Section 10
of the church represented by the three persons in the house. Firstly is the serving function rep resented by Martha (12:2). Throughout history, Christians have looked down on her. Do not condemn Martha. It is unfair to condemn her. Martha's serving is very good, for, in the church service, the business affairs of the church must be taken care of. How could we have the food taken care of without Martha? We need her to prepare the food. I appreciate Martha's service. We all must change our concept about her and not look down on her. We should encourage the sisters to be Marthas. Perhaps you sisters are still quite spiritual and religious, but I am rather prac tical. I do not want to be that spiritual. Suppose all the sisters are Marys sitting there quietly being spiritual. Who is going to prepare the meal? We must have some Marthas who are diligent, capa ble, active, living, and practical. Although we are spiritual, we must still serve practically.
TESTIFYING
The second kind of function in the service of the church is represented by Lazarus. It appears as if Lazarus did nothing. He just sat there at the table with the Lord, enjoying the feast with Him. But we must remember that Lazarus was