The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1957

Januarv 1957 pol{ •0 11 rni11g· cli. ~i i 1 . l1iJ). J f c h a 1 1)01{ 11 of t l1 g· ra • of ( : o 1. Th 1·e , 1· t l10"' \\ 1 110 fol lo,v '.) l evide11t ly it.11 1~ I 1·0£ i11g 0 1· 1 1· - t 11d i11g t o 1) i1 t l1e Ki11g 10 111- to h a , 1 acce1)t d t l1e g·1~ace 0£ ( J l . o h e t111·11 to t l1 111 a 11 l ,,,011l cl ay in eff t Yot1 0 111 t 111e. YOU a .)r YOll v,ra 11 t t l1e l i11o·cl o111. You a11 t o·et i11 x pt l)y ( tra 1 C1. Y ot1 p r of e to be i1 it a11cl lJ acquaint d ,,,it l1 it. I vvill lay d ow1 a 1n a Ll1"i11g· -- t i le. 'l."l1i. ,,,ill h a llen ge a11d i11. 1 i 1· yo11 if yo11 I'eally hav 1 te1~ d i11. I f a1 y man 'On 1 to m a11d l1at 1 ot .. .. lie can11ot be my di iple . ' ' ' II Ile a ive then1 T IIE TERl\ I OF DI IPLE Hll . Ther e n ever h a b n a day ,,,h e11 i t wa mor e 11e e a r y to lay do,, 1 11 thi ame yard ticlt t h a11 tod a3r. I t i t ime t o te t and t1~y tho ,;vho have floclced t o ou1' ch t1r h an 1 ay t h ey are h1~i t ia1 . The t erm are t hreef old: (1) I f a man li ate not. v. 26, ( 2 ) B ea r Jii cros v . 27 ( 3 ) Ji1o rsake all tliat lie Jia v. 33. L ooki110~ at t h e e, ,ve a r e fa e 1 wi t h t h e ev erity of t h e fir t 011 . I f a man hate n ot hi f ath r a111 moth er and wif e, and children , and br ethre1 and i t er yea and h i own life al o, h e can11ot b n1y d i cip le. ' ' What :loe t hi m ea111 A1" ,, 1 e exhor ted to hate fath r and moth - er 1 A11d yet t h e criptt11"e d e- cl a r e ' IIonour thy fa t h er and t h y mother. ' ' A r e hu band to h ate wive ? B t1t t h e Bible ay , band love your v,,ive . ' t h eir IIu - A r e p a r ent to h ate tl1 ir hil– d r en? Go I ay. , that I f a11y p r ovicl not fo r hi o,v1 a11 l es– pecially hi ow11 h ot1 · h e ha t l1 deni cl t h e fai t h .' ' A r e Vle to despi.·e Olll" breth r 11? T l1e Lord said, Love t l1y l11'otl1- er. ' ' Ar w to hat our o,,,n lifr. 1 J>a ul . ·aid, \\rr· it i11g by t l1 Iloly , 1 1)i1'it, ' ' 1 o 1na11 v r y i h at t l1 1 is 0\\ 1 11 f 1 sh . ' ' \Vhaiever it 111ea11 • it m11. t J1 ot ·011trac1i 'i otl1() r ~ 1 ·1·i1)tl11· . .1\ 111a– l ieious attit11tle i.· a J>1·oof i11 t l10 \\7 orcJ (rf (Jotl 1 liat 0 11 is 11ot a 1 os– . c:1sso1· of ete r11 al ]if ( I J oh11 4 :7 , 20 ). "\\ l1at v 1~ it 111Pa11s, it su1·c-a]y ·a1111ot 11it.)a11 t l1a1. "\\rr a r r tolcl tl1at t l 1e>1·e1 iH a 1 ct1li a r ic.lio111 1{110,,,11 to tl1P 1·ie1 t, t l1at wl i 11 a f.>11a1'J) '011traHi l) PX l )ressP<l , se– ' 'er '..) la11g·uag is m1)loye<l to 8( 1 t THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST it f c) r t l 1. J\ 1 cl t '1 cl t s t I e 11 I a 11 g , 1 ,lg P is l l H('( I 1() <l<' lllO ll Sl l'cltv t lt P clPC'isi\ 1 (' - 11 ss <) f t he 1 1,lLlr r . 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