The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1955

lN l T• ,T] 1 ,N1 Ji~N' r ElAJ>'rls'r A1)ril 1955 0 UIZ PI RATION I >c1,t<)l' ~l< ' l } l l" \ \ i 11 ll l \ H l't ll \Yi }l l)l' < ll <' <)f t l lP ~ J) C' H l\ PI'" ~·r ~n t <)1)l)<) r111111t> fc> r 111 <' "<' tl ic> r Ht 4 Hllll l t>H f lll<>~, ,\11 0· 11 s t •< > t 111 g- I><' <> I> 1 P. ( I•~< l j t <> 1· ) 'rl11.. t!'l't'tll <'lll l1l1<1-...i-... f <)tl<l) i 11 l'H– <.llt) tlll<l 1ele, ·i -...-it)ll l'llt<\ r t<1i11 111r11t 1, t ltt' <lll iz l )l't)l!· r ,1 111. ' l lt<)ll~c111cl s <)f 1 )llc:ll'" Hl'l' !! i\"l' ll H\\ cl>" ('\.. Pl ' ) " , , l'('l" f r c:111"' ''"eri11g· <111rst iort ., ,, l1iel1 111<111 , · ti111 '"' nr e ~i ll,· c111cl • • lls <.'1<.' "~· R11t ,,·e ,,·ill ntl111it that 111a11 ) · ti111r..;; 1 r og·r c1111s cl r P i11te1·– e~ti11~ ,111tl 011P ·c:111 test 11is o,v11 • "l"il l cl 11cl l\.110,,·l(:lcl u· l>;· t r)·i11n; t o a11 ",,·e1~ t lie (t11est io11s bef01~c tl1e eo1 te. t,111t. I 11t cl itl ,·011 0,~p1 .. 1 e- • tllize t l1c1t i 11 t l1 bool( of l ol •. 011r of t l1e oltl e t boo}~g of t l1 l3 il)lP, ocl l1a -- l) r el)clr ecl t 11 g·1~ea t e... t <llliz 1)1 ..ogI'c:llll tl1e ,,~o r lc1 h a. e, 1 0r ~e 11 01· l1ea1· 1 ? The1·e ,1re 11- . l· l1a1)te1· " i 11 ~-ol11· Bil)le 1)11 t tl1e :32t11 ·ha1Jte1· of .Job co11tai11 11101~e c111e tio11." tl1,111 a13· othe1.. el1a11tP1 .. i11 t 11 "\\,..or cl of "l0Cl . 11,1 ,re }TOll r eacl tl1at i1111Jo1·tan t ch a1 ter r e- ·e11tl,T? I f 11ot. lJe t11· to t ltr11 to .. it 110-w a11cl , ..011 ,,Till be an1az0d . .. Ile1·e are c111e.. t io1 tl1at 11e,rer ,,·ill appear· 011 tel e,Ti~io11 or r ad io ~ H e1·e ar e CJ tie ·tio11· t l1a t 110 111a11 i al)le to an \Ter . I 11 thi. <·l1apte1· > .. 011 ,,·ill di ·co,Te1· c111e tio1 . that ,vill .·earch ~ ...0111· h ea1·t , mi11c1 a11c1 0111 ,111d 111ake , ..011 a.\ ert the • 1naJ· e t,T 0·101·,... an l o·r eat11e. , of • .. ' 0 , b _A. linigl1tJ'" -}ocl . The late D1.. . -.\.1·th t1r T. l)ier 011 . aicl . ·· The -!2 chapter . of tT ol) a– lone co11tai11 111ore . cie11tifie hi11t. thc:111 all l1ni11 1Ji1 ..ecl lit e1·at11r e up to the 13th ce11tl11 ..,... . ...o,, i11 ._ ca e ome reacle1-- ,,·ho lea11. tov\ 1 arcl rience eoff at that . tateme11t a11c1 l1elie,·e, it ,,·011l cl be e11ti1 ..el,T • i1npo ilJle for a little bool{ lil{e J ol) to ·011tai11 11101·e hi11t. tl1an all otl1e1' literat111·e 111) to the 15th ce11tt11·,· alJot1t . eience; let 11: look • at tl1i 0'1·eat c1t1iz ehapte1" of the BilJle a11cl ee if tl1e tate111e11t co11lcl l)e tr11e. \\Te clo 11ot r eacl i11 tl1e Bil)]e ,,-l1e1 ..e ({ocl c1·eatecl t}1e liol1t. Ligl1t i 11ot a t1lJ ta1 ce. a11cl therefo1·e ·a1111ot be · · ·reatecl. ' rocl saicl literall,· i11 Ge11e i... 1 ::3 ._ ·Ligl1 lle. a11cl ligl1t ,va~.'' 1~ig11t i:- tl1e 1~e 11lt of 1·a1)i cl ,·il1rat io11· in tl1e forn1 of ,va,·e i11 tl1e ethe1~. 11111ch i11 tl1e a111e ,,·a,.. a 01111rl • i~ tl1 1·e 11lt of ,\·a,·e ,·ibratio11~ i11 t]1e ai1·. Hen ·e tl1e 1·p111arkable cien ific acct1ra .,... of Job :3 :10 • ·· \\... l1 r r P is th 1 l(' <t .l/ ,,·11 Pt' C) li !.!·l1t cl,, Pll Ptl1,' · 11 c1 t ,,,11er c iR tl1 r 1 lHc·r. 4\ s ligl1t i11,·ol,·0. 111 otio11- ,, 1 ,lV<' 111 otio11, it ('cll l 0111,r ' ' (l\\' 11 j11 a • lC( 1 .l/. t l'cl,'C1lli11g, clt tl1C1 l'cltr of l "'l (i,t)OO 111il e. a. . co11cl . 111 tl lE 31.·t '\re1·se of t}1e 3 th C' l1c11) t l' r of ,J ol , (}ocl a 1,s tl1e c111e. - t io11, ' · ,111 ·t tl1011 l1i11 l tl1 . ,vect i11fl11c1 ·e .. of Pl iacl e , 01 .. loo ·e the l)a11d of rio11 ·. ' IIe1--e i. a11- otl1e1· c111e ·tio11 of cl eep . cie11tific i111po1·t. Pleiac1e. i. the 11a111e o·i,"e11 1), - tl1e a11cie11t (1reel{ t o ,vhat i · • l~ll0\\Tl1 a ., t he ·e, 1 e11 . tar . I t ·0111e · ft'Olll tl1 :rreek ,,ro1·d pleei 11 - ··to :ail , a11cl tl1e ap1)earance of thi .. o·ro 1 1p indicated a fa, 1 011ral)le tin1e f 01· ·ailo1· · t o . t a1 .. t on their ,ro3·a~;e · it i al. o . 11ppo ed t o l1 her i11 t he pri11g. But a1)par e11tly lit – tle beJ'"011d thi \,a l{110,, 1 n 11ntil 1 ..ece11t vea1· . ._ Th 01'ig:i11al Chaldaic ,vorc1 tra11. la tecl ' ' Pleiacl e. i Clz i1ria lz ancl 1nea11. h i11ge 01.. pi~{ot , a11d t he a:tro11ome1 B1--aclley in 174'" a11c1 111or e r e ·ent l,.. :\I . :\Iaclle1.. of ._ Do1 ..pat a11cl other c1i o,t 1 .. e ~, af- t e1, 1110 t el abor at e calct1latiou. , tl1a t ~ \lc~y,.one , t he bright e t of the e e,"Pn ·t ar· , i actt1ally . o f ar a.· i. lt 110\\ 1 11, tl1e ce11t r e of ot11~ wl1ole ola1~ .. :i'" te1n- the hi11Q.'e 01· pivot ar ol111cl ,,·hich ot1r 1111. ,,ith all it. at t e11c1a11 t planet . i l)elie, Ted to r e,..ol ,re . ~ ow ,, he11 ,,,e 1·e111e1nl,e1" t hat t he ·1111 i · n1or e tha11 tl1r ec t l1011. ancl billion n1ile. a,va}"'" f1·on1 ._ .L.\lc,\·011e, ,,·e g·et on1e ic1ea of h '">\, 111a1·, 1 ellot1. mll. t l)e the i11fl ue 1z ce of the l)leiacl e , ,vhic11 . ,,·i11g the.. e pla11et. , t l1e ea1 .. tl1 i11ell1l ecl, a1·ol111cl it at t he 1·ate of 111or e tha11 150.000,- 000 n1ile a ,...ear, iu a11 01,bit .·o ._ , ..,1 t that 011e ci1·c11it ,, ...ot1lcl occup~,. thotl. anc1 of J""ea1'.' t o con1plet e. / \\TlJ <>c·,-111 <·<J11te1 n11Jl<1t<> ,vit l1<>t1t, an O\"Pr,,·l1P l111i11 g· .· <111~r <>f' ~ol 'r1111 a,v t }1 r 111 ig·l1 t)r J)O\\'(:> l' of ( l<J (l l' P f p rr )( l t <) i11 tl1is r 1r1otr \rer ·e i11 ,,·l1,1t i: J)rol1ably 011 of the olclr st l)<)<Jl<: i11 tl1r l>ihle a11cl ,,·l1ieh r e ·e11t ,1:tro1101nica] liHC'OV ri r. <111al>] e t1.· l)11 t cli111ly to a1)pr c- ia t c>? \\rha t a. cha11te1· the 3 tl1 0£ ,Job is! '\\ 7 h,1t a c1t1iz ! "\"\That Cjlle. tio11: ! \\That a ,,·011c1er£11l a11cl 1n ag11ifiee11t }ocl, a11 l to think thi ,,,. 011cl erf11l i<><l lo,,.ed . in11er' e1101tgh to sencl IT i 011ly begotten .._ 011 ,,.110 cr eat ec1 all the e pla11et .· to clie in the . in11e1, . pla e a.t alva1--,... . IIa,,.e "\"Oll ever r ceived rlin1 a. JTot1r ., 1 av'" iot11' 1 Lool{ at a11othe1· ql1e tio11 i11 .JolJ :3 :7 or r eall:v· a part of a c1t1e8tio11, ,,,he11 the :\fornir1g ~ 1 ta1· . a11g' to– g·ether. Tl1at phra e 1111til 1·P– ce11tly ·"v·a thot1~:ht to 1)e j11. t beat1tiful poetic la11o'l1age of t l1e Ki110' ,Jame. ,r er ·io11 of ot1r Bible. 1311t thi.· , 1 er e i i11 perfect accorcl \\~ith the mo t r ece11t cie11tific c1i. - over .. ie. in other' word light i. , ,.ocal. .r\ , the 1 .. i ing t111 . e11<l: it. radiatio11 , of light o,,. e1· the ,,raki11g· worlc1 the l"apid , .. ibratio11. i11 the et]1e1· \'\ 1 a,·e ""hich COll ti- llie lig·l1t ca11 e a ingi11g Ol1nc1, albeit our ear a1 ..e not e11 iti,"e e11ol1gh to hear the ono... ~apoleo11 Bo11aparte, 011e of the g 1--eat 1nilita1--y leade1-- a11cl clictator. the ,,Torlcl ha prodttced 011ce n1ac1e thi 1 ..en1a1'l{able taten1 e11t ,1 bo11t t he BilJle. ' The Bible i .. 110 mer e l)ook b11t a livi11g· Powe1' that co11- ... <Jller all tl1at oppo. e it . C~t1ite a ·tate111e11t, I ,,011de1' ,,he1·e he lear11ed tl1at ? 011lcl it be that le 011 ca111e a a fail111· e to an– . ,,..e1' on1e c1t1e t io11 011 ({od . Ql1iz prog·ra111, t he 3 tl1 chapte1., of .Job '! I hear omeone a,rino· \ ' "\ hat < t, i11 the " 1 orld i that p1"eache1' tall<– i11g abol1t ! J 11 ·t t li i · : ... Ta1)oleo11 ,,,.as c1ef eated 11ot b,T 111a11 in Rl1, - • ia bt1t b,,. od. IIi to1·,... i11fo1 ..1ns • • 11 that tho. e lo11a l)itter cold ,,i11ter ,,.. ith i e a11d . 110,,Twe1·e l1i. clow11fall. ~TO\\" li. t e11 t o . 0111 n101 ..e c111e:tio11 (1 oc1 a ·l{ i11 J ob 3 , , ..e1~ e :...2 a11cl 23. ITa.·t thot1 e11- ter ecl i11to tl1e trea. t1re of the . 110,y·? 01· hru·t tho11 ee11 tl1e trea- 11re of the l1ail ·\',l1ich I l1a,..e