The Ohio Independent Baptist, June-July 1970

(Concluded from page 10 ) the field of dut)' : he \.\ il1 not abandon hi po t and flee. but \\ ill face the peril') and bad thing . \.\ hatever they n1a, be. and tand and face the enemy \Vith determination to fight and win. The aorist imperative "endure hard– ne ·· ( s11nkakopat/1eison) i a battle order to be obeyed. It leave the Lord' true servant with no option no alternati\'e. It i not something \Vhich may or may not be fallowed a c1rcum tances permit. It i a com– mand to the true o1dier of hri t, \,vhich has been i ued by the Com– mander Him elf, the Lord Je u Chri t. through Hi ubordinate, Paul. i-11e are bottncl to ohe)' t/1is ore/er. \ er e 4 extend the figure. o- one erving a a oldier, having been enli ted. any longer gets him elf in– volved and entangled in the affai r of thi common earthly life. The oldier, once sworn into the military order, tep out of one way of life in to another \:\i hich takes him away rrom all other affairs, occupation , 1ntere t . ambitions, pursuits and pre– fe rment . which will interfere with his good oldiering. The routine, order, and practices of the former life are left behind: he ha left the one life to take up the other. ow, ,,.s soldiers, ive are no longer civilians - and our whole, great, driving aim "'ill be to ser ve and please the One ~'ho has enlisted us, and earn His :ommendat1on. So the total regard Jf the 50Jdier of Christ wi ll be for 1i responsibility to hi soldierin_8, and De)'ond that to His supreme Com– nander. Ever)' ve tige of personal oyalty n1ust belong to the Cau e to Nhich the soldier belong , of which 1e is a part, to Vt. hich he has been ,worn and bound, and for which he ~oe forth to fight. Aoo it i hi ,oJdiering alone ~ h1ch wiIJ determine , hether he will be rewarded or ca h– ered al 1he end. '] l1is grand figure is not confinetl o 1 a 11 d J J i 111 o t 11 y. J n I I C ·or. 1 0 . 3- t, 11 i poir1tetl out that \Ve do r1ot I\ age "ar a oldier of hrist , in a ir1ful 111a11ner a n1er1 \.VJ-10 are onlv - I\ eal- }1ur11an bei11g a11d \Vho~ as ucl1 , k110"' 110 other " ' ll)' 10 figl11 · CCJlt i11 \\'8)' that are \Veak an(I 111fui. We e11gage i11 con1l)aL ( .,1rare1t(J- 11etl1a) \\1tt1 ur1,ri i11gl)' dift rcr1t up1> rt and ar111a111cr1t. ur ca111- >a1g11 1 car ri d out \Vill1 di\ 1 i11t:. equi11- 1 '"111 l1ca nl) 11gi11c and in ll'lt - n 11t \\ ar ( ta /1,)JJ/a teis trareit1s) uh \\h1 Ji tf1 t rn,tl d ll in1selr UJ J:>l1e J'il i Jdier . \~/1111 ti, .....,.... a 1> , t 11 Id I er f t h J I d ,II I ri11g do" 11 to d at and d 11 tic- Activities for Everyone in the Family in the New Expanded Facilities Don and Marty MacCullough direct a complete recreation prog ram , including water sports on Great Sacandaga Lake. New residence and dining facilities give you all the comforts of home. Beauty abounds in acres of forest land. Give Meaning to Your 1970 Vacation THE MUSICAL MURK FAMILY NEIL & PAT MACAULAY and many other favorites to make summer at Sacandaga a memorable, meaning ful experience for you and your family. Sacandaga is only 1O miles from the Thruway ( Interstate 90). Write for beautiful NEW color folder. on erenue Dept. M, Broadalbin , N. Y. 12025 (518) 833-3713 tion the fortification , bulwark for– tres es, and redoubts that have been erected on the heights of human might and conquest by the de ign and de– vice of men again t the Cau e of the Go pel. Even the height them– selve - any and every height upon which has been built ome oppo ition again t the knowledge of God - hall come era hing down in wreck– age and ruin. The ervant of the Lord mu t fight, we n1u t contend trenuou ly and agonizingly for the faith , and ometin1e a battle might eem to be Io t, or a er1e of con1- bat action t1sc]e bt1t our t1- pren1e on1r11ander ha decreed that the campaign ~ iJl i~5ue in victor}. Accord ing To J ames J an1es al o n1ctk.e use of the t 1gt1re of \.\ ,tr, \V he. r1 l1e cl1aractcr11e\ t l1c chronic ·tr1, 111g a11d f 1gl1t1ng a111ong hristia11s as '" ui11g out ot the lusl– f td plcast1rcs \\ hicl1 are cor1sta11t)\ CaJ11 J)aig11 j ng ( l<>ll .\ l /'(1((.'l(()J}IC/1 ()11) 111 the se11suous part of tis. \\l l1cn tlll.! • desires t>f tl1e olci nature arc g1\en ex 1>ress ion an1ong l)el ie,,ers peo1Jle rear at each t>tl1 r i11 ·1 11 111an11er l t \·Varta1 e, cacl1 one seeking }1i s ( 11 r fl\\fl ,,a . I' tc.:.:r al l ti s thi r11iJi - 1ar}' 1igt1re i11 hi irsl I J>i tie -: 11 , \\l1c1 l1 e urg al l l Ji, r ll 11 lll tl1e111 el,c al f , a,,a) fr 111 tl1 c Jfesh l} d > ir ,, l11cl1 a1 n ta1~tl 11gag J i11 , J) rJ> ttial , • 11 a1gn again t the oul, to capture it. en– lave it de troy it ( trate11ontai kata leis ps11clzeis). Finally, we come back to II Tim. 2: 4. and note agai n to trato/ooei anti - the One who ha called each true ervant a a oldier, i.e. the One \.\i ho ha enli ted u . Each oldier i bottnd to p lea e hi ommander and to obe) H im. l t i He who ha n1u ter– ed the arn1y ~ hich er\ e under H in1 to fight for the o pel at1 'e. Thi involve for e,,er) ·oldier a c n1plete 'iUbJt1gation of hi .. \\fl de ire . and the t1b er\ ience of hi , O\\ n \\ ill in a total et fort to please ht hief anu to folio,, ht\ C h1ef' ft1ll can1pa1gn J)I an. o t111c r f 1gt1re of spee h Otl Id J)O\\ihl\ hd\ e l)cen ho e11 to e,e111pl1- t, the e, ten I f the cla1n1" of the I orJ ot glor\ upon Ht 'i ~oJtiter– "er, . 1nt" BIBLE TRACTS FOR THE MILITARY A I Paul J . Levin Reach our service n1en for Chri:st through Gospel Tract:s, Help us supply FREE Gospel literature to Chaplains and Missionaries for di Tribut1on tn th" U. S. and over:sea:s. Send a tax deductible gift today ro. BIBLE TRACTS, Inc. Box 508 - Waterloo, I • 5070 ,er 1 _ nulhon taacl ch tr1buted to dale 1