The Ohio Independent Baptist, October 1965

Debtors To I l1e \ 1' \,,tlt' l'at1l \lc,~r1l1t.'\l 11ir,1,L'lf , r1c , , Ill' ,, .l, 111 "lcht . }>crl1aJ)" \\C "n11 all , 1111,,1111 1 ·c ,, 1th 111111 t1n tl1,1t "\' r '. I 11 t 1>at1l tll ,lt.ic it clc,1r that he \ \ . ' ,\ \.ic l1t\. t l) C\ Cf\ L)nt: \\ tlh \\ 11 1n l(' ~ .1ll1C In ()Ol,lCt . L1t11Cll111 ,... it \f,, t.' ' cc111 ,1 ... tf ,, c arc 1n debt to c, er, ,11c. b11t Patil "a\\' thi to be tC,. .'.l ll, 1 tfllt: tn ht life. He Vt a a \l t'l t \1r t() e, cf\ nc. o,,. that , hich . t1c " ,, cJ ,, a not n1onc)-'. and perhap t1ere ,, e f ind that t1r debt are ome– \\ ha t different fror11 hi . hat wa it chat Patil o,,ed? He O\\led the me - ....age of the go pel of Je u hri t to c, t:f\ ne he met. • \\ hen did he become a debtor? He te11 about it in the ninth chapter of the book of crs. He who was a per ecutor of the church of J e u Chri t there on the Dama cus road met Him '\\ horn he per ecuted. And fron1 the time he met Je u Chri t, h i.... life \\i a different. J e u Chri t doe make a difference in a man· life ) ou knovv. o one can ever be the ame after meeting Him. Paul's Life Changed Paul' life wa changed in many 'v\ a,· . He nOVt' con idered him elf to - be in debt. By this he meant that becau e God had ~aved him from ht 1n there on the Dama cu road hecau e God had done o much for h1m. he would eek to tell other of the a\' ing power of J e-su Christ. He al o realized that be was in debt to all. If God had been elective 1n pro" id ing alvation, surely there \\'Ould not h ave been much hope for an enem 1 f of the gospel like Paul. But God· offer included all. Paul realized that he was a debtor to all He Je cr1be: th i~ in ver e 14. 'A debtor to the Greek ; ' the sophisti– cated. v. 1 orldl 1 . - ~ 1se. cultured Greeks. - ··A debtor to the Barbari an . those \ ho \\'ere · o much looked down upon b) 1 the elite Greek . The) all needed the go pel. The v- 1 ise and the unwise need the go pel. Paul was a debtor to them all. He had the message. The)' had the need. He detern1ined to gi\ 1 e them that mes age. OCTOBER, 1965 PAGE 10 " I :un ,h•htnr hoth to Utt• (11tl'l'~' :11ul (o tl1t• llurhar luns~ both to Cht• "1,,.. :uul Co 111,• 1111,, 1s,· . So, ns nuu·h n, in nil' I\, 1 an, Tl'lHIJ tu 111t.'ll(' h 11u.• go,pt.•1 to )OU Chuf art• at Jto111t• .,1,o l~c,r I a111 uot ashan1t.•cl nl tht.• f!o,1,t.•I ot. ( ' hr1,1: lor it is tht.• J)O\\\'r ot (.,cut 1111to ,.11,nlinn to ,·,t.·r, cn1\• thnt ht.•Hc,cth.••" .. Ron,1111, I : 14· I<• ()\\ ,vl,at ,,a" tl1nl 111c age? Tl 1, ft1t1ntt i11 vcr~c I ). he go pel i\ tl1c iJO\\ er of C,ot.l t1nto alvation to c, er\ nc thal bclicvcth. 1 he wi c 111c11 f PaL11' da, needed the go pel of hri t. a11d the wi e n1cn of our da) need the go·,pcl too. The unwi c of Patil' day needed thi me age, and the unwi e of our day need the me age of alvation too. Thor-e whom Pat1l de cribed a~ being Barbarian needed to be aved, and there are barbarian in OLtr day who also need to be aved. All Need Salvation The go pel i the power of God unto salvation. All need the go pel becau e all need salvation. The go - pel is God s power; power to change a life and save a soul. The go pel i the good news that Chri t died for our in.::- wa buried and ro e again. It is powerful because o.f what God does through and in ~ives as thi go pel i proclaimed. It is important because it deals with alvation, and what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose hi soul? ow, many of you know what it is to have received Jesus Christ a your Saviour. You have believed the go pel. You know the power of God unto r- alvation even a the Apostle Paul did. But did you ever stop to think that you are just a much in debt a was Paul? Because God had • • _··l • • • Myron L. Williams By Myron Williams a vcc.l hi n1 th rot1gh J c ~t1 ~ hris t, he owccl the ga,pcl to others. Bccau 1:>c C,od has savecl yot1, you owe the go pcl to others. How long ha<; it l)een ~incc 1 ou as a hristian have actually triecl to point another to J e U"3 Chri t? May od help yot1 to begin pa)'- ing that debt in the week ahead! Others have not received hri st. The go ,pel i5 the power of God unto . alvation to everyone that believeth. ome of you have never taken that step of faith. You can take him a<; your Saviour, if you will believe Gou, and by faith take Him as your Saviour now . . . if you will believe God and by faith take His Son the Lord J e us as your Saviour from sin. Thi i one way we have of paying on that debt, by giving forth the go pe1. Some of us have tasted and een that the Lord is good. Our prayer is that you will too. John Weyant is called to First Baptist, Niles John Weyant who has been serving a Director of Christian Education and Mini ter of music and youth at First Bapti t Church, Elyria, has been called as pastor of Fir t Bapti t Church, iles, Ohio, Sept. 19. Born in Altoona, P a., he attended Bible Institute of Pennsylvania. Moody Bible Institute, Calvin Col– lege Grand Rapids, Mich. and Grand R~pids Bapti t Seminary. He ha served in cbtrrches in Quincy, Ill. Au tin, Minn., Mil- waukee, Wi . and in Elyria. He erves a a mernber of the Board of Shepherd , Inc. where he ha been nearly rix year . He i a Chri tian Education Con ultant for Scripture Pre s. He directed the Greater Mil– waukee Sunday School Convention two year and the Southea tern Wi - con in Sunday School Convention three year . Mu ically inclined, he does vocal, piano and organ a well a congrega– tional inging and choir . Married to the former Elaine Gil– more the couple has a fo ter on, George. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST