The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1958

Pa • 1•. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST May 1958 - - --~~---~- - THE CHURCH IN ITS 1'WO-FOLD ASPECT l ~ ' I) l ). "J . 1R \ r I j. T ( : R 1~: 1 1 ~ I 1 1~ I )i r (_) rt O1• • I~'rllo,,·:l1i1 of Ba1)ti. ts for ll o111e1 :\ Ii .. io11. CHAPTER V FIGURES AND FACTS REGARDiNG THE CHURCH UNIVERSAL 'I'l1 e1· ' cl r r .:' t',· l\l'cl 1 f i g:– lll'Q..;; tl1,1t r p – r e s e 11 t the l1 t1re l1 ,111ll tt',ttl1 i1111)ort,111t fc1t·tR 1·eg·arcli11g· I I t'r. 'l llt' ' l111rl'l1 is ,"I)Ol~e11 of a · a /1 o t c. 11 r Lorcl 11.~e t hi.· f ig11r i11 11 i~ first a1111c.)1111c:e111e11t of tl1e el1l11· ·11. ·' l T})011 tl1i r oclr ,,·ill I b11iltl 111, · ch11r el1. '· )Iattl1e,,· 16: 1 . • Tl1e apo tle.. f1·e t1l1e11tl~.. 111ployed tl1e . a111e la11o·t1a~re. P te1· ( ct -! : 11 ) cleelc1red to tJ1e J e,ri 1 lea 1- ers. ··Ile i. t11e .. to11e ,·rl1irh \Va. . et at 11cll1gl1t of ~·011 lJl1ilcler . , ,,·l1icl1 ,,·a · 111 c1cle tl1e head of th eo1·11e1·. · · Tl1e ,\'·01~c1 of Pa t1l alo11g· tl1i~ line are ofte11 c111oted ( I or. ;3 :9-1 ] ) ' ' lr e a r e . . . 1 0 l ' bu i 1 cl– i 11~:. ~ \ cc:01· li11g· to tl1e g·race of (1 ocl ,,-l1i ·l1 ,,·a. g~i,?e11 1111to 111 e, a. a ,,-i e 111a.-ter-b11ilcler I lai l a fol111- la ti 011, a 11 1 a11other l)11ilcl eth tl1 er e- 011. J~""or other fo1111 lc1tio11 ea11 110 1nan la~,. than that ,,Thicl1 i lairl, ,,-hiel1 i · .J e 11, 1 1 l1ri t. '· I11 Ephe– . ia11. :2 :1. -:2 :... I a11l 1· e. ort: to tl1i~ fio·t11·e ao·a i11 . , '10111e are t1~011l)le 1 l1ere l reau:e l1e . ·a,.., i11 '/er ·e _l • · · i11 n 1 l10111 each : e,?e1·al h11ildi11g, r t <:. ' The · p deela r t that Pa11l l1e1~ t·t1pport tl1eir tl1eor}'" tl1at ea ·h lo~al c: h 11rc1 i. a :epara t b11ilcli11g l ei11g e1·eet ecl tocla)' . Ther e i:, l10,,-e,·e1·. 1·ef t1tatio11 of t l1i., l · lai111 i 11 t l 1 e pa:. a g e it: e 1 f : I I P ·a,,.., that tl1at \\~hicil1 i: bei11u ~ fitl,,. ~ . fr a111ed tog·etl1 e1·. g:1~0,,,.et l1 i11to a te1111)le i11 the Lorcl 11ot i11to · ' t e111ple. . ' ' pl11ral l)11t i11to · t e1n– ple. · · . i11g11lar. Il e encl: tl1e stc1te- 111e11t i11 like ·i11g·l1lar 11t1111lJer \ i11 ,,·110111 )Te al:o a re l)l1ilclecl t og~et11er for a l1a 1 itat io11 of Goel i11 tl1e ~ 1 1)ir – i t . · , Pa11 l ,. 111ea11 i 11g i11 ,Te r e 21 -. }1 011lcl 1Je e]ear t o all}'" ,,-ho i: not t1·~·i11 °· to 1) ro,·p hi: prec:011eci,Teel iclea l))r the 11a. ~age: The tllOlLg]1t i tl1a t eac· h e,reral J)art of the l)11ilcli11g i ~<) fitl,- fra111e cl that it • l 11ilc1 perfect!}· i11to the " -hole. ,,T11f·11 I ,,,.a · a lacl ther e ,,-a a la1·~e l ar11 r 1·eetecl 011 0111~ fa1·111. Tl1e h eac1 carJ) e11ter c111cl }1i. 111e11 la I or ec1 f 01· clc:1~~ l.ef 01~e tl1e time for tl1e · · J--. a1·11 rai i11g. · · \\The11 tl1at cla~- ca111e a11c1 a · \ l)ee, of 11eigl1- }J(J1~i11 o· fa1·111rr er ·tecl tl1r .-tr11c– t111·e. e,·er3- e,,.e1·al lJean1 bei11g fit- 1~- fra111ec1. o·re,\'' at once into a J)er– f ec·t trl1c·t111--e. 1 ,ve J 1 r e111en1 lJP r tl1c 111a11,- ,,·01·cl · of ·0111111e11 latio11 t 11 r lJ1til ie1~ reeci ,,c 1 f 01~ 11 i: expe1·t c-r,1ft11lclll~l1i1). rrl1i. i~· th thol1ght IJel1i11cl tl1i.: ~·eript11r a111 l1arle · I3. ,,Tillia111. ._ o t1·a11. late it. 111 1111io11 ,,·ith Il i111 tl1e ,,~I1ole bl1ildi11g· i · l1a1--111011 iol1, ])" f i tt cl together and eo11ti11l1e. to g·ro,, i11to a temple ._ a ·r e 1 th1·011o"'l1 it 1111io11 ,,-ith the Lo1--cl a11 d }-oll 3~0Llr el·y·e. \ in u11io11 ,,,itl1 Ili111, i11 f ello,,r l1ip ,, 1 itl1 one a11otl1er a1·e l1ei11g· b11ilt 11p i11to a cl,,·e]li11g· l)la 1 e for xocl throuah tl1e ~,,. pirit. The h11rch i: poken of a a bocl .l}. rr hi i.' e l e ·iall}Tthe fig'11re of th Eph e ia11 Lette1", i11 cl1a1)ter I ,,~e r ead tl1at the Father of o·lor,,. "' p l1t all tl1i11g. i11 :11bje ·tion under t he f et of Ol1r Lor· 1 J e ll hri. t and g·a,·e hi111 to lJe heacl o,Te1· all tl1i11g. to tl1e c:hl1rcl1 ,,,.hich i. hi l~ocl,, tl1e fl1l11e. of him that filleth .. all i11 all. ' I11 3 :2-1.... the bod}", ' ,,,.l1ic h i. eo111po:e 1 of .J e,, 1 a11cl }e11tile.· a.· fello,,,. n1emb I" i . ee11 g1·0,,,.i110· i11to tl1e J)e1·fec: t 111a11. The ,,Tl1ole of I 1 ori11 tl1ia11 12 i: talc 11 llp ,,,it]1 ·bod)· ' t1--t1tl1. II ere Pat1l plaee.· hi111.·r ]f a111 oth 1-- .J e,,,. i 11 bel ie,·r r .· 011 tl1e . a111e 1>lai11 ,,·itl1 tl1c ('ori11thia11 (-}e11tile l1ri. tia11: a: l1e " "riteH ( , 1.· 13, 14) For i11 011e fipi1·it ,,Te 1·e ,,Te all lJaptizecl i11 to 011e l)ocl, .. ·"'T hetl1 '.) r .J e,\T. or .. }1· )el{.· , ,,T 11 etl1er bo11c.l 01· f1~ee; a11 l ,, 1 1·e all 111acl e to c1ri11l< of 011e .. 1 1 j 1~it. 1-i 01· the lJotl}'" i.1 11 ot 011e 111e111 l;er b1i t 111c111,·. Ilacl l>a ul • l)ee11 lJapti ie 1 i11to t J1e lo ·al a.· - .·e111 lJl1r at ~O l"ill th ? or ,,Ter e t11el' • ,J e\\'8 i11 tl1i: I r lo111i11<:1t l}" }e11- tile t l1 t1rr 11 ! T 11 e 1 ,1 tter 111ig·h t ha,· l)ee11 tr11e b11t te1·tai11l)" 11ot tl1e fit . t. J.>ctlll ,,,a ' , l ot1l)tle:s cl 111e111- l er of tl1P Joeal a ·· 111l)ly at 11- tioel1, ,vl1ic:h ha l eo111111i::io11ecl a11 l :r11t hi111 forth to prear l1 the }o... ·p el to tl1e ({ e11tile. . Th e ,,Trite1-- ha , i11 n1i11tl her e that hapti. 111 of ,,.. l1ieh .J oh11 .·1Jol(P to }1j ' c1i. ·i1 1 : ( L11l{ :3: 16 ) : · 11 ( ~ht"'i,·t ) :hall baptize ~TOll i11 the Il ol3r " I i1--it. 111 thi. 81 irit .J Sl1.· tl1 011e aptizer i111- CHURCH PEWS: 2 t1:e 1 t11·,.. ed 111eclil1111 la1--l{, ex ·elle11t co11- cl itio11 11 feet 6 i11 ·he1 e~1~l1. l!J1·ie. ·icle 1 l1111·cl1 \\rillovvicl( ()l1io. ,,rIIit11ey 3-1021 . 111er8 .' e, rel')" l)e lie, 1 er a11c.l .·o po– .·i tio11. hi111 i11 the 111,..:ti ·al 1Jocl,, of .. ~ ih1·i:t. Thi.· i: ,,.. h).. it i: litc1·ally t1·11e thc1t ,,,he11 ' 011 111en1ber· l1ffereth all 111ember . :11ffer ,vith it~ 01 .. 011 111e111l Je1· is l101101·ecl all r ejoice ,,.. ith it. I t i: literall)· and p1"e ·iou ·l)r t1·l1e that if a ~ hri tian u11kuo,vn to 11: i11 Af1·ica l1ffer· " ..e t1ffe1· ,,Titl1 hi111 ; if he i ho11ored, the ,,~hole boc1,, i be11efite 1. If thi i~ ~ not trl1e, tl1e11 the1"'e i · 110 bond 01-- . pirit11al life and ·on1mon inte1~e t lJi11cli110· togethe1-- the p eople of (-1 ocl tocla,r. E,Te1·,,. time a child of .. ... Joel a11ywher e i 1"ep1"oa 1 h ed for ,J e. 11 . alre a11 l 11ffer a a l1ri - tian, lil< " ·i. e e,,.e1~1- time 011e i • ac ·epted a11d hi. me ag·e recei,Ted e, .. er.\" li,,. i11g h1--i tia11 i to a de– ~r r ee 1 .. ep1'oachecl 01· ho11ored. hame 011 that h1--i ·tia11 ,,Tho doe not po - . e. . . ' ll · h a .·e11. e of the one11e of 1 l1ri t . Tl1e 1 h111"ch i. 'l)oken of a · a b r icle. The ·la . i .. ·1·ipt111--e he1·e, of ·ot1r e, i: Epl1e ia11 5 ::...~-3:... To a l)l l,\'" t h i.· 1)01·tio11 to each local c.-l1l11-- ·11 . eJ)a1·atel)~ i to leo1."acle a11cl all l)11t c.1e:t1·0,.. the beautifl1l • fig·t11--e ll:ec1 b3,. the Il ol)~ ~ pi1--it. . tl1er0 i: a .,,,·eet an 1 al1idi110· 1-- - 1atio11. hi1 l)et,,..ce11 the ]111 ba11d a11cl ,,,ife :o it i: ,,,, itl1 1 111 .. i ·t a11d Hi. ( 1 11111· · 11 . Tl1i · t111i 111e 1·elatio11 hip clr111a11 l . a11 l1111i,.. icl ed affe ·tio11 011 the 1 art of ·'th g·lo1--io11 b1--i 1e, 11ot l1a, 1 i11g· 11ot 01~ ,,,.1·i11lrle or a11J'" :t1ch tl1i11g· · e,·en a: tl1e B1~icle– o roo111 lo,.. e. · her, to ,rho111 II : · l3 e11101cl t 11011 a1·t fair·. 111..v· 1 ,~ ; bt=>h lcl tl1011 a1·t fair : rr11i11e e,~e a1·e a. c1o, ..e. behi11cl • th,- , .. eil. • Tll)" l1ai1· i: a. a floc:lc of g·oat , 1 1 hat li alo11g· tl1e ide of 11101111t t}ileacl . T11,.. teet b a r lilc a flo 1 le of e,,e • tl1at ar e 11 ,,·1,- hor11 • \ \Tl1ich ·0111e 111) f 1·0111 t 11 e ,, ..a. h- ing·. ' ' l . 1 111 0' • . ' • B • . · · .c\11 l II ,,Tall, ,,.. ith 111e, a11d Ile tall{: ,vith 111e A111 Il e t 11 111 I a111 Ili. ow11 A.11cl the jo)r \\T • l1a1~e a ,,Te taI'l'~" th 1·e X 011e oth 1-- }1a v 1~ 1<110·\\Tn.'