{"id":634,"date":"2015-11-10T20:33:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T20:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?p=634"},"modified":"2015-11-10T21:19:40","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T21:19:40","slug":"christ-gods-love-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2015\/11\/10\/christ-gods-love-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Christ, God’s Love Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Doug Beacham<\/strong><\/p>\n

Christ\u2014God\u2019s Love Gift is the title of this column and the title of a\u00a01969 collection of sermons by the late Joseph H. King. The book
\nwas compiled by the late B.E. Underwood, former IPHC general\u00a0superintendent. Focusing on Christological sermons that King preached,
\nUnderwood\u2019s book provides a sampling of J.H. King\u2019s insights on the\u00a0person and work of Jesus Christ.\u00a0King published the sermon entitled \u201cGod\u2019s Love Gift\u201d in Falcon, North\u00a0Carolina, in a 1916 book, Select Sermons. Using John 3:16 as the text, and\u00a0building around Jesus\u2019 encounter with Nicodemus, King expounded:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe text exhibits the sublimest of all divine attributes.\u00a0Omnipotence holds all things in their place, power directs all\u00a0in their movements, justice protects all in their rights, mercy\u00a0pities all in their miseries, goodness covers all in its kindness,\u00a0omniscience guides all by its counsel, truth illuminates all with\u00a0its light, faithfulness fulfills all that is expected, grace saves all\u00a0who are seeking, but love is the crown of all. Love is the source of\u00a0all, the force of all, and the bond of all, in Godhead. \u2018God is love.\u2019\u00a0Holiness is love in its spotlessness; joy is love in its overflowing;\u00a0peace is love in undisturbed repose; goodness is love providing;\u00a0patience is love enduring; zeal is love burning; and wrath is love\u2019s\u00a0vengeance upon the wickedness of an impenitent world.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My thoughts turned to the\u00a0portrayal of Jesus in Joseph H.\u00a0King\u2019s writings for several\u00a0reasons. First, King\u00a0rightly discerned that\u00a0Jesus is the Father\u2019s\u00a0gift of love to lost\u00a0humanity. In\u00a0the paragraph\u00a0quoted above,\u00a0\u201cGod is love\u201d is\u00a0the ground of\u00a0all existence\u2014\u00a0from creation\u2019s\u00a0opening\u00a0moment to the\u00a0coming of God\u2019s\u00a0eternal kingdom.\u00a0Second, Christ\u00a0as the Father\u2019s love gift\u00a0is an appropriate focus as\u00a0our hearts are preparing for the\u00a0Christmas season. The IPHC is\u00a0focusing on the Advent season with\u00a0a call for Sunday, November 29, first\u00a0Sunday in Advent, to be designated\u00a0Red Sunday<\/a>. We encourage you to\u00a0decorate your sanctuary in red and\u00a0wear red as part of your clothing. It\u2019s\u00a0a way of reminding us of the blood\u00a0of Jesus, the price that was paid for\u00a0our salvation.\u00a0Third, this year we have focused\u00a0on our second core value, \u201cWe\u00a0Prayerfully Value Pentecost.\u201d In\u00a0particular, the final quarter of this\u00a0year we have focused on the gifts of\u00a0the Holy Spirit. We are reminded that\u00a0the gifts of the Spirit are not about\u00a0our exaltation or achievement;\u00a0rather, they are about the body of\u00a0Christ, God\u2019s love gift.<\/p>\n

Regarding J.H. King, the King\u00a0home in Franklin Springs was\u00a0dedicated as an IPHC museum\u00a0on November 7. You can\u00a0find out more about
\nthat at iphc.org<\/a>.\u00a0When the last of the\u00a0four King children\u00a0died, leaving no\u00a0heirs, the IPHC\u00a0was able to\u00a0purchase this\u00a0home. Due to\u00a0the extraordinary\u00a0work of Mrs.\u00a0Sue Carr and her\u00a0children, as well as\u00a0IPHC archivist Dr.\u00a0Harold Hunter, this\u00a0home is being preserved\u00a0as a fitting historical tribute as\u00a0well as a place to prayerfully reflect\u00a0on our IPHC present and future.\u00a0I am thankful that Dr. Tony\u00a0Moon, a professor at Emmanuel\u00a0College, will soon release the\u00a0definitive biography of Bishop\u00a0King after several years of historical\u00a0and theological study. He has\u00a0pieced together a detailed and\u00a0compelling account of the life and\u00a0influence of Joseph H. King and we\u00a0celebrate this accomplishment. It\u00a0will surely provide encouragement\u00a0and enrichment to all who read it.\u00a0Once released, we will be sure to\u00a0provide information on how you can\u00a0purchase a copy.\u00a0J.H. King died in 1946 before I\u00a0was born. But I knew his late wife,\u00a0Blanche Moore King, and their\u00a0four children. In my opinion, J.H.\u00a0King was the most significant General\u00a0Superintendent of our first 50 years as\u00a0a movement.<\/p>\n

His roots in Methodism\u00a0gave him a solid theological and\u00a0biblical background for effective\u00a0ministry.\u00a0King traveled globally in 1910 and\u00a01911 and was present in many of\u00a0the places around the world where\u00a0the IPHC is now very strong. His\u00a0theological writings, particularly From\u00a0Passover to Pentecost<\/a><\/em>, remain an IPHC\u00a0classic.\u00a0In this season of Thanksgiving and\u00a0Christmas, I am indeed primarily\u00a0thankful for Jesus Christ\u2014God\u2019s\u00a0Love Gift. And I am thankful for\u00a0godly, passionate preacher-scholars\u00a0like Bishop J.H. King who laid the\u00a0foundations for us as the International\u00a0Pentecostal Holiness Church.<\/p>\n

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This article was published in\u00a0the November\/December\u00a02015 issue of Encourage<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[40,219,134,218,46,149,205],"class_list":{"0":"post-634","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-bishops-blog","7":"tag-40","8":"tag-article","9":"tag-bishops-blog","10":"tag-blog","11":"tag-doug-beacham","12":"tag-encourage-magazine","13":"tag-november","14":"entry"},"title_es":"Cristo, regalo del amor de Dios","content_es":"

Por Doug Beacham<\/strong> <\/p> Regalo del amor de Cristo-Dios es el t\u00edtulo de esta columna y el t\u00edtulo de una colecci\u00f3n de sermones 1969 por el difunto Joseph H. King. El libro fue compilado por la tarde BE Underwood, ex superintendente general IISP. Centr\u00e1ndose en los sermones cristol\u00f3gicas que el rey predicado, el libro de Underwood ofrece una muestra de las ideas de JH King en la persona y obra de Jesucristo. Rey public\u00f3 el serm\u00f3n titulado "regalo del amor de Dios" en Falc\u00f3n, Carolina del Norte, en un libro de 1916, Selecci\u00f3n de Sermones. Usando Juan 3:16 como el texto, y la construcci\u00f3n de alrededor de encuentro de Jes\u00fas con Nicodemo, Rey expuso: Mis pensamientos se dirigieron a la representaci\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas en los escritos de Joseph H. King por varias razones. En primer lugar, el rey percibi\u00f3 correctamente que Jes\u00fas es el don del Padre de amor a la humanidad perdida. En el p\u00e1rrafo citado anteriormente, "Dios es amor" es la base de toda existencia- del momento de la apertura de la creaci\u00f3n hasta la venida del reino eterno de Dios. En segundo lugar, Cristo como regalo de amor del Padre es un enfoque apropiado ya que nuestros corazones se est\u00e1n preparando para la temporada de Navidad. El IISP se est\u00e1 centrando en la temporada de Adviento con una llamada para el domingo, 29 de noviembre de primer domingo de Adviento, que ser\u00e1 designado Red Domingo<\/a> . Le animamos a decorar su santuario en rojo y vestirse de rojo como parte de su ropa. Es una manera de recordarnos la sangre de Jes\u00fas, el precio que se pag\u00f3 por nuestra salvaci\u00f3n. En tercer lugar, este a\u00f1o nos hemos centrado en nuestro segundo valor central, "en oraci\u00f3n Valor Pentecost\u00e9s." En particular, el \u00faltimo trimestre de este a\u00f1o nos hemos centrado en los dones del Esp\u00edritu Santo. Se nos recuerda que los dones del Esp\u00edritu no son acerca de nuestra exaltaci\u00f3n o el logro; m\u00e1s bien, son el cuerpo de Cristo, regalo del amor de Dios. En cuanto a JH Rey, el Rey casa en Franklin Springs fue dedicado como un museo IISP el 7 de noviembre Usted puede encontrar m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n acerca de que al iphc.org<\/a> . Cuando el \u00faltimo de los cuatro hijos rey muri\u00f3 sin dejar herederos, la IISP fue capaz de comprar esta casa. Debido a la extraordinaria labor de la se\u00f1ora Sue Carr y sus hijos, as\u00ed como IISP archivero Dr. Harold Hunter, esta casa se conserva como un homenaje hist\u00f3rico apropiado, as\u00ed como un lugar para reflexionar en oraci\u00f3n en nuestra IISP presente y futuro. Estoy agradecido de que el Dr. Tony Luna, profesor de la universidad de Manuel, pronto dar\u00e1 a conocer la biograf\u00eda definitiva del Obispo Rey despu\u00e9s de varios a\u00f1os de estudio hist\u00f3rico y teol\u00f3gico. Se ha reconstruido una cuenta detallada y convincente de la vida y la influencia de Joseph H. King y celebrar este logro. Seguramente va a proporcionar est\u00edmulo y enriquecimiento para todos los que lo lean. Una vez liberado, estaremos seguros de proporcionar informaci\u00f3n sobre c\u00f3mo se puede comprar una copia. JH rey muri\u00f3 en 1946 antes de nacer. Pero sab\u00eda que su \u00faltima esposa, Blanche Moore Rey, y sus cuatro hijos. En mi opini\u00f3n, JH King fue el m\u00e1s significativo Superintendente General de nuestros primeros 50 a\u00f1os como un movimiento. Sus ra\u00edces en el metodismo le dieron un fondo teol\u00f3gica y b\u00edblica s\u00f3lida para un ministerio eficaz. Rey viaj\u00f3 a nivel mundial en 1910 y 1911 y estuvo presente en muchos de los lugares de todo el mundo en el que la IISP es ahora muy fuerte. Sus escritos teol\u00f3gicos, particularmente De la Pascua a Pentecost\u00e9s<\/a><\/em> , siguen siendo un cl\u00e1sico de la IISP. En esta temporada de Acci\u00f3n de Gracias y Navidad, estoy de hecho principalmente gracias por regalo del amor de Jesucristo-Dios. Y estoy agradecido por piadosos, apasionado predicador-eruditos como obispo JH Rey que sentaron las bases para nosotros como la Iglesia Internacional de Santidad Pentecostal. Este art\u00edculo fue publicado en la edici\u00f3n de noviembre \/ diciembre de 2015 Anime<\/a> .<\/em>","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Bx-ae","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/634\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}