The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1959

I 11 ~ l?< v. T. Frlcl Hzc ey ,\~l1 c1t t1<1Ps tl1 -i 1·e -, l1rreetio11 of .J e~ 11"' '11 ri..., t 111ea 11 to ,~ot1 ? Tl1a t • i .. a ,·l)r~- i1111)orta11t q11e:tio11 be- t ,111 ~l 1 it (leals ,,·it 11 tl1e heart of tl1P ( 1 l1ri:tia11 faitl1. "'\\Titl1011t a elear ~cri1 t11r,1l co11,Tictio11 011 t l1i. 11l)jeet. 111e11 c:,111 ha,Te no l i1·itl1al ~ee11rit)· for· tl1e p1·e. ent 1101, l1ope for t lie f 11t11re. Tl1e g·o. 11els ~:i,,.e ll., t l1e hi.. - toric,11 aeeot111t of tl1 r e. 11r1·ection, l111t to fi11<.l tl1e n1ea11i11g· of th 1·( 21 ~11r1·Petio11 ,,·e 11111:t lool~ i11to tJ1e lJool( of ~\ ct a111 tl1e e1)i tle. . Il er are :0111e of th tl1011gl1t f1·0111 tl1i., J),11· of th Bible ,,Thich c·o11,·e,- exa<·tl,- ,,..hat tl1e 1·e. t11·1--ec- ~ ~ ti 011 of .. J e. 11. 1 l11·i t f ro111 tl1e cleacl ·a11 111ean. F i1· ·t a11cl fo1·en10. t . the 1·e u1·- 1·pe tio11 of (,l11·i., t i. t l1e . 011rce of l)le . i11g ,,·hiel1 bri11g\· t}1e fo1--give- 11 r ~ ()f ~i11s. 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Faith i 'l'TJ • l Ill 1Nf)1~1 F:N l)T~;N1~ 13 1 'l IS'T 1 t 1 t, t l t •, i I '~ l c1 r g· et 'll }) }) 1 H11 { < > I' < l <.' ~ ( l'() ~ l' <' "lll'l'l'<•tt'< l ( 1 )Lri~1. 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J>a11l . poi11t here i tl1at 1\ b1·a– l1a111 '. fait l1 i 1 .. e- ll1plicat ecl a11d 1--e,rar<lecl i11 tho. e ,v 110 i11 t l1i. age tr11. t i11 the rocl "\\"110 1·ai:ec1 ih1~i t f ro111 t l1e c1ead. Tb e 011ly c1iff er- " e11er bet,,Tee11 1\.bral1am a11d the c·e li r ,~er of thi. age i that Ab1·a– l1a111 '., faith r e. te 1 i11 ,,r l1a t od 1< oz£lcl clo ol11· faitl1 1--e. t . i11 ,,That TOCl lz a. do1l e. ~ 11other g'1·eat 1uea11i11g ,,Thicl1 tl1e ~ ·1 .. ipt111·e. . et fo1--th 011 the I" e. 11r1--eetio11 of h1"i t i. the a. - s11r a11ce of tl1e 1·e:l11·1 ..ectio11 of our l)olie: f1·0111 tl1e cleacl. Ri .__ i11g· to tl1e f llll h eig~}1t of re. 11r1 ..ectio11 fctith, the po:tle Pat1l 'aid 'Bt1t if the 81)irit of hi111 that 1"ai ·ec1 111) l'J . ll.' f1·on1 the clead c1,vell i11 3To11 Ile tl1at rai. ell lll) ihri t fro1n the l a 1 .-l1all al. o c1t1iclce1 3To11r mor·– t al l1odie: U}'" ]1i: " pi1·it that a,,Tell- t h i11 }" oll ( Ro 111. : 11 ) . LilJe1·al theology l1a: l e. t 1 .. oye l Mat c l1 1959 f'c >t 111illic>tl H <>f' t>P<>J)lr 1 h trtt r. lll <'Hlli ll g <>I' (11<' l' PSlll'l' (l<• li(>ll . J11 <)11<> <>f 111<' 1ali<J11 s p1·01nin ent 111aµ:a z i11P8 ,l SJ) <) l<<'H1na11 for ihP J>rpsl).)' t 1 ria11 1 l11tJ'<'h, l T.N.,\ . sai fl i11 c1 1!)~--1 iss11P : ' ' \\jill1 cl fe,v >X– c·e11>t ic)11s <>llt' ('Ii lll'l' l1rs clo 11ot i11 - 1 <'1' 1)1'r t 111 pl1ra.1r i11 111c 1\po. tl P. ( 1 r r>Pfl '1 l1e r e. 1trreetio11 of tl1e l)ocl)" cl: 111ea11i11g the phy: ica l b c)( l)r. 'l' l1ey 1t11 l er .·tancl the r·e. ur– r e1etio11 of tl1e 1 ody ai a r ef cre11ce 1 o t l1c 1 spi1·itl1,tl boc1y ,vhieh i. a 111eclit1111 of gro,,,tl1 a11cl . r1£-expre:– , io11 appropriate t o a . piritual ,, 1 orl 1. • llC'h pi1·it11alizing of re\ t1rrec:tio11 faitJ1 1·ob the r e. ur- 1· rctio11 of ,J e. t1: 1 hri. t of it. true 111ea11i11g a11d leave. men with an 1111)t~v·· l1ope. F or ll the Iloly pirit i . the • pirit of th Re 111'rection of the l)ody, a. ,,,ell a. th e giver of pir– i t11al life. T11e empty tomb p eak i11 l111i. 011 witl1 the ,vit11e of the ~ 1 J)irit ,vithin ou1· h eart a u1·ing 11 that . ome day the e earth– lJol1nc1 lJodie hall bur t the sod a11c1 cleave tl1e . kie f1 ..eed from 111ortality a11d it limitation to live fo r ever ,v·ith Ol r r e urrectecl llead. Tl1e mea11i11g of the Empty To1nb De ·la1·e tl1e 1--e. t1r1·ected hri t Ha ' bu1~ t the ehai11 of death to b1--ing !11111101--tal life to inful men. B11t 110,,· i. hri. t ri en from tl1e c1ead a11d become the fir t– £1·l1i t .· of the111 that lept. ( I or. 1- :20) . The Golden Gate to Chri,tion Service On our beautiful campus overlooking San Francisco Bay, high school grads can obtain- A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR LIFE AND SERVICE. Four and five year degree programs: A.B. & B.Th . A three-year diploma course. 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