The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1966

• e onquer1ng rist own di ciple (11att. 26: 54), corrupt men with eye of devil-anger fire a. thot1gh nur. ed on tiger milk, " mote Hin1" (Mk. 15: 19) , 'mocked Him' ' ( Mk. 15:20) "railed on Him" (Mk. 15:29, 30) " reviled Him (Mk. 15:- 32) 'blindfolded Him' ( Lk. 22.64 ) , Jike putting hand cuffs on a baby, "bla phemed Him" (Lk. 22: 65) treat– ed Him a a low down criminal. By Rev. John Lineberry Con ider the triking word of . criptt1re: . . . J e us . . . aid . . . it is fini bed." (John 19:30). "I am He that liveth and was dead~ and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen~ and have the key of hell and of death.,. (Rev. 1 : 18) . In a terrible time of frustrating hedlam shifting instability, religiou deception and constant change, how delightfully refreshing to fix our eyes upon our blessed Lord whose abiding immutability is a ure source of in– effable blessing and wonderful en– couragement. The Bible, God's holy infallible, trustworthy Word, offers to man a resurrected Savior the Lord J e us who, in marvelous display of omni– potent glory, came forth from the <;ealed sepulchre in overeign triumph! Our lovely Lord gave the thunder– ous hout of victory upon the Cros , " It is fini hed," meaning that the gloriou plan of salvation had been consummated. To be sure, then, those were not fainting words of shameful defeat, hopeless despair or abject be– wilderment, but contrariwise words of victory. glory and assurance, worthily uttered by the Master in the defeat of death. subduing of Satan, and de– finance of evil. Hence divine omi– potence broke the enemy's back, of– fering to man on the basi of grace, salvation from sin, redemption from ruin , and deliverance from death. With these brief words of introduc– tion, Jet us note: The Character of Christ . fl iJate, compromising coward, unjust judge of the ages, had to confess, ' 'I find no fault in Him" ( John 19 :4), asking, HWhat evil hath He done?" ( 1 k. 23: 22), aying, h I an1 innocent f the l,Jood of thi. just p rson" • . . . 1\IEED YOUR HELP. ln terna1 ional Christian Relief sponsors orphans in orea, Brazil, India, Chile, and Afr ica. A new orphanage program will be start– ing in South Vie1na,n. Won't you help those who cannot heir> 1hemselves? $10 00 per month will 1a~· e care of one orphan. Wr,te: Rev. James . Shaw, International Cl r1st1an ehef, 201 Haddon Ave. , Col– ling ood, t'1 J . 98108. H OiilO INDEPE DENT AP IS (Matt. 27 :24). The oldier wor- hipped Hirn (Mk. 15: 19), surely a judicial enigma: the captors giving worship to the captive. The Greek word here for "worship" is proskuneo , meaning "to fall upon the knee and touch the ground with the forehead a an expression of profound rever– ence." The word is used in the New Te tament "to prostrate one's elf in token of reverence." ' Truly thi wa the Son of God ' said the centurion (Matt. 27: 54). Our blessed Lord wa without sin (Heb. 4:15), without guile ( I Peter 2: 22), without in, (John 8:46). He did no s in (I Peter 2: 22). The Crimes of The Crowd Abominably wicked were the s ins of man against God. The mobi h crowd den1on trated the deep- eated deprav– ity of the heart in speaking the follow– ing inful suggestions: ' Kill Je LI ," they demanded (Matt. 26: 4). "Destroy Jesu " they plotted (Matt. 27:20). ' Put Him to death " they clamored (Matt. 26: 59). By evil men with hearts of bitter hate, J e u wa ' bound and delivered" (Matt. 27:2), "be– trayed" (Matt. 27: 3) " old for 30 pieces of silver" (27: 9), "accu ed ' (27:12); "crucified" (27:22), " trip– ped" (27: 28), "mocked" (27: 29), "spit on" - vile, dirty pit from poisonou mouths (27: 30). ' buffeted,, (Matt. 26:54), ' ' ourged" (Mk. 15:- 15) with Roman whip of harp-pitted lead ends which cut deeply and pene– trated painfully into bleeding, quiver– ing flesh, so that "Hi visage wa o n1arred more than any man, and Hi form more than the on of men" ( I ai ah 52: 14) , "for aken,, by Ht~ With senseles behavior of diaboli– cal choice the jeering crowd de ired Barabbas, evil man murderer, in– urrectionist instead of Jesus holy. inless pure separate from s inner (Matt. 27:21 22). What infinite love He had for us to endure o much at the hand of evil men. Let u never forget however, we were once among, and belonged to. the s inful crowd. Were it not for the marvelou grace of God we would still be floundering around in the terrible darkne of the world miser– able night. With in of bead heart. hand , finger tongue, teeth, mot1th and eyes man hit depravity' deepe t aby when the inle on of God was crucified. Ye . ot1r very own in~ helped to nail the aviot1r to the tree (Ta. 53:5, 6). The Conquering Christ ' . . . I am alive for evermore. . .,. (Rev. 1: 1 ) . Glory! We have a Jiving avior. He i the Blessed Co11qi1erit1~f? Savior. In life, in death, in re ur– rection , a cen ion. e altation. hri t conquered - wa victoriou ! In the rapture of the Church, in econd con1- ing, in millennial glory. in eternit)' our Lord will be triumphantly victor– iou . Thank be unto God. 011r a\ io11r i the all- ufficient overeign of the kie . and the "'1 ond rful aln1ight 1· Conqt1eror of the age ! Let t1 n1arch forth in victor to proclain1 , nd pre– ent a living a, ior to d) ing n1 n t1ntil the hand of grace 1 ad ll through the gate~ of glory. LOS ANGELES BAPTIST COLLEGE NEWHALL, Dr. John R. Dunkin Pre ident & GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CALIFORNIA A CHRIST CENTERED COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES C. Lloyd Button, M. A. Dean • Six Maiors (A.B. & B. S. Degree) • Out tanding Faculty • Good Employme t • ' 'Come and Enioy The un ' ' • Lovely ew Campu Write for C talog Tod y LABC. Ne t1 II , C l i forni . MAY, 1966 PAGE 7