The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1969

r Trip The oly Land! by ev. Doug la s Couch l , t tl'l l' c 111 ),t 11rc,1cl1cr, ,"\nli 111,, n \ la \tll~ ll 11.\\\. (' (11C "Cli "l) l \ l l: ll ll \C <)r arh..1tl1ct i ll thctr lt\C" ,l tii..; 'ill C ti.) \ 1 i l tllc , ,tc the l t)rli callcLi h 111e. l "hey 11.1, c rc .. t i 111 c earl) h iltihood ab Ltl lttlit: .. 111 htll ..111d Bt: thl h n1' , n1ang r : ..1l"t)ltt pernat1111· te111plc and Je rt1 - ..tic 111 '... haz,l, r,. l)\\ • in j t1 , t r cent , c,1 r,. l he ~1ricc f gr tt p tra el n1ak , 1t p 1".; iblc f r ,tln10 t ,tny pa tor to 11~~1k.e thi d rean1 trip b c n1e a reality. 8 t1t \ \ h at \\ il l 1 ti really ee? What ,, ill that t rip reall y do f r you? If \ u are fortunat , you will ar– ri, e a·t ni Q"h t a \\- e did. You "' ill ride .... t hr 1t1gh the J udean ou ntains ( mal1- er than the n1oky Mount ain but def– i nitel) not little fo oth ill ) under a brigh t mo nl it, tar - tudded ky that \\ ill bri ng hiver up your pi ne. ou r group will probably break fo rth "'ith the 0ng •\We' re Marching t J Zion· · whi ch will o tir you that it VY ill be hard to keep the tear from }ou r e 1 ·e . You will ti11 be ingi ng a ) ' OU go through the area where am on walked and probably will not fi ni h until you enter the city of Je ru alem. The ight of the wall of the ci ty, lit up with golden lights and terraced beautifully with tree plants and the mo t colorful of flowers , i ometh ing to behold. Your hotel as our , may be ituatetl right aero s from th e e wall , and each night as )-'OU sit on your balcony you will be caugh t up in a D i oey1and-like at– mo phere that will be almo t unbe– lievable . The next morning at abou t 5: 00 a. m. (the sun comes up at 3:00 a.m. and day tarts soon af ter for mo t people ) , you may be \awakened for the fir t sight of the city by day. Youngsters will be een r acing their n1ule to the wells so they can sell their water to road gangs and travel– er . The mu le h ave huge milk cans trapped to each side. Buses now tart to p ick up n1en fo r work. You can't hel p but notice the contrast in thi city: you see a man with we tern dres get ti ng on the bu behind a gowned Arab. There is a taxicab honki ng at a hepherd lead- 1 ng a few beep to market . Thi i Jerusalem. You VY ill oon dres and be on your \.\'a\' to 6: 00 devotion . Where? Where "' 6 JANUARY, 1969 ' I s C , , \ I l , l I1(' I)I <) k :\\\ ,\\' f I' ' 11 l t l 1 h, ) t , 1 :, 1 t 1 l) r <. l l, n 's ( , l I\ ,,, \. 1\ s y(, t I -..i t in tl,l' ~l'('' n1 l1r ning :lll' sta ring at the a,', \CI\C C() nll' l ( l 0\11' Jlllllll . ' 'l)l l \ \ l)llll C t .. CC)tl lti Ol l rea ll y l1c ,l'c11g \\:h ,tt Pet e r ,1ntl J l) l1n <:, aw? ... ( ' <.)ttl l l th 1, l1c l Ii~ c 111 Jll t 1 1l1? gain \~1ll l l1c,\ l l l \ 111(.)VCl f Wl lh <.JCCl') C1 10- (l(.) t1 ,1, \t) ll ~i t 111 thi ancient ga rcten ,l nLI hea t a \Ot1ng 1--:ngli. h111an c - 11 <.1 ttnll the lrL1th~ o l J)hi li1pian l haptc r One . ft er dev ti on , a wh irl-wind tour r 1 rnc l . tar t immed ia te ly. In the ne t si r e ight day y u will ee place you longed to ee your whole life. tich a the c.itie of Jeru alem Beth lehen1, azareth , ape.rn at1m Jericho. Haifa, etc. A to the o- cal lect Holy Pl ace ( the churches :· hr ine ) , you, like u may not be i111pre sed : bu t the area will leave an indelible impre ion on your mind and oul . You h ave briefly tepped l1ack into Biblical H i tory, and you wi 11 never qu ite be the ame . \V )ltl <l 1 (l() it again . crt I\in l ,1 \i 1tl1(1t11 llc\i ta ti<, 1! l~vcn if 1 1, a<.t to t, l ,tt <l \\ :di l h e 1 1(1nc y l tl <.1<1 it. ' lhc l 1'1 IJ cost ar t)ll ntl $ I ,()()() per person ( tl1a t is i11 clL1d1ng $ 100 spend i ng 111oney ) . Ott r cht1rch a11d f r1cnd c; not only pttic.l in fLtll the oo~t o f the trip Jor n1e hLt t alc;o pa id , 1n part , the cost for taki ng 111 y wife. By the way, J 1 1t1 t thank Don Moffat for insisting that I \ hould not make the trip with· ou l my wife. It wa evident from t he p,tslor who made the journey alo ne in ou r group that they only h ad 1half a trip. Find a good tour company ( I can highl y recommend Mr. Gotaa~ ot otaa Wo rld Travel, Chicago Ill. fo r making our trip everything he said it wou Id be) and jo in a depend– ab le leader (Pa tor Wi lbur Rooke wa ou r and a most congeni al leader he wa ) and you will return with a de,eper under tandi ng oif Scripture and a grea t apprecia ti on for the Word of God. Dave, Doug, and Don f?l:=::::::::::::::::;:;:;::::::~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;:;:::::::::::::;:;:;:;:;:;:::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=::::::::::::::::::::::::;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::;:;::::::::::::::::::::::::=::::::::::::::::;:;:;:::;:;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;:;:;:::::::::::::::=::::::::::::::::;:::::::::::::~ \:~:\: Dea r Teen Ta lk : 1~1 .·.··: ···~ :): Is it o . k. to watch a ny telev is ion? :):~ tJ n Signed, )} ·:·:·: SHUT-OFF ·:·:, •.·.·. ·.·.· m r mm De a r Shut-off: j{ :::::: Television is like a great deal of other :::::· ~ ~ :::::: th ings in Iife. It has its good and bad ~=~ ·.·.·· - ··· \f; - U3 . points. For a person to piously state (j mm - that h e never attends movies, yet sits t mm home and watches some of the trash 9n mt ;(J \ TV is hypocritical. The Chr istian is called m; fj; on for more discipline and self-denial be- \(\; ;{ ; , cause of TV than anything else. It can 1.<~ . . . ~ ];r] Too much T. V. f o rms cobwe bs . b e good o r bad dep ending on what you :::~ :·:·:· :::::: :::::: (Especia ll y between the e a rs!) w atch and how much you watch it. :::: ili ~ ······ S1'gned ·.·., ···••• , ······ 1/tf TEEN TALK (@~ \t\1 Dear Teen Ta lk : (jj •····· ... mm What ki nd of TV p rograms shou ld Chri st ians watch ? {\ :::::: s. d ~::~ :::::: 1 g ne , ::::: :::::: CONSTANT WATCHER : ~ ~ :::::: De ar Constant Watche r : ~::: ill ~ )({ The same kind you would w a tch if your .Sunday School teache r and your class \ili .. . .... ' !Ii were b e ing e ntertai ne d in your house; or your Pastor and his wife . Be tter yet, let' s ~? \}; put a rul e of th e thumb for a lot of our activities. ]\l ill ~ :}( 1. Does it glorify God? I Cor . 10:31 (:f (() 2. Will it hurt my body? I Cor. 6 : 19 j] j}( 3. Will it ca use oth e rs to stumble? I Cor. 8:9 jm ([[((( 4. Ca n I invite th e Lord to be my companion? 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