The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1967

ere e • en ise? 1se by Rev. John Butler ''Nolv w/1e1i Jestis i,vas borri iii Bet/1/e/1e11i . . . beholc/ 1/,ere c·a11le lvise ,nen I roni the east to J erusale,,i say irig l1·!1ere is He that is born Kirig of the l elvs? for we have see11 His star iri the east and are corne to worship Hi,n.'' Ph y ician who can hca,I ,tl l our souJ's di~eases. Seek Hi111! Second they be lievecf the Scriptures. That wou ld ge l lhen1 in troL1blc today. T hey would be classified in ca tegorie unbecoming to popularity. Howeve r, they be– I icved the cri ptures. T he scribes knew the criptures but d idn t believe them. The Bible won't do you a bit of good that way. No one got ,to Jesus who did not believe the Scriptures. Matthew 2: 1-2 Here' omething to ponder during ,this Christmas sea - on if you can get off the merry-go-round of hristma ru ·h for a few wonderful 1 minute . Why were the wi se n1en ivise men? Read the entire teX!t of Matt. 2: 1-23 . Their behavior indicaited that they were exceedingly wi . e men. Allow me ,to lis 1 t four reaso ns why ithey were reall y wi e in every sen e of the word. T he t,h ird rea on - they worshi pped Jesus. N<Jt Mc,rv. th at's Catholi oi n1 . not the n1anger, th at's sociaJi 11. They wor 'h ipped the ( ' rea tor, not the creation. That's wi do n1 • Fir t they ought J e us. In thi day and age that's \ different , but it' also the marte t thing you can do, toe)! 1n any age. And last, our fo urth reason, they obeyed God rather th an man. We are no advocaitc of civil disobedience as i\ urged l1y sonic n1en of the cloth today in the civi l r iot ~ busine s. Bu t we do <;,trongly adhere to the du ty o f obcy– ing Goel rat her than man. Socia] pressure would force u \ to obey 1nan in dre , custom. morals etc. The dcvi I ha~ n1any clever ways or getting us to disobey God . The wi se n1en were wi<ie becau e they recognized God as SOV- Isai ah aid, "Seek ye tlz e Lord ivhile He 1rzay be fo 1i11c/ . .. ' ' The Bible co1nmands, exhorts, and admonishes us to seek Chri t. Some seek political offices, others fame, n1any seek a fast buck, oithers are ju t eekiing - they know not what. When folk are de perately ill rt.hey go lo untold effort to seek out the best doctor ito be found . Mankind is de per ately sick in sin but Jesus is the Great RIDDLE OF THE MONTH I have never been guilty of wrong action, but on my ac– count lives have been lost, REIGN - nothing less. (Tune: How Great Thou Art) by Rev. Ralph Nordlund trains have been wrecked, ship have gone down at ea, citie have been burned, battles have been lost, governments have C, rca1t U ocJ of love, who e good nc s lies abou t U \ In fie ]d and garden, ho111e a nd church and schoo l, We n1arve l at Th y grace within , wi.thou t us, ,'\nd in the kie , where li ght and order rule! failed. I have never struck a blow, no r spoken an unkind word , but because of me homes have been broken up, friend– ships have grown cold, the laughter of ch i 1d re n ha ceased, wives h ave been for– got ten, fathers and mothers have go ne brokenhearted to their graves. I have intended no evil , but becau c o f me talent and genius have come to naught . I have no sound , ju t my silence. I have no progeny except grief a n d disa ter. WHAT AM I? Bu,t in the Advent of the Chri t, our l .. <.>1<.I, \Ve arc thri ce blest, and ee i t be t ; A Favorite Recipe I J)kg. 0 1 angc Jello J cup boiling water While sti ll }1ot acid l J)i nl Ora nge Sherl)ct, r11ix ttntil con1pl teJy (l is- olvC<I. J'J acc in regrigcra tor, ch ill UJ1 t il quit e fir111 . I)1ai1 J ca1 Ma1- dari11 ranges and adcl 3 Jl an ,Lnas jf c.le ire(l. aric<.f colo red Minia ture ~1H r hn1a ll o\\ 1 s at f<l s n1uc f1 ((.) it . In Hin1 Thy Jove becon1es the Living W()r<l , And we arc blcs l, a nd ce it be t ! ' I hroughoL1t the year, T hy providential clealing l{cvca lc;; T hy comn1on grace ,tnd n1i ndfuJ love ; Bu t in H is Advent, oh, h ow swee t , appe,tling, That hr i~t hou l<l come ,l C"hild , fro11 J1c,tv' n al1l>vc ! Then Love di vine cnraptL1rc~ eve ry hc,tr t, Anc1 carol ri c to echoing ski e~ ~ An(I faith bid e;; every fea r ancl (f t)uhl tf c11<1rt, As carol ri e l t1 echoing ~kie ! 0 ~on c) f C, od , Who now on High h,t\ ri en To w,1it in gr,tce t1nti l 1"'h Lt co111e again , . ( '0111c <,oo n to 5avc '"] hinc (1wn fro111 c.icct th a•1<.f An(I usher in I hy ri gl1tcou , J)C,tceft1l Reign! 1 r1~L) n. '"J he n <, ha ll we ~ir1g <.) Ur 'ccond Allvc r1l so11g, "'lh l ..orcl i · co r11c, the l ..orcJ i co111c!" ' I'hcn sl1a ll we ~ing 111 l11un1ph <.) \ C l "' r<)ng " '"fhc I orcI is C()n1c, the r ortl is co111 !' ' MOHICAN TR A I L C A MP· 278 Acres of La kes , Woods arid Rec, eatio11 At eas Churches and Yout~, Groups 1-lol (~ Your Ow r1 Retr eat ! Wi nteri zecl Bui lcli r1gs Wit1 te r Sports ~4 r11111J H it/1 <1 .,/1ristir1,1 l· 11111/1r1.\ is Submit fed by Mrs . Walte r J o hru;on Ch icago, Ill. Write for FREE Folder Box 725, Mansfield, Ohio - 44901 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BA Pl IST DECEMBER 1967 PAGE 13