The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1960

R ) rhl' ~l) ~} ) \l t) i Jl ctrl\. t• los )~ \\ itl1 t l lt' l~ l't'cl t "t)l ll ll l i~sio11 · "' ..\ lltl t l1e, r • ,, t 11t fo rtl1. <111 tl 1)r e,1 <! l1etl e,·\1')"- ,, l lt' l' \ . t }l (' l JOl'<.1 \\. 1~1~i11g· ,, itll t llt\111 . ,111tl et)11fi1·111i11g tl1 ) ,,. 1·cl ,,1 tl1 ~ig 11~ f<)llt),,·i11g·. ·· 'Il1i .. is tl1 ) ; 1· )~1 t 111111 i --. · io11 - ,,·01·cl .. a11cl ' l1ri~tic111" j oi11 tl i11 cl ti 11. , , ... 0 ,,·e 11 1"11 ,,. fr o111 'I h e .... ct uf t lie ...\. p ost lt\.. t 11 "\ 111c11111e 1· in ,, 11 il' 1 t lie .,e c lo i11 g ,,·orcl .. of tl1e ... l; os1)e 1 11 ,1 , ·e co111e t1·11c. Bo11d a ffli t) tio11 ., a11d p er ,e 11tio11 ,,·er e tl1e fi1· "' t f1·t1it · r aped l>)'" the la l)o1·c1· · i11 1 l1ri -- t • ~ l1ar,·e t fiel 1. l ... t' t ,,·e al o k110,,· that i11 pite of t.. , ·e1·\~ effort of .._ at a11 the '\\To1--d of ~ t1·11th ,,·a 11ot p1·ea h ed in , raiu · ±or· tl1e little eed of hri tianit,r 6- 0' l' e,,· o-1·a l11a11,.,. i11to a o-reat t1·ee ~ J cl 111igl1 t)" force f or 1 od and hi · J, i11g 10111. Th o·ood eed ,\·a n e,·er en ti1 .. ly lo t f 01.. ooner or lat e1· t}1 r·e ,,·e1·e ig11 f ollo,,,, - i11g. · · 4 • ..c\..11 l th Lo1·cl a lded to the '- ch l1 r cl1 daily u h a hould be a,·ed· ( ... ct 2:47 ) . Let ll belie,"e that 110 011e ..hall , ·e1· ,,·or k f aithfullJ· f 01.. Chri t ,,·itl1ol1t p1·ofit : 1 t u labor pa– tiently, each in l1i · O\\''ll place of ervice p1·ea chi11g, t ea ching, ,,-1 .. i ti11g, ,,·ar11i110·, t :tifyi11g· and 1·e~t a ·111·ecl tl1a t our labo1-- i not , ·ai11 · · i11 the Lorcl. The po tl I">aul a:rT , ~ · Tbe1·efore, 1ny be- lo,·ed bretl1re11 be y e teadfa t u11n10,,eable. al,va}" abouncli11g i11 the ,,·01·1{ of the Lord fora ml1 h a . ·l·e k110,,· t11at }'"Ou1· labor i i 11ot . ~ , ·ai11 i11 tl1e Lorcl' ( I 1 or. 15 :5 ) . The ,,Tay " Te take 1uay be ha1·d n1a11, . ,,·e co11taet 111io·h t 11ot ee1n .. t o l1eecl l ocl' · 111e ·ao·e of 1 1·ace 0 ' a11cl . o it aJJpear ,,,,e 111u. t ow tl1e p1·ec iou .·e d ,,·ith ma11jr t ear · 1)11 t if " Te a1·e faitl1ful i11 o,,·ing, ,,·e l1a,,.e the pro111i. t11at ,v . hall 1 0111C1 agai11 ,,·ith jO)T · lJri11gi11g 0111· . l1ea,re. ,,Titl1 ll, . I.Ji t en to Joel ~ ,,·or cl: Ile that O'Oeth £01 ..th an 1 ,,·eep r tl1. bea1·i11g pre 1 io11. .: eecl, . h a ll cl o1l l)tl e.,. co111e ag·ai11 ,,itl1 1·ej oici11g· l)1~i11gi11g l1i :heave ,,itl1 hi111 (P. 126:6 ) . 111 tl1e f i1-. ·t J)a1·t of thi ver e t l1e I> al111i. t .,ee1n: to expre . r - J)eat cl act io11 011 tl1e part of the \\'OI'ke1-. ,,·h o oft e11 g oeth fortl1 tc) o,,· I 1 the . eco1 d half lie ex– r1re. se the certai11t~y· of a glad r et11r11 ,,·i t h f1~t1it f 01"' l1i. labo1"'. I-I e11ce ,,·e h a , ·e t,,,,o preci ou truth. ,,·ort l1, 1 of 0111' eon . icl eration: • () I{ ~ HE 'l' E 4 \ l{ 1 1 l ' l J 'i \\TI ,. ..i:\ I ,1 l \T~, l ' I 1 l~ I~ \._ 1 > I ~ ' } irst, \\'(.: 80\\r i11 t l' ,11'.. l)e lal1~· ) <)f t l1 t\ 1 1·eei t1s11 .... of tl1 \ e cl, f 1· p,· "\ r)· g·rai11 i. cl tro1)ll.\'" c111 l a 111r- 111or·i,1l of ( 1 l1ri. t p,1i11. ' · I ttt he ,,·a. ,, 1 01111ded f 1, 0111' t1·a11 r-1· e - ·io11 . h e \\ 1 a l rui eel for OUl, in– iC!llitie : tl1e ha ti 111 11t of our p ace ,,·a 1tpo11 hi111 · a11d witl1 hi . tripe ,, 1 e are heal d' ' (I a. 53 :5 ) . 111 , ·i ,,r of thi ,,·e lllll t O~T ,,,itl1 all ot1r n1ig l1t v e11 thougl1 it 111ea11. o,vi11g 111 the ,,,et \'teather of . 01·ro,,,, i11 the . to1·111 of p e1· e– et1 tio11 a11d 1"iclicule. t the e11d, 7"h b':' 111g·i11g it, \.; f the 11 ave will ~' ri11g joy to the faithft1l ervant Jf ( }oc1. "\Vhe11 a n1a11 h ea1"'t i · . o .' tir1·e l tha h e ,veep over the • i11. of otl1er , h e i 1--io·ht in the pla ·e ,,Ther e rocl ca11 u e him; for there i 110 bi1·t]1 ,,,. ithout tra,rail a11cl tl1 er· i 110 . pi1·itt1al harve t ,,rit l1011t COlllpa . io11. I.1e ll pray c111cl a k od for the c:ompas io11 of hi: d ear 8011 ,,·ho l)eh eld the eit)" a11cl ,,·ept o,· er it. Thi 011e ,,·110 ,,·ept k11 ,,T ,,. 11 tl1e cba1·acter of tl1 i11habita11t. of J er11 alem– their Crl1eltJr, their . lfi hne '" tl1c->ir olJ. ti11at e p1·ejt1cli again t th trt1tl1 th ir-- J)r--icle of h ea1·t '\\" r e 11ot l1icl l e11 fro111 hi111. ' J e u 1<110,,,, i11g all cl1i11g that hould ro111e 11po11 hi.Itl ,,, 11t forth and saicl 1111to tl1e111, vVhat ek ye. ' Y et l<11ovving the i11habita.11t of thi city ,,,011ld 11ail him to a cro the Lord J e, ll piti~d them. ' ' He l)eheld the ity a11d \\ 1 ept over it.' ' Dear reade1· " 'e kno,v little of true hri tia11 tty if we do 11ot feel • a cleep con e1--11 ~?hen we ee t .he lo t ·011dition of 1r1anjr abo11t u . To E OF JOY ('ctrr 11otl1i11g ,,·h)tl1er ot1r 11 it,·l1 - l)o1·s cl 1· ) g<>i 11:_;' to 11 Pa vP11 01· h 11 is 110 clot1 lJt t l1e ,,·ay of t 11 \\' OI"' ltl. ( 1 l1ri:ti,l11.· of 1l1 ~s :1)i1·it (a11d thrre a1· ) 111,111. i 11 <>tl r C' h 111· lie. ) ell' , Te r}· 1111lil{e J)a,ricl, ,,,110 . aicl, · · Ri , ·er , of ,,,,1 t r · rt111 clo,v11 my ey e. , be ·a 11 th y lceep not thy la,v ' ( l:>. . 119 :l:3o ) . ..t\11d ft1rthe1·, tl1eJ'" a1"'e , ,e1· , t111lil<e I aul, ,vho ,"aicl ' I l1a,..e great h eavine and co11ti1111al 01 ..r 0" for my b1--eth1~en ' (Ro 111. 9 :2 ) . belov l ,,·hat o l expect of ll i ' faithful11 in owing the ., ed. L et u . ~o,v it ,vitl1 river of ,, 1 ater. 1"'1111uj11g dom1 our eye . l"> a 1.11 aid tu young Timothy : .And the thi1...g that thou ha ., t heard of me among ma11y witne e , th . ame con1ruit thou to F ITH– F L ~IE~, " ·ho shall be able t-0 t ea ~h otl1e1" (. II Ti111. 2 :2) . Ou1· n1a t e1· adcl ' Ile that i faithful i11 that ,,·hich i lea t i faithful al:o in 1nuch . . . (Lulre 16 :10) ~ •2condl:}.,. let u ob erve that ther e i '~ joyfl1 l reapi11g. · Thi i. the pro111i.. e of lmighty od. ' ' Ile that goeth forth and weep- th, l)eari11g· pr·eeiou. eed H LL DOT BTLE~ ~ ?\IE IN. 111 the . ,,·eat of hi bro,v the far111e1· go f.urth a11d ,vorl{ hi la11 1 plo,,· it har·ro,,· it, pla11t l1i. : ee c1 a11d th 11 ,, 1 ait for the l1ar,re t. Ho,r ] ilre the h1~i tian "'--orlce1-- ! Ile pla11t the eed of Goel' . ,,Torcl ir!. the heart of n1an, a11 l the11 he commit that eed to -tOCt llol}.. p i rit, ,,·ho can \Vatch it 11:e it a11d l>ri11g a 111an to r e- - p e11ta11ce a111 o l. nle the Rpirit of od ,,,orlr in a n1an h eart 011r lal101· i in vain. 111 all 0111· ti eali11g ,vitb me11, let l l , 011. ta111 Iv 1·en1en1be1· Ex- .. cept the lJOrt1 b11ild tl1e hou e thev labor i11 vain that build it' ' ( P ... 127 :1 ) . "\ l1e11 tb e pirit of t1~11 th i ·0111e , 1I ,,·ill 1·ep1,ove the ,,·orJ l of :i11 a11d of righteou. 11e , ,t11cl of jl1 lg111< 11t to 0111e and ,,,.ill g·t1id you ( a11d inner ) into all truth ( J oh11 16 : , 13 ) . hri tian \VOt·ker, it i llOt } ..OU WllO Will g·uide bll t it i l1ri t and hi>.; a bicli11g· pi1~it j 11 ) 7 0l1 tl1at t h rougl1 1"0llr ,,?it11E> , \· ill l ead i1111er to ~epe11ta11c . I e t u e, re1" r e111embe1· tl1at. for unles. ,ve pray in the pirit and depe11d on the pirit to do the ,vork of aving a man's oul, we labor i11 ,Fai11. Perhap that • •