Esta edición de Portavoz de la Gracia se titula El Día del Señor. Ese día maravilloso es –o por lo menos debiera ser—una muestra de la gloria divina y del reposo eterno que le espera a todos los escogidos de Dios. ¡Qué bendición es que Dios haya ordenado las cosas de manera que una vez por semana, después de seis días de trabajo, tengamos un día dedicado a él, una séptima parte de nuestro tiempo, que pasamos gloriosamente con Aquel que nos ama y se entregó por nosotros!
Este número empieza con Arthur W. Pink, quien nos da un vislumbre del origen de tener seis-días-de-trabajo y un-día-de-reposo que Dios estableció en su obra todopoderosa de la creación. J. C. Ryle ofrece abundantes pasajes del Antiguo y del Nuevo Testamento que fortalecen y avalan el fundamento del séptimo día de reposo y el primer-día-de-la-semana como Día del Señor. Thomas Boston nos brinda una breve exposición del Cuarto Mandamiento, mientras que Benjamin B. Warfield establece un fundamento bíblico para la observancia del Día del Señor. ¿Por qué adoran al Señor los cristianos el domingo en lugar del sábado? Archibald A. Hodge nos ayuda a comprender el cambio bíblico e histórico del día de reposo al Día del Señor. Luego Ezekiel Hopkins nos presenta una breve ponencia sobre cómo le rendimos culto a Dios en público, mientras que William S. Plumer nos enseña que nuestras obligaciones del Día del Señor incluyen al hogar. Aparte de adorar a Dios en público y en el hogar, ¿qué tipos de obras debemos realizar el Día del Señor? Ezekiel Hopkins explica las obras de devoción, las necesarias y las de caridad. Thomas Case nos exhorta sabiamente a honrar al Padre, al Hijo y al Espíritu Santo en el culto el día de adoración. Y, para terminar, Jonathan Edwards pone en claro que el Día del Señor no nos fue dado para ser una carga, sino un tiempo de placer inestimable.
A.W. Pink (1886 - 1952)
Studied at Moodly Bible Institute and pastored some churches in America. He was not very accepted in his congregations which finally made him move back to England to be involved in writing ministry full-time till his death.He was strictly calvinist in this thinking but many of his writings also reflect balance and openness to other views of doctrine. Especially his teachings on antichrist and end-times were promoted well during his life. He wrote over 40 books and many pamphlets including he distributed titled: "Studies in the Scriptures."
Arthur Walkington Pink was a Christian evangelist and Biblical scholar known for his staunchly Calvinist and Puritan-like teachings.
Pink was born in Nottingham, England on April 1, 1886 and became a Christian in 1908, at the age of 22. Though born to Christian parents, prior to conversion he migrated into a Theosophical society (an occult gnostic group popular in England during that time), and quickly rose in prominence within their ranks. His conversion came from his father's patient admonitions from Scripture. It was the verse, Proverbs 14:12, 'there is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death,' which particularly struck his heart and compelled him to renounce Theosophy and follow Jesus.
Desiring to grow in knowledge of the Bible, Pink immigrated to the United States to study at Moody Bible Institute. In 1916 he married Vera E. Russell (January 8, 1893 - July 17, 1962), who was from Kentucky. However, he left after just two months for Colorado, then California, then Britain. From 1925 to 1928 he served in Australia, including as pastor of two congregations from 1926 to 1928, when he returned to England, and to the United States the following year. He eventually pastored churches in Colorado, California, Kentucky, and South Carolina.
Converted in 1908 at the age of 22, Arthur Pink left England in 1910 to Study and Moody Bible Institue in Chicago, Illinois. He left after two months and pastored a church in Silverton, Colorado. He had short term pastorates in California, Kentuck and South Carolina.
His first major work, Divine Inspiration Of The Bible, was published in 1917, followed by The Sovereignty Of God, in 1918 which sold less than 2000 copies. He edited the magazine, Studies In The Scriptures, from 1922-1923, in which much of his published works appeared, but circulation was poor, never more than 1000 subscribers.
He spent three years preaching in Australia and returned to England in 1928 for a year. Returning to the United States he spent eight years in itinerant ministry. He returned to England for the last years of his life, living an isolated life.
Pink is famous for his writings, which had the most effect after his death, but his personal ministry as a pastor was largely a failure.
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