The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1966

Ii r ,p of Trutt, f ro111 th B Dr. G o. Lawlor 1 r1 chaptt: r -+ .. 1 nli 5 of the F i)i. t le I thl' l :phc,i,1n . there are 5 pecific t .1tl'111cr1t re lat t\ e to the Chri tian \\ ..1'" 11 o t the e taten1ent have I he , ..1111c , erb .. \, alk' ', 4 of them po i t \ c ,1 d n1 n i h111 c n t. ( 4 : 1: 5 : 1: 5 : 8 · ~- · l ... ) ... ind one negati,·e (4: l 7, "\valk n t .1 other en tile \\, alk . . . '). Fa h f the e 5 directive i v itally 1n1p rtant and the particular ignifi- ance to the belie, er' te timony in our d,1) i empha..,ized by the repeti– t1 n of the , erb ··walk' '. and by the de cri pt i\ e \\ ord 11 ed in connection ,.. ith the , erb in each of the state– n1ents: 4: l, "\\ orth 1·' · 4: 17 "vanity' '· 5:_... love"': 5: "light· 5:15, 'cir– cun1 pectl} ··. It i the last of the e admonition . the one in 5: 15 at \\ h ich \\ e ha11 look briefly. The Holy pirit moved Paul to say: ·· ee then that ye walk circum pect- 1) ..." The word rendered " circum- pectl)1· akribos. is of great interest and importance to believers in t hese da 1 '"hen pointed questions are be– I ng rai ed concerning the strictness of the Chri tian ""alk, the severe pre– cifiotz. the prescribed accuracy of Christian behaviour. eo-Evangeli– cal1 m i calling for a relaxing of fundamental '•rigidity' , a loosening of the bonds of interpretative severity and dogmatism, a \videoing of our per pect1\·e, and a greater stress upon our societal re ponsibilities. However the word ··circumspectly" used here \\ ith the verb ·'v.•alk'', in 5: 15, strikes the ke)' note of strict accztracy and precise correctness, v.. hich must char– acterize the believer's daily walk. 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I <.I ltl <. tc,c11l1c 1/1e e.r<1ct 11<1!11re of ,t.,111ctt1111g: t<.) <Jl1ta1 1 e ,<1<' ! <le1,1ils C<)11ccrn1ng a r>art icttl ar event: tc) c - 11rc,, <.1ne e lf <1c·c11rc11elv 1n writi ng: tc.1 lic,cr1 l1c the e Yet ct se,1 ve of a word : tttlLI tt) ~ct forth the a/,sol11te scr1t/Jt1l– < >11 \' 11 e \'.\ c111 <I e ract co,zfor11zi ty whi ch ,, t ch ,1racterizc hri tian co ndLtcl. There i n qt1e tion a to the ear ly ' ignificance of the worcl and of the \\i,l in vvhich it wa<; t1sed a nd t tnder- l d. It i the worc.i ll ed in the ew T tan1ent, with it cognates, ome 13 ti n1e. . It i the word of exactititde , portrayi ng the precision and accuracy wit h which something is to be done, . poken, written, or learned. It de– note a strict correctness as the re– , ult of firm determination, but with – out a ny idea of arduous compulsion or imperiou ness . Luke ays (Luke 1: 3) h e had accitrate under tanding of the thing of which he writes. I n Matt. 2: 7 it is recorded th at Herod inquired of the wi e men "diligently" CLEVELAND HEBREW MISSION INC. Founded 1904 Witnessing to Jews in Cleveland, Ohio; Charleston, W. Va .; Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The largest staff in the history of the Mission augmented by a rad io ministry at home and abroad, and a mailing ministry in the United States and abroad . Presenting Christ to our lord' s brethren by visitation, Bible classes, correspond· ence courses and literature. Staff members are happy to visit churches in the spirit of Acts 15:4 to present the work of the Mission through insp irat ional reports and by colored slid es. " Brethren, my (our} heart' s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved." Write for your free copy of ' 'The Trumpeter for Israel" our quarterly mag· azine devoted to the- work of Jewish evangelism. Gerald V. Smelser, Supt. Cleveland Hebrew Mission P. 0 . Box 18056 Cleveland, Oh io 44118 ,. ,ti< ti,• ,vl1a1 tin,c lh i. slu, ,1 1l11cnrl.:c l. els .. i :""2 I ells lts thn1 l " l! ltx hatl ,,,,,,.,, <'tr1r·t kno\J lcc.fg , co n.. \.:~rni ,1g 1J1c \Vay r the< hr is ti ,tn fait h. l' r,ul tes tif ied 1t1at l1c h n,1 been taught 111 fttll ncCClf'Cl wi th the ,\/1 ic·t correct- 11c.,·.\· t) f t l1c I.... ,t w ( Act 22: J). I n cts Lo (-,) lhc f'l<)st lc stales tl1at he li ved his c.la tl y life after the " 111<Jfl \frc1iter1' 1 sec t <.)f the J cwi~h rc li g,on, 1.c. he J)tl r ucc.l the n1ost precise a nd rigorous cottr \c in 1ntcrpret1ng the Mosaic 1 aw, and In the ob~ervance of the n1c)\t n1int1tc precepts of that IJaw. tich t\ the word in -- ph. 5: 15 for C"hr1stia n~ tod L1y, H~ee that ye walk circ·11111spect/J 1 ••• " It make"> us re- \pOn5ibl e for living a nd conducting o t1rc;e lve. daily wi th t/1e strictest cor – rect11ess of attitt1de a nd action. Jt require. l!xactness in our walk, pre– cision in our movements, ace it racy i11 the teps we take. There is no other kind of walk for believers. The s trict– e t, mo t gu arded consistency is ab– so lutely e enti al, lest one wrong step prove f a ta J. This kind of walk is wa lki ng wi ely and it leads to under- tandi ng what the will of the Lord is (5: 17 ) . We have a societal re– sponsibi lity in getti ng the Word of God to the hearing of those who are Io t. but we must be most careful how and where we walk in getting the me age to them. Look about you before you put down your feet, and as you t ake the next step, do it rir– ci , 111s pectly . Pastor Desires Names of Students P a tor Paul G. Wi lliam of t-he Albany Bapti t Church Box No. 157, Alba ny Oh io - 45710 would like the name of a ny tudent from O.A. R .B. Ch urche who may be at– tending Ohio U n ivers ity. H e woul d like to get acquainted with them and put them in touch with oth er R egular Bapt i t tL1de nt , o th at th ey · can n1eet together for fe llowship and Bible tt1dy. Opportunity To Purchase Land Rev. Do nald B. Hay , pa tor of the Calvary Bapti t Church in Ch illicothe ends word of the ch urch's oppor– t unity to purchase 2 and % acres of la nd. Thi i located on U. S. High– way o. 50. l t h as a 400 foot front– age and is close to the village of orth F ork a community of some 400 home . The e ntire co t for the la nd i even th ou and dollar . They reque t prayer that thi money might soon be real ized 'and the land pur– ch ased. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST