The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1969

(Co r1cluded from page 9) re h~t c on ot1r f ()t)t \lC() \\ ith a ,111 col "c)r>c,111~")\,, whi ch ca11 he a r , idcntiall) 11rL) \ 1dc,I J)rccondit1011 r re cc iv i n g C 11 r 1 t. Our 111ini~tr\ ~111 foc u<; 111 lcve- ,n,1 at ("asc-v C\lcr n Rc,crvc ancl .. ,\:,,elan I late. .. fh i<; ~ ill nah lc tt u c Can1p ha lo1r\ at I l t1nt \ht1rg r retreat ancl \Octal·, at w hi ch ti111c VC \Viii pre cnt \001C of the fine t ptakcr fro 1n ur Bapli\l fell w h ip. At the n1o n1cnl we arc in the l1c- 1inni ng o l ci 1 cpu lctl ion at tc111 pt i ng t nlorn1 ancl chall enge the cht1rchc,. Ve need upporl fro111 church c<; that en•"c our burden for p rc<;c nting "'hrist on Ca n,pu \. We arc availal',lc or n1ceting\ by wri tj ng to u <; at: 7490 Texas Avenue Me ntor, Ohio 44060 The Clifton Miller Family "The y Cove t Your Prayers .... • • 4 <)xv lfl 52t: 14, 2 . [) .) contain the Wt)rd\ or a n1an to ht \ \vile. " I g,tvc lhc lctlcr se<1le(/ to the n1c - 'ICngc r C) n the 12th together \\ 1th '- l h c o t h cr I c l l crs f o r you.. ( e , /JI 11 at:r < I z - 111e110). In the (,rcnfell an,1 H t1nt -y cl) l l) II 4 I 9 :51 .D.. an a g cn t J\ in·,truclcc.i l() '"\cn,I the an1 n1al to be l>1<111<le<I" ( \/Jh1ar:1st/1ei): an,I a -..1 n1 ilar tt\C of the verb appear in ( h,c·,l I 89:5. .0 . 149. where ani– n1al ~ art' "'(erti/ie<I for acr1f1ce,, ( e ''f' I Ir<, t? 1 \ a ) . 1h c nou n I t) r n 1 c.1 ccu , ':) 1n Jl 0, 1 I 1()().22, . l) . 115. \,here THE SEAL-...-- a certain \\O·n1an nttn1cd J)1,,Je1na .tck– no,vlcdgc" , cccipt c)1 ,l v. ill ··v\ 1th the ,eal\ intact" ( <' pit,,11<111/<>11 \JJ/11aRet l~ph. J : l 3 is o ne f the great N .T. texts, wit h its strong, po~i tivc ~tate– n1er1t asscrti ng the absolute perman– ence of the believer·'> po it ion in hrist: "And in whom , having be– li eved, ye Yi,ere \ec1led by the Ho ly Spirit of promi se." 'The verb ' 'scaled" in the C,reek r pl1raRidzo, with its noun fc)rm s1,l1rc.11-:is, ,1ncl 1~ a n10\t i111portant and significant term in the ,reek ew ' f'eslament. l "hc proper t1nd r landing of this word and its ignificance where it is u~ed, is essen- tial 10 the l) Jicver's 111a tt1r cxpcri- "nce in the ( l1ri stian life. "I he word is t1 scd in the classical \\' J i1i11g·..,, t}1c papyri , an<) the i11scrip- 1ions i11 evcral wa}'S. Ii >t l1 the vcrl) ancl 11ot111 forrt1s aJ)pca1 in J>t ato, 11 '"TiOtlotu , Acscl1 ylt1~, l~t1ripi<fcs, n 1111 11, .. p}1ocles , l'l t1t,t1 c l1 , ancl ctl1e1 , to 111can: 'fastc.11 witl1 a sen t, fl al ..cur .. , l1ut so 111 tl1ing tip ns .......... .ret , 111ar l' witl1 a al, certify a d cu 111 .. rn t , t a 111 p o I a 11 r, ri > va I, H t t est lie au1}1 11ticit , <>I n1 tl1ing, icl .. nti- ) tl1 n1a1 l 'A 1 l1 icll a .. al 11,al ", 1~1 THE OHI O tNOl Pf:NDENT BAPTIST in\lrt1mcnt with whi ch a '>Ca l 1s 1111- prc scd .' Philo U'"lC<i the verl) to , lc– c;;c ri be ,l "\c,11 i ng in order to 111akc cct1rc," a nd lo "attest the authen– ticit y ancl trt1lh l) f a clocun1ent .,, Jo\cphu ha\ the noun f or111 in the <;c n\C of "<;cal , n1ark'' (for the """-c of privacy and \CCt1rit y), ancl "to"-cn, plcclgc, proof" (of gcnuin"nc, \ ) 1 he tt\C c)f the 'Ac)rcl in th, napvri is inlercst1n p. l n the C, rcnfcll ancl f-Iunt f> a1 Y..l 1bch I . 19: 11 ( B.. 265), wrt h r f crcncc tc1 the cm1 1l1arknti(1n ()n a g C> \t CJ' n 1l l C n l l I an SJ) () r 1 () f a large quantit y of C<)rn. inst1t1ct1<.,n'-. arc given to tl1c sl1i1)n1a\lc1 l() \\ 11t .. a 1·ccci r1t. an<I in aclcliti c,n 11 is sai(I: u l ct h1n1 .,·c•t1l a san1r1lc ' ( tlei,-:111t1 s1,l1r<1,r:i.~t1,·tl1r1) , cviclt:n tl ' l(l J>rcv~nt the corn frc,n1 l'>cing 1anlperc<.I \.Vith clu ring its transit. J> aJ>yrus C X')' 11 , :7 (2 A . I . r CC>r<.ls the \\' t>rcl ,1 H }'<>Ung rr1an writt~n tc> u la I\ f ril!n t : • J a111 cncling ytlll a l10. ,r \' ·ry ::alh.-:n l gr,q> s, an I a 1,as l t ol Ct1l •11t <I tt s 1111,ler \et1!" (e JJ/1 .. • ,1c:i,111e1111,·. 1\ n ,th I I tllr ( 1, ,lJl <1<111). which \he ha(I c.lc11o"itc<l "t111- d cr (;, ca I\" ( e ,, r , r> I 1 , < 1.c: i <I<> 11 ) 1 n th c ICC()l'd\, l1ul nO\\ \\l\hcd l<) fC\l)~C In the . cptuag1nt the ,crl1 t\ U\Cli ()I ,·e,,lerl letter.\ ( L K. g"'i. 21 8). t<J l,ccJJ ,,,, 1 et , l v1·")1 )11 ( l)an. 8 2()) · /() .\el IIIC: l() \() J1lCl'>llC. I e. dclt\C[ (.l\C( \,lfc l\ ( Deut. 12 1~~) , .1tlc\t tl tlt)Ctt– n1cnt I>) a ,·,·al ( l "ther 8 8. I()), "ct a \eat UJ)()rl 1()1 the ,,1kc c) I .,ec1111t (S ~. i · J '1) 1 he n<1un lt)rt11 apJ)C,trs I n ~ \ X 6. as a 11 1 n·, t run 1 en t u e( I /<11 ,ca/111 {!; ant i in I 1'. g". .c.. l 8 1n 1h~ san1c Sl.'ll\C - that t)l a :-;ign ~t. I I~ n <.. ~ I r{) 111 t hi s significant b·, k- 1! I'() ll 11{ I. \Ve ar~ \. ll,tl)lLd tt, on1prc– hl'nsivc l\ Slit'\.~\ lh ll~t. llf thi" inl– l)()l (alll \\tll'd a·, tl t> urs in lhc· • $ ri 1ltt1 res. I he sa 111~ Ii,~ USl:'S ,, h1 h :tJ)J>car in the ~ar l\ ,, riti11g~ > t1r alsll i11 th l t:sl till ·nt , ' ti I tl1 I l l>I , s,,ii it int n'-ls th 111 t\1r n1r ,,r lul l,nsillt·r ttiL>n aull ttnll r tnn<.1 • Ing. ( I ) I / 1 e , ,, r, Ii 11 g i \ t I 1 e 111 a, A , JI i<le11tit\ ••. JI I i111 . _:I\ s, 'S •• 1he (Co •1t inu "cl ot1 p g 18) NOVEMB R, 1969 17 I