The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1953

I agt~ T,v(J,,c ~ __________ THE OHIO INDE~ENDENT_ BAPTIST______________ M_n..!:.,y____._10;;3 'IHE BIBJ~E D ALVATION ' l'l1r· ftllltl,, i11Q· lll('s8ng·c\ ,,·,1s <lc.\ li,·<' l' P<. l 11)' tl1r I e,·. ~ r l8<)11 ,lt tl1e1 l{ r>~ io11al ( 1 011fe1~e11cr on ]•:va 11 _ ~-l,11 ,111 l1eltl i11 tht' I~ ir"'t l~c1 11tis1 ( 1 l1111·C'l1 , }-1: l)'" l'i ,1, ()l1io, :\lc1r ·11 l K l~);j ::3. ( l~ litor ) 'l'J1p t'lllil't' }~il1lt) ix H ]{<.)Ol~ C> l l l;()tl 's s,1l,.. atio11. rl l1,1t '" ,rl1,· it is • cc1llt'l<.l tl1e s,Y('Pt<'~ t st(11·, .. ('\' t'l' tolcl . • 1 t ·~ tir,t see11 i11 cltt io11 ,,·11e11 lto<.l lli111. elf t<.)111es 1>er:011all)- to tl1e llc1rtlr11 of E<.lr11 .. <?rl,i11~r ... \.. clc:1111 a11cl ~:,·r ,-eo111 i11~: ,,·l1er e t l1P)" ,,Te rr a11cl ealli11g· i11 tl1eir lc111gtta 9,e , ' '.\ cla111. ,,·}1 r e a1·t tl1011 ! 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The r\ po. tle J oh11 i11 R e,... 21 : :1 , gi,..e. a cletaile cl li:t of t11e 1ti11d. of i11ne1-. to be C'a. t i11 to the I.1al<e of Fire. a11c1 11011 ca11 e,..ac1e thi li:t of a ba1·ge ·. - I - 'f l1e ha.· i · of ·al,,.atio11 is g·rar>l1i– call~r 1 ict11recl i11 ({al. 1 :-!, ' ,,r1 0 g·a, ..e IIi111 elf fo1· ol11· . i11: tl1at II r mig·h t cleli, ..e1-- 11. f ro111 th i. }J l'C\ e11 t e, ..il ,,·orlcl . I.Ji tera11,.. it rol1lcl reacl lil{e thi.· : · TJ1e Lo rel ~Te.·11. h1--i. t <licl 11ot ,,ritl1holcl II i111 . elf 011 aceo1111t of 011r .· i11.-, tl1at Ile 111ig·l1t • • • t tra1111ng· co11 ec1·a tecl yo1111g· li,Te for a lifetime of f1--11it– ful e1~,,,ice a. Pa. to1~. , :\[i - . io11a1·ie. , E,.. a11geli. t . a11cl h1·i tian \\Tor lre1-- • ,v rite for f r ee ·:.. ta log and literature. cl li,,e1· 11. . Tl1at lJ \ " be11cli11g· o, 1 er .. 11, to 1)1·otect 11. , fro1n cleath- Ile t ool< tl1e . tr·ol,e of (l eath Ili111. elf in or c1er to cleli, 1 e1-- 11. fro1n thi pre. - e1 t e, 1 il ,,,.01·lcl. ' '\Vhe11 the A })O. tle Pa11l ,,Trote tl1i.· it ,,,a the ge 110,,, etti11g i11 a11cl bet ter called a 11011-111oral age. ' If i11 a11)r g-ive11 co111n1t111ity if the IIol~,. ,. 1 pi1·it ., r e. i ta11c:e t o e, 1 il a11 cl the i11fl11e11c of t l1e 1 hl11--c h a11cl la'"' e11f or ce1ne11 t ag·e11 1 ci : ,,,e1"'e talce11 a,, 1 a~ 1 , 110 OllP ,, 1 ot1l cl ,va11t to li,re t l1e1·e for t,,·e11 t, 1 -f 1 0 l ll' 1 Olll\ . Tl1i: • ,,,,01·lcl i: 110 f rie11 c1 of 1·ig·h teoll 11e : . II :\f a1111er of al ,,.atio11 i. g1·acio11 - 1} 7 J)re. e11ted i11 E1) h . 1 :14, ' - ,rho fi1\ t t 1·t1stecl i11 Hi111. Preceecli11g thi: i a lo11g· Ii. t of i11h e1·ita11ce l)l e:. i11 g:. Tl1e t1·11:ti11g l1elie,Te1· b~r : i111ple faith i11 (_ ']1ri:t .. J e ' l l , 1 fall: heir t o all the e 1·ic l1 e of ( }1·ace. l\Ia11}T of the e 011 hi I) Rig·ht.· lil{e j11. tifi catio11, r ecl emp- tio11 a11cl a l.optio11 co11lc1 be e11u1n – e1·atecl , l)l1t 1)~ 1 .. i111ple faith, th e tr11. ti11g• J1e 1 ie,eoe 1· ,,Titho11 t la,,. or \\"01']{.' 'Pllt el\' i11, 'a. i11 .J 0}111 10 :9. I t i: a 'gift of Goel lest a11~r 111a11 8l1 ot1lcl l1oa. t ' a.. i11 E1)l1. 2 :10. I t i8 a ·' Fa111il,.. 111atter a.· tl1e Lor cl • :aicl, ' ... \11 that the Father gi,,.etl1 111e . hall co111e to 111e a11cl Ili111 that co111et]1 1111to Ille I ,, 1 ill i11 110,vi e ca. t ot1t.' - J oh11 6 :37. certai11 bov ,,,.e11t to a ,irct1 • a1cl ,,,.a t l11--illecl t o . ee all tl1e a11i- 111al. . aero l1a t.- a11 cl clo,,T11:-. I11 a111aze111r11 t he a:l<e l, IIo,,, clicl all th i: O'et 11 r e 9 ' IIi. fath e1· r e1)liecl- ' "'·hen the o,,,ner 1 1ade agreeme11t ,, 1 ith the 1 ity Official. . ' Joel 111er cy withheld jt1clgme11t a1 d Hi. Grace exte11d. eter·11al life. 111 mercJr I-le ,vithheld ,~that 1ve cle erved. I 11 (}race Ile g·ive.. ,v hat ,·re clo 11ot cl e. e1--, 1 e. But i11 tru. ting the Lor el a · OlIT •a,riol1r tl1e doo1--. of lli ra ce are ope11ed t o 11 . The r ealitv of alva tion ca11 be • ~:ratef11llJ,. experienced a t old i11 Roman 1() :13 Who oeve1· hall cal] llp<J11 the nan1e of the L ord hall be a ved. ' ' Literally ' ' to 1nake or keep ound or afe' ' " Tith a thought of ~ to bri11g afely tl1rouo·h. ' ' In I P eter :3 :20 tell. of X oah ex- pe1·ie11ce dt11 ..i11g the flood " "hen eigl1t Olll were aved. ' ' They hacl . al,ratio11 but f or life' dl1ra– tio11 they ,ver e bei11g aved. ' ' God ,~r1a both J ehovah a11d lVIa ter to Noah. Fir t God wa obligated t o take car e of him a a Father. ec- 011dl3T, Toah ,va oblig·ated to obey God a. I-Ii o,re1--eig11 Lord. ,vonderf1,1l r elatio11 hip bet,,ee11 the Ra,..iol1r a11cl the a, 1 ed. III Th11. :rocl l1acl a pla11 to delive1 .. ~oal1 b,,. the A1~k he wa hi1n elf to • b11ilcl accordi11g· to God patter11. The11 afte1~ X oah a11 ,,,er ed God ' i11,,itatio11 to co1ne i11to the Ark of . afet}", Ile promptly h t1t the d oo1 .. a11d fo1~ ' ·v·et e, ..e11 day. it did ~ . 11ot rai11 - wl1at a11 awf11l 11 pence t l1at lllll, t ha, re bee11 to the llll– a,,.ecl 11111ltit11cle. . ._ 0011 the j11d 0 ' - 111e11t ,,,ater floocled the earth bllt T oah ,ra helte1"'ed, p1·ovided, pro- tectecl a11cl cleliver ed ! Th11 the l)elie,,.e1· toda}r ca11 experie11ce a .·in1ilar life of u11io11 ,vith the Lo1"'d i11 . alvatio11. The J;ord 1 1ake l111ion ,vith the belie,'er po ible b} 1 1·e le111ption at al,..arJ'" a11cl om- 1111111io11 with hin1 b,.. the Ilol, ... . ~ ~ 1 pi1--it a11cl the Bible. '\'\re are a,..ed b3r the blood of hr·i t a11d kept b~r the Powe1 .. of ,, od. The A11gel ar e for Ol11~ ph;Tical 11eed. The IT ol)r ... pi1~it car e for 011r pirit11al 11ee 1. . I-Io,v . hall ,ve e cape if ,,,e 11eg'lect o g1·eat al,,ation ?