The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1958

ag Fo\11· 'J'I·IE 01110 INDEPENDENT BAPTIST March 1958 TRI HS OF THE oss 1'), 11<)\\T .. \l, f) ( :. \ ~( l ~~ t:. I . I).. 1~ i1st I ,l })tist 1 l111rc: l1, ,,~Plli11g·to11 Ol1io • )11r lllt'""'ctg·t\ 1111, 111<.>r11 i11g· ,, ill l1t\ \)a,t'll t>11 n 1>t>rt 1()11 of t Il l' t.'lt~\ t' lltl1 \ "l' l'~l' or l scl lcll1 j;~: ··Il l' -.,l1ctll ~Pe tlll' t1·n,· ail of 111-.. "t tll . cl lltl sl1,1ll l)e ~,1tis– fi('tl . .. • \ 1·( > 1111 t l t 11 ,l t C' l 1 a 1) t <' r i 11 I :' a i a 11 t lit <'11tir0 l )l tl 'I e. t,1111e11t 1· ~, .. ol,"e.. l t i::-. t 110 ec11 t C'l' a 11c.l • 11 r e 0111 of ,,·}1i ·}1 tl10 :\t"''\ 'I '. ' tH1110llt R} 1·i110'. . '.I l1e1· t: i ,l fo1·e l1,1rlo,Yi11g: i11 the J) r<.11 l1 rt'~- of t lie < 1cl Te. ta111e11t ·Jf tl1 t' t1·it11111)l1. of tl1e c1·0, . a11cl ,ve ~11c111 to11 i<.1e1· tl10. e t l1at a1· of })clrtie11la1· i11t 1·e."t t tl1 C. 1 l11·i. - 1 i,111 belie,·e1'. 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Yet I thi11l{ I ,vot1ld be trilri11g r lo e to the hea1 ..t of their failur'e to be thu fille :l if I \\011ld ay that hri - tia11. a1· 11ot ,,,,illin.o· to pay the p rice thi price being cl eath. l)eatl1 i the ecr et of all fr11itf11l- 11e i11 life. The more the be– lieve1" 3"iel 1.. hi1n elf to the I-Ioly ~ 1 p i1--it the 1nore the cro to11che ,,Tith death e,rerything in hi body ·ot1l a11cl . pi1 .. it tl1at oppo e t he J) l ll .. po e. of 1 o 1. The mo1 ..e uch cl ea.th to . el f ,,"or1{ in 11 the 11101.. th life of 1 h1 .. i t ,vill flow in to fill a11cl o,~e1--flo,'{ to ble . ( t1t of t l1e h ea1 ..t of the believer i11 ,,·h o. e life the r o i p1'0- l11 ·i11g it. ,Tic:to1'iot1 po,ve1 .. , the1·e J)I'e. e 111) by the ind,velli11g ..'i J)i1·it a . t1 .. ea1n of ,var1n life-life i11 '1 l1ri. t, life tl1rough t l1e pi1 .. i t, life fo1' o l t l1at peal{. for· hri t <111cl glo1'ifi . hin1. :.\ r a,,. ,,?e 1' 1ni1 l ot11· el, ,.e · of the '" ,,ror 1 i11 Ileb1 .. e,, 7 :2- The J_.10 1· l .J .. ll , e, "el.. li,reth to 111alce i11t er-- io11 f 01' 11 . F e,v hri. - tiat1: 1111 l 1-.. ta11 l 01· app1--eciate t l1 t-1t . Dea1· 011e i11 '1b1 .. i t, t l1e in– te r c .·ion f Ollr l)le. ed Lord i 11 t 111 r e ,,·01· 1· l 11t a po,,"er· ,vit h , ricl 11 t a1 l fa1'-l'eachino-- r e lllt . Let ll,, 11ot 111i . tl1i t hat the tri– lt1111)h of t l1e 1 1·0 • be 1ne l':'t"'" tal ,1 rar to the 1 e 1 i , ,. er ,vh 11 he 11- t 1 .. , into a J'eal pa1"t n e1' hip of i11te1·ce \ io11 ,,ritl1 hl"i t. ith faitl1 a11cl l1 op e a11d love we how f OI"th t}1i. J)a1·t11e1· hip f pra}re1 .. an 1 it ma11ife t it power .. in Ol1l- • • • ,,1 11111111g· e1·,,1ce. I t i to . 11 ·h a p1·ay 1'-pa1·t11e1 .. - hip t l1a t \Ve a1--e calle 1 j11 t 110,, ... . Sata11, of ou1· , ,vill pre ent r , 1 e1·y l)O.. ible hi11cl1·a11ce. Ile will allo,v a b lie, 1 e1-- to lo a11J...thi11o· 1·atl1e1· tha11 pra3r; bt1t l1all ,,re not l)y I 1·aJre1· malre it po ible for tl1e Hol}r .._ pirit to 11at h tl1 p1·eciot1 l1elple l1opel victim of i11 f1--om atan 0--1-.ip a11 l ave th m ? od help l1 o to do, and t he11 ,,re ' ill more f11ll,... lr110"\\r ._ the t1--iu1111 h of h1"i t 1·0 . .