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PAGE 6e WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 6,1982, WHITBY FREE PRESS His Word as a major way of gettlng the truth to us about Himself. The Churc.h Speaks Spon>ored by the WIIITBY MIN ISTERIAL ASSOCIATION' By THE REV. ARNOLD R. MAIN Pastor <Whitby Pentecostal Church Pascal once' wrote, "Men despise religion; they hate it and fear it may be true". I'cannot'think of a better way to describe what seems to be the attitude of many today. It is a dangerous thing to believe in the existance 0f God. Hls existance and believing lu His existance îmmediately deniands some, form 0'f response. If" God is who He says He is and has doue what He says He has done then we have no business ignoring Hlm or making Hlm in lour own Image. That's the crun- ch. It is easier to create God in your'understandlng then let Hlm reveal hlmself as He'is. God gave us Rtennie'sFloral & GftShppe ~ * (Brooklln, Ont.)- RENOVATION SALE <200ý/o off entire stock of glfts 50 /@ off selected glft Items 5O / off 11 green plants 'Sale Iasts ~Husuntil Frlday,.October8th >Mon.-Fri. 9-6 655,3833 I Imagine thé thing whlch le Most troubling for many 18 the posslbifity of a judgment,- that God not only exlsts but makes certain demande. Does He have a standard? Yes He does. So it le good that we get to know what it is al about and> notilmit our- selves to any human philosophy. Pgalm 53:1 says "The f001 hath said lu his heart, there is no God", but actually thie le better trans- lated to read, "The' ,foo1 bath said ini hhert no God". There is a dfference. The people who go un- der the titie Athlest or agnostie are not so much say- ing there is no God as muchý as they are sa-ylng no to God. Refusing to <believe lu Hlm and refusing to believe Hlm are two différent thlngs. As Shaeffer wrote, "God le there and He is not silent."' This is_ quite obvious lu Paul's letter to the Romans chapteri where he states "For since.the beginnlng 'of the world'the invisible'attributes of' God, for example Hls eternal power and divinity, have 'been plainly discerhible through the thlngs which He bas made and'which are comnmonly seen andknown, thus leavlug these men without a ragof excuse. They knew ail the time that there'was a God, yet tbey refused. to acknowledge ... Him as sucb, or thank Hlm for what He le or does.-ý Thus they become fatuous lu their arguments and plung-' ed-their siilyminds further into the -dark". (Phil- lips) Yes God exists and best of ail He sent Hls Son,; Jesus Christ, into the world to reconcil the world to Hlmself. God loves and cares for us far more than, we wiil ever realize. But that is not religion, that le revelation. Mayor Bob Attersley andMrte Barkwl, the town's rersntvel thie year's United Way campalgu, officiaily open the fund raising drive with a flag ralsingý at the Municipal Buildings. This year's objective les $1'.5 million lu the* Oshawa-Whitby-Newcastle drive. Proceeds help support 37 charitable and social service agencies lu therein -Fme Press Staff Photo United Way ,kicks,,off fund-rais ing c ampaign When economlc times get tough, more people. turn to the United Way for help. This year's slogan for the 'Osbawa-Wbltby- Newcastle ,fund-raising campaign, , "Needed More Than Ever Before", refleets this lu- creased need for social services in the area.ý >The United Way hopes to raise $1.5 million to help support 37 charit- able organlzations in the de raleed in thls year's three communities. Bigý Brothers, St. John Ambulance -and the John Howard Society are just a few of the groupa -the United Way supports lu the region., This year, two new agencies have been lu- cluded in the United Way support umbreila. The Oshawa Deaf Cen- tre and Destiny Manor, a women's half-way house,. will receive fun-. BROOKLIN HOME BAKERY &DELICATESSAN >61 BALDWI N ST. B ROOKLIN 655495-1 PRE-ORDER FOR THANESOIVINO WHOLE WHEAT & WHiITE ROLLS PUMPKIN PIES DON'TDE DISAPPOINTE See Our unadvertised in-store'specials, campaigu. Through a single gift, donors can make contri. butions to 'ail 37 agen. des. The single cam. paign -keeps- fund- raislng costs down te about 8 per cent, se' more dollars eau be used dlrectly by the member agencies. The campaign, which began September 28, will enlist the help of- canvassers from- many office clogied The Whltby Free Press Office wil be closed on Thanksgiving, Monday, October 11. Pleas e note advertle- ing deadlies are mnoved up to Friday, October 8 -at 4, p.m. Editorial deadliues will be Friday at 12 noon. The Free Press wil ptiblish- as usual on Wednesday, October 13. e - s e - I - BrookMin Flour Milis Flour & Baking Supplies 20 -Kg Bite Size Dog Food ~J $1 3.50 «a ncu FREE Dog Bowl $1 .00 (>11 withthis ad. Expiry date Oct. 1»/2. 23 CASSELS.ROAD. EAST BROOKLIN 655m4851 TedARNTS LOAM SUPPLY LTD. BROCK RD. N., PICKERING (1 ýý mlles norlh of Highwey 2) TOP SOIL SQnd Limestone Treated Timber Sion@ Pinemulch Patio Slatýà Curbs Firewood %et-L.04M INTERLOCKING PAVING STONES (DELIVERED & OR INSTALLED) 683-0887 reuion r%àel.9. 1 Air