The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1960

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The ( 1 r e,1 tor i. above the r eature. ,,T 011lcl a (4ocl of all po,v r c1,eate ,l11c>t l1 r 1· J)O,\"t I' that he ould 11ot t·c)11 trol fo r the goo(l of l1i.. ult i- 111at Cl pttrpo.:e a 11d J) la11 ? ·'® tqr hrptq of tqr rirqr.a hotq nf tqe wt.ahom anb kttom– lrhgr nf <6oll! Jlo1u uttsrarrq– ablr are qt.a jnhgme11t.a, atth qia ways past fittbittg out!'' 1!1om.- l l ;33 • ()t11· ( }o l i. a g·ocl of "\ i. dom :\Ie1·c·\~ ,111cl .J11.·tice. to l i11 I{i • ,ri:c10111 [ fo r el{110" 1 ledge 1 lected to lea,,e so111r to tl1rir o,,·11 hoo ing· ( 11 c·o11lcl be ave l if t hey ,~.1011lcl ) thi.· to tl1e , ri11clicatio11 of Divine _.J t1:tiee. 1\ 11 me11 hacl a cha11ce a 11cl those ,vl10 g·o to h ll, it ,vill be their o,v11 r e. po11 il)ilitJT. Ile ha.· Iect r l to .·a,,e ro111 a11cl l)e 1· e1.11)011: i I)I for 111aking the1n will– i11g· 111 tl1r day of hi power to t 11 <1 J)1·ai8e of l)ivi11e ::\I c1·ry. El c- 1 io11 111 ea11.· al] cot1lcl l)e aved but . 0111e l1 all l)e ~ ,1 ,· cl. God i goi11g· to .·a,,c ,,Th o111.·oe,~e1· II ,vill, l)ut '\T j 11 , a'•(' \\' h O..() (' \ r (_) l' \\Ti 11 . :{ 0 cl g·j,rps ( 1 \ 'P l')T {} 11 () ligh t e11ol1gh to }Jc\ sa , ·ecl, b11t Ile g iv0. . 01ne lig·ht 1111til tJ1 e:v· are .·a,,.ed. .. ~o,,·, l1 er P is tl1c a11. ·,ve 1· to )ro111· ,111estio11 ·' \ \' 1) '" clicl 1\ b r l at ·cp t c1 11cl ( 1 c1 i1 1 1· j re t ? ' ' ~ 1 ()1" ,,·J1c>lll }1 0 licl fo1·P l<110,,r . . . ~1 r clic l 1 L' Pcl e.1t i11ate tl1e111 lie ,1 lso <'al lrcl ... tl1 0 111 he al:o jt1. ·- 1 if iecl . . . t l1e111 11e al.'o glo1·ifie l ' ( R o111 . ) ::2!}, ;~() ) . F1·e gra of- f p1·ecl fc> rgj,·e11e. 8 to 1 <1 i11 ~ l1e 1·e- f 11 sPc1 it. I)i,·i11 e jt1, tiee i. , ·i11di- eat c)<l . Nc>,.. r. rPig·11 g·rn ec g·,tv 1 it t, , J\ 1) Pl ; } l (' 1' P(• (l j \ r(' ( 1 j 1, 'l fl P 11 \ V h \ fi11cl f'a11lt ,,·ith (Joel \VhP11 Sovrr:– <'1g· 11 g·1·aer 11·a11s<'c:>1tcl0(l free 111or,tl }lr·c:11 t1 ,\" • clll(l ga \ 1 (' .1\} ) } so1nrt l1i11g ( a111 l1cl 11ot \\' }111t ? 'rl1<1 cliffrt·– (' }) (_'e i11 ( 1 a i11 1·pj r c·ti11g <lll <l .1\}Jr•I 1·rt•ei , ri11g l"PH18 \\ 1 itl1 ( toc.l a11<l 11ut ( 1 ,li11 a11c1 .1\be> l; fo1· J{o1n,111. !3:11 , 12, :..._, :z:1 say ~' Thr r P is 11011p 1l1clt 1111(lrrstct11cleth th re is 11011c that 8eel<eth aft0r· Ciocl 1heJ ... arr. all g·o110 Ollt of tl1e ,,Tay . . . fo1· t he1·e i.· 11 o (1 if f e1 ..e11ce for all 1 a,r . i1111e l a11cl rome short of the O' l {)f ' T of od ' ' f-. .. r r . T £ the1"'e ,, 1 a. 0111e thing about ~ \ l1el that ,,,.a. 11ot tr11e abo11t ain that 111ade it po ible for od to :a,,e Abel a11d 11ot av ( 1 ai11 the11 .1al,tatio11 i. lJa eel partly on hu– n1a11 111e1·it. rod' . deali11g ,, 1 ith ( iai11 ,;va. of u h 11att1r e that ain ,,,ill tal<e the ,vho1e r e po11 ibilit)~ for 11 ot bei11g . aved. \Vhile {oc1 . cl Clclling witl1 Abel i of uch 11a – t111·e that l 1 ,vill make God ,,,,holly r e p on ible £01· hi . al"·,a– tio11. Tl1e 'l\Ii1"a l e of 1 1 .. ace i ... tl1at tocl . a,,e. 11n,villi11g· in11er l)llt cloe. 11ot . ave them again t t J l (l i 1· '\. i] 1. .1\ . . t1rely a · f r ee n101'al agenc~r is tat1g·ht i11 the Bible, . o i. t.h (l <' 1 ect i11g g;1"aep of od. I believe 1· f>eCl ive a11c.l lo,Te both. ._ 1 o doe. ,,re1·3.. trlte Te,,, Te tame11t Bap- ti.·t. T t ,,·ol1ld 1) a trag·ed~,. f 01· 0111· c· llege to 1·ef11 e t o t each ol11· .,·ot111g· 1 1~eacl1 er . th do tri11e of - Nc>, 1 er eig·11 a11 cl Ele ting race. .i t1.1t a.· it ,vot1l cl be if it r ef11 t o teaC'll 1na11 '.· r e pon ibjlit}· of 1·e– c·pi,,. i11g ·alvatio11 by Faith. To 11rr ael1 '· EleC't io11 · alo11e i: t <J cl 1·., · ll J the flo,v of piri tual l ifr a11 l ernpty 011r cht1r he a11tl e1 , Te11 elo. r thc)i1· door\·. 13t1t to J) r eac11 the free "\\'ill of man apart f1·0111 ._ over·eign -rrace i to fill tl1e c·l11t1·r he. ,,.. it]1 1111 aved people; and ,vhe11 th t e. ti11g orne.. i11 the dark cla)'", al1ea d, t her e will be a fallii1g· 0 11t that ,vill malte ideo11 '.. 300 lool< li]{e a g·r at 111l1ltitl1cl e l1)T com- 1)a1·i. ·011. ,ome let ll, • tay ,vith ( 4 o l . W or~d, and not par"t on1- 11a11>'" , ,,ith the gr eat Bapti. t l1e1·oe. of th pa. t. . "'o,,, let 111e .'et £01~t11 . 0111r gl1a1·d. that ,vill lreep the olcl o - J)Pl t1·ai t1 . afe 011 the t1·a k.