The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1954

December 1954 THE OJIIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Pag~ Fiv .. ~~~---------~--~~---- --------~---------------------- ) ·ct ~"<> t111g· r111cl P\"('l' ~c>. '1111c1t lt c' c-t<l c.>11 ·r c·rc>,,·110-cl ,vitl1 111<' clictclP111 c>f l1Pcl \'P11 ':-; T{i11 g:, 11 0,,· <>11 ,l l)illc>,v, n l)illc)\\" (){: Ht l'H\\' . 'l'lt{)HP C',\'PH t l 1cl t I 1H cl l l 0 l 1 <' I <) H 11 t l 1 <' g· I < > r i c 1. · cJ f' Pfc·r11,tl J1 r 1 ,l\'C' t1, 11cr,,· ic> Jc>c>l< al>c>tt1 tl 1c' Rtc1l)lC', tl1Prr 1c> 8<'P 1l1c' cl118{ \\'Pl>:-;, c111tl t}1p l'clttlc\ ,lll<l ,11 1 1hP c)tl1er tl1i11g·~· tl1,1t c11·c, ec>111111c>11 i11 111<' stc1l>lr. 'l'l10:-;c 1 Pc1 1·:-; tl1,1t h,1cl l1 <'Hl' l1c,11· illc> 1 J c > is c) s t h cl i ,1 r e t 1 1 r c> r cl i 11 a r :\• • sol1 11 cl8 of t11r l>c11·11,·c1 rcl. 'l l1 c>s<' • l 1 t•11cls tl1,1t l1a cl fc>r111Pcl tl1c 1 11 Pav<-111. ,111cl ,111 111) ,,,o r] cl 110,v to l1c tl1r l1,111cl:-; of a11 i11f,t111 t ll1tC']1i11g· 111 :) ~,, 1 aclc lli11g elot ll t'~ ii 1 ,,. hi 1 11 Ile l1c1 cl l)e011 ' '' l' <l f) 11rcl. "\\That a ,,,011clcrft1L l111111ilit y iH re,·ealel i11 tl1at 111c111g·rr 8(·c11c ,l l1t1111ilit)' tl1at l1a 110 eo1111>are i11 ,1lt tl1r ro11clitio11.· of tl1 r ,vorlc1 l'CJ1111cl al)o11t 11. t o(1,1,r 01· t1\ 1 rr i11 • a 11 tl1e age.· l)a:t 01· to eo111e. I 1\RT If ' ' ~ .. o roo, 1 l for I li e 111 i JI t li e ·i It 11 • ' 'J'hi." i. a l)hra. e tl1at is ter1·il)l i11 tl1c l)li11d11e ~ it lisclo 'es. IIere i 11 thi. 1na11ger ,,re fi11cl tl1e 110 ·\X/}10 i. t11e Ligl1t of the ·yvorlcl. Ilere i II £1-.0111 "\\rl10111 tl1e ,'llll, a11cl lllOOll a11 cl t ]1e sta1' cl 1·i, 1 e tl1eir ple11 lo1· . A: tl1e 1>0 tle 1 >a 111 ,·vrote to t 11e olo -. ·ia11. , · For b) 1 !Ii111 ,,,.e1--e all tl1ing. · ere– c1 tecl tl1at are i11 11 ave11 a11 l that aJ'(' i11 eartl1 ,Ti ibl a11cl i11, 1 isil)le ,,·l1ether tl1e)'" 1) th1·011e. · or clo- 111 i 11 io11. ~ or p1·i11 'ipal i ties or 1)0,, 1 - ers ; a 11 thi11g ,, 1 e1·e c r ea t ecl b) 1 J Ji 111 a11cl for II i111' ' ( olo. ·ia11 1 :16) . I 11 t 11 e K e,,T ,J ert1: ale111 i11 ·ter11it}r ,,, fi11d Ile :hall l'Cl lace tl1e .. 1 1111. · I~ or the J;a111b i. the li g l1t thereof. ' 1 oi11g· ba ·l{ to I )Ptl1lel1 en1 ,,·e fi 11cl j11 tl1e 111a11g·e r th<' ()11e ,,T11 o i. · the 81111 of 1"ig'l1t– <1')ll. ·110s. ·. j r e11 clicl 11 ot f oJ·. ee i11 11 is claJ' that 11 e is tl1 e lig:h t £ro111 h<-a, ~e 11. f-;till the t1·11th is ,1,11- 11 011 11<·ecl l>y a11g·e]s. '\\ 7 ho 11eecls to lJt to lcl ,vhe11 the st111 is : l1i11i11g· ? Ilardly a lJlj11cl pe1"i 011. 1~"'rir 11cl , cl ,, 1 it11rss ,,,as 11 0eclecl fcJr 111r11 's 0J'es ,vere lJli11cl . <Joel 11ePclrd tcJ rrvral to tl1e lJli11cl l1e1arls of 111e11 ,Jr:t1s tJ1e Ho11 of c i<J<l, \\ ho l1ac1 c·o111) i11to t.}1 ,rcJrlcl. J>J1ysi<' cl1 l>]i11 cl11 c~:-;s is a ._ 1c ri·ilJle t l1i11 g· tc) 1]1 c> 0110 ,, 1 110 (•a11 - 11c)1 seP. 'I' l1 e st111 }1olcls 11c> glor y f<>l' }1i111. 'l' }1e ]iJ,r is l>tlt a s ll,lf)C • ,1 11 cl ,t11 oclor ; 111( 1 8lt<>,,,fi,l1{e l>tti H ~ ll <>~1 ly ]<i!-,,H Olll of' {]1(' cla1·]< 11ig}1t. J~11t llC)\\r llllt<•}) \\'C)l'S(' iH 11· 11 I s l) i 1' j 1 t I ,t 1 lJ l i ) I ( l 11(' }',:,.; ! ) 11 (l Jll<l) 1 SPP tJ1<1 lil.Y 1>111 11ot SPP tl1P fa·<_. <>f Ifi111 \i\rJ1<) 111,1cl e jt. \~' l1at H ( rc1 g·e1, I.)' ! \\Tl1<'11 it \\'HH :-.;ni,I <>I' tf,p f'c>lk i11 thP clc1,r <>1' < ' l1ri8t lltc1I • 111c 1 t'c' \VHS 11 <> 1' <><>1 11 f'c>r 11 i111 i11 t l 1(' i l ' i l 111 ' i t l ' (\, , (' H ls I {) l Is I h H 1 t I 1 p i I' h(' cl l' t s \,,(' r (\ I, I j ll ( I, r() I ' 1 It (' ,, • clic l ll<>t r c•c·c>g·11ir.t1 \\ Il e> it \Vcl H l'<>l" \ \ 7 h() t l l 1 h e_> ,\. l 1 c I ( l 11 () I'() () 111 . I) (l ( ) I} I( l ll lcl)' ct< ltllil'P t Jtc• c}t'~ig11 ()r 1 ltP . 11c)\\ (l,tk:<', c111cl it is l>c',111 tift11. 1:111 c>lt, \\hal <1 1rag·c,cl.v 11<>1 1c, lt l l<>\\' th<' ()11p \\rhc> l1as cl<'Sit!, 1t<'<l i t (' \' (' 11 'J (\ s l ls ( ; ' I I' is t \ \ 11 () i H ( 1 () ( I 11 ill lSL'I r. 1~ 1 (> 11, c·c1 ll c 1 cl 11 i111 H l1c1 :--.,inrcl, saicl I Jc, is 111<' trltP, <'iPI'Jt,tl, t~<J11 c>J' <:ocl \\'Ii(> lJrc>11g·}11 l ig·l1t i ,, t <J t 11 <, ,, c> l' 1c1 1 i g· 1 t r or c> 11 r 1 > 1 i II c 1 l1c~,1 1·t s, 8ctl,·,11io11 fo1· Ol ll' si11ft11 ~<Jll ]s, ('\'( 1 l') ,u,;ti11g· ft<>J> P cl llC l J1clr> fc)l' C)l lr eo11clc 11111Pcl eo11cl i1 ic>J1. It is tPrri1>1( ,1:--; ,vr c·c>11si<le11· it, 111,tt f'c> lk: t'C)11ti11t1c\ ,vitl1 tJ1rir 1)1i11cl110ss, t'•J 11 ti11t1i11g· i11 tl1r p111i>ti11e:\ ·s of' t1tC>ir 11<',lrts r<'f11. i11g· to ]cl1 ,J r. lt8 C 1 hrist i11 . ) ..L \ 1 'f' 1I I 'I'J1e ,, 1 l10Ir t11i11g i.1 :ear el1i11g· j11 tl1 tl1011gl1t tl1at it st1gg· . ts. 'J'Jtere ,,·aH 110 roo111 i11 tl1 i1111 for i\ l a1~}.. a11c1 ,To. 1)]1 a11d £01· ,J estls. '1'11 ,ror ld ,,·a. · too b11. v ,·vi t 11 le. ·s " i1111)01·ta11 t g:t1r:t:. 'I 11 ere ,,?a. 110 roo111 i11 t lie i1111 for tl1 111. Thr gloriOll. · 01>portt111it)r to i11,ritr a 11ri11 ·c 1 a11cl a 1)1·i11cE,\' c:111 l tl1r 11·11e Da, 1 icl ,J es11s 1 111--i.:t, the ~ io11 ot Goel, \\'els 111 i: · cl. (1 ocl ,,·as ero,\ 1 (l cl Ollt. Th Ol)J)Ort.1111it~r fo1· ~·ati fa ·tio11 a11cl J)e1~111c111e11t l1,~ppi11 :. is .·o ofte11 cro,vclecl ot1t c>t peo1)le : hea1--t: becat1 ·e tl1e}' 1> eo111e too b11. } 7 too i1r,rol , recl ,,·-i tl1 1 e:s i111 JJ01·t ,111 t l) eOJ)le. 1 l11·ist j · r ef 11. eel ,111 e11tra11ce. Ile \, ho ,,~ot1l l . ati ·£,,r tl1e lo11g·- • j11~ :ot1l a11d fill t l1e l1t111 g·1·j 1 l1var t ,,,itl1 g·ooc111 . i. 11ot gi,re11 t 11 r 1'00111 t l1a t 011 l3r II e (' clll J)rOJ)– er J.), oeetll)~' · '1'1·11e ~J e ll. · hacl 110 ·or11fic lcl or fi. l1erJr, b11t 1l e ·011lcl :111·ecl(l ,l ta 1J] fo r 5000 a11c1 11,1,·p 1J1·Pc1cl a11cl fi:11 to ·1 ,lre. '\rcs, ,, l1e111 II \Vcl · i11 tl1is ,~.ro1·ld, II (\ l1,1cl 11c> J)illoYv 011 ,,· l1iel1 to l,1) 1 lli~ }1eacl, a11tl ll is loclg·i11g· ,r,ts 11 or111c1ll,· fo1111cl ,,?itl1 friP11 l8 Jor • Il e1 J1c1cl 110 J1c>111e of lliH o,v11. 1Ic cl i < l 11 cJ L < • o 111 c 111 t o 111 is ,, ·or I cJ 1 o ,t J)a l ac·p ,vi111 111c1rl>lr l1,1l ls ,111cl <'H l'l)PLP<l st,1ir8. 1 atht'clral l>ells f'uj)e1cl 1<) 1oll. 'J'Jic, l)a11cl: \\ er' si Jc~11t. ~() l'C>,,·a] C'llC>l'llS btll'St rortlt i11 S<Jllg·. ()11).,,. 1}1p ll eH\'Pll].)' ()l"– c·lic·s1 t· us \\C'l'<' l1 P<1 rcl, for lit' ec1111c 1 I<> c1 s1rtl>l<1. If (' \\' HS lai tl i11 ;i ll I cl 11 g· C' I' • r J Ji C' l' C • , \' cl S II <) l' C) () l ti i 11 tltl' i1111 . J> c'<> 11l< 1 clic l 11c,t t' <l<•<>g· 11i zci f f i 11 l . r J () SC> ll l C' C) J ) I C • 1h rt I li ~f l< 1 J>llrc1 sc·, ' ' 11rJ rrJoJJ1,'' 11c•\'<' t' C'() lll PS f<> fhC'if' (Jic>t lg'IJI C)I'' ,t1fPtl I i < > t I t i 11 H lJ <, t t I ( •h r i ~ t l l l H s t i Il t C'. 1 ! 11 t h (), v 1 r l I f' i 1 i:,.; < > f' l h c, l >" I i P v (' r i tt ,J c•StlS ( 1 }1ri :-,; f \\'!JC> is i11f Prc•~1PC.l i11 1'1P lost s<> ttl i-; <Jf' 111c ·11 1 hat tl1is 1>h1·,1sc' stn 11 cls i11 l><> l li<'f' clH,\' c1 r t c, r lcl('(' f'a.i1h i11 , 1 c. s 11 s, 111 (> H, > 11 , > r J c > < 1. c 1 <> c I g r c1 111 tl1,1i il1rc>11g l1c>tt1 011t 1,t11cl l1Pa rt s JllH\' l><' t11r1l<'<l tc) ( 1 l1ri st ,ts ~a,, ic>r • ,t 11 I rc>c·cii,·<> il1r<>11 gl1 ll i111 111 g·il't c,[ c>tc' r1 1,1I Ji f'c·. I s !J rJ 1 t r I if r so j' u II I /1 rt t yo ll /101'f! 110 rr;r;n1 J'r;r ( 'lzrist ! J-\1·r .\' Otl s<> l>tl~.v e,tr11i11 g· a livi11g, xPc>l<– i11g 1<110,v]r lg·c 1 , <Jr l1avi11g· c1 goocl 1 i111e tl1at yo11 l1avc) 110 1·<J<>111 f 01· 1 J1 r trt1tl1 i11 votlr }1r.,1rt, 110 ii111c ._ f'<1r l]i111 '\\' ll<> is tl1<1 1,1 1 a11 ct11cl the I ,'f e? 1\ r r yo11 8<J l>11sy J > rPJ)aring tcJ ·rlrl,rctte IliH llirtl1clay tl1at , · c)ll ha vr 11 o t i111 e to })lea:e I Ii 111 • "111c1 110 ti111e for Il i1n i11 yo1tr l1< ·a1·t a11c1 life ? '] }1e vYor]cl '. · eel )_ bra tio11 is ,1 i rc:l ,·e. ·tJ 1 of tl1e tr11r 1 l1ri. t111a. · ,' J)i1·it. ft is J)ossil)le for tl1e hea rt to l)c fillecl ,,,itl1 1na11:)' g·oo l tl1i11g·8 tocla}r a11cl ·till to lea, re (Joel ot1t to leave f) .'llS 1 1:rist tl1e • 1 avior, 011t. Ho,,T tha11l{f11l ,,,e 11111 ·t 1) that (10cl : eo111plrtrcl 1--r,·elatio11 i.· 0111" pos1· e:.·io11 ! \\Te 1{110,v that fJ e.-11s ( 1 l11~ist ,,~as lJo r11 i11 J3et11lr– hc 111. Ft11 .. th01·111ore ,, 1 r 1{11o,,. also that II ,,Ta· c1"t1cifiecl at alv·ar)T. rrhe fact tl1a t there ,,·a: 110 1·00111 f 0 1· ,J e ll . 1 l1ri.~t at B~t l1l el1 e111 at the i1111 i: ,,·011cler ft1l i11 its l111- 111ili ty. It i · terril)le i11 tl1e bli11c1- ._ . 11E\ it cli:elo r ·, a11c1 80 ..·11p:g·e:t1, 1 e in tl1r t l1oltg·l1t.. tl1at it ,,.. 011lcl lPc1, 1 e. B11 t ,,, he11 ,,·r 1·eal iir t l1at t l1i )11e g:a, 1 e 11 i. life at ( 1 al ' ' al')r f 01· 0111' ·i11. ."l1eclcli 11g· I 1 i: l1loocl c:1t 1 a1,,a1·:)r. l1ill f()l' tl1r rcde1111)– tio11 of ail \\ 1 110 \\'Otllcl b('liC\''e i11 Iii111 110,,, ea11 ,,·e l1rl1) l>t1t ex– elai111 · Jf y /_j{J rrl <tile! , ,1.tJ (}o(l. ' ' l l 0\\ 7 ,,,011lc1 ,,,c> r),·r1· rrft1sc lii111 1·00111 i11 011r l1cc1rt s ! · · (:clcl eo111- 111e11cletl1 ll i8 lo,rp tc)\\'cll'ti llS ill t l1n1 ,,·l1ile \\'l' ,,·ert' ,,et si1111('l'~, l ' l1rist cliec1 for 11s. ' ' · ~l,ll\e tl1i8 oift :-\' Olll's <11 tl1i8 ( 1 }1rist111c1s ti111e . ~\ 11(1 ._ rrjoiee \\'it 11 t lie lJc> rcl i11 .,·c) tll' l1ea1·t, ,ts ) ·0 ,1 clIJJll) tlt <' tr11tl1 tl1,1t Ile lPft tis ·· ]] <' 1l1at 11t\a 1·r,1l1 ' 111 , .. , , , c>r (1 n 11 c. l l> <' I i t', Pt l 1 <) 11 I I i 111 . ' . t ! 1 a t st 11 c l 111 e, I 1 a t h P, < • 1• l a ~ t 111 g· I 1 ft', H l l C 1 8 l) H 11 l l < l f l' < > l l l C l l 1 t t > l' C> 11 - < l Pl l l l l H 11 C) l l: l>11t is }>H~st>t l J'r<>Jll < t c'u 111 • 1111 o 1 i r l' . , , ( , 1 c > 1111 3 : ~ .1)