The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1956

July 1956 BELIEVE IT. If ,ve are t o be effective ,vit- 11e" ·es for hri t, ,ve mu t havCl 11ot 011 l}" a fir:t-l1a 11 cl experience of II i : ·a,·i11g po,ver i11 Ol1r o,v11 li ve. b1 tt a ·en . e of ce rtai11t.1J abot1t 011r . al,ratio11. Ther e are n1a11y peopl e ,vho are r eal]~,. . a,·ecl , b11t are 11ot sl1re of it. ( 11e cla,,. the,r thi11k: • • theJ· are; a11otl1er cla)" the)r f ear the)· are 11ot. Th ey la ·lt ,vhat 1). IJ. 1\1ooc1)" 11 ·ed to call ' tlie as- ·ura nce of faith. ' Nometi1nes tru ti11g. ·on1etin1e doll bt ing they 11e·yer l<110,v r eal joy and p eace i11 hir t . u ch a.· ,,,e r eacl of i11 Roma11 xv. 13. Ther e 11:ed to l)e a ·ayi11g ' ' TJ1e Bloocl 1nakes 111e sa f e : t he Worcl make 1ne u1·e. ' Ho" · trt1e that i. ! Li. t en to I J oh11 , .. 1:3 again: ' The e things ha,~e I written l111to vou that be- .. lie, 'e 011 the rlan1e of the "' 011 of Goel that ye 111ay ! ( 01'V t hat ye 11 A l 7 E eternal life.' Tho ·e ,vho believe oue day aud (loll bt the 11ext never rr1ake ·011vin ·i11 g· ,vit11e. e . .1\ \\Tonderful . piritual 1·evival 011ce br ol<e 011t in a la r ge theologi– cal semi11ar y. rrhe heac1 tllt(>r i11 de:e ribi11g it saicl t hat its i11fl l1- ence coll Id l)e 'e n i11 t h <-> :tri l<i11 g· tliffere1c:e l)et,vee1 the h )r1r111s ,v}1icl1 the stue,le11t: 1t ed to s i11µ: before the r evival. a11d tho. e ,vJ1if' h they . a11 g after it . Before tl1e re– ' Ti,Ta l the}T t1:ecl t o : ing (li:111al <lirge.· such as t l1is :- ' 'I'i~ a J)oint I lo11g to k110,,· ~ ()ft it taltsrth a11x iou: thought; J)o I lo,·e the J.;orcl or 11 0 ! ..\ m J sa, ,ecl , or a1n I not ? I~ t1t ,,·h<.111 th<' rPvi,·a l has s,v<.) r>t throng·h t}1eir 1ni<lst t}l C.l\.- start ecl • si11gi11g c.1x11 ltati o11~ s u<'h as ''I'. l I 1 . ' 1s < 011c.1, t 1< 1 grPa t r a 11 :-,a<·t 1011 ~ (101) (> ! I a111 n1~' f~orc l '", a11cl I IP i~ 111i11(•. IJ <.1 clrP\\' 111P, a11cl I follo,,·ecl 011 , ~11a 1·1n, 1 cl to to11fc:is~ thP \'Oi<'<' cl i \'i uc· . It i8 a)\\'H,\' S 1 he~ 11otc· or ri1,giug •·<.1l'tit,1cl<· ,vhic· l1 111alcl~s c·l'l'P<·1i,·<· ,vitni,ssPs for ( '}1rist . If \\P a1·p a - 1uo11g 111<' ,to11bti11g 'J'J10111asPs, l<•t, ll~ tH·~ tl1<1 <l< 1 a1· IJ<> l'<I to h<'lp us fli11g ot11· <l,,uht s 1o tl1t1 111oll's at1tl th<} l>a ts. 111::;t Pa<I of <l<>tll>tj11 g ot1r lu·li,.1f, a11,I IH•liPVJll g ou t• <lnul>t s, J... t u. I H ~ 1 i { 1 v p O l l l' l )(II i c I r ~ a ,I l ( l THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST LIVE IT. ' ' 1l r e are I I is u,it nr.ss e. ·. ' '-r\ c·ts 5 :32 / )1·. 1~ a .r I er c]ot1l>t otLl' (lOlll)ts . \\T<-1 l1a,' r e, 1 er y • rPasou to <lo so, ,,·it h . 11ch a.:s11r- a11 ·es as ,J 0 1111 ,, . 24 x 2 20 J~o- 1nan: , ·iii . :1, :~~), a11<1 ot11er. i11 < 1 o(l ': "\\ or c1. \\re arp to ,vit11es · fo r (ihrist h~y Ol ll' [it' ( S. ()11 r \\'Ol'Cl8 111\1 , t be l>a ·l{ecl b,· our ,va,·s. <>11<.) 111or11 - • • i11g ee11tl1 ri e8 ag·o, tl1t> f,, 111olts St . ~-,r a11cis of Assi. ·j sa ic] to a l>rot hrr l>age Seven SAY IT. 111011 k, I .;et lls go do,v 11 i11 to the to,v1 ,t11cl })r each.' The t,vo of th r n1 ,valkPcl ~lo,vlJ" cllo11g t he r oal, a11 <.l c>,·e 11t11al] v rrac·l1Pcl t l1e to,v11 . • J~ 1 ra11c i~ ho,vr\'<' l' , cl i<l 11ot :top a11J?- ,vher f for a }lr eae hi 11g a 1)p oi11t- 111e11t l)\tt gr acll1allj 1 g11i (l ecl t l1e ,,·a) 1 ba tk fro 111 th e> to,,·11 to,var(l tli e 1no11astfl r} 1 agai11. [>rese11tl.v l1i : ·01n r>a11io11 asl{ecl if he liacl fo r – g·ot t <-' 11 t hf 1>r eat' Iii 11 g. F r a11 t is re– J)1 iPcl: ' J l) 1 l>r other , it i.' 110 11se ,valk:.i11g to 111·ea ·h u11les: ,ve 1 r ~a ·11 as ,v0 ,valk.' ) re. \\'e 11111 ·t prea ·h b~.. our ,val I{. \ r er y ofte r1 ,:ve are sa.vi11g 1t10:t ,,,, l1e11 ,,·e a re talki11g lea ,t ! Bt1t altho11g l1 this ,vitn<>s: of tl1e life is l)asic to all else there 1nl1 ' t <:tl ·o l)e thr ,,·it11 ess of the lip:. \Vit llOll t , roe a l ,vit11ess, the life, ho,Yever beal1tiful , r mai11s dun1l) statnar)'" . l l o,vcver £1111 a11cl d ep th river ,,·hat is its 11a,·igable 11 e if lil{t> t l1 ' clr ct ic ri,·er ·, it i f r oze11 at t l1 111 011t l1 ! 'I' her e 111t1 t l)e a11 o,·erflo,\' of hea r t ,vhicl1 l111- loose: the to11gttP i11 eager , ea r11est, cli ' ('l'e t SJ)eec 11. T1et t1s l)ra)r ,,.. it h the 11sa l111ist: ' · <) J;or tl ope11 Tl1ot1 tH)~ li1>s'' ( 1-> ,. 31:1 '.) ) 1\n(l let 11s sa)' ,,·itJ1 the a1)ostles, ' ' \\ 1 e c·a1111ot btlt s1>eah: t J1e tl1i 11g :::; ,vhiel1 \\'e l1a, 'e srP1 a11 l hear cl .' (1\.ct: i,·. ~l) ) . 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