The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1958

Page Ji'o\.1r ,.f HE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST February 1958 ---------- MINISTERING lla,·t' ,(.>t1 ,111,· 111ot111tai11~ to • • llll)\ t'. ...\ 11,· '-;l'clS to 1)( Slll()Ot }10(l • ()\lt J \ 11,· ~tt)r111s to l)ll st illrll ? • .\ 11,· ~i('l~lll')"~ to br l1e,1lrc.l ? ... \ 11,· • • , t)ttls ttl 11<.1 ~,1\"Pll ? fJ <.' ' lt~ :aicl, · · 'l'l1e ~ 011 <) f :\ [ ,111 ea 111 e 11ot to be 111i11istrretl 1111to J1t1t to 111i11i:t0r.,, I 11 eo11t1·,1" t to t l1i ,, ,J a111e~" a 11 1 .J 01111 ,,·e1·e lool-::i11g fo1· ,1 1 l,1c:r to sit. l f )·ot1 ,,·0111 l l1e a ·01111)a11io11 of .J e.. 11 -- , ·011 l1a ,·e 110 ti111r to ·it. ' ...\. rece11t a1·ticl ,,·a e11title l, ·' "\\... ]1at ' ~ "\\-r 1·011g· "\\r ith \\T or l{ ? ' ' ,..o 111a11)'" J) eople do 11ot :eer11 to lilc it. Tl1e,T ,,·a11t ,. l'lt1,1tion.· v lilce t l1e t,,·o -- 011.1 of ZelJec1ee at t l1e ~ .. ide of J e 1t. . ,/ e l l .Ji i,ii ·terecl t11· Lo1·tl ,,,.a · 11ot a. 11a111ecl of hi. carpe11te1· tool .. nor 1 e cl lie l1e. The ,,·orl{ he clicl ,,Tith the1u wa ho11e t a11d 0 ·ooc1. I 11 a c1a:v· ,,,.hen .. all ee111 to ,va11t 111ore pa,r a11c.l " le ,,01'lt ,,e ueecl to . ee that ther e i a limit to that. \\ 7 e l1ol1lcl lil{e ,,·orl{ fo1' it o,,·n ·al{e, a11cl fo1' the be11efit, it b1·i11 0 to ll . ~ o ofte11 ,,·e r11eet tl1e ma1 ,,.,.ho love: to .'Pe hi. bl1ck a,,T l1a11g'i11g· 011 the 11ail. It lool{~ :o goocl 11p tl1er e, . ·o he doe not lil{e to 1i:t111·b it b,r tal{i110· .. r-, it do,,·11. J € "ll b o·an hi ' n1i11i ·tr,r ''?ith a 0 . , love fo1~ ,,·orlr. Ile macle the ,, 1 at r i11to ,,Ti11e at a-11a of Gal ilee a11d ' at la t po111'ec1 out hi. 0,,.,.11 life · blooc1 for the in. of tl1e \\ 7 0rl c1 . Bet,vee11 tl1e. e two eve11t · t l1 1·e lie. a 1nultituc1e of deed. tl1at fo r ee11- turie. l1a·v·e l)ee11 t11c1iec1 ,, 1 ith an1azen1ent. It ,,Ta ,J t1. ,vho fed -the ht111g·1·y i11 tJ1e ,,ril ler11e: ·. Ile healecl the lepe1-. , clea11. i11g the111 . £1,0111 tl1eir , ·ile cli. ea. e. The lJli11d ,,·e1·p n1acle to lool< 011 the ,y·o11cler. · of (locl '. · c1·eatio11. 11cl e,re11 tho e t1po11 ,,hom death l1a l laid it. c11'eacl hauc1 ,,e1·e loo ·eel f1·on1 it, cla1111n,T cl11tche.· . "' The gr·eate. t act of 111i11i ·tr)" 1)er– fo1·med b}.. tl1e Lorcl ,va · tl1e g·ra11cl cli1nax of hi: life ,,..he11 he cliecl in the place of .·i1111er . . II e cliecl ' ' rrhe J ll, t fol"' the lllljll t,' tl1at he 111ight b1·i11g 11. to (Joel. Ile ,,·ho l{11e,v no i11 lJeca111e . i11 fo1' t1.·. The f11ll forc e of the terr·ilJle ct1r ·e J)1·011ot111cec1 011 i11 i11 the g:arcle11 fell on the 0111,.. 1na11 ,,rho ,,,a i11- .. 11o(;e11t of all . in. The e1·0,vn of tl101 .. 11 ,,ra ' a t e1·1 .. ible 1r111bol of .. ,,·hat 11 e c1iecl for. • • Matthew 20 :28 t ~ I 11ee1· hio .cl cla11i ..cl. Galt 1 1 /z c ( 1 ll1trcli 1l ! i1zi terecl ,, l1e11 ..J e. ' ll left to go to hi F atl1er th ·11t11·cl1 ,,.,.a co1 1mi - .·io11 eel to ta1·ry 011 t he o·oo 1 ,,or 1( • ,,·hich ]1e hacl beo·llll. rr11e p1·i ·e had lJee11 all })ai 1 lJ).. hi. I 1·ee io1.1. ac1·i– f icc, a11 1 tho ·e ,,,110 ,,Te1· r ecl een1e ] 110\\' l1 ac1 the jo~... of -- eei11g· other~ l)r ot1ght to a place of . afet3r 1) ) " faith i11 tJ1e fi11ishecl ,vorl{ of 1 h1·i:t. I:>et e1· a11cl fJ oh11 ,,, 1·e abl to 11 al t l1e la111 ma11 ,,Tl10 ·at at t he ea11- tift1l ({ate. I etc1· : 111c,. age to ..01· - 11e liu. a11cl hi.· fa111il:v.. ,,,a tl1e 1nea1 .· of ~ ell ,,at io11 a tt" 11cli11g· t hi: l1oti.·el1ol l. I~a1'11aba: ·a1'ri l t l1 xoocl .Xe,, ,., to .r\11t ioc 11 . I.)l1ili J) left preaehi11g ·a],ratio11 to t l1e ~ 1 a- 111ari ta11 · a11cl l~e1)t a.n a ])poi11t 111e11t \,·l1iC'l1 the Il ol)r > 1 J)i1·it ha 1 mad fo r l1i111 i11 t ]1 e cl c:e1·t ,vitl1 t h e F_jthiopja11 t c1te. 111a11. 'fl1e di ·iple of 1 h1·i. ·t ,,,e11t e, ~e1·)-\, .,.h 1·e p1·ea h– i11g· t l1r "'\\To1·c1. Tl1e earlv ch l1rcl1e .. ,, 1 e1·e I'ea}}y 111i11i. t e1·iug cl1l11' he . .Xo ,,·011 lc1' th :l e11d of the fir t e1 - tt11·}r :a\\" t J1i me:Rag·e of :al, 1 atio11 goi11~: out to all th Ro111a11 En1- J)ire. 'I 1e c111e:ti o11 i. a l<: cl "'\ h3T c1o ,,Te 11ot l1a,,e o 111t1 h u ce · toclay? The an ,,? 1" n111 t be fott11cl i11 tl1e ext e11t of Ollr 111i11i - tr,r. .. '\Vhat i. t l1e exte11t of tl1 ht1r h– e· 111i11i.-- t1'}'" today? v\ e fear that 111a11:v· 01·ga11izatio11 g·o by the name tl1at are 11ot i11 a11v en e of the • ,,ro1· l ch111·che. . ., 1 ome have even g·i,r 11 ll!) the p1'ete11.·e of bei11g ,,,it- 11e.. e. agai11 t evil an l have in– ,,itecl it rio·ht i11to their 1nicl:t. H er e i a :a-called Bapti. t ch11rch p t1tting 011 a cla11 ~e for it young 1 eople a1 d being hailed in the claily n e\\r. paper a a pI·ogr e ive h111· ·11. The pa. tor i laudec1 a. beino· 11p-to-dat e. n article i11 a 1'elio·iot1 pape1, entitlecl ' ' How Lo,, ...-c1ow11 a11 a Rever e1 d Get tell. of a pI·each e1· in England who h acl a er,rice f 01· all the aloo11- 1ree1 e1· a11d dr11nk a11d hope to ha,re a barrel of beer at t he next l1ch e1·, ...ice. H e aid The Pul1 ( aloon ) a11cl the ch11r ch a1·e clo e togethe1--. Both tand for r efre. h– ment a11d goocl fellow hip. Wl1at a far cr y t hi i from t.he n1ini t1·y of the ea1"'l~y·· cht1rch e when the preaching· wa a()'ain t . in a11 l i11 the pow r of the Holy pi1--it. P eople wor hipecl a hri t ,vho a,Ted them fr·o111, their in , 11ot i11 the111. l ricli1)idilal Jiirii te1·ed The 0111} 7 ,,a:y.. a church can min– i. te1· i. th1'ot1gh it inc1i,ridt1al mem– b r . or g1·oup of meml)e1' . Each 011e m1.1 t do hi pa1 ..t. P eter"' a11d ,J oh1 healecl the lam 1nan at the Beat1tiful , ate. eter ca1·1·iecl the Gooc1 Xe,,. to 01--nelill. a11d hi l1ol1 ehold, and thi.. "TI 1 jl1 t follow– i11g· the example of the g1"'eat I-lead of tl1e h111--cl1. Ile made 111ini te1·– i11g· to t l1e 11 ec13:r hi. 111eat and d1--inl{. Ile c1i 1 11ot top ,, 1 l1e11 ,veal"'., T. When he :at ti1·ed and hl1110·1·3'" on the ,vell ct11--b he ·till had l1i ejTe 01)en to t he opp o1--tt111ity ,vhe1 the ~ a1na1·ita11 \i\ 1 0111a11 came for wate1·. v\r e a 111 111b r· of the 1 ht11 ..ch a1·e :te,,..a1· l · of t l1e g1·ace of ocl ancl 111l1·t al o n1i11i. te1-- . Thi i the ,,ray to beco111e g·1·eat i11 od ight. Tl1e t ,vo )~01111 o· n1e11 in t hi hapte1" ,vho ,ve1·e l oolcinO' fo1.. a !)lace of ho1101· fot111d t hat place, bt1t 11ot i11 the "Tay they exp ected . It ,,ra l1own them that the way t1 p ,,,as clo,,n. The cl1ief one wa the 1ni11i tering 011e. Th g1--eate t of all i tl1e one who e1·ve . In lat er :5rea1· John beo'an a lette1· th11. J oh11 a ER ... TT of J e t1 . H e l1ad f ot1nd the an we1-- to hi pirit t1al ambitio11 . Have , ..ot1 fo1111cl the an " 'e1-- ? The an- • \\"e1-- i to be fot1nd i11 hri t him- el£. I-le ame to mini ter.