The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1956

Page Four THE OIIIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ___________ M_a_rc_h_ l....;9__;,56 MY REDEEMER LIVETH ' ' [ l.11ou' that >Ill} l tc(l<<}ll <' I' J.,i1·rlh. ' '- .Joh lD::2,) rrllt.' I~~ ast l'l' seaso,, is \\'l th 1lS Olll'l' n1ort1. l t breaks lt])OH a ,rorlll fu ll of ])rohle111R. <1nig-111as an(l (lis(111ieti11g- t·ire11111:ta11t ~:. ,,T tt1r11 agai n to tl1(' i111n1ortal ,Yor<l. of ,Job 19 ::25-27. ·· I k110,,· that 111,· Rrtl t:>e111rr li,·eth. a11<.l tha.t II r ~h,all sta11d at the lat tPr la)· 111)011 t}1p ra rtl1 : a11<l tl1011gl1 aftr1· Jll,\" ski11 1 his bocl~.. l1e clestro)·ecl, :·vet j11 n1,· f le, h sl1all I sC'e ( }o(l: "\\Th o111 I . h ~ 11 . <>e fo r n1 , ·: c> l f. a n l 111 i 11 t'1 • r ,·es . }1all bel1ol<l, a11cl 11ot ( tl1P t 1 }·es of ) a11other: 111~.. reins lH' eo11:11111 e(l ''"ithi11 1nr. ' ' The occ11r r 11re of tl1e ,Yorel '· R r– cleerue r · l1er e i: ~t ril{i11g i11 tl1c> rxt re111<>. There ran l)e 110 C[lle - tio11ing tl1at the refere11 e i: to (locl · a11cl "'"fhe11 ,,·e r rflr('t tl1at t l1 e Book of .J oh, and 11ot Jc t1 e:i:, i. · probabl~· the earliest-,vrit tr11 book of 011r • ·riptl1rcs, ,,·e r ealize tl1at so far a , ,ve ha,,.e a111" r ecorcl, thi, " i. the fir t ti111e in histor).. that a h11n1a11 0111 lookeci hea,re11,varcl ancl ca ll ed Goel ' ' R fcl ee111e r . , 111 that ,,·or cl the faith of .J ol) ·l eaves it. ,va,.. to the ,·er} .. he::irt of the ~ ' Et er11al . IIi~ fait]1 is a. , 11l)lin1 r a the ,vorcl i. daring· a11c1 glorio11s. i11 the pre:e11t, tl1ere i: a . 0, 1 - er ei~n , .. i11cl if'at io11 of the rigl1tP011r.;, ,,-ho i"' IIi111:rlf the pleclg(l of a ho11r a11cl 111ost haffli11g £'11ig111a .Joh awakE>~ to l1i: :t1pr Pn1e cli. - c·o\·fr,, of ( +oc1. • •Job ha: at 1 al-> t f o 1111 cl sol l It i o11 ancl .-ati:fartio11 i11 t}1iR g·rpat fa(·t: (),·er agai11~t pro lll e111 }t11 cl l)a in i11 the J)r e:rnt, thPrf' is a SO\'– erei g-11 , Ti11clic.:ator of tl1e 1·ittl1t– eo,1s. ,,·ho is fl in1srlf tl1r f)leclgr of a re:titntio11 \'Pt to l>r ,vhf'11 all • " ·ro11g-. ·lJall hf' ri~hte<l. in a cla~· of rPs,1rree; tion li£rl1t a11<l glo1·)·. ~.\11cl is 11ot tl1at thr ~1·eat f ac·t t1po1 ,v11ith ,,·e1 oursc 1 l \'rs 1n11st rfl ·t tocla}· ! \\T (l (•au not 'X J)lai11 the P11ig·111as. the· J)rol)lr111s, thP s11fferi1 gs, the 1n.vstp1· ies. of our 1)rrse11t lot. ( 1 onsiclrrrcl b)· itsc,lf thi: prrsr11t life) oft<111 srr111s bit– ter})" 1111fair a11cl hoJ)rlr:sl)· 1Jaf– fling. Ilere is a 111an \Y }10 \Y0111cl do :flr,·iee for (Joel a11c1 for his fello,,·-n1rn, l)11t hr is striel<C'11 clo,,·11 ,,·it}1 . 0111c• fell clisea ·r ,,·hiel1 holds hi111 l)Pclfast for ,Yra r,· • ,·f'ar:; ,,·hiJP }1p1·p is anothc~r ,,·l1 osP ., e,·er}· thot1g'11t u ~rltisl111e~, a11<.1 ,Tier. a11cl he ,vallcs ahroa<l in 1111 - j111r,airecl hr<l)th. f Jrl'r i~ H }'Oltllg· 11 \ I )R. • J . ~ J J ) l J ( ) \ \ T I ~ ,\ X r l' ~: 1{ • l\lHll C'Oll.'C' iOll!-i of !.!ift:-i Hll<l ])0\\'Pl' ', and of a11 111,Ya rcl 11rgC' to ROlllP 11ohlP ,·oeatio11, lH1t b C' is ,rithont cl11<\ soc·ia l pr r~tigP, \Yit}1ol1t 111011 <'– tar,· r rsC' r\"'es ancl is frt1:tratrcl, . ' ,rhilr ot l1<\r: ,Yitl101tt e ithrr tl1 C' !! ifts or t h P 11 rgf' a r r 1)11~l1ec.l l1r– f or c.' l1i111 . llc"rr is n 111a11 of ,,·i:– clo n1 . intrg·rit)·, a11cl hl·11 c,,·olr11t hrart. ,,·ho \YOl1lc] ha,·e l)ee11 a hP 11 (lfal'tor to tl1011 . ,1 11c1s hacl l1e 1,0::r:secl 111aterial 111ra11. ; ,vhilP hcirr is a11othrr of gro,·el l i11 g· 111r11- 1 al it.,· ,r 110 J)Osse:ses 111ore 1 ha11 11 <) c·an eo11nt, ancl he \Yastes l1i. :11b– sta11c·e i11 riotous l i,·inf?:. <)11, 1 0,y e11 c11essl.,- t<> ll1<1 011C1 111l1lt11)l.,- .~11c:h i11sta11c.:e · ! \.11 o, ·er ' 1 he ,,·orld tll<' r c· ar<> lllC'll ~111cl ,,·0111en. g·oocl c111cl trur, \\'110 arP 111ereilt•ss]y th,YartPcl ancl lJt>atP11 • licttl< h~· iron ic· i11c>cp1alit il''-· .. \. 11 tl1ro11gl1 the <·h111·<·Jip~ tli111·p ,tre1 saints lon u-i 11 g· to clo so11H· hi!.! a11cl 11olJlr thi11g· for tli<'i1· IJorcl, )'< •l tbP)' arc> dasl1Pcl l>al"l< J>c1111i11g· and lirPathlr:-;s, c·r11shPcl a 11cl s<'P1ni11gl)· 111o<·krcl, l>~? \\'ct\'P aftrr ,ravp of fru:tratiuo· c· irc·11111sta11c·P~. Is 1101 l"'"' thi: trtl(l of all of ll".i lll ~0111(' \Yet"\'! • "\\That \Yf' \Yo1ilcl clo .- h11t tl1at in - c· 11rcl hle ill11 Pss la,-. · ll'i lo,,·, that • t·r11sJ1i 11 g l>lo,Y fa ll~ c111cl s111c1shPs our 1101)£'.', that g11a,YiJ1}!' t ro11l)lt1 \\'HS1 C'S () ll l' st l" l-' ll g·11t. I I 1 at i l' 1'('– t rit>\' ctb1 (• tli~a1,11oj11tu1 t· 111 i>lu11g·c_., us int o c1ar1<110.s: that lil'r- lo11g JH>\"(•1·t.,·, that ,1cl,·t>rsi1J' , tliat i l ll- p(•clin1c>11t, that afflictio11, ct1t~ 1t: off fro111 srr, ·i11g· ( 'hrist as ,ve \\'Olll< 1. "\\That ta11 \Ye sa)' aboltt it al l . ..\n cl \\·h at ca11 ,,Te . a~· al)ot1t the ,,~a r ,,·l1ic 11 (·11r . e the race the c 1 r , · i 1 i · }1 < • r t 1 <' l t i e: , vb i c: 11 are per- 11Ptratrcl. the c.:olos:al e,·ils ,yl1iel1 brpathr thr fl1111e: of l1rll acros · thr earth ? "\\ hat ca11 ,,·e sa3.. al )Ollt it a ll ! "\Ve C'an :a.\· ,,·hat .1 o 1) sa icl, a 11 (1 :a, . it ,Yitl1 the co 11- • f"ir111ator,· r,· icle11v<"' of a11 l1i:torieal • I ac·l{~ro1111tl ,,·hi(·h ,T ol) 11r,·er pos- scs...;c\cl . "\, e k110,Y t l1a t there i : a Li ,·i11g ( 11C' 011 l1ig-h ,,.-ho i. tl1r :o,·er eig11 a11cl fi 11al \ Ti11clitator of ri~tl1tro11:11es: a11cl of th e righteo11s, a11c.l t11at 111 the pe1-.011 of the Lorcl ,Tr. tl8 ci11ri ·t ITe ,,.-ill ee rtai11l,· '" sta11c1 111) . 111)011 th earth, i11 kl cl a , · of rPstit1ttio11 ,,·hic]1 i~ the • goa 1 of Bib1 i <·al J)rrclietio11. F ello,Y ( 1 hristia11, l1e c·on1fortecl . 'I1he ri~·ht 0011s \Ti11 cl itator 0 11 l1igh 1(110,,-.· full ,rPll tho. e thi11g. ,vhiel1 ,Ye ,,·011lc1 clo l111t ca11not. H e taltrs tl1r \Yill for the rleecl, ,,·here t l1 <1 ,Yill i: rra11,· si11cere. (}ocl • k110,,·s, anc.l t111<lc>rsta11 cl. : I-le eo1111t~ 1hr clrrcls of lo,·e t o lTim as ~oocl as clo11<1: ancl i11 that tla,· . . , ·pt to l>P I I e ,,.-ill t'011fes: 11.', ,,·ill • , ·incli<·at t> us, hpforr the 1111i,·er:(>, a11cl gi\'P 11~ at last thr <)J) l)Ort1111- i1.'· \Yhic-h \\"(" l1a,·e SOllgl1t. 1)1X<: [)C)X<:'. \\'( ' ha,·p a lPtter fron1 t l1e Re\·. ( 'la,·ton .J . l~atf's, t>a:tor c>f Tl1<.> • r:<li11horo I!a JJtist 'h11r<·h , I'ost- offi(·(~ l~ox 2< , J.:cli11l)or o. l'e n11 . Y'l– ,·a11ia. l'P[)Orti11!!' t l1 at tl1P eh11rrh has a l>c\ 11 for ~,a le. 1 1 H.'S h<·: ' ' lt u~ecl to l1a11g i11 011r ol<l c·h\t r <·h a11cl \Yhc~11 the 11p,,· <·ltl11·c·h ,,·as built cl11ring th<' , ,·ar. the1rc• \\'H"i not :tP<1l HY}tilable t o 11<111g- it. f t l1a · bPc>11 1t1111srcl for th (· 1>a'it Pight .,·parR. It i s 10:2 .\"ea rs olcl, 111 <"ast1re~ feE>t clt tl1P bas<\ is :3 fr<"' t h i~tl1, ,t11cl ,rr itrh · 1.(l(JO J)Ol 111 cls. l t is .-ai cl to ha,·c.) thC' s,Yrc>tPst tonC' of a11,· h<'ll 111 • thl'~P Jla rts. Thrrt" arP sta11clc1rc.ls that g·o '"it h thr l lr 11 . ' ' \""o,,·, l>rt.)1h1·<•11, i1 ,vill l>c• first c·u1nv, fir~t st)l'\'t•tl , a" tl1e ·~ oltl (•l111 1·< ·1t l)ells ell'(' l'Hl'f Hll(l tht" 1\P\\ IH· lls do not c·olllI)Hl' in , ·alue.