The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1967

of T,-uth fron, the By Dr. G o. Lawlor \\' hen P atil and ila ca111e int h.e ,11 ~n1ca. foll \\ 1ng their e peri– e nce in Philippi. ct 17: 2-3 tate, t h1.1l Pau 1. according to hi cu ton1, ,, e nt into the )·nag gue in the cit y a nd rca ned ,, ith the people fron1 th _ r ipture.. ...opening and alleging" the truth o f th Go pel. The two par– t iciple ...opening·· and "alleging' are 111 t intere ting word and they de- cri be the true and proper exerci e cf 10 pel preaching etting forth in a u nique and di tinctive manner pre– ci el) \\ ha t the Biblical method of preaching i in e ence. The Word "Opening' ' The fir t of the two words , "open– ing" ( dia,1oi{?o11 ), i formed with a prepo ition dia ( "'through' '), and a \ erb anoigo ( ··open up' ) , hence "to o pe n up \\ hat has been clo ed o that <;omething can go through." This n1ean ing i plendidly illu trated by the u e of the word in Luke 2: 23, ·· £, er\ r m ale that openeth the 1-vo1nb " hal l be c alled holy to the Lord." A male ch ild v. hich was the firstborn de cr ibed here a opening up the \\ omb of it m o t1'er ( the closed ma– trix) , \\ a5 decla red h oly to the Lord. 1 Iark u e the word in one passage (7: 34-35) , to describe the Lord hedling of the dea: man who also had a peech impediment. The Lord said, HBe opened.. ( dia, oigo), and vs . 35 state ...And traigl: tway his ears were opened. . .' ' ( anoigo) . Chri t opened up the man~- ear so tha t sound could go through . The t\\' O Emmaus d isciples said, ' DiJ not our heart burn within u s \\ h,le He f Ch rist) t alked w ith u by the \'.Va)' . \ hile He opened ( dianoigo ) to u the Scripture ?'' (Luke 24: 32 ) . I n the ame passage ( Luke 24:45 ), it i tated that : hrist '"opened" the understanding of the a postles so they FEBRUARY, 1967 PAGE 12 ,,,1 1 111 \llllll;t s tt,nll th" ~ ri1ltt1r ·s. ntl \ t s I <, : 1 l s a ~ t l 1 " l <.) r < 1 ' ', > f J e 11 c1, /' ' til t' 11 ' art lll I llia to l1cnr tl1c \V<)rtls <'l l,a11I. ll111s tl1' 11 :1tt1r' <.lf J> :111Js 1 rcach– in!? a11<I tl1, ('ltC,l l1ing <ll the trt1 ' s~,, ,111t t \f l1r1~t t<1clay. ts c lear. It '" tl1 .. clt,t\ <.1f th, 111 cacher ltl <>/Je11 ,,,, tl1.. ~crir>tt11 e, a11tl 111akc c lear tl1cir 111car11ng. <.1 thcv can l'>c tinder– ,t<.) (l<.I l1 1111n(I\ a11cl heart, that have al,t1 l1ccn c) 11c11cc.l ,o the 111cani r1g of the \ <)re.I C) f C, d c,1n pa s th r ti gh c.l 11c.i t akc lolign1c n t. fh c W rd mus t l1e c pc ncd tl p to pcned 01 ind , ex– pc.1t1nded. c plat r1ed, and taught pain - t .. tk. t ngl ancl ~1th the greate t care. fh1 1 not an ea y n1ini. try, and it is not popular wit h many co ngrega– tion . bt1t it i vital ly neces ary a nd it i the only kind of preaching that adeqL1atcly n uri he and ed ifi es the people of God. There are many chttrche that are tarving becau e of a lack of thi kind of preaching, and tho e churche.. that are fortunate enough to h ave it ~ h ould pra i e God and be thankful. · Consider Also ' 'Alleging'' The econd word , "alleging' ' (par– atitl1eimi), i another compound verb, formed with para ("beside"), and titheirt1i ("place put"). In the p apyri, there is a record of a man who wrote to a c lose friend and reminded her of the time when he "had set beside l1er'' a plate of almonds. A veteran old ier discovered a delinquency in hi compan y, and he "straightway ran and reported it" ( i.e. he placed it down beside) to his commander. The names of property owners were "inserted into the regi ter." That i they were placed beside each other in the lists kept in the regi ter. Mark 6: 41 describes the miraculou feeding of the multitude by Chri t, and tates that the Lord bles ed and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, that they might "set before" them the bread. The word occurs again in the Lord's ins truc– tion to His disciples (Luke 10: 8), that upon entering a city and being received by friends, they should eat such things as were "set before" them. Acts 16 : 14 sets forth the Philippian jailer's care for those who had led him and his household to Christ ( P aul and ila ) , and says that he "set before them meat," i. e. placed food before them, the por– tions beside each other on the table. ee also I Cor. 10:27, "Whatever is set before }'01,1. " o the verb comes to mean: ' to place down with ome– o ne as a deposit," a in I Tim. 1: 18, where Patil writes to Timothy: "Thi 11 :,rg · I r rJ111111i1 t111t ,> 1l1e . . 1\nt l " l<J 1>!<1<·,, /,, ,j,J1 e le.,i,J,, ) C) t i11 t ·ac l1 ing, a i11 1att . I :24, 1 " 11clthcr 1,aral1lc /Jttt fl · /nrt/1 ttnt tl1cn1...' Facts Set In Order I fence, "a ll egi ng' ' the vcrjtics ( the 'c11ptt1rcs is pl,1cing c>nc lrutl () nc grea t fact, clown alongside ar ot her for pt1rpo<;es o f con1pariso ancl c lari f 1cat io n. hi is trt1c prcact 1ng. 1 hi e; i teaching: c tting the fact 1n order, in pro per seqL1e ncc ancl a, rangen1ent, o ne pa ~age be iclc ar o ther one word with another, on LI age with another, to bring fort c learly the truth of the whole. Se I o r . 2: 13, where the jdea appear "comparing piritual things wit spiritual." The Apo tle Paul took up th criptures, opened up their meanini expla ined and expounded them, sho~ ed the en e of what the writers sai o that the truth could pas throug the opened doors to the minds of h i hearers. And he did this by placin down before them the relatio n o thi part to that, that part to thi~ thi word to that, that word to thi~ a nd o on through he criptures, on pa age after the other. This i th bu ine s of the true Gospel preacbe today. This is the calling of the tru, servant of the Lord today, a nd h mu t not be sati fied with anythinf le , for the good of his people, fo the glory of the Lord, and for th, gratification of hi own soul in beini obedient to the divine call and charg, to o preach the Word. Subscribe to: The Ohio Independent Bapt i t Onl y $2.00 per year Box 160 - Xenia, Ohio 45385 INTERNATIONAL CHRISTI AN RELi EF ministering worldwide througl1 missionaries and pastors • Orphans • Medical clinics • Hospitals • Disaster relief • Leprosy clinics • Widows' homes • Rehabilitation of wayward girls in Korea A ministry of compassion. ---- . .,......_ ___ vVrite INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN RELIEF 801 HADDON AVENUE COLLINGSWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08108 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST