The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1963

(Concluded from page 3) IV The Practical Operation Devolved It was Lord Beacon field who wrote, "If Christ s uh titutionary death for me tands before God a something the merit of which may be imputed to me imply becau e I accept the Savior's sacrifice regardle of my mode of living in me the venomous weed, the dastardly thing which has caused thi hi toric stench we call sin, to grow, then by all that i potent in rea on, I say the cros is immoral. " The work of Jesus Chri t was more than punitive, it was creative! Paul speak of the transaction a an en– grafting. John makes reference to a planting; the branch in the vine. The writer to the Hebrews says "we are PARTAKERS of Christ". F . J . Heugel expresses it well when He says, ' 'We are bone of Hi bone and flesh of His flesh." With these verities in mind, one can face the practical exhorta– tions Romans 6 and turn Facts into Freedom. Ther e are three key works in the passage familiar to the careful Bible student: knowing v.6; reckon v.11: yield v. 13. When these are applied as the practical operation devolves on the believer, victory i assured. KNOW that Chri t's death wa your death. As Dr. R. T. Ketcham has so graphically put it, "Christ not only died for you but AS you. " The old man HAS BEEN crucified 'so that your sin-loving body i no longer under sin's control" - Living Letters. Yield your lives R CKON on this fact. ount on it! Then , YIELD o that the Vine may pour its strength into the branch John 15. Ap,ply the same principle to the glorious resurrection. Hi re ur– rection i5 you r and all the power in– volved (Rom. 8: 1l ) i at you r dis– po ·al. _.ph . I : 15-20. H 1 ascen ion is yours, too. Eph. 2:4-7; ol. 3: 1-4 Phil. 3:20 cf. I :27. J;or a f 1tt1ng and l)le\,ed conclusion it \viii be well for us to quote f ron1 Huegel again . "We arc plainly tat1gh t that wl1cn hri st wl10 is our life., shall ~1ppear, thcr1 sJ1 ,il J we apJ)ear with Hi111 in glory. ol. 3 :4 He can do notl1ing v. 1 ilhout us. We arc 11 is boJy. hri. t has bour1d us - ~o ctcr 11all 1 an(] t1tterly to H i111sclf tl1at we M S~f ' figure i 11 His 111ove111ents. f cot1rse, \\'e ~11al1 appear \.\ 1 itl1 ll i111. It ot1ltl n t l)e ot l1t=rVi' i t:: - " fe ar l Ii l1oll}' . ...-111 l1t1rc 11 l1a l,ee 11 o grafted ir1to tl1 trt1r1k ot tl1e t=ler11al ,odl1 ad ~o THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAP IST One Smile incorporated in Hi life that He and the church are one." We are made partaker of Chri t! * * * Some one gave me a mile today, I tried my best to give it away To everyone I chanced to meet Someone has figured out that uburbanites spend $200 a family each year pampering their lawns - and le than $100 to support the church of their choice. A I was going along the street, But every one that I could see Would give my smile right back to me. When I got home be ide one smile I had enough to r each a mile. CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOME AND CAMP, INC. Leland G. Howard, Treas., P. 0 . Box 3, Rochester, Ohio APRIL Gifts for the Home Immanuel Baptist, Columbus ................................................................ $ Roche ter Baptist ....................................................................................... . Fostoria Baptist ........................................................................................ . Northfield Bapti t .................................................................................... . Sharon Baptist, Sharon , Pa. .......................................... ............................. . Immanuel Baptist, Arcanum ... ........... ........................ .. ............................. . Spencer Baptist .... ........ . .. . ... .. .. ......................................................... . New Harmony Baptist, South Olive ......................................................... . Faith Bapt ist, Amherst ........................................................................... . Grace Baptist, Cedarville ................ ......................................................... . North Royalton Baptist ............................................................................. . The First Baptist, Elyria ........................................................................... . Fir t Baptist, McDonald ........................................................................... . First Baptist, Galion ................................................................................ . Calvary Baptist, Cleveland ................................................................... . Berea Bapti t, (For paint a t the Home) ................................................... . Evansville Baptist, W.M.U. ..................................................................... . Trinity Baptist, Lorain .............................. .. ............................................. . Calvary Baptist, Findlay .......... ................................................................. . Berea Baptist ........ .................................. ................................................... . First Baptist, Findlay ........ .. ..... . .. ....... ... .............................................. . Norton Bapti t Ladie Mi sionary Society ............................................... . Hunt burg Baptist ........ .................................... .......................................... . Bible Ba,pti t, North Madi on ................................................................. . Cedar Hill Baptist, Cleveland .............................. .. ................................... . Emmanuel Baptist, Toledo . . ............................................... . Emmanuel Bapti t, Mrs. H. Montgomery .. ............................................ . Memorial Bapti t, Columbu .... .. .. ... . ..................................... . First Bapti t, Bowling Green - April & May ..................................... . Bible Mi ion Bapti t, Reynold burg - W.M.F. ..................................... . 15.00 5.00 25.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 100.00 5.00 5.00 50.00 10.00 75.00 10.00 35 .00 10.00 4.00 20.00 5.00 150.00 25.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 9.00 10.00 2 .00 2.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 TOT AL .............................................................. .................. ...... .... 670.00 Gifts fo r the Camp Blc ed Hope Bapti t, Springfield ....................................................... .. van vi lle Bapti t , Nile ........................................................ ·· ..... ····· .. . baron Bapti t , haron, Pa. ...... .... ... .................... ..... ... ..... ..... ..... ..... ... . Northfie ld Bapti ·t ...................................................... ······· ··· · · ... ·· · · irst Bapt1 t, lyria .. . .. ............................................. ···... ···· ········ ·· ·· Jlentield Jct. Bapti ·t, Lorain ........ ... .. .. ...... ..... ... . ... ·· . · · .. · · · ... o tori ,t B apt h) t .. .. .. ... ........... .... . ... ... .... ... .. .. . . · ·· ·· · Imn1anuel l3apti t , C olt1n1bt1 ...... . .............. .......... .. ·· ... . ( ' al vary Baptist, alern .. ..... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... . .. . . . . . · ·· · Fir\t ' hr1st1an Bapti ·t, .. .. ........ .......... . .......... .. .. · · Bctl1l chcn1 Baptt~t, C'levclar,u .. .. .. . . ... . ... B cre,-\ B a P t i ... t . . ... . ..... .......... .. ............ .. ... . ,ti\ urv Bapti t, 1~1ntll,t'y ......... · ... · ... ··· · ·· · ., ") ri11il)' 8 ,1ptist, l .. or,ltn ..... lS1,1111a11ucl Haptist, .. ,,letio .. al ary lli111tis t, J3 cllefo11tainc Me111t)rial ll aJJti st , ( )lt1111ht1s WllifJfJle A\' ' nli e Ba11ti t , a11t 11 • • • • • . .. 10.00 10 00 5 00 10 00 50 00 l O ()0 7- .00 l l) 00 , l)O "l)O . l)() 10.00 1"0 0 ) " 0() l 8. ,- 10.00 l - . 0 .() P ge 13, JUNE 196