The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1967

oun • By Rev. Gle11n H. Davis Clintonvill Baptist Church Colun,bus, Ohio /11 i ,ti 11it,• , fl ,t ,\ I l"\t~l\'\l\ ",\' ..... • 1..' 11 'r , \ , 1 (' I\l l' l 1 ~ \ t C. l\) t1 - / 11 I \ ..... 1;,111itv ; , ( ,,, , ,,. l l1c ,\, c,1lllll ( '111 i,- I i.111 l1t1r "' l1 '-it1ri11g the 11,,,t ")() ,r ..... \\;,\I' }1.,, t.,~etl 111atl\ llll '-.:C ti"'tl l ,1 tl1e 111'-''t 11,1rt t'r at le,,,t 011 ~1c 1art ,( thl grc<lt r11aJt.1r1t~ thi" l , '- "'ll\..'·1 · · ,r tl1c,c n1,111, " Direc– t '-, ·1 •• 11 .1, c l1cc11 a\\ .. 1, f rt n1 C, ()(I. H i" \\ "' ·'-i. H1, prc,1-1hc 1~ a l ll H i" 1 l1r– p , , ~, f re ent ,late that \\ h ich i c~,llcd t1nda111ent . .1l in " -calleti h rL– ti . 1nit, and the so-called h ri .. ti an ht1r h he. ft,ll \\ d a t\.\ o-pr nge(i "'Ur e. On the one h and the e p i– tor} or Bible teach ing pirit h a pre- , ailed in the 1 cal cht1rch . Thi ap– proach fol lo\\ ot1t the in truction and e ·an1ple of the po, t lie Church f th e\.\ Te tame nt . teaching and preaching the whole c un el of d (~ ct 20: _6, 27) with a view to e tabli hing the local church ( the a embl)' of called-out ones - the true pe ple of God) upon the olid R ck Chri t J e u as e emplif ied by the action of the man of whom our L rd made mention in Matt. 7 :24 25. The mini try of these churche i~ exp itor)'. i.e. they are Bible teach– ing churche . determined. with God 's help and b) H i Grace, to carry out the Great Commi. ion according to the teach ing of our Lord in Matt . 2 : 1 -20 both at h ome and abroad . Thi has been the D irection of Fi1n– dart1 et1talisrr1 and Funda111entalists ever . ince it inception in the late 19th and early 20th centurie . Of n1ore recent date many F und a– n1ental. Bible-teaching churches have departed from the "old path ' and are preaching what has been called a ·· imple go pe1:· The word " imple'' has many connotations. We believe that a departure from the teach ing of ..all of the counsel of God (Acts 20: 27 ) to the preaching of a "simple go\pel" mu t be \' iewed in the light t'I "~\erc.\ l c.,I ll1C\C n1 a t1 \ Cl) l11'\ l) tati c) n\ ( I l he \\, rti \'"i n1 plc_., tlY COLI r C f c.lct i"1 n. a 11v preach11g of the ord lh c.1t prl1tit1cc a avctl b ttl ttnin– " t rtictc<l ( hccn tt c ltt1t at1ght ) co nc; ti - t t1cnc) in the le cal ch ttrch i. (le finit c- 1\, an the light of the clear teaching ()f th e 'v r(I o r C, c.l a wrong COtlr c o l ac tion. . trt1ly h rn-again he– lievcr will be ra ptt1 red into the Lord's pre, encc at His c ming ( I r . 15: 50-56 and I Th . 4 : 13-1 8.) On the ther h and a saved bt1t untat1ght beli ever, being l1ntat1ght in the ways and wi le of Satan, and , ubtil t i of thi pre ent age and the weakne es and te ndencie of hi own inful self– life can h ardl y ye cannot live to the glory of the Lord Je u Chri t " in this pre e nt evil world (Gal. 1 :4. ) Therefore the departure on the part of many churches from the teaching of the three--tense alvation clearly delineated in the Word of God to the preaching of a one-ten e alvation or '" imple go pel me age i in con– formity with the spirit of thi pre ent evil world and in keeping with the cree ping apo tasy of thi present evil day. Simple Gospel Approach A tudy of the criptures will re– veal that the ' ' imple go pel ' ap– proach is in trict contradiction to the clear teaching of the Word of God. A ri sen, soon-to-ascend Lord taught Hi disciples to "disciple ' - cau ed them to learn of the Lord Je u Christ , and then to 'baptize' , tho e whom they discipled, and then to teach them "all thing whatsoever I h ave commanded you according to Matt. 28 : 18-20. I n Acts 20:26-27 an in p ired P aul reminded the Ephesian elders that he h ad ' 'not shunned to declare unto them the whole counsel of God. In II T im. 4: 1-2, P aul instructed young Timothy to "Preach the Word: tand upon it in season, out of seas- MOHICAN TRAIL CAMP MAY, 1967 Group, Individual and Famil y Camping in a true Christ ian atmosphere WRITE FOR A BROCHURE P.O. Box No. 725 Mansfield, Ohio 44901 PAGE 8 ,, n.. ct c. I n I I' h. i l : I I .. I < t t, ,,, 1 t l i n s t,,r th I 1~1 sians a nl l 1< cl' t1t1 l'CCl t)l :l .. , ,, r \\ l11c l l is \Vi ii nncl J)t1r- 11l1sc l<)J' I l is .., rue l1\1rch. 111 lng the c i n1cnti )1 ctl th · fa t that 1t1<.I \ l)t tl (l hnvc I l is l cc 111c like I Ii S n, the l~<ll'(I J "st1s i1rist (vss. 11 - 15n. l l1e ht1 rc h lclc.lay shot tl c.l he 1c11i nl l– ccl th at the ,oll of tl, c 13il, 1c l l )CS not c I, a 11 gc ( M a I. 3 : (l ) n nc. l t h a t H is l J o I y \ tl n t)\11' I or(!, "- av1o t1 r ,ln(I I~ an11le ( I Pct . 2 •.. I ) 1s the Hsa r11c ycstcrclay. toclay a 11 c.l fel t ever," ( 1-fc l'). 13: 8.) At.. 'AC face the challe nge of these wc)rclc;, we \ hOttld have in men1orv ., the wo rtl o f Jo ht1 ,1 (Jc tl <i-Hcb. 4:8 ) 1n the Ol e.I Tcc;;tan1ent : " And if it een1 ev il tint o yott to c;crve the lJo rd. c l l<)C)SC J'O t t 1/1is dav \-\ /1 0 111 )'e l-Vill serve; whether the gocis whi ch yoltr fathers c;erved whi ch were on the other 5ide o l the fl ood, or the go(I of the An1orite , in whoc;e land ye dwell: for a fo r me and my house, we will erve the Lord ." (Jo5h. 24: 15. ) The 24th ch apte r of Jo hua reveal that both I r ael and Joshua "willed" to erve the Lord. The Biblical r ecord reveals that on1 1 Jo hua paid or fulfilled his vow unto the Lord. In their words we sum up our "direction." As we will to do His Will ," (John 7: 17 ) and commit our- elves in heart will and mind t o the propo ition of walking in the ]igh.1 with the Lord th at He, our blesse<l Lord will work in us both to tvill anc to do of Hi good pleasure," (Phil 2 : 12~ 13. ) Thi , of cour e , i th< effect of which a life nurtured ir the truth of the Word of God i th( ca11se . Therefore if God is to ''ivil and to do in u according to the good plea ure of His will ' our live mu t be ordered according to th, whole counsel of God (Act 20:26 27. ) Anything hort of thi will mea1 our falling hort, a a church, a cht1rche and individL1al~ of God· direc tion . Move Toward Him! May 0 1ir direction . by Hi grac both now and until He come i r apture to receive His True Churc unto Him elf be ever and alwa) God-ward according to the ' whol coun el of God' ' (Acts 20 :26, 27 and therefore in fulfillment of H "will , coun el and purpose' fo r 01 lives. (Eph. 1: 1-12. ) "Whoso keepeth Hi word, in hi verily i the Love of G d perfected ( I John 2:5. ) "For thi i the 10, of God , that we kee p His comman, ments. ( I John· 5:3.) ' 'If you T..,OV ME keep n1y commandment .' ' (Jot 14: 15. ) God bless you! THE OHI O INDEPENDENT BAPTI~