The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1969

1111 ~···~ llP lll by Ralph T. Nordlund (Re d Psaln1 , VII in ~,our Biblo first) 11 l l 1 i 111, I iul,r <111(1 .,t,ati\ ,, - "'I his 1\ , great psnl 111 of fait h, l)ttt f f,,ith c11 richccl ~1, , 1 r 11 u t !1 f n 1, , Ii f ' 1, l l <.': ... \\ l1e11 ,1r11til'. 'll a1111 l'l)t111ti ~tl tat 111~. 11\ a lcc1 lc,otional life. I nvill \ as t1 ndclt il1tctfl y 1he htt111an nL1t h )r, bt1 t Jt1s1 w 1 h n he wrc> l c it c,tn nly l1c ,t1r1111\ctl . 1 he great ,er n1 a11 con1mcnl c.1 lor , H ngstcnbcrg ,,lttl that al l ntten1pt to fi nd the occa\1 n had fai led, f r if Davitl had a ny pa rt ict1lar experience in rn i nd he ha() ~o g ncralircd it that a ny r ighteo t• ~ and oppre~c;ccl ma n c ti ld n1ake it l1is own. We gladly agree that al l troublc<I ~ottls n1 ay take heart from this p~alm and learn to Urll t: l"tll there are at Jea<;t two hints tl1at whenever David wrote, he wa looking back to the day when he wa~ a ftrgitivc from au1. A in the Forty- econd P<.aln1, he so long lo . pend the re t of hi day in v,,orshipp ing in the tabernacle for the very reason that fo r the t ime lJeing he i prevented fron1 entering it gates. Ye t in the piri t he doe know the sweetne o f constant communion wit h ~I} 11 fi l,\:'. nt sJ iri I ,, (1 cc • • 1, r~ l Ul J1l) 1 la1nt111g .11c (.)\Cl' 1\ 11 I , tft: i 11 H is )'IC en~\: 1 "l,,e11. } , · ti,~ 1 '\'.'' ,, ll lre,, ne,,r l tlc\'ot1r l 1,., tr ,t1,l, ,tt1n1l lc l .1n<.i f ,11. ,,,, '1cltlJC\i 1,c11'.1tl1 Ht pa\ilion. ~I, \)lft.:r111!.! (\( th,111k. l ,, t1l,i bri11g: . ... T l't 111, \."'lll kn"'\'" no grt:at r de ir 1 hn~ l li,, ell there f rc,'cr and ing! (. r11111t1r1i11g ,, tlh hr1 l i11 Hi bcat1ty t\ nJ f ca tir1g there n Hi grace, .. ~1,r h~art 1 nc tiragcd to an 'Aer. : I" rd. g1,e n1e a glin1p. of Thy face.,' .... \\ hen fath r a nd n1 ther f r ake me, Th T<.,rd \\ ill gather n1c tl p In arn1 f infinite n1erc} 1 nd 01 i ' ten m I ip ,vith Hi hen peak f r n1c. 1 ip . llnto Before I. too. rnu t depart: Cll p. ther , ' 'O ,,,ait on the Lord and take courage, F o r He \\ill trengthen thine heart.' 1od. Then h i parent , while they have not actuall y for– . aken ·h im, are utterl y helpless to come to hi aid ; and we know th i was trt1e during tho e year when they, in tead had to look to him for help to get them away f ro·n1 the fu ry of Saul . Then as never before or after . he would h ave fainted if he had not believed that he would yet ee tJhe goodne of the Lo rd in the land of t he liv ing. I t wa fai th in God s promises that enabled him to per- (Concluded from p a ge No . 13) ,, ho engage in the practice of magi– cal art is legion. The claims and in– duce111ent of Pl1ar111akeia are pagan and de"\Til1 h: the\' do deceive and # Je ecrate: thi is the devil·s real _power 1n 1hen1. Thev are deadly" and danger- • ou e\ en ,, hen the)T are tried merely ··in fun ··: the)' do ",, ,ork' ' in count– Ie ca e . and produce the sadde t ph)·sical. n1ental, and spiritual damage. The u e of drugs and potion , in– dulgence in intoxicating prod11cts and dabbling in the occult are increasing .... greatl)· in our time. Moreover the occurrence of pl1ar111akeia in Rev. 9:2 l: ] 8:23: and 21: 8 hows beyond all doubt that at the time of the end of the age, the moral state of mankind \vill have become indescrib– abl)· corrupt. It i in these passages that the full and terrible significance of pJ1ar111akeia appears. As the back– eround of the v.: ord re\'eals, it in- ..... elude tan1pering \\ ith one's own or another's health b)' means. of drug , potion . and admixture , and often \\'ith magical arts and activities. and the 1n,·ocation of piritual agencies. £\en nov. v.ie n1ust reckon with the u e of alcoholic timulants, narocotics, marihuana. L D, tobacco. etc., with the rage for cosmetics and medica- .... n1ent to increase lo\'e attractions and se ·ual pas ion: - \\ ith the magical 14 MAY, 1969 evere. agencies and treatments alleged to come from the piri t-world for the benefit of mankind, with th e n1any medicines and remedial agents inciting men and wome n to reckless– ness in sin with the .hope of easily repairing the damage of nature's penialties. - with the 1increasing pre– valence of crime and violence in– duced by these things, with the timulati ng to excessive activity the vilest passions and cravings, which are destroying all true moral sense . uch i the moral degeneracy that is rapidly developing in our d ay, and which will who1lly characterize the time of the age-end not f ar distant as et fo rth by th.is remarkable word vl1arrr1akeia. . . W.M.U. State Meeting The OARBC Women's Mission ary U nio n had a most successful State Meeting on April 15 in the G raham Road Baptist Church, Cuyahoga F alls, Ohio . There were over 400 present including 14 missionaries. Guest speakier was MJrs . Quentin Kenoyer. The Homemakers Quartette from P oland, Ohio presented four beautiful numbers. Memorial Fund A memorial fund has been estab– li hed at Cedarville College by ,friends of the late Rev. Frank Coleman Columbu Ohio . Any desiring to honor Rev . Coleman shouJd designate their gifts ,through the College. Write for tree copy of MESSAGE TO ISRAEL with radio log Founder: Coulscn Shepherd Message To Israel, Inc. Box 31 , Pa t chogue , New York 11772 Assoc ia ted with Bible Christian Union. Inc. Radio Messenger: Kenneth Meyers THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST