The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1959

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' ' ;J : 1() ) . l> e 1'<><>111 ( ~lalc1c·l1i ~la 11~· })<\<)f)}p <l<> tl<>t lit Ile ' Htt<I llSP H~ clll PX(•\l~(l tltP l'c>l lcl\\' i llµ;; '1'11 <'_\ ~H), '"'l'1t}1i11g i~ 1lllC1Pl' t}1p lc1,,. ,111cl tll<\ ( 1 l1ris1 iat1 is tl<>t 1111c l <\l' till' la,,-. ' ' l ~11t titl1i11g· ,rns 11ot 1111clPr 111<1 lcl\Y. 'l'itl1i11g c\xis1Pcl bt'l'<)rP tl1p l,1,,·. The l,1,,· \,·as µ:i,·P11 tt> tl1P th ilclrP11 <)f Is1·c1rl ,,·l1e11 Jlc)~Ps ,,·as tJ1 r ir le1c1clPr . .1\ l>ral1,1111 ]i,·()(l S()lllP ,)()() \ rpa rs l)e f'c>rr :\Io:P~ • cl 11cl )·rt ,,·e 1~PH<l of ... \ l>raha111, • • ~\ 11cl l1 c 1 ga,Te l1i111 tit l1es of al l ,' ' • ( (:e11esis 1--1-:2() ) . 'l,l1is titl1e \\'cl , 1>,ticl t<> tl1r 111·iei-;t :\ l elt·l1izeclPl(, ,,·lie> l>lP~srcl _._ \ b1·al1a111. Tl1i ." t1·11tl1 i~ c·o11fir111rcl i11 tl1e Xe1,,· Tt1.-ta111r 11t i1L I Iel)1·e,,"s 7 :2, ·'To ,\·}1c)111 al. o ...\ 1 ral1a111 ga,·r ,t tP11th l)clrt of all.' 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'1'}1 irp ,1 r <' 111H11 .,,. J > I H c •c 's ,,· l 1P1·P ti t h P s ,1 11 c I <ll'f'Pri11g·~,, ,lr<' 111 p11tjo11rcl. ~, 11<)11 l<l cl ( 1 }1 rist ic111 tit hr? ~\ fc1i1}1fl1l ,.J c,,,. cltt11. ·to111ccl to pay– j,10· l1i8 1itl1r ct11cl to o·i·ri110· a11 of- l"" 1:'"' r, feri11!!', ,r l1r11 }1p })pc·c:1111 r a ( 1 hris- t ia11 ,,·c>11lcl . Ltrrl},. 11ot attr111pt to g ·i,· p lr: ... 11 ,ro11lcl llr l1is 11att1ral te11clP11c\'· tc> o·i,Tr 111ore 1·atl1e1~ than . ~ ' ] c'ss, . i11c·c J1 e ,,,.011lcl e11jo~,. more ,,·c>11cle1~f11l blr.-. ·i11g·s a11c1 g·1--eate1~ 11e,1c• c) tl1a11 r,,r r l)cfore. tTe.· 11: ap11·0, 1 ecl of tithing. He c·a111e 11ot t<> clr. t1~ov the la,v bl1t ~ t<> f11 lfill it. Ile . ,iicl, · \\ 1 oe 1111to ~'"()ll, :c1·ilJc1.· a11cl Pha1"i. ee., hJrpo– c·1·ite: ! fo1.. ~ .. e l)a}r tithe o.E mi11t c-111 1 a11i:e a11cl ·l1n1111i11 a11d have <)111 i tt rel tl1e ,,.. eig·h tier 111a tter. of tl1r 1aYv, j11(lµ:111e11t. 111erc} 1 • a11d fc1itl1: TIIF"'. 'E ()lT -} IIT E TO l I J\ "\TE D()~E c1111 11ot to lea, 1 e t11 e otl1er l111clo11e · · (:\Iatthe,v 2:~ :2:3 ) . .,. \ ]t}1011g·h titl1i11~: is 11ot definite- 1,.. 111e11 tio11ecl i11 t li e ... .,. e,,.. Te ta- .. 111r11t rx ·eJ)t i11 1·eg·arcl to b1~aha1n J)H ,\.. i 11p: t l1r tj t l1r to :\Ie le 11 izedel{ t 11 r i11str11etio11 i11 the g1"a ·e of giv– j 11g: is c1efi11itel~- tc111p:ht. Tl11·oug·h– <)11t t lie E JJi. t]P~, tl1<J llf)l~.. ~ 1 pi1·it c> 1111)}1a. izes tJ1 e µ:l<)rio11~ t1 .. l1tl1 of tl1P c.>,,·11ersl1i1) c>f (-:ocl a11cl the ( ·11ri"'tia11 ·~ ste·\"\.. a1·clsl1ir>. We a1·e 11(>t <),,·11p1·s of 0111~ :1111. ta11cr. ,,~ ~i111J)J.\~ J)Os. e~~ it tc) l1.·e it £01· I-Ii~ 11011 ()r ,111c l g·lc>r~T. · · F 01· yr arl") lJ<) l t g·J1 t ,,. it 11 cl prier : tl1e1· f 01·e µ:lc)rif)· <:ocl i11 )·ot11· bocl~-, a11cl i11 ~"<>11r .·1)i1·it ,,,. l1i cl1 c-11·e (;ocl' ' ( I ( 1 ori11t hjc111. · 6 :2() ). Tl1 r })l'iC' e paid J'<)r <>lll' 1·eclP1llJ)tio11 ,,·a: tl1e JJ1· e– c· i<)11 .· l1]c)t)cl of ( 1 l1ri:t. Therefo1·e c1ll tl1at ,,·e are1 Hllcl a11 tJ1at ' ''P J1ct\ <1 ;1 re ir11l,.. J l i~. • ,\,,.<-' cll'P 111 rr~ l\" . tr,,·,1rcls of Ollr • 11<J~~Pssio11s a11cl ,,-e arP ta11t?:ht tl1at a ~tr,,·ar(l ~J1ot1lcl l)P fol111cl faitl1- f11l for so111e 1,1\- l1 e ,,·ill be rallecl • 111)c>11 to ~ri,Te a 11 a <·c:01111 t of the ,,·a,· l1 r ]1as 11secl ,\·l1at l1as lJre11 • <'11tr11strcl to l1i111. ,J e:t1.· ,,·a1·11ecl of tl1is ,,·l1c11 I l e tol 1 tl1r . to1--,,. of · ~ t l1P l111faitl1f 111 ~te,,·a1·cl ( JJ11l{e 1:2 :42-4 ) . ~l10111c1 a 1 11ri. tia11 titl1e ? Titl1- i11g· i: a r ec111ire 111 r11 t i11 t l1e ·piI·it- 11a l clr,,.rlc)J)J11r11t of the l)rl ie, ..e1~. ( ontinued on next page )