The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1958

TIIE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST___________ March 1958 THE CHURCH IN ITS 'l 'WO-FOLD ASPECT ,,... (\ 111 ll 8 t 11()''' eOllll' 1<> g·ri1>~ ,,. i t 11 tJ1c (llle!-ltio11 ,, itlt l,· tii~t'll~... l'<i to<lc1,·. 11,1111 el,· . is • • • tl11.:'rt' a 1>l1ct"(' of tl1r <..'111111·eJ11)rf\ c11t- l'tl i11 tl1P Xe,,· 'l e~t,1111e11t ot l1e1· tl1c111 tl1,1t of tl1c local a ·sr111l)l)T? I"' tl1e1't' c1 1111i,.. e1-. ,11. c1g·c-r11eo111- 11a~~i11g ' l1l1rel1 to ,,·l1i eh c1 ll l>or11 - ag·ai11 011e/ fro111 tl1e fi r."t to tl1e :c,eo11(l ,1<1,·p11t~ of ( 1 l1ri .... t l1elo11g? ,, ...11e11 1>a11l ,,·1·it s f tl1e ''lJocl,r' ' • or · 'll1~icle · · of "l1ri ., t dor. lie l1a,·e i11 111i11cl tl1r ,,·l1ole eo111pa113,. ,) f tl1e r ec.lee111c>c.1 of t l1i. ,lg'e. 01· 0111~.. certai11 lo al g·1·0111): ? Tl1e ... .,. e,,· Te. t ,1 111e11t ,,·or cl. r h·– h·lc . ·ia. tr,111. latecl i11 111 t , .. ers io11.~ · · el1111· rh . ' ' ee111.- to be a foca l J)oi11 t i11 t }1 is eo11 tro,,.e1· J'". It 111a)T 11e 1·eaclil·v· ad111itte 1 that · · C'l1l1r·eh • Y,a -- a poor·l)" cl10: 1 ,,,.o r 1, a: it i. 11101·e t1"11l,? a t1·a11~"'latio11 of .. lt·1triaJ.c"o1i , de11ot i11g· th l.101-- 1 .· hOll e. tl1e l)11ilc1i110·: ,,rJ1e1·e 1 )1ri. - tia11. "·01-. l1i1J ; e/1.·h:le ia 1·efer1·i11g· 1·atl1e1· to the con11)a11~,. of ,,·01~– . hipper. . ,,,.1 0 ha,Te ' ·0111e ot1t £1·0111 ' a11cl ' ' bee11 g·atherc 1 1111 to.' ' The latter te1·m l1a 1 a ,,. 11 (\ tab– li hrc1 l)lare a111011g· the l1elle11i tic .J ew. befo1 .. e tl1e ti1l1e of hri. t. I t wa. 011e of the t,,,.o t e1·111. t1. l in tl1e ~ ept11agi11t to tr,111:]ate thr Ifeb1·e,,.. ,,01" 1 kal2(1l , n1ea11i11g a11 a . e111l)lJ" or co11@:1·e~atio11. The other te1·111 ,,-a. . J'"11agog110. Of t he t,,-o. el{l{le. ia ,,·a. tl1e 11101·e i 1ea1 a1 d cl i. ti11gl1i hec1 te1 .. 111 a 11 d t11 i.· 1na,~ ha,re lJee11 t l1e r ea. 011 \\rl1,~ it • • ,,·a. acloptecl 1) }~ t l1e }1 .. rel{ 1 l11·is- tia11 . ' ' (K11t1cl. 011 ) . Tl1e ,,·orcl oret1r.· 119 ti111e. i11 the ~ e,, Te.·– tame11t a11cl 11 11alJ,,,. 1·ef e1-. to .. ,,hri. tia11 l)elie,Te1 .. , ...\. ct . 7 :3 a 11d ] 0 ::39 l)ei11g· exc·eptio11._ . Becat1:e of the e,Ticl e11t 111ec111i110· of thi. · ,, ... 01·cl a. · a11 a . ·en1b1},., h tog·ether 11"·itl1 t l1c fact tl1at tl1e g·1·eat 111aj ori t~... of it: 11. e. i11 t l1 e Xe,,~ Te. ta111e11 t 1·efe1-- i11di. J)lltalJl}" to local g·1·0111) · ( al)Ollt 93 ti1ne. ) 0111e arg·l1e it ca11 ha, 1 r no othe1 .. ll. e. Tl1i . J)O. itio11, l10,,re, 1 er, (•a11- 11ot l)e . 11 tai11ed agai11 t all e,"i– clr11ce. The 01·igi11al a11c1 the g·e11e1-- ie 111ea11i11g of e'A·klc. ·in i .: appeale 1 to fo1.. J)roof tl1at the ,,To1·cl 1nu. t al– ,\Ta~· be 1111clr1-. ·tooc1 i11 the lora] e11. e. Tl1i te. t~ J10,,·e,.. e1·. ea11n ot ' 1~,· l)J~ . ,J . 11 )\Tl~(l l{ I~1 E k ~J, l)ir ·tor ~ CHAPTER III THE UNIVERSAL ASPECT bt~ cl l)J)lircl 1<> ot l1 <~ r ,,,.01· (1. of N<'ri1>1 l11·c ,,·itl1otit lPst1'0)~i11g· t h i1· l>, ·icl<? 11t l1il)lc 111ec111i11g. .r\ . a11 il– l11st ratio11 of tl1i.: , tctl{e tl1e ,,.. 01· l tr,111Rlat ecl . I)irit' ' - Ilel)1·e,,r ' ' r1t (1c l1' : (:}reel(, · · p,1e1l 111 c1. Tl1e I11te r11ati 11a l Nta11 l a1·cl il)le E11- c~~e lo1)eclia .. a_\-. l)ot h ,,,ere 11 e 1 ·' 1 ri111a1·il}.. 01 t l1e OT a11d ~ T of t l1 r ,,T i11c1 ' a11c1 ofte11 ll ed of the breatl1 . ' ·\ \Thil Lidell a11d >- 1 ('ott r1·eel<- F-111gli.'h Lexi on ~;ive. a: the fi1·.1t a11c1 01·ig i 11al 111ra11ing of p11e11111cl cl, · ai1·, t l1e ai1" we br c<1 the. ' ' ~ ' 1)i1·it' ' \Yh ieh \ ';re all a('<·ept a.· thr P(f11i,.. ale11t of tl1e e ,,·01· l: i.· r e all,.. 11or e of a11 i11 t e1" - • 1)1·etatio11 tha11 a t1·a11. latio11 au l it: 11. e ,,·ct: of late 01 .. igi11 a111 1·0. e e,·ic1e11t 1,.. £1--0111 t l1e ·01111ectio11 be- • t,,,er11 l11·eatl1 a11cl Jjfe. If vv i11- .·i. ·t 011 t 11 c g:e11etic 111ea11i11g of r 1t ct c 11 a11 c1 JJ 1l c1t 111 rt ,,Te 111 l1:t a l1nit t l1a t ,,1' h e1 t 11e l)1·eat11 lea , 1 e: t lie l)ocl,,. , 0111\" t he ca rc·a.·. of the 1na11 '" ..., i. left. 'I ho.. r ,,,ho teael1 t l1at tl1e .10111 .·lecJ): i 11 t l1e g·ra,~e 1111t il tl1 1· 111·– r· eC' tio11 (lc1_\" J)re -11t t he 011ly ho1 e– f t1l a 11:,,,,01· i11 t l1e ca. c. ... ,. ot OJ1ly tl1i.· , lJ11t if t l1e g·r11r tiC' 111c,t11i11g· \ . The POWER~ , - _..,,,,,.. A strong statement! Yet it is true that the Lord's p eople in Ameri ca ho ld this p ow e r over many n eedy H e brew.Christians behind th e Iron Curtain. The h e lp they are receiving means the diff e re n ce between s urviva l end slo w deat h fro m exposu re and starvation Anti ·sem1t ism is st ill a c ti ve in communi s t d omi nated areas In th e many other areas- in Ame ri ca E urope. Is rae l. In d ia , Afri c a and Me xi co-your fe ll ows hip can mea n the differe n c e between e t erna l life a nd eternal darkness a s our mi s· s ionaries see k t o win t o Chri s t the lost s h eep o ( t h t- J louse of Israel. ,.,_~ Your prayers and fe llows h ip are p;· ·~\ u rgentl y n ee d ed . W ri t e for fr ee co py of our m agazi n e, THE EVER LASTING NATI ON, wi th i t s mo s t inform – ing a r t ic les a nd reports o f world J ew r y . Dr Jucob Gartenha us, Presiden t Dr. Rober t G. Lee, Cl1ai rnu1 n Advh:1ory Bourd IJc> i11sis t ecl ll l 011 ,,re '\"l"Ongly na1ne th e 'Ihir 1 P e1-.·011 of the clivi11e T1·i11itJ· IIol)r ~-i1 irit. We .·ho11l d eall IIi111 l-fol1T ind ' or at be. t • ' llol}r Br--eath. Then they who clisl)elie,.. e i11 I li. p er-- 011al it}T have ·t1--011g~ proof f 01" thei1· po. i tion and ,,Te who lJe lie, 1 e tl1e • 1 pirit to be the 011e of tl1r ee di,ri11e P er on. ,,ill ha,,.e a larf?:e ob. tacle to ove1--– c·o1ne. 13t1t 110"~ alJOllt elckle ia mt1 t it al ,,,.a} 1 , 111ea11 a local t111i t ? Talre it ll. e i11 t . 7 :3 , applying to I . 1·ae 1 i11 the wilde1--ne. : wa not that ekh·Ze. ia compo. ed of twelve lo ·al t111it. o·at11erecl a1"'ot111d a e11- tral . ta11cla1--cl a11 l tht1. f 01·ming a rompo ite 11nit ? (1. Tote II ( '111 .. 011. :- :6 a11d P .. 74 :2, ,~her e I:1"ae1 i. call eel a 011g·1--eo·ation a11rl tl1 e orio'i11al i literally a '" .·tatec1 a . embl3r. ) I thi not a p e1"fect pi tt11--e of the 11ni, 1 er . al ·11111~ 1 h 111ac1e up of all the 1·egen– erate 111e111be1"' of local ht1rche gatl1e1·e :l a1·01111cl the per on of .J e.111 h1--i~ t of \~' ho1n the taber- 11 ael i11 tl1e ,ril l er11e ,va a type? J 11 tl1i. ·e11.. th ·h11r h 11nive1· al i · a l ·al ht1r ·11, it i localizecl 'in 1 111·i. t ,J e. 11 - it i a alled ot1t co1111 a11>" g·a t l1e1·ecl 1111 to the p er 011 a11c1 ,,,.01~1{ of hI·i.. t . .. o it i ea lle 1 tl1 e o lJ" of l1ri t, a el :Pl,.. a11d loea 111 1 a., ocia t ecl ,vith . ~ II 1111. T11e fift ee11 0 1-- eio·hteen 11 e of ekh·l c:ia i11 the Xe,,,. Te tame11t ap– J)l)'"i11g to 111ore tha11 a lo al a - se1111Jl)" a 1·e . t1--011g proof of it larger 11. e. .l o 110, ,.itiate .--.t 11dent ,vo11 l l malte 1"ef e1·e11ce to the ( 1 J1111·e 11 a11d it. n1e111 be1... in E 1 h e– :ia 11. a11 1 111al<:e it n1ea11 0111,r a .. loeal a .1en1bl,... 11e 11111 t be i1n- • 1Jr e.·. ed ,, .. itl1 the fa t that the , 1 1)11 .. it J1c1 . i11 111i11 l all of tl1at gTeat <·011111a11)" of the r ed 1ned i11 hri t ,,·ho1n · J1e 1 0._e . . . i11 l1im f r e tl1e fot111 la tio11 of t he Tro1--ld ' l1avi11g fo1·e-01· lai11ecl ll, 11nto c1 c101 tio11 a . . 011 th1--011g·h J e ll h1·i. t l111to hi111 elf ' ' to the e11 l t l1at ,· 1 l e hot1ld be u11to the 1 )1--a i ' of hi. a lo1·, r ,,re 1' 1 ho had t°' • bef 01·e hop d i11 111 .. i. t ' ' ealed ,,·ith the Ilol3T .. l i1~it of p1"omi e ... 1111to the 1 .. cl 111ptio11 of od , O\'r11 po e. io11 1111 to t l1 p r ai e of l1i. glor),. ' ' ,,,,hich lie wrot1gl1t i11 '1 h1--i. t . ,,,he11 h e 1·a i ed hi111