The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1954

n" " F o,1r ~l'TI E <.)Ill 1 Nl I~PI~NDENT 11APTIST October 1951 ~~~~~~~~~- ''NO DOGS ALLOWED" ' ['ll <' }{('\·. l\l t·~(' ill i:-; ( 1 l1t1rel1, t l1nr1Ps10 11, \\T. ,1 11 cl ])t1l11it 111i11iHtl'.'", ,111<1 t 11 t' \ T t1 . ,vi 11 r <1 < • <' 11 t 1 )T i 11 H 1 a l l <> < I 1) a H 1 <> 1 · o f l { ,111 < l o I p h i 1 t r P c t, 13 ftp t is 1 ~Ir. l\le:\Pill J1as l)P C11 l1igl1l)' H11ec: r~~ f11] i11 his ra(li(> l)<' ,1 r c'g1tlar ec>11tril>,1t or to tl1P 11,1gPs <>f t11is 111aga- • • %1llC. l l c1,·e ).. Otl e , ·<' r Rce11 t 1 r s ig·11 011 i1 l)lli 1 ll i11g· or })ll l)lie co11,·('~·c111ee · · ~ o l)og·s ""'"\11<.),,·ccl ! ' r f)el'– l1a1)s a .. ig11- · 1 e,,·c11·e of I og , l1a.~ o·re t )<.1 \ "Ollr e , ..e ,1 , .. 011 l1a ,·c a11- t"°' • .. .. • proael1ccl ,1 cloor or 1)01·eh . Diel ,·011 e, ·e r 1·ealiz<1 thclt the 13 ible 11a. • , ·e1· "e.. t l1at r ead al1110. t ic1e11tiral ,,·itl1 tl10 ~ ig11. . Li t ·11 to Re, 1 e– lat io11 2:... :1-, 4 4 Ble . ed a1--e they ~ that do lii 011111a11cl111e11t · tl1at tl1e~ T 111a~Tl1a,re 1•ig•ht to tl1e t r ee of life, a11cl 11aj,. e11t e1-- i11 throl1gh t he gate into the cit}~. Fo1· u it/1 o i tt are clog , a11d 01--ce1·er . . a11d ,,"l1ore– mo11g·er , a11d 11111rcler e1· a11d iclola– t e1· , a11d ,,~ 10 oe, 1 e1.. lo, ..etl1 a11cl maketh a lie. 111 Philippia11 ,,,c 1--eacl, · Be1l 1 are of dog l)e,·var e of e, ..il ,,,.01·ker be" ~are of the 011- ci ion. ( l)hil. 3 :~ ) Tl1e c1ue tion ,, 1 ill prol)al1lJ·· i1n– mediatel},. ari e i the Bible t allr– ing abo11t fot1r leg·o·ed dog· 1 Doe :rod 111ea11 a11imal in the. e , ,er e 01-- i he ll i110' the ,,..or· l dog. abol1t hl1ma11 being that ha, 1 e dOD'-like cha1·act eri tic ? I 1n Sllre the co11- t ext will pro,re i11 both the e pa - age. that od ha i11 mi11d not animal b11t deg·raded p eople ,v110 have f or alren righteou 11e.· · a11d moral . The ,,·ord dog or clog~ i ll eel over 40 tin1e i11 the N e,v a11d Old Te tament and 1 e,·er 011ce ,,rith the po. ible exceptio1 of the ca e of icleo11 i tl1e ,vord t1 ed i11 a ,qood connectio11. Y Oll ,vill r ecall that God told I-Ii " er,ra11t Jideo11 that he had too ma11y me11 a1d t hey we1·e to ao cl ov{11 to the wate1· and dril1k. The t hr·ee h1111dred n1e11 t hat lapped like a dog ,ver e eho e11 to deliver I 1·ael bu t i11 no otl1e1· con1 ectio11 i11 the ,,~ l1ole Bi1)le i t he ,,·ord cl og t1.·eel i11 a good . ·e11 e. :{ o,v t hi. i ju t t he 01)po. ite ma11- n er from ,,rhich the occide1 tal mi11cl look upo1 a dog·. ,\Ye ee ma11y ti1ne in pri11t that a dog· i. a frie1 d of ma11 the be. t f rien d a man ca11 ha,·e. Do11btle ma11y tin1e huma11 li,·e l1ave bee11 a, ,ecl by the heroic act · of dog they have l)ee1 fa ithful companio1 thr o11g·l1- out lif e, bt1t t he r ecor cl i11 Ilol)r Wri t concer11i11g dog. is j11 t t he 0111) (>sit C' tl1at 111e11 ,t11 cl ,,ro1ne11 i11 1\ 1110ri rcl ll . ll,a]ly gi,re C'Oll C'C? r11i11g clog'. ·. Ila)rcl e11 .· I ictio11ary say/ of the clog it \\ 1 cl \\ 1 0r. hippe 1 by the Eg)'"I)tia11s artd l1atecl l>y the IIe- 11·e,,\ . The ()rie11t al ·v·'111boli. 111 .., gi,·c.1 tl1e clog a l)O. itio11 of deg·rada- tio11 lJecall.·e t l1 . e a11imal. ar·e the ..ca,re11g:er .~ li,ring· 011 the filth of the l)eople a11d i11 the Ea. te1~11 cit ie · th g·arhag a11d r efu e i. thro,v11 i11t o tl1e treet fo1-- the dog· to ·01 - . ume. ei11g· t111do1ne. ticated the e ani1nal r1111 ,,,ilcl i11 pac1{ a11cl l)e- ·0111e ofte11 ,,;rhe11 tar,ri11g rabicl a11 l , ,icio11: a11d are per1nitted ex– i. t e11ce b) 7 rie11tal. 011ly a er"\Ti11g to ·lea11 e the 11ejghborhoocl of r eft1 . 11 Bible l1ola1· 1·egarcl I . ·aln1 22 a.' l\I e L ia11 ic i11 otl1e1· '\\'01~c1. ,,~e ·ee 1 h1--i. t clearly althot1gh th P. al111 " ·a. '\\ 1 ritte1 bv David. I11 • the 2211 l P. a]1n ,ve ee a graphic pi t111·e of d eath l)y ·r11 ·ifixion, the VPry ,,rord. ,·pol{e11 by the Lord J e 'll £1--om t11e c:ro. . h1,111clrecl of 1rea1·. late1-- a1--e r ecordecl in thi .. P al111. 111 ver :e 16 vve r eacl ' ' Fo1-- clog have come al)ot1t me tl1e a - emhly of , ril loe1\ have e11clo eel 111e, pier·ci11g: 111y ha11d. a11d f eet. I11 vet" e 20 ,ve r eacl Deli, 1 er my .'Olll f1--on1 the . ,·vo1·cl [y 0111:)r 011e f1--0111 t he po,,Te r of the dog. :\Ie11, fi11it e 111e11 111011 c1--eatecl l) \ 1 l od ' the 1 r eator ee1"t ai11l r at t ecl lil{e • 111ad dog· i11 rucifyi11g· the 'ion of :rod at •alvary ..·ho11t i11g· a111 j eer – i11g· a11cl per ect1t i11g the 011ly right– eot1 n1a11 th at , 1 e1· li·v·ed . B11t ome- 011e 111ig·ht ·aJr That ,,,a. 1900 year ag·o a11cl 111e11 l1a, 1 e cha11ged ha,,e tl1ev ? \"\ 7 hat abo11t tl1e N"azi ... per ect1tio11. of jt1 t a f e,,, )Tear. ago a11cl mor e r e ·ently the b1·t1tal treat111e11t of IJl'i 011e1~ lJy the 1 om- 1n1111i. t ? Diel yoll 1010,v that tl10 e i11 ·ha1 ..g·e of . on1e of the wor t tor– t11r· e chainl1e1-- the T azi had ,:ve1-- e colleo·e graclt1ate ? M 11 a11cl v,·on1en ,vl10 act11ally 11ade lan1p hade · ot1t of h11ma11 fie h a11cl bo11e . The:v' act – ecl lil{e a11in1al.· n1acl dog why ~ They l{11e,,T n ot the Lorcl J e ll · .. 1 hri ·t ancl I-Ii power to . a,~e from I~cl it <>r Ri11 IIi.~ al)ilit y to cha11ge the eor– r1t 1)t ht11nan thot1!z: l1t~ an 1 actio11s to :e1--vice for I I i111. \\ e have 111en a11d '\\ 1 01ne11 today • t hat a1·e li\' i11g· lil{e a11imals a.· f a1-- a · moral · are ~011 er11ed. A 1 11n1lJer of place: i11 the Bible dogs ar e cla. ifiecl a. 1111clea11 and i11 t he la. t r ef er ence thev are me11- .. t io11ecl in the list that ,vill be ex- ·lt1cl ed from hea,Te11. Revelat'io11 22 :15 Ii. t dog'. .·orcer er , ,v hore- 1no11g:er . ml11· le1--eI-. idolater and liar a bei11g ,,rithOllt. It i. co1n- 111on k11owleclge tl1at dog. a1"e one of the n10 t fi clrle ani1nal a far a:· mati11g i co11 er11ed. 011e doe.· 11ot fi11d the c1--o . mati11g bet,vee11 bi1"cl or certai11 other animal. a }TOll clo "~ith dog- . E,re11 "'rild foxe: n1ate for· life ,vhile each year ,, 1 e ha,re tho11. and of mo11grel pro– cl l1ced becau e of the ficl{l e11e of clog. i11 111ati110'. .A f e,v n1011t h a()'o i11 all of ou1-- leadi11g ma gazine the1· \"v·a a di gt1 ti11g article abot1t a couple of movie tar. being ma1"– r·iecl for tl1e 4tl1 ti1ne. Four· time f 01~ each 011e of the111 a11d childr~e11 of the 211cl ancl 3r cl 1narriage t andi11g arOllll d ,, 1 l1ile camera 1--a11kecl a11d t ele, ri io11 a11d radio de. cribed what ocl ay plainly i11 Hi. ,Vorel i adultery. .4. o ,,,on– cler the \Vord of od a·,{ v\ 7 it.h- , 01tt are clog: . ~ ot to 10110· ag·o 11racticall~" all the leadi110' 111ag·azi11e.- a11cl 11ev,· - l)aper ac1·0 . Olll" p,' l"eat 1 0U11trJr ·a1·riecl ar--ticle co11ce1--11i110' a bool< by a Dr· . I(i11 ey 011 the ex be– ha,riolll" of the ht1111a11 f e111ale. ne ca11 1--eadilJr ee that Ki11 e}y treat ht11na11 bei110· a practicall) 7 a11- othe1" tJTpe of a11imal. Fron1 ome of the r eport if tl1P~" be tr11e, the ubj ect ,·ver a ti110· like a11i- 1nal . The "\'\ ord of tod a)· ' ' "\Vitho11t are clog· ' 110 dog al– lowed i11 l1ea,~e11 a11cl Ile i not p eal{i110· of fot11· legg·ed dog~. Ma11 ''"'a. e1--eate l i11 the ima o·e of 1 ocl b11t ho,,· deo·rade 1 he ha beco111e i.1 certai11l)T beco1ni11g· 1)1--e,Talent in 1na11 a tio11 , a. ,, 1 e 11 a the literat111·e that i 110,v appea1~i11 · all o, 1 e1-- the ,vorld. 111 Ron1a11 chapte1"