The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1972

(Concluded from page 10) But thi!-i J oe~ nt) t in a ny \vay n1can that the Biblica l writer, we re n1 crc ~tcnog rapher. . copyi ng cJown that ,, hich Golf d ic tat ed to thcn1. Th, .., i.., not s JllC kind f a n1cc ha ni ca l in– <.;prra ti on . Often liber a l.., take it for grantcJ that to believe in ve rbal in– ..,p,ration n1eans th a t we n1ust l1cl1cvc 1n a n1echanical. dictation view <)f in – ..,piration . But this, o f cou r~e . i~ nc.1 t o. I f (.j od <.J ic t a t ecJ the wo rti~ a n t I the wri ter .., \.\ere si n1pl a\ ~ten gra– phers cop ing th en, <.Jown, ohv iou~ly thi s \.\'Ou ld result in verba l in~p ,ra ti on . But one n1ost certa inl y doe\ not have to helieve in a rncchanical, u1ctation \'ie\.v to believe in ve rba l in~p ,ration. ' There i\ ve ry definitely a hun1an e lc– n1ent in the writings. Eac h o f the v.riters has hi. own personal cha rac– teri tic\, peculiaritie. , a nd di5tinctivc n1an ners of e pre~ ·ion . Pau I u esn ' t write like John writ es, and each o f then1 is different fron1 the way Peter exp res es thin g. . The individual'\ pcr– ~onalitv shows fo rth in the way he ., v. rite\ . But ren1en1ber , n1en arc what God has n1 ade then, to he . Their per– ~onalities and <.Ji ·tinc t ive c ha rac teris– tic are what God has give n then1 . He place<.J them in a cert ai n envi ro nn1ent and directe<.J in their ecJucation a nd their a sociation~ a nd the influences which would affect their Ii e\ . And so the. e per\onal trait~ and di 5tinctive manners of express io n a re inc luded in God's plan fo r H is Word . Their in– <.Jividualities are free ly expressed. ancJ yet they were so under the co ntro l and direction of the Hol y pirit th at every wo rd is exact ly that wh ich C.1od - 1 ntendeJ . I t i ~ the verha 11 y in s pi recJ Word of God. 3. The Bible is our Supre1ne, F inal , a nd Onl y Authoritv for T ruth. • • The \ tatemen t i~ often n1a<le th a t the Bi ble i\ our "~upren1e a nd final authority tor all faith and practice" . This i s, of cour\e. true . The final court of appeal for all that we are to hel ievc and the way we arc to li ve 1s the Bible . I t is no t what we like, or what we think . or what \een, ~ bc\t to LI \, hut what <.Joe~ the Bible \ ay? How– ever , the 81hle ts n1orc than ()Ur \U – prcn1c and final autho rit y 1·0 say th1 \ 1s to say tha t the re are al so other a uthc>ritics t o r truth an<.J that th e 131bl c is just the ~uprcn1 e authorit )' an1 <.> ng several or n1any a utho r1t1C\ liut it (Jllr (J c)J is the c reat(>J of thi s 'v\l <.> r I J a n d us. a n d H c i s t h c () 11 e v. h<.1 Cl) ntrols 'v\' hatcve r <..:<>n1 cs tt) p,1~s ,n t h c 'v\ <) r Id• t h en H i s W <-> r t1 i s n "> l s11111)I} the "lll) rcn1 e auth<) r it~ ,1111()t1 g THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST t> thcr author1tic.., . It ,,. lurthc r, the <>11 /\' autht)rity fc.)r truth . [ hi \ W<)rld i, ,,vha t (,<.)u ha,, n1auc it . everyth ing in 1t ha\ the 111can1ng He ha'-; put intt) it. 1t fulfill , the purpt)~C He ha, J) I a n n C tJ ( (.) r I t , I Or H C I\ l he () n C W h(.) "work c t h a 11 t h I n g !-i a t t c r t h c c <.) un \ e I (.) r h I!\ (_) \V n w 111 '. ( l -: J) h c.., i an.., I : I I ) c.), auth <.)ri ty lt)r trut h, .., not "IC.) n1c– t h i n g sh a r ct I by ( , C) d an d n 1 a n, w I t h C,od , in1pl y having the Anal "lay . l{ather, He <1l,1ne i.., the authori ty for ,vhat 1\ truth and ""hat i\ the good . w ha t w c a re to he I i eve and ho 'v\' w c a re to Iivc . I-h i '-; n1ca n !-i , t h c re I ore , t h a l w c n 1 u\ t get c.1ur theology lron1 the Bible a le nc . f t) 1 1 t i s o n I y i n t h c BihI e t h a t wc kn ow v.·hat C,od ha\ to 5ay . We ca n– not appeal to hun1an reason c1 r ex– perience to deter n1ine what we \ houlc.J be lieve. Wh y do we believe ( ,olJ a n– \WCf\ praye r? Bcca u\e we ha c had ce rt ain experiences which we have intcrp retcll a\ a nswe r5 l<.) our prayer\ '? o . We shou ld believe (Jod an\we r\ prayer o n the au tho rit y of th e Worc.J of Gou, hecau c God in H i~ Word tell~ us th a t if we n1 ee t the condit ion, for an 'We rcd prayer whic h He ~e l \ forth there ( Ma rk 11 : 24 : Jo hn 14 : 1 J : 15 : 7 : I John 5 : 14, 15) H e wi ll an– \we r. We are to take God at H1\ Wo rd . Wh y do we hel,eve hrt\t ro\C fron1 th e dead? Becau <ie n1an ha\ cx – an1i ned ,uch evidence a the empty ton1b anc.J th e cha nge in the di\c ipl e<-i lives and ha\ placed him~e lf ,n the po<;ition of the judge or au thorit y of the truth o f the re\urrection '? No. We ~houl d believe ( ' hri , t rose fron1 the dead on the absolute authority of th e inspired WorcJ o f God . The Bi ble say\ He arose . GocJ ha\ spoken : a ll a rgu – n1ent cea\e . Anti because He ro~c f ron1 the dead , therefore . the ton1h wa en1pty , an ti tho~e n1en who prcv1ou. ly had hcen per~ua<.Jed that ~ince He wa\ <.Jcad a ll hope wa s lost, a~ a re– \U lt had their li ve\ ra<.Ji ca ll y changed. 1 he Bible n,u~t he our \Uprcn1e , final , ·111 ll <, t1 I \' au t ho r i t y for t ru t h . ' . I f <.) ur ( ,hr i\ t I an Fa tt h w o u I <.J he ..,tr<.)ng and un\hakahle it n1u\t l1e ha~cli firnilv and onl')- o n the \ lro ng anll \ <.)l1J fc)undat,on of the crhallv. j)lcnarll 1 1n \ p1rcd W()rd of C1 (1d a \ t) ur su1)1en1e . final , anti l)lll) auth()r1t y I t) r t r u t h. A .., t h c encn 11 c .., <) t C, t) d c c> n- t1nuc t<) llll>Unt the11 attac k.., 1n thc"c • las t tla \, w e n1t1 \ l ncve1 C<>n1pfl)n1 ,..,e ()I' S LIJ'J'C lld CI th1 ~ f l ) lll1 Ll.lttt>ll . f· l)r \\ tth – l ) lll th is ILHtt1d a t1t>n . the \ \hl) l c <) I <) llf' ( h1 isti a 11 J.. a ith . likc the ht)ll \ C th a t ;~ built u pt>ll th e sa nd . 1s h L)llf1LI tt) Cl>ll l1.:: l ll lllbling tltl\\ll , HIGH POINT BIBLE CONFERENCE Ge ige rtown , Pa . Owned & Operated by High Point Ind . Baptist Cha pe l HAVE A VACATION WITH A " HIGH POINT" Summer Schedul e ' 7 2 3 w eek s Jr. Girl s 3 week s Jr . Boys 3 week s Teens l wee k Fam ilies ENJOY : Bible Study, swimrr,1ng, canoe i ng , hay rides, camp fires, water ski i ng , horse-back riding, r ifling, g ood food , b as ke tball , f ishing , ove r - night camping , tennis , fli cker ball , m1n1-bikes, mara tho n , h a n d i c raft , good soeakers, & winter retreat s. ALL THI S AND MO RE AT HIGH POINT' Te nt s & Trade rs a re We lcome a ll Summe r At Reasonab le Ra tes Wr rte for brochure to : High Poi nt Bi bl e Conferen ce Pas tor Bili Park Jr . Geige rt own, Pa 195 23 EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH of West Shore Rev. Wesley Bliss, Pastor Moving or Traveling through the Harrisburg, Pa. area 'l Stop and visit Emmanuel Baptist Church at 4681 E. Trindle Road, Mechanics– burg, Pa., just five minutes off the Pa . Tpk . Exit 17. New Buil d ing under construct ion . Lo– cated in the ce nte r of Harr isburgh ' s West Shore . MOVING or TRAVEL ING PLAN A VISIT ! Phone, : (7 17) 737· 1131 (717) 737 "6529 ..---- --~\/\/A '"' l .ar-- ---~ YOUTH ASSOCIAT ION WE EK DAV BIBLECLUBS Bible Center ed Evangeli st ic Unif i e d m a terial A rea Missio nary W. DENTON REILLY 7 511 W. Be lmont Ch icago,111 i nois 6 0 634 INTRODUCTORY FOLIO, GIRLS CLUB ea. $5.00 BOYS CLUB 1- 1 MAY, 1972 ! 7