The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1961

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' ' '\ () {)11 (-"' l .1f1,1icl ()f c:ocl ' ' . ... n.11:' 111orc-. 1, <1t11te trtt .... l t l )\ 'cl ' l111,t1.111~, it is 11igl1 ti111c ,,.t t .1k 11(• cl l<> tl1e ,, <>rel , .. .\,, a:kc t!1ot1 tl1at lec:\l)l' \t. ~111cl ,1ri.s :) fro111 t l1 cl ~acl" ( r1)l1 '5 · 14 ). l)t1ri11g tl1e l1e, yol11 t ic)11,1r, \\ '~1r. Ge11ert1l \\ 1 a -11- • i11gto11 ca1 1e tII) tl1 :\ Brn11cl } ,, 111e , , itl1 l 1 .. 1r111, 1 • (111cl t l1e) c ro. '>eel tl1e l)riclge. .... 011e "ol<.l iL"r a icl t o h im, "Gen eral , ,, l1at 11,111 ,, e clc) ,, itl1 tl1e b ricl ge– bt1r11 1t. or le(1, e it tl1ere , lest t he 11 111 , 1 clr1, e ,1'i l)ack a11d \ \ 7 e sh all . 11ecd to r e h·eat?' ' \\·a . ]1i11gton thol1ght a 111i11t1te, tl1 11 c·riecl ot1t, "Bu r11 tl1e l)ricl ge. It i. , ict or}· or cleath! " o 111a)· ,, ego 0 . ~, ,·. :\ RD a11cl U P\\ 1 RD, l)t1r11i11g <111 ot1r briclge bel1i11d in n o cl~111!!er of l)e111g clri,·e1 lJack by tl1e e1 e111,· of 111e11, ·ot1ls. "Thi i the . , ictor,· tl1at o, ·erco1ne tl1 tl1e ,,ro rld , • e , · n ot1r f f1itl1' ' ( I John 5: 4 ) . L e t ll. 11e, e r forget tha t tl1e. e ,,·01 cl ,,,ere poker1 1))' a1 agecl , ex– p e rie1 cecl cli ciple of t he L or cl. a in t Jol111 ,, a loc>k111g l)ack o, ..er m a1 y ~·e,1r\ of c·onflic t . a11d ma11}' scen es of h a rcl tr11gg] e a11cl of gloriot1s v ic tor: ' in l1i. cl ::1 il)" ,,·a lk for l1is ~fas t e r . It 1 ig11ifica11t that th e Apo tle sh ol1lcl . (1}· . "e, ·e11 our faith." It is ot1r fa itl1 111 the f i11i h eel \\'Ork of Christ on the cros -that specific act - \\•l1ich alo11e can o,·ercome t he moral , vorl cl , the ,, 1 o rld of ha te and e \·il . J ohn ,,,ould ren1in cl tis, tha t ,,,e h a \ ~e a \,·eapon ,,·l1icl1 in e , •ery \Va)· 1na\ 1 b e fot1nd st1f fi cie1 t for each of • t1 in ot1r spirih1a l ,va rfa re. a int P al1l ,vould aclcl . ,,·ith ,,·orcls ju t a jt1bilc1nt: "The ,,·eapo11s of our , var– fare a re n ot c·amal , but might}· thro1.1gh Goel to the p ullin g do,,in of trongholcl , c,1sti11g do,\'n imagina– tions. a nd e, ·ery high t hi11g tha t ex– alte tl1 it elf a~a.i11st the k110,, 1 led ge of God, and bringing in to captivity e , 'ef)' thot1gh t to the ob edience of Chri t" ( II Cor . 10 :4, 5 ) . Thi is the fai th that "over come th the w orld," 1111 l) ltl IN I 1 1 1 liN T) t ·1· D l' l 'J 1' 1\ ugust, 1961 tl 1r· l.1it l1 tl 1.1t J ,acl, tl 1t' l lc•li<' \t'1 () \\ 1\1{1) \ I) l J\~ 1\l~ I) . '\ l>,, i11 <H< lC'r t <) clc l t' r111i11 <:' tll <.' t rt1<' , ,1 111<' () I tl1 is \ t{' l <> ri c1t1 ~ \\ 'r\ 1})<)11 , "r .. , t' tl <l t tr fai tl1 . • lC' l t l l t' Sl1 ggc'~ l l>t 1e( I\ tl1r(' g lc>r ic> t1 l111tl1s fro111 tl1 ,~ (>rel () f c;c)cl . I . 111 tl1r f 1rs l I)l ,i · , tl1 C' lrt1e ( ' l1r1 ~ti ,111 Tires 1>, fa itl1. "Tl1 jt1s l ~11nll l i, ,e: 1)\ fnitl1 " ( n o111 . 1: 17 ) . Be- • le) \ rel , , o t1 c· ,111 o, ·e rc:0111 the ,,·c)rl cl if , c>t1 kc 1) 11<'«lr lo J es t1. ~l1ris l ; n. 11cl \ Oll ( ' ,l ll 0 \ 1 C0111C tl1c \\"(}rl cl if )'Oll :kec11 11car t o J e tl l1rist · a11d yot1 cl c> tl1i 1))' lo, i11g Ili1n ,111cl t11.1sting II i111- b) g i, 1 i11g Him the 1)re-e1n i11- e1 ce i11 )'Ot1r cla il>· life . "Tl1a t in all thi11g l1e 111 igl1t l1a\ ·e pre-cmi11 11ce" t (~ol . 1: 1 ) . R en1 1nlJer , HE ME 1 LL THI Tc - i11 )'Ollr h om e life, 1·ol1r blt i1 ess 1 ifc , yot1r le is11re l1ot1rs. ' ,, 1 h a tsoe, ·e r , ·e d o in , vord o r cleed , • clo all i11 tl1e 11a1ne of the L ord Jes t1s C hri t ' ' ( Col . 3: 17 ) . II. Tl1en i11 the seco1 d place the tr1.1e Ch r is tia11 stands b v f aitl1. " ~ ot ,; for tha t \ \'e , , ·011lcl h ave d ominio11 0 \ 1 er ) ' Ot1r fai th but are h elpe rs of ) 1 0l1r joy: for by fa ith w e stand" ( II Cor. 1 :24 ) . aint P a1.1l ,vot1ld have these hris– tia11s k110,v tl1at his p o,ver o, 1 er them as a spiritual lead e r \\'as in m a tter of di cipli11e 11ot of f a ith; f or f a ith in the L or d Jesu s Christ is a p er- 011al m a tte r . It is 11ot confer recl t1po11 1.1s b)' an ap o tle, minist er or pries t of a ch1.1rch , l)1.1t each m a11 mt1st have hi 0\\~1 fa itl1 i1 J e u s Christ . «\ Vitl1- c)t1 t f c1ith it i impossible t o please l1im" (H eb . 11: 6 ) . By tha t humble f c1itl1 a m an st a1 d s free from tl1e p a t and with h op e for the fut1.1re. Tha t is, h e h as 11op e in r eal , ge111.1ine vic– tory even for this hour tl1is day . Tl1e r efore, the Apo tle's exhorta tion to each of tis "v ho l1ave been called bv his am e" i C(to stand fast in the • /j III// j Iii 1111111111:" 'nllJI I Jll!l/l ll',1JJ!)j/ II l 'I lil1,,,, ·, I' I ,, lil> ' rl , ,vl1c' r ,,vit 11 (.~l1ris t }1 ~l s 1nntl ~ 11s fr '· n11 cl 1) · 11 r>l c·11la 11g lc (I Hga i11 \\ ii 11 tl1c' \ r>kc' c>f l,01, clag •" ( ( ;<ti. . : J ) . I lf . r., the fi11 a l pl nc.:P , lit<-" tr11 ~ ( ; J1risti a 11 ,,,ill r, r1lk l>y fa itl1 " I;,<>r ,,.<' ,valk lJ )' fa itl1 , 11c> t 1))' ~ig l1t ' ' ( If C,c)r. :=5:7; <)r \VC' "gc) <) 11 C> ltt ( ~hris tia 11 c<) t1rc;C' , ' ' lJy ·11lti, ,1ti11g tl1 J1 a ))it <>f tl1i11king al><)ttl Il i1n as lJe i11 g pr s r1t \\ ill1 tts i11 th <." 1n1cls t of all ot1r clail}' rc)ttli11 of ]if<.>. IIo \v t1 tie this \vi11 l)c i11 ) '<) ttr C}\\,Jl lif if yo t1 walk "c\•c11 as 11 \\'alkecl ," Ior tl1e l t1s te r 1) l,1i11l)' said , C(Lo, I am w ith }Ot1 al– ,,,ay, even ttn to th end of the \vorl cl" ( ~Ia tt. 28 :20 ) . o, \valking \vith tl1e a \•iot1r c111d h olcli11g His precio t1s, 11a il-pie rcecl h and , you will st1rely sh a re i11 Hi \ 'ic tor y- " F or tl1is is the \·ic tory tha t o, ·er co1ne th the \Vorld, e, ·e1 ot1r fa ith. " I said, "Lee me walk in the fi elds," H e said, "No, walk in the town;" I said, "There are no flowers there;' H e said, "N o flowers, but a crow'"l ." I said, "I shall m iss che light , 1\nd friends will miss me, they H e ar1swered, "Choose to-n ight I f I am co miss you or they. " I pleaded for time co be g iven , H e said, ~·rs it hard t o decide? It will not seem hard in heaven say; . , T o have followed the step s of your Gu ide." I cas t one look: a t the fields, 1-hen set my face to the town ; H e said, "My child, will you yield, Will you have the flowers or the crown?,, Then into Hi s hand went mine, And into my heart came He; And we walked in the light divi ne The p ath I had feared co see. My fe llow h·aveler s in the Lord, , vill yo1.1 make it a point in your lives to go O \ V ARD A1 D UPvVARD for the Master today. "For this is the victory that overcome th the ,vorld, e \ 1 en Ollf faith." ear, ,,, • JJJI• II J1111, , I ~ ,,,, ,, I ( I ',, rtl/,JI'' r 'I 111,• ' 1 • l ' 'FAITH COMETH BY HEARING. ' ' J ews who will not en ter a church will tune in our ' 'Message t o I srael ' ' br oadcast s aired over 50 stations w it h coas t-to-coast and f or eign coverage, including 'II ~,~ .. 1 "· the State of I srael. 1111 1111 111l 1w' 111 1Jl11/ /"" ~ 1961 marks our 25th year of broadc·a sting the · J 1: gospel to J ews . Month-to-month giving by the 11 · ~ Lord's people keeps this vital message on the '\ 111\11' It COUL SON SHEPHERD. air. May we have y our prayerful support? I I\ \DiTector. Fort11 y ea.rs in. S d f f f · f t' I l ·j!. l the Goapel Miniatry. en or ree copy o our 1n orma 1ve mag- 1·~'1 l\i Jf azine, MESSAGE TO ISRAEL. I Jf,,,.h MESSAGE TO ISRAEL, Inc . Box 682. General Post Office. New York 1. New York