The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1961

June, 1961 • 13)' l\ c .., 1 • ;lay _, c)c>pcr ('f'l,1, ,lrti ·ll' itl ·1 1 11<.' (;c)\l) ,} 11 .. ra lcl . l T11ic>11 (;<>Sl)P1 Pr ss Pt1l)lications, ,, 111(>1" t·l1~1llC'11gi11g 1,t1\\ tl1a11 ,, 11 11 1t \\ a5 \\ 1 ritt~11 t,, <> y 'ars ago.) "'l 1 r ~ , 1 1 t c f t ~ 1 lk a l () l l t ~ <. l l i 11 1 .., 111. 11 tc1 tl1 111< ( 11. I l~tcl ) C)\t t.11'.t:•11 ~l l .1ir cf \ ,,~ r~ ,\11tl tl "lt'l ... l t' ' <.. t, tl1111g fr 111 tllt' 111( r1,i1,g 11rt' s tl1at l1,1cl t c) l \\ it]1 lll()Otl,llt)t . ~,1tcl\itt'\ ,111(1 11l111t111 ,111 . \t )tt.cl 1)1<)l),1l1l, l1a\l" 1 .1 l l1rl'clclt cl 11<.''' ,11,111 r for l)rc,1k- .1,t 111 r~1ct. gl tt111g to tl1e 111()011 all l ttt 111<>t1t)11ol1it,, tl1 in1agi11:.1tio11 of t<.' 11: of 111illio11~ of ..... \111cr1ca11.. Tl1e ,, 1101 , ~1t111c). 11l1t're 1~ f illetl ,, itl1 "ol1' a11<.1 .111',.. , er, t1111e tl1e 11e~t Rt1 ia11 1)t1h1ik re)( ket i11to the ky. \\ itl1 all tl11!\ ft1ror abot1t getti11g a 111a11 to tl1e 1110011. it l1ad better be ()On. or tl1ere ,,rill be a lot of dis– appoii1ted cie11ti t -and a lot of di.. ipated dollar ! E\·er 1 1 one kno,vs it' borro,\ ed billions ,ve're pe11di11g to get a n1a11 tip there , but fe,,.r seem to comprehe11d one gra,·e danger in thi ,,·ild. headlong camper to keep pace ,\ith the Reds i11 their probes i11to outer space. \'.\/e are so all-fired concen1ed that the Russians may beat u there that ,,,e are actuallv ., tan1pedi11g into a crash spending pro– gram. seemingly· u11a,vare that we are 2bout to atellite om el"·es into bank– ruptc)·. This is a reminder that ,vhile striv– ing for the moon~ ,,:e could be losing the earth. Let us not be deceived; that's ,, hat the Commies ,vant more than an)thing else! This world, the one right do,,rn here, e\·ery hemi- phere of it-lock. stock and pickle barrel. \\.,.e are falli11g for their "other ,,·orld" di,·ersionar\ tactics head over ., head The 1· are expert in the field. Remember ho,, 1 thev focused ot1r at- ~ te11tio11 else\\ 1 l1ere ,,,bile thev \\·ere • can 1 ing Korea? \\.l1ile ,,·e ,,·ere par- le) ing in Ge11e,,a. the) \\'ere parcel– i11 g ,·iet - .,.am. \~.,.hile ot1r e,·es ,vere ., glued 011 Leb a11on. the:' ,, ere chip– ping a,,,a)' a t ~Ia tst1 ancl Quemo). \~ bile ,,Te ,,·ere cligging ot1t from t111der the rubble there they \\Jere ope11in a the Berli11 front. ;\o,v·, the}' clra,, 1 our atte11tio11 t o \\'Orlds abo\·e us a fei11t to deco, 1 llS a,\,av fro1n this ; . ,,·orld belo,,,, the real focal point of tl1eir prime and t1ltimate objecti,,e. I._· tl1is ,,·orld they ,,,a11t. The)' do11't ,,,a11t the moon half so m11cl1. ' ''hat ,,·ould the)' do ,,,ith it after they· got it? Le t p eople e,·ef')'"''here pra)· God le) jar tt · frcJ111 tl1i tra11cc, for th rtt 's ,, l1a.t 1t 1~. :.1 profot111cl state of al)– stracti(l11 c>f 111i11cl a11cl spirit ,vhi c:11 is c:rtt1 ·111g t1 · , lik th c:l1ilclr 11 o f H ,11ncli11. to folio,,, tl1 iren not s of Red Piccl Piperism. It is leading us, i11 this h) 1 pnolic ta te, off into ob– li,·io11 by diverting our attention from the ,,·orld to the moon. For us to act suddenly and uncon– certedly from some common panic– i1npt1lse or technological inferiority c.omplex a11d in a hasty, frightened Qeo••••••••••••••••••••••• ' ' 'And [Christ] said unto them, Go ye into all the (this) world, and preach the gospel to every creature' ' {Mark 16:15). ' 'The heaven, even the h ';lavens, are the Lord'c; but t he earth hath he give., t o the ch i ld ren of m~n' ' {Ps. 115:16). manner, is exactly ,vhat the Russians are h oping we will do. If ,ve can be stampeded, like a h erd of cattle, into a race for the moon, this world is theirs. They are playing for high stakes, the world, t7iis world, b ear in mind-not the moon or Mars. Unless \Ve ,vise up to their strategy of di– verting our atte11tion avvay fro1n their real p earl it will w ind up being an– other case of ' 'while ,ve were busy here and there, it was gone." If they can keep us engrossed ,vith the moon they'll h ave a lot less trouble engulf– ing the earthl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . •· . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Laborii1g under the 11otion that \\·l1oe, 1 er gets tip there "ft1stest with the mostest,, ,vill decide tl1e fate of the \\Torld, is to act l111der sheer de– lt1sion. ~ e,\·s of a landing 011 the moon ,vould leave nvo-thirds of the p eople of the \vorld cold. vVhat could la11ding a ma11 on the moon possibly mean to a starvi11g n1an in 11orocco? J - ev,·s of the landi11g of the Son of God on this planet, one star-lit night, \\"Ot1ld mean a lot more, and this is the ne\, s the majority of manki11d is ,,·aiting to intellige11tly hear for the first time. Or, having l1eard, tinder- sta11d lJy witn ssi11g in yot1 a11<l 1ne tl1 reality of tl1 trtl1 sfc> r1ni11~ trt1tl1 that 1nakes rnen fr . \, e ne cl to keep in mincl it 's nol some-tl1ing \\' shoot from e(Lrtlt tip into th h eav ns, that is going to save the 'A'orlcl. It is rather some-one, \Vho came clo1,;n from 11eaven t o earth! That ,vas the oi,,otal point in history! ot the lat1nching pad at Cape Cana,·eral. ht1t the manger at Bethlehem, and the night the Saviour descended from that upper world (wherever it is ) , to grace this planet and bring p ersonal sal– , ·ation with the promise of the '1ife that now is , and that which is to " come. I t is a source of amazement that so-called "Christian nations' ' are fran– tically competing vvith Communists in quest of the moon. Let the Reds reach unknown worlds first if they \\'ill . We are to major on this one. This world is to be the world of our main concern, this world with all its known people and their known problems. Seeking to plant the Stars and Stripes on the pock-marked moon when the b lood-stained banner of the cross has yet to be lifted over more than half of this terra firma ; falling victim to a celestial megalomania under the p lanned and announced prodding of the Reds , all oblivious to our terres– trial mission-could prove the fatal 1nistake! W e are not to get sidetracked . o- \Vhere is the Christian - individual, church or nation - commissioned or commanded to go to some other \\'Orld, but there are multiplied com– mands to go, or make it p ossible for others to go, vvith the transforming · message , the blessings and provisions of Christianity "into all (this ) \\'Orld."' \\1 e are to keep on the job of t elling it ( and li,ring it ), until it rings in the ear of every living man. It is our solemn responsibility to see t o it that that message "'rith all its ,vondrous significa11ce is brought to him. H ere- in lies the , ,er}' heart and core of the trot1 b les of this crises-ridden age, our ha\·ing 11ot been enough mission– mi11ded in the past. O\V ,ve are cro\vded into bei11g missile-minded! This, then is the message every Goel-fearing natio11 needs to heflI.