The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1956

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"•tati. ticia11. a1·e telli11g 11 . tl1at th re a1·r 111ore ·hl11·c-h 111e111l)e1· i11 01tr 11atio11 to– cla,,. tl1a11 at a111r ti111e 111 Ollr hi. - ~ . tOl')'". Yet ,,.. e a J'e ,,·i t11e.. i11g 011 e, .. e1·, .. l1a11cl a11 i11eJ·ea. e i11 c1·i111e~ • of t1c h 111ag:11 i t11cle t l1a t ,vr 1\ 1 011- cler ,,,.he1·e tl1e :1)i1·al i. o·oi110· to n ::-, e11cl . Tl1 e ch1t1·ch \\·ith all of it o te11. i,Te ac·l1ie,,.en1c11t.· i11 te1--111. of e11largecl 111e111 lJe1· l1i p 11 a~ J1oi ·te1n111e l tl1e . '"'ee1)i11g· ticlr of 11101·al a11c1 · I)i1·itl1al clegr11eraC)'". D1·. 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'I.,110. r ">tc1l,,ya1·t 11io11errs of 1 l1ri tia11i t,· toc>l{ to 110<1 rt th • ,,To1·c1 of 011r J;o1·cl 1·e~·c:11·c.li11g tl1e 1 l1ri tia11 ': 1·c\' lJfJ11. il)ilitJT to a lost a11d c1)ri11g ,vo1·lc1 ,,·l1e11 Ile ~ aicl: ··Ye a1~e the lig}1t of tl1e ,, orlcl . ... I1et !.,.0111· lig·ht o . hine brfo1·e 111e11. that tl1r:v· 111a}" . ee J"o111· g oocl ,v·o1·1{ . a 11cl g·lorif :v· ~,011r F. cl tl1e1· October 1956 BEHIND THE LINES ARE YOU FACING BOTH WAYS ? • ,rJ1it·l1 i~ i11 l1t'a ,·et1 ' ' ( l\fatt. ~ :14a lti ) . 'l'hj~ ~clll1 C 111(\'. 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Bor 11 (' r ztc i/ied, ha e,·c1l11atecl the effect. of ,,,.orlclli- 11r... 11po11 t11e eh111·ch in the. e i11- ti. i,·e ,,,.orcl:: · · ,, ...01·lcllJ"-111inc1ecl- • 11e. : i11 11111ltiple fo1·m ha. tl1rl1. t it.· ea11ce1·011 · root. i11to th ,·er,.. • fi l>1·e of 0111· 1·r ligiot1.. life. It i. a cleacll~p lepros:r·, t111ac:eo111pa11iecl lJ)p JJai11 ll11t eati11~: to the l)o11e. 1 t i.- the ,\·l1ite a11t ,s,}1ich ha. eate11 a,,·a~· the £1,ame of Ol11· . piritt1al holl , e. It i. tl1e . eecl-bed of i11- te lle ·t11ali. 111, the l1a11clmaic1 of 111oc1er11i:111. It i the fifth coll11n11 l>o1,i11g· £1·0111 " "i thi11 ,,· l1ich ha 1111- ~ea t ecl a11cl Oll tecl the pirit of tl1e 1 1·0 ...:., · ..t\. 0 ·aiu he ,,1·ite. : · · T 11 e 0111,· 1·ea -.. 011 tl1e . ea11dal of .. tl1e 1 1·0:: ha: eea ed for on1e J)rofe ·eel <.li:ci1)le: i that the:r· ha,·e 110 0111e :o eo111p1,0111i i110· that tl1e ,,·orlcl i. 110 1011ge1' l'e– l)11krcl b~· t l1ei1· li,:e. 01· te · ti111011J... 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