The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1960

R O 0 THORNS 11., 1 )1·. l 11,'tll('ll t I~:. J 1pr , 11l'_\ . l 1 :111 111c11 1t t<'I l~n ))1 i"" l ( 1 l1t ll' <' l t, 1\J c1ric>11 . ( )1 i c) · ' .. \ 11,l ,vl1c'11 1 l1l'.' l1ntl lll ctl f t'<l cl (' 1 \\\\ 11 t)f 111()1 )1,. t ll t'.\" l)llt it llll<ll\ I, , 11,'ct<l... \lat t ht' ' '~ ~7 ::2~ ) . l ()t1rt tria l, ~t'llt'rall, t'\t)l\.t' t llP ' llllt'l ,,,t t)f t ht' t)ttll} J(• I 11 t llt) Ill()( ll~l"ll t•tl\ \ l't. \\' t' t' \. J)<'t· t t () ~l'l' j 11, t i < • t, 1 ) r t' , c1 i I. 'l l 1 t, .1 t 1( l u· t' i , ,\ 111 (111 l) t' 11 c)11 <) r. ,t 11 t l r <'"" l) (' v t t' l l 1 l .'· t It<' Jlc. 't> l)lP. 1I i, \\'l)l'tl i, ln,,·. I Ir 111al\.t'" tht' tlt't·i~i<lt1,. '] 'lt<' \'t' l'tl it t . 11 t,,, c.',' t' r . cl l' 1) l' 11 < l , 111) t) 11 t l 1' j 11 r)•. \\~llt'll t}l(' \ l 1 l'Llit•t 1~ gi \ 'l'll. t}1p j 11 < l g· t' J) r ) 11 t) 1111 t• t"', t l 1 e s <' 11 t e 11 l' e . l f t·cl11cle11111l'<l. tl1 e tl r fe11cla11t i," 1'tl ,1,,·cl.' tc) j11clg111<'11t. If 11<' i: fc>1111tl • • 11tll g·t1ilt,·, ·· lie i · 1·p}e,1. '<l. ~ . ll u,,·e,·<'r. 11t<)l' t1 t11,111 11 i11et 11 111111 l1·ecl ,·< 1 ,tr" ,l~O cl ::.\l a11 ,r ,1 . • l) 1• <> l lg I 1 t t <) t r i a 1. I > i la t C\ t h j 11 lg· e, , ,1itl. · · l fi11cl 11<) fa11lt i11 Il i111.' \\... 11 < 1 11. llt><·a1t~r <>f l)C>litieal 1 1·e.·- 11rP. 11<' tlc,Ji,·0rPcl 111i: gt1ilt l s:– ( )11t) tc> l)P ('l'll<:ifi<'<l. 11<' aicl. · T a 111 i1111c> ·e11t of t l1r' l)loocl of t l1i. jl1.·t J)Pl'S()ll. . . rf '}lPll }1(' \Va. }1ecl }l i b l1a11cl~ i11 a11 ,1tt r 111J)t t(> elear th e111 c)f tl1 e l)lOo(l of t l1 eo 11 cl e11111(' l ( )11 ('. rrlll"\11 t}l (' 11otoriot1~ 13a1·c1 l)l)cl,' ,,·a.– r elea. eel ,111cl .J P.'ll: ,,·a: tt1r1 e 1 <>,·er t<) t l1e J)eo1 le t l1e 111ctcl 11101) ,,·it 11 t 11 c' i r 1 > lo o cl t 11 i l': t v· < 1 e: i 1· c1. ·. • For tl1i: ex1)1·e ,.. 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'I'hen ._ 1 ata11 i11 t l1e fo1·111 of th e :erp 11t t e1npteci I~, ·e a11(1 .·J1e ~y·ir ldecl to t he t e1npta– t1011 a11 l a tr of th fo1·lJidcle11 frui t. 1i cla111 l1ke,,·i:e J)ar took of the f r l1 it a11cl t l1e e11tire l1t1man race ,,·a: pl1111g-ecl i11 to : i11. Wl1er efore a: l)}'" 0 11 e 111a11 .·i11 e11t er ed int o t he ,,·or·ld a11 cl deatl1 b,,. i11 : and o cleath pa.. eel l lpo11 ~ all men, f 01' t hat all 1a,re . in11e l : (Romans :-5 :12 ) . l3eeat1.· }ocl lo,~e 1 1na11 Ile p1·0- , ·icle 1 a . a rif i e for in. .Au a11i111al ,,,.a._' lcilled , t he blood hed, poi11 t i11g t o tl1 e r o. of alvary ,,Ther e ~11 ri. ·t ,,~011ld become t he . i11 offeri11g 011 e f or all. But God Clll\ ·ed th . erpe11t becau e of hi J)a rt i11 i11. I l e a l o ·ur ed th e g·1·01111cl . a}ri11g· : Thor11 al o and t l1i.-tle. hall it l)ri11g forth to t l1ee, ( (1e11e.· i.· ;3 :1 ) . F1·on1 that ti111e 1111til t l1e 1) 1' en t day t horn J1a,..e t l1ri,rec1 i11 t he oil wl1ich od 111acl e. 'l'hor11.· ,,..er e a par·t of the cur e of : i11 . X o,".. . in 1·eacbe it cli- 111ax a1d . et. it. ymbol upon the hea c.1 of o 1 . 01 ly beg·otten on. l11·i. t, tb e , ..erJT on of od, who ,, 1 a.. ,vith o11t . i11 and ,vho k11ew no : i11 a11cl ,,·a. r o1l·1 ed ,vith t h e c.-111-- ·e of . i11- t l1or11 ! Tho1 .. 11 r e t ed 11po1 th 1 a 1 of the 011 of God, _ thl t: ide1 tif , ri11g· I Ii1n fully with 111a 11 ._ . i11. Tb i11le One wa ~ 111ad t o be i11 f o1 .. ll . . . that ,v 111ig·l1t be 111ad t h e rig·hteou - 11 :: of .xo<l i11 l1 i111 ( II orint h - . .... ) 1 ) 1a11 . . ::.. . ( 1 l11·i t p e1·mit t ed in to hold it. co1·011atio1 daJr a1 d I-le ,va t·1·0,v11e l ,,·itl1 . i11 ~ e1n blen1. I t ,,,.a. rig·ht that Ile hould be ·ro,, 1 11ecl vvith th o1--11 . '\Vhat n1or e :11ital)le 111a1·ic co11ld be put upon I I in1 for Il e car1·iecl i11 Hi body· th i11. of the vvo1 .. ld . H e wa 'ro,,y11ed by i11 i11 t he place of t h e . i111e1--. I l e ,vho had p1·e, ,. iou ly inhabited te1--nity and ,vore a '01·on et of glory " 'ho ,, 1 a co11- tint1all~y· ,vo1-- hiped by ho t of (Continued on page 5)