The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1960

March 1960 ---------- THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Page Seven (}1tctr<ls to J~l ' f io,, 1.... \11.,.. ,·it1,,~ of t l1 r tlot·t1·i11e of l~I t.) e 1 i <) 11 , t l 1<l t e fl 11 l) e ex pl ,l i 11 <' c 1, o 1· 1111der. to d i. 11ot it. "\rc) tl liad a. ,,·p]l 1111de1·tal<( t o ex1>lai11 ;r a– ti o11 : ' 'l'hr l1gh faith ,ve 1111c1e1·– st a 11 cl t 11 P ,,·or Id.' ,,,erP f 1·a111rcl 1J1'" thr Word of God' ' ( lieb. 11:3). ~. ~ \ Il)" t'011r J)i io11 of 1•~ l et ion t l 1 at ] : I 1 e l) ., th ) t e I p O 11, i bi 1 i t ,r O f tl1r ehl1rehr.· i11 preachi11g· tl1 0 · .1os- 11<>l t o the whole world i. 11ot it . 3. ~\.11:v J)O~itio11 of El etio11 tl1at rp1110, re.' th e 1·e~·po11: il)ility o f v r y 111a11 lJeli v i11g on the T.Jorcl ,J e. u. < 1 h1,i. t i 11ot it wheth r , ·aved 01· lo. t . 4. A11y theor~y of ~~ l ·tio11 that l)l'Pd e. tinate any one to go to lfell , i 11ot it. .r\ll men are lost a11(l g·oi11g to h ell, unl es. God doe. so1nethi11g· abo11t it. ·cording to Divi11e ,J11. tice all men are lo:t a11d going to llell. Ac ·ordi11g to T 11 - fi11 it r l\[Pr <~y all men ·a11 l1r Have 1. ...,\ rco1'di1 g to ovrreigi1 TI' <l r so1ne sl, all l1e saved. The Ele ting G1'ace of God, a11d t l1e fre ,vil] of ma11 ar the t ,i\ 1 0 1~ail. of the Go p el R,ailroad. The. ·a11 11ever meet; if they d id it .._ \\'Ot1ld "'rreclt the train. Don't try to r econ cile them; they are 11ot r 1 r111ie hut friend . ""\ 11oth er thi11g· to 1·e 111em l)er is that tl1e free moral a~rency of ma11 haR bee11 POrruptec] by th<' Fall : 1r1a11 is in total dep 1 ra,vity. This cloe. 11ot 1nea11 1na11 eo11ld 11ot c-0 111p bael< to tl1r I ;ord if h e ,~{ould · l)ut rather, ' ' h would not if he r•o t1lcl .' ,J 11. t as Elect111g (11·ace cl oes 11 ot 111ean that ma11 co11ldn 't r cf11. r Jocl 's xrac if h e ,vo11ld, lJ11t t hat he wouldn't, if h e coul(l. Ma 11 '. • frr.e ,,·il J unle.. · r e. t rained l1a~ al,vav.· led him awav f1·om ~ . ft<J<l, jlt. ·t a,' mall '8 fr<'P v,rill ,v}l 11 t<>uch r(l l>y • overeign Grace lead 11 i111 t<> t l1 e J.Jo1~cl. J~ 1· e-,, 1 il I p tl t A hraham (lo,,'11 i11 J~gyJ)t l)11t f4~lec-ting Grac 1 r }Jlagt1rd I >}1 a raoh, and srnt hi tn l>a<' l< 11 <>111c . 1~ 1·Pe-,~.rill tool< I JOt clo ,,' n tc) ~ odo111 l>11t B~] •etir1g 't ra<· c got }1 i111 Ollt . J~ r 1 C-\\' i 11 took the\ J>rodig a 1 • ... o 11 awa,r fro1r1 hotrl P b11t I~1 le ·ti11g • (;rHt'<' l>r(Jllg l1t l1i111 l>H<'l<. I~' r <1<1 - \\ ill sc11t J> a11 l c)f T,lr~tts ottt tc) lr1al<<' h u:voc· c)f' t}1 P c·l111rcl1. l>ttt l~l·,·ti11g <:1·ac· 1 111c:1<l<:) }11111 tltP <• J I a l t l J) i <) J J <) f 1 h P <• f 1 t I l • <' } l . \~ i t l 1 t J 1 <' ~ <- <) I, s r r va t i <> 11s. I f i 11 cl •,. 1 • <• c.t t ·, <) , , i 11 t l 1 <» c I <> < • t 1• i 11( <, f E I P < •- I"') • • ' t it,11 , k:11<)\\ 1 i11~{ ~<J lllP s/1,1!! l> e . <tr •r.rl . 'l'l1Pr<' is a11 a<l<l<><l j<,.,, itl t l1ctt I i1Jl1 t'<)ltlJl1is. i( 11 P(l f<J JJ1·ec1<· l1 t l1is g l<,ri<>tt s (~c,s1>,] t<> t}1P ,,,J1<>l< \\' t>r l<l, l 11t,,vi11g 1}1;1t \\r}1os<1 \ ' e1· l1eli ),, )1}1 ~~~--~~~----~ ELAND HAS CHANGE PASTORS OF 1 ewR of tl1(> r l·~ig;11ali<>11 <>f J{p,·. 1~~ r11 rst A . v\Tl11111r)' fro111 tl1p ] ;al<P . la1 1 I~aJ)t i.-t ,httreh cl icl 11ot rPac 1 l1 t l1r (lclitc>1· 11 11 til 11 <1 r rac1 i11 tl1e 11 ,v J)i1~re1<>ry t l1at Rc>,T. ( 1 l1,1rlrH 11 or1 i~ 11 o lV t l1 c> pct Ht<> 1· . TI<> t 11 1l1 c>11 a r (' l1t111 tll l<1 ,lt1ll <lo 1101 :rel< l)tl l)li 1 ity, [or the ehangr artt1all)r toolc 11,tc~c> l fl~1 ~J, 111 r. 'l v\rP 11 t ) r yea l'H age> ,,·<, ~·o 1 ac·– < f llcl i11 trd ,vith th r Whit11eys, "'rl1 e11 they att eitdecl the () RJ3 ct1111, tal 111e ti11g i11 harlr.·tc>11. That ,va. 1 l>ef 01-- r he ,, 1 ent to Bapti t Bi– l)le ~e1r1i11a1·~y·, or r 11 t rrcl J1clst 01~a l work, ,v1 irh bega1t tl1ere at Lal{e– la11cl i11 l 9--1: . f I e .·er vecl six yea1·s and r e.1ig 11 1 i11 1!1G4 lltlt \\rctS call ecl 1),tt l<" i11 t he fall of 1956 ,1ftrr a . l1 <) rt J)aHto1·atP })~r RPv. Do11a lcl T.J. :\lay. D11ring t hosP yPa1·s h <' :a,~{ the eh lll' <' 11 gro,,· f r()111 a 11 a 1- 1 c1 cla11c ave1--age of 25 to almo t 100. Th ~ro1~k l1 a8 b P ll g'l 'C'a t l).. hindered th la. t fe,v yea1·. b)" the 1·epo1't t hat a 11ew Freeway will go throl1gl1 t he rh11rc]1 lot a11d foree the111 to 1110,re : a11cl \rrt • in pite of thi. hi11drance a 11 d tl1e rat hr 1~ . cattered ettle1n nt on the ea t ide of Euclid the \\rOJ'k ha . g·1~ovvn. Beea1i. ·p af t l1e poor h r alth <>f l\Ir . 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J bPlie\' P ,re' ell'(' o·c)i 110· t<> 11ct\"C' ,111 - t" t"'I <>t l1r1· \\r<>rl(l-:l1al<i11g-, a11cl it ,,·ill ('()111 (' t}1 J'()llD'}1 t}l(l l'P\'i \ 1 Hl ()f th ~ p1·pa c hi11g of t h e ~ C)\'"<' I'eig-11 1 r,t<'P of (}ocl, .it1st as I-'11tl1r 1· '~ l'l 1 \' i,·al < a111 tl11·ol1gl1 tl1c r c\'"l \'cll c>f t lie ] >r( 1 ae l1i110- c)f 4 • 1·11stifit'ati(>1t 1), ~ . . (ia i t l1.' ' The Golden Gate to Chri,tian Service On our beautiful campus overlooki11g Sa11 Fra11c1sco Bay, high school grads Ccln obta111 - IIRI TIA ED ATIO FOR LIFE D ER I ' E. B.A. and B .Th. degr e ; Bil>l ••!ilj.<>r with 11!i11or · i11 Theol<!g~ Pa_- toral Edu ation, Itri t ian dtt<·ation, l\11s~1?n , Mtt~t<\ ~re<'k, <)<'tal l'tet1l'<', Education-P · cholo~·, or th£ Ilu111a111t1es. .,o-op rati e prograi11s lead.i11g to B. : ~ 11d ~ · • d grces al~(> B.1 . a11d .B. . or M. . d gre s itt Bt1s111ess .1-\tl1111 n1 trat1011 . Writ ~ for frPe c,,lalog, DPpt . 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