The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1957

THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ---------- November 1957 Pag Four ~~ KEYNOTE SERMON AT OUR AL MEE'l'ING 1i, l{l~' \ . I~ () ) ' .) . ( 1 f 1.\t >1,. l)HstC)l' J> ptl1lP llt' l ll l~cl l)tixt ( 1 11111'('11, c~1e,·r la11cl () }1ic> • \\"llt'll l rt'l't'i,·t tl tl1t 1 l\i11tl i11, i– t,1t1t)11 t<) ~l)t 1 Hl\ ()11 tl1is Ol)l'lllllg.' 11i~l1t of ()\11· .\ 111111,11 Jl < 1 t 1 ti11g. as l It' l(' l\ic1l1 lli(l i11 ()l<l 'l'<)R1Hl11<'llt ti111t1._. I · · ~l)l'(',1cl tl1r 111ntt t 1 1· llPfo1·r tl1•. :1 l"t>r<l. '· Il e s,1itl to 111e, RPl)<~at tl1t' . \ J1o~tlt' 1~a111 ·~ <·all f<)r eo118r– ('l'c1tit)11 i11 R o111c1 11s 12 :1-:2. l tr11 .. ~t tl1at tl1t' ll ol)- ' J)i1·it 111cl).. l1e tl1r [(r ) -1lt)tt 1 1· to11igl1t. \'\T) 11red eo11- ~eerate 1 ( ', l11·i -- tia11.. ,,,.110 l1c1,·e a11- ~ ,,·e1·ed t l1e .._ l)O, t le·. 1·ec1l1e ·t for de<lie,1tio11 ,,·itl1 a fir111 a11tl 1·e- ~01111di11g· • , ·e . 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E,Te1·~r ,,.. rel{ in Oll r le, 1 e la11c1 11e" " pa per · the1·e i a c: h t1rch acl ,,hicl1 i. wo1·clecl . 0111e,,,.hat a: fo l– lo,,. : '( 1 ome ancl ,,-or hip ,,,ith 11.. ,, ...e a1--e free f1·om all 1·eligio11.· clog·– ma. ,, ...e follo,, the ethical pri11- ·iple of all 1~e}ig:io11, , ' ,._ T o,,T tl1at 111aJ'" • ou11d goocl, b11t t11ere s 0111)· 011e tro111Jle a11cl tl1at i. tl1at it cloe. ·11 't ,,,.01--lr. Doct1--i11e i., al,va:v·. · • the l)a. ·i <>f clutv, ancl C'reecl al- • ,,·a,.. · moti,Tate. to holv c·o11cll1ct. ""\11 ._ ._ xe ·t1ti\"e ,,,.ho i: . 11tC'e::ful al\\",l\T8 • accom1)a11ie. hi · rec1ue. ·t . f 01~ })I'O- cl u ·tio11 ,, .. ith a prOJ)e1.. i11ee11tive THE CALL FOR CONSECRATION a11cl a ' t1fficie11t 1noti,·e. 111 Rom- a11 12 :1 \V'e ha, 1 e a t1· lllen lOll 1·ec111e t ron1i11g· f r o1n the .r\ po tl J:)a11l · P1'e e11t , rou1 .. bodie a li,..- .. ing; .·a '1·if i ·e.' Tl1e1·e n1 ll t be a . 11ffieir11t re(1t1e. t fo r cl oing o a11cl t h 1-- i . Th 1'ea 11 ta tec.1 1),,. P ,1111 i: ' ' lJy the me1 .. ci . of xocl. .. Belo,Ted , tl1at i.· tl1e 0111}., zlf fic– ient 1·ea:011 £01· a co11. c1·atecl life. "'\"\Tl1at i : it tl1at l{e1Jt ,Ju l :011 i11 B111·111a Ta3,lor i11 hi11a a1· j r i11 I11clia ? "\\ hat i. i t l1at t ol< f i,,. 111 n thro11~:h t l1 e cla1·l{ j l111gle. · of Ji: 1t1a 101· to ·a rr}" t l1e (lo J el t o t l1 1.\ l l ·a I11clia11: 0 111·\'· to Jo e tl1eir .. li,Te: £01~ I l i g:lor~,. ! "\\That i.· it that eo111pell cl Pat1l to . uffe1· . to11- i 11g ., 1) ati11g\ , e, re 11 • hi J)\,"l' (l(.' l{ a11 l . ti ll I r . 011 ? I t ,,~a t l1 n1e1 .. ·~., of ({ocl . iO l , ln l'C}., i: 111 e11 t io11e 1 i11 '- R 0111a 1 · 11 ::30-3~ ,,,}1er th 1 o ·- t le cl ecic1e t hat '~ (}o l hath con– c l11c1ed then1 all i11 1111l)elief, that II 111ig·ht l1a,,e me1' ')'" t1po11 a ll. But the n1e1·c3r of 1 o l g·oe · f111·the1-– bat l{ tl1a11 c·l1apter 11. It o·oe ba·l~ to c· l1a pte1" . 11 l t 1 e1·e i11 t l1a t di,Tiue C'ataloo· of (}ocl · 111e1·cv . u ·h .. l)le. :iug·. a j l l tific a tio11 t h ,vi t- 11e.,.. of t l1e IIoly • I i1"i t, doptio11, (1 lo1·i fi ·atio11 a11d Ete1·11al • e t11·ity ar·e g·athe1·etl 11J) b}T th I o t 1 J->al1l. Yet the 111 1·r3'" f (iocl x– tr11 l · fl11--tl1 r tha1 c- l1apt r , 1111til it g·athe1·: 111J t l1e c11ti1· 111 • a~; of t 110 boo)< of R o111a11. . ~I 11 a1·e .· i1111r1-. · 1 l11·i t liecl to ave 1na11- l{i11cl, only l)elieve a11d li,'e . Tl1e +ocl of 11101· -~, a11 l t 11 n1 r rt)T of ( 1 od ro1111)e 1 11s to J)r e. e11 t 01t1· l>oclv to tl1 };01·cl. • II . T/1 e 1. "ole 11i11 R eq lte. t for a ro 11. ec1·at ecl L ife I 11 th 1·ec1 l1e. t p1·e ·e11 t )rou1· lJo lie a li,Ti11g· ac1·ifice ' ,,·e ha,,e al l of t he olori11g an cl a. o iatio11. of the ,J e""i. h a ·1 .. ifice . I 11 fact wh 11 1a1·y a11 l .J o. eph hr .. ot1g·h t ,J e 11. to the t emple a 1"eco1--ded in L11ke ..., .22, to pre ·ent hin1 to the Lord ,,Te ha,,e the v er1r ame ,,,ord • that appea1'. · in Ro111an · 1:... :1. et al tl1ol1g·h ,ve n1a}' find . imila1 ..itie. to the ld Te tan1e11 t a ·rifice " ·e al~o find ome diffe1,en ·e . Plea e 11ot e ,vith 111e t he . i111ila1"itie . 011r . acrifi re i to be hol1T a11d • ac e1)ta ble llll to od. 1 od wa al- ,,a),.., looki110· f 0 1.. a holJT a ·1·ifice £1 .. n1 I r--ael. It m11 t be witho11t ble1ni 11. nd 110 1na tter ,v hat time i11 l1i to1·3r the a 1·ifice appeal" it 11111 t l1e ,,Ti t l10 11t ble1ni h. The lamb of the ld Te tame11t the Lamb of od i11 th ... ew T e ta1nent and ]10 \\" tl1 belie, rer· i11 hri t are to be ,,~ithot1t 1 ot 01-- l)lemi h and it 11111 t l1e a . ac1·ifice a ·ceptable 01 .. ,,,.ell-1 l ea i11g· to +o 1. The chu1-- h at Phili1 J)i 011c e11t a --a ·1 .. ificial ift t the p o tle Pa 111 to aid hin1 011 l1i 111i io11ar}"" j ot11"ney . "\"\ h 11 he me11tio11ecl t he o'ift in the lette1.. t o the P11ilippia11 , he 1"e– f e1"1 .. e 1 to it a .· a11 o 101~ of a weet 8111ell, a aerifi ·e ac eptable well– J)le,1. i110' t111to od . · , nd t l1e1 .. e ,,.,e 1 a ,·e a lo, ·el3.. J)ict111"e of their , ae1·if ieial gift a i11 e11 e ari i11 g· i11 it ... '\\' t f rag'ra11ce to the n o - t1 .. il. of a h 13.. od a11 l plea ino· Ili111. vie lded life exude a • ·,,reet odor ,, 1 hi ·h i \Yell-plea ino· to God. The1·e are 01ne differ ence , i11 thi. aC'1--ifice a11 d the J e,,i h of– f ri11 O' II0,ve, 1 e1· . Fo1 .. t l1i. 1·e 111e.... t i callino· for .. a li i·i11g /ac1--ifi e ,,Thich i 0111· rea on– a bl e er·,,.i e. J . ll i lookino' for 11:i,e .. T ·?tO e)sre to ee th1--oug]1 t,,-o feet to g·l1ide t,,To ha11cl to ll e an l t,,.,o lip. to 1Jeal< thro11gh. -I P ete1' :2 : ~ peal< of h1·i tia11 a li·v·el3r 01· li,,, i11g . tone . h1--i tian are to be liv 1,~ ton a11d l ivinO' • . aC'1·ifiee a11d the J e,,,. l<11e,v noth- j 11 0· of that . .....\..11 of l1i sa 1"ifice ,,1 e1· dea 1 ! ~nd thi..-- i ot1r l"ea 011- a lJl e or . J)iri tt1al e1 .. , 1 i e. "\\Tl1e1.. as t lie fJ e,,,i h em pl1a i ,va 011 th , 1·e111011 .. a11d tl1e 1·itt1al od • 1·e,.,e1· e tl1i11g he1"e. He ,,rant 11 .