The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1957

ngc Fotu ~=~~--~ THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST_________ ___;;_Se1Jicmbcr 1957 ' 'A DI CIPLED MEMBERSHIP'' 1~, 1,1•, \ T. J{Jl)\\.... \l~I) ~J()l~1{Ji:T1I.J ,Jr ., l) clHt<)l' c>f l{illl r I cl]1tis1 ( 1 l1t11·el1, lic>clforcl ( hio • ·· .\11 })t.. l'"tlll"' tlt.. ~ir111g l),1111 is111. <)l' t',J)l't)~si11g· ,l tll 1 Sll't' t <.) t111itc· ,,·i111 1l1l\ l)il)lt' 1 clJltist l ~l1111·el1 c)f l~<.l(l– f<lrtl sll<lll ... r t .. l'(\i,·c\ l)l' t?:e ril1Ptl i11~trl1etic)11 r t\g,1rcli11g· el1111·rl1 111e111- l)t' rsl1i1). ·· ~o l' l'clcl tl1 c> eo11stit11 - tio11 c)f tl1e el1t1rl'l1 of ,,·11i ·11 l llc\– e,1 11l t' i)a st r }p, s tllclll cl ) ..< ,1r ag·o. \\.,.itl1 eo11fi1·111i11g· 1 0ll\"ictio11, tl1is '- 1) r i 11c i 1) l l' 1·erei,· ecl c-111 affir111ati,~e offieial 11oc.l c1 11d ,,· l1ee 1. ,,Trr p set i11 111otio11 to 1)11t tl1 e J)1·i11 ·iJ)le i11to prcl eti · . 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I11 111y o,,·11 thi11l<i11g tl1e t1bject of i111111e lia t bapti.1111 follo,,1i11g co11- ver. io11 ,,.<18 a r eal l1111·dle. Thi 11 e ee . it at P cl o 111 e per· ., o11 al tu d y. I cli:co,·e1·ecl ~"0111 a1 pa1·e11t ex- '0I)tio11: t o the l)l'O<' e l11r follo\,·ecl i11 th boolc of ,..\ tt ·. Pat1l ,,·1·ite to the 1 h111·eh at •ori11tl1 I tl1a11l{ ( Joel t 11 ,tt 1 l)a J)tizrcl 11011e of 3rou . . . ' l ( 1 c) 1· . 1 :1-!. Tl1is i.; 11ot a 1·e111cli,ttio11 of i111111r1·8io11. It i · 111 1·el).. a11 (.\X l)\,111atio11 of 11·0- <'fCl 111·e. II c l1a 1 clo11 cl tl1 r ,,·01~Jc of ,111 e, 1 ,111g·eli. t ta11ght the '\\""01·d £01" cl 1)rolo11~rccl .·ea. 011 ( .c\. ·t. 1 :-! 11 ) bt1t 1 ft tl1c 1natte1· of the 01·– cli11c111 'f,· to tl1e loeal ·h1i1· ·h. 'l,110 l1e clicl l)aptize ,,. 1-- ,,..ithot1t a (lo11 l)t, th f 'appoi11ted 11 1· ' (Tit11.· 1 :3) of th a.. e111bl~y· tl1at ,,·a.• to be 11e,v 1) 7 01·g·a11izecl. "'( 0111- pa1~i11g· ~ 1 e1·iptlll'e \\ 1 itl1 Jl"iptlll" a11cl th llS 1·ig h tl}"" cli,,ic1i11~: th ,,.,.01·d of Trt1th ' it a1)pea1· tl1at eac 11 a11d 'lery believe1-- (111en1ber of the 1 l1 t11 .. cl1, ,,,hicl1 i Ili bod)r .L \.ct.. ~ :-!1, 4 7 ) be 0111e in- \Te. tecl ,vith L 1 L cht11~ h 111en1- l)e1' hip afte1-- lie ha b e11 ii - <'iJ)lPcl' ,111cl l)apti zPcl. rl o l)e clis– eiJ)lP 1 he n111. ·t 1Je i11st I·11etecl · }1p 1111i:t lear·11 to follo\, 1 • I: it ,;_ e11. 1'ble ! Tl1e a1)1~a1·e11t be11 efit of 11el1 a ·la . te11cl to fa, 1 01· proteetio11 of tl1 local a . en1bly. ·tuall~· it ,, 1 01·1<: l)otl1 ,,,a3r . \\Te tell Ollr l)I'O ·p ecti,r addi tio11 If you fi11cl, lt11·i11g the cot1r e of the tl1die that vou are 11ot i11 vn1- J)ath31 ,, 1 ith the doct1·i11e of pi·ac– ti ·e of the lo al cht1rch vou ma,.. witl1dra,v ,vithout precipitati11~ di en io11 01, clivi ion. If 011 the othe1~ ha11d yol1 fi11d yot1r elf i11 l1earty atcord ,,,,ith that which i pre. e11tecl )?Ou \rill be in a better po ·itio11 to defend that " "hich yo11 and 3 .. 01.1r l111rcl1 believe. ' It i bett 1-- b} ... far to di co, 1 er di iclence before member. hip than to cope ,vith it afte1--,,,a1·d. I · it . . . ~itcce sf itl? It i tated that the be t adver- ti e111ent i a ati fiecl cu tomer. Per111it me to pre ent a11 ar1·ay of '""itne . e ·. '("la,1·if icatio1z of frltfli ... ' I prai e tl1e Lo1--d that I wa able to g·o th1'ot10·}1 the h1·i tian E . e11tial.· 011r e. It ha clear ed 11p 1na113r t1·l1th of the Bible that ,,·e1·e 011ly ·en1iclear to 111e bef01,e. " It p1~0,,i lecl the a11 ,,re1· 1'iptl1r- all)7 to 1na11~r Jlle tio11 that are a l{ed i11 e\'"e r·y cla)1 life. P1,e,riot1 l}"" J k11e,,T the,.. ,, 1 e1·e trtle but l " )Ollld11 t al\"\''a1r locate the thu • . aith th Lo1 .. l to 011,,i.i1ce the o~ai11 ay r . The1-- ,,,a 11 t a i11o·le 1 . ·011 i11 ,,Thi ·h I clid11 t fi11cl 1nan,1 " l1elp. . fita1·ti11g ,,·ith ~ alvatio11; tl1e11 i11to 111,a3re1, · th1 ..011gh the 01·- cli11c:111ee.· ; a11 l i11to th ht11· ·h; ,,,,.e eo11c l t1c1ecl ,,,.ith aid to h 1·i - tia11 Li, 1 i11g·. Each ,va , 1 ery tho1·ot1g·l1l3r co,·e1·e 1. The1·e e1'- tai11l3'" 'OlllCl11 t l)e a113r fi11e1-- \Vay for· a 11e,,1' bo1·11 011e to ta1't Ollt hi: life £01· 1 111--i t. Ct. ,J. Ea t, I E1\ 1 :X ' G reatest b l e i 11 g e i· e 1 ~ • • • 111 . itti110· i11 tl1e 1 h1,i tiau E - . e11tial cla ,vhi~l1 ,,·a condt1cted 1·ece11tly in ot11-- chl11,cl1 1111der the ., tea ·hi11g· of Pa to1-- l\Iorrell, I ha,..e exp e1·i 11ce l tl1e 0·1-- ate t ble i11o· ve1·. It ,va he1'e tl1at cloctrine "'re1·e di 1,1 ed, qt1e tion a lred a11d atte11tio11 contiuuall11 fo ll ed <: ( 011ti1i1ted ori page )