The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1957

Pa t T 11 THE 01110 INDEPENDENT BAPTIS't NES ..\lnri1t(' .. \i1· (1t'C)lll) :J l . 1\l,1ri11p l 1 ()l' l lS \ir ~tc1t1(>11 j I i H111 i . 1~., l() 1' i ( 1 cl VII. ' 'THE WORD OF GOD IS . . . . POWERFUL' ' (Hebrews 4 :12a ) '1 lti, llct,t l ll() lltl1 llcl~ (ll'lll<lll– ~trtlftl d i11 t\Y() , ·e1·,· <ll"\fi11it cl <'els<)~ • tl1,1t tl1t1 \\"<)t·c l of (;oll i~ J)()\\(lrftll ,, ll l'11 t11r11ecl t o 11 " t' ()11 tl1e 1)rol1- lP111 .._ clllcl li,·l ~ l)f 1lll 1 11 ,111 cl \Y()111e11. ''[ l1t)ll l>'}1 I l1c1 , ·r l,110,,·11 f <)r 1 :2 , ·c,1rs ~ . tl1,1t tlll) ~ ·ri11t111·es ,1rc abl e to t1·c111sf t)1·111 l i ,·c~ l1ee a 11:-;e of 111,,. o,,· 11 • )x11eriP11ee ,,·itl1 Ril )le r eatli11g·, it i 1·pfrl 1 :l1i11g a11cl 11eol11·aui11~r to see t l1;) '\\"" 01·(1 ,,·01~lt i11g· pffc 1 et11all).. i 11 t lie li,·c~ c>f ot 11<., r ~. 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"\\Tha t eo11 l l t11r la""yer, tl1e loeto1·, tl1e J)S)"chiat1'i:t, tl1 e J)oliC'e fo rte, the ...\ ""\.. , 01· · ecl11ca– tio11 ' lo i11 t l1i: ca:e t l1at 1 h1·i:t 1 a · 11 ot lo11e fa r bett e1· ! 1'/ze BilJle ... 1 Jtcl 11 II ec,rt J.Jru b– ll 1, 1. I l1a, ·e ,,·ritt011 l1ef r e a bo11t ot1r 111ari11 e i11 tl1r l)rig· ,,·110 l1a~ ac: ·e1>t c(l ( 1 l1rist t l1rot1gl1 the 13il >lc ~ ft111).. 1 la. ".'c\ 011 \\TPtl11est1a}-- 1Jig l1t: . Il e l1c1. ctllo,,·e(l tl1 e J~il1lP to e11ter c111cl c:ha11g· l1i: life. Si11ce la:t ( 1 l11·i:t111a: E,·e, 1 e 11,1.· 1·eacl fro111 (Je11e.-i.· to l :aiah. H e l1a.~ lPft ( .. atl1oli ·is111 a11d l1a · fol111cl life i11 ( 1 J1ri~t . T}1js }'"Ollllg: 111a11 is 011])~ 17 c111tl )' et 11,tcl a jtl\" 11il 0 l' e(_' 0 l' c.l i] l 'i \Ti 1 ic-111 lif f 11,1 c1 l' l l l l a ,\·a~,. f r<>111 ]1 i : })are11t. ha l l e– !--,0 l'tecl fro111 th e.a 111ctri11e <'<ll'J1~, As (~flstlans we owe the Jewl1h people a tremendous debt . Through Jewa God 's Holy Word wo1 revealed . Our Saviour was born a Jew . Yet we hove given them so little . Mll llona of Jewish people today do not even know that the ir Me11iah, the Lord Jesus , died to save them. We can repay our debt by g iving them the Gospel - now. WiII you help us reach Jews with the Gospel message through the MESSAGE TO ISRAEL broadcasts from coast to coast and around the world, by moi I and per– sonal calls . "'>ie~ ~ Write for o fr ee · ""-> copy of our i magazine, •'MESSAGE TO ISRAEL . " Coulson Shepherd, .fl' Dire ctor ( FOUNDED 1937) MESSAGE TO ISRAEL, Inc. BOX 682, G.P.O., NEW YORK 1, N. Y . ~---~~-~ February 1957 a11cl l1a 1 attei11pted e:cape £ 1·0111 ot1r . tatio11 b1·ig·. D111~i11g tl1e 111011 th: f 1·0111 la. t ~"' ept e111 her to the presr11t, t l1e 1na11 • o·rowth l1a-.; been phe110111e11al. "\i\Titho11t a11~" p1 .. 0111p– ti11g 011 111~.. J ar·t hr r e<1l1e:t ecl ba1)– ti. n1 a11cl ehl11" ·h 111e1111Jer. hi11 i11 tl1e Ber ea Bapti t 1 l111rch. Afte1· ,,~e ighi11g the 1natte1· caref11lly the ·hl1rcl1 a11tl101·ize 1 me to baptize hi111 a11c1 t1b~ ec1l1entl}.. , ~otec1 hi1n i11to 111e111be1· ' l1i1) . Il e ha. 110"" of– f i ·iall,,. . e, ·er·ecl tl1e ti e ,vith Ro- . n1c111i:111 that c1ep1·i, 7 cl l1i111 of the f ello,, ... :l1i 1 of TO cl tl1 ro11g]1 h1'i:t that h e 11cJ,r e11jO)'".' . Tl1i., )TOltng 111a1·i11e afte1· er,"– i11g· a 1 () 111011tl1 e11te11ce at tl1e X 01·f oll{ R et1--ai11i11 o· 1 0111man l, 1 la11. to e11te1· a 1 hri tian "ol– le()' a11cl afte1· that to e11te1· a 'I heoloµ: i ·al ~' en1i11a1·y to pre11a1--e l1i111.·elf £01· tJ1 e Lo1--cl ,: :e1--,rice– l)p1·ha1 · the t l1aplai11cJ". I i. l1i: l1<>1e tl1a t lie c· a11 1~eacl l1i. 11e,,·lJ" .. l)ot1gl1t leathe1' ~ 1 ·ofi lcl l-3il)le at lra:t £i,·e t i111e: lJe f 01·e 11ext ,j_\ t1g.., 11. t ,,~ l1 e 11 11 i~ 1 1 elea eel. Tl1i 111a11 ': tl1i1·:t f 01' t lie \"\T orcl of t{ocl a 11 1 hi... l e. ire to h e eel ,,·l1c1 t 110 1·ra 1.· l1a.· lJ e 11 11. ·e 1 of th HolJ, 8pi1·it to tra11. £01"'111 hi life co111= pl etelj~. I11 both of the abo,·e ca e , the 'cript t1re v\·ere allo,ved to work i11 the live of the individt1al con– cer11ed. hri tian , have yolt al– lo,,Ted God "\"\Tord to teach and in truct )"'Oll in Hi ,,·a:}1' for your clai1)1' life ? In the hancl of the II0}3, 1 pi1·i t of 'ocl t l1i. \\T ord i. tl10 1110:·t I)Ote11t a11 l tl1 onl) 1 1t1Pa11: of l)ea t1tif}, i110· a p e1·. onal– it.,~,,,ith the glo1")'" of J e 'll · ' l1ri ·t. I I o,,T lo11g 11 a it l)ee11 ·i11c:e 3Tol1 111i ·e cl a cla3" of ,,..01·:hi 1 i11 t lie l oolt ! ( 'J'l1 ,·ie,\T: ex1 1· ~.:eel he1~ei11 are l)er . ·011al c111 1 lo 11ot 11ec:e aril3 1 ref] ee t tl10:e of tl1e ( T. S. ~c:l'')'" ) l -'ro J11pt 1·e11 ewal of yoztr siib– . crfption will be appr·eciated by 01tr Ci1·c il latiori Departnierit.