The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1959

INDEPENl)ENT B PTIST F ~bruary 1059 BE IRI 1'~ l{ c..'\ ,. \ 11<ll't'\\ ~J. J l nrstel l t'r, l)n ~,(<l t'. ~t1·l1th<'t'~ J~c111ti~t '1 nb 'r11 ,tc• l (' l'l1i~ '" tltt.' "t.'(•C)tttl l1al l' ()!' n ~t\ r111 <) tl <)tl S1)irit,1nlit.\ tl1,1t \\cl~ <ll\ li, l\ r ecl ))~~ J>f1 .· t<lr i\Ic11·stcll cr a1 tli \ l llll,tl ~l t.'t'1 tll~ :l t ( 1 1('\ C'lH lttl, "()l\l('\\ lt~\ { l'() l l( l P tl"('( l . ) \\ t') h,l\l' 't't' ll tl1,\t ,1)il'it11c1lit,\ 1, ,l rt' lattllt1,l111) ,,·l1t'rel>.\ <i()tl tl,e l lt,l.' ~}>it·it. \\ ll<) ,lll'l'H(l_\ llltl,,·1.:_,}}~ llll'. t•t)llll'()l , cllltl fill~ 111,· ' ' ll()lt' • lll'lll' ' 'l llt'l'('ft)l'l' l ('clll l)(' <l ~ ,1)irit11nl l1alll' i11 ,l1ri~t. <'\.t'11 l)P- lt)l'l' 1 l1n,t' l1atl ti111r 1t) 111,1tt1t·t1. 'i"'pt grt),,tl1 ,111tl ~1 iritt1c1lit,\ gt> to– ~t' tl1tlr. 1 ~·rt>,,· ,, 11011 l a111 s11i rit - 1· n l a 11 ti 111.\· g-rc>,,·t 11 st t)l)s ,r l1r11 l illll t·,1 r11c1 l. 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I f o. a,,.a k . 1, here i. · a l attle to be fol1g-ht . ,1 r aee t(> 1Je rt111 . a11cl a ,,·c>rl~ tc> l1e clo11e. IT \\T1\ LI~ -; IR ' l T:\1~ 1 1>:r: 1 'fl.JY , \ T, 13 Y 0 11 are ei t }1r1· ,,·alki11 f?: a: a foc)li 11 ( 'hri.·t ia11 or as a ,,.. i:e 1 11 ri ·tia 11. I.Jet 11: g:et o tl t of t h c1itc- 11 a11cl i11to high gear f 01· < }ocl . l t all cl epe11cl~ 011 ,,·l1etl1er t l1e 1-I ol>· ~pirit eo11trol: 01 .. 11<>t. IIT. "\\,..() RK. '\"'. l(j "\\·c>11lcl >·011 111ake tl1e ,·er,· 111o t of t h e t i 111P a 11 cl l) l 1.\.. t l J) o J; - 1 c rt1111itiP to µ:lor·if~· (Joel bec·a11. ·e the cla)· ,11·p e,·i]? ""\ll o\,· tl1e II ol,.. ~ J) i r it t c, l) e I~ c1 r· < 1. 'r h P , , ·ea1 t 11 i e.: t 111a11 011 earth ('a1111c)t 1)11,· ti111e. ( 111~· tl1e . iJ)i1·it-fillP(l ,;1· eo11- trollecl c·11r·i. tia11 c·a11 l)tl\" ti111e .. (J}1 . \\r}1at J) ecl ·r \\. ., oftPll . forfPit. , () l1 , ,,· J 1 at 11 ee(ll P . J) a i 11 , v P bear, r\ 11 l)eca 11se ,,.(... tlo 11ot c·arr,.. r~\ 1 er~l'tl1i11 ~ t<J (}ocl i11 J)ra,·er ! ~' Tj111 ~ JJe11t ,,·itl1 the l.iorcl~ that I 1·i11g. fello,,· hip a11cl I{ol}~ ) fpi1.. it R e i, . JIar t eller l.'Ollt1·ol o,T 1· ou1· li, .. e i. 1 e, re1· ,,,.a, ted bl1t 011 t l1e othe1~ hand, ,·a,Te: ti111e. r,r. \\TILL T D \ r. 17 tT o l111 7:17 Ha1?· , l f a11,· 1na11 L ~ cle. ire. to tlo Hi: ,,,ill ( 1 od plea:t1re) he :l1all l<no,, 1 (ha,,e the 11 ed cl ill 11mi11ation to r ecog- 1 ize ) . "\\ itho11t the c1e i1·e to clo (Jo l s I)lea. 111· he ca1111ot k110,,·. The Lor cl . ai cl \,Te ar fool · 11ot to 1{110\\'" H i. ' ,,Ti] 1 for 0111· li,re:. " h 'T ? .._ T<> lJe i11 the ,,·ill of Uocl 1n a11: , 11re :11 ·c·e ·s aucl 11t of th \\rill of ({ o cl 111ea11 • . ·l11·e fai111re. ,"\' hat i: the ''{ill of (locl a11cl ,vl1at i.– th 011ly 1nea11: of doi11 g· it ? I be– lie,·e tl1e 11ext , ,e1· ·e i.· th an ,,, r. \ . A ' ' ELL ()F LI \ TIN } ' ' TER. \ T. 1 I 11 thi: 011e , re r . ·e C {ocl ho,,·: 11 tl1e l1ig·he:t p o i11t t.he belie,·er an 1·ea ·h i11 r elatio11.. ·hip to the IIol3r SJ)i1·i t. 1 TOl1 ha,·e Ili111 a,velling i11 ,To11. J>,llll .. a,r: i11 I ior . · : 19 . .._ ~o. . I)o )'" ll 11ot 1{110\\T tl1at yotlr bocl}· i: the te1nplc of the IIoly ~'p iri t ''T 110 li,re: ,,·it hir1 } 7 0 U, ,,·ho111 ·\'Oll ha,Te 1·er ived from • (J ocl ? ) r Olt a1·e 11ot , .,011r o,,.. n vou .. .._ ,,.. e1·e l1r o11gh t for a p1·ie0 ; . ·o the11 1 1101101· Goel a11cl bri11g g·lory to h i111 i11 , Tot11-- lJocl , .. . I-I e i the1 .. e~ .. ~ l[e onl:\'" 1 eecl to have ·ontrol. .. 'I'o gi,,.e tl1 IIoly ~ pirit ·011tr o1 i.' e, 1 er)'" 1 l11·i tian . bi1 .. thright, e, 1 el'\" 1 h ri.. tia 11 , 11Pf ] . J t i. " e,,.er)r 1 hri. tia11 '. 1·e po11. il)ilit}"". 1)() ' '()lt l>Pl iPVP ' '{)ll . l1011lcl }1prcl . ~ th e \\ c)rcl l o 11ot !.{Ct clr11nl< ,,· it}1 ,,·i11(l, for thi.· i.· cl elJallPh– P r)· ! · I t i.· 011r 1·espo11~il>ility to l1 c>r1cl thr 1·0.· t of tl1e ron11na11cl toe) - ~ I3 c f i 11 e cl ,,,. it h t l 1 ._ 1 pi 1· it . \\""011 lcl },.011 tol (l rat r )~011 r pa. tor, if h r got clr1111lc ,vith ,vi11 e? \V ell, . 11 J}J )O. e h e i. 11ot fill rcl. I . 11ot 011 e ·01nma111 j tl. t cl. hi11cling a . tl1 e othe1· ? elove 1, thi: i not op t io1 al- it i. obligatory on every ( 1 l1riRt ic111 a· ,,·ell a. on the pa tor. 1) ) X T (}RIF-'""\ E TIIE PIRIT I . ·tatecl t l1at ,,.. e ea11 grow ancl be .1piritl1al ,, 1 he11 \\ 7 meet the co11clitio11 of }od "'\, 01 .. d. What a1·e the 011ditio11: ~ Look at Eph. 4 :3 (). Do 11ot o·rie, re the Hol)T ~ ipi1 .. it of od by ,vhom you were ~·ealed for the daJT of r edemp– tio11. l' rie\'e i.. a lo,re ,,Tord. OU 1 a1111ot g1·ie, 1 e one ,,Tho doe not lo, .. e }'TOll . You ca11 h11rt or anger J1i111 bt1t y o l1 ·annot grieve him. Are "\"Oll a,vare of the fact that • tl1e IIol)'" ~ pi1·it love. yo111 The lo,..e of the pi1 .. i t i. a indescrib– al) lr as the l o, .. e of the Father or tl1e ~011. Ili lo,.. e i. eter11al in- fi11ite . o, .. e1·eig11. Ile loved u f1·0111 011r bi1·th i11 11r , ... outh and .. ,vill 1111to the 11cl. IIo,v ofte11 Ile 1·e ·trai11ed 11· fro111 . in and ·011. trai11ecl 11. to do goo . We • ,,..011lcl 11 e,Te1.. ha,Te 1net the Lord ..J e.-ll , (hri.. t l)11t f 01· II im. Ile "'-'OOet1 11. anc1 ,,,011 t1. to J e u . II e 01)e11 ed our blindecl eye to tl1 trt1th of the Go ·pel , quickened 011r pirit bo1·11 11 into the Roval Fa1nil3r of xocl, baptized 11 • i~to tl1e Bocly of hri. t, and then n10,·ec1 i11 to eal and ind,, 1 ell u l111til the day of 1·edemptio11 . \\rhy ? l3e ·all, of I-Ii. l o, re for 11 . ... 1 i11ce Ile a,"e 1 l l , ho,, ,,·eetly Ile ha · proven hi love a Ile ha ope11 d to t1 tl1 .. acred pa()'e to i11:trt1 ·t a11cl comfort 11. . How 1na11,,. ti1n .. ot11· hea1't ,,To11ld have .. lJrolce11 l1ad H e 11ot healed and t ·o1111c1 t1p our '?{Ot1nd , . H o,, manv ti111e. Otlr heart. \~to11lc1 have d;– C'ei,,.ed 11 1 a l H 11ot ·011, 1 ir t ed 11: of 0111' . in a11d g11ided 11 into the right path. . "\\Te 1{110,v not ho,\' to p1'a)" ,,,.01· hip, ,,,itn or 8 r, 1 e od but t l1e pirit cl oe and 11 lp: 11 ,, 7 h e11 H e ha. control. ( Continued on next page )