The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1954

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST March 1954 ~--------------- - ----------~~------~--~ -- '' • • • AND IN SA IA'' 1~,· l{l~~ \ ·. l=> ll ll ..\1{1) T)l 1 II A ·[, ~~;390 \\ '"r.,!1,'(JO(/ /l rJrtrl, ( 1 le1 1 rlr111d ~G, ()/1i ,, • l{ t'\ \ '. clllli :\lrs. l)t11·l1,1111 are 111iH.. io11,lri0s 1111cl r a11)oi11t111p11t 1)~· tl1 :\ .c\ 8,' 0<·i,1tio11 <>f l~ ct J>t1:t~ [/ <>r \\Torld E,·~1tlQ'Pli s111 . f<)r ~r r,·iPP 111 l"> c1l{ista11.. \ Jr. l)l11·ha111 is a,~ailal>lP for ~pPal{j11g app<>i1Jtr11e- 11t~. ( Etiito1· ) II i1 , ·e ,·ot1 e,·e1~ ,,·011de1~ cl '\' 11,· • • · ~an1aria ·' \Ya . i11c l t1ded i11 the t\\"Cr-br oacle1 i11g circle.. of Act. 1 : - ' · . . a11 l , ·e hall be ,,,it- • • 11 e "' es 1111to 111e botl1 i11 ,Jer t1 ale111, a11d i11 a 11 J t1dea, a11d i11 an1aria, a11d 1111to tl1e 11tter1110. t 1art of tl1e ea1·tl1 ? ·' tit. ide of tl1e fact that 1 l1ri t had on1111a11ded Hi d i - eiple 11ot to go i11to a11J.. cit~ .. of the 1... an1arita11. (:\It. 10 :5 ) there r en1ai11ed the 11att1ral di like ~rhich the J ew had for the amaritan for ' the J ew have 110 cl aling-. v,·itl1 the an1a1·ita11 . ( J oh11 4 :9 ) The a111arita11 had a ' ' part- t1--uth. Ye. the1--e ,,·a. cle, ..iatio11 fro1u t11e trl1tl1. a11cl so 111t1ch o a t o c:at1l e then1 to et lll a ri,Tal re11 ter of ,,·or hip . Ho,,, ea 3r, the1·efo1--e fo1-- the J e\·v. i11 l1i Phar– i. a ical orthodox, · t o loo!{ novv11 • 0 11 the amarita11 a11d to de pi e the1n to the ext e11t of d elil)eratel:ry .. b)·- pa i11g' amaria if 011 a j ou1·11e~ .. from Galilee to J eru ale1n. :--. uch a11 attitt1de might l1ave l)ee11 ea il~r car r ied over i11to 1 h1,i ·tia11ity; therefore 1 hri:t pecificall3r 1nen– tio11ed .. 1 amaria a a 1·egio11 v, 1 hich " ·as to r ecei,..e the ,vit11e.. to ( h1-.i t l)y Hi di ciple. . The l\1o lem V\T orlcl 111ake a11 i11- ter e tino· ' ' parallel ' to the .. a– maritan . The Lord ha u ed thi · parallel to . tre11gthe11 ot1r co11- viction that H e wa11t ll, to be Hi ,,·it1 e e amo11g :\[o. lem . I . - lam, ,vhich i: the 11a1ne of the faith ,vhich all )Io lem. uphold, i. l)ased 011 the t eachi11g of the Kora11. The Kora11 it, elf t eac11es that the P en – tateu ch the P alm a11d tl1e c-:o pel are re,relatio11, of God', ,, 1 ill . Y 011 ,,·ould there£ore expect to find . ome agree111e11t lJet,,·ee11 the Kor– a11 a11c1 the. e portio11s of the Bible. • llCh i. 11ot the ea:e Thev ha, 1 e a ' · part- t ruth,' j11·t a.· the . a– n1a1,itan had. a11cl ,·et ther e is • n111ch de,"iat io11 fro111 the truth. J e- . tis i r·e,·t' r ed a. a propJ1et of God as 011e ,\·or t l1}· of thPjr ,,·or hip a · . i11le . Yet l\fo, len1 de11v the Bib– lical teachi11g of the i1;car11atio11 a11d ,,.irgi11 birtl1. They cle11)" that ,J e. u i. the ~ '011 of (Joel. To tl1e i\ f osle1n, uc}1 a . ta te1ne11 t ,, 1 ol1lcl just be a11othe1" ,,·ay of ~a}· i11g that (}od ha a ,,·ife \\"l1icl1 ,,-ol1ld l1e bla 1)he111ou · to t l1e1n. . . a11d to t1. . The~" cleny that J e ll diPcl 011 tl1e cr o .. Thei1~ t racl itio1 te 11 u , that , ,,hen J e ll ,, ... a .· abo11t to be c1~11cified (}od at1. ed darl~11e . to fall 111)011 tl1e earth a11 1 . e11 t a11ge 1 ,,,ho ma l{ecl the like11e.. of ,J e:11. ll po11 fJ 11da.· I I i betraJ'"e1... 'rhe .J e"\"~· ther efor e c1·t1cifiecl ,J t1c1a. 11ot J e 11. . E,·e11 i11 thi. · 'Ol111 try the cl1urcl1 • l1a 1 eglected £01· one r ea 011 or a11otl1er, tho e ,,,ho. holdi11g a part– t1,uth }1a,"e de,piatecl fron1 t he t1·uth. t1lt a11cl i 111. are a11 ex– a1nple. The . an1e attitude ha pre– \Tailecl i11 the for eig11 mi i o11. 1)1,0- ~{ram. The attit11de . ee1n to J-, e: ' · TO ,vher e there a 1,e r e ult. . . . the othe1, fielcl. are too hard to 1nake it ,,,orth,, 1 hile. ' J.,1a111 fa ll . i11 the latter· cat ego1~3r. I t ta11(1.· fo1 .. a r eligio11 tl1at i. a 111ajor p1·ol)– le111 a11cl challe11g·e to ( 1 h1--i. t ia11it}r. l t tancl for a r eligio11 ,,,hich ha , l11ri11g· it. 13 ce11tl1rie.· of exi t e11ce, 1~ai ed 111a11y i11. 11r1110111 tal)le l1a1·- 1·ie1 ... to t l1e p1·ogr e. of the (Jo p el of J e 11 1 111-.i t . I t i. t l1c 0111)-... 1·eligio11 ~ 1 hicl1 a1 clain1 to l1a,·r , ,.a11r[lli hed 1 h1 .. i tia11it~.... I t i a 111i.. io11 -1ni11decl religio11 a11d to– cla3r i1 the e t 11it ecl .. tate the1,e ar e :\l o. lem 111i io11arie~· £1~0111 Pak– i. ta11 cloi11g mi io11 ,~orlc i11 :0111e 17 or 1 ' la1 ..ge citie. . B1·eth1~eu ,,·p r-a11 11ot tl1r11 0111, l1a ·k 011 tl1r · ha1·cl {)lace.. . ' It i tl111: that tl1e piri t of (: ocl ha~ clri,re11 ho111e to Ollf hea1,t. Olll' • c.:a ll i11g' to 1Je ,,·it11e. :es a111011g' thr j JO. le111. . J t i. \,ritl1 thi. i11 111i11(l that ,, 1 e lo11g· to g·et 011t to Ili: aJJ- 11oi11ted place for t1s. 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