The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1971

J\11 1£a.atrr :!lr~ttatiou / 11 rc1ndi11J:: o ver l>tJ< /... 1ss11e of TH E OHIO I DEPENDENT BAPTtST, lt ' t~ c·a,,,,, 1,p,,11 rl1e f,J//,, li 'i11,~. It iv<1s H 1 ritten b.v £?r, H. 0. ~an Gzlder a,1cl <lppeared i11 tJ11r M A RCH, J 940 isst1e. W1tl1 Ea ter 1ust ahead ( J4. pril 11 t /1). u·e t /1 01,g/1 t it ,vorJ/1 r11 rzning again . e Is Risen! Perhap the mo t obviou thing abot1t the resurrection of Christ is it ~as a demon tration of Hi power. He was "declared" to be the Son of God with po\ er. according to the Spirit of Holiness, by the resurrection ~rom the dead ( Rom. 1:4 ) . He ha been victorious in a personal encounter with the enemy Death. Permitting Himself to be taken captive by that dread enemy, H e turned a eemi11g defeat into glorious victory. He flung off the shackles, smashed the bar of the prison house, wrecked the gates of brass, and came forth triumphant over the enemy that had held almost undisputed sway since Adam. "He hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder ," P alrn 107: 16). But His triumph was not only a demonstration of His power, it was an identi– fication of His person. By it He was declared to be the Son of God." And we ha11 entirely misconstrue this if we think of Him as being merely "a son of God;" for He i THE Son of God . Angels are called sons of God, as are also believers , tut Jesus Christ is the Son of God in a uniqueness of relation– ship vlhich differs, not merely in degree but in kind, from that of every other being. That expression, '·the Son of God,'. occurring more than fifty times in the Ne\\' Testament is equivalent to "God the Son," and when Thomas fell at the feet of the risen Christ and exclaimed "My Lord and my God," he was but acknowledging the significance of Christ's victory and an identification of His person . Moreover, not only was the resurrection a demonstration of His power and identification of His person, it was a vindication of His claims. He had claimed that He could both lay down His life and take it again, and now He has done so. He claimed that He was the Son of God, and now the fact is ' 'declared" in a manner that should remove it forever from the realm of controversy. He claimed to be the Judge of the World (John 5 :22 ), and of this God now "hath given as urance unto all men in that He hath raised Him from the dead," (Acts 17 : 31) . He claimed to be the Saviour of the world, and now "Him hath God exalted ... to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sin ," (Acts 5: 31) The story is told of Talleyrand, the great French statesman , that one day a philosopher was talking with him and telling him of his desire to found a new religion. The philosopher confessed regretfully that he had found great difficulty in doing so. Talleyrand said to him, "You wish to found a new religion?" "Yes," said the philosopher, "I most certainly do." "I believe I can tell you how," said Talleyrand. "You can?" exclaimed the other . ' 'Then I shall be profoundly indebted to you! How can it be done?" "All you need do," replied Talleyrand, "is to get your elf crucified , be buried, and then be sure to ri e again as Jesus did!" Capsules of Life The great living lessons taught by Christ in His parables used the common, everyday experiences of life. His illustrations and aptness. of appl ication came from the heart that sought only good for the listener and you the reader of today. The accounts of missionary bravery and true incidents in the lives of experienced Christians character ize the literature we publish for you . Our take-home papers are planned to cover a broad area of Christian experience. 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Donald Moffat Box No. 160, Xenia, Ohio 45385 Circulation Manager Stuart L. Chaffe Box No. I 60, Xenia, Ohio 45385 Women 's Editor Mrs. Inez Milner 2 195 Brockway Road Uni versity Hts., Ohio 44118 State A,/issionary Earl D. Umbaugh 2150 Marhofer Ave. , Stow, Ohio 44224 Financi'a/ Secretary . David Dye 1317 Deerlick Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43228 State Y outh Director . . . Robert Anthony 705 Graham Rd ., Cu}'ahoga Falls, 0. 44221 COUNCIL OF TEN Chai,.n1an .. Lynn E. Rogers State Rt . 2 & N. Boyden Rd., Northfield , Ohio 44067 Vice-Chairman . . Harold R. Green Cedarville College, Cedarville, Ohio 45314 Secretary . . . Kenneth L . Andrus 315 S. Kensington Pl. , Springfield 45503 Treasi,rer . . . . . . . . . . William A. Brock 4663 Trabue Rd ., Col umbus, Ohio 43228 Prograrn Chrn1. . Earl V. Willetts 250 Wes t St., Berea, Ohio 4401 7 Missionary Chrn1. . . . George A. Bates 304 Center St., Blanchester, Ohio 45107 Education Chrm. . . Raymond F. 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