The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1957

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'l l1,1t t l1is i~ <' r – l '{) l lt'tll l~ l'clll be 1· r ,1tl il,· • r e11 1'1·0111 • t lll' fnl·t t l1at lfllit l' a 11111111)(>1' or t) t ltt.' r~. 11<)1 I~n 1 ti8ts, tlo J)ractie' . . 11111 l l (.') 1'S l t) 11 . 1 l t(' tlisti11g:11i~l1i11g J)1·i11 1 i1)le. f l")a1)ti. t" ,,·l1iel1 111a1·l{ tl1e111 011t a tli, t i11 ·ti,·el, · tliffe1· 11t fro111 l~r o- • t f~~t a11t, l1a , ,.e l)ec11 liRt cl 111a11~· ti111PR. cl11 <.l tl1011g·l1 £re<.111e11 tly ·111)– tl i,· itl ')tl i11t o otl1er r c1111ifi ·atio11.\ a r t~ ft)1111cl t c) eo11si~ t e.·s 111 iall~: of • fi,·e ll,t "ie 1 ro1)0..,iti 11.:. '1'11 : P ,ir e : \ l ) ~\ r ege11e1·c1te lo ·a l e l111rt·l1 111 ) 111lle r ~l1ip. ( 2 ) ..(\ l)a J)t izccl l<>c·a l el1l1re l1 111e111l1er .· l1i1), ( :3) .1\ 11 a 11- t <.) 110 111 t>l l • lot:al t·l1111·c- l1 g·c),·e r11111e11 t. ( 4 , 'l l 1" ab~o l t t t s I) ar at j o 11 o £ loe,11 el1t11·el1e. fro111 thr :-;t,1t , a 11tl ,1 l t 11 ' l) r ie: t 11 oocl of a] 1 l) e lie, re r.· or so11l libe1·t , ~. ' 'l,l1P £1111 la111e11tal J)la11k: i11 t l1c> Bapt i t 1>lat£or1n f r o111 ,,·hir h t he: e 1)ri11ei11le a1·e cleriv cl i.· that tl1<:1 Bil)l al o11e i: ot1r all-. 'l1ffieie11 t 1·t1l of faitl1 a11 l p1·a ·t i ·e. Ro- 111a11i. t.-. lJelie, ·e i11 • 1 c1·iptl1r . p l11~ t1,aclitio11. a11cl i 11 0111~ cl a)' t r a- l it io11 l1a be om 11101~e i111p or- t a11 t fo r the111 t l1an .. i 1 1·i1)ture. I.)1~ote.·t a11t ha, 1 e l)elie, 1 d i11 thr Bil)le. b11 t ofte11 t 1·aclit io11 a11cl 11o t i11fr ec1 t1e11tl~" expr <.lie11t)'". l i 1 t ate tl1e actt1al p ol itJr of t hei1· 01·g:a11i– zatio11.. I~a1)ti. t . ar l)Ollll 1 l),\r OJl C ~l1i11g· a11d 011e alo11 t J1 "'\\T 01·cl of (rO(l. 'I l1i. 1)ape1· i al1·eady fa1· t oo l r 11t!tl1J" t o i 11 C' OI' J)Or a t e i11to it a cl i t' ll .": io11 of t he fi,·e 1Jri11c·i1)lrs ,,· itl1 t·o11tra.,t to Ro111a11j.·111 or 1>1~o t e tanti._· 111. Thi ·. tl1 1 l.1or tl "'\\"'"illi11g·. ,,·e : l1all att e111pt to ·et f'< > 1·t'1 i11 a f l l t llre l)ap 1·. } ~ j " ,,Ta}r <>I' <·<>11 l' lt1 io11 ,,,.e ,,Ti. h to c- la ri f,T l>ripf]~· ,vl1at t l1t1se fi,·e J) ri11ei1)l (~~ i 11 , • u 1, e. a 1 1 cl ,,· e1 :--.11 al l l i ~ t 111 e 111 i 11 01·cl l ' : (1) B apt i:t l)elie, .,r that 110 011e t:a11 J)r op er l)- be a 111e111l)e1· of a loca 1 · l111r c-1 11n ti I he ha · bee11 bor11 again l),\'" the H ol}r ~~pirit . Tl1i . ta11c1 f ir.. t . £01· u11le on i. 1·ege11er atec1 all el ·e i n othi11g. Ile i . till t111 avec1 ancl i 11ot a 111e111 b 1· of ocl . f amil,... . 'f hi ·o- .. i1 1 ·i cle ,,·itl1 t l1e B a1)t i. t en1pha ·i "' 0 11 111i.. io11. . The p1'eac hi11g of t he (o J)el to the . al\Tat ion of .·ot1l . co111e fir . t i 11 ou1· 01'der. The TllE OHlO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST May 1957 --------------~ l{ t,f<>l' l llHii<> t l (lit l ll<> t itt <'C) l'l >C> l'H t<' t l li~ l llt<> it~ J)() l it., . t j ) ] lct }){i~t~ l)(' lj p\' P tllH { 11 () 0 11<1 <·c1 11 J)r<) J)(' l'l.'· l>(\ a 111<'111l>e1 r <> f a lc><·,11 e l111r<· l1 lt 11 t il 11<1 l1c1s l>rr11 i111- 111pr sc' cl. fc>l lc> ,, 1 i11g· l1i s r ege11r 1·at io11 1 >-'· t 1 p 11 c > 1)• ~ 1 ) i r i t . 'r 11 i ~ ,,· a :-, 1 11 <' µ:r <' H1 1>(> i11t c>f ('011tc ~ t l>r t ,,·pp11 th e, .\1 1<lbH])tists ,1 11 cl l)ot l1 I 0111a1 ist~ c1 11tl J{ c, fc) I'lll<'l'.' . 'I'l1is i: tl1e J)O it1 t cl 1 ,,·l1iel1 lllrlll ~r 111ocle1~11 g·r 11p. , ()ft p 11 ·,lll ()c.1 · 'I a l)er11ac·leH, ' (1o. - 1 rl ( 1 r11ter . or ( : o. 1 rl C 1 l1t1rel1- c>s. f,111 : l10I· t of tl1e Biblical po– s it io11 a11cl ci a1111ot lJe eall ecl BaJ)– ti.· t t l1ltr~J1e ·. Tl1e, .. i11clt1 l e a ._ 111 ix e<. l 111e1nlJe1-. 11 i 1 , i.e. l)oth b,1 p - t izecl a11cl 1111l)a.1 tize 1. Mother Forever /lr1lp l1 1'.. \ ~rJ1·r/ l 1< 11(!. f?rJs l rJrir, JJ' I CfJltld li,· f I Jl t l, rJIIS(I Jlrl .lJr n1 ·.· , I st ill 1~·0 1t lrl //1inh· r,j· Jf uf/1 rr , I? C' JJ z c 111 u c ,. i 11 u lz c r s , J 1 ; I c. · c, 1, cl t ca r .·, .l 11cl l1oz,, l {' ( l o l ·crl ec1cl1 otl, er. }·cr,r.· rr1,111 rJ I rl in1 t l, nl 1·;s i r, 1l br ir; l1f. I co 1, nt JJlY rl ec1r f.· f trra.· u1' : 1 1 l1 e.lJ 011l .1J sce 111 f rJ .·Il er/ ,,io r e ligl,t f .. JJ0 11 l i er 11• rJ1 ·t /1 a11cl 11cr1s 11 r e. 1 1 /1 c ( 1 /1ri.· t i r111 fr1i fli t/1c1t fl11'01tg l1 71 r, · .· /1 r; J, r I . · . t ill ,, 1 .11 i, 1 : p i r <J t i o 11: 7 1 /1 11· i : cl onl of l1 e1· 11·r1,11s I o z111 ll ri f l l J}l (Jrr OJJPl'(Cia f io,, . I f I co1tlcl Ii i· t e11 f/1ou.·(111rl .1 ar.-. Tf r; 1l ' t l1i1!1· .lJOlt f r ir 11cl a11rl b ro t l i er, ( 1 01t l cl I J'o1'g I tl1 at rlrC! c1111 tl,at c/1eers .l111cl oj't bri11us bc,c/1· n1.i1 11, tlzer ? ( :~) Ba1 tist~ l> 1 lip,·p tl1 a t <' ' ' ' l'>" 1 o t ,1 I <' l 111 r t l 1 j : . ·t r i C' t l,\· i 11 cl r 1 P11 (le 11 t of ,111 ot h c> r ·l1t11·c·l1 0s a 11 (l or ga11- iz,1tio118 i11 it: go, ·er11111e11t. Ref– <) r111at io11 g·r oll J),' 01,ga11izc·cl lc'110111- i11atio11,1l 111ac· l1 i11e · t111cl r ,,·l1it l1 l<><·ct l ·l1l1r<· l1e, i 11 .·0111e \Yc:1 \". a1·e • ~ltl )jPet 1<J t l1e ,,Till of tl1e ,,.. l1ole g·r olI l). l~a l)t i.-ts 1{110,, ,. 11 othi1 g· of cli:t1·i t bi.·1 01 · :t1p 1·i11t 1 l e1 t . . a l io ·e. e 01· a 1·eg·io11a1 p i · ·opa •)". ~: ,·er ).. l oea l c 1111r c h r o 11 c. l 11 ct s its o,v11 affair: re ·og·11izi11g· 111)" .J - s11: ( '111·i t a: it:· l1ea 1. ( 4 ) Bapti t ~ belie, ·e a lo 1 al c: lltll' t h i.' ab ol11t el3r ·ep a1·at £1·om t 11 e tate a 11 1 that 11 it h r o 1-- g a 11 i – zatio 11 ha a11y 1·ight t i11fl11 1 ·e tl1 e otl1e1· a. a l)Od)r. Thi · T) l~in iplr ha. hrr1 ea1·1·ie 1 011t i11 0111· 11 a – tic)11al !1,·o,rr1·111ne11t ,vit l1 g r at b l i-;– : i11 °. X eith 1· R 111a11i t · 1101' Pro- l <'~t c111t "i l)e li <' , ' <1 tl1i !-, l>l'i11 C' iJll c' i11 i1 "' clb~<) l l tl P ~(\ 118('. l{o111p cl S] ) il'PI.., (C > ('()()J) P )'H1 P ,vit}1 thP ~tat P, l)llt l{aJ)– tist s C) ll tl1c l)asi. <> f I 'l'i111c>tl1, r ~ :1- , , l )rlj p \ rp that lc)c•aJ c·h t ll'C' ll ('~ ~}l C>t ll cJ P ll g H}.?'P () 111)· 111 i11t C' J' (' PSS() t' _\' J)l'a >~<' r f c>1 · tli P 1·t1l c> r~ a11 cl IPH<. lPrs <>f 111<' st Ht C'. ( 3 ) J{clJ) fi .· t . l>e1 ]i r\'P itl t }1 p 1>ri c~tl1 oc>tl <> f all lJPli r , ·c> r . i1 1 tl1 c :e1 8e t hat it applirs t o lil >e1 1·t)· c>f c·o1.·t ie11 c·r. Xot 0111 , .. 1 1av a ll lJe- • • li r , ,r r : go 1Je f or r ( totl clirrc· tl )' ,ri t l1011 t h1t111a11 11rcliatio11 ( i1 c·c> 11- tra(li.·ti11etio11 to J~ Ol llP ) , b11t 1 hr )r 111a;" r e ·ei,·e lire ·t 1),. f 1~0111 (~ otl t l1eir beha , ·io111· i11 1natte1-. , of eo11- .· ·ie11 ee ( i11 ·01 tracli.·t i11c·tio11 t<J l.)1·ote. ta1 ti: m ) . l~aJJti. ·t: belie,·r i 11 .·ot1l lil ~e1't,.. 01~ f1·eecl o111 of c·o11 - • seir11c·P. That i : , i11 a ll 111,11 t ers 110 cli:t i11etl}'" :t,1t ecl i11 • ·c· 1·i1)t111·e, l 11 t ,rl1i ·11 fall i11to tl1e r er1 ]1u c>f c·o11- se ie11 c·r r cl1l1 Pr tl1a11 of r r , ·Plct ti c> 11 ' 110 ,· r o tt] ta11 le~i.· lat P fo r i11cl i- ,·icl1 1al s . ,,T11at i: :tatr<.l i 11 ~ t·ri JJ– tttl' P i.· lJi11cli11g· 111 0 11 clll : ,,· l1a t lies ,ritl1i11 t l1e 1·eal111 of <:011. ·<· i <' lltP is ,vitl1i11 t l1e pro, 1 i11 c-r of 110 g1·ott J) to clP<·icle 1)~'" leg·i: latio11 fo r c)t l1r 1·!'-! . I t ,,·ill l>e : ee11 tl1c1t t]1e J)ri111ar.,~ e1111)11 a .·i.· i11 t l1r:e J) 1~i11 t i 11 lr~ 1 i P~ ')((t1a r el~ 1 011 t l1e ~ e,,· T e:ta1ne11 t r 111 - J)l1 a s i : of the loe,11 <: ht1r t l1 :. l3a1)– ti.· t .· a1~e lotal-r l1111·ch 111 i11t~ecl p ec>– l) le. It : J1ot1l l hp J)oi 1 tr l c>11t i11 <·l cl:– i11 g· tha t Bc1 pti:t.- ar r i11 c· c)lll J) l P tc> agr e0 111e11 t ,,· i t l1 I>r ot e~· ta11tis111 !!. e11- er a ll3· 0 11 t l1 t-1 ~i111ple f 1111cla111e11 tal: of tl1e ( (l11·i. ·t ia 11 fa it h a: r 111 lJc> 1iet1, fo r i11:ta11c:e , i11 tl1r .r\ 11ostl e. · ( •reec1. It i: f 0 1~ t 1 is 1·r a:c) 11 t }1a t l~ clJ)t i~ts c· a11 eoo1 e1·at r i11 rert ai11 1)r oj ec·t s ,,·it h otl1e1·s ,,... ho a 1~e t 1·11e to tl1e l1i.,to1·ic· fa it l1 · " 011<.:r fo r ,t ll clr li,,. r r ecl . · It i.· ,,·l1e11 tl1e bcl"' it· J)ri11c·i11les 1·r ~arcliJ10· loc:a1 t l1 t1rt l1- Ps <>1· .·ot1l Jibe1~t )· a r r trc111sg-1·r s ...,t-1c l t l1at I a1 t i. t s rrf11sr tO(>{)Pl'clt io11, c-· ,.,.r11 ,, 1 ith ot J1er,,·i ·e 1'1111 (la111e11t al– l)· 111i11llec1 t)PO})le. 'l, l1e ,,To r cl c>f (}ocl is t l a r i11 its c.lc >(·l ,1 r at icl11 <>f f ai th a11cl 1 r a ·ti t . \\Tl1e11 rit l1er <>f t l1e.·e t ,,·o i : t r a11sg1·e~ ·ed Ba1)– lists ]1a, ... r f Pl t t l1e111 c>l,re. obliu·atecl , i11 lo~ralt~T to t l1e • 1 C'1~i1)tlll' E1 ,"' , t c) .·r 1>a1·ate tl1 111: 1,, .-. f r o111 :1tr l1 01·– g·a 11izatio11.· 01· ·o ·i t ie. a11cl to t,t 1·1·,· OJl tl1 c\ 11 1·cl 's ,ro 1·]{ i11 ,1.·- • so(· ia ti 0 11 ,,·it 1 t 110. e ' · of lil~e f ai t 11 a11 cl 1 ra ,ti· . ' Xo bapti ·t ,,.. ill 11i11c1 r 1· p 1~ e ·11t e t ho e ,,·ho cli - ag·l' ee . b11 t l1e 1vi ll i11 i. t 011 l1i o,,·11 lil)er t , ,. t o 1~eft1 ·e a.·sc)c·iatio11 • , r it l 1 t t 11 l-3 i I)] it al or ~: a 11 i zat i <> 11·. F a r fr c>111 lecl cli11g· t o · · S})li11t 1·i. 111. ' , t l1i~ l1a~ lecl t <> th e fo r111ati c>11 of l c:11·~e a 11 c 1 g·1·0,,.,. i 11 g li cl J)t ist f e 1 lo,r~hiJ)~ tl1at a1·e t 1·t t t o the f aitl1.