The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1954

TIIE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS"i' March 1954 ~~~~- ~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~- · · .\11 1 tl1"' \\. t)r(l ll( .. ec1111 0 l'lrs11, ;111,l l)itell(.. tl I1 is l()11t Hll\()ll<" t1s ' ' ( ,ft)lltl 1:14 ) . 'l ll(."\ l t 1 it, or tl1r lJOl'll J C,' \l, • l1ri~t iR ,l ft111ll,1111e11t,1l tr11tl1 of tl1e 1''aitl1. If it i.-- tc11111-) r e l ,rith, th ,·er,· fou11datio11 of tl1e }o.. - • t)el is c.le .. tro~·etl. 'l'l1e1~e 11e·\·er ,,-t1s ,1 t i111e ,,·l1e11 ,re 11eecled 11101·r to be i11 ' tr11ctec.1 i11 t lie fo1111clatio11 t rll t 11 .. of t l1e ·\\T 01·cl tha11 tocla~... The per· ~011 a111 perf ct ,,?01 .. k of t l1e 011 of TOd i bei11g a. "'ailecl 011 e,.. er~.. ha11d. bot1t the year 1~30 a qt1e tio1111air·e ,,·a e11t to a ero .. ectio11 of pa to1-.. a11cl e111- i11a1~).. tude11t. to fi11d j11 t ,,·hat ,,-a "' belie,..ed b,.. tl1e cl1l1rcl1 leader .. of that da)·. A bot1t three fourth of the emi11ar,.. tude11t .. ,,~ho ,;ve1·e .. i11 te1·,.. ie,,·ed .. tated that they did 11ot believe tl1at J e t1.. hri. t ,;va tl1e Di,..i11e ~ 011 of God. For the pa t twenty Jrear the e 111en ha,Te been occupying: A111erican pul pit , a11d " ·e ha,·e 110 1·ea on to belie,Te that tl1e en1i11ar.),.. ituatio11 has im– pro,·ed i11 t11e n1ea11tin1e. 1nall ,,011der that the pe,,._ i11 many ch11rche. l1ave collected du t while the ocial roo1n ha\Te bee11 fillecl to o,·erflo,~"i11g. , ,,e hear much toda3.. abot1t America ret11r11ing to place. of ,,·or.. hip. Bl1t ,~"hJr re– tu1'11 to a11 e111pt:r· ho1lse. \Vhat A111e1--ica 11eed toclay i. to ret11r11 to tl1e fact tl1at ,J e 11 hri t i. the Eternal on of The Eter11al Goel a11d that i11 Ili111 alo11e lie. tl1e 0111}· hope fo1· tl1e ,,·orld. '10 let tho e of ll ,. ,~r 110 ]{110,,· Hi1n . ou11d forth the fa ct : ( 1) Tliaf Ile ;.. Et er·,lal. ~ I11 the be– gin11i11g· ,,·a the \'\ 7 ord, a11cl t]1e Word ,,·a. ,vith (}oc1 a11cl tl1c ,'\T ord ,~·as God. Tl1e Raine ,,~as i11 the begii111i11g ,vith Clod. ' ( J oh11 1 :1, 2) . II ere ,,·e have the etc1~11i ts· of Hi. bei11g, the di. ti11ct11e of I-Ii per 011ality a11cl lli es. e11tial Godhead. They are cli tinctly cle.. clared. 011r text tells 11. that tl1i ' ,,T ord becan1e fle h., .,. ot c:ea i11g to be God l1l1 t 110\"r l)e– coming En1n1a1111el '<Joel ,,rith u . The , ·irgi11 s child ~:et e, 1 er the )lighty Jod. In our !Jo1·cl '. 1>rayer i11 .John 17 ,,e read, The glorJ .. \\·hich I had ,,\ritl1 'fhee be– fore the ,~·01~lcl ,,·a . ' "\\ ...e ca11not belie,·e thi. a11cl de11 ,.. the eter11a 1 " exi ta11ce of our Lord. (2) Tliat He is f lle C1·ealor. 'It "'·ru through Hi1n that ever3,.thi11g came into exi. tance. a11d apa1~t from Him not a si11gle thing came A DIVINE SAVIOUR E1v1·1ig Walter· " i11to exi ta11 ·e.' ( ..] oh11 1 :3 ) ( ,Vil– ]ian1 tra11._latio11 ) . Tl1e11. i11 1 0- lo ians 1 :16, ' ' By Ifi1n ,,~ere all tl1i11g c1·eated that are i11 heave11. a11d that are i11 earth.' res, the 111a11 of Galilee, J eSll. of J.. T azareth i. al o tl1e -1-i·eat 1 rea tor God. ,vho 1nade all thi11g.· a11d accord– i11g· to IIebre,,,. 1 :2 110,~ .. i ' ' l p- 11olding all thi11g. b~r the "\"\T ord of II is pov,rer. ' ' ( :-3 ) Tl1 at II c i. · eq l.la, l l{ it 71 Goel, Tlie Fat 71 er. ' I a11d 1\13, Fathe1· a1~e c> 11 e. ' • (Joh11 10 :30. ) Thi . ha.– .,ettlec1 the que ·tio11 of I I i. Di,ri11it)' forever. :\Ioder11isn1 111ay clo.1e it~· r3re. to tl1i truth and . ay Jie 11e,·e1· clai111ecl to lJe 111ore tha11 111a11; The compron1i er 111ay . a3, Ile clain1ecl to be tl1e on of (locl l)llt tl1e11 ,,,e a1~e a.11 . 011. of Goel; Ro1na11i 111 1na)' tr}' to deify l\Iar)' a11d pl1t her 011 a plane ,,rith Hi111, if 11ot al>o, 1 r I l i111. l ~t1t tl1c,, 111ltst • all sta11cl 11111te l>ef<ll'P 1hi<.; 111it!.ht,· • clerlaratio11 f1·0111 tl1c li1>s cJf <>111· ~ ·avio11r. I I ere IIe sta11cls 011 a pi11 - 11acle that 110 1na11 111aJr attai11. Iler·e II<> i. the l\.Iight)' (1ocl. \' I a11cl :\ r~,,r J< a th e1-- ar·e 011e. ' ( 4) TJial (Jorl tlze li'ather cla i, 11 ecl H 1· n i to l> e D i '-' ?° ne. ' ' To the " 1 011 He saith Tl1,.. throne O (}ocl • i. fore,re1· a11d ever. , ( Ilebre,, 1 • 1 : ) . o the Fat11 (? r . a,T. o £ the .. ~ 1 011. I-Ie i ocl. f 11 hea,re11 the1--e i.· 110 clot1bt al)o11t it. ( :\f atth(?,,.. ;~: 17 ) · A11cl T10 a ,·oice fro111 }1Pa,·e11 . a yi11g· Thi. i :\ I Jr belo,rec1 • ~ 011, iJ1 \\Tho111 I an1 " Te 11 l)lea eel. Goel l1a proclai1ned it, I-Iea,"e11 belie,re. it. The Bible tearhe. it. 011lJ" ·i11- .. 11i11g 1na11 trie to de113'" that ,J e 11 . 1 J1ri t i. the Eter11al (-}ocl. (5) T liat He i.· tl, e 011/JJ l101Je _(01· . ·al1 1 at1·011. ' ' If tho11 . halt co11- f e ,vitl1 tl1y 111011th the 11orcl ..Je. u .. , a11cl s11alt l1elie,"P i11 thi11r heart tl1at iOCl hath 1~ai. eel IIi111 fron1 tl1e cleacl, tho11 ..11alt l r . a,recl.' (Ro1ua11.· 10 :9 ) . F1~0111 the 1110 t i11tellectl1al to the n10.·t illit– erate, fron1 pri11ce to patlJ)er, all 11a,re . in11ecl a11 d ta11cl co11cle11111ecl l"' efore Goel. ()11l~r tl11·011gh (1ocl 111a11ife. t i11 the fle .. h to tal,e a't\"cl"\'" • Ollr . i11. ea11 ,,Te fi11cl cleli,ye1--a11ee. 'Fo1", there i 11011e other Xa111e 1111c1er l1ea,·e11 gi,·e11 a111011g· 111e11 ,,,11ereb,,. \l'e 1nl1. the sa,.. e -1.' < Art.- • -!:12 ) . • o let 11. .. 1 ot111cl the battle the foe i. 11igl1; Rai e tl1e ta11cla1·cl the Lo1·cl. (}ird ,-ot1r a1~11101· • f i1 ..111 eve1~vo11e ; .. Re t ,Tou1· ca11. e • TI 01,, ,V 01--d. .. 011, ·ta11cl 11})011 Jl i · HEBRON BIBLE CONFERENCE 10 :30 1\ .~f . 10:50 10:55 11 :15 2:00 P.M. 2 :15 3:00 3:30 7 ::30 P.1I. 7 :45 8:00 F-'a t ... 1 icle Bapti. t ht11~r}1 l101·ai11 FRIDA )... , .l\PRIT1 2, 19~4 H:v·n111. of Pl'ai. e ,Vord of "\\'elco111e P1·aye1.. Ti1ne ~ 1 ermon 011 o· 1 el'\"iCe t> l\1e ag·e 811 ine ie io11 Mi io11a1 .. y H o111· i11g pira tio11 De,,otio11al J>erio(l ermo11 IZe1111etl1 Nel. 011 ,r er11e L. Dl111l1 an1 Ho111er (-}rav"e11 l~lto1 (--.. Ht1kill I.1y1111 Ro o-e1-. · Jo eph H. Tro111) Do11alcl Beig·htol I(e1111eth .. 'i111fll. el'