The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1967

Glin of Truth fron, the G k N Testament B , Dr. G o. Lawlor ' 'MANIFOLD' ' lrl , tll!l' great ,t,\lt...'t11cnt f>ctc, .... \\..' · ,\. .., tl1c ~t,\('C "'t ,ud ,1, hc1111? ~ 111,\11,tt'l"I · ( l l ct 4 l ll. "the 111ct11i- l ''"l ~r,1cc "'t C..•l'tl . he ,, ord - rc11"ic Cll • 111,1111lc Ii .. (/>c>1A1l<>~) 1 n lt , -1 tl c I a !?rcat c,, l~c,t,1111cnt tern1 . .. It , lt ,c"i I() ti111c 111 the \\ Tc ta- 11c 1t. ,1nd lt)r the 111o~t part I con1- 111l1nt, trat1~ lated .. d1,cr ··. hri\t hca.lcti i1e pl , i h. ,\ith .. dt\ r di- c,1 ·c ·· ( ~l ,1tt. 4.24: t ark 1:34: ti. 4 40) Paul \i\ rit in the Pa ' tor- ,11 pi tl f "d1,er lu t" ( ll Tin1. ."'. : Tit. _ : 3). The v riter to the Hebr ~,," peak of ··di\er rni racl " (Heb. _: 4). and 'di, er and trange d tr1ne " (Heb. 13: 6). Jame wrote f ··di, er ten1ptation ., ( J a . 1:2). and Peter u e the ame phra e, but the :\..\ 1 • render hi expre io:i ' ·man– if Id temptation .. ( I Pet. 1: 6). But INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAH RE LI EF ministering worldwide througli missionaries and pastors • Orphans • Leprosy clinics • Widows' homes • Medical clinics • Rehabil itation of • Hospitals wayward girls • Disaster relief in Korea A ministry of compassion . --- ........ ·~--- \Vrite INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN RELIEF 801 HADDON AVENUE COLLINGSWOOD , NEW JERSEY 08108 DECATUR FOUNDRY CO . INC. Division of J . l. Johnson & Sons Inc . 1700 N. Calhoun Street Decatur , Illinois Manufactures Anneal in g Pots for Malleable Foundries MAY, 1967 PAGE 14 1 1 '- n~ g1 c ,t 11 r,l11,>lt11 " ·111enl. t• ~1 ' ' \tsc ll1is ,,,.lrll f <Jlki/,,~ lLl ,tcscri l1e tl1e gi a , lll •C>ll. 111' 1\ . . trn11slatcs I I t·l . : I(), " tl1 · 111anil lti gra c ( f ( tl)ll •. l11 \.'arl\' ( ,rt·rk. ,,,,ik.i/c1\ 111can t " ' I ., I . l1.1,1ca1J,, 111an '-c,>ll>l'c< . t is sc) J tt\t'<.I t)f 11att1ral l l)jcct '. sucl1 as a ,11.1\...L' ICl)l'l,\tll ,h.11. a11cl the J ll1n1,tgc 11 l11r l,. l her c 1s a J a11r1 ti, nc>fc \\ h IC h l l C\ CI I h C\ '1 h CI cl () ( g O al~ a'> " l)l .. \c\... ,\tl t l rct1 ~trca~c i " ( p(>if...i/<11) . he \\()rc.i \\,\'i ::11\t) tl')Cd t l) describe things n1adc tlnd n1ant1f ac tltred by .... 111c,. ltch ,l cttrpct. tapcstric"i. ct1r- l,\ i n . r l1 . l h c 111 ct a 1 w o r k on '>o ldicr'i· hie l<l~. v e,1pon , toy ·. etc. ht word goc on to de ·cribe 50111eth1ng that i intricate, cornplex. complica ted. It i thu u ed f an elaborately c mpou-ided medicine, and of a particul ar compl ex and con1pli cated law. A papyru fragme nt ha the word to de cribe a man who e arm were "decorated with tattoo-mark .' ' A man wrote a letter to a f rie:1d and u ed the word when he poke of "the pla terer elaborate– }y decorating the wall of his house. From thi it goes on to characterize a per on who i artful , ubtle capa– ble, resourceful, able to meet any occa ion or emergency. I:i thi sense it can take on a r ather bad meaning. i.e. a per on who i crafty, ly, full of tricks and strategem to reap gai :1 for himself and get his own way. Hence the occurrence of this word in I Peter 4: 10 i i:1deed striking and pre ents a tremendous thought . The grace of God is manifold, many– colored. There is :io color in hu– man life and experience which God's grace cannot match . Whatever hue our life ituation may take on from ll 1• ll:& ) ll1 the next , 1l1c g, ac • 1>f l1, ll uan n1 ·et it anll r1111t ~t1 it. 1\ \Villia111 ll arcla , s~1iu : ' ' It 111 l 1ttc1 n,ll \V l1cthcr a 111an i"' li vi;ig ir1 the }'c II l 1 w an t l go I(I <J I t h c su nsh i 11 c < I jc1y anti st1cccss lll' in the so 111l11 l1lack L)f S<)l' l'<)W anti 11uin. tl1crc ,, the grace c r ,cl< l which ca,1 niatcl hi s si tuntic):1., C) si tttatiun ca n at i t: in li~c. :1<l circt1111stanccs can clcvclo r) 110 Ct)nc.litic)ns can J rcvai l whi ch the gt ,lCe of ,oc.l CHnnot J11ee t anc.l r11 alch anti answer~ anti for w hich that grc1cc 1 1ot 111ore than adcq t1 ,1l c. Rc1ncn1bc1 too. that p<Jtkil<>s n1can, ..ar tlttl . capable, re~ot1rcefu1:· '] htt ' the grac of God ,~ able to suppl. the \o lu tio;i to any proble1n th ,1t aris e . o po5. ible t,1':)k can be laid upo1 u in our Chri · tian life ,1nd ~ervice which the grace of od cannot fin a way to do. o po c;ib le 1tu,1tio can ari e, no pos ible set of circun1 ta,ce can deve lop. no po~sibl< cri i can uddenl y loom before tis no pos ible emergency or demanc can confront us. through which the grace of God cannot find a way with which the grace of God ca:1no deal, and over which the grace o God ca:1not be triumphant. In hort there i nothing in our whole lif, and experience with which the graet of God cannot cope. It is totall y anc completely sufficient for all thi:1g and for all God' people. How won derful indeed is the "manifo ld gract of God." C'..:H:. .:J0(:9_5252.52S3 [ ANSWER TO RIDDLE ~ G ~ Prayer f ~ ~"25'2152S"~i2.5c~"252:525i52.Siill_1...191-.1 DDDD L.JL.J25°~ OUR 25th ANNIVERSARY YEAR H'A M·IS~I )A Escanaba, Michigan Establishing Baptist Churches .. ·. where there were none. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIS