The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1958

TIIE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST - -------- February 1958 THE CHURCH IN ITS 'I'WO-FOLD ASPECT l3, 1)1 . ,J . lR\Tl~(; I ~:EH I1;, J) i1· etor • 1~ 1 cll ()\,·sl1i1) of I3a11ti. t.· 1~ 01· II 0111c l\Iis: io11.· CHAPTER II RELATED TRUTHS ~\ 11 i11trlli- ot111 t cl1 "Cll . - ....... ~ic111 of ou1, ~ l l 1) .i r c t l' - f{11irf'S clt tl1e , ·e r.'- l1e~:i1111i11~: a "'t tl<.1, of r r lat t~(l tr11tl1s. • 'l'll~l'l' rt l't) ~()lllP ,,· }10 l'PQ."8 I'd f /1 C h~i,1g(l c.J 111 <l 11 <7 ti, ( 1 l11t rcll a..: . )~- 11 0 11.''"lll ()ll ", otl1er ... ,,~itl1 e 111al i11- ,i. tc111e lli~t i11frt1i. l1 l)et,,·ec11 the111. ~l cl lool~ clt tl1 r . eri11tural t eael1- i11g· 011 thi~ ,,·ill 11ot be ot1t of place. 1'l1e · · l~i11o·clo111 · · a · 111e11tio11ed i11 tll t' ~eri1)t111·e i.: 11ot ::-11,,~a)'".. tl1e ,a111e : Tl1e l~i11 10111 of TO l i.· all i11ell1 ... i,·e. ·· .Jpl10,..al1 l1ath e tab– li. l1e l l1i: tl11·011 e in tl1e l1ea, 1 e1 :: ...\ 11(1 l1i. l~i11 o· 10111 1·l1letl1 o, 1 e1"' all. 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I irit11al 1·at]1er t 11 ,1 11 c1 ,·i . il)l 1·eig·11. ...\ . 1 • CraelJ ] i11, i11 The }o J)el of :\ Iatt l1e,\r, a11 ExJ)O itio11, ,,·1·ote : · The I i11g·do111 of tl1e hea, ..e11 i. 11ot h a,· 11 11or i it tl1e hl11 .. h a11d 11po11 thi. fa t 1·e. t th tI·ue 111 a11i11g· of t he ,,,.or·d. lJef01"'e 11 . ~ otire tl1e place P et e1"' ha in tl1e ch111·e11 is 11ot cliffer ent f1.. 0111 the 11lace e,"el .. J.. belie, r 1.. hol l in t he a; e111l)l,.. th1"'0112:h t l1 crra ·e of }ocl . It i. f ir. t gi,.. e1 ,,·hen the Lo1"'d Hl)eak of o·i·v-i11g· l1i111 th k }" of the Ki11g·cl 111 of tl1 h ea,, n . . H e eo11f e1"'.' 11po11 hin1 a11thority for ar– tio11 11ot i11 the ·h11r ·11 bl1t i11 the Ki11g·cl o111 of the 11 eave11 . It i. tl1e1"'efo1"'e ,,.,.l .. 0110' to a3r that the LOl"' 1 g·a, ·e t.h ke~v··. of t l1e l1u1 .. h to P ete1" t111le:: 01 e a .. 11me ( ,,..l1ich ofte11 i do11e) t11at t h ht1r 1 and the Kin~rdon1 are i le11ti ·al . 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Tl1i. t acl1in~r of t l1e ·3 .. 11 0110111~ .. of the l<i11 g· lo111 a11 ] ( 1 }1111·ch i : hO\\ .. - - - Capetown - capitai city of the Union of South Africa - colorful metrop– olis divided into white, black, coloured and Indian districts - has enthusiastical fy welcomed the Pocket Testament League. PTL has mobilized men and gospels in an alf-out effort to reach its polyglot population. · 1 \ " . ~ t I • l • I PTL teams have received the support of city and school officials to hold giant GospeJ rallies in the streets and schools and in 4 great stadi - urns of Capetown . The Capetown Campaign Goal is to preach the Gospel and di stribu te Scripture portions to everyone - black, white, coloured and Indian. You are invited and urged to participate in this campaign through your personal support of PTL. Your help is needed. 1 t i • i ' t l i • c, ,e1· 11ot . llp})Ol't cl l)~.. ~ 1 ·riptu1·r. ~fatth ,,·, r11apter 1:3, 111al<e. thi: plai11. 111 t l1i. cl1apter it i e,11- l e11t tl1at the e11tir e p e1 .. iod betwee11 t l1e 0111i11p:. i. i11,Tolvecl . The ti1ne ·o,,er ecl exte11c1. to the co11. 11mma– tion of the ag th11. pa:t the Ra1)t11re of the l1t11· ·11. The pa1"'– able of the l1icl trea. t11·e a11cl pear 1 of great p1--i e are of par– ticl1lar i111portance in thi. co1 11 ec– tio11: an ol)ject of p ecial inte1--e. t to O 1 appear "1t 7 ithin the kino·clo111 i11 each. Tl1e · t r ea 11re i o·e11- e1·all>"' co11 i 1e1·ecl bJ.. t eacher to he natio11al I r"ael hidden in the world– field (Ex . 6 :6 ~ 1. :.- 6 · J er. 30 :10 11; 19: - 6 1 -:..0 ) . The pearl b,~ the ame at1thoritie i . aid t o 1Je '" the ht1r h- a choice p ea1"'l among· p ea1"'l. . The l{i11gdom i world-"1t"ic1e a11cl ag·e-long·, the l1u1 ..ch i the 1"'03 ... al ge111 " ·i tl1in that kino· lom. The l{i11o·clom en1lJ1·a · · the hl11·cl1 with– i11 it. bol1n 11~ie b11t the hl1rch 1·en1ai11 a11 entit,r . el f-contained . ._ Tl1e kino·cl o1n of hea, 1 e11 i11 it n1,.. - ._ ter)r fOI"'ID in ·lll le all 011 t l1e ea1,th " who profe . ome Ol"t of alleo'- ia11 to IIea,·e11 : a11thorit,.... It ._ l1a both o·ood an 1 e, .. il n1e111 lJe1 ... Tl1e ht11· 11 i tl1at con1pan)~with– i11 t l1e l<i11g·clo111 e 1 ct , ho e11 of .rod a11d p1~eciot1 xocl' o" ,.11 l)e 1 t1lia1· 011ce1"'11. f thi ompa11y ' h1'i~' t i Lord bl1t not l<i11g~ in t he 11·t1al meani1 g of t hat it le. The 111 ml)e1-.. a1"'e . 11bject 0111:v· i11 tl1 l{i11g·clo111 of tl1e 01 of I-Ii love . ' "\\Te . l1oulcl al o 011 ide1" the 1·elatio11. hiJ) of tli e cl11,rcli to tli e · Fa 111 il.v o 1· (}od . ' The1"e a1"e teaehe1"'. ,,,.ho ·ee the. a· ,,.11on, ..- ._ ._ 111ot1 . 11al{ing botl1 to begi11 ,,Tith 1\ la111 a111 inclt1le the . a,..el of a 11 ~1g·r. . Tl1i: , .. ie,,· 111al{e the 1 l1t11· ·h 110 111or e of a Xe,v T e ta- 111e11t i11. tit11tio11 thau tl1e Fa1nil,.. • a11 l plac.:e.· ld T e tan1e11t . aint. a: 111e111lJ 1\• of both. "\'\ l1il it lot1btle. . i. t 1"t1e that th Fan1il·v·· of o l doe e11compa .. all the , a ,·ed of ti111e, thi. ca11 ha1·dl)r I) tr11e of tl1 e h111·ch ,,...hich a1J– l)ea1"' a~ f11tt11" i11 :\Iatth ,,,. 16 :1 . Tl1 ld Te tan1e1 t aint e,i- l e11t] , ... l1<:1c1 a l efi11it e 011,.. 1· io11 exJ) )1:i 11 e ,,. hi 11 111a l t l1en1 c hil- 11· 1 11 of C+ocl a 11 ] . o 1nen1be1· of tl1e F amil1r. ~a111t1el ' ex11e1"'ie11ce j ,· 1·e lat ~l i11 I "~ an111 1, c ha1Jte1-- 3, ,vhe1"' e i11 , , l"', ·e 7 ,,... I'ea 1, To,,,. ~a111t1 1 did 11ot , ...et lc110" " the Lord, ..