The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1959

February 1959 ___________!HE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST ------------ Page Fiftee~ . Pa~tor . Graven h.as made a study of the miracles in John's G en f h t 11 ospel that we believe our readers w1·11 best JOY in 1ve s oi: 1nsta ments, rather than in two over-sized and share these lively arguments with your friends. Editor meals. Look for them each month until June I TR DL ~r r Tl1e Bibl exhort, il11·i. tia11 b - lie,?er . to lJe al,vay. 1·ea 1,r to O'i,re a11 a 11 ,, .. e1· f 01· tl1e"' ho1)e ,~ 1 hi h li ,,·ithi11. Fo1-- thi r a. 011, ,ve hot1ld al ,,?ay be 1)1--epa1·ecl to \'{ith ta11cl the objection ,, 1 hi h 111igl1t 1·ai. e a~rai11.. t tl1e cleitJ.. of l1ri t. I f the d ity of hri:t ,, 1 ere talce11 a,\"ay, there ,vo11l l be J10 hope, bt1t " 1 e are glad for the abu11da11t ,vitne of th holy i-·iptt11·e to the fact th at h1·i:t ,va a11cl i God. Th e variot1 e, 1 ide11ce may be cla ified. Tl1er e ar evide11ce relati11g to Ili bir·tl1 I-Ii. divi1 e title. 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