The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1960

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If ,111~· 111,111 tl1~rst. 1 t }11111 "l) lll ,111tL) Illl'). ,111tl tlr111l" . ll f• tl1nt llt'lit',.t,t l1 )ll 111. n .._ tl~e ser i l t l l l' t' l 111 t l 1 s n it 1. l) l l t . o ~ . l11. l) ()l l,· sl1c1ll flt)\\ ' ri,·ers l t l1,· 111g ,, ,1t~'r. t l llt tl1is S})cll(e lie of tl1 J)irit. ,,~11i t'l1 tl1e)· tl1,lt belie \·e <)11 l1i111 sll tl llltl r ee i,·t': fo1· tl1 H l)" 1l1t st ,,·a~ 11ot )·et g:i,·r11; l )tl all t 11(1 t tT e. 11.. ,,·a, 11ot ) " ') t g:l 1·ified. ) · 111 1·e ra 11 l)e 11 0 l o11bt tl1at the ~ , ...111 l)o1is111 11e1· 1· f e1' cli1· ct l)r to t i1e Hol~... pi1·it, -fo1· t 11 i i , tl1e ~– p lieit . tate111e11t of \"e1:" e ' 9. Thi. e11a bles 11. t o 11101-- e f11ll~.. 1111der– ~t ,111d tl1e pa ·. ag·es ,,Tl1icl1 p1·eced it ,,. 11e1·e , \.at e1· i e 1n pl o)...ecl a a fio11re f tl1e pi1--it. Fo1· i11 tan 1 e i11t'."> J 01111 3 :5 ,,·e 1·e,1d of the pi1·it l>egctti11g , i11 .. ohn 4 :14 of the ,.. 1 irit i1zd1, 1 elll~1lg, a11d he1·~ of tl1e ,.. 11irit 01ctfloi~·11zg. In each 111 tan .e 011r Lo rel i.· the peaker '""a te1~ 1 the . ,·n1l)ol, a11d tl1e IIol:T ~ pi1·it i. tl1e P ei· 01; r £erred to i11 Hi of– fice work. Tl1e pa. :·age i111111ediatel}T ll_ll~er t"011 ideratio11 J)I"'e. e11t th p11--1t ,' pt1J·po e th1--011gh believer i11 thi life 011 ea rth. J oh11 ;3 t ell. 11. how ,, ...e beca1ne belie,Te1 .John 4 ex– plai11 the ati fa tio11 of the be- lie,"er life and John 7 d cribe the aoal of the pi1--it in u. i11 o· u ch belie, ,.er a cha11nel through whon1 t o 1--each the area. of pi1--it- 11al barre1111e . all abo11t th in. Tl1e etti11g of tl1e F ea. t of Tabernacl e .. ,,a . ingularly approp– riate for thi l1ttera11ce of hri t. It ,,,a: the tim \\'he11 I . rae 1 r e– men1be1-.ed her ,,,ilderne. jot11--11e} ... fro111 the ,·a11tage point of 1 a11aa11. I-Ia,·i11g arri\·ed at the goal of lier jour11e3... I. rael " "a to 1·, 1 e .J e– ho,·ah bu t 11ot to fo1·a t th howl– i11cr ,,ilcler11e. through which h e ha(l come. Th ..I.Tew Te tament l)e- 1ie, ..er. fro111 the , ·antage p oi11t of Ro1na11: , a11d i11 co11 ·ciou x– p eri 11ce of tl1e ~ 1 pirit · mini --tr)T ,,1 ithin. i: 11 ver to for(Yet the 1'Til– der11e. ,va11deri11g.. of Ro1na11.· 7. It i. r ecordeel l)y .. J ewi. ·h hi - to1·ia11: that it had l)e n ct1 tomar).,. for the ,ror:hipper. at the F east of Taber11acle. to follo,v t h e p1--ie. t f ron1 the t emple elevation to the 'I'l lF. l 1-l1 IN l)1£Pli;N l )EN I H t\ l''l'I 'f 1<)\\ <' r Hr t'n , 111 <ll'cler 1<l <liJl ,vn1<' 1' frcllll t llt' })l>t>l~ . '1'11<'.'(' , ~<'!"ISt 1~ \\ (l\ llcl t ll l' ll l lP ll(l l' ll C' Ht>cl i11 f <> ( }1 p ...., l1ig- l1 r~ r g 1·cltt11cl \\' l1il e th e <• t'C)\\Cl c•n111e l ll' l1i11 cl t• l1a11ti11 g· l'rc>111 Is,11nh 1:2. •' 'l l1 c' r t' l't)I' (' ,,·itl1 jc>y . l1c1ll . Tr <ll'cl\Y \\cl1l\l' () llt <>f 1ll C' \\ l' ll .· ()f' sal– \ ' clf l <) tl .... ' ' 'I 110 c-li111c1x <)f tl1 ,,·c>1·~11 i1> ,1t tl1c1t i'Past ,,,011lcl <lr- 1·i,·p ,vl1c>11 111) ,r,ti < r ,,·as 1011recl f rth ,ls H 1 i lJ,l ti 11 c111 t l1e:1 l,1. t clcl, .. .. l )ottlJtl<.>s: iL ,,·,1s at tl1i. I)Oi11t ,111tl 11-.obal)lJ· jt1si cl · tl1e r l1a11ti11g 11lJ– si<.le<.l, th,1t ol11~ }.;01· tl tlJ Ti·v·cr 01 tl1 f \\rater of I_jif"- .,t ood ,1111 eri 1, <l )"i11 o\ [ f c111y 111a11 tl1i1· t let l1i111 ·0111 1111to 111e a11d 1 ri11lc . . . . ' Fro111 tl1e i1111ermo t being of .'ll 11 a l)elie, re1· the1"e ,, 1 0lll l flO\V ri, 1 e1-.. of livi11g· ,vat r }7111bolic of the I-IolJ" ._ pi1--it. pi ·tt1re of thi. n1a1" be der--i,Te l f1"0111 E zel{i 1 47 .. ' '"her e the prophet ," ,ri. io11 of the t e111ple i. et fo1·th. While we un– de1·:ta11d that thi pa ag predict a fl1ture, lite1"al t e1nple r e toration i11 Pale ·ti11e the1·e i al o a ec– onclar)" a11cl cle,?otio11al a 'lJect of thi portio11 ,,,J1i h may lJe u ed a a11 illl1 ·tratio11. It pi ·tllt"e how tl1e ., l)i1·it flow tl11"0llg·h a belie, re1· . Th t en1ple (or t l1e tal)e1"11acl e) i: t} 1 pi ·al of a Ao T e\\ 1 Te ta1nent be– li , ,.e1-- in " 'hom 1 od clwell l)y Ili .. pirit ( I 1 or. 6 :19 ) . The outer ·ol1rt may ,vell ta11d for the body, l)ei11g· the exter11al a11cl ,Ti ibl e a. - p ect of the i11c1ivi 1t1al. "\\Titl1in thi.· i.· the all-i111po1"ta11t edifice "'~hich haR tl1e a11ti-ty·p e in the non- 111ate1·ial part of n1a11. Thi i ee11 fir. t a: a 11111t , b11t 11po11 ·lo er exa111i11atio11 th t t11e11t di cover it to 1) e 11o t o , z e , 1) ll t two. Ther e i , a di. ti11 t livisio11 lJetwe 11 tl1e hol),. J)la ·e and the l1oly of holie . .. 01ne theolog·ia11. may r efer-. to 1nan a. beino· a tu,o-part cr eatu1--e, bl1t tl1e • 1 1·ipt11re · p eal{ of l1im a t1--i– pa1·tite 'l)irit ~· 0111 a11d boc1y. The l1oly J)lace of claily 111i11i tr r ep1--e– .·e11t/ th :olt l and t h e holy of l1olie8 ,,·hi ·11 ,,,a_:, 11t 1--ed bl1t 011ce a 3re a1-- !)ictl11·e. t h e pir·it. It i " f1·01n tl1i in11e1--1no t place that the Holy ~ •pi1--it i ·t1e fo1--tl1 1060 1'ER I I 1 l' () ll g I 1 t I 1(' I i r p {) r cl f' 1111 JT s l l r - 1 'Pl l ( l(' J' (' ( l l>Pli '\' Pl' ' l'h e s;111,·t 11Hr)r <>f' 1 hi ~ , Jlil'il i~ (;c cl' al>c>cl f'rr>111 ,,l1i<"l1 ll P <lP~ig·n: le > 1' <''1 <'11 thra c• 11 - ,il' <> 11111 P11t <>f' 111<1t l>P li r , ,ca r . 'IJ1, ll c>l~· ~J>i1·it c·a111<' i11tc) flii s al>c>tlp at 1·p~p 11 r, 1· c-1 ( i<> ll i11 \ ' l(l\\ {)r 111(' }j(• – ('()lllJ>li . l1 c>c l J)r<>]Jiti atio11 <> I' ( 1 l1rist <)11 the <'1'<)8s. 11 111 c jl1~1 g- 1·c>1111<l <)f thi s ,1c·c·c>111 JJ Ji~h1r1c.11t (lc)cl ,vas fl' c\ e1 t CJ <> 11 t 1 r ,v l 1 ,t t ,,, a · o 11 r·e c 1 <' acI i 11 t r rs J > n :: r. a 11 cl s i 11 .- . Th 1 , ,- lie, ·r1· i. tllPl'Cl)v f'011: titt1tcJc:l a • t e 1111) ] r. I 1 r o111 tl1is <'e11t er of OJ t>1·atio11s < 1oc1 ,,Torl<.· Ollt th1·011g}1 the oul or p er-.· 11alit~T r efi11i11g· the emotion~, p11rifyi11g tl1e cle ire. , c1t1elli11g the fear. · t1·ai11i11g· the ,, ..h ole ma11 1111 - til II e ha .· l1in1 t111cle1" c1ivi11e con– trol. rr}1e l)OC1)" i. the11 p1·e e11tecl (Ro111. 12 :1 ) a11d tl1e r e. ult i. joJ"Oll, , effecti,l' \·e1--v ice ( Ro111. 12 :2ff ) . E,re1•JT believe1-- i thll a te111ple of 1 oc1 . •l11"1--e11der to 1 l11·i. t 3rielc1 the ,rl1ole bein<Y to IIin1 fo1-- 1·,,,i e, a11d 1 od r eache. OllI' en,riro11me11t thro11o·h U , . In E zekie 1 . ,Ti. io11 ther e a1-.e £u1~the1-- in1porta11t featu1 ..e which t}rpif}"" 111at t e1· of ig·11ificance a. ' '"e explore the n1eani11g of John 7 ::37-39. \\r 11ote bl1t a f e,v-: (1) The water i t1e f1"om the center l)y ,s·av of tl1e alta1-- ,r. 1. " .. Tl1 e hea1·t of the 111atter i the J la ·e of a ·rifice the c1"0 . No ble · ·i11g· ca11 co111e without it. The ·rl1 ·ifi.~io11 wa nece ars·· to en- ~ abl e rod to meet our neecl. Ou1" ide11tifi ·ation " .. itl1 hri t on the c1·0 i p1·er ec1l1i i te to ou1-- effec– tivene i11 e1--,.. ice. W e m11st ee al,~ary a.· the r emed}r for 011r in (Ro111. 3 ) i11 01·de1' t o become hri - tia11 . lJL1t "e ml1 t ee hri t' l eatl1 a, t h e 1·e111e 1,r f 01-- in (Ro111. - ) ) i11 or l ei· to become effective - (_ 1 h1--i ·tia11. . 1 J)i1--itt1al 111ini t1--3TIDll t l)e })1·ecec1ecl b}" a , rital and exp eri– e1 tial r ealiza tiou of Olll" co-cruci– fixio11 with Hi111. Befor·e the ,vateI' col1lc1 1·each the c1e e1--t tl1ey had to .. flo,v bv the alta1· . .. ( :... ) The obj e t ,,--a to meet the 11eecl of the l e olation that lay be– yo11cl the te111ple , -v. -12. All abol1t eve r,T belie,..e1-. lie the bar- • 1·e1111e ,,,.1·ouo·ht b3T in. Death i 011 c,,,e1"v ha11d. If f1· om hi life the1·e ,vill ome the ble ino· of the 111ini ·t1"J'" of the IIoly pi1·it the1--e ,,·ill al o ome the piritual heal– i11g· a11 l tl1e f1·11it£t1l11e.. wl1e1--e1re1· l1i · i11fl11e11 ·e n1ay g·o. ( ;3 ) The ,,·ater ,, 1 e1·e ufficient ( onti11ued on page 7 ) •