The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1964

Gle nn1ngs From Messages Given During Annual Meeting DIT l E Th following c c rJ t fron, 01 n dunnQ the annual Ohio ~ 1 ,on of Rcoul r Ba• t 1 t Churche~ \JV r print d ,n th Bapt, t Bibi Broadca te r' ', ubl,ca11on o the Ten,pl Baptist Church, P rt n,outh. Dr. Otis Hohn s and Rev. B,11 C. ,ce. reported.) Rev . Alan Vine Righteousness of God I. Paul' s Position ..1,, t\ i: , ti })a\tJ r\. .. 1k, i11 \l'r'i~ 1ir1~. "1\ 11d b0 fl)t111 \ 111 1 1111 : · P~1t1l , , . ""' , l('t r11 I ,, ith 111 , 11 )~1t1l1n h - )re , 1. H\! ,p kc c. t J r 1gh lt;Ot1,- 11' , , , ·11(' 1 l 1 \i 1n1pt1teJ t h1r11 ( 11 \ r111th1~1 ·1, - 21 . Patil hel1e, ed a l ,1~1l1 t1 :b d~cl1re that al l r1ght– c t n , apar t tr ) 0 1 , o<l~ , , n right- cot. n 1 n thing h t1t t ilth)' rag, . The nt\ 1 r1ghtc t1, ne th at G d . ..... a~cept 1 the righ te t1 n "' f G od 1n the Lord Je u, hrt t . R bert ~-~ '\' f) L nee \\ rote , ..Thi i all my right u ~ne, : n th1n g bu t the blo d .... .... t J e u ·· There are \tariou idea r ri gh teou ·ne 1n the mind and ... heart f p ople. T he} feel that they hould 101n me par ticular organi- 2iati n or be baptized by a certain n1 de in a certai n church. The} al o feel that righteou ne come b) being a decent citizen or a good family n1an. But all the e and many other idea. of men £ail for th e r ighteo u - ne of God 1 onl 1 in our r eceiving the r edemption th at ther e i in Chri t Je u . II. Paul's Privilege I n , er e ten. P aul call a ttention to .. the fello\.\ hip o f h i uffering .·· P aul al o t a te .. that I m a) know him . . . and the f ello\.\ hip of hi suf– fering ·· T he e are tr ange word corrung from P aul wh o was alway doctrinal})!' cor rect. M o t people have onl)' a fac tual knO\\ led ge of the great truth of Chr i t . P aul ~ a inter e ted in a clo e per onal and practical kno\\ ledge of the Lord J e us Chr i t. ...... P aul alread) 1 kne~ Chr i t in the par- don and forgi ,:ene of in . But he \\',anted to a~tain to the h ighe t pri¥i- 1ege of fello\.\ hip \.\ ..ith the L ord J e us in all phase of bi being. In ID)' church in Fo tor ia (Ohio), [ ha,' e ,,,ha t i knov.' n a the Loval .. Legion compo ed of member who attend a11 f i, 1 e major er,'1ce of the \\'eek . I h a\'e found that tho e Wiho a ttend the pra)' er meeting on W ed– ne da) 1 evening ca n u ~uallj' be count– ed o n to a ttend all the other erv·1ce . The)' een1 to hare Paui's de ire ·' that I m a)' knO\.\' him. and the DECEMBER, 1964 PAGE 12 J)t) \ \ t:r Ll f l1 is rcs ta rre ticl11 ~ n r1 I tl1e f~ lll)\\ h11 t: t l1 is s\1ffcri11gs. bc i11 g 111 all c c< 111f< ,·,11al1l c tint< his c.1 ,1th." Ill . Paul 's Purpose lr1 \'t~r,c t\\ 1 Cl\c, J>attl sa\,, . •. . . l1t1t I toll ,, ,tttcr." He cont1r1t1c, 011 lhrot1gh , tcr,l: fot1rtccr1 ,peak 1ng f h 1, JJt1rp )\C f 1)rc,,1 ng ' ' to\.\ ard the 111 ar1' tor the r>ri zc c t the high calling ) f (1 l1 1n ( "hri t Jc,tt\. " Patti never tic, 11.1tccl fr c)111 111, \) \ crpo\.\ cr1ng 1 pt1r– p<.)"ic cf f orgctt1ng t,hc pa~t ··and reaching f rth t1nto tho e thing~ which arc be fore." He had one aim in mind a nd that \.\ a t do the will of the 1 or d J e tl , hr i t . IV. Paul's Prospect In ver e twent}-one Paul peak o f hi gloriot1 pro pect of having hi body changed like unto J e u gloriou body . The body of our hu– miliation hall omeday fall way. T ,he true climax i that we omeday ' hall be like him for we hall ee him a he . ' . 1 . Inez G. Hallan ha written a poem, "That I May Know Him" : "Ye , I know Him a my Saviour. For my in are wa hed away· And I II never cease to pr,ai e Him For thi truth through endle day . '·But I wonder do I know Him In Hi re ureotion power? Doe ome brightne of Hi glory Fill me every day and hour? ··r there power for each moment A I tread life' little day? Do the friend I meet each morning Know Him by the thing I ay? ' 'Do I know the power and ble ing A I read Hi preciou Word? D o I re t upon Hi promi e? Have I really, tr,uly heard? ' 'When I come before Hi pre ence In the ecret place of priay er, Do I know the wonderou greatne Of Hi power to meet me there? ·'Stir me now- I long to know Thee, Know the fullne s of Thy power. Help me Lord to y ield completely Day by day and hour by hour. ··Harve t day will oon be ended , For we ee the twilight dim; Ye , our heart' cry i ,to fill us Till we ee no one but Him." - 0. R.H. Practical applications of the second coming of Jesus Christ Dr. James T. Jeremiah 1 c1 111an) jJC<lf IC tf1c ' cconcl 111- 1ng c,t J l:sL1 < hr i l i nl , a f t1n ln– n1 ·11t ltl lit > 1ri nc tl1 nt is t nL1ght in Ll1c \ l'<.I ( f l()l l , 111( it t1 g l1t l( ))l Hll tl1 LH'C ll1n11 tl1i s t 111( Sc f LI V.' h l1el icv~ the 13i1Jle a r1 t l arc IL) k ing f r tl1 l' ec <)ll<I c)111i11g < f th " l .. or (l ..., h clc1ctr ine c f th .. S cond f Jes ti s C l1rist shcJtllcl have c>111 e J)rac– t ioal :tJ)J)licati o ns I r ti s. ..I~hc Seri pt tt re tel Is LI S i r1 I John 1: 1. 3 ' 'Bclovc<l . now arc we the sons o f (Joe.I. anc.J it do th not yet ·,ppear what we "ihall he: h11t we know th a t when he \hall appear . we h,111 he like h1n1 : for we \hall sec him as ht: 1 . And every n1an that h~1s thi s l1op~ I n h i n1 p lJ r i t 1 et h h i n 1 \cl f. cvcn as h c 15 pure." 1 he doctrine of the ccond omi ng of J e u c· hri t ·hould .5(111( ·– rif>' o t1r Cot1c!Ltcl. Knowing that Jesus Chri t could come today hoLild make a big difference in the kind of Jive · we live. eeing all the wickedne a nd cor– ruption th·at i in the world today mak.e u grow weary in well-doing at time , but knowing that our Lord i coming again hould Si,stain oLcr Patience. Read P alm 73: 1-17. We are living in a world that i torn by enemity and hate on every ha nd . Even good Chri tians at ,time eem to be unable to get along with each other and often cau e trife and the ble ed hope that our Lord J esu Chri t i coming again ·hould rt1ake its love one another 111ore, according to I The . 3: 12, 13. How often you and I criticize and judge other , but in I Cor. 4: 3-5 God warn u ,again t doing thi becau e the Lord "will bring to light the hidden things of darkne .' ' There– fore the Second Coming of Je u Christ should Silence oitr Criticis,n. Knowing that the Lord may oon come hould si,stain oi1r lo)·alf}· to Jesus Christ a it did for Apo tle Paul who lived and erved in thi expectiancy and remained true to hi Lord. The la t te timony of Apo tle Paul before hi death i found in II Timothy 4: 7 ! 8 "I have fought a good fight , I have fini hed my cour e , I have kept the faith: Hence– forth there i laid up for me a crown of righteou nes judge hall give me at that day : and not to me only but unto all them al o that love hi appearing ' Are you re– maining true to your Lord? Are you fighting a good fight? Are you keeping the faith? And finally, the Second Coming of Je u Christ hould Inspire 0 111· ervice. Hov.- ) ou and I ought to be THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST