The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1957

THE IIIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST O\tt ~~~~~~~~~~~ January 1957 DISCIPLESHIP 'l'l1i~ l"'~eP llr11t l llP. scig·p \ \"cl . cl c> li,rc r cc.l b 7 J a:·to1-- :Fi h ' lllt'eti11~ t>f ()l1it> ...\ .", Ol'lcl t i o 11, l 'P e11 t l3r }1cl 1 i11 :\fe1no1·ial 1 olt1111b11s, t)l1it). ( I~d itor ) r at tl1 ar>ti.·t a111111al 1 ht1rch · · ~111cl tl1er{~ 1t·e11t gr<al 1111tlfif1t<lc · 1·it l1 It> 111c . ancl l1 <1te 11ot lli... j',rtl,c r a11cl 111ot l1c r 711. <Jtr11 liJ'e al/O, l1 c c<11111ot be ,11y cl i. ciple. 11 inz : a11cl lzf t 111·1zccl a1zcl . aid 111i t o tl1 eni I f any nirtn conz e ancl ll' ifc , a11cl cliilclre1 a11 cl bretli r·eri a11 cl i f er y ea and Ac !11cl 1vlio ·oeiier· dotlz 1io t beat· lii cr·o and co ,,ie after n1 e C£11111 ot b 111 .l/ <l i ~c iple. ' ' · · o lih·e 1<·isc, 1t·l10 oci·er Ile be of yo 1l IJlll~t 14 ::..3-:..7 :3· tliat fo r a'f.t·et li not all tliat lie liatli Jie cannot be niy disciple.'' Tl1i~ i .. a e,"e1·e text . '1 l11·i t ,,..a 011 of tl1e 1110 --t g1·c1C'io11., 111ost lo,.._ .... i11g. 1110. t te11der J)e1-. 011alitie: that e,·er li,·e 1. ... .,.e·v·e1· a 111a11 . J)al{e c1, lie .:·pal~e . ... ,.e,Te1· a 111a11 lo, ·e 1 tl1e . 0111 of me11 a. he lo,~ea t hem. ~ ... e·r,e1· a 111a1 111a11ife ·t eel a 11 the t1~l1e o·rate of 1·eal 111a1 lJoo 1 a , lie ~ dicl . nd yet ,,·e 1 ote that many of l1i t eachi11g· a1 ..e of t l1e e, ,,e1'e t 01·cle1·. In all tl1e ,,..,.01·cl of rocl tl1e1·e i.. 110 pa · ag·e t hat fa ll 1t11011 ID)' l1ea1·t ,,·ith g·1~eater 1)0,,..e1· of cle, 1 - a ta tion than thi . It i: 111\T COll\ 1 ictio1 t l1at 011(' of '" tl1e g1 ..eate:t neec1: of t he ho111.. i~ a 1·e11e,,ed em1)l1c1,· i: 111)011 cli. ei1 le– :hi1J. 111 011r oft, ea. 3T age we l1a\"C beco111e ac:c11.·to111ecl to a · ·e1)ti11g ,,·belt i. ra::;.. a11d 1op11]a1· a11d lea,r– i11g· 1111c1011e t 11 e , ,·eig·ht ier 11att r . of tl1e la,,... l)e ·a 11:·e t l1e, .. <1 re .-e,re r e .. a11cl t l1erefore 1 ot J)Op11la1~. The i111po1· ta11ee of l i.·ei1)l e.1hip ca1111ot l)e ea:il}r o,te1·p1111)l1a:ize 1. \\Te ,11·e I) opl e of the Jr at 0111- mi ·. io11 a111 ,,..l1e11 ,,.. r pic:lc 111 t he Bool< to ..·t11clv tl1r C 1 0111111issio1 ,ye .. 111eet t l1e eall to c1i~· ·iple:J1i1> tl1rre . L11l<e . accoL111t 0mpl1a. izr: t l1e 111e.·– :age ,,e ,11·e to 1)1·eael1 t o th "\\'or l l, · Re1)e11ta11te a11cl 1·e111i:. io11 of . i11 ·. ) I a1·l{ 0111pl1a:ize.- t1 1·e– . pon. e to tl1e n1e. .'age, ' Ile that l)elie.,,.etl1 a11cl i: l>a i)tizrcl . . . ~J oh11 . a cc-01111 t e r 11 t e1-. · i11 th a 11- tb 01 .. i tJ.. r elat rcl to t l1c1t co111111i.., ·io11, ' · ...\ · the Fatl1e1· hatl1 :e11t 111e .-o . encl T 3·011.' ...\11cl .J l attl1e,,,. e111- J)ha izecl tl1e !!.oa1-tl1c e11cl of it all. · iO 3 .. e tl1e1·rfo1·e a11cl t acl1 all 11ation · . . . ·' :\ f o.- t of ll · a1·e a,,·ar e that the ,,·01~c1 · t each' 111ea11 to · · c1i. ci!)le ' 01· • • 111a l{e cli. ·– ciple. ' ' 1'\T e are t o p1~01)og·at a 111es. age. · "'\\.,..e arP to exJ)ect a 1·e. 1)011. e. , ,~e a1·e to o·o u11cler tl1e a11tho1·– it,,. of 'h1--i t. " \\re a1--e to malre di ciple . I t i. 11ot enol1gh to j t1 t g .. et p eo1)le a, ..ed. Tha t i · imp o1~tan t bl1t it i , 11ot tl1e e11cl of t he 11at te1· . 'I ho e avecl p eo1 le ar e t o be le 1 i11to c1i. ciple. hip. 1 d Ol1I' t ext tell. 11 how i1111Jorta11t that i . Tl1r e t i111e o, 1 ei-· with a 11ote of ext1·e111e ol e111nit , .. ,,..e a1·e ,,-ar11ecl .., t l1at if ·er tai11 ·011dit ion. a1--e n ot met Ye can1 ot be my d i iple . ' o ye ancl rnal<e di ciple .. . 'Ye 1 XX T BE 111}· di.· - ·i1)le . h ,,·e a1·e e11te1·i11 o· i11to a a– ·recl a11d olem11 trut h. I Le ·t the1·e l)e a 1n i. l111d l", t a1 d– i11~r a1 1 1 eopl b led i11to er1·01· t h e Lo1·d J)l'epar ecl for t l1i.· . t ag of Ili j u . t rt1<:tio11; lJJ.. . ·ettino· fo1"th TIIE F l ~DATI ,L T F DI ~-. - 1 1J)LE~ IIJ P . E, 1 e1·,.. t eat l1i110· 111l1 t h ave a .. t"' f Ol111cl at io11 111)01 ,-v hi 11 to 1--e ·t. Di.. ·i11l . hiJ) n1l1. t l)e bt1ilt t1po11 .01110tl1i11g. ""e1-.e. 16- :...4 of ol11· cha1 ter· gi,· 11 .. tl1a t fo l111c1atio1 . l t i: t l1e 11c11·al1le of t l1e g1·ec1t .'lll)- 11e1·. I t i. · a 1 a1·al)l of t11e 1 1·ace of (} o 1. 11 l j .· · i p 1 . 11 i 1 111 l 1. t lJ e l)11ilt t1po11 a11 expe1"ie11ee of the gl'ac·e of (+o l. '"\"'\ e clo 11ot g:o Ollt 011 t l1e . tre t.. b11tto11hol a 111a1 a11cl tell h i111 E xe p t yo11 l1atc father a111 111otl1er, a1 l ,,·ife, a11cl ·l1il lre1 , a11cl l)1·ct h1·e11 a11cl ·ist e1· }""ea a11cl 3 7 0111" 0,, 1 11 li fe al. o }'"Oll ca1 11ot be a li ·iple of l11·i t. ,,Te b f{in b:y· telli110· hi111 he i a i1111er a11 l 11ee 1. t o lJ a,red. I-le 11ee 1.. to come i11t o 1111io11 ,,itl1 1 h1· i. ·t l)ef01·e he l)eg·i11 f ollo,,ri11~: him. Tl1e gr ace of (-}ocl 111l1 . t ·0111e befOr e . e1·, 1 i ·e. \ T l' e .... ~ -, 3 h a , 1 e to cl o ,,Ti t l1 1·e po11 il)ilit:'t a11 l ,ro1·lc ·. V r e 16-....4 l1a,Te to c1o ,,?ith Gr ace a11d ocl' p1·0.,vi ion for the 1 eedy inner through hi grace. Ther efore 011r fir. t oncern i11 t hi me ag·e i that of tbe i11- 11er n eed ancl God provi. ion throt1gh race . ~ oticing the par– able of the oTea t f ea t ,ve ee four thin()' tl1at tand 011t r elati·~.re to t he race of od. ( 1) Tli ere i t li e overeigri wi ll of God. The man ,,,.ho macl e a o·r eat 11ppe1-- clid o out of hi o,vn ,,ill. He pla11nec1 it. H e in ti ()'ate i it . ( :... ) Tlie elect e1-- va1i t of God ( v. 17 ) . In )Iat the,,T a cou11t t l1er e are many er,ra11t. . They " ,,.ere com1ni ion ed to o·o 011 t i11to the l1i<Yh,,ra,~ ancl .. 1 J-,,,.aJ'" ancl 1Jic1 l)eople co111e. Thi a · ·011nt i11 Ll1lre 11ame 01111 1 .. one e1,.,ra11t. Ile i to go 011t and eon1p 1 t he l)eople to co111e. ... tl1i " pa.. ag·e e1npha. ·ize · the o'ra ·e of od it i ·01 e1--11ed with that on e1·,,.a11t ,,,ho i tl1e I-Iol1 1 .. " 1 J)i1--it. H e a11d l1e alo11 ia11 com- pe1 i1111er t o coin t o h1·i. t. That i hi bl1 ine , hi · co1n111i io11. 111· ·omn1i ·io11 a: t l1e 11a11,r ~ el",ant ~ i t o bicl then1. Bt1t i11 tl1e che1ne of tl1e 1 race of ({o :l ,,h 11 " "e go f o1 ..tl1 ,vitl1 t he 111e-. age, the1·e i. t.hat ·e1 ..,.ra11t ,,,.ho goe " ~ith ll a11 l ,,·ill o, 1 e1·eio·nl T co ;1 z 1Jel • on1e to co111e. (3) T 71,e re i al o t ll e l t re W orcl of Goel ( , ,. 17 ) . The ,,,.ord of the 101 .. cl of tl1 fe a t ,,·e11t fo1--t h om · f01~ all thi110\ a1--e no"~ 1 .. ea 1 r . .... l1 d (4 ) t 71 e J. e i t 71 e av- l J l .(J JJ1·ovi ·i o1z of Goel ( '?. 17) . Tl1i ll 1)1) 1· ,,..a no pot l t1 · l~ 01· ~ co,·- 1~ d cli. 11 aff ai1-- . The o-11e t ,,.. 1 .. e not t o b1--i11g: a tl1i11g·. · 0 1, ie : f or all t Ii i 11 g are 1 i o 2 v 1~ ea d y. The ,,ro1~1{ i. 1011 . Tl1 p1·o"vi ion i n1a 1e. Ri1111 1· a11 ·0111 ,,Titl1 11otl1i110· i11 th ir ha11 l a11d t1·u t ~T l l to . a, e them. Thi. ,,,,a. pol{e11 in tl1e l1ol1 e a11cl tl1 n ,,.. r acl that h1·i t ,,·e11t Ollt a11d a great ml1ltitl1d follo,ved hi1n. H e tu1--ned unto tl1em and