The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1953

Pn.g , F ottr 'rHE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS1 1 ,fa1111:11·v l!>.,:1 • THE HOLINESS OF GOD 'l~ltt' l)t'\· . . T<>l'<llt111 l. ])cl"'t<>r <)f f<'c>. t<>ri,1 11nt)1i~t ( 1 J1t11·c·l1. 1~ 1 c,~tc)r1a. (>hi<>. cl,.li,·p1·Pcl tl1t 1 't'l'lll<)JJ t)l'i111l'cl «)11 tl1i" 1>H~P. Ht th0 c11111t1,1l 111<'<'ti11u: c)f ()}1ic> .\ <-i~<>c·ic11ic>11 l1elc1 111 '\i)l'"'· ()l1i<), ()v1c>l)t\l' 1!)~:2. .. \11 ll(>t·tl'lllP lllllSt l)l'('(?'°'Scll'il,- 1><'- • ~ i 11 ,, it 11 t l1e cl<)l'tri11r c)f ( 1 ocl, c>r it ,,.t>ttl<l 11c>t 1><' Tl1P-<)lc)g,.. _ ,\ ... e ''"ill • tltf'l'<'ft>r<' tal'\P (i<>cl a: 011r st1h- jt't·t . H11tl tl1c>11 ic> 11<1rro,,· it tlo,,·11 to tll<? })c>ssil>lt' li111its of a :er111011, ,, < ,,·ill c-c.>llC'r11trc1te c>11 tl1r IIoli11<'.'s t)f l;c>cl. '1,l1at is tl1t1 ,·l1ief c1ttril)11te <)f < i<><l. P,"011 tl1c>11g;l1 Jcr\Te 111a~.. l)P 1l1r. lll<)st J)OJ111lar i11 111ocl<-1r11 t] l () 11 g 11 t . rr}1p ]1<>li11e.. of (iotl is 111011- t i 011rcl .'O f rt 1 < 111 Pl1 tl~- i 11 Se1· i 1 )tl 11·e t l~at 011e is at a lo ·s t<> c1eeic1f lll)Oll tl1e l)r. t text. Wl1etl1r.r tl1" l)e.·t 01· 11ot, T 11a,..e el10. e11 I . aiah 6 :~ as tl1e 1110. t fa111ili<1r: •• A.\11cl 011e triecl 1111t<) a11c>tl1- p1·. a11(l ·aicl, ll ol;\". hol~... l1cJl,", j tl1r T.Jo1·cl of 110. tc.;: tl1 e ,,Tl1c>le Pa1·th i. sti ll ft1ll of 111~. g·lc> r~... '~ . 11rel~-- tl1e se1·a1>l1i111 lc110,,·. If c111>" c·reatt11·e ran tell 11. \\·l1at <:c>cl if.; likr. tl1e se1·a1>l1i111 ea11: a11cl it is ')ig·11ifita11t that it i. tl1c> attril1l1te oi· l1oli11ps" tl1at 111ost 111111r·e:. r . t}lPlll. ,\.,..11~" t lie .·pra 1)l1i111 1·r J1< 1 a t t ]1 e ,,·c>rcl l1c>l,· tl1ree ti111e8 l1a · ctl\\"a,... • • c·l1alle11~·ecl tl1r 111i11cl. <>f 111r11 . TJc>11g l)rf<>l'fl the1 l1irtl1 of ( 1 }11·ist, ..Jr,,·i. ·11 ~c·holar. "aicl tl1at it ,vH~ l>eeatl'iP t11ere arr- tl1ree •· ,,..01·<ls ·' or clisti11etio11 .· i11 tl1e (loc1l1racl. X at- 1trall).. ('l1ri.. tia11 sel1c>lars l1a,.. e ag·reetl a 11cl t1. eel th i.· as 011e of tl1Pi1· t)rooftrxt" £01· the cl<>C'tri11p <>f t11r 1.,ri11it>.. · I £1111~... a~rep tJ1at 1l1e e1--a1)l1i111 ]{!le\\ tl1(.l trl1th c>f ({ "l (1 ': t1·i-1111it~... a11cl l>elie,·rcl i11 it; l111t f l10})P .'.. Oll \\"ill l)a1·clo11 111e if 1 11. e tl1e text i11 a cliffe1·e11t ,Ya,·. J..Jet 1ts 11 e tl1 fl f i1·st · · hol , .. ' ' t <> r·e- • lllill<l ll~ t]1at (}(>Cl i. 1101,.. i11 111. • 11att1re . tl1P ·rr<>11cl to 1>1 c>,·e tl1"1t 11 fl i , holJr i11 l'f'\.. p la ti 011. a 11 cl tl1e t11i1·cl to teaC"l1 11. tl1at he i.- hol,,. • i11 l1is . elf-c·o1111111111ic·atio11. I.Jo ,·e1·s c,f ~ 1 C'ri11t11rr ,,·ill at 011<·<) rP(·og·11izP that i11 the 11at111·e of ( rocl ,y·e are P~1>e<·1all.'" 1·e111i11c1ecl of th<_. F c1t]1e1·, i11 l1i re,.. elatio11 ,,·r arr 1e<.l to (·fJ11t e1111>late tl1e ~ "f>11, a11cl i11 J1i~ sr lf-<·<>1111111111ic·atio11. ,,·r a1·e faC'P to fal'e ,,·itl1 t}1e Iff>l~- ~J>irit. () or{ is Ilol,11 i,, II is A\ "r1/ 111·c ,,T11r11 tl1<1 serHJ)l1i111 sc111g·. • • II c>l,·. 11c>J~, hol)·, ' tl1P). ,yerp 11,,t 111' c:li!-,– i11g "i0111<1 tra1)11i11v:. <)f t11r <li,·i11P t 11 r o 11 P • l ) 11 t t 11 P i 11 , 1P I' 11 a t 11 r r o f (}c)cl 1 i111sr lf. Jf, . S,\·rcl i.-h-1><)1·11 • 111 o t 11 c> r 11 s r ( 1 t <> , , • cl r 11 111 e c > f 11 e i 11 t.!' · '.-hi11e-l1ol)". ' ' E11 gli8]1 .'J)eal{j11g 11eo1)lr ta11 g11e""~ ,,·11at sl1r 111ea11t. Sl1e 111ra11t a 11t1t- 011 J>i et~"' tliat . l1c)11P 011 tl1e fa<·r b11t licl 11ot r111a11r1tP fro111 tl1e l1eart. noel c1oe. 11<>t 1111t 011 a , ·e11eer of holi11e . . tl1<>11g·l1 l1is farP clc)P"-i 111clercl sl1i11r \Yitl1 it, fc)r it <·0111<-18 f1·c>111 t11e 1)11- l'it,· <>f l1i: 11eart . • f 11 t11r X111Pt,·-11i11tl1 P~al111 tl1e • Xa111e <>f (1o<1 is clPc·lc11·rcl to l)P llf>l."·, a11cl tl1<-1 tr1111)lP l1ill i'S eallecl I 1 o l.'.. , l>11 t t,,· i c · e o,·c-11· it if,; .· a i cl t 11 at (iO(l }11Jll'-lrlf i~ }101,·. f 11 l1r , ,.iti t 11~, • the1 Olcl 1 1 estr1111ri11t 11001{ <>f ,,·<1r- ~hi11, ,,·e rracl c>f 1J<)1~· offeri11g-. ·. l1c)]_'\r ,·es~rls. a 11<)1:v· l)l'lf'"'itl1oocl. a11c1 H h<>l.,.. 11 ati()ll; lltlt clll is l>HSP(l 11J><>11 tl1r g1·<1at tr11tl1 tl1at (4:ocl l1i1}lS(llf ]8 11()1\r. ~ )T (-l sl1c1ll l)(l ]101,-. • • r or I t l 1 e T-' c > 1· c 1 ,.. <) 11 r < ~ o c 1 a111 11 o 1 ,,. . ' ' • • rr]1e <fllP81i01l, CJf c·()lll'~P , is \y}1at tl~r 11cJli11C':-;s c>f (}c>t1 111ra11s. r\ 1101,· • te1111>lt is c1 l>t1ilcli11u se]1c-Lrc1tr cl f1 ·c>111 <>tl1e1· l,111ltli11u·~ a11t1 clec1i– c·atPcl to tl1P ,,·c>1·sl1i1) c>f i<>cl . .t\ 11015.. l)rie. ·t is 11<>t c1 :i111e ·. 111a11. a'-l tl1e stor.'" c)f ,,.\ ,11·c,11 1>1·c>vrs, l111t i~ a 111a11 set c1l)a1·t ic) tl1e ~rr,~ieP <>f (}ocl. 1 11ristia11s clrP eallrcl ~ai11ts. 11 o t l > <• a 11 · P t 11e,.. a r r s i 1 11 es s a ~ , · c,l t . • • l) tlt brc·<t11se tl1c 1 ,· l1c1,·e 1~er11 set • ,11)art l111to tl1e l1c)1·cl lJ>.. tl1() elrc111 ·- i11p: l1loocl <)f .Jex11~ ( 1 l11·i"-it. T11e l>a8ic· icl<-1c1 of l1c>li11rsR, ,, l1e11 a1) - 11 liecl to 111e11, is sc)1)arati(>11 fro111 r,·il a11cl 1111to tl1r l1orcl: l>11t tl1P <{lte:tio11 i.- 110,r \\r(J c·,111 ,11)1>1>.. tl1at 111ea11i11g· <>f t]1p ,,·orcl to ({c>cl. TJ1i11l{ fc>r a 111c>111e11t, a11cl ,·c>11 • ,,·ill joi11 ,rit11 . thP a11~els i11 tl1c} ac lo ratio l1 of ,,.o 111· }I al{e1· . '1 1 }1 e l)a. - • jc· 111ea11i11g· (>f l1oli11rss clors cll)l)lJ·· to (; o < l. f or l 1 e is l 1P1· f e C' t 1~" cl 11 cl "rl1c)ll~T se1)a1·atec1 fro111 all -.;i11. .J a111rs tP118 11. tl1at < joc1 ea1111ot lJe tt'\1111>tetl of e,?i l, a11cl .Je~t1s .·<1icl tl1at tl1e I)ri11re c>f tl1is ,,·orlcl ]1a 1 11<>tl1i11g· i11 ]1 i111. Tl1e1·e \,·a~ 110 e,~il tl1011g·J1t or tc11cle11e,.. i11 .J r .~ 11s to • ,vl1ic·l1 the cl e,,il <·<)11lcl (l l 11e,11. ,£\. · (4ocl. ~J c\ ' tts c·o11lcl 11ot lJr tP111 11t ecl: a11cl i11 the flr~l1 11r c·o1t1<111c>t , .. 1elcl • llec·,l11se }11~ J111111a11 11at11re ,ra~ 1111clr1· tl1r f·o11tro1 <>f tl1e cli\·i11r. ~e11aratio11 fro111 si11 i. 11ot c·o111J) l Ptr i 11 11s a. \"et a11cl . ·c) ,rr arc> 011 l,· • • 1101, .. i11 ( 1 hri.-t; lJ11t i11 (1ot1 " Te l1a\·e • c111 a l).·ol11te . e1)a1·atio11 fro111 all r,Ti 1. II allalrlr11 l< 111t t it thi. ,,·a~.. : ' · TlJ 011 a1·t of J>llrPr P)~r. th a 11 to beholc1 r,Til. ,, Tl1ere i~ 11101·0 to tl10 l1oli11e~. of (}oc1 tha11 tl1at, 110,~{e,·er. IIe j.,. e1)- ar·a tecl f ro111 11101--e tl1a11 .~i11. II i"' l1oli11es.- . et. l1i111 a1>art fro111 all ereatl1ral li111it<1tio11 .· . Tl1c1t i8 ,,·l1at li11l~ · hi.· l1oli11es ,,,,itl1 l1is 111aje.·t>· a11c1 tra11see11cle11c:e. \\Te aee lin1itec1 11~ .. ti111e a11t1 , 1 aee, b11t he i~ eter- 11al a11cl C)ll111iJ>l'P,' P11t. \\rf' a1·p ]i– lllitecl l),"' i~·11c)ra11re, l)11t he c1,,·ell8 • i11 the glorv· of 01111 i.·rie11ce. \"\ ... e • cll'e ,,·ra1{ a11cl ]1e i8 al111ig·ht,r. \\TP • a1·(:l r1·eat111·r. a11c1 l1e if,.; TOC1 ! '1 1 l1c111l{: to l1i~ 1uatc·l1le:~ g1·ae0. that cloes 11<)t 111ak:e l1i111 i11arc:essi– l1Jp, l111t it c1oe. fc)1·e,·er .'Pt 11i111 a11art a · thr <>11l~T ()11e ,,·ho c:a11 ~a~--. ··I a111 tl1at I a111. ' ' l)s,~ebiaua . • <l11cl otl1er · I a111'' ct1lts, >t,111(1 c::011- cl e11111ecl as i 118a11 it,· l1t>fort> t 11i • g·1·ea t trlt t 11. '· "\\"'ho i8 lil{e t111 to theP, () TJ 01·cl. <l111011g· tl1e gc>cls? ,\~ll<> i~ lil{e t11er, g·]or·io11s i11 l1oli11r. s. fea1·fl1l i11 J)1·aises. <loi11g· 1y·o11- clc.i1·. !' "\\.,.e clo 11ot ,' ll 1)J)Ose f(>r <1 111i11 t1te tl1at tl1r . rra11l1i111 ,,·ere tl1i11king· (>f tl1e 11,1t11re <>f < :oc1 ,,,,l1e11 the,~ • 1)ro1101111ee(l t11ei1· fi1·8t ' ' 1101,·.'' ' a11cl <)f tl1p srlf-l't-1\ 1 elati<>ll ()f (Joel \\·l1e11 tl1r,.. 11ttc-11·ec1 the seco11cl · bt1t • • i t , ,r i J 1 }1 el 1 > 11. t c, 1· e 111 e 111 l 1 < 1 r t l 1P 11oi11ts of 0111· L e1·111011 if ,,·e clo o tl1is 111011.1i11g. "\\Te ,,.. 011lc1 1{110,,· 11othi11~· of tl1r 1101,· 11at11r<? of (focl • if l1e l1acl 11ot 1·e,·ealecl l1i111:elf. So tl1r seto11cl tr11tl1 i11 Oltr "'t11cl,- • (JrJrl i.· Ilol,11 i11 !Ii.· J 'fl.f- l?e1' elafitJ11 \\Tr 11c)ticr fir~t 1111<.ler tl1i. 11c)i11t t 11a t c),'C' 1 r a 11c1 o,·e r j 11 ... 1 c·r·i 11t11 re. tl1e ... Ta111e of <iocl is t1eela1·ell to lJe hol,-. 111 P . al111 99 ::~ ,,·e 1·e,1cl . ._ · Let tl1..P111 11rai:e tl1~· ~:reclt a11cl terril)le 11<1111r; fo1· it is 1101)... , · It \Ya~ tl11·011g·l1 l1i~ 11c11l1 r tl1at <}ocl