The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1965

''Glad Tidings'' from th,e word tlarkncs, l1ttt ~hall l1avc th e light ()f life.'' Jol111 8: 12 By Carson K. Fremont (From ithe publication 'Glad Tid– in gs ' publi hed in Hong Kong). An infidel concluded a lecture with the words I hope that I have proven to you that the Bible i only a myth, that God doe not exi t, and that Je us Christ was only a man. ' After he !fini hed a workingman stood to his feet and aid, 'Sir , Im only a laborer, ·but there i '"'Omething I can say. Three year ago I had a mi erable home. I neglected my wife and children ; I cur ed and wore ; I drank up all my wage ; and my life wa worthless both to my fami ly and God. Then, someone came and hawed me the love of God and of Hi•' Son Jesus Chri t f rom the Bible . I believed what God said. Now all is differenit! ! ! We have a happy home~ I love my wife and children; my bad habits are gone ; and 1 feel better in every way. Sir. c an )' Ort explai11 111y life?" " If any man be in Chri t, he i a new creature . . . ' ' II Cor. 5: 17 'For it i God that worketh in you, both to will and to do of Hi s good pleasure.' ' Phil. 2: 13 A Christian lady pent a day help– ing her neighbor c lean her home. One room of the hou e eemed e3peciall y dir,ty. Tihe neighbor lady explained ' 'This i the fir t time ince we have lived here .thait the wi ndows and hutter o.f thj room have been open– ed. The ligh t ha never hioed in this room. I did n' t realize that it wa o dirty." Our heart are like that roo.n1 ! They eem to ,be al l right until the light of the Word of God shine in them to reveal ,their i n.ful and lo t condition. God want u to open wide the window of our heart·-- o that our in can be dea lt with and cleaned out. The light will lead u to t·he alva1tion God offer in the Lord J esu Chr 1 iSit. ' 'The unfol,ding of Th·y Word gives I i g ht. ' Psalm·"' 1 1 9 : l 30 'The light hined in the c.Iarkne c:; and the darkne s wa not able to overcome it. ' John 1 : 5 I am the light of the world; H e ,that fol loweth me hall no,t walk in evcral ycar.:i ago, the C'on1n1uni t~ in East Germany erec ted a high wall a long the entire border between Ea t and We t Germany. Their purpo e wa to co111pletely eparate the free peo,ple of We t Ger111 any from the captive people of Ea t Gern1any. Anyone tryi ng to eras·-- over to free We t Germany wot1ld be kill ed. Thi wall o enr aged the people of free We<;t Germany th at ·they rai ed the cry for many months, "The lvall 111z1j· f ,!.; () ! ,, How mL1ch wor e i th e ~veil/ of sin.I Thi·s i the wall which Sata11 has built in the hearts of un aved men and women to eparate then1 from the fellowship and salvation of God . Men and won1en are Satan' captive . God want to ,tear down thi wall of in . o that you may be free . Thi fr eedom ca n only come through the Lord J c·,Lts Chri t the Saviour of the worlu . ··,: u you permit God to deal with in in )'Ott r life? ' ' But your in iquiti e have eparatetl between you and Gou ." I a. 59:2 ' 'Ye hall know the truth an cl the trL1th hall n1ake yot1 free." John :32 Give Your Young People a Vacation They've Always Dreamed of ... On a Working Cattle Ranch . ~· Check these features: --Daily Bible Classes --Experienced Chris t ian Counse llors and Ranch hands -- Been it, the ca ttle ranching bus iness 35 years -- 9,000 acres of Rar1ch land in God's wide ope,1 country Ji' rire f,Jr \ ' <Jtll' free /JrcJc ·/111re 1,0 1) }' licen ed Guides and Outfitte rs THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST --Over night pack trips --Round up and brand every week of the summer --Modern Cabins -- Meals! Best in the WESl AT The Sunset Galloway Ranch, Inc. Odis and Helen Harkins and Sons Ekalaka , Montana MARCH, 1965 PAGE 13