The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1954

() f ,l l 1 <) f l1t1tl 's !lifts 1<) 11s i 11 t 11(' 1l1c1ie- 1·i a 1 1·<lcll111 110 11P • • 1 ~o 11ree1ol1.. ,l .. tl1p gift of ti111c. ' To P,l c 11 of 11s }f }1a gi,·e11 t,,. l llt>"- fOlll" llOlll' i11 e,· cl1·,· cla , .. ,,·itl1 ,,·l1iel1 to , lrve a11d • • ~·lori f)· I-Ii111. 1"'c:>t tl1er i .. 11 ,) gift ,,·l1ic11 ,,·r . er 111 to ho1101· a11c1 a t11)reciate . o little a t l1i pricele . l)O ,.. e io11. \'\-r ere ,,,e to tal,e i11 - ,·e11to1·,.. of Ollr i11cli,·ic1t1al li,·e.· • ,,·itl1 tl1i .. tl1011gl1t i11 111i11c1 it i: rt>rtai11 t 11a t 11ot a fe,v of 11 ,,To11ld fee 1 i11 lar·ge 111ea. 11r e lil(e tl1e 111a11 ,,·110 \ \ \\'fll t a11cl a igged i 11 t 11 e eartl1, a11d l1i(l l1i Lor d . mo11e3"' beca11 e ,,·e. like hin1 ha,re bee11 afraid to ex1)e11c1 Ol1r tin1e i11 hJ·i. t ·.. i11t e1--e.. t . . ~ elfi. h11e-. l1a: too ofte11 clictatecl the 1)olic3r i11 thi real111. The11 agai11, llpo11 u ·h exa111i11a ti011. 11ot a f e,,. \'{Oll l cl f eel l~i11. l1i p ,,·it11 t l1e 1)1--oc1iga 1 . 011 ,, 1 ho · ·"·a tecl hi: . l1l1 .. ta11c:e ,,Tith riotou: li,·i11g,' ,,·he11 ,·ve r eco1111t all the ,va. tel l1ol11~.. . 11e1 t j11 the f1·i ·v·ol– itie. of the la,... • IIo,,~e,·er it i. 1 ot J)1~i111arily ,,·ith . 11th 1)1"oble111. tl1at ,ve ,,Ti. h t o deal i11 the . ub .i ect at ha 11 c1. 011 r co11- cer11 i. 11101--e pa1--tic11larl).. ,,,ith t he \\"a t e a11d i11efficie11 ,T that ,ve 01- • er,·e a111011g· Ollr chu1--cl1e. a it l1a: to c1o witl1 tl1i po .. . e. . io11, tZ:n1e . Pat1l .. admo11itio11 to t\\'O r ht1rch– e to r edee111 tl1e ti111e, certai11l,,. ._ had a bacl{gr ot111cl i11 ex1Jerie11ce . To Ephe t1. he adds \ lJecal1 e the da~y... a1--e e,..il.' P e1--hap a l1elpfl1l applicatio11 of the text ca11 be le– ri,·ecl fro111 "\r erkl1,Tl ·. tra11. latio11 ._ of Ephe. ia11 5:1:-- 16. ~ ·ee to it, theref01~e, that ~·ot1 co11cl11ct yo11r– . el, ..e. e,·e1 .. ·o careft1ll,· · 11ot a fool- • i h l1ut a. \\Ti e people who mal{e t lie be. t po,. ilJle 11 e of tl1eir ti1ne, hecau e the e a r e e, .. il cla, ... . ._ I-Ie1--e ,ve are gi,..-e11 a11 a cl1uonitio11 r once1--11i11g ' ' e, 1 il cla3T ' ,,·ith r efer – e11ce to 011r 11tilizatio11 of ti111e. . •tra11g-el~.. e11011gl1, ,,,,hat ,,·e eo111- 111011l~.. ol) e1--, 1 e i11 111811)'" f[llarter .· een1. to be 1norr of a co11 tra cl ictio11 tha11 a11 applieatio11 of tl1 i te'\t . \\nerea the co11text i11c1ieate. that tl1 e Lord pla11 i: a ,\·ell-orcle1~ed life of ere11it~.. a11cl . piritual depth ,ve fi11d 011 e,re1--,.. ha11cl i11 011r " chl1rche. that the fe,,· ,,·ho a1~e bea1·- i11g tl1e l)11rcle11. of tl1e ,,To1"k are l1111"riecl ,,·orriecl, a11c1 ir1·it al)le a11 cl l)econ1i11g i11crea:i11g·l~T111ore a ti,,.e . pirituall}- more hallo,,.. , a11d i11- e,?itabl,.. le effective. 1 l1 ri tia11 .. TIIE OHIO INDEPENDEN'"f BAPTIST March 1954 - ----~~~~~~~~~- TIME REDE ,,..c>rl,c1·s tocla_, .. ,l l'P c·o , ·Pri11g· 111 c> r r 111il rs, ,ltt011cli11g· 111or r 111c>eti 11g:, loo~i11g· 11101·0 sleei), a11cl arro111plisl1 - i11µ: far le.\ f 0 1· hri. t t i1a11 thcj 1 • p:1·a11clfat11er .· c.licl , ,111cl i11 si1jt '.) c>f all 0111· acl\·a11cecl ec111ii)111e11t a11 cl 111etl1ocl. 1 • "\"\ l1elie,Te tl1at 11111el1 <>f tl1e t r o11blr lie. i11 t11e faill1re 011 tl1e pa1"'t of local ch111·rhe. to 111·011- r 1"l).. orga11ize a11cl lJ11clg~t tl1ei1· ti1ne to tl1e be t ad,ra11tage. i:\ l)ract ical 1)la11 to eli111i11ate 11ePcl– le. . d11plirat io11 , . p1·eacl the l)11r 1011 of ser,,ice o, ,e1· a ,,·iclr1· g·1"01111 (1 ( 1 01~. 12 :4-7) a11cl gr11 r rall~T to lJri11 .{ order ot1t of co11ft1 io11 ( l ( 1 o 1.. . 1-:l :33) , ""' o l l l cl be a 1) oo 11 to 111a11y a loca 1 a. . en1 bl}'". > 11cl1 a l)lan i. 11ot in1po . ib1 e, a11d ,,,he1 ac1aptec1 t o i1it local ro11- g·1·egati011. ·a11 l)1·ing· l)le . i11g· i11 it. "Tal<:e. 0111e churcl1e: ha,,e al- 1·rad ,r in.. tit11ted ~11c1 a ti111e-l)11c1- .. get 1)r og1'a111 a11cl ,ve sho11lcl like to et forth 011e applicatio11 of the ,')",·te111 that ha. acc·o1npli:l1ecl 11111 }1 t hat \l{a.· 11eecl cl . i\ I a11,· ,Tariati01 . ... of the fo llo\\Ti11g a1 .. e po. . ilJle. 'I'l1 is i~ l)11t a ·t1gge t io11 of a p la11 a 11 cl t]1e 111 et J1 ocl e111p1o~..ec1 t o RI'T'l'\re at it. 1. APP I~'1 1 ,t\ REVIE \\T OMi\IITTEE. Thi. grot1p 111a~ .. be elected fro111 the vari ou.. cle– partme11t of the 1 h111--ch .· area of activity. l T 11all3.. it i. be. t to have a repre ·e11t.ative fro111 t l1e deaco11 the tr11. tee , the ~ 1111cla}'" .. 1 chool a11cl the yot111g· l)eople lJ11t keep the co1nmittee 1nall. Tl1i. grol1p the11 li t all of t he 1--egt1lar activitie. of the cht1rch 11po11 a ('}1art i11 or c1er to arri,T at a co111- l)r ehe11 i, 1 e pictl1re of tl1e total ar– tivit~.. of 'tl1e orga11izatio11. It i · oft e11 a111azi11~r to ob. e1 .. , ,e 1 0,,· fe,,· people ee the exte11 i,,e 11att1re of thi. l111til it i. gathe1--ed togetl1 er i11 011e co111po. ite ,,..l1ole. It ,,·ill =========================================== . God ' s heart hos no t ceased to yearn over His ancien t people. His promise s t ill stand s : " / w ill bless them tha t b less thee. " Through our missiona ries, rad io, gospel li te rat ure a nd the minis t ry of mate r ia l rel ief , w e are toki ng the g ospe l messa g e to Jews . We can ex tend th is mi ni stry as w ide ly a s yo ur compassion p ermits . • Se nd fo r your free co py of o ur maga zine, THE EVERLASTING NAT ION . Wr ite Dep t . 0 ION <>f t r 11 })p <>1).'Pl'\'CCl tl1 ,1t cl l1ll(J8l P\'(' I'\.. 11ig·ht itl the> \\' PP}< is ~.;c•)l ( 1 Cl\1} c•<l f'o'r 80111e l{i11cl of aetivit,, ,111cl th,lt • so111e folkR arr i11,·0J,·rcl i11 ra(' ll 0 11 P of the1n. 2. 0 RG XIZ1~ ,t\ '"r I l\ J E - n( ~ f) < : - ET I)T-1A~. It ,,·ill 1·raclil:v· br <liscoverecl tl1at 111a11v of tl1e~0 ae- • ti,..itie. · c a11 be co11cllletecl .·in111 l - ta11eol1. ly a11cl . eparatel~... F o1· i11- sta11 ce, in the parti( 1 11 lar el111reh 1111- cl er co11. icl er atio11 t l1e tr 11 . ·tee. a11 l deaco11.· 111rt 011 . e1)a1--ate 11igl1t: of the ,,,eel, . a11cl a11 officer f ro111 each gro11p ' "i,·ited tl1e other a: g11e. t 011 a r ecip1 ..ocal lJa. i. . Tl1i. 111ea1 t t,vo late e,·e11i11g: i11 s11c- • c.:e . io11 for 01ne-11.·t1all, .. :\f 011c1av ~ . a11d Tue. da),.... F1'ec111e11tly thi. 111ea11 t that uch ,, 1 e1"e ah. e11 t f1--0111 the \V ed11e da~y· e, re11i11 g' 1Jra~'"e1-- 111eeti11g a· a co 11 . er1l1e11ce . ()the1-– exa111ple cot1ld l)e adcl11cecl f1·0111 the 1lllll1er Oll g'l"OllJ): ,,rho:p 111eet – i11gs lJacl l)ee11 •c11eclt1lecl t o a,Toicl .·i11111lta11eo11: ti111es of gatl1eri11!!·. Tl1e ,,·orl{i11g ·01·p.· of tl1e cl1111 ..cl1 iR frec1l1e11tl}.. i11,,.ol,,,ecl i11 sl1cl1 a I .·e1·ie · of 1111i11te1·r11ptecl 11ig·ht -af– te1~-11ig·ht r--e. 11011. il)ilitie~ tl1at a: a f c:011.. eq11e11ce the ho111P 1 if e a11cl t1e .'J1iritt1al bala11ce : 11ffe1· a11cl f,lI' g1 ..eater clan1ao·e i: 1011 e to the ca11. e of h1--i. t tha11 the l13·11e1~-aeti,,.e 11l)ic111itou. 11e of theRe 1)eo11le ca11 i off. et . B11: ,,..-11e. . i: ofte11 ata 11 '. ._ c·lever st1·a t eg} .. to 11p. et ancl clefeat a hurc11 tl1rot1gl1 attacki11u- it: faithful ,,Torl{er .. 11e l1cl1 ti111e-l)l1dg:et ,,,.a or - ga11ized 011 a Tt1e. l a)'" Th l11-- c1a:r· })la 11. Tl1at i.. 1, t.l1e fir. t c>f tl1e:e i.· eo11 ide1·ecl c1ctii·if .lJ 11ig'l1t, a11cl tl1r I £011r ( 01.. fi,,.e ) T11e. cla>..· of e, ,.er)· 111onth a1"e :checll1lecl a · follo,\·. : .H ir t ._ llnda)r chool 1 01111cil a11cl ~[i io11 1 0111111ittee: ._ 1 eco11cl :\Ie11 .. 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