The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1954

Pag Four TlIE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- May 1954 BUSH ON FIRE R('clc.l er . ,,·ill 1· t joiec' i11 the c11111ot111 ·e111 11t that J>a tor Balyo ,,rill J.)1·oclt1ce a . e1'ir~· of clP, 'otio11al article: £01· tl1e J)ag· ;·. tl1c\ e to a1)pea1' pe1·ioclicall.'' thro11~h f t1tt1re 111011th. . (Editor ) · · X <),,· ~l ose .. . . lecl tl1e floe I, to tl1 bael... ide of tl1e cl e. ert .. . ,111d tl1e a11gel of t l1e Lord al)J) r arecl t111to l1i111 i11 a fla111e of fi1-- e 011t of tl1e 111icl. t of a bl1. h (Ex. •) ·l .., ) ,) • - ..,J • IIe1~e i11deed ,,·a.. a . t1--a11ge a11cl ,,·011de1·£11l . igl1t: '"1 cl e. ert blt, h <l thorn t1·ee , fill ed ,vith fire . ... To do11bt ther e ,,·er e 111a11}" b11.·he. i11 that ,vilde1·11e~. l)11t 011ly 011e ,,,~ ag·lo" ·. 111~,. 011e ,,a: f illec1 with the g·lor)r of the bt1r11i11g- 1->re e11ce of Deit,·. The1'e ,,·ru 0111,,. 011e ._ v u 1 orJ"-fil lecl i r o. e. t oo tl1011 gh ther e ,,re1--e 111a11}· 11e11 i11 tl1 e c-0111pa11~" of 1-- rael. A11cl i11 the 11111ltit.11de of belie, 1 e1--. i11 t he earl3r h111--<'h ther e ,,ra 0111:r· 011e cl eaco1 \\,.ith a ._ fc1ce t l1at . l1011e like the fa ce of a 11 a11ge 1. 1'1a113r t oo ,,, I'e the se- r et belie,"e1-.. i11 the apo tate ch t1rch of the Middl e Age. , l1t1t 011ly 011 e :\Iarti11 I111ther ,,,ho e life be a1ne fire. ft . e111: that i11 ever}r age th 011 e.. ,,,110 are fill ed ,vith Goel . fire aI·e fe,,r. y\The1 e, ..er a11d ,,rhel"e"\r l~ (; OCl fi11d Ili l)U, h ho,, 1 e, rer , Ile 1111·11.· i11 glory tl1er e. TTe tol1cl1e. the life ,,Tith f lan1e a11cl begi11 t o pt1ri– fy. You ca1111ot r eac1 , 1 ery far i11 to the live of • pirit-fillecl l1elie, 1 er . , , 1 ithout q11i kly di 1 0V 1--i11g that. \"\ her e Ciocl i11 Hi~ fl1l11 e:: i.· 011- f e.. io11 of . i11 i · t oo. That ,,,1 v ~ ,,,e 11ea r ai11t l)" ,J 011a t ha11 ({oforth eo11f e. . i11g' hiR I)T•ide Robe1 .. t ~r 111·– r a:v· :\f cChev11e hi. olc111e. a11cl ~ ._ , anity, ancl David lirai11erd hi.· bar1~e111e..· a11cl cl efe ,t i11 dut"{. • That . ,:vl1y \\Thea t o11 ( 1 ollege 11ot lo11g af;o expe1 .. ie11eecl a 2:r eat b1'0- l,e11 e. l)efor e t l1 e J;o1~c1 that ,, 1 1'1111 g· l111111iliati11<2.· eo11f r: ·io11.· fro 111 ,,·ol111decl hea r t . . Goel s11 cl cle11l1" • ca111e c lo e a11d l)eca111 ~ r r a l a11d ~ i11 co11ld 1 0 lo1 ger li,re ther e. ( 1 h1-.i tia11. di. r o, rer ecl a1 e,,Tthat t 11 . pirit of }ocl is t]1e ~ •pi1 .. it of holi- 11e . The 1)11. h P o.. e. . ·rel heeo111e. t l1e l) lU h of p111'it)'" ! A11cl t he b11 h of l)l1rit)"' be ·0111e tl1e b11 h p1,ot ect ed: ,vhat (J-ocl p11r– ifies Ile al,vaJ,. pre. e1 ..ve . f cou1 ... e, the b11. h ,,..a 11ot con. urned · it co11ld n ot lJe. It \ '1a God wl10 ,va t her e. Deit,r ,,·ot1lcl not de- t r oy it a11cl ,,·ith Deit)'" ther e, J olz 11 G. B <1l 1J rJ 11ot l1i11~r r 1. e rot1lcl . '\\rha t e, .. e1· touch ed that b11. h n1t1st fir. t p e1 c– trate the prot ec ti11g Flan1e. :\I o:e. ,,·011lcl ))e g l~ cl t o t e 11 )"011 110,v £01 .. hj111 t11at ,, 1 a. . 0. 111 hi 1 ifeti111e l1e }1acl :e 11 111a11,... ,,Tho • l1acl triecl t o . t1-- il\e l1i111 ,vith the l1a11cl of oppo. itio11 a11cl ould not g t throt1gl1 the fire. ~Tiria111 hi . (>,, 1 11 • i. t er, tried it a11 cl th c f i1·e scorrhecl her sl{i11 ,,·it h lepro. )r. 'J'he I)eop le of 1i. o,,·11 11atio11 t1,ie(l it a11cl the fla111e 1 a. :eel l) ~'" , leavi11~r t l1eir ear eas. ·es i11 thr ,,,, ilcl er11 e. . . Korah t1--iecl it t c)o a11d tl1e fire clt1g· a hole all t he ,,~a:t" t o ~ 1 l1eol • t o s,,~a llo,,, l1i111 111). Tl1ese ,,,ere c·o1Js11111ecl 1)11 t Mo. e.· ,,rithe1--ecl 11ot c .. t all. 111 fa 1 t , Det1tero110111y t ell. 11. · that at 120 3"ea1"': of age ' l1i. PJ'"P ,,·a.· 11ot cli111, 1101-- l1i. 11at111--al fo1'ce al1at ecl .' J.\11 hi. life the 1)1·oteeti11g· fla111 e ,,~a~, ther e ; a11 l ,, l1e11 he cliecl hi.· bod~,. ,, ...a, pro– t ect ed .·till a 11c1 it ,,..a" (}ocl ~·ho b11ried hi111. The h11 h Po... ·e. . e 1 i., t l1 e b11.. h pre.·e1 .., red ! '\\rha t Clod 10 e · e a11d 11re– ser,,.e. · 110,,,e, ·er, H e alwa3.. cha11g– e too. Tl1e thor11y 1)11 h had 11e, ·– er bee11 a thi11g· of beauty befo1 .. e. b11t it ,,,a 11 't the an1e, drab h1--11l) a11}"11101'e. It ,,ra tran fig11recl, l1eautifiecl ! It ,va on1ethi11g· 1'a- dia11tly 11e,, 1 ! Dea 011 teph n ,,,a like that! lie ,,ra jll t a11other .·hrl1b a11 or clinar,T. ort of 111a11 onE .. <)f t l1e ~rorld . 11an1ele 110bodie. B11t Ll1ke tell. 11. he becam, fill ecl ,,{ith the Hol~, pirit ' a 11 d he ,va. 11 t 01'di11ar~.. anymore 1Ie lva. f11ll of grace a11d power a11<l 1 i. £ace ,,·a. ft1ll of g·lor3' I111ke i11forn1.: 11 . that e, ,e11 l1is e11 e111ie.. looked . t eadfa~tl,· 011 hin1 ~ tl1e~· cot1ld 11ot tur11 a,va~.... · 1 tephe1 had bee11 tra11 figt1recl, made J·a (tiant. H e "\Va,: . ple11clidly ne"r A11 athei. t 011ce . aic1 to Dr. R . A Torre}r, l I clo11 t belie, ,.e in Goel.' D1·. Tor1·e:v· r eplied, · I l,110,,"' it ,~011r far e ho,,·. it . , · 011r face~ ~ . 110"· it a11d 0111 .. li,,.e cl o too. 1 i 1 c·a1111ot po.. ibl3~ l1eat1tif~,. b11t Goe ca11 a11c1 doe. . The P . al111i. t 011rE . aid, The,... looi\(\(l t111to J 1i11 a11l ,,·er e radiant' ( })8a. 34 :j ) . Ra dia11ce i. bea11t,,. a11d hea,,.e11 ,~il " be beautiful v;"ith 1"acli:111t . ai11t. l)11t ~ pirit-fillecl l·elievcr . 011 eartl are radia11t 110,,T. The, .. ar e e,·e1 • a11d al,vays ( locl '. attraeti,/e 011e .. Tl1e beaut}r of the T1ord thei1 ~ Ont1 i, 11po11 t ltem. It ,,,,a.· p1·e i, el)" tl1i . the beaut) of the I.JOI'd that 111,1cl P tl1e cle. er1 ~d1 rt1 b . tl , h a po,ve1~f111 ,ri t11e. Tl1e Fire of 1'arl ia11cp a1'reHt ed at 1 r11tio11 a11d 110 one cc>11ld !ool{ ii t l1at directio11 ,,·i tho11t exclai11u11g · · Tha t God i. g lo1·iot1 ! E,rer~ •it)i1--it-filled life i.· ,,·it11e. . t u that .1\.11cl ther e j8 110 po,ver 011 ea1--tb lil{e the })o,ver of a 811irit-fil lr d liff t o b1 ..i11g the lo. t to (.1 111,i t. Ji 1>oi11ts t o 111e11 ' clirt>.. . l1oe" a11c bri11g. 011,"ictio11 of . i11 ,,·he11 11ot 1 1- i 11g e 1. ·e ,,·il 1. II o,,· baell~.. ,,·e 11ee t o . ee a r et111 ..11 of tl1is l{i11cl of olcl -fa. l1io11ecl ,·011,' i<· tio11 (}ocl Hl<J llf 1{110 ,,r. ! ,,re l1a,..e 1)la~Ted ,,·itt ~·11l1: t itut e lo11g· e11011gl1. It i~ tin1e ct11d high ti111e tl1at ,,, a~·l,f Ll yQ( 1 for the r eal thi11g ! \\re 11eed ,, .. ha1 rt cra,, 1 11y little th()r11 trrr 011cc had the l1t11'11i11 !.t, 1t11·if~·i11 g·. prr· .·er, 1 i11g·, t1--a11. figtt ri11 g, ,,·i t11e i11g Flan1e of tl1e .. pi1--it of (+ocl ,, ..hose . ymb,)1 i l"ir'e ! .. 131 I.1LETI ... T Rev. Robe1·t E . :\ r c T eill of 1-T or "e- head . T e,v Yorl,, ha accepted all to Ra11clolpl1 treet Bapti t Ch111·ch, l1a1·le ton "\Ve t \ Tirgi11ia.