The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1957

P:lg 1 THE OI-IIO INDEPENDEN1' BAPTIST December 1957 ----------- THE EFFIC CY OF PRAYER 1'\ , 1, 1, \ ~. 11( :\ 11~1, ] 1~. (1 l~i\ \ .,. }•~ :'\. ] )H "to r . Fi r . t l~,ll)t is1 C 1 l1l11·el1. .c\ vo 11 , ()hio • .\ l~il1}p ~l t'88H!.?.<' tl eli,·Pr Ptl ,1t I•:lJ"r ia to t he 111c>8se11 g·ers <1 ss(' t11 l )l Pt l f (>r tll (' \1111ltal ~l c>e t i11µ; of t l1e () l1it) 1\ s. oe ia t io11 l ) 11 (\ () f t l 1(' 111 ()st l)l(' 8~ (1 ( l (_) x- llt'l'lc..' lll'('~ cl ' }11·i"t icl ll l'O tll t l l10})t' to t' l l.lt )~. f r t) l ll cl s tt1<.l)- i11 t llt' \\'Ol'<l <>f ( ~ )tl, i~ t<.) l1e l1 ,1tl 111 111rcl it ,1t it>11 l)ll , t1111p >f t l1e g·1·e,1t 13iblr 111·a)·r1·~. ~_,() l' tl1c l "l1ri8t ic111 br. lir ,·r,1· i11 ot11· ti,1 ,·. ~t1 e 11 ,l .. t 11cl ,· i..· 111ost 11r.eclf111. • • S e r i<)llS t l1ot1g}1 t 011 t li e r eeor c1ecl J)l'tl~·er s of l~cllll \\·ill }) I'O\ '(l , ·e1•3r J)rofit,1ble to ,111).. l·c lie,·e1·. F o1· x – ,11111)1~ . t l1i11l~ of l1is t ,,·o gr eat 1)1·a~ .._ er~ i11 E1)}1(' .. ia11. 1 :l."5-2:3 a11cl ~3 :1-1- :21 . I11 t l1 f i1·st 0110 \Y t 1 l1a,l'e l1i111 1)re --e11ti11g· ~·0111e of tl1e 1110:t p1·e– l· io11s ,111tl p:1·eat doc t1~i11al trllt 11.· of t l1e 1 l11·i t i c1 11 cl1l11·r l1. 111 the '"e ·011d 1)1·aJ'"e1·, the apo. t1e l111folc1: tl1e great11e of Chri. t '. lo, .. e. ~ Tl1e l1oolt of ~J a111e. gi, 1 e u . one of t l1e 1110 t 1·e111a1·l~al1l e . tate1n e11t i11 L"c ri1)t111·e 011 the :11l)j ec t of l) l'a).._ e1-. a11d 011e tl1at is a r eal chal– le11 g·e to t he 1 h1·i. t ia11 lJe li , ·er . · · Tl1e effe ·t11al £e1--,·e11t p1· a3 1 er of a r ig·hteot1 111a11 a,·ailetl1 11111cl1 (.J a 111 e 5 : 16) . Th e w or· c1.· 4 e f - feet11al ' · a tl · £er,..e11t' ha, ,e r f – er e11ce to a p1"'a~v·e1· -n"hieh i. a,·aiJ– i1 i ·, t l1at i. 011e ,,·hi ('h b1·i11g·: 1--e– .·111 t : it i. eff e iutal . The ,,v hole f 01·ce of the 01·io·i11al i l)eHt ex– I)r e eel b~ .. the ,,rorc1 e11 er g·et ie, 0 1· ear ne t. l u othe1-- ,,·01·c1.-. it i. tl1e ear11e t 0 1· e11e1·getie 1 1·a),er of a 1·i2:l1t eo11s 111a11 whiel1 a, 1 ail: 11111ch . I t i. ~ 110 t : impl}" a11 en1l)t}-r 1)1·a ~vre1·, bt1t 011e ,,·hicl1 i: 111acl e t o (locl i11 . i11c:e1~e ea1·11e:t11e .. A good illt1:t1·atio11 of the ,,·or cl.· · 'effe ·t11al' ' a11cl ' · f e1·, Te1 t ' i: to },e fo 1111cl i11 t l1e g r at 1)1·a~v·er of :\Io ·es 11ttPr·ecl ,,hile \\'" it h {ocl 011 the 11101111t. (Joc1 hac1 callecl l1i111 up t o the 1uo1111tai11 that ,,Ta: l1icl c1e11 i11 tl1e c: lo11cl of .-111ol{e. I I(' hacl lJee11 a,,,.aJT f1·on1 the p eoJ)le of f :- 1·ael alJ011t for·t , .. cl a,... . ,, 1 l1ile (}ocl ._ ._ \\'"a. oi,,i11g l1i111 t he te11 co111111a11cl - 111e11t:. Aa r o11 l1acl lJee1 left i11 eha1·ge of the ·a1111). Fi11all)-r Is– rael l)eta111e i1 1patie11t a11cl :aicl t o ...-\ aro11 •' ( Tl) n1al<e ll. gocl · ,,,}1icl1 l1all g·o lJefor e u. : fo r a.· for this :\Io ·e. ·, the 111a11 that l)r ot1g·ht t1. · tlf> Ollt of the la11cl of E gyr)t \ \re ,,,ot 11ot ,,,.hat i. beC'o111e of hi111., · .r\ a- 1·on f ollo,,· cl their e,.. il . t1g·ge. ·tio1 a11cl 1naclr a mol te11 c;alf. '\\.,.l1e1 the~ .. had beg·1111 to ,,·01-. h ip tl1e c-alf Goel . aicl to l\Io. e. · ( iO, g·et t l1ee clo,,T11: £01· t J1~,. peo1)le ,,~hiC'll t hot1 l)r o11ghte. t out of the la11cl of }:g:r·pt. ha,"e co1·r l1ptPcl the111.·el,·e. , : tll (:\)l' llcl \' P t11r11ec.l ,1sicle q11icl{l), Ollt t) f t l1 t:\ ,,Ta,.. ,,Th icl1 I ro111111a11 cl ecl • tl1 t1111 : t 1 , .. l1a,· 111acle t he11 a 11101- • t r 11 <:cllf, a11cl ha,· ,,Toi-. hippe l it , a J 1 l l1a ,·p . ·~1 c r if i 1 e l t her e11nto, a11d 'c1icl, · The:e be th3" gocl , I r ael ,vl1ich ha,'e b1--ot1ght t hee lllJ 011t of th l la1 clof E g3rp t (E xodt1 32:7- ) . od . ft11·ther ,vo1~c1 t o l\Io. e ,,·as that IIe ,,l'ot1lcl 110 lo11ge1-- toler – ate I 1·ael · Ile \, 1 ot1lcl blot t hem Ollt a. a 11atio11 i1 in1111ec1iat e j t1do·me11t ~ Ile ,,,.011ld l)egi11 ag·a in · Il e WOl1lcl * 111a lce a l) ople f or Il i111 lf £1·011 J i o.e. s eel . \\rhat lic1 Jf o._e 1o ? E xo 1,1. :32 :11-13 t ell.· tls. Ile b - :011gl1t t l1P l Jo r l 11 ot to l o . ·o l)u t ~a,,p the l)eop le a1 l t h 11atio11. 111 ,Te r:e 14, ,,~e 1·eacl '· The Lo1·cl r epe1 te l of the e·v·il ,~/ l1i ·h Il e t l1011g·ht to clo 1111to II i · l) eOJ)le. I I er e ,,·e l1a , ye t l1e f t1ll 111 a 11i11 ~: of t}1e ,,,or cl.· ef f ect t1al ' a11d ·fer – ,·e11t. ' '' hat a11 ill l1: t 1"at io11 fo 1-- 011r tex t ! · rI' l1e effee tt1al f e1~, , 11t - earne. 't , e11e1·g·et ic p 1·a)re1· of a r ig·l1t eo11~" 111a1 a,·ailet l1 111t1 ·11. The 111 a11i110· of t l1e ,,,or cl. 1·igh t– eo11: 1na11 hcl: 1·ef er 11 ·e to a }J 1--– so11 ,,rho i ' 1·ig·hteo11 ' i11 l1i ta11d– i11g· l1efo1--e God a1 cl 1·io·ht Oll i11 r1j ,· I) 1--:011al ·011 cl t1ct . I t i.· t he an1e ,,To1"cl t l1at i.· t1sec1 in de: ·1·ibino· the r ig·h t eot1: 11 :: of J e 11. 1 h1--i t . I t i. a l. o the root ,,To1·d f1·0111 w hi 11 ,,·e cleri,/e the ,,,or c1 j u t j t1 t ify a11c.l j 11:tificatio11 . Tl1e 1--ef e1~e11ce is t o a ju. tifi d p er : 01 · 01 ,vho J1as reeei\TPC1 l11·i. t · jt1 t i11 hi · .·ta11cli11g bef or·e God. Th : co11(l 111ea1 i11g· i.· t hat of t he ju:t p e1 .. ·011 livi11g a 1·ig'"ht eoui life. 11e 1na:v· be j t1 t if ied b fo r e ocl bl1t if hi: ·01 du ·t i 1 ot i11 accord \\'ith the ,vill of TOd a. et forth in the '\"\ 7 or d of 1 od , hi pra)'er ,vill be hinc1e1--ecl. J e ll aid i11 J ohn 15 :7 ' I f ve abid e in me and mv word ~ ~ alJide i11 yol1 ye hall a k what ye ,vill a11d it hall be do1 e 1.1nt o }TOll . g·ood illu t ration of the ' rio·h t eot1 ma11 i t hat of Zach – ariah anc1 hi ,vife Elizabeth (Luke 1 :6) . They wer e both righteot1 bef or e od ,valkino· in all t he ·omma1 dment and ordinan ce of t he Lord blamele . Two t hing a1~e aid abol1t t hi cot1ple. They ,,,.er e ju. t i11 tl1eir t anding bef or e TOd a11cl t hes.. wer e rio·h teOl i11 ~ their-- da il,r conduct . ., T l1e ,vord a, ,aileth much ar·e al o ver y int er e t.i11g· a11d import– ant. The}'" mea11 t hat ll h a p1--ayer i , .·t 1--011g; it ha efficac} 1 p ower ; it "Till Pl"e\"a il with God ; i t o, 1 er– C'Ollle the 1~e i tan ce a11d ecu1--e t he obj e t . 111 oth er ,,l'ord the earne t . or e1 e1--getic p1--ayer of a ju tified 111a1 ,,,,all{i11g in t he will of Goel i able to o, 1 er ome t he 1--e i tan ce ancl . ect11·e t l1e obj 1 t f 01-- ,v11i h the pet it io1 r ec1ue t . To illtl t r ate t he "\l'Or :l a, 1 ail- eth n111 ·h ,,Te ig·ht you Act 1:2 :3-11 . IIe1~od had beheadecl .J a111e . \"\ 7 l1e1 h e a,,, that it . o l)lea 'e l the J ew he toolc P et e1-– i11t o ·t1 to i T had him bot1nd u11der f otll" g·l1ard t hat i t111de1~ t he g·t1ar lian. hip of fo111· hif t of fo t11~ g·l1a1·cl ea 'h t ,vent3T-fou1· hol1r a la3'". Iler od 01 ..d e1~ecl l1im kep t ect1re– l11 t111til after the f ea t. P et er wa. ~ ·ha ined to a . olc1ier~ 01 eit h r ide , a11d t ,,,,o . oldier gl1a1 ..c1ed t he pri - 011 e11t 1--ance. P et er ,,Ta o ecu1 ..ed i11 c11 tod3'" that it ,v h11manlJ,. in1po · ible fo1 .. him to e cape. fl er– od hacl e t abli h d l1i exect1tio1 date. Tl1 11ig'ht befo1 ..e P et er· \'\a. to clie th ·l1t1r ·h ( ct 12 :5 ) 1nade p1--aJ'"e1· \vithou t cea ino· t1n– to 1 od £01-- him. hat happe1 ed ? Did th e}Tobtain t he obj ect f or· ,,,.hich tJ1ey p1·a)'"ed ? v er e they able t o o,re1-- on1e the 1--e i tance ancl obtain t he obj e ·ti,, of t heir p1·aJre1· ~ The a11. ,ve1-- i ye . P et er .. ,va a,vaken ed by th a1 g·el of th e Lord the chain f ell off, t he pri on doo1· open ed t he high iro11 gate ope11ed P et e1·