The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1959

\ \l ,l t l1 l ~ a 1 t l l1ert.' ,1re 111,111,· 1 i111t'S i1l tl1c • l)il)ll' ,,llt..'l'l' ·· 1"1()1· t)~·· i~ ll~l'(l . 'l'l1t' lift' )f :\lt)~l'. ,,·c1s (li,·ill '(l i11to tl1rt 1 (• l)(\ri(.>tl~ ()f fort)· )TC'cll\' ~ f )rt,· ,·ea rs ,l t t lit' ~t)ll rt of l >liar - . .. . <),tl1 f()l~t,· , ·t)c1rs i11 tl1r tl l'SPrt 111 . .. .. t l1t.' l)clt·l~~icl l' t.)f :\I itlia11 a11 l f()rt :y·· >·t',1rs ll'acli11g t}1P ls1'clelit rs i11 the ,,·ilder11 t' s. ,J t)s11s fastPll i11 t l1e '"·iltl 'r11f. ~ fort,,. tla,..." ,111cl fo r t)'" .. .. 11ig-l1ts bt,for t) tl1P T e1111)tatio11 l)tlt tli,.e text 111 ... \ ct8 1 :3 tell. 11s tl1at 11 e ,,-,1~ · ~ .. ee11 of t l1 e111 f 01--t),.. da:v,. after l1is r e:111·1· ctio11 . ,J 11. t \\·hy did ,J e:' ll8 ~ta,.. do,,T11 }1e1·e 011 ea1--th f or th ... e f 01·t,· da, .. 1 . .. H e ll rrrl ... t cco 1111Jli li ed tlie ...1 to r1 e n1 e·11 t \'lhe11 J e. ll. clie(l 011 t l1e 1 ro of a l var y }1 paic1 the p1--ire for r ede1nptio11 of all ma11 l<i11 l. H e ati fi ed the Ija"v s clen1an ], . Pa11l l,ne,v tl1a t 011r :alvatio11 is 11ot lJa. ed 0 11 'R11i11 d j11:ti 'e a11 1 dis– h onor ecl la\\ 1 ," .'() that by th i11- .~piratio11 of the IIol,r ,. pirit h e ·ould ,,T1,ite For f a1n not A ·l1a111ecl of t11e go. p l of 1 hri t · for it is the po,ver of (}ocl t111to . al, ..a tio11 to e, reryo11e that b el iev– eth ; to t}1e .J P\\ 1 f lT\ t a11cl al:o to the ( }r elt. I,. or ther ei11 i. the rigl1teou. - 11e. : of rocl r e, 1 eal ed fro111 f a itl1 to faith : a~ it i.~ ,~vritte11 Th e jt1.· t s1 all li,·e lJy faith. , al,'"aiio1 hacl b e11 accon1- pli. l1 E>cl· ({ocl the Father hac1 l) e11 propitiat cl. ' Th e r e. urr e itio11 had pro,·ed tl1at the :a ·rifice of hri t h acl bee11 aerP1)tecl fo r th r emi. - .. io11 of .'i11.". Dr. T. T. .. 1 11ie lds ll , eel to .-a,.. tl1at the b1 ooc1 of • 1 h r i. t ,,·a · Th e ,~.r eal th of t h e \\"Orld i11 :ol11t io11. It hac1 lJeen gi,re11, it 11acl been 1~ c i,r l yet '"· l1}T clid ,J es11s li11ger l o11ge r 011 earth ? E,·e11 !IP l1im. elf .. h o11ted Vt.'it11 a triu1npha11t , ho11t I t i s f i11i. l1ecl. Ea,rtJ, 1lTr1 · }tot J)l a a,tf t o Him Goel ca 1111 ot de:cribe Paradi e to 11.' . There are not e1 011gh d e– seripti,"e acljecti\"e. · -i11 · ot1r l an – g·11age, 11<>r ca1 our· minds , r ea h the }1 ei~l1t: of beat1ty r eq11ired. TllE OHlt lND~~Pl~~ND •N'l' BA TIST Je~tl, scti ci tc> ieo le111 l1.· ' l f l }1 ,1,· t olcl ) rOll Cclrth lj.. thi11g'. all l ,·e b li t1,·e 11ot 110\v sl1rLll , .. e 1) - . ~ li ,. ' if 1 t 11 ~--011 or 11 av 11ly t l1i11 g·s1' \ e jll1' t l o not l1av t l1 capaeity to ap11·eciate t h b alltir .. a11 l g l o1~i s of h ea,re11. (l od i. lin1it d to f ig11r : u h al st1--eet of g·o]d a11d g·ate of pearl a11cl ja per· wall , but the g·old i · . l1ch a. \ve h ave 11eve1· see11 Tra11 pare1 t gold · p ar 1. 'll I l1 a n o oy ter on earth coul l e, 1 er prodll , a11d ja. per i11 u ch q11a11tity a . w e cannot imagin e . ll ·h wa. the pla e f rom which J e. 11. 1 a1ne to tl1i blooc1-. oake l , Ri11- ·111·secl eartl1. 11reJy h licl 11ot ~ ta).. fo r the . ake of e11joyi11g the. e ·011ditio11 . The 1n 1norie J e u had of l1is ]ife 011 ear t h , col1ld not have b een plea 'a11t. The p o,rer ty a11d hard– . hip of the life h e had to live a the ·011 of a a1--pe11ter wa 1 ot plea. a11t. The . i11 of l aza1~eth 111u st oft e11 have g rieve cl a 11d "\ 7 xed hi.· 1·ig·hteOll. "OUl . a11 a11y goocl t hi11g 1 ome 011t of az– ar th 1 011e a ·k ed when i11vited to co1ne a11d :ee J e. u of az– areth. ,J est1. li, 1 ecl a ~· olitar ..y life eve11 tho11g·h part of a fami ly with otl1 r b oys a 11 c1 g·irl: in it. They dicl 11ot l)eli e,' e i11 l1im. H h ad fr ie11d of l1is ow11 ·boo. i11g' ll11,i11g hi 111i11ist1·y bl1t c)11e cle11ied him a11d <)11e l)etray d hi111 a11d t 1 r .·t for.·ook l1i1n a 1 l flecl lea,ri11g hi111 alone i11 hi s }1 ol11-- of dire t need. Tl1 11atio11 to whi ch J t1: l)e- 1 <>11 g·ecl ,,ra.- 1 h ose11 of (: o 1 f 01· Hi. ow11 p opl e bl1t tl1ey reje 1 tecl Him cl 11c1 pt1t }1i1n to the mo t hame– j'11l (l ea tJ1 p o. sible. Ther e wa 110 r ea . 011 he1' t h e11 f or· J esll to sta)T f() I't)~ 111ore cl ayH. Anril 19!i9 !I r l.10 1igecl for tll e l f est of !Jome J () , ·us wa. · a harcl worker. H e wa.· hl1ma11 a11cl lJe ame tired and l1 l111g·r y. \V fi11d him in John t l1apter fot1r , itting on the cu1~b of a well waiti11g· fo r hi di ciple. to bri11g· him food, bt1t h e wa 11 ot too tired to show the woman of .._ amaria a well of water that \\~a 1 ot of t hi. earth and to deal ,vitl1 the n1ultitude that came ol1t of the ity b ecau e of h er tes– timon)' . H e had pent a hard day p1~eaching a11c1 h eali11g and pray– i11g wh en h e b oarded the hip and fell a l eep in . pi te of the storm. , ... et Ile ould till the torm with a word. t1ch a11 One mu t have lo11gec1 for the re t of home. He had come from the b o om of t he Father a11d l onged to r eturn and agai11 e11joy that ble ed r elation– ship and glor y . Hi prayer in J oh11 chapter e,,enteen indicate thi : A11d now, Father, glorify tholl m e with thi11e own elf with the glory which I had with thee before the wor1cl wa . Yet he \vaited forty more clay on earth. JI i Tr·iit ni pJ1 Awaited Him Thi. t1'il1mph wa. eve1, in Hi 111i11d. \Ve r,ead it i11 H ebrew 12 :2 "\Vho fo r the joy that was : t befo1,e Him e11clured the cr o l e pi i11g the hame and i set cl ow11 at tl1 e r·io·ht ha11d of the th1·01 e of od. The :t11gel who ·a11g at hi. bir th ancl tended him afte1 .. l1i vi ·tory in the T empta– tio11 w e1-- e r eacly to receive him ba k with hallelt1jah. . Raptur– Oll, n1u i joy in it h igh e t . phe1 .. e, loftie t ple11dor and e ta. ie awaited Him vet he "' l i11ge1 .. ed for forty mo1 .. e day . It 111l1 t ' llrel}r b e a tro11g purpo e a11 importa11 t 1·ea. 011 to k eep J e- ll t ill 011 earth w l1e11 he had :o many r ea on to go to h eaven. R ea on vVhy H e fayed Mar'}' wa 011e of the r ea ons fo r J e u tayino·. H e coula not go away a11d l eave h er with a broken h eart. H e i the healer of broke11 h ear .. t . h e had seen ( Continued on n ext page)