The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1953

111 t l1ese , ·er s<?s ,,·e l1a, .. e t l1e Ii,,_ i11 o· ( T d 111al~i 11~: a fl , ·rf olcl clec 1 a1·– cl tio11 to II i. J)eo1)le : · · I l1a, .. e 1·e– dee111ed tl1ee; · · ·\ I ha, .. r calle 1 tl1ee~ '· ·· I a111 ,,itl1 tl1 ee : ' · · I l1 a, , lo,"ecl tl1ee: , · · ' I ,,·ill gat l1e1· t11ee. , I . ' ' I hai•c r ecl ee >11 ccl t lz ee '' "\\Te lil~e t o 1·e11i11cl Ollr, el,·e. eo11- ·ta11tl)· of t l11·ee t hi11g-. alJ011t 1--e– de111ptio11: t l1e i S 'l' of it, the E ..L T"TEXT of it a11d t h RE" 1 l rI.1T of it. 1. Rega1·cli11g· tl1e " T of 011r 1·edemptio11, P ete1· ay. , ~ Ye ,, 1 er·e n ot r e l ee111ecl ,,..ith cor1--11p t ible t hi11g: . llCh a . il, 1 e1· a11el g·old f r om } ...0111· ,"ain co11\ 1 e1-.·at io11 1·e- ·ei,"etl b,... t 1--aelitio11 fro111 , ..0111· .. . f ather : bt1t ,,ith tl1e prccioll blood of hri t a of a lan1b ,,,it l1 - 0l1t blemi h a11cl ,,·i t ho11t pot . ( I P et er 1 :1 19) . We ha, ..e r·eacl "'Ome"\\"h er e in Roma11 hi.·t or\.'" of .. t,,..o ea t e1--11 l{ing.· t hat ,, 1 e11t t o ,, ..a1·. Tl1e on e el efeatecl t}1e other and the , ,.a11c111i hed ]{ing ,,Ta, t al{e11 p1,i on e1· with hi ,,.. if e a11cl t l1eir 0111}'" dallO'hter . 11 bei11g· l)r ol10·}1t i11t o t he l)r e e1 ce of the t1--i llm p l1a11t 11101 a1--ch h e wa a. keel "\Vl1at ,,·011lcl , ..ou give me if I lil)er atecl }·our " ·ife and ela1l o·hter ? J;ool{– i11g UJ) he patheticall~r r e1)liecl, I ,,·olll(l gi,"e Ill }'" life. I coltlcl 11ot g i,"e an3r le. . . Do }"Oll \\·a11t t o k110,, ... mv belovecl f rie11cl .· t l1e .. l co. t of ou1· r ecl emptio1 ? The blooel t h e 1J1·eciot1. bloocl of t l1e I..1or cl J e u 1 h1'i. t . IIe co11lcl not gi,.. e a1}.. le.. . ... T e, ..e1-- f o1,get tl1i.· tre111e11cl ol1 co t of 011r 1·ecl e111p– tio11. 2. The E .... TE.i. "T of ot11· r e– demptio11. Let 11 r en1i11cl )·011 of t h1,ee ~ 1 cript 111"e 0111}·. lie re- cleem. ot11· life : ,,.. 1 0 r ecleen1etl1 thJT life f1,01n cle. t r11etio1 ' ( P al111 1 (J ;3 :4 J. I I e r edee111.· o11r so z cl : · 'the recl e111ptio1 of t heir .·0111 i , JJrecio11 · ( P ·alm 49 : ) . Ile r e– deem 011r bocl y: ·'th e r ecle111p– t ion of Ollr lJody' ' ( Ro111a11. :'>3 ) . That i to a}r. t h e t hr·ee co11- t it 11e11t J)art of 0111· l>e i11g- t l1 e THE 01110 INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Septcmbcr 1953 GOD'S FIVEFOLD DEC TION l { Ii: \ T • I [ .\ I J I J I ) .. \ l f r1, F J r J ' I )() 1• 1 s l l l () 11111 • ( ) J 1 i () life, tl1r .·0111 , tl1r bocl,.. cll'P 1·e- • <l<'c111ccl b,T il1r L1c> rcl .J e1s t1s ( 1 J1ri st. .. r111<1 (: l' llcl1 ...\ l)08tl c 1) 1' ,1,\". ' t li ,11 '· .\T01Lr ,rl1ole .·1 irit. scJ11l , <111 cl l1ocl)". l)e 1>r e._ 0 1·, .. etl l)l c1 111elcs., 1111to t lie cc1111 i11g: of 011r T.J orcl ~J e ·11 . · ( 1 l11·ist.' ( [ rJ'}l(l• .'.' cllC) llic1118 ; :..... 3 ) . 3. "\\ 7 e l1 a, re thP 11raetical RE– ~ {TT_JT of 1·ec]e1111)tio11 i11 l a11l R 111e11101·al)le ,,~01· 1., : ,,·1 0. e I a1n, c1 11cl ,,·ho111 T . e1·,·e.' ( Aet. 27 ::...:3) . ]>e1·ha1)s 011e of tl1e ,,eal<:e. t f)Oi11t._, i11 t l1e h1·i. t ia11 life of t ocl a, .. is • t hi. : ,,·e fail to 1·ecog11ize a11cl 1·ealize t l1at ,,l1e11 Go l . a, rec1 u ,,e beca111 e rli. p1·op e1·tJ.. . o tl1at all ,ve l1a, ·e a11 cl a1·e l)elo11 g-. ,,.,1101- 1}" t o 11 i1n. Tl1e. e lip. , a11 1 ha11cl . . a11cl e}Te.·, c111cl f eet a11cl i11t ellect are II i. p1·01)ert~r a 11cl co 11. ec111e11t - 1,.. ho11l l l1e ab. ol11tel,,. at 1Ii.· cli. - • • J)O. al. IT. I l1 rti·e callecl tlz ec 111 the fi1,. t EJ)i.,t le t o t he 1 01·– i11thia11.- ( 1 :..., : 7 :~1) ,,·e a1--e r allecl ,,Tith cl t\,.. ofolcl o1Jj ect : t o b e : ai11t. , a11c1 to lJe er,Ta 11t. . It i. i111 r)o1·ta1 t to 11otice t hat 110,·r h e1·e i11 th '\"\r 01·cl of Goel , . o far a.· 111emo1· .. v· e1 .., 1 11. are ,,·e e,..er .. tolc1 t o eall ol11· ·el, 1 e.· . ai11t.. Yo11 ,,Till ·ee tl1e i111po1·ta11 ·e of t hi. ,,,11 e11 JT011 r en1e111l)er t 11 e 111ea11 i11g of tl1e ,,To 1·c1 · '.-ai11t '- a hol,,. • 011e : a11cl if ,,Te a1·e li, 1 i11g· 1101,,. • li,Te , the f1·i e11t1. ,,·ith ,,,110111 ,,·e l1a,..e to c1o ,~{ill . l11·elJ .. fi11 e1 i t 011t, a11cl tl1e1·e ,vill lJe 110 11eecl t o a 1- ,Terti. e eitl1er 011r lee1) . pi1'itllalit )'" 01· 0111, ,,ro11cl er f 11 l at t ai11111e1 t.·. \\' e a1· e 11ot callec1 ' . a i11t : beca11.·e ,,·e a1·e ,•ai11tl3T; ,,Te I l1ol1lcl be . ai11t– l1t l)eca11. e Go l eall. 11. . ai11 t:. ' • 111 E z1'a ( f5 : 11 ) ,re r eael : "\"\Tr a1"e the . er, 1 a11 t . of the xoc1 of hea, 1 e11 a11cl ea1·th. 11tl ,vhat ~"e 11eecl to clo i. t o : er,,e IT i111 ,,..e11 a11cl " ·i. ely, 1·e111 e111 be1"i11g that i11 a little ,,,l1il e ,re . l1all ha,Te to 1'enrler a11 a cco1111 t of ol11· . t e,,Tar c1- . l1ip t o Hi111. I I I. ' I ct 11 z 11 1 it 71 t lie e ' The Di, 1 i11e P1· . ence i. 1J1·0111- i eel t o ll i11 a t l11·eefolc1 ,,Ta, 1 i11 • IIolJ' 8 cri1)t111"e. 1. Ili Pre e11ce i. p1"0111i eel to 11 in PR YER. "\Vher e t" 1 0 01· three are o·athe1'ec1 t og·ether i11 111, .. ~ . 11a1ne, the1--e arn I i11 the 111i 1. t of the111. ' ( )I attl1e,,,. 1 :20 ) . "\"\That a ble. ,' eel r ealit,r it is tl1at (Joel • still clll ~ \\' (l )'S J>l' ?l) 1 r r ! ' 'T il1i11l, t l1a t th r J;orcl 111 t1st l1a,·e lool, Pcl (lc),,T11 t o tl1 e ,Tc'ar 1~);;1 a11c1 8r e 11 • the clVer ag·e 1 1·ayc r -111(leti11g i11 t he a,Te1·a~:e cl111rcl1 a11cl : ai tl, \ \The1·e t,,,.o 0 1' t 11 r ee are ga ther c-> cl t ogetl1er . ' rr11e !-i1111cla,T .'er,rice~ ~ r c111 l)e ga l1g:ecl a c:c t11·a t e1~T 1)} '" tl10 a11101111t of i11te1·est : 11 0,, 1 11 i11 tl1 e 111ic1,,·ee lz 1 1·a},.e r :e1·, 1 i ·e. Tl11s i~ the J)Oi11t \\ 1 l1er e Ollr ehl11·che: have allowecl tl1e e11en1,.. t o co1ne in like • a floocl a11cl. l111til the).. clo e 1ll) the lo. of po,ve1· , ther e ca11 be 110 g·1·eat piritl1al a,l·aJte11ing-. IIow the ·ai11t: of lJ)'"g·o11e , ..i to1·ie. 11111:t l)e di g11 t ecl at ti111e ,,·itl1 the ,,,a3.. in " Thicl1 '\'Ye pla~"' ' a t 011r J)1--a>.. i11g ! (Jeo1·ge :\I11]le1" of Bris– tol, En~rla11cl, l)T8}'"ec1 i11 n1illio11.· of elolla1-. f or hi. 01--pl1a11. ,vitho11t a1)p eali11g; to a11} ..011e lJ11t tl1e li,"– i11g -rod. The ,,,.01·lcl . a:..· , Their (lo l n111. t lJe leae1. The,T ha,.. e a • lJit of ch11rel1 c1ebt a11cl con1e aro1111cl t o ll t o h el J the111 111eet it, a l{i11g· f or do1 atio11 . ' ' h111·ch of }ocl, a,val{e ~ Ile . a,.. The1·e • a1n I i11 t 11e n1ie1. t . ' \\' 011lel Goel t hat v, 1 e ,,ro11lcl belie, re it ! .... . IIi. P1·e e11 ce i J)1·0111i. eel t o 11. al. o i11 ~ 1 FFERIX(l . · ' '\V11 e11 t 11011 l)a. e. t t 11'0110·]1 the ·\:va t er . , I ,·rill be \l·ith tl1ee · a11(l th1·011g·J1 ' t h e 1·i,·e1-. ·. the, " sl1all 11ot- o,Te1·- .. f lo,, 1 t h ee~ ,,Tl1e11 tllOll " 1 all~e t tl1rol1gh tl1e fi1· e, t holl . halt 11ot l)e b111"11e 1. ( I . aial1 4;3 :2 ) . I cl o 11ot thi11l, I e, ·e1-- c1l1ote tl1i. , c: riptt1re ,, 1 i tho1.1 t bei11g· 1--e111i11cl ecl of t h e th1·ee H eb1·e,, 1 chilcl1' e11. Y 011 1·e111e111be1' 110,,., the ](i11g· ca111e do,,~11 a11cl looltecl i11 the f ie1·,.. f l1rnace • a11el a lred, Ho,,. 1na11,.. 111e11 eli 1 • ,,.011 ca ·t i11 ! Tl11--ee, () l{i110·. ' • • r\11cl I ·a11 al1110. t 11ea1· hin1 ,a,..- .. i11g 1·e }'"Oll . llre of that 1111111- l1e1· ?-f or I ee f o111·-, a11d the fol1rt h i. lil{e t o the ~ on of Goel . ' "\\That a 1--eal .. omfort t l1i. 11111 t l1e to ocl . p eople ,,.. 110 a1·e pa. - i11~: tl11"011g·l1 the f11r11a ce of af– fli ctio11 ! It ma,... l1e that ,~ol1r • • life ha b ee11 n1acle 111) of cro , e.· a11cl lo. e._ , a11cl , ,. 011 ha V'e lJee 11 • cloo111e l to cli. a1)l)Oi11t111e11t a11cl \'Oll ,,ro11cler ,,Tl1at it all 111ea11,. • . ,---- y 011 are i11 li11ecl to . a,.. ome- • time tl1a t e, ,.er--3'"t}1 i11g i.~ aga i11 t , ..011. Let n1e 1·e111i11el , ...ot1 that it L <. i , all F R , ro11. The1·e ,,,.a. 0111,,. .. ~ 011e t hi11g· tl1at the th1·ee Ilel)re,l· cl1iltlre11 e\,,.e r lost i11 g·oi11g· i11to