The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1959

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' ' F ollo,v· 111e. l 'l' IN .l\ ( 1 1\I1I1 'I' ) LIF E -TI:\IE }ai'()JJIJO"\\Tf .. T J>rter ,,~a: )ro1111g"' a11d . t r o11g a 11cl 1--o l111st a11cl i11 the cont xt J e– s11: r e111i11cle(l hi111 t hat ag~e v,ra sl1r e to <:0111e ~ t l1a t the i111 p et11ot1 , se 1 f-r elia11 t 11 01) f 1 tl yol1 tl1 \Y:o t1lcl l)P ·0111c the \V'ea1--1... fee l)le b1--ol<:en ._ o lcl 111a11 ; tl1a t the g·1,.ee11 of pri11g ,,..ot1lcl l)e fi11 all,r to11c:hed by ,vi11- ~ te r s f r o. ·t. Yet £1--om yot1t h t o o 1 c1 ao·e C 1 l11'i. t .· call " ·a t ill t o l1c · Folio,,· 111e. ' The11 i11 t l10 e \"ea1·.· ,,·hen atti,rit)" give way and ~~·r f i11c1s 111e11 . itt i11g on t h e 'i ide li11e ' t o Yvatcl1 life ebl) a" 1 ay tl1er e , ,·il l 110 110 . acl 1~ mor e for lo t l101)e~ 01· l)itt 1· 1--eg·r et . of di obedi- P t11 ll <)l ll'S if ({lti t'1]>" ,vith P .\"PS f'i xr cl ll}) () ll C) lll' J1PH<l <11', \\'P l' P~IJ<>ll(l 1<> l1is <' \ P l' 1>r <1sP 11t <'ctll , ' ' l 11 <>llc>,v lll P. ' ' I rl l H .\ 1 I J l J 'l ) ~ i l T f-i ~ FJ J~ I ~ 1 ()11r o t lier lrsso 11 eo111 rs f ro1n t l1P s(•p11e of ;J est1s las t C' all tJesicle t]1e . eel of (lalileP. It i: that fol– lo,,~i11g 1 hri. ·t i11 e, rit al>ly bring8 .'<>111 . t1ffe1·i11g. l_) et er· , lil<e ll.' all 11att1rallv ·hr·a11lr f ro1n the t hought .._ of pai11. Yet ther e i11 tl1e elo ing te11e of -J e. u: ,vit h the hie£ apo. t le, ot1r lJorc.1 11ot 011ly :aicl, ·' .F ollo,v 111e, 1111 t h e al ·o preclict– ecl t hat that path vvo11ld 1 a cl to the g·i,ri11g· of hi. life fo r the 11e h e f O llo,, 1 ecl. F ollo,, ..i11~: 1 hri ·t cl oe 11ot ex- e1n1)t Hi: p eoplP f1-- on1 t1f f ering l>t1t it doe a.. 11re 11. every da)r of Hi · pre e11 1 e. It cloe enable ll · ( eve1 t hougl1 it l)e ,vit h falter – i11g· tep ) t o go i11 t he a urance of 011r Lorcl 1Jro111i e ' ~yh e1--e I a1n t h er e al:o h all mv e1--, 1 ant .._ the co1npletio1 ) t he ol1t icl e of the l)e. Tl1i. )"ea1· ha ::ilrea cl)... begun. The cla3T g'o 011 t l1eir cou1-- e and ll l) a l1ea 1 our Lord i calli11g oft– lJ" t o I Ii. 8h eep ' F ollo,v me.' ' 11e by on e Hi heep hea1-- hi , 1 oice a11cl tl1ey 1{110\V IIi1n and they f o1lo,,t IIiru 1111t il, Ollt beJ 7 0ll d the 1)01·11 of pa ·e and time safely cl eli, 1 er ecl fro111 t h e ,,·ilderne jo11r- 11e, ,. (>f tl1i, ,,,.orlcl i11to t hat land .._ of e11dle · · c1a} 7 , the)"" l1all follow the I.Ja111 l) ,,.. 11 i ther ·oe, "et' H e goeth. ,J( T T "JlT... T Sl PPO E B (TPPO .. "E t he \\roul l begi11 t omo1·ro,v to people a i ·l< a · t heJ~ clain1 0 11 .. t111da:y· · Lorc1 111alte t o be tJl T"i T ~" { TPP 1.. E t l1e Lord shot1lcl ial<e a,,raJ" the cl1il 1 ,vhom l)arent , u. e a ' a11 ex ·11:e for tay– i11g· a,,,aJ" f1-- 0 1n chur ·h ~ Jl -.T l TPP ;E t he Lord ''"'Ot1ld 1nal{e p eople a poor a they clai111 to be ,vl1e 11 a: lc cl to h Ip fi11a11 ce IIi program ; Jl ST ~ 1 (TPP ~ E all ,vho lie alJOllt th ir o·i,Ti110· OI' pa) 1 ing tithe ,hot1ld b t1~i ke11 dead a wer na11ia ancl appl1i1·a for lyil1g a bot1t n1one:5Tmat t 1· .