The Ohio Independent Baptist, July 1957

Pag~ Four THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST -------------~~ July 1957 DS AN E ATION F lo1·icla •• ) '"e tl' ere r1111n1J1 ,<J ll'Cll; ,,,J,n did l1inrl<r .11011?' (;r,1 . f):7 .·l) ()lll' },110,Ys llt)\\. lllc1ll\r fore <?s • 111ilit(1tt' ,lgc1i11st tl1t") s11iritt1c1l \Y01 - fcll'l\ ()f 111a11 . lT11fc1ir ,1 rtifi ec\s eo11- t i1111,1ll~ )l)~l'cltr· to 11rP,.. e11t l1otl1 tl1t\ cltiet)J)t,111ve ,llltl tl1 r11.io )"111('1lt t)f tli,·i11t:> lll<?ssi11gs. 1,lz e 'I 1·11tl1 ()b:c1,rcd b.lJ E11 e 11i.i1 I ,ztriguc Sc1 t a11 is ,1 treacl1e1·ollS t1·it 1( .-- ter. I Ii~ ,1 i111 i · to l)lotl{ tl1e ,,.,l)" of l1ope £01· tl1 e . i1111er a11cl to lJlight the t eRti111 11,.. of tl1 e :·ai11t. Ili de- • ·e11ti,.. e a11d le~ tr11eti,· abilit3T i. l1ei11Q· ,,,.oefl1ll,.. 111i11i111izecl if 11ot ~ ~ ,,·illi11g1~~ ig·1101·ed. Ili .. ap1) ar- a11ce i · a a11 au 0 el of ligl1t. Ia11 .· ,,·eal<11 e.. .. i. l1i.. 111ai11 a,· e1111e of a1 proael1. II do!2: · the path\\"'a\T ,,·hile l1is e111i:. a1·ie. dio· tl1e pit- fall.. Diabolical tri ·ker)r i.. al""ay.· ,,·ra1)pecl i11 ele,..er· dee ptio11 11. - 11all\" f011u 1 lJe11eath a e11time11tal .. eo,·er. It 011lcl be a ~ a11ta i11. tead of the ~ a,~io111· a rablJit i11 tea 1 of tl1e 1 ..e ·111·rectio11, refor111atio11 i11. t eac1 of t1·a11 ,fo1·111atio11 goo l11e.. i11. teacl of gra e. · · I a111 a111aze l tl1at , ,.011 ar·e . o . 0011 cle erte l t .. another-- ~:o:p 1,' Pat1l . 01·ro,,,.f11lly i11fo1·1necl tl1e Galatia11.:. ' Ye ,,Te1·e 1·111111i11g ,,·e 11, ,, 1 110 lid l1i11cl e1 .. , To11 ? he d 111a11decl. The tr·1.1tl1 ~ l1acl been olJsc111 ..e i a11cl tl1 e ·a11 e p erplexecl. TJi e Tr1tf l1 Ob czlred by Fal. e R eJJre. enta tio11. Pal1l a:l~ed a11othe1~ poi11t d c111e. - tio11: 0 : en ._ ele.. (Jalatian. ,vho hatl1 l)e,,Tit ·heel , ,011 ? ' Tl1e ,vor--cl ., · · be,,·it ·l1 ecl' ' 1nea11s to fa. cj11ate ,,·ith fat ·e 1 .. eJ)1 .. e. e11tatio11 . The:y" ,,,.ere fa:c·inat cl ,,,,ith a 1· t1b:tit1.1te \\'hicll eelip~eel tl1 e glor•JT of ( 1 hri.-t. The}· foll11d a ce1·tai11 co11te11t111e11t i11 that ,vhich ,,Ta.. fal. e. That i: ,,~ h)" tl1e a po. tle t e1'111ecl thcn1 · · . e11:ele:. . Their l)ette1-- j11clg- 111e11 t l1acl l)ee11 1·e11(l e1·e l i11ope1·– ati,Te. Ile l1acl gi\" 11 the111 the true fa (·t: of tl1e g·o:1)r], h11t tl1 e,~ hacl 11ot obe~·efl tl1e t1·t1tl1. It ~\Ta a . tt1nui11g l)lo,,,. to hi111. a11cl h e 111acle 110 attPn11)t to (·011c-eal l1i: r111otio1J. · · I . ta11d i11 (1011l)t of JTOll,' l1r • f1·a11l{l,· f'o11fes.·rc1. • Tl, e Tr1ctl1 ()bsc1r r ecl by f'll1l111'11g D l eicc: It i the cle,,, il . 1) la11 to co1111te1·– attac.k ,,"'here,·er the o·o pe 1 i.· ad- D ,. . "'. Jt1 r (t 1l A· li 11 Log. · cl o 1 z ,·a11ced. 11 P Hi111. to c>ft:et, 01· to o lJlit e1·at e if J)O.,. il1le t 11 e ,,~01·1{ aeeon1T)li:l1Pc.l l))" t.110 ~' 1i1·it . I_.... or .. ti 11 o 11 r a 11 c · i e 11 t f e l)otl1 :erk to ,,·01·1{ ll. ' ,,,oe: II i .· e1·aft a11cl 110,,·e1· are g1--pat, ..c\ 11d a1·111rcl \\"itl1 c:1·t1el l1ate·- ()11 ea1·tl1 is 11ot l1i: r<1l1al. "fl1e fal. e te,1cl1er. a1·g:l1e(l .. e11- ti1n 11 ta1l)r tl1a t a 1·elig·io11 . 0 time– }101101· cl a., fJ t1 lai:111 .'l1011lc1 11ot l)e tl tt er l ,.. cli:e cl 1 .. clecl f 01· a 11e,, 1 1·e,Tela- .. tio11 . 'fl1is ·01111 lecl 1·ea..011abl . Tl1 }alatia11s tl1er·efore t1·ie 1 to ap- 1 l.. Ol)l'late t}1 p 11r,,r ,,,}1i]e .:till 1·e– tai11i11~: tl1 ol l. rr11e)'" gatl1e1·ecl i11 tl1e 11a111e of 1 l1ri. t l)tlt olJ. e1·,,. cl ·pe('ia 1 cla.,·. · ,111c1 111011tl1. <111 cl ti111e.: a11<l , ..ea1·.,. l a11l H 1·ea ·tio11 ? · ~ lf • l b11il l agai11 tl1 thi11g· · ,vhicl1 I (le. ' tr·o)Te l, ' he ex1 lai11 cl, ' I 111ake lll)'"SC? lf a tr a 11.·gre.. ·01·. ' o·ai11 he i11te1·rog·ate. : ' ' ..t.\..1·e ) r RO fooli:11, that. l1a,yi11g· lJeg t111 i11 the ~ })ir--i.t, :)"<:' a r e 11 o,,. 111acle 1) e rf ert i11 tl1 fle. 11 ! ' Tl, e C1(11t. eel J>erpl e.recl by a C1onfrai•e1i1· ,ng P ozv e1· Tl1e te11 'e te 11. th tale. Tl1e,r .. l{ 1 ere 1 ..t11111i11g· ,,,ell b11t th p1~ e11t cl e1111011 tratio11 \\ 7 a , a11 ,rtl1i11 o· l 11 t ~ eo111111e11clable. A <: a1·eflll o1). e1·,·c1- tio11 ,,Tot1ld i.11cli ·ate tl1at a g1·ot111 got off to ct good ·ta1--t i11 . pi1·it11al c1e,.. elo1)111e11t the11 lo t tl1eir .. e11 e of cli1·e ·tio11. Tl1 3r hacl ,,.,a11d 1·ed '" it1C' ly afielcl. "1 l1err ha: e, 1 p1· l.er11 ,1 ,,·a:'-" that ' :ee1net11 1·igl1t to 111a11. IIo",.. 1·eaclilv 011e n1a,- • • :t t1111lJ] e i11to a cleto111·. The (-} }1- la tia11. 1111abl e to cletrct error, fell ,·iet in1 to fal ·e t eacl1er. . . 11ppo. e the i11t1 ..l1cle1... lid ha,,.e ·011,·i11ci11g· crec1e11tial:. 11, 1 011e .. llla }r })l'O l11c a reco111111e11clatio11 . ~ll])PO , tl1eJr ,vere pl a ·a11t i11 their 111a1111e1\' a11cl 111etl1ocl.·. Pei-. 011al 11i– cetie. are 11ot p1·oof of ge1111i11e11e.· , no1-- 0 ooc1 platform p rfo1 ..1na11 ·e the 1 1·ite1--io11 for orthodox)·. Thot1~h ,,1 e 01.. a11 ano·el fro111 l1ea,·e11 pr ach any other go pel . . . let him be a e11r· eel, ·a111e the :ting– j11g i11 lict111ent fro111 th apo._ tle. Tli e 'all ·e Perpl execl by I ll-Per llCL io,1 1~al1l e ti111ated the erioll ue.. of the " '"hole 1natter a bei11g the er1tti,,.alent of a 1·e- ·1·11 ifixion of 111 .. i t. B11t the (ialatia11 had clo e l thei1' e}Te. to tl1e Truth. The3r had become fa c.:i11atecl ,vith fal. 1·epre. entatio11. . The)" l1a l lo. t tl1ei1· te tin1011,... The,... " '"e1'e ~ . 11tte1 ..l>" co11fl1 eel. The a1 o tle . tatecl that h " "a afraid of th 1n af1--aid of the J)O · ible eff t thei1-- i11co11 i. - te11ci ,, ... 0111(1 ha,· e l1po11 then1 and 11po1 tho. 1 .. ot111d abo11t them. Ile <·011ld 1·each but 011e co11cl11 ion: Tl1i pe1 ... L1a io11 co111etl1 11ot fron1 hi111 ,,·110 alled vol1. ' .. Tl1 ma11}r i11te1--1~ogatio11 a11cl e111otio11al 011tbt11 .. t . i11 t lie }"al- atia11 epi tle re,..eal . on1ethi11g· of th i11te11. it,T of Pa11l . ·011 ·e1'11. .. ,,.,..hethe1.. thev " yo11ld 1·ecei,"e l1i: • 1·ep1--oof a11d a111 11cl tl1eir ,,,.a3T \'{a a 111atter that he n111. t lea,·e ,,.,he1·e faitl1 1·e t . ,.,e1·}r p1·ol)le111. D1·aw- i110· f1·0111 l1i O\Vll l)eI' 011al x- pe1·i 11 ·e h affi1·111ecl that lie ,,,,all{ed UV 1·e, ,.elatio11 li,re cl b,· . ' .. faitl1 a11d ·e1·\"ecl ,, 1 ith teadfa t- 11e.. . 01-- i11 th ·'"ro1·d. of a11othe1 .. . ' ~\. f 01-- 1ue and 1n,.. 11011 e, ,,·e • ,,rill e1·, ·e the l;or·cl. ' Tl1 (' a1c ·e P rple.red by Li 1·t f ll l " ltb ·tit1tfion The 1 .. ecle n1ec1 people of tl1e Lo1--cl 111 tl1i.. ao·e ar 1·efer1·e l to a tl1e f e>JlJJl e~ tl1 bocly a11cl th bride . 1."11 ) r • peal, 1·e })eeti,rfl)~ of ,,ro1·- .,11 ip. . e1·,ri 1 f' a 11 l f ello,,· hi 1) ~ of ro1111111111ion to1nn1i ,., io11 a11 cl com– pa11io11 l1ip. The t1·ateg'}' of a– ta11 i. to eo1·1·11pt the ,,·01 .. hip, to