The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1956

___________:TH:..=..:.:E=- OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST -- Jun 1956 Editori a l Comment 'r 111 1: ' l l1t\rt\ i~ (1 l)i,·i11 ()1'– ~ 1·:. 1·:~ cl0r ()r tll(\ ~(\\.(.' .. cl ll (l to t l e 11 , t 11 is , Y <) 11 l cl 11 <' t <) • cll't1 ., 1llf' ,11111l<)rit~- of tl1c 8r1·i11- ttll'l' ' Hll(l 11111" })lllllg' tlll' ·}1111·e}1 i111<) tlll' ~{_),l of l1t1111,111 rx11t' l'l<'llC'C \Yit ]1011t 110})<: <)f ~ lll'\"i\•i11p:. ~\ eet)rt1i11g: to 111 I il)le, tl1f' ,,.,,,11a11 i. s11bor(li11atcd to tlz e i11a11.. rl l1i~ 1111111i~t,1ltal)]l"\ fcl(·t Cclll 1) de– tl'l'lllillC:'lt £1·0111 E11l10. ia11 5 :23- 'r'it11~ :2 :4: 1~ i1·st ('101·i11tl1ia11 .. 11 :3 - 1-i irst Ti111t1tl1,.. :... :11 a11cl 1....- • F ir8t I) t e1-- 1 :6. I11 tl1e ld Te. - t:1111e11t 011r 11eecl 0111,.. to I"ead 1e11e- ._ ~i.. ·3 : 1 G. 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T11e ' l1l)o1·cli11atio11 of ,,,. 0111a11 to 111a11 i a 111atter of P .. 1 ITI ~. It (lecla1·e: i11ferio1·it,,. of ra11l< not • p e1·. 011. I11 th .·tat , tl1e 110111 a11 l tl1e el1l1rc;l1, ,,·oman o ·ct1pie. a11 i11- frrior l)lae;e a: tl1e gr eater· 1·e. ·1)011- . i l)ili tJ'" 1·e ·t .· 11po11 111a11. ). 1 o J 1l e O b. ·er v (I i i o 1 i. · (1oc1 ne,re1· 111ac1e 1)ro,·i.-io11 £01· a ,,·0111a11 to O(·tlll)J'" tl1e t11ro11 of 1 rael. "\"'\To111a11 h,1tl 110 })~l1·t i11 tl1e l)riel-)tl3- n1i11i..t1,atio11: j11 the te111- l)lr. G ocl 11e,·er 111acle to,·e11a11t "\\'itl1 a ,ro111a11 a11cl C 1 h1·i ·t cal le 1 110 ,,·01n– a11 to l)e a11 a po:t] E. .1\ll c1eaco11: of the ~J r r t1:c1 le111 C 1 l1l11·(·l1 ,,.. re 111e11. In tl1e l10111c tl1e 11lace of at1tho1·– i t3- i. i11 ,·e ·te l i11 tl1c ma11 a11 1 to tallr of er1t1a l a11tho1"ity i.· 11on– ')e11. e. E c1 t1al a tl tho1·i t3- i: 1i o all– f !1 o 1·it .~. 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That 111ig·]1t l)e clas:ecl ,1 · cl 110: iti,· co111111a11cl a: t 11 ere ,,,a: 110 c1p11c11· 11t 1· a.·011 exce11t : i111 J) l}'" t }1a t ( Joel . c-licl ~ 0. . Tl1 µ:1· atc.· t te:t of ·1 i1·it11alit,· 1.· 11ot obeclie11ce to tl1 1,z o1·c;l co11l 11la1lcl. a th l1111,eg·e11erate 1 1na}T l{ee1) tl1e. e, l)tlt ratl1 1, ol) c1i- P11 <' P to t l 1 c J JO s i Ii l 'r c rJ,,, ,, 1 r,,, rl s , :ttc·l1 as tl10:r l'Plctt rc l 1(> l'hltreh 01·cli11a11c·e1s a11(l lt11t<Jt111trcl <)tl10r .' ll 1 l1. I '1 · c1 c I i c rt l 13 c 11 cf i I . · \\Tl1at (:ocl cll>])oi11t: i · l-- r8t, 0,·e111 ,,.11 e11 op11osr<l lJ)'" :a , ·eel a.· ,,·r 11 a~ ll]l, ·a , reel })C:'0})] p. ,,Thile the B jble s11lJ01·(1i11a tr.· ,,·0111a11 to 111a11, 11 1'11r1·e i11 all tl1<1 \\TO l' lcl loe. ,,ro111a111100 1 ha ,re th r. f1·ee 10111 a11cl l1011or that i: . l10,\T 11 i11 ·01111trie.· ,,.he1·e the i 1·ipt111·e: are ta11o·ht. 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