpose of the Church should be to bring a sinful world to believe in Jesus Christ as Saviour. The Joint Department of Evangelism was especially designed to lead the member denominations in this endeavor. It is important to study and note the measure of effectiveness which has characterized this most significant area of the National Council's work.