The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1953

I ~1gl' F ottr 1,IIIC ()IIIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST D<?ce111l)c1· .1953 ''DOWN FROM III.S GLORY'' ti\'· 1\1 4 '\' ("ll .. \l{J ; l 1 :~ \\T ~l< 1 l\l\\1~:,r. J>t1.,/n)' ( 1 rrll'(IJ',I/ l lrtJ)lis l ('l1 11 1cl, ( '((Jl/(JJI, ()/1ir, • ( 11 c1 1 <) 11 t' I, • J t 1 l t n 11 l 1 i 11 s i fl r • f )1el't' ,<1 t H ,111<111 l)Hll(l t)f ,11<'-ll- lltll'll, l,t'-t''J)i11~ a c'l<lsP ,·igil o,·e1· tl1<\1r fl<)t•l,!-- ,1, 111<') g-r,11<"<1 l1P– llt'Htl1 tllt' stnrr) <'clll<)]1). t)f 11r,1,·p11. 'I'l1i::-. \\,1~ 11(.lt clll llllt'OllllllOll l1ill– ::,.,i<lt'- "<'f\11e. Sl1rr1) l1e1·<li11t?. l1,1cl llt\(\11 tl10 cl1it'-t O<.'<'ll]1Htic111 of tl10 l )(\H ·111t"' <.lt tl1is l,111(1 for t•e11- t11rir~. "\T et tt.1 tl1is ~111,111 lla11cl of ,l1e11l1<'\1·ds t·a111e t l1e a11g·rl of th I;<)rtl ,,.it 11 t 11 e g lo1·ic)11s a111101111cr- ... 111 '.\11t of t11e l1i1·tl1 of l11·ist. Be- f 01·e tl1e)· l1ad 0 111101·t1111i t~- to 1·e– a lize tl1e i111po1"t of t lie t1·e111e11do11. tidi11g·, of g1·eat jo~.. co11tai11ed i11 t 110 a 111101111ce111e11 t. the a 11g·e 1 ,,-a. ~11cllle11l,· . 11r1·ot111ded 113'" • a 11111lti- • • t11cl of t l1e l1ea,Te11l~.. 110. t p1·ai. i11g ('; O<l . a11d .. a~·i11g·, G 101,~r to ( Jod i11 tl1e 11igl1e. t, a11cl 0 11 Pa1·tl1 J)eace. goocl ,,,.ill to,,·arcl 111 11 . ' "\"\Tl1at a 11~·11111 of p1·ai e tl1i. 11111. t l1a,~e l)ee11 a:~ it. l1arn10111"" ,,,.afted 11eav- • e11,,·ard to the Fatl1e1· ,,·ho l1ac1 gi,,.e11 Hi .. 011 to the ,vorld. Thi. ,,a. the fi1· .. t h1·i t111a. car ol. .. ince the11 man,- l1a,,e bee11 i11- • . pired to ,v1·ite poen1. of 1)1·ai. e to iOd ' for IIi. 1111. peal{al)le o>if t. There ,,·ill be 111a11,... thi.· , ..ea1· • • ,,·110 :l1all . i11g the fan1ilia1· . ea. 011- ... al 11}·11111 to ,, ho111 the ' · gooc1 tic1- i11~:. of g·r·eat jo3· are 1111lc110,,·11. 'l'he~... ,,ill g:o t 11 ro11frh tl1e £01"111al– it ie of \\"Ol'- hiI)})i11g: (,hri. ·t. a11cl ,,·ill fee 1 that their· J)1·e. e11 ·e i11 c-h111'ch cl11r'i110· tl1e 1 11ri. t111a.· . ra– . 011 ,,·ill l)e a11alogo11. to the ho111- aQ·e of tl1e heJ)l1e1·cl. ,,·he11 tl1e)" l)o,recl before t11e Bal1e i11 Betl1le– l1e111 ·.· 111a11ge1·. B11t tl1e 111ea11i11g· of 1 l11'ist111a: ,,·ill lJe 11tte1·l,· lo. t • a1nicl the J)o1111J a11 d ee1'e111011y. t1·a J) pi11g· a11d c1 i.111 la!... 1111le:. t lie BilJle i: ope11ecl a11cl atte11tio11 i. fOCll . ec1 llpo11 the Di,ri11e T-> e1'. 011 ,,.ho ra111e. the Di,ri11e P111·po. e of Ili ·0111i11g', a11c1 tl1e Di,·i11e Pri11- ci11le l)}T ,~·hich I{i. 111i. .'io11 i. ac– co111pli hed i11 h111na11 li,re~. Let lt. · ai\·e . ohe1~ 1~eflectio11 to each of tl1ese c·o11. icleration. a. ,,·e t11t11 to tl1e 0111,,. Book tl1at af£01·cl , 11. lltl- ._ cle1'. ta11cli11g· i11 ot11· r111e. t fo1· al>– ol11te tr·11tl1.. I. THE T 1 ERA 'O.\T 1~TIIO ('A'.lJJE It i~ 11 ec·e · ·ar,- at tl1e 011 t ."et .. tl1at ,,~e r eeoo·11ize ,, ....110 the 13abe ,,·a. that ca111e i11to tl1e ,,~orlcl. l)icl I-I e cliffer f1·0111 the other · hilclrr11 thctt ,vere born i11 I ·1"ael at tl1e t i1ne ! "\\..,. a. II e jll ·t a11othe r l10JT l1or11 i1 to l1t1mlJle 111·ro1111cli11gs \\ he) l"O. ·e ct 110,re eir rl1111. ta l) ce. to a plac of i1111)orta11ce i11 hi. tory ? :\ ea1·l,.. t,v,o 111ille11il1111. l1a, .. e t1·a11- ~ .'l)i1·ecl . i11ce IIi. l)irt 11 a11 1 ~.,.et Tr r i. 1'e1ne111l)e1·ec1 ,,,.11 ile 1110:t of II i. rcJ11te111po1·a1·ie · 11a,re bee11 for– gotte11. ~ ~lll"e]~r . ·0111e g·ood 1·ea. 011 11111:t be Q:ive11 to aec·ol111t for tl1i: ' i11di, 1)t1table fact. "\"\'e . lll)111it tl1e ,,To1"cl: of ~"Ci1no11 l eter i11 ]1i. 1·e1)l~.,. to J e:t1. i11te1·1·ogatio11 of lJi cli. - eiple. as to ,,rl10111 the3r thol1g·ht l1 c ,,·a. . Peter . aicl : Thot1 a1·t 1 he Chri. t, the ~ 011 of the li,ri11g: ({ocl. X o ,vo11c1er the hea,.. e11l,· • ho. t . l)l1r. t i11to J)1·ai e at tl1e a11- 1101111ce111e11t of l Ti bi1 .. tl1. t la. t tl1e lo11g.. a11tici1)ate l l1ol11.. l1a l come. The p1 .. 0111i. eel Del i,,.e1 .. e1', ,v 11 0 ,,·011lcl l)r11i e tl1e l1eac1 of the . e1·– J)e11t, l1acl 11ow co111e ' ' i11 t11e fl1l- 11e.·. · of tJ1 ti111e 111acle of a ,ro- 111a11. 111acl 1t11cler tl1e la,'"·, to 1"'e- lee111 tl1e111 that ,,·e1·c t111cle1 .. the la,,· 111at ,,·e 111ight r·ecei,Te tl1e a l o1)tio11 of :011:. ( al. 4 :4) 'I'oc) 0£te11 i11 e11111l1a. izi11g· the c,,.e11t.. 11r1·ol111cli11v, tl1e i11ca1 ..11atio11 of -J e. t1.· l11·i, t ~,·e lo e . ig·l1t of Hi J 1·e-existe11ce. ~ i11ce Il e i. (}o l, tl1e11 we 111l1.1t 1·ecog11ize tl1at Ile e,,cr exi tecl. ' ' !11 tlze begi1111i11g ,,~a. the \Y 01·cl a11cl the \\r 01"' l ,,Ta. "ritl1 (:1ocl, a11cl tl1e "\V 01·d ,va :10 i . rr11e .· a111e ,,a l}l tl, e begi111iing \\"itl1 Goel. ( -J 01111 1 :1-2) .rT o 11a. - . ag·e i11 :c1·i1)t111·e cle1)i t. thi. 1no1~e c learl,.. tha11 tl1at 111ag'11ificent de- . ' :rriptio11 of 1 111,i. t a. Wi rlo111 pe1"- . 011ifircl ,,T1·itte11 i11 <1]1 tl1e l)ea11t,r .., • c>f IIPl)J'P\\ })C>Ptl'Jr f<)llll<l i11 1>1'()- \"Pl'l)S :2~-:1(). (' rl,l1r I J0l'(l ))()S- 8C'S8C'(l 111P i,, tl, e bc,<;i,111iJ1{J <>i' his ,",1,... b c> f <> r c;) h i.· , v or 1{.· of o l c 1. I • ,,·a..·et 111) f1'(J1J1 e1 1 e1·lrrsfi11r;. lro,11 !lie be,qi1111i11g, or ,·r1· tl1r earth ,,·a. . ( '"S, . 22-23) ' '. . . I ,,ra }).'... bj111 a. 011e l)1·ollf.rl1t 1111 ,vith 11im: a11cl I ,,.. a. · clailJ" hi. clPlight, 1·ejoiei11g· al,, 1 a.'"·· l)efore hi111. ' ' ( , ·:. 80 ) .re. ll. cli 1 11ot l1egi11 to li,"e ,,·hell IT e ,,,.a.· bo1·11 of the "'\T i1·o·i11 .:\ I a1·, 1. .. Ile i. b efot·e c1 ll t lii 11 g. a11d 11y lii111 all thi11g·. ro11 i. t. ' ' ( ol. 1 :17 ) T1i1(e :\Ie le hi. eclec l<i11g of " alem, to ,,·ho111 b1·al1a111 ga, 1 e a te11th pa1·t of all, .. J e ll. l11·i. t i: ,,Titho11 t ' ' be~:i11ni11g of clay.. 11or end of life. ( ·II e 1). 7 : 3) Tl1e Apo. tle Pat1l in peal<i11g of tl1e co11de. cen io11 of hri t i11 I I 01·in thia11, : 9 ,,~rote : · F or 3· 1<110,,, the g·1"ace of 011r Lo1·r1 .r e:t1. 1 hri. t, that thol1gh He iva. ricli, ,.,.et for , ..0111~ al{e. H e becanze • • poo,· tl1at ~re tb1·011gh I Ii. po·,te1~ty 111ig'l1 t be rich. ' Tl1i11k of it! ' ' IIe ,Ya l"ich. B ef 01·e II e a. ·timed tl1e 111a11 t le of fle 11 a11cl toope l to tl1e role of tl1e :.\fa11 of 01·ro-n" ~ l)ef 01·e Ile '"a. cle pi ed ancl re– jected of n1e11 · 1)efo1·e He l)ecan1e the 1111co1nel1r ... T aza1~e11e: befo1~e He .. ,,~a ,,01111cled for ot1r t1·a11. g're. - io11. · l)efore I{e ,va. . o n1ar1"e 1 tl1at hi , 1 i. age , ,·a. be~""o11cl 1·e 02:- 11itio11 : lJefore He I)Ot11·ed ot1t hi.. . oul l1nto death and ,, 1 a c11t off Ollt of tl1e la11cl of the li, 1 ino· £01· :'°··c)llr i11ic111itie. a11d 111i11e ·'I-le ,,,.a. 1"ich. II e J)O. e eel all the trea 1L1'e. of the cleeJ). E,·er~- l)ea. t of the f 01--e. t ,,~e1"e II i , a11cl thr cattle 111)011 a tl1ol1. ·a11cl l1ill . Ile COllll a,r, c I ]{110,v all tl1e " f o,,·ls of tl1e 11101111tai11 : a11d the ''-"il 1 bea . t .· of tl1e fielcl a1·e 1nine. If I ,,,.ere l11111g·r~-, I ,, 1 011lcl 1Jot tell tl1ee: for the ,,·01·1cl i . 111i11e a11(l thr f t1l11e. . t l1ereof. ' ( P al111 ;50: 10-12 ) Yet TI l)eea111e })001·. · · The , ..e1,,· Pe1-. ·011 ,,·ho exi:te 1 f1·0111 t11e • begi1111i11g 011 a11 ec1t1alit~· ,,rith tl1e Fathe1· . t1"i11pe 1 IIi111. elf of I l i: glor~", a11cl tool{ 011 I I i111 the 11att11·e of a l)o11cl:e1·,,.a11 t 1)"\'" bero111i11g· a • 111a11 lil{e otl1e1" 111e11. · I le l1lt111blecl I-I i111. elf. ' ( Phil. 2 :3- ) ·\ \"113,. clicl IIe l)eco111e 1)001· ? "\"\""11~.. clicl He. ,,,.ho hacl l)ee11 ,vaitecl 011 b~.. a11gel:·. l)eco111e a . er,·a11t of . e1·,,a11t. ! , , .,.11~,. cli l tl1e ,vell-l)elo,recl ~ 011 of tl1e °B a tl1e1· co111e i1 t O a ,,·or lcl ,,rhe1--e Ile ,,a. J)it 1111011 a11cl ,·ile l~-