The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1959

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' ' ( 1 e1'tainly, the bi1·th of Ollr Lorcl hol1ld remi11 d tl 11ot only of ou1· r e. ])On ibility to be occupied l)llt al. ·o of 011r 1·e po11 ibility to be eo11. ta11tly in, 1 e~ tigati11g truth a ,,·e a1·e permitted to . ee the aviot1r ,,·ith r,... ·tal clea1"ne · Ve1· e 16 . ' ' '· 11 l theJ" eame ,,,ith ha te, a11d fo1111c.l l\Ia1·} 1 , a11d Jo eph, and the l)a l1e lJ"i11g i11 a manger.' ' Tl1c J )'t .. ocla;11atior1 '\r er e 17. · ...\ 11cl ,, 1 h en tl1ey had een it, the)" 111a tle 1<110,,?11 abroad the . aying ,,·hich ,,·a tolcl tl1e1n concerni11g tl1i , chilcl.' Li t .)11 to the me . ao·e of tl10. e hephe1·d , Ver e 10 and 11. Fear 11ot: for behold I l)1·i11g· ) 1 0t1 good tidi11g... of great jo~T, ,,Thirh . l1all l)e to all people. .f 1 01· lllltO 3rou i. 1)01'11 thi. day i11 t 11 t1 e it J.. of D a·vi d a ~ av i our, w hi cl1 i~ ( 1 l11'i:t tl1e J;ord.' tlr Lor :l hc1: eo1n111i....io11e<l Hi ht1rch to clo t11i. VPl'JT thi11g. Tl1e ht11--ch is 11ot, fo1· the mo t part, obeyi110· tl1r Tr'.lat (,0111111i :io11. \\Thy? I it • 11ot l)eca t1. e .:he i 11ot o Cl1piecl ,,·ith IIe1' J101·cl a11cl I-Ii ,,~?ord and I I i.· ,,·01~1~ ? I. it not therefo1--e, be- c·a11. thr page. · of re,,,elatio11 clo 11ot li--r'e'' beea11. e they are not • illt1111i11e 1 b)T tl1 e IIoly Spirit £01· 11 e1· ? 1. it 11ot, t he1-.e£01--e, beca11 e ~11r l1a ., fc1iled to i11, 1 e. tigate, tud~.,. t l1e pag·e · of . ac-1-.ed w1'it, tl1at h e tl1e h111,ch of J e. 11.. Chri ti 11ot l)roclaiming tl1e ro pel, "\re1· e 10 a11 1 11- to a lo. t a11d d~ri.11g world ? "\"\Te rather thi11k . o. ... 11d ioe 11ot that lo. t ,vor lcl ,~ 1 011cler at the :ile11ce of t lie 11t1rc h of ,Te 11 1 }1r·i t r elati,re to thi. n1atte1·, , .,.e1-.. e 1 , c' .L\ nc1 all they that ( ontin ll ed on p:.ge 5) •