The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1957

Tct, TIIE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST__________December 1957 PRO SES TO LI BY J l l\~"' ,l ~'t' :.ri , l' l l ll) I~ <' \ . \\Til lia 111 . \ . l{r <)Cl{, 1>ctst or t> f tl 1<1 I111111a11t1r l BaJ )tiHt < J 111 r <·1 1 <)f ( ~(l l t1111l 11s . a t tl1c' c11111 t1a l 111 Pt1t i11g· <)l' t l1P ()h i<> .c\ ,·soc·iat i<>11 ,1t I~l.)' 1·ia. { t i"' ("() l lt l Pll <'C l f <) l' J)11ll li vclt 1() 11. l' t' \. t: ·· 11 l, ~t,l~·g·t' l' ('<l 11c>t ,l t tl1 c) J)r c>1l1i"<'" <lf l;c>cl tl1r <l t1 g· J1 11111 r li <' f . · · l~ (.) }lltl ll .;; -! :~() \ \ ·e ell' <.' ,1 11 f<l 111i li ,1r ,r itl1 'l' c) rrr' )' 's l1cl<)l~ tl l l 'I llt' }>c) \ \"t) r c) f J>rcl)"l! r . ' '"" e ,,·<'1'(' n1 1n/ed ,lt tllt' l'<'Heticl11 to t J1p f i r~t f c>,,· 111t)s"' c1 g·rs ,,·e ~rel,~<' 011 tl1t> 111,1i11 11oi11 t of tl1at l)ook· . · · 1"" P l1c1,·p 11ot l1rl'Ht1se 3 .. e ask: 11 ot .' ' l t ea111e to 011 r at te11 tio11 tl1at tl1e1 111a– jo1·it).. c)f 011r l)POl)lP ,,·p1·r 11ot 11si 11g 11rcl~-e1· as a11 e,Te1·~,. la)'" . '"'orl(abl e tl1i11~ . ()11e of 011r 11·of e,, io11al 111 011 acl111itted t l1at l1e pra)'"ecl e,1 1·11e:tl3·, l-- 11t 11ot f <) r tho. e ,,,. it 11 ,,· 11 0111 he ha cl cc)11t ac t . Tl1i. ·it t1a tio11 11ot 011 lJ.. ·t ar·t 1 eel 111e bt1t ·all, ed 111 r t o 1·ec1lize that , ,·e a J)a: t o1· ,,·er e fa il i11~· t o 111akr tl1i... 111ar,Te llol1. J)o, ,·er ,,·J1ieJ1 (+ocl ha g i,,.e11 11: a ,,·or l<able, l i,·i1g· ({o pel. I. it 11ece ·sar3~ to li,·e 011r al,,.a tio11 i11 ,r a1· 11, .. a 11 l , .. et 011t- ~ ~ ,,..a1·dl}- be be et l)) '" e, ..er3.. '.,11all ,,·i11d ' · that co111E\· alo1 o· ! "'\"\ e 11111 ·t l1a,,.e a11 1 g·i, .. e ou1~ people a i11·ac-tical , dail,· li,·i110· i 11 h1~i t . 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I t ~a,.. · i11 011r i ext t l1at ' .1:\.l)r a- • • 11 ,1 111 :tagg·er e l 11ot at the 1)1·01111: e.1 of (rotl. ' · \\-r}1at i · a J)r·o111i ~e? The si1111)lP 1efi 11it io11 is t1 at a f)r o111i ·p is · ' ( )11 e ' : J)le lge to c111otl1er t o (lo <) l' 11ot to clo . 0111et l1i11g . per ifiecl . ("e1·tai11l,.. t l1i. i. 1111cl eJ-. t a11clal1le E11 glisl1.· ... 1 0111 eo11e l1a · aicl th 111or e diffict1lt the ft1lfil111e1 t of a 1)1~0111ise, t l1e 11 c)1'e ,,~011derf11l t he fait}1. :\1a3' v\ 1 e r e111i11d ~'"Oll ao·a i11 of .i-\ braha11 a1 l ~ a1·a b. 'f he pron1- i:e 111acle t o the111 011 t l1e hl1111a11 1 , ·el ,,·a. cliffiel1l t. A11 l l)r a– ha111 a11 l .. ia1·ah had ,,·,1at 111ig·ht be c·all ecl ·L a s11i C' lce1·i11~r faith. ' The ()] 1 TPsta111 e11t : a,-.- of both of • t he111 t l1at t l1e)- lat1 g·hecl at the po:- 8i bilit).. of l1a,,i11g· a r h il :l. v"\T Ol1lcl it 1ot l)e fai r to .-a·r· that 1110. t of ~ ll,' l1a ,·e a .·11ic·lce1·i11~: fait l1 too ! The 1 r o11i.·e lool<:: o·oo l b11t Oll l' faith t11r1 ." a11cl la 11g·h: at TOd . T a111 11ot tal]{i11g· of . a,,. i11g faith. :\Io. t of ll,' ha, re 110 lo11lJt . al)Ollt Oll r b le.., · fl l ·a l , 1 a t io11 : l)t1t I a111 tc1ll<i11 o · al)ol1t t l1e faith t l1at allo\\\' t1. t o Ii, 1 e by it i11 Olll' e, ..er 3rc1a~T l ive.. I ,,·011lcl call \"Ollr att 1 tio11 to ~ that ,,,or cl 111 0111' t ext that . a } 7 , ., ... lJ1·aha1l1 L~. ·tagg·p1·0c1 11ot . ... To,,· NEEDED- MORE WEDGES The missionary zeal of our workers is opening many doors for wi tn essing to J ews concern· ing their M essia h Savio ur, the Lc rd J esus Christ. le is one thing to open these d oors; it is a n other thing to keep them open . For this more full-t ime wo rke rs a re n eeded t o minister in the n ew fi elds. The g if ts o f the Lo rd's p eople are the wedges tha t will keep these doo rs from closing . IBJM M ission a r ies a re witness· 1ng in I srael, Europe, includin ; b e h in d the u iron Curta in » . N o rth Africa, M exico, India a nd Aus tra lia. Our publica tion , THE EVERLASTING NATION ca r– r ies their inspiring reports a s well as the la tes t a nd most in· fo rming news of I srael in wo rld T cwry. Free copy ,; vn reques t. L.·; Dr. Jacob Gartenhaus, ..:,., ~I /•' · ,, Or. Robert G. lee. President '<, ' . · Chai rman, Advisory Board ,,·e1 1·ealiz t h is 111ea11:, ' l) icl 1 ot clolll)t . ' • l~11 t 111a, r 1 t all ,·011r at- ' ~ 1 e11t io11 to tl1e 1·oot 111ec111i11g· of thi: ,,·01·cl ? To l)t1t it i11 t he 11atl1ral a1 d t l1 lit e1·al it r eally ·a1r.· that ' .. '· AI r aha111 di l 11ot get ot1t his t a bl t a11d l)e1 til a11cl ,,r1•ite do,v11 e, 'erJ" logi 'al r ea:01 ,vh}" it ,,,a.· i111 po.. i ble f 01-- t he p1·omi e of od to lJe t r11 e. It mea11 t hat after co11. id rin()' the h t1ma11 side of t he l iffi t1l ti . he clid 1 ot d i believe. Th for ce of the ,vord ca1 hit ll.' a lJit hard r if ,ve 1·emember that p a. ·age in Lt1ke 24 ,~h er e t1 e t,,·o di. ·iple. wer e walk i11g· clo,,11 the En11na11 r oacl . t hev ,,alked. "- it . ay t he~· 1 .. ea 01 ed together. The t ,vo di ciple took, a it ,,.,er e. their pe11cil. ot1t a1 d ,v1--ote dow11 e\·e1·J· p o . ible h t1111an r ea on wh~– it ,va: in1po . ible f o1~ t he Lord to 1·i. e f r on1 t l1e ieacl. Tl1e1,efo1,e t he, ,. • l1acl come to t he hl1n1a11 con l t1 io11 t hat 1 h1 .. i t col1ld 1 ot h a 1 : e 1 .. i e11 f r o1n t he dead . Fait Ji .JlaJ.·e t lie Proni i e T1· zl e Yol1 . ee i1n1necliatel~y.. f r om thi. l10111 e 13· i11t er p r etat io1 that ,v her e r ea. 011 . top f ai t l1 begin . I t i fa it l1 t hat 11al{e.. the pro1n i e of (}ocl t1·l1e. Tl1 f i1~ t t e.· t of a p r ..omi e i : t he 1J1·01n i e mt1. t be t rue. The :ec:011d t e. t i · : t he abilit3· to g·i,Te the p1~01n i. e. 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