The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1956

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The Bible e11able hin1 to O\' r come the t1 .. ial aud t emptation i11 tl1e mi . io11 fielcl e,~e11 a the P al111i t apt- 1,· ~ aid Thy ,, 01' l l1a,"e I hi (l i11 m3r hear·t that I might 11ot . i11 aaain t Thee. ' ( P a. 119 :11) Ilo"" ma11y ti1ne. ha,,. I . ·ee11 ·ome mi.. ionar,.. .. 1·eealleel 01· 1·e1no,·ec1 l)e ·a11. e it l)ega11 with hi: 11egle ·t of the I3il)le i11 hi. life. Thi: i po - . il)le i11 the life of tl1e 1ni ·– .·io11a1·).. e._ p eciall)"'" when he i · 1)re . eel " "itl1 t1--en1e11do11. 1~e– .,l 011. il)ilitie: a11d c111tie. in tl1e ,,..01· l{. I i. ea. v f 01.. a 111i ·- .. .1io11a1 .. 3" to o,·erlool~ 01-- j11 tif3,. l1i. laclr of Bible 1·eacli11g be– t a11. e of the 0·1·ea t 11eed i11 the fir 11. llov\·e, .. er 110 111i ·io11- a1~:).. ·a11 ·on tie11tio11. lJ)" t each tl1e 11ati,·e ( 1 h1·i. tia11 to 1-- a l tl1 i1· Bil)le., 1111le · l1e 111ain– tai11. a 1·eg·11la1' a11d dail)"' l3ibl life. 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