The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1953

• l •. 'I'lfl• () I II INDEPENDENT BAP1 1 IS'T REPENTANCE ' l }ll' ftllll),\'illt!' lll( ' '°'"Hg\' \\cl, l)l' (''°'l'l l{Ptl l>) tllP f~ (' \ ', \\"jllialll f•,tt~C'C). J)"'st<)J' C)r ( 1 fll\'cll'_\ ' l~Hj>ti sf f 1J1ttJ'1•J1, ~111tl11"l,~ :1t tllL' l{ l'!.?t<)ttnl l 'o11i'v1·P1t<·c <)l~ l•:\c1 1 1grli~n1. h<>lcl i11 tile' T~,irst l~HJ>ti"i1 1 l1111·el1. li~l.\·ria. j\Jn1,·h 1. 1!),i'l. I 11 c,r lt'r t l1<1t tl1l'r<' 111c1,· ll(l 110 • 111i"lllltlt.'l'"tc111tli11g (1" tt) 111). 110- , 111()11 t>11 tl1i-.. , ·itnl ,11l )j('et, I ,,·i.11 t<1 ~lclt<' clt tl1e , -rr,· 0,11 't't ,,·i.tl1 • tilt' ... \1)<), tlt') I ,1111 tl1c:1t it·. ·'l)elie,,.c <lll tl1r lJtlrtl .1 0~11. 1 l 11·i. t ,111cl tl1011 ,l1alt be ~a,eti ' ' a11c1 ,,·itl1 tl1r ..L\.110. - tlP .. J 1111 ' 1 l1 t1 tl1,1t l1c1tl1 tl1e ~ on l1,1tl1 lif '.) . · · 1~"'11tra11 re i11 to Il ea,,,.e11 i, ~011 ti11g·(l11 t 111)011 a rer11t a11ce of •T<.l~\t, '1l11·ist ,1L ~- a,·io11r. It i. a 111atte1· ()f • • lrl1,1t ,,·ill , ..ol1 c1o ,,·itl1 • .J P~ll". 11e11t1·c1l , ·ot1 ra1111ot be 1 .. II0,re,·e1·. I <.lo l)elie,·e t11at 1·epent- c111re i: a 11eee,. a1·,· el 111e11t of • ,1 l ,·c1 t io11. I3 efo1·e I lJeca111e J)c1 ·tor of 111~· J)1·e, e11t r l1111·th, a )... 01111g· lad! ... I)ro– fe. . e 1 to ael· J)t l1riL·t a lier ~,1,,.– i{)llr c1l11·i112 111eeti11gs l1elc1 the1'e. < 11 l1er ,,a,· Ollt of the a11c.lito1·il11n • l1e ,,·c-1. o,·e1·l1ea1·cl . a~...i11g, ' ' ell 110,,· tl1at I '111 ete1·11all,- a,rec1, I ra11 • li ,·e ,,·l1ate,·e1· l{i11cl of life I 1Va11t to.·' To 111, ... 111i11c1. the lack of t1 .. l1e • repe11 ta11 e 01 he1' l)art : l1o·y,ec1 that ,l1e l1ac1 11ot tI'lle faith. Repe11ta11ce i . 11ot fear fo r Ki11 2· 1\:~·1·ip1)a bacl fea1·, a11c1 the cle, 1 jl · l)elie,· a 11cl t1·e111 l)le. T t i: 11ot feel– i11g-. bll t it i. . 0111et hi11g· c1ee11e1-- a11 cl l1roade1·. It i: 11ot l egal, l1cl1 a. cir ·11111 ·i. io11 ; 11or i . it 011e of tl1e te1). tl1a t leac1 to . al, 1 a tio11 a~ 0 111e c l1111'r he~ teach. Re1)e11ta11ce i , 11ot a c1i. 1)e11. atio11- c1l cli. ·ti11c:tio11. • on1e tl',.. to 1nal<e • re1Je11ta11 ·e .J e,,·i. 11 0111~,. . If er e a1'e "0111e ,Ter. e. that cleal ,vith 1,.e- 11r11 ta11 ·e, a11c1 let 111 e e1111)l1a ·i7e f•e1·– tai11 p l1ra e: l10,,i11g that it i not {:\xel11cl ec1 £1~on1 thi p1~e/e11t c1i. pe11- ~atio11: I.1t1lce 2-1 :-16. ' 11cl tl1at HEPEXT...-\ ...... (~E a11cl 1'e111i. io11 of i11 hot1lcl lJe p1'eae l1ec1 i11 IIi . X a111e ... \ JIC)X } ... LL ...... .L\.. TI X ~ • ; ... \ ·t. 20 : 21 · · . . te ·ti£,,.i112,· botl1 to • the .. J e'"'"- . • ...... D ... L~ T () T IIE <JREEK~ 1 • 1·epe11ta11 ·e to,,~arcl Goc1 a11cl faitl1 to,,·arc1 0111· I.1orcl .J e 11 . l'l1ri. t.' : .... ..\.ct· :26 :20, · B11t . hewec1 fi1· - t l111to the1n of Da111a:c11. , a11cl at J e1·u~len1. a11cl tl11'ol1gl1ot1t all tl1e coa~ t:--- of ,J t1clea, AXI) TIIE ... T 'f0 TI-IE }EXTILES. that the,.. ., l1011lcl re1)ent a11cl t111·11 to God. a11cl clo ,,·01·k n1eet £01· re1)e11t– an ·e. ': Y 011 will al o 11oti ·e in thP e ,·er~P..; tl1e fJi,·i11e 01·cle1· . • 1·e1)e11t– a11c to,,.. arcl li-orl · · fi1· t. a11cl • fc1ith tt)\\Hrcl <>llr l .Jorcl ,J t1~ t1: ( 1 hri8t ~Pc·c>11cl . };et 11. 1, <' l) i11 111i11cl tl1at T cl111 11 ot 8cl~"i11g: th,tt r r J) 11tc111ce c1 lc)11 t1 ,,·ill sa,·e, l)11t tl1at it i a 11rc– e~:-;c1 r,· el0111r11t of :,1l\"atio11. .. 1110 ~it ri J)t1 t1· e. teac 11 that 1·e- 11r11 ta11c0 is J~II)~~RATI\' E. 111 ... \ et: 17 ::3(), ,,·e 1·eac1, 'lillt 110,\' ( 1 ():\Il\I.L.\ TDETII .£\LL :\fE ._ T ev– fl')r,rl1e1·e to 1·epe11t. ' ' Ll1lre 24 :47 c1t1otecl abo, 1 e a~y... that ' ' Re- 11e11ta11ee . . . .. ·rro1TLD BE I~RE.L\ 1 I-IED. D1·. .. 1 ·ofielcl " "'a. right whe11 he ~tatccl tl1at 1·epe11ta11ce i. a ·ha11ge of 111i11 l, 1Jllt 111ay I a 11 tl1at it goe. cl epe1· an 1 i11,Tolve. al o a cl1a11ge of the l1ea1·t. ~ 1 0111eo11e ha. . c1icl tl1at r,.e1)e11ta11ce- i: tliat sa1·– i11 g grace l{ roit.(Jlit i11 il1 e so zll by Ifi e Holy, JJirit, U'l1 er eb.lJ a ·i111i e1· i.· lecl to .·icle witli Goel agai11st lLi111.·clf, c111d t1tr1i to Hi111 fo ,.. al– i-atio n.' Re1)e11ta11ce i. the lJ11l– ,,Ta1·l<: agai11. t . ' ll perf i ·iali t)· ancl l1}r1)orri ~~ ,\T l1ie;h a1·e . o evic1c11 t i 11 ··0111e I)I'ofe io11. . T1--l1e 1·er)e11tance i a t11r·11i11g of the l1ea1 .. t a ,vell a. of the life. Legal 1·epe11ta11 ·c i: a £ear· of cla11111- i11g; e, ,,an ~reli ·al re1Je1 ta11 ·e i. a f eal' of . ·i1111i11g·. It i 11ot the hatrec1 of tl1e 1 l111i. l1111e11t that i r ep e11t– c111c·e: it i: the hatred of the c1eec1 it. elf. ( 1 ) Tl) · ~-- 111itl1 t ell of the ti111e l1e ,,·a'> holcli11g a 111eeti11g i11 -r l a. - gcr,,· . ()11e 11igl1t a 111an :ta:v·ecl 1111- • til al1110. t all of tl1e 1)eo1)le ha cl left , a11c1 (:}}Tl) }T ~ i111ith lJega11 to . J)ea l{ \\ 1 i tl1 hilll co11ce1·11i11~: ]1i . Olll. \\Thile tall{i11g ,, 1 ith hi}}}, he }10- tieecl a ~re11tle111a11 11ea1"bJ·· with a I il)le i11 l1i. l1a11c1 ,vho ,,,a li t e11- i11g·. "I'l1at µ:e11tle111a11 ca1ne for– , r arc1 a11c1 a: 1cec1 to av a ,v,01 .. cl to • tl)e co11C'e1·11ec1 111a11. \\rl1e11 TYP J,. S111itl1 ag·reecl he tt11·11ec1 to tl1e 111a11 a11c1 1·eac1 ,J oh11 3 :16. 'Do yo11 h (l li e,,.e that ? he a 1cec1. ' ' Ye of t;Ol1r:e a • 1 cotch1na11 belie, ... e that.' ' The 11e,v·co111el' tl1e11 r e acl Ro1nan 10 :9. ·' Do , .. ot1 belie, .. e that ? ·' Of .. ot11-._ e, I l)e lie,"e it. ~ ext he 1 .. eacl f r o111 .J 0 1111 s E1)i tle the fir t cl1ap– t er a11c1 t]1e 11i11th ,Te i-- e. He tl1en askecl. ··Do , .. 011 lJe lie, ·e that, too? ' • '·Ye , I l)elieve tllat. · · Tl1e11 , ·011 • a i(l the 111a11. a1'e a ' l11·i. tian,' ' T 11 otl1e1· f e llo,,· re1)1irc1, frir11cl, I ' ,, r ll ' ' Yc)tl are ,,·ro11g , Jll)T a111 11ot a 1 h1·i:tia11.' l>tl1 , .. 011 l)e>lie\r(> 1 }1rist • c1iecl fo1· , ro1l ! 'Yr. . ' ' ' ' Yol1 be- • liE , re I-le 1·0. e f ro111 the c1Pacl fo1· .\'"011r j11:tifieatio11 ?' ' ' 1r e. . ' ' Y 011 brlie,Te Jie i, al)le to t a,,.e ) TOlt ~ ' ' YeR, rig·l1t 011 thr :pot . ' ' ' Tl1r11 \ '"Oll arr :a,,.ecl, exrlai111ec1 the ma11 • ,,·ith t 11e Bible. · AT o, I a111 11ot. ' Fio,, 1 c1o ) '"Oll mal{e that out 1'' • ·Well }"011 ha,Te r·eac1 three pa. - sage. : 110,,,. reacl I aiah ;-5 :7 ' ' . aid t l1e co11ce1"'11e 1 111a11. Tl1e 111a11 ,vith tl1e Bible tt11--11ecl to the pa. · age ancl 1--ead, Let the wiclrecl for ake l1i. ,,..ay anc1 the 1111rig·hteo11 ma11 hi tbo11g·l1t. · a11cl let hin1 ret11r11 l111to tl1e Lor 1. ... ... o,,. top,' ' aic1 the c-once1~11ecl man I a111 the wicl<ecl 111a11 · I a111 the 1111rig·l1teo11. man; a11cl I ha,,.e to f 01· alre the i11 ancl tl1e ,vicl{e l thol1gl1t, a11d I n111 t (•0111e bar·l{ fro111 m,r 0\"fll ,,~av to . ~ {od wa,.... 111 1u,.,. heart i · a . i11. .., " 1 a111 h11@:gi11g· it an 1 a111 11ot ,,rill- i11g· to ~:i,.. e it 11p. ){j'" O\Vll COlll- 111011 . e11. e tell , 111e I ea1111ot l)e c.l "\"e<.1 l111 til I l1r1 .. e11der. ' ' 1 }·p. ~.,. ... '1111itl1 aid ~' Tl1at i . tl1e lJe. t . ·eI·111011 I e, 1 e1-- hear cl. on re– l)entan· :l i11 111~,.. life. Ye 1'epe11t– a11ce alo11e ·a1111ot a,re, but I be– lie, ..e it i. a 11ece~. a1·,· e le111e11 t . of . al,ratio11. It i. ' Tl R...... 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