The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1958

our ' JIE H1 INDEP~-:NDENT BAPTIST I IRGIN BIRTH I'.,· 1, . J;. ~l .\ ' l' rl'll l•: \\'i', l,n,t<lt\ ( 1 nl,·n r., l {a1>t1~t ( 1 lt11rt·h. <:rr11t<l T\ctJ)icl s, ~1i<· l1 . \\.l\ t_i\l' :l 11\\ll ' )l :tlllll'l'\tHtl'<l \l'l',i<ll\ tll' cl 1·ncltl) lll<'~"'HP.'<' t]11, lll'l<>\<'<l l>J'<>{Ji pr g'H\'P f) Pl'Pllll>PI' ~]. 1!):-i2 \\' }11]r. ll(' ,,:ts 1,ast(>r c,r till' l ·~tlllllclll\ll'I l cl})ti,t t ' l1111·c·h <>I' 'I'ol 'Cl<>) 1 lin,p n11n<>lt11el'<l 111>" tllJlll' a". · \\"Jl, l lleliP,.(' i11 tll\' \ 1rg·i11 l~irtl, f ,J ,11, l. }1rist. .. 'l'llt'l'l' i" llPl'<l 1) , ti, , fc\r a \·leclt· tll l'h~cl!!'P t>11 t , i111·1,<>rta11t t 1,e11t('. l llt 1 l1l'\ t' i11 till ,1rt~:i11 l>ir1J1 tlf ~l l' -...11-... l 'l1ri"t llt'l•a\l"l' ,lll~'l'l " Hllll()lllll'l'Cl it, ,l<l– ' t'Jlll :1tfir111,?ll it. ~l ,11·> ,,it11c·s~t'cl 1t. 1 ro1,l1l•t" Jll'l'llietl'tl it. ,111tl a1l<>~– t lrs re.._. t ) r l l t) t l i t . 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Tl1i alo11e ,,~ol1lcl be a •. ig11 to tl1 ho11 e of J)a,,.id, a11cl Olll)r tllll COlllcl he b ·all cl ~ I111111a1111el ocl ,vitl1 llS. , . , '·i\11h sqr sqall bring fnrtlJ a !ion, anb tqou .af1alt rall f1ia namr Jfrnu11; fur 1Jr aqall .aane qis people from tqrir sin.a. fllllatt. 1:2 1 fJ ERE-'" fI .r\.H "\\ r P eall .J er e1nial1 to tl1e tancl . · · ~J e1·e111iah, , ro11 1ui11i te1--ed about a " te11tt11·~T afte1· I aiah . 1Ia, 1 e )"Oll a11)T ,,Torcl co11c:er11i11g thi: impor– ta11 t th 111e ? "\'\ e l111c1 1-.. tand }"OU a1·e tl1e ,, e1 i11g· 11·opl1et ,,110 wept o,Te1-- tl1e . i11.· of Jro111-- 11ation. \\That l1a,·e }"Ol1 to ·a~ ... abol1t t l1e , .,irg·i11 l)irth ·? • ' J er e111iah . a)-.' , J f }'"Oll ,, 1 ill tl1rn to ·hapt 1· 31 :2.... , 3rol1 will 1·ea 1 llo,,.. lo11g ·\,ilt tho11 go abo1,1t, t 11011 l1acl{. licliug· cla 11ghte1' ? 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T P\\' 'I 1 r~t ,11nr.nt ,111tl ec-111 i\1,1t111c,,· 1<> tJ1p \,· it11rss st,111(l. • l\ Iattl10,,T. ) 1 <>11 ,1re a tax c·ollPttor fc)r l{o111r, l>ttt yot1 l1a,·e lrft a} } to fo}I0\\ 1 JP~ll '. \\ l1at clo ,~011 l1a,,. to .·a,,. al>o11t 1 l1ri. t. • • birth ? ' l\ I a tthe,, 1 l'Pl)l iP8, I 11 (' haptel' 0 11e I g·i, 1 0 the fl1ll g·e11ealog.)' £1~on1 ... brahan1 to h1"i. t a11cl 1na.l{e it ·lea1" tl1at ..r e. ll.' \,·a. , ri1·gi11 bor11. 1. :\Ia1~y ,va: e po11. ed. -· )Iary a11cl Jo. ·eph l1ac1 11ot come too,ether. :3. The child wa: co11cei, ... ed bjT the IIo l)" .__ pi1,it. -!. .Joseph l{new her 11ot lU1til ·h e l1ad brol1ght forth l1e1· fir. t lJor11 011 . LlKE '· "\"\T P 11nc1e1-.~ ta11cl ,·011 a1--e a doc- ... tor, the l)e lo,.. ecl I)l13r icia11. W11at ,,·orl1 ha,·e ~ro11 011 thi. mo t i111por– ta11t then1 ? Lt1l{ di1,ect Ollr at– te11tiou to the fir.:t tl1rec chapter a11d to the a11g·el wl10 appeared to l\I a1·)" a11d • aicl, ' ehold. thou .·halt co11cei,..e in tl1y ,,.. 01111) ancl bring fo1·th a on and shall ·all hi 11an1e .. J e. ll . ' :\Iarv an- ~ . ,,Tered Ilow hall the. e thing l)e. . eej11g I 1{110,v 11ot a ma11? · A11d the ang'el a11. "Te1,ecl and . aid 1111to he1· tl1e I-Iol}- )"ho t hall ._ co111e l1po11 thee a11d the power of the Ilio·he. t .·hall ov 1~ hadow thee. Ther efo1--e al. o that l1olJT thii1g that . liall l)e bo1'1 of thee hall be called t l1e "' 011 of 1 od. ' ..J II -'" T J oh11 we ,, .. a11t to l{now ,vhat ~"Oll l1a,.. e to ay abo11t the ,111'gi11 l)irth of .J . ll h1~i t. Yol1 ,,ere o ·lo: to l1i111, a11d } 1 0U ,v1,ote your l)ool{ . o that folk. might be a,.. ed. 1 1·i tic. a~" J'Oll 11e, .. e1 .. n1e11tion tl1e , ,.i1~gi11 l)i1 .. th. "\Vl1at do }1"011 aJ"' .J oh11? ' i ,.. 011 1·ecall, he replie(l ' that 111)'" la t ,vo1·d we1'e to the effect tl1at " Te1·e all ,v1·itt e11 it ,vould take t he ,\·01·1 l to co11tai11 the book ,, ...hi 11 ho11l i be ,V1 .. itten. I dicl 11ot d .: 1·ibe the bi1'tl1, bt1t I clearl}r .. tatecl t hat tl1e W 01·d wa in the l)eO' i1111i110' ,vi th oc1 a11d i11 1 : 14 tl1a t the \"'\ ord be a111e fle h a11d cl,,relt among' ll a11cl ,,..e beheld hi glo1·)"' a of th onlJY begotten of th Fathe1~. ' (Continued on next page )