Pride was the sin of the angels in heaven. F MISSIONARY PREMILLENNIAL BIBLICAL BAPTISTIC Alter Nearly 7 Years FTH EMeifeefteeT Greets You From Chicago By Fred T. Halliman greater degree than the weather. 3322 N. Kenmore I believe the one thing that Paid Girculaiion 7n RIZ lales Rnd Yn Many Foreign Gourthqes Chicago, Ill. people ask me most is, how long are you going to stay before Dear Friends, "To the law and to the testimony; if they speak not according to this word going back. At present I could it is because there is no light in them."—Isaiah 8:20 Greetings to each of you once not answer that but perhaps in again, this time from Chicago. I arrived in Chicago on the 4th \TOL. 36, No. 6 GICOD ASHLAND, KENTUCKY, MARCH 11, 1967 WHOLE NUMBER 1476 of February, 6 years, 11 months, 2 days, 2 hours and 55 minutes from the time I had left. Many folk have asked me since my re- HOW TO "EAT" THE WORD turn, "Brother Halliman, h o w does it feel to be back?" To sum By JAMES M. GRAY and chew, until the least possible you can digest and assimilate it. it up in a very few words, I truly (Long feel that in the past 7 years I ago with his Lord) amount is left to swallow. The Here comes the thought of eat- man who does this has learnt one have been in the presence of the 'Thy words were found ing again. and I of the greatest secrets of his phy- Lord, and while I was not en- - eat them: and Thy Holding the Word in your mind word was sical being. He has learned how thused at all about coming back utdo me the joy and rejoicing is like holding the food in your of to keep well, and how to eat al- I have enjoyed to the utmost heart."—Jeremiah mouth. That is how to get full 15:16. most anything he likes without the meeting and making new friends There is a great difference taste of it. Prayer does in the one be- ill results. Keeping the lood in and renewing the friendship and ,.1k..eon "finding" the case what saliva does in the oth- Word of Gott the mouth is the key to it all. fellowship of the old. When I left fl,d "eating- er. Turning round it, and it is the man it and round, Chicago there was about 16 inches rlo eats it thinking of it from that get the benefit Something like this is true in this point of of snow on the ground and upon t of it. Eating view and that, asking fld makes digestion the higher realm. Usefulness and questions my return there was just about assimilation about it, taking possible, and joy in the spiritual life depend it to your parents, two feet of snow, so unless you "en these functions your Sunday School n are normal on spiritual health and strength. teacher, your be one who really loves big snows their working, result pastor, searching the is But these in turn depend on the its meaning in a you could not say that the weath- ealth and strength, and all the spiritual nourishment commentary, all these one takes— things er has improved any since I left. sefulness and joy of living. its kind, correspond to the Ii.ut its quantity, its condi- chewing that Measuring it in inches I guess eating comes first, and the tion. The only nourishment for makes a good digestion and as- Eld. Fred T. Halliman ati we could truthfully say it was ng that counts is that which man's soul is the similation. Word of God. at least a third worse. I haven't the near future I will be able to t.aken plenty of time for mas- "Desire La rasa+, the sincere milk of the Now the only way to hold the had time to make a fair estimate give a fairly accurate answer. c You must retain the food Word that ye may grow thereby," Word • Your in your mind is to memo- as yet but judging from what I Also I have not made any defi- mouth, and get the full is the inspired exhortation (I Pet. rize it. It is not te of hard to do this, have seen so far I would say nite plans about the time that it, and let it mingle with 2:3), and the more you get of it and when you e begin to see the that the morals of the American I will be here. The best thing that saliva, and chew, and chew, the better, always provided that (Continued on page 8, column 1) people have deteriorated to a (Continued on page 4, Column 4)

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a...110,1M1 ,,GRACE And MISSIONS Much is Accomplished By PREACHED AT CALVARY'S 1966 CONFERENCE IN ASHLAND "The Touch Of Faith" tJ T.'D FRANK McCRUM what manner of men we were 27. Detroit, Michigan ELD. JAMES WILLINGHAM By a touch we can light a room, among you for your sake." Many The word "grace" is a kind Ashland, Kentucky a house, or a city. The Thessalonians heard the gospel, of shorthand for the whole sum doctrine of grace is some- but the effect and benefits of the By a touch we can start the g used of unmerited blessings which We begin our message this all in quarters where gospel were only realized by engine of a small model car or a regard come to men through Jesus morning with an all absorbing seems to be paid to thvse to whom the Holy Spirit ap- huge earth mover. `A meaning Christ. and interesting question, namely: of words. If the plied it, and to them only did By a touch we can learn knowl- INGS and IMPLICATIONS GRACE describes the DISPO- What is in a touch? What can be edge. h"`,aoe are.not understood, there SITION of God. It means the conceived and perceived and re- By a touch we can hear music, ;oe little wonder that teach- unconditional, undeserved, etern- ceived in a touch? By way of or preaching, or news. al, pardoning a•T fr°111 such sources does not love of God. answer we say much. By a touch we can see other g true to the phrase employed. There are no idle dispositions For instance, by the touch of a cities and other countries. To i in God. They are always ENER- law officer, authority is communi- llustrate . . . In Acts 13:26 GIZING — so the word grace cated. 'lead, "To you is the WORD glides from the term disposition By the touch of a doctor, the °salvation sent." A well known because of its ENERGIZING na- feverish state of a sick person can icrilthlY magazine of a mission ture to a MANIFESTATION be discerned. av ‘‘God sent this salvation. We of that disposition. Grace is much By the touch of a teacher, a lect it. We may reject it. like a wheel: the DISPOSITION child can be taught to write. GibiSSUE IS IN OUR HANDS, of God the HUB and the MANI- By the touch of two persons' •FT, HANDS. IT IS OUT OF FESTATIONS of that grace be- hands in a handshake, friend- aAND it is out of ship and respect is established. lysts .hand ing the SPOKES which flow out — it is out of the By the delicate, shy touch of a °Iv k3Pirit's of the hub in all directions to the hand. To you is this extreme end. child, amazement and wonder are g attion sent. What are you go- revealed. t) do ILLUSTRATION OF THE DIS- about it?" By the touch of a wife, or hus- Tl1U POSITION AND ls a MANIFESTA- band, love is shown. complete disregard TION OF GRACE. a flat denial of: John By a touch, hatred my be ac- ;0 and 19: "Ye have not Disposition . . . In a world of knowledged. me, BUT I HAVE CHOS- which the wickedness of man was By a touch, disgust may be great" and "every ,i.n, AND ORDAINED YOU, imagination transmitted. lir YOU AND (Continued on page 5, column 5) By a touch, confusion SHOULD GO ELD. FRANK McCRUM may be U. PORTH FRUIT, and that demonstrated. h.att fruit should remain; that it come in "much assurance." By a touch, uncertainty may be h °ever ye We Invite You To Listen To Our ar shall ask of the seen. 1,„ When Appollos came WEEKLY RADIO BROADCAST er Triu••• name he may give into Ach- aia, bearing WTCR — 1420 On Your Dial By a touch, peace may be felt. (Nel • • "If ye were of the letters of recommen- '0•the world would lo v e dation to the disciples there, it is SUNDAY 8:30 A.M. Yes, there is much that can be ELD. JAMES WILLINGHAM acvt°4 n; but ye are said that "he helped them which PASTOR JOHN R. done by way of a touch. because GILPIN By a touch we can sit with the believed through grace." Acts 18: is the speaker for each broadcast And in our world today: World, but I HAVE President in the White House. 0°}`"..r.',`I YOU OUT OF THE By a touch we can te11t4 see our boys ---', therefore the world in Viet Nam. 11°10 "therefore Note: the By a touch we can talk to per- hateth you . . ." Why — sons half way around the earth. Use, You decided to have a By a touch we ;:et of naptist axamtner can move mighty Z morals? or you de- machines. Was about time to quit By a touch we can create many cigni:3.°tur wild oats and ftWWV: A Sermon by Pastor John R. Gilpin •t;t:! ..arz-, ,d1k.ei join I complex and intricate things. .1 p„-ell? A thousand times o By a touch we can help others. Zr Lord gives the answer, BAPTIST By a touch we can destroy the HAVE CHOSEN you "WHY I AM A AND NOT A HOLY ROLLER" world. • ti,""' the world, THEREFORE Yes, there is a world of knowl- hateth you." This world "Having a form of godliness, Nazarenes, the Church of God, all talking about the people who be- edge, in a touch, and about a • )1r,aee because grace makes but denying the power thereof; the sanctification movements, the lieve in a definite second work -'alize touch. There is great value in a his complete depend- from such turn away."—II Tim. Second Blessingites, and all that of grace whereby a person can :11 touch. God thereby striking at 3:5. group that talk about the deeper become so good that he gets rid '1'1101 pride. I might say that every religious life. In addition, there are about of all his Adamic nature, and So, as we see that there are ga; his group has a form of godliness. 57 varieties of folk who believe thus by his own goodness — his many things a touch can do, we y `"agazine is typical of It may be a Catholic form, or a in a second definite work of grace personal holiness, he has entered may also realize that there are 01r e preachers who fail Baptist form, or a Holy Roller and they make personal holiness into salvation. To me, the Holy different kinds of touch. There tlitWing rot tat. .1,1ifctetzthat there is a strik- form, but regardless of which it a condition of service. Now that Roller movement is nothing more is the physical touch, - and the between "the word is, it is a form of godliness. My is the crowd I am talking about than a comedy, a farce, and a mental touch, and the financial and "salvation" it- text says that many have a form this morning. I don't care whether burlesque of real religion. touch, and the personal touch, and \vie, gospel is proclaimed to of godliness, but they deny the they call themselves Church of the natural touch, and the ra- va''-11 t discrimination — but power thereof, and it is up to Christ, or Church of God, Pen- I AM A BAPTIST AND NOT tional touch, and most important 1-111 is not so sent, as I ect' 4:3 us to turn away from such. This ecostal, or Apostolic. If they be- A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE of all, the spiritual touch. testifies, "For our gos- morning I want to show you why lieve that personal holiness is a THE HOLY ROLLERS DIDN'T What happens spirits Thk'e not when two unto you in word it is I turn from this Holy Roller condition of salvation, and they COME INTO EXISTENCE UNTIL come in contact with each other? theynt also in POWER, and form of godliness. believe in a second definite work IT WAS ENTIRELY TOO LATE person's 40Ly What happens when one GHOST, and in When I speak of Holy Rollers, of grace — that is the group that TO BE CONSIDERED THE spirit touches the spirit of an- AS SURANCE; as ye know I am including in that group the I am talking about today. I am (Continued on page 2, column 1) (Continued ou page 5, column 2) h. proud person is a foreigner lo iniimafe communion with god. The Baptist Examiner Conference At The Baptist Paper for the Some Of The Speakers For The Bible Baptist People JOHN R. GILPIN Editor Citrus Heights, Califor nia The Week Of March Editorial Department, located Pursuant to our announcement In ASHLAND, KENTUCKY, last week as to the Bible Confer- where all subscriptions and com- ence held at Citrus Heights Bap- munications should be sent. Ad- tist Church (near Sacramento), dress: P. 0. Box 910, zip code California, we are happy to fur- 41101. ther state that this conference is Published weekly. with paid to be held the week of March 21 circulation in every state and through 24. many foreign countries. It is a joy to show you here- SUBSCRIPTION RATES with some of the brethren who One year — $2.00; Two years — $3.50; will be appearing at the confer- Five years — $7.00; Life — $25.00. ence to preach. We are sorry that CLUB RATES: 15 or more each $1.50 we do not have pictures of all When you subscribe for others or the brethren but we are glad to secure subscriptions each $1.50 present these men, that you can BUNDLES: 10 to 50 copies to one address know the spiritual feast that you, $10.00 for each 10 yearly; 60 to 100 are in for. copies to one address, $9.00 for each 10 yearly. It would be a real joy to at- FOREIGN: Some as in the United States. tempt to attend this conference PLANNING TO MOVE? Notify us three if it were possible. I was there weeks in advance. The Post Office does last year and got a real blessing not forward second class mail and they from it. Brother Harris invited charge us 10c for each "change of ad- dress" notice. Please save us this ex- me this year and if it were pos- pense. sible, I would like to at t en d. ELD. RALPH DOTY ELD. WAYNE COX ELD. EUGENE BARRO Entered as second class matter However, we are building a Fossil, Oregon Memphis, Tennessee Portland, Oregon MAY 9, 1961, in the post office at church building which has taken Ashland, Kentucky, under the act a lot of time, and furthermore, trip of March 3, 1879. I have promised to make a CEIVED. A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE them, for we read: „ill A to Texas to preach for several We read: THE HOLY ROLLERS ARE OP•ap...v "If we say that we havvIi brethren, and I cannot personally "If we say that we have no sin, BLIND AS TO SPIRITUAL sinned, we make him a liat)lot, be in the conference in California. we DECEIVE ourselves, and the TRUTH. his WORD IS NOT IN CIL Doubtlessly, I will be there next truth is not in us."—I John 1:8. HERE'S ONE BOOK We read: I John 1:10. Sire year (D.V.). Holy Rollers are a deceived The "Who is blind, but my servant? This would tell us that the,r,Ar They say that they haven't We want all our friends though, group. or deaf, as my messenger that I who says he does not sill' ion WE DON'T NEED many who live in going distance, to at- any sin. I have talked to sent? WHO IS BLIND AS HE liar in the sight of God. hen Of recent date, we received a tend this spiritual feast. Holiness men and women, and THAT IS PERFECT, and blind Notice again: Ir copy of a book, "The Mystery of they have told me that they have as the Lord's servant?"—Isa. 42: not sinned in a great period of "For there is not a ita,t 44 Iniquity" written by F. V. Da- 19. d itnhnee tearth,hk n o t ,,_thatth ecic tib:0%;: bold of Ft. Pierce, Florida. themselves. This is what they time. I remember one man said that he had not sinned in word, Notice, it says that the man and sinneth It was about the best-named said: thought, nor deed in 15 years. who says he is perfect is nothing If you believe what Go4 ot book we have ever received. It is "About 1880, three clergymen, the Therefore, I say to you, the Holy but a blind man. That is to say, then you have to belie Uri mysterious to me how a man Rev. Hardin Wallace. the rev. James the Rollers are a deceived people, be- man who claims to be perfect, text, and it says that could write so much with so little Singer, both of the Methodist Episcopal is blind. The reason Church and Henry Ashcroft of the cause God said, "If we say we for that is not a just man that doethto truth in it. Furthermore, the most conducted a Free Methodist Church, have no sin, we deceive our- he doesn't see his own sin. I say and sinneth not. If you cl of the entire 125 pages were filled tour nf the southern cart of California to you, the man that says he preaching repentance and remission selves." what God says in this -tea., Puri with iniquitious slander against of sin or justification by faith of the Beloved, that is about the only doesn't have any sin — who says you have to say that evellts, the Word of God. sinner, and for believer's sanctifica- he is perfect, that individual is tion, or heart purity, which also might person you do deceive. You don't Roller, who says he is Vel( I think we have said enough be received by faith, subsequent to deceive your wife, because she nothing but a blind man. If he above sin, is a liar, becatt t for you to know that we do regeneration or justification and which were not blind, he would see not advanced into personal holi- lives with you. You don't deceive says there is not one just tl could be doe') ett, recommend you buy it. ness. Numerous bands of adherents your husband, because he lives his sin. If he were not blind, he andupon thisthat t. were formed under the name of Holi- ness Band, the members of which, with you. You don't deceive your sinneth however, retained their membership pastor because he preaches to you, with the churches of which they were VI Pyi already members. There were also and knows a little about you. You "Not A Holy Roller" many new converts. By 1896 the don't deceive your neighbors, and I AM A BAPTIST Alfg, ti movement had acquired property. So ROLLER RE r.,the it was necessary to incorporate." the people you work with, because A HOLY (Continued from nacre one they know too much about you. THE HOLY ROLLERS vi CHURCH THAT JESUS BUILT. Now here is what this holiness The only person you deceive is GOD A LIAR. 0 published in 1932, in West A,t a Sometime ago I picked up Phel- paper, yourself. We read: Virginia, said as to their origin, hotly / an's "Handbook of All Denomi- So I say I am a Baptist and we and they dated themselves back "If we say that nations," and in it he says that not a Holy Roller because the Roo' HIM Ait.131 no earlier than 1896. Considering sinned, WE MAKE the Church of God started in Holy Rollers preach sanctification this statement that I have just and his word is not in 1114 Monroe County, Tennessee, in in saying they have no sin, and read from "The Pentecostal Wit- It's mornings like this that makes you I John 1:10. 1888. I followed it a little farther are a deceived group of individ- realize how much ness" — considering these histor- they really need Sunday Beloved, God has alrea, to find some other religious uals. School. ical statements that I have given, that every individual is a Ito groups. He said that the Apostolic III Listen: Church of God started in Dan- you see that they do not claim I AM A BAPTIST AND NOT could see how much of a sinner sinned, a ville, Kentucky, in 1897. He said to go back any farther than 1880. "For all have Hence, they are all false churches A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE he really is. short of the glory of that the original Church of God ROLLERS ARE DE- —rivals to the church of Jesus. THE HOLY So I say the Holy Rollers are Rom. 3:23. started in 1888, near Birchwood, STITUTE OF THE TRUTH. and set up 1800 years too late to a blind group of people when "For there is not a 04:06 Tennessee. The Church of God We read: be the true church. they say they have no sin. The upon earth, that doeth go t has its headquarters at Anderson, "If we say that we have no reason they say it, is that they —Eccl. 7:20. ," Indiana, and was started about So I say, first of all, I am a sin, we deceive ourselves, and sinneth not." are blind to spiritual truths and 1880 by Daniel S. Warner and Baptist and not a Holy Roller be- THE TRUTH IS NOT IN US."— In the light of these tis° others. He made mention of the cause the Holiness people were they cannot see the things that tures and many others I John 1:8. God says within His Word. Nazarenes, for he said that they all started in the wrong place, The word for "truth" doesn't might quote, for a man were made up of a union of Pen- by the wrong person, and at the apply to your telling the truth, V up and say he doesn't li tecostal missions and churches, wrong time. truth of God, is actually calling God a but it refers to the I AM A BAPTIST AND NOT consummated in 1907 at Chicago. God's Word. It an individual is guilty e4 II or the truth of A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE I can remember a few years says of the man that says he has lege, is guilty of blasph I AM A BAPTIST AND NOT THE HOLY ROLLERS ARE ago when the Nazarenes held no sin, "the truth is not in him," is guilty of perjury. 'Woe 1111)1 A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE LIARS. their 50th anniversary. They or that the Word of God has that, he is wickedly and THE HOLY ROLLERS ARE DE- I thought it was something that never found lodging in that in- say they are liars, and I don't ously attempting to set Oti 3, co od they could brag about 50 years dividual. pull any punches concerning (Continued on page of ministry. At the present time, The Bible only talks of two they are only 60 years of age — BUY A REAL other groups of people where the their 50th anniversary was held truth isn't in them. Listen: 10 years ago. CONCORDANCE "He that saith, I know him, and Now, beloved, these Holy Roller keepeth not his commandments, IS NOT PARK STREET TRUTH PULP1r4 churches can't claim to be the is a liar, and the church that Jesus built for the IN HIM."—I John 2:4. NO MORE COMPLETE SETS AVAILABLE simple reason that they came into 'lot \cc "Ye are of your father the devil, 1,c.40]1 . existence, all of them, in America, and the lusts of your father ye VOLUME ONE AND TWO ARE ALL SOLD OU t rather than in Palestine, too late inatlYticid will do. He was a murderer from lave to be considered the church that the beginning, and abode not in L)e Jesus built and all of them were cONCOVANCE the truth, because there is NO a , started by some human being E TRUTH IN HIM. When he speak- g - Volumes kci • 10 BIB rather than by the Lord Jesus eth a lie, he speaketh of his own; 2 5, and 6 ato Christ. for he is a liar, and the father of 3, 4, A few years ago there was a it."—John 8:44. are still in print ':Dilieary paper called "The Pentecostal Notice, our Lord says that there are two groups of individuals at • 11 Witness, published at Kenova, the, West Virginia, and in the issue other than those spoken of in my text that do not have the truth of June 1932, the question was Young's Analytical-Concord- — who are destitute of the truth. asked: "When and by whom was ance, Indexed $15.50 $2.00 cock:4 the Holiness Church founded?" Now that puts the Holy Rollers Plain $13.75 in a mighty bad class. It puts When I read that, I thou'rht that Postage extra at this P if anyone knew when they were Strong's Concordance them in the same class with the started, that they ought to know Indexed $17.00 hypocrites and the Devil, because Plain $15.75 the Word of God says that any- body who says he does not sin, We bought the last 600 copies the publisher had for THE BAPTIST EXAMINER Cruden's Complete does not have the truth of God sell the fi hc Concordance $ 4.95 abiding in him. ers. Printed to sell at $4.95 each, but we can MARCH 11, 1967 sayings of practically $3.00 each. Iv Cruden's Unabridged Kent) PALE TWO Concordance $ 5.95 I AM A BAPTIST AND NOT Order from Calvary Baptist Church, Ashland, There is pride of face, pride of race, and pride of grace.

"I," - "I'll do this" and "I'll do and they will brag about how the Spirit of God. I say, they are) that." They are the most boastful good they are. One fellow said destitute of the Holy Spirit. THE MODERN BAPTIST PREACHER'S people in the world, but they to me, "Look at me how bad I I have gone to Holy Roller 23RD PSALM are absolutely ignorant of the was and now how good I am." meetings, and have seen some fel- righteousness of the Lord Jesus He had been to a Holy Roller low get up to preach, and before The convent.on is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Christ. They are going about try- meeting, got up from the mourn- he had been preaching five min- It rnoketh me to stand up in large pulpits, ing to establish their own right- er's bench, and I met him on utes, in all probability some It leadeth me into positions of honor, eousness. the outside. He wasn't two blocks woman would pull her hair down It restoreth what lost through small pulpits. The Apostle Paul talks about away from the church where he (that was in the days when they ignorance, for he says: It leodeth me into paths of distinction for the Co-oper- was supposed to have been saved had long hair; they couldn't do "Having t h e understanding and sanctified all in one meeting that now) and run up and down ative program's sake. darkened, being alienated from yet he said, "Now look how good the aisles of the church building, Yea, though I walk through the volley of Biblical ig- the life of God through the ignor- I am." That was about 2:00 shouting. I have seen both men norance ance that is in them, because of o'clock in the afternoon and be- and women fall in a trance and I shall have no fear; its big-wigs are with me. the blindness of their. heart." - fore 6:00 o'clock that evening he roll around on the floor together. Their loyalty and string-pulling comfort me. Eph. 4: 18. was drunk again. That is sensual. The word "sen- They prepare a table before me in the presence of in- Beloved, the man who tries to Beloved, listen, Holy Rollers sual" means "sexual." It is noth- fidellic unicnizers, establish his own righteousness are a boastful group of people. ing but a sensual religion, and 'hey onnoint my head with power, proves how ignorant he really They brag about how good they the Word of God says the man my righteousness of God. bank account runneth over, is of the are, yet the Word of God says: that is sensual has not the Holy I say, I am not a Holy Roller "For by grace are ye saved Spirit. Surely, honor and easy living will follow me all the days because the Holy Rollers are ig- through faith; and that not of Beloved, I am not a Holy Roll- of my life, norant of God's Word. yourselves; it is the gift of God; er because they are destitute of And I shall live in the house of plenty forever. X NOT OF WORKS, lest any man the Holy Spirit. should boast."-Eph. 2:8, 9. I'll prove to you from another --By 0. B. BAKER, Verona, Ohio I AM A BAPTIST AND NOT Mark it down, whenever you standpoint that they do not have A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE find a man who is boastful - the Holy Spirit. Listen: HOLY ROLLERS ARE AN THE that man just hasn't been very "Let your women keep silence ACCURSED PEOPLE. 'Not up one of his neighbor's milk close to God. A man who is in the churches; for it is not A Holy Roller" We read: -cans, and put it in his buggy boastful about what he does, that permitted unto them to speak; "For as many as are of the and took the milk can home man hasn't been very close to the but they are commanded to be (Continued from page works of the law are under the two) with him. The milk truck had cross of Christ. under obedience, as also saith d's Word aside. curse."-Gal. 3:10. come that evening late and drop- Notice again: the law. And if they will learn VII ped off the empty can at the How are the Holy Rollers try- "Where is boasting then? It is (Continued on page 6, column 1) A BAPTIST AND NOT neighbor's place and the Holy ing to be saved? By teaching the excluded. By what law? of works? 7 ,,, L.? ROLLER BECAUSE Roller came by, after giving a law. And what does God say Nay; but by the law of faith."- I ROLLERS ARE SPIRIT- tremendous testimony at his about the man who tries to keep Rom. 3:27. BIBLE STUDY HELPS BASTARDS church that night that he couldn't the law? He says, "For as many What is it that keeps you from Vv'e read: sin, and stole his neighbor's milk as are of the works of the law boasting about your goodness? It THAT REALLY HELP ‘‘Alii son, can on the way home. Beloved, are under the curse." is the fact that by faith you despise not thou the Scripture Source Book ....$ 2.50 telling of the Lord, nor faint that was nothing else but sin. If there is one of you, who have seen Jesus Christ. You don't en While I was in college we were trying keeping thou art rebuked of him; is to be saved by boast if you have been to Cal- The Biblical World required to attend a Baptist tohora the Lord loveth he the law, then the curse of God vary. You don't boast of your by Pfeiffer $ 8.93 Sunday morning, since teneth, and scourgeth every Church on is resting upon you. goodness if you have been to the Baptist college, but on of Wh4nn• he receiveth." - Heb. it was a The Holy Rollers will tell you cross Calvary. It is the man 5, 6. Sunday evening we could go any- that hasn't been to Calvary who i that the only hope they have of where we wanted to. There were boasts about his goodness. otice, this Heaven, is to keep the law. If says that God no restrictions on us. I could go I hear Isaiah, the prophet, as urges, or whips, or chastens they leave off paint and powder, IT to a movie; I could do anything I he says: son whom receives. In if they lower their dresses to He wanted to do. Do you now where "Then said I, Woe is me! for Words, everyone who is a the right length, if they do not I went? I went to a Holy Roller / am undone; because I am a t. uci? Of God is chastened, or wear jewelry, especially a wed- church. I could have a better time man of unclean lips, and I dwell .-ged , or whipped when he ding ring, if they do not smoke at a Holy Roller church than I and will leave off some of the in the midst of a people of un- could any place else. things of this world, then clean lips; for mine eyes have ce tel°ved. the Holy Rollers say they Do you know, beloved, they are have saved themselves by seen the King, the Lord of hosts." st they don't sin. Now one of the about the filthiest people in the works of the law. God -Isa. 6:5. h hirigs is true: If God whips says that ',":, then world? I don't mean as far as the man that does so is accursed. Beloved, when Isaiah saw the that proves they sin; their physical bodies con- about 9.: t,naa dove esw are You are under the curse of God Lord, he didn't boast it. es that cerned, the fact his face Yaarere but that they if you try to save yourself by Rather, he fell on and spiritual illegitimates. claim to be pure. I have heard said, is me! for un- your own keeping of the law. "Woe I am Greek English Interlinear .. $ 5.95 never'thbaetenpbornt again, individuals stand up and testify The man comes , th eY are done." closer a spiritually destitute of their purity, and I have seen XI to God, the more he realizes that All About the Bible 'b Spirit of God. They have I AM A BAPTIST AND NOT eotne them in vile sin before they got he is a sinner; the more he real- -Collett $ 3.50 children of the Lord. home that night. I tell you, be- A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE izes how much sin he has within (3 I say I am a Baptist and loved, any man who says he is THE HOLY ROLLERS ARE him. 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"Yea doubtless, and I count al/ DEVOTIONAL LIFE Beloved, if John had been a PciVe read: things but loss for the excellency Holy Roller he would have talked ?e of the knowledge of Christ Jesus about it the rest of his life. He 051 a generation that are for whom I have suf- would have boasted that he saw a my Lord; their own eyes, and yet fered the loss of all things, and the Lord. i,t a- 0. lashed from their filthi- do count them but dung, that I Considering Isaiah, considering --Prov. 30:12. John, 's may win Christ."-Phil. 3:8. and considering others that tells us that there are some Notice how filthy God says we I might take time to quote to to Who are pure in their own are. God says that the sins we you from the Word of God - ..t actually they haven't pride ourselves of, we need to for- considering these individuals in 4 Washed from their filthi- get, and we should set our eyes the Bible, I say, the closer a man ha,, on the Lord, because the things is to God, the more he realizes !net many a Holy Roller that we pride ourselves in and he is a sinner, and the less Ik,"as Pure in his own eyes. think are so good, are so filthy boastfulness there is about him. New Topical ia Textbook ....$ 3.00 tild tell me how good he that God says they are nothing Whenever a Holy Roller boasts i The Flood-Rehwinkel e Would tell me he hadn't but dung in His sight. about his goodness, that doesn't (Paper) $ 2.25 01 0041 so long, yet the Word I say to you. I am a Bapt'st tell how close he is to the Lord. 1 says that such an indi- and not a Holy Roller because the In the light of the Bible, it shows Why We Believe in Crea- just how filth"as not been washed from Holy Rollers are filthy. They far he is from the Lord. tion - Not in Evolution In His Steps-Sheldon $1.25 It just proves how far IC; iness• They are a filthy haven't been washed from their removed -Meldau $ 3.93 g from the 41 that they say they are filthiness. Fox's Book of Martyrs $3.95 Lord he really is. above sin. IX I say I am not a Holy Roller The Crook in the Lot- because they are a boastful :eraletnber the community I AM A. BAPTIST AND NOT Boston (paper) $1.50 crowd. y ;. 11sed to live when I A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE XII the summertime when THE HOLY ROLLERS ARE Messages on Prayer- °iilless I AM A BAPTIST church would havc IGNORANT. Carroll (paper) $1.25 AND NOT ateeting, I would go just I don't mean that they are ig- A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE ,a,good time. I feel I ought norant so far as this world is THE HOLY ROLLERS ARE DE- "soarned because concerned, but I mean to say they STITUTE OF THE SPIRIT OF vSin of that, to use religion for n are ignorant as to spiritual truth, GOD. anytime, but I actually Listen: We read: the Holiness church to "For they BEING TGVORANT "These be they who separate ?good time. I could have OF GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS, themselves, SENSUAL, HAVING Did Man Just Happen? there than I cou.1 and going about to establish their NOT THE SPIRIT."-Jude 1:19. ,1Z.e Criswell $ 2.50 else. And do you know own righteousness, have not sub- Beloved, the Holy Rollers are e 'Ley would get up and mitted themselves unto the right- a senstfal crowd of people. 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(114 group of us boys was goly) Roller certainly tries to Bringing Back the King- THE BAPTIST EXAMINER in the same dire' - establish his own Eastep (paper) .50 Unger's Bible Handbook $ 4.95 righteousness. MARCH 11, 1967 'le passed a neighbm's Go to a Holy Roller meeting, and Order From "..)rdc 1 -A, he stopped picked and all they talk about is "I," "I," Calvary Baptist Church Book Store PAGE THREE Calvary Baptist i_, ,i.ch Book Store 11 man winioul- a purpose is like a ship will2oul a rudder.

›— them, and he said to them, "Take higher order of clergy, neither some time asking that I v 15 heed therefore unto yourselves, does it make distinction as to the them but I seemingly had and to all the flock, over the age of a man in the ministry. He much to do I could not find t Vaittat Exeustioem which the Holy Ghost hath, made is just as truly an elder in the time to make the trip; how's you overseers, to feed the church Bible sense at twenty as he is I had begun to make P1an5 of God, which he hath purchased at forty or seventy. However start on this trip about the FORUM with his own blood." (Verse 28) there is a Scriptural warning of the year. After I decided Upon looking further into the against putting men w h o are come home I set the date up a Scripture we see in I Tim. 5:17 mere novices into the ministry. a week and on the 29th of that the elder is to labour in the (I Tim. 3:6) I left the Mission with a "Why are young Baptist preachers called Elders?" word and doctrine, which is the and e .11,11,11•••• large line of carriers duty of all preachers. Titus 1:5 gBrotherBo m t had Ide C1 oduel d does mean that he cannot be speaks of elders being ordained with Robertseowhere AUSTIN inexperienced when it comes to in every city. ". . . and ordain E.G. stopping for the first night 'FIELDS Bible truths. He must be one who elders in every city, as I had ap- COOK next morning Brother Enbe,' has put forth effort and time to pointed thee: If any be blame- 701 Cambridge left to go back to the Miss,' 610 High Street learn what God's Word declares, less, the husband of one wife, preaching' Cooi Grove, Ohio Birmingham, Ala. and I continued on, lest he fall into the clutches of having faithful children not ac- teaching several times dailY PASTOR, Satan through is lack of under- cused of riot or unruly. For a BIBLE TEACHER visiting and talking with the standing. One of the duties of an Arabia Baptist bishop must be blameless. . ." Philadelphia tive folk in various places. Church elder is to feed the flock, but it etc. (Titus 1:5-7) There are two Baptist Church would be impossible for him to After I had spent a weel1c things clearly shown in this pas- Birmingham, Ala. Arabia, Ohio feed the flock, unless he had al- I was ready to go into obe, sage. (1) A bishop and an elder never v'1 I.; ready feasted on the Word of God. is one and the same (v. 5 & 7) the areas that I had before. Shortly before I v,151. The word "Elder" when used An elder who has nothing t o and (2) it is not necessary to The Greek word PRESBUTER- the area some of our mission,v in reference to Baptist preachers, say will do more harm than ordain a person to be the oldest— OS refers to age in some cases had gone there and by the 11 does not refer to any age, but good; the flock becomes discour- he is that by birth. and to the title in others. The con- a building° rather to an office. The office of aged and disgusted at the thoughts Because of this, the term Eld- text must determine which mean- I got there they had for worship services and alsb elder is the same as pastor, bi- of going to church. While at er is used to designate all ordain- ing is to be applied. It is used in house built for me to stay in vi shop or overseer of the church. church many of their minds are ed ministers regardless of age. regard to the older ones physic- there. I was received well a The Apostle Peter called himself on something else besides what ally speaking, but physical age while there were an elder. the elder is saying. is not the thing that qualifies a place and a large group of people at "The elders which are among There are hundreds of men who man to preach. It is also used as a place the work was firmlY you I exhort, who am also an have taken to themselves the title title of those who have the qual- lished. After a couple of elder." I Pet. 5:1. After revealing of elder who are starving for ROY ifications, and are set apart by here I moved on and came el: to these men that he was also the want of bread. It is my be- MASON their church to preach. In this ually to Lake Kopiage• an elder, he then tells them the lief, that they would be better off usage, physical age has nothing to was at this place I learned duties of an elder. "Feed the if they went into some kind of do with it. Just as a young man Radio Minister several folk from this area flock of God which is among you, business, rather than trying to can be a doctor, or a lawyer if he some of taking the oversight thereof, not feed the flock of God. For in their Baptist has the qualifications, just so a been witnessed to by Preacher believers about by constraint, but willingly; not teaching they try to feed the young man can be an Elder if he baptized has the calling, and is properly day's walk from there and for filthy lucre, but of a ready church on the chaff of human Aripeka, Florida start mind; neither as being lords over schemes, with the wind of false ordained. Elder in this sense is a were wanting us to title just as doctor, or lawyer is services with them. I felt God's heritage, but being en- doctrine, and many other things left 0 samples to the flock." V. 2-3. that are vain and deceitful. a title. time was pressing so I Because the Bible calls them another, From these verses it is obvious An elder is one who has been our missionaries and such (I Peter 5:1) and no quali- one a that the word elder refers to an called of God through the church, who was a member of fication is made regarding age. mission, office in the church. It is the for the purpose of feeding His churches near the Back in Old Testament times getting duty of an elder to feed the flock people, with the wholesome Fred T. Halliman the responsibility of the "Elders of Israel" were older and the (church). This would call for words of Christ, which have in work started and I men, and in some instances the Scriptural knowledge in order them milk for the babes and meat went on. teem "elder" is used in the New (Continued from page one) that the church might grow there- for strong men. The church in information Less than day's walk Testament to designate an older I can offer by way of a by. He must be one who has the selecting one lo be an elder, The Baptist Lake Kopiago were ha person. I Tim. 5:1, 2 seems to at present is, watch we ability to take the oversight of should make sure that he has soon as I another area where we ha be a case in point. However the Examiner and just as the church. The word oversight knowledge of the Word, and abil- these things established work and b Y term "elder" is used nearly al- can advise you on does not imply lordship, for it is ity to expound that Word. Fur- second had reac ways in an official sense to I will do so through T.B.E. day we not a matter of assuming a po- thermore her decision on calling place where spent a cell designate men called of God into Since I have been home I have we sition. but the discharge of the a man as elder should not be resting up and pre the gospel ministry. There are had several long distance phone days duties of an overseer. Neither is based on age, but on experience. before start t two main terms used in the New calls from many parts of the we were to he to discharge the duties of an country and this has been a great the Strickland with the h 1•••••••••• Testament to designate the min- elder for filthy lucre's sake. It thig istry, namely "Bishop" and "Eld- encouragement to me; however, crossing it this time. At is his duty to feed the flock— tWe, er." The term bishop does not I did not expect this. we were only about d not to fleece it, yet we come in JAMES Stricklana refer to a big clerical boss, and When I left New Guinea walk from the C contact with many men, who take HOBBS had b the term elder does not refer to a Brother Roberts was left in charge some of the carriers ti themselves the office of elder to Rt. 2 Box 182 gray headed, bearded individual, of the work there and while I to get "cold feet" and ble 5t because of the money involved, McDermott, Ohio 5, 011.11w but to a minister of any age. expect to be returning to New (Continued on page rather than from a heart moti- 55, RADIO SPEAKER The two terms signify the same Guinea I truly believe that in vated by love for the church. and MISSIONARY the case that I never went back The qualifications of an elder, person and ar e used inter- Kings Addition changeably. The Greek word for that the work would go on, just Everybody Shollieb*-- bishop or overseer were given Baptist Church elder is "presbuteros" from as it has, if not better, so long as to the church, to enable her to Brother Roberts is there. We had Have A Complete t select men from among her mem- South Shore, Ky. which we get our word "pres- byter." The Greek word for bi- never met until he and Sister Libre bership to discharge the duties of Hagen, Spurgeon shop is "episcopos" which means Roberts landed at Mount an elder. In these qualifications The term elder is confusing to "overseer." The term elder or but it was only a very short time the Lord stipulates that the bishop those who are so used to calling that presbyter refers to the INDIVID- after I had been with him (elder) must not be a novice. their preachers "Reverend." They UAL, while the term bishop or I was convinced that he was the "Net a novice lest being lifted cannot understand why "Elder" "overseer" refers to a function of man for the job. Both he and up with pride he fall into the or "Bishop" is used. Let me say, his office. The New Testament his wife seemed to like their new condemnation of the devil." I first of all, the term "Reverend" knows nothing of a lower and surroundings very well and I am Tim. 3:6. is not to be used as a title for sure that as time goes on they, The word novice means, one a servant of God. The only time like us, will become very attach- newly planted, who by inexperi- we see the term used in the Scrip- ed to New Guinea and the South- ence, is unfitted to act as elder. ture it is speaking of the Lord. Haldeman's Works, ern Highlands in particular. May This does not mean that an elder ". . . holy and reverend is his Not Many But - I ask each of you to definitely cannot be a young man, but it name." (Ps. 111:9) How can any- remember them in prayer. one, who is a sinner saved by the Most Precious Now I would like to tell you grace of God, presume to consider about the last mission pa- himself worthy enough to attach briefly THE WORKS OF trol that I made just before I to his name the term that de- to come home. This was not scribes his saviour? left JOHN BUNYAN a last minute decision to visit We are given Scripture titles to the people just before I left for use to designate the servants of home for I had planned this trip God and His church. Why change long before I had any idea that Bible the titles? The only explanation I would be coming home at this The Treasury of the that -I can see is that this is just time, however I was glad that in (New Testament- another example of man refusing the providence of God He had 4 Vol.) to obey God. The attitude seems caused me to plan and be able to Morning and Evening ..•* to be that regardless of what God carry out this trip, as it worked says man tries to do the opposite. out, just prior to my leaving. In Lectures To My Student5 •,$ The term "elder" is used some- fact I had planned this trip be- times to designate the oldest in a fore I knew that Brother and Sis- John Ploughman's Talk •' used as a title 4 family. It is also ter Roberts were coming and after Sermons on Sovereignty e°t, for the minister or ordained I found out they were coming in (No Discount on This BO' preacher. "And when they had December it was a very hard de- Piierim's Progress $2.93 orda'fned them elders in every cision to make to carry out my Exposition of Matthew .• • church, and had prayed with especially so The Holy War $4.95 plans, and more According to Promise . • •' $ fasting, they commended them after I had decided to come home. Pilgrim's Progress to the Lord, on whom they be- As it worked out though I believe The Soul Winner (Paper) In Modern English $3.95 'ieved." (Acts 14:23) This is again it was the best thing that could taught in Acts 20 where we read Christ's Words From Pis:torial Pilgrim's Progress have happened by way of ex- $ that ". . . from Miletus he sent to perience for The Cross 'c (paper) .89 Ten Sermons on the Second Brother Roberts. I Ephesus, and called the elders had some time with him at the Bible of the church." We know that the Coming $4.95 The Treasury of the Pilgrim's Progress Mission before I left to go on pa- Vols) r `Ige elders of the church at Ephesus (Old Testament-4 (paper) .60 Bible Expositions— trol and then he was left all alone q-vs were the overseers of the church. Vol. 1 $4.50 with the work for a while and The Treasury of David grace Abounding The Apostle Paul was instructing Vol. 2 $4.50 then I was with him for another (3 Vol.) 5as (paper) .60 week just before I left. The Tabernacle $5.50 Faith's Checkbook ...... •' Chsistian Behavior THE BAPTIST EXAMINER There were people in two dif- •tittl I paper) $1.50 How To Study The Bible $3.95 Sermons on Holiness ...• • of MARCH 11, 1967 ferent areas that I had never visited who had been sending Order From Order From Order From 5*, j Calvary Bcipt • Church Book Store PAGE FOUR Calvary Baptist Church Book Store representatives to the mission for Calvary Bai.,f t Church Book N/ "Dlore things are wroughl by prayer than this world dreams of." Fred T. Hailiman _ 5 days with these folk. We held estation, for the Bible says that Jesus. Actually, she thought that Grace services twice each day while she "had spent all that she had." if she touched the hem of his And Missions there and seemingly got a firm Sickness is an expensive matter. garment, (Continued from page one) ... rcontinued from page 4) she would be healed. lirrie work started. We left there and I just heard a lady say the other of the thoughts of his heart was we were ready to leave and This smacks of superstition and cii started back home and the cross- day that the medical, hospital, only evil continually" (Gen. 6:5) the morning that we were magic. Her aim should have been ing of the Strickland as before and doctor bills for a relative of to "Noah found GRACE in the eyes !eat, to leave 5 of them de- touch Jesus himself. took two hours. We arrived back hers amounted to some $3500. This, of the Lord." (Gen. 6:8). God's cided they would not go. A day's my friend, should be your 'talk home on the 27th day from the And just this past week there was aim, your attitude toward Noah was a dis- brought us to the place object. There are peo- time I had left the Mission. While an article in the newspaper about ple here position of favor and love and Where we came out a year ago today, who need to out on this trip 126 people pro- a man's hospital bill which total- touch Jesus for inasmuch as Noah was a sinner Ala_ct September when we had personal salva- fessed to know Christ as their led some $200,000. This reminds us tion. And how THAT DISPOSITION OF LOVE licea lost for several days. We we need Christians SI)ent Savior, whether any of them were of the Bible's reference to the fi- to touch him for revival WAS GRACE! the night there and about and re- really born again or not I cannot nancial devestation of sin: "For newal, for a new awakening of Marifestation 1_3)0 n.m. the next day we had. . . . When God say, but one thing I know, they the wages of sin is death life, 1-eached the Strickland River . . ." and of labor, and of love. does something for a sinner's Vs'here were not asked to make the pro- (Roms. 66:23a). we found a cane suspension good, that is grace. "By grace fessions. Further, the devestation was III. THE DEMONSTRATION. ibrm,idge• Upon inspection of the have ye been saved." (R.V. Eph. I arrived back at the mission social. This woman suffered so- This is a demonstration which 2:8). '"ge I realized that it was not 'axe and had a week there before I cially. She could not spend time should encourage and inspire for our carriers to try Fruits of grace . . . The effects to left to come home. I left our home with her friends and neighbors, everyone of us today. It is the in its present condition. of the inwrought work of grace 411ere in New Guinea on Tuesday morn- nor they with her. She could not demonstration of a woman's cau- were only two young men are clearly manifested in every ing and spent two days in Mount travel much. She could not par- tious contact and complete cure. barn°ng the native carriers one touched by its transforming that Hagen before leaving for Sydney. ticipate in community activities You will note that she just touch- ere not afraid to attempt to re- power. "Moreover brethren, we I spent one day and night in Syd- and synagogue events. Sin is like ed the hem of his garment —just the bridge some so they do you to WIT OF THE GRACE set ney and came on to San Fran- that. It causes us to be shunned a little touch. But "a little faith 4)3°1-it to do what they could and OF GOD bestowed on the church- Dent cisco and spent a night and then socially. Observe the penal in- is faith, as a spark of fire is the rest of the afternoon es of Macedonia: How that in a on to Chicago. As I write this I stitutions in our country. Sin fire." A small spark can set a tatehing up the bridge. When great trial of affliction the abun- have been in Chicago for 12 days causes hate among brothers; it huge forest on fire; a small wire LeY had finished with it I walk- ance of their joy and their deep —12 cold and miserable days. I divides families and friends and can carry enough power to light a across to test its worthines poverty ABOUNDED UNTO THE itztici have preached twice since I have nations. million lights; a small pipe can decided to step it off to see RICHES OF THEIR LIBERAL- ..°W been back and after nearly 6 Moreover, her devestation was carry enough gas to heat a city; long it was. I ITY."-2 Cor. 8:1-2. What could noted that it years preaching in another langu- physical. "She suffered many a small pipe can bring life giving lA as about 70 feet draw a man from his lucrative above the wa- age I had almost forgot how to things of many physicians." The water to a city;' a small instru- 'rtir and after stepping position as a tax collector to it off fig- preach in English. As God en- medical methods in those days ment can kill or save just as eas- it to be preach a hated message to a peo- close to 250 feet ables we will try to see as many were certainly not the best. Even ily as a big one. Here we have a 10:1g. The next morning ple who already hated him as it .vuut we set of you as we can before we go today, there are still problems in small, weak, tiny, trembling bit to cross did Matthew? It was GRACE! the bridge and back. medical treatment. How grateful of faith bringing healing and sal- hr2 hours of tedious What mysterious power would work all we ought to be that they are vation to a woman. Faith is the 31„ 5 of the men cause a man to leave a high social were across. much improved. This woman not channel, the conductor, the in- 1 41.a's all my position in this life with all its cargo. We finally only suffered at the hands of the strument of God's power. If you ,1,,eaged to get one of the other conveniences to forsake and re- 14 1 The Touch Of Faith physicians without any improve- will, with as weak a faith as you k.across but nounce the religion of his parents 4 the other 4 went ment, but she "grew worse." Her may have, reach out and touch and nation? Paul says I am that i A situation reminds me of a case Jesus'. You will be saved, for the tcnrtinued from page one) roan, and "I am what I am by the kaCelfter we had crossed the other? How can one's spirit touch which I saw in St. Louis while I Bible says, "He that believeth t grace of God."—I Cor. 15: 10. What leciand we walked about an- the spirit of another? How does was a social worker with the Mis- on the Son hath everlasting life." 0 4vither f power could drive a man on for half day to a place where one get in touch with God? These souri State Welfare Dept. This (John 3:36). This woman was 11.4tiate* 120 years to preach the same mes- men had directed us and are some of the questions one lady, an old age assistance completely cured with such a 0 which sage to a world that daily scorned t,ti c'vered several people gather- client, had suffered years with weak faith, and you can be com- we will seek to answer in this him and his message? What was 01,,, arid milling around; these running ulcers on her legs. When pletely saved by your own weak message on the touch of faith. his source of strength as he 1 et;re strange looking people, I visited her home for the yearly faith. Only believe. toiled We draw our lesson from Mark and sweated those many years in 14,4"ger looking than any that investigation, the sight was ter- we 5: 25-34: the building of the Ark, and hew- thomr ever seen before. The men rible. The watery red sores, puss A "And a certain woman which ing true to the lines of God's v a ,, ilo clothes at all, not even had covered bandages, the dirt, and They asked Capt. Levy, of ca"le on issue of blood twelve years, and blueprint? The answer is "Noah bit and they had two long had suffered many things of many the smell, all combined to make Philadelphia, 't4 how he was able found grace in the eyes of the till's from some small animal physicians, and had scent all that she a picture of utter physical deves- had, and was nothing bettered, but to give so much and still have Lord." ,e411.18 out from the ends of their rather grew worse, when she heard tation. so much left. "Oh," said he. Had Noah not found grace in They had punched the of Jesus, came in the press behind, What is to be learned from this. "as I AE:es and touched his garment. For she said, shovel out, He shovels in: the eyes of the Lord, he would through their nose from If I may touch but his clothes, I shall Well, for one thing the woman's and the Lord has a bigger ,,i be whole. And straightway as any off-spring of Adam suc- rlside and all you could see the foun- physical condition can be com- shovel than I have." W"ie tain of her blood was dried uo; and cumbed to the pressures about claw was about an inch she felt in her body that was pared to man's spiritual condition. she him. GRACE bestowed upon Noah /7 11g through the hole. T'nere healed of that plague. And Jesus, His condition is completely sinful. to immediately knowing in himself that the gift of faith (Eph. 2:8) and holes in each man's vIrtue had gone out of him, turned He is totally depraved. Totally ti • Look for a moment at Christ's this ETERNAL and ENERGIZ- At first they told us they him about in the press, and said, Who devestated by sin. Further, like 1I touched ray clothes? And his disciples comprehension of it and comment ING force is manifested in Noah's et) food to sell us and I knew this woman, man is beyond help - could said unto him, Thou seest the multi- on it. "Who touched my clothes." ability to endure for 120 yearg not stay very long with- tude thronging thee, and sayest thou, by his own ability, or by that of Who touched me? And looked He knew immediately when pow- all that the Devil had / ix'13‘eirig able to buy he round his fellow man. to offer. some food. about to see her that had done this Only God can er to heal went out of him (the I f. `°0 long though after that thing. But the woman fearing and help man now. "By faith Noah, being warned ,,fo trembling, knowing what was word virtue means power), r started to bring in some done of God of things not seen as yet, a4d in her, came and fell down before II. THE DETERMINATION. Again, he knew that the woman we were him, and told him all the truth. And moved with fear (or obedience) able to stay for had real faith even though it ir__ he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith What a determination it was! prepared an ark to the saving of hoth made thee whole; go in peace, had superstition mixed with it. and be whole She faced many obstacles. There his house; by the which he con- of thy plague." When he asked who had touched was the obstacle of 12 long years demned the world, and became 4 1)0 YOU WANT In this passage of Scripture we him, He put it in the middle of discouragement with healers. (Continued on page 7, column 4) "v, 1110 IMPROVE see clearly a story about the touch There was the obstacle of her voice: Who touched me for my- of faith. And as we think of it, we own ignorant and doubtful faith. self. When a person, nay, when 'AIR would call your attention to three Today, there are many obstacles you, dear friend, go to touch God, THEOLOGY? you facts involved in, and related to for faith to meet, if it would touch must do it for God's sake too; MAKE FEBRUARY that it: first, the devestation; second, Christ: Obstacles like doubt, and is you must realize to some BIBLE DICTIONARY the determination; and, third, the deception and the Devil. extent who He is and what He is, demonstration. and you must love him. It is true MONTH FOR YOU But this woman overcame all that any love and faith you have I. THE DEVESTATION the obstacles by her obstinate de- in Him has ultimately had its In verses 25 and 26 we have a termination. That obstinate de- origin in God Himself. Just touch- picture of utter devestation. Some termination was the dogged per- ing Christ doesn't do anything of you men sitting here today sistence of faith, of belief, of for a person, if it is not mixed have seen the terrible devestation trust. Note it in her statement: with divine faith. of war — splintered and pulver- "If I can only touch the hem of Make a comparison between ized houses, torn bodies, gouged his garment, I will be healed." this woman's contact, and with, and pitted land. All of us, at one Friend, if you feel any of this the contact of the crowd. They time or another, have seen the kind of determination, of this kind were pressed about him. Yet none Seven Dispensations— devestation of disease in the thin of desire, you have faith. Exer- of them are recorded as being $3.25 sickly, suffering body of a friend cise it. healed. The masses of the western or a loved one. It is this picture world today cluster around Christ atic Theology Briefly, note the origin of her which we have in our Scripture in one denomination or another, Strong $7.50 determination: "When she lesson. And in order for us to get had but few of them give any real at heard of Jesus." Faith comes ed Doctrine of Pre- the full importance of it, we by indication by holiness and purity Faussett's Bible Dictionary $ 5.95 ti hearing, as the Word of God hation—Boettner would mention sonie of the as- tells and righteousness in their life, us in Romans 10. This woman Smith's Bible Dictionary ..$ 3.95 pects and areas •of this devesta- that they have experienced the Divinity—Gill $8.00 heard of Jesus; she heard that he tion. miracle of touching Christ by Davis Dictionary healed for free, and not for of the There was, first, the temporal fee. faith in salvation. Don't be dis- of God and Truth— A person who has been Bible $ 5.95 • devestation. By temporal we mean exhaust- couraged by the failure of the $6.00 ed by sin, devestated the time involved. The Bible by sin, and crowd. Zondervan Pictorial 11.)hia knows it, is a fit candidate for Confession of says, "A certain woman which Listen to this poor weak wom- Bible Dictionary $ 9.95 '," salvation by Christ. With their (paper) $1.60 had an issue of blood twelve an's confession. She fell down knowledge of their situation and be- oo years." Oh, the sad story that fore and told him all the :01s of a Ccrs-enant God— with their hearing and response to many could tell of long, long truth. Christ wanted her to con- ' "Urtn $3.95 the message of the Gospel — of years of suffering. I have a grand- fess, because he knew would salvation by the substitutionary it tiblica7;toricai father who has suffered for over help her in her new life, and it death of Christ for our sins — 1...e of BaptisIs on God's fifteen years. There are others would make her a blessing lost men and women find real to oth- ,s'rersnty papef) .50 who have suffered even longer. ers. ) deliverance, real peace, and real Dies $1.00 However, the real lesson here Read Mark 6:56: joy for the first time in their $15.00 is that of the years that we spend "And withersoever he entered, lives. Our society bases its selling discount on these prices) in sin. How many years do we into villages, or cities, or country, on its telling — on advertising if waste in the pleasures of sin. How they laid the sick in the streets, to the Romans— you please. Even so the Gospel is fruitless for God they are. How and besought him that they might 5) Re the message of free salvation $5.50 could He ever have mercy upon touch if it were but the brought by advertisers or mes- hem of us considering how much time his garment: Calvinism $3.50 sengers as the Bible and as many as we spend for the Devil, before calls them. touched Who brought him were made whole." ris From Job— and after, salvation. In the case the message to this Vin of this woman twelve years woman? Whom can you take the $4.50 were Expository Dictionary of not only spent message to? Who brought it to in suffering, but THE BAPTIST EXAMINER New Testament Words clf Grace—Booth $1.95 twelve years of constructive you? labor by Vine were lost. MARCH 11, 1967 $11.50 And then, consider the object Order m Book Store Again, this was a financial dev- of her determination. It was PAGE FIVE Calvary Baptist rch Book Store , You cannot wrestle with god and wrangle with your fellow men. gets sick, and spend his fortune preached, when he tried to get through faith; and that not of trying to get his health back. Job to apostatize. yourself; it is the gift of God; He'll do anything to take care But God's Word says: NOT OF WORKS, lest any 17110 There's No Pocket In A Shroud of himself. We don't hate our "All that the Father giveth me should boast."—Eph. 2:8 ,9. flesh. The Devil is shrewd. He shall come to me; and him that "Be not thou therefore ashaffr4 Use your money while you're living knows that. He said, "If you will carneth to me I will in NO WISE ed of the testimony of our Lodi Do not hoard it to proud: just let me hit him as to his CAST OUT."—John 6:37. nor of me his prisoner; but If!' You can never take it with you — body, I'll get him." "And I give unto them ETER- thou partaker of the afflicti0l. There's no pocket in a shroud. Then the Lord said, "All right, NAL LIFE; and they shall never of the gospel according to the: Satan, he is yours." So the Devil perish, neither shall any man power of God."—II Tim. 1:8. struck Job with boils from the pluck them out of my Father's Beloved, you can turn throa,t Gold can help you on no farther can't Than the grave-yakl where you lie crown of his head to the sole of hand."—John 10:28, 29. the Word of God but you did foreknow, ever saVel And though you are rich while living his feet. He did a good job. When "For whom he find anybody that was he goes out to make a fellow he also did predestinate to be by works. You're a pauper when you die. suffer, he can really make him conformed to the image of his Notice again: suffer. Son, that he might be the first- "Then said they unto him, WI Use it then some lives to brighten, I see Job sitting out there on born among many brethren. shall we do, that we might teol As through the tourney they weary plod; the ash heap. He takes a pot- Moreover whom he did predesti- the works of God? Jesus answer.S your bank account in heaven sherd, that is, a piece of broken nate, them he also called; and and said unto them, This is ul Place also And grow richer toward your God. pottery, and uses it for a scapel whom he called, them he work of God, that ye believe to open those boils. He takes a justified; and whom he justified, him whom he hath sent?' handful of ashes and put on the them he also glorified."—Rom. Use it wisely, use it freely. John 6:28, 29. boils to act as a poltice to draw 8:29, 30. In the Lord Jesus Christ's cor Do not heard it to be proud; them to a head. There he sits in This doesn't say that He is go- multitude, WY, can never take it with you— versation with the You his pitiful condition, in that ash ing to glorify all if they don't asked Him,"What can we do the; in a shroud. it says, "and There's no pocket heap. fall from grace, but we might work the works ° His wife said to him, "Is that whom he justified, them he also ley wRo klI ser oi5'8 —Copied TheyGod?" w antThat's "workhet Hto h tes the kind of God you have? If I glorified." to curse never had a God like that, I would Mark it down, God has God." But Jesus said, "This is the "curse" eternity God and die." The word lost one that He saved. In work of God, that ye believe 011 In certain group. other "Not A Holy Roller" apostatize. Go back to that first means "to wave bye-bye." past, He foreknew a him whom he hath sent." In sAo book that was ever written in other words, "I would wave bye- He chose them unto Himself. He words, there is just one worx tha the Bible, and walk around in bye to God. I would renounce predestinated their salvation, and you can do — believe on /1111 too] from page three) to (Continued the book of Job for a little while, God and die." He said, "You sound that salvation has to come whom God has sent. Yea any thing, let them ask their see what the prob- like a foolish woman, or an im- them. He called them, and justi- and you will I say to you, the Holy Rollers husbands at home; for it is a problem is, "Can God pious woman." That was what she fied them. He keeps them, and , T lem is. The are wrong when they make $a'l shame for women to speak in the of His children safe? was — an unsaved woman. ultimately He is going to glorify keep one vation to be a matter of works. war church. What? came the word of Then Job's three friends came them. Beloved, whenever a Holy the very first chapter, the God out from you? or came it In along. These three friends had Roller tells you that a man can XVI Devil came into the presenae of atd unto you on/y? If any man think something to say, and my, how lose his salvation, he is preaching AM A BAPTIST AND •ea God and said to him,"Where have I himself to be a prophet, or they criticized him and accused the Devil's doctrine. Such is not HOLY ROLLER SECO you been?" The Devil said, "I A tele, SPIRITUAL, let him acknowledge him of sin, yet through it all, preaching God's doctrine. ARE Wii°,1 have been going to and fro in HOLY ROLLERS that the things that I write unto the Bible says Job sinned not. PREFECT, the earth, arel walking up and I tell you, paint, powder, bob- AS TO SINLESS you are the commandments of the By and by we hear Job say: column rs/ itl down in it." The Lord said, "If bed hair, short dresses and wed- (Continued on page 7, lilt Lord."—'I Cor. 14:34-47. "And though after my skin you have, have you noticed my ding rings do not send folk to Paul is talking about a woman worms destroy this body, yet in servant Job? There is not a man Hell. Now I must admit that every keeping silence in the church. I my shall I see God."—Job like him in all the earth." The flesh once in a while I get rather sick BEST say to you, if you think you are 19:26. THE VERY Ill Devil said, "Yes, I have noticed when I see a woman that will Spiritual, then say "Amen" to him, I have had my eye on him, Over and over again, Job load herself down with jewelry. IN COMMENTARIES s'••••, what Paul says here about the and I can tell you something praised and exalted the Lord. I get rather sick when I see a women keeping silent in the Handfuls On Purpose about him. That man Job is serv- Finally, God brought him out of Christian woman dressed up like church. If you do not say "Amen," Per vol. $3,1 ing you just because you are his troubles. she is ready for a clown act, so then that proves you are not 13 volumes set $39'i putting butter on his bread. If Beloved, the Devil was the very far as paint is concerned. I tell spiritual. In spite of this Bible you weren't blessing him, and be- first to preach apostasy on the you, I get rather sick when I see An Interpretation Of The teaching of woman's silence, the ing good to him, he would curse earth. He preached "falling from a woman with a big diamond English Bible— Holy Rollers encourage women $301 you to your face." The Lord said, grace" to God. I say the Holy shining on her hand, drop a dime, Carroll-17 Vols. 141 preachers. "Now, Satan, do you really think Rollers preach the doctrines of in the collection box. I say to you 61.11 I know a lot of Baptist preach- Brown. that you could make my man the Devil, and that is exactly frankly, so far as I am concerned, Jamieson, Fausset & ers who may be good men, but Job apostatize? Do you think that what they teach when they preach I don't like it, but all the wed- they are not spiritual men, either, Ort you could make him fall from falling from grace. They preach ding rings, and all the engage- because they encourage the wom- grace?" The Devil said, "I have that a man can lose his salva- ment rings, and all the paint, and en to get out of their place. They tried it, and the only reason you tion, just exactly like the Devil all the bobbed hair, and all the have them to get up on the floor have kept me from it is that you short dresses, and all the shorts, to pray, and testify, and speak have too many hedges around and all the rest of the abbreviated publicly. That proves that the him. You have a hedge around paraphernalia that a woman preacher isn't spiritual, because BUILD A his property. You have a hedge might wear is not going to send if he were spiritual, he would around him. You have a hedge LIBRARY her to Hell if she is saved by acknowledge that the things PINK around his family. There isn't the grace of God. Yet the Holy taught in the Bible are of God, any way for me to get in." God Rollers say you can't have any and what has been written in said, All right, I'll just break the paint, you can't have any pow- the Bible is of the Lord. hedge down. I'll cooperate with der, and you can't have a wed- I tell you, beloved, Holy Rollers you and break the hedge down ding ring. are destitute of the Spirit of God. and let you have charge of him A few years ago a woman went teDt• A is XIII if you think you can get him." out to Anderson, Indiana, to the eht headquarters for I AM A BAPTIST AND NOT So God took down some of the Church of God She got so good A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE hedges, and allowed the Devil to a camp meeting. wear Matthew Henry ...... est THE HOLY ROLLERS ARE RE- have charge of Job. God said, out there that she couldn't ring. She took her (hp JECTORS OF GOD'S COUNSEL "You can't touch his body." The her wedding Apocalypse—Seiss a wom- AGAINST THEMSELVES. Devil struck his property. In one ring off and went to see of a, Bap- (0,,1 We read: day's time his sheep were burn- an who was a member Word Studies in the New said, "I can't "But the Pharisees and law- ed up with fire. His camels and tist Church. She Testament—Vincent- go to Heaven." The ] yers REJECTED THE COUNSEL his cattle were carried away by wear it and 4 Vols. Baptist woman said, "Do you „lists. OF GOD against themselves, be- the Sabeans and the Chaldeans. Whole can't go Commentary on the wat, ing not baptized of him."—Luke A strong wind struck the house mean to say that you a wedding Bible—Gill-6 vols. ... • • r' 7:30. where his children were feeding, to Heaven and wear sell it to In Jesus' day, the heretics and they were all killed in one ring, yet you want to Our Lord Prays For His Satisfaction Of Christ $3.95 boasted of their good works and day's time. Did the Devil take me so I'll go to Hell?" Own—Rainsford .. .$1 thought themselves better than Job out of God's hand? God's Gleanings In Genesis $4.95 You see how ridiculous people (Paper) Jesus, and thought themselves Word says that Job fell on his can be. 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But he doesn't give (Paper) .75 A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE other folk, that come in that same up like most of us do in our (Cloth) $3.95 HOLY ROLLERS MAKE SAL- class, who reject the counsel of praying. We pray, and if we don't A MATTER OF themselves, in that Life of David (2 vols.) ....$11.95 VATION God against get an answer, we run off and they have rejected Baptist bap- WORKS. forget about it. The Devil doesn't of Sanctification tism. I tell you, every man wh ) Doctrine They talk about what they do. Bondage of the Will— give up that easily. He came back (Paper) $1.95 to be baptized under the It is "I," "I," "I" — "I quit sin- Martin Luther refuses a second time. The Lord said, authority of a Missionary Bap- ning," "I quit drinking." "I quit "Satan, have you noticed my man Divine Inspiration of the Epistle to the Hebrews— tist Church is in the same class doing other things." You take "I" Job? 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I said, settled in a certain town in Bra- fication I could say, "WE paid Why I Want "Brother you are just a liar." He zil, and at the same time he went the bill." However I have no took his coat half way off; he was there, some Holiness preachers dollar, not even a penny, and going to whip me. Finally, I got went there too. On the way, they Brother Jones pays the whole To Attend him to sit down and told him that talked about unknown tongues. $100 debt, then it isn't anymore that was what God said about They gave this preacher friend a "WE" proposition but a "HE." him, and that I was only saying of mine a hard time. However, HE - Brother Jones paid it all; Your 1967 "Amen" to what God said-that when they got to the place where so as Jesus in our salvation, HE God said he was a liar. By that they were going, all of them had paid it all, all to Him I owe, sin time he had cooled off a little and to learn to speak the language had left a crimson stain, HE Bible was sort of ashamed of himself. I just the same as this Baptist washed it white as snow. said, "What is this getting mad preacher did. Now if they could In this subject of "The Doc-.I enough to whip a Baptist preach- speak tongues, why couldn't they trines of Grace" it is quite im- er - if that isn't sin, what is it?" speak Portugese when they got portant to see the REIGN of Conference He said, "Oh, that is a mistake." there? grace and HOW it reigns as taught, I said, "Brother, that would have Just as soon as they learned of in the Holy Scriptures. In Ro- been the biggest mistake you ever the native language to preach, (LABOR DAY WEEKEND mans 5:21 we read of the REIGN made, if you had taken that coat they started their usual harangue of grace, "That as sin hath reign- the rest of the way off." of talking in tongues. The natives SEPTEMBER 1-2-3-4) ed unto death, even so might The Holy Rollers say, "We saw the error immediately, and grace reign through righteousness don't sin: we make mistakes." Be- asked, "Why did you then have unto eternal life by Jesus Christ loved, the trouble with them is, to learn our language." SETTLEMOIR our Lord." Grace reigns in all ELDER J. C. they don't know what sin is. God's The opposition on the part of its majesty. It is an absolute sov- Kalamazoo, Michigan Word says: people became so great that the ereign, not a flunky for some- "The THOUGHT OF FOOL- the Holiness preachers had to Y I take this opportunity of that are freely provided to all one's whimsical nature. Again we ISHNESS is sin."-Prov. 24:9. ng my place in the 1967 who attend these reviving serv- leave that area. return to the illustration of the I ask,"Do you ever have a fool- k Conference? ices. To use the words of Brother XIX wheel where the spokes are the ish thought?" It might be a better Mason, the Conference is "Cheer- manifestations of God"s sover- annual Bible Conference, question to ask if you ever have I AM A BAPTIST AND NOT ing - Thrilling - Missionary." eign grace flowing forth from the red by the Calvary Baptist a sensible thought. Now be honest. A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE The Lord willing, I'll be there! hub. The following are a few /1, is a great blessing that I No hedging, please. Do you ever THE HOLY ROLLERS ARE of the spokes: forward to from year to have a foolish thought? If you do, WRONG AS TO DISORDER. you sin. 'We read: ELECTION: "Lord, they have Holy Roller" "For God is not the author of meeting supplies the fol- "Not A When I was a boy I was fairly killed thy prophets, and tugged confusion, but of peace, as in all 5: (1) Several hours of good in athletics. I used to run a down thy altars; and I am left saints." - I Cot. fellowship with those saints (Continued from page 6) little. I used to jump a little. churches of the alone, and they seek my life; But believe the Bible is true, The Holy Rollers say that you Would you believe me that I am 14:33. what saith the answer of God that God is still God. (2) can get so good that you can't sin. still a pretty good jumper? Do Beloved, if God isn't the author unto him? I HAVE RESERVED IY five months of Bible-cen- I remember a fellow told me some you know how good a jumper of confusion, then He is not the TO MYSELF seven thousand men., and God-honoring preach- years ago that he had been saved I am? I can jump over a house- author of the Holy Roller church. who have not bowed the knee '1/1 four days joined together and subsequently he went back to that is, if you will let me build There is more confusion there (Continued on page 8, column 3) tia the most spiritual singing the same mourner's bench, and the house. I would build it pretty than any place else I know of out- tor ve ever heard. (3) Good home the same altar of prayer, and low. I would put it down close to side of the League of Nations and d food served as only south- prayed, and God took away all the ground and I could jump over Congress in Washington. These LEARN ALL aospitality can serve it. his carnal nature, and he said he it. are the only two places, where ABOUT there is more confusion than the here are many other blessings just simply could not sin. Beloved, I can live above sin, THE CULTS THAT remember a woman whom I if you will let me tell you what Holy Rollers have. I heartily visited years ago. 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I say these are the only Kingdom of the olicir ,sl History of Baptists- that is pretty good when you get IF YOU ADMIRE, places that you will find more Cults- e, confusion than in a Holiness Martin $5.95 tard (paper) $1.50 to the place that you are just as OR IF YOU DESPISE- good as Jesus Christ, and getting church. better every day. Let me remind you. God is not I say, beloved, the Holy Rollers BILLY the author of confusion. are wrong as to sinless' perfection, I'll say to you also, I am glad for the old nature isn't eradicated, I am a Baptist. or gotten rid of. Take a blind per- GRAHAM May God bless you! son. He can't see. He hasn't as much to tempt him as we have, You Need To Read but he hasn't gotten rid of his old nature. THE Grace And Missions The Apostle Paul talks about sinless perfection, for we read: PASTOR'S (Confirmed from page five) 1st Church Manual- "For that which I do I allow not: for heir of the righteousness which dleton $1.75 what I would, that do not; but whot is by faith."-Heb. 11:7. I hate, that do I. If then I do that DILEMMA I Was a Mormon-Anderson $2.95 not, I consent uato the GRACE IN CONTRAST. „0}1urches of the New low that it is good. Now then it is no The Two Babylons-Hyslop (:an1ent-McDanie1 more I that do it, but sin that dwell- Grace contrasted with Law . . . $3.50 eth in me. For I know that in me (that '''413er) $1.50 is, in my flesh)), dwelleth no good 75c in its origin, and nature. "For the Sermons on Catholicism- thing: for to will is present with me; law was given by Moses but grace Gilpin $2.00 („ Of Blood-Carroll but how to nerform that which is good and truth came by Jesus Christ." I find not. For the good that I would The Priest, the Woman, and "4Izier) .25 -John I do not: but the evil which I would beloved: all unrighteousness is 1:17. Moses was the voice The Confessional- not, that I do. Now if I do that I of law; Christ the spokesman for :tt4t °aPtIsm and the Bap- would not, it is no more I that do it. sin. I tell you, the Holy Rollers Chiniquy grace. It is the $1.50 6.,'"--Nevins (cloth) $2.00 Hit. sin tkat clwelleth in me. I find are wrong as to what sin is. nature of law to then a low, that, when I would do make demands; it is the nature Holiness-Ironside $2.25 good, $1.50 evil is present with me. For I XVIII delight in the low of God after the of grace to bestow blessings. The Fifty Years in the Church inward man: But I see another low in I AM A BAPTIST AND NOT law says, "Do and live:" grace mv members, warring against the low of Rome-Chiniquy $3.95 of my mind, and bringing me into A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE says, "Believe and live." The law captivity to the law of sin which is in THE HOLY ROLLERS ARE curses; grace redeems from the my members. 0 wretched man that I fr-im the WRONG AS TO THE DOCTRINE curse. body of this death? I thcir•k God OF TONGUES. Grace contrasted with works tbrough Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law I used to go to meetings just to . . . "For by grace are ye saved of God, but with the flesh the law of hear them talk. Beloved, they through faith; and that not of sin."-Rom. 7:15-25. can chatter like a troop of monkeys. yourselves; it is the GIFT of God; Is this your experience, belov- I know one woman, who would NOT OF WORKS, lest any man ed? I tell you, it is the experience stand up, and rattle off some- should boast."-Eph. 2:8-9. Sal- of every child of God. Paul said, thing. She didn't know what she vation is by the grace of the Cre- I have a desire to do right, but I was saying. But she had worked ator rather than by the works of have been made captive to the in a Chinese laundry, and the the creature. law of sin in my flesh. Chinese had used that expression, Grace is contrasted with debt I say then, the Holy Rollers are and she began using it. She would or obligation as to the moving wrong as to sinless perfection. get up and rattle off this expres- cause of salvation . . . "Now to -Alexander Carson $3.95 XVII sion. She was talking in the un- him that worketh, is the reward known tongue. One day a not reckoned of grace, but of Clement $2.00 I AM A BAPTIST AND NOT Chinese man who was her boss in debt. But to him that worketh Thirty Years a A HOLY ROLLER BECAUSE the Watchtower and the Ordinances- laundry said that what she NOT, but believeth on him that Slave Schnell THE HOLY ROLLERS ARE said, $2.95 (paper) $2.00 was the filthiest language that a jnstifieth the ungodly, his faith WRONG AS TO WHAT SIN IS. Vatican person could have, to come out of is counted for (unto) righteous- Imperialism- The Holy Rollers say that sin Ilalotism-Graves $1.50 his lips. She had picked it up ness."-Romans 4:4-5. There is no Manhattan $5.95 is a mistake. It may be the biggest from them, yet she was talking grace when a working man gets Truth About Seventh Day Of the Baptists-Ford $1.00 sin in all the world, but it is a in the unknown tongue, so she what he has earned. The way to Adventism-Martin mistake to them. They don't $3.50 tielotitist Faith and Roman know said. That is hypocrisy. Heaven lies not over a toll-bridge what sin is. The Chaos of Cults- licism-Rone When Holy Rollers send foreign but over a free-bridge; even the Der) I remember several years ago Van Baalen $3.95 $1.50 missionaries to other countries, unmerited grace of God in Christ I tried to witness to a man. He they have to learn the language Jesus. Grace finds us beggars, The Christian and The That Jesus Bunt- was a large man, and I only on just the same as Baptists do. A but leaves us debtors. The dif- Cults (paper) $1.50 $1.00 weighed about 125 pounds at that preacher friend of mine went to ference between grace and the Roman Catholicism- bell time. I said, "Are you saved?" debt theory -Walker Debate $3.50 that man can pay Boettner $5.95 He looked down at me with the off his sin debt is the same of the Baptists-. dif- most contemptuous' look on his THE BAPTIST EXAMINER ference between "HE" and "WE." 7th Day Adventism Re- ian $3.25 face of any human being, and he If I owe an $100 grocery bill, nounced-Canright $3.50 MARCH 11, 1967 and Order From said, "I'll have you know that I was cut off because I didn't have Order From Baptist Church Book Store was saved on the 7th day of Jan. PAGE SEVEN the $100 to pay it and Bro. Jones Calvary Baptist Church Book Store "every person is either a missionary or a mission field." The Word friend whom you love very much. as their righteousness?" "'Run- "Eat" neth,' there is a thought of haste The other morning at family because of the pursuit of the ene- prayers I read this verse in Prov- (Continued from page one) my," and Paul's words came into erbs 18:10: "The name of the Lord benefit of it, it becomes a real my mind, "We wrestle not against is a strong tower; the righteous Why I Want pleasure. Make the task as easy flesh and blood, but against prin- runneth into it, and is safe." I at as possible by taking a small pro- cipalities, against powers, against once fastened it correctly in my portion at a time. rulers of the darkness of this mind, and as I walked to my of- To Attend against spiritual wicked- fice, I kept "eating" it, turning world, Don't -Bolt" Your Food in high places." "Runneth it over and over, and getting such ness into it and is safe." 0, the security In other words, while you are a sweet taste out of it, and such a Your 7967 and peace of the believer who a beginner let the passage of sense of strength and spiritual puts his trust in God!" And so I Scripture be so small that it may satisfaction. kept on "masticating" the word be readily recalled several times and finding something new in it Bible during the busy day. And see that What I Found In The Word at every bite. you do recall it, that is the point. Master your will in the matter "'The name of the Lord'" said But that was not all. Before the Conference until it obeys you almost automa- I, why that means the Lord Him- day was over I needed all the tically and you are able to recall self! He is a 'strong tower.' And strength I got out of it. There the Scripture without effort. You the strong tower? In olden time, were trials that day, the enemy (LABOR DAY WEEKEND will be surprised how soon you that was a place of defense and was on my heels, and how glad I 1-2-3-4) will be able to do this, and it will protection, like our forts are to- was to run, and to know the place SEPTEMBER mean so much to you. It will be day." "The righteous runneth in- to run and be safe! better than counting the bank to it." Who can the righteous be, I think this is what the prophet ELDER WAYNE CROW notes you have been hoarding up save those who are made right- meant when he said: "Thy words somewhere, or conversing with a eous thru receiving Christ by faith Ca/vary Baptist Church, Seabrook, Maryland were found, and I did eat them; food rece ••••• and Thy word was unto me the I am looking forward to at- her the spiritual rejoicing of my heart." tending the annual Bible Con- there the rest of his life. joy and you And this is why I urge every ference of 1967. It has been a Praise the Lord for THE there Christian to memorize a portion great blessing to me to have the wonderful church Le TOP MAN BAPTIST of the Word of God every day. It been blessed by being at every labors so faithfully in the gives his soul something to feed Bible Conference except the one work. a ON THE EXAMINER upon, and the more he feeds upon, in 1960. Lord willing, the saints vary Baptist Church of Seab and digests and assimilates it, the My experience has been that spiritual strength, Md. will be in attendance at greater is his every year the Lord blesses the were fruitful- 1967 Conference. Many and joy, and power and Bible Conference more and more. the blessings we received at TOTEM POLE ness in the Lord. ii know that every person that Conference, consequently we Let me illustrate this. The next bles will be able to attend the Bible expecting even greater There is no that day after my experience with eol religious paper Conference in 1967 will remem- at the 1967 Conference. emphasizes the great truths of the Proverbs 18: 10, I was at a prayer Bible like TBE. Some meeting, and being called upon to give a word of exhortation, I had merits. — a very few — would be churning the fires of that man in no way an opportunity to pass on that Acts 9:15. Election is the blessing of grace. "Being ias,tt emphasize Sovereign verse to three or four hundred Hell. throu9:r manifestation of grace. Not only freely by His grace grace. Still again a other people. And to how many Chrls. Paul's life but in every one redemption that is in very few emphasize more will they pass it on? They in We are either sus." —Romans 3:24. The 'A the truth as to the church that Jesus students preparing who is saved. were all Bible are "Being justified FREELY" the utter- saved by grace, or we built. for Christian work in being justified without anY Can you in disgrace. most parts of the earth. in me. If works had the least souls to THE BAPTIST EXAMINER not only compute the number of PREDESTINATION is another in our justification then it c in a life- contends for the doctrines of grace, whom they may pass on spoke flowing out from this hub just that much and our just may pass To but insists that the church that Jesus time, and who, in turn of grace to bless mankind. tion would not be "freely"' it on, and, on, and on while the to determine des- built was the Baptist and predestinate is debt that from some cause Church, that age lasts! And all because of that tiny before hand. Predestination for it has had an unbroken continuity and ourselves was acceptable one little bite of truth I got that and Election have a common na- ment of sin. We, to that a it succession from the days of Jesus to morning, and because I held ture, and that unto man's eternal become our own saviour. Tila it well! the present. In addition, we contend long enough to chew benefit. Unless God had prede- Arminianism. Memorize the Bible if you want termined events, mankind left to against Arminianism, femininism, THE DOCTRINE OF to be blest and become a bless- his own puny self was already, iodgism, modernism, universal church- SIONS. Ne ing. — Christian Workers' Maga- by virtue of his carnal nature ism, alien immersion, and open com- 1V11.5 zine. inherited from Adam, pursuing The Bible teaching of consl. munion. In the next few a course of self destruction. is quite plain. Let us issues we will have the (Prov. 14: 12). Grace alone could THE AUTHORITY for \ auth strongest articles w e prevent this wholesale mass de- work. The only body have ever carried. struction. The energizing love of to do this work was auth Grace And Missions God toward man is seen in the in the days of our Saviour co For 10 doctrine of predestination. Can Him. (Matt. 28-20). This Subscribe Friends (Continued from page seven) Arminianism, with their "free sion was not given to the aP thee TEN SUBS $10.00 to the image of Baal. EVEN SO willism" improve on God's plan only, for had it been then at this present time also for man? "And we know that commission would expire a IN ADDITION, WE WILL RENEW YOUR there is a remnant ACCORDING all things work together for good death. The promise of perPe GRACE." OWN FREE! TO THE ELECTION OF to them that love God, to them ". . . I am with you •A,'1- Rom. 11:3-5. What made the dif- who are the called according to even unto the END of' Saviour (No less than ten "subs" occeptea ct this ference between these 7.000 and His purpose. For whom He did WORLD" by our price). the rest? ". . . I HAVE RE- foreknow, He also did predesti- only apply to His church..., SERVED to myself 7,000 men. nate to be conformed to the image THE RESPONSIBILITI 1. Name What makes the difference to- of His Son . . . Moreover whom this work of missions BE -bound and authori Address day between the hell He did predestinate, them He also to His church. He the heaven-bound? "Even so then called; whom He called them He other body, He looks to n° Zip at this present time also there also justified: and whom He justi- body to carry out His missta 2. Name is a remnant ACCORDING TO fied, them He also glorified." — He will hold no other OF GRACE." Address THE ELECTION Rom. 8:28-30. The above Scrip- sponsible for its carrying Arminianism teaches that God passages theref tures and many other cause this is so, tu Zip looked down through the ages of the same kind can be nothing church has any authoritY 3. Name of time to see who would of short of a burial ground for Ar- her responsibility of missioa their own free will accept Him — "justi- It is t Address minianism, God "calls" to a mission board. and THEN He elected them to fies" — "glorifies," and that "ac- sponsibility of His church t Zip salvation. It is true that God cording to HIS purpose." His pur- source from which His 119,111,, 4. Nome did look through time but did pose being, "Having PREDESTI- be glorified. (Eph. 3: 21)• He see what Arminians claim adoption of their responsl Address NATED us unto the es who shun He saw? "God looked down from children by Jesus Christ to Him- fail to do so. It is common Zip heaven upon the children of men, self, ACCORDING TO THE edge that on the foreige 5. Name to see if there were any that did good PLEASURE OF HIS WILL, some mission board's understand, that did seek God. the glory of His among the T.E Address to the praise of well known Everyone of them is gone back; grace, wherein He hath MADE the mission board's' infltie they are altogether become filthy; ACCEPTED IN THE BELOV- famous because US equally loc 6. Name there is none that doeth good, ED."—Eph. 1:55-66. OUR CALL- checks that are finan no not one." Psalm 53-2-3. This ING is of grace, and not some churches who have shed tit Address never is what God saw! Had He been supposed goodness within our- sponsibilities and are Zip the God of Arminian theology selves responding to the gospel of in the mission fields. ati 7. Name He would have pushed the panic call. It's at ;this point that Armin- mission board is glorifi button. Instead, He is the God of ianism argues that God's choice THE JUDGMENT of Address all grace Who worketh all things (election) takes place after we, cerning the faithfulness of "according to the good pleasure from the goodness of our carnal ing out this commission 8. Name of His will" (Eph. 1: 5). "He hath hearts make a decision in His longs to the church. He 1/1" chosen us in Him BEFORE THE favor. This would make Jesus the no church guiltless will/ Add res FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD Saviour by the grace of man, in- with this precious privil Zip_ . . ." (Eph. 1:4). This truth of stead man being the receiver of the church in Sardis he old 9. Name Election is a crushing blow to grace. "He hath saved us and call- "Be watchful, and streng the pride of man. By nature he is ed us with a HOLY CALLING. things which remain, t of Addresc an Arminian. However God saves not according to our works, BUT ready to die: for I have him and that in spite of the ACCORDING TO HIS OWN thy works perfect bei°1‘ 14111 it not for 410 10. Nome man himself. Were PURPOSE AND GRACE, WHICH REMEMBER THEREFO election in Paul's case, "he is a WAS GIVEN TO US in Christ THOU HAST RECEIVE Addres chosen vessel unto me . . ." Paul Jesus BEFORE the world began." HEARD. . 4:2-S hie] —11 Tim. 1:9. OUR JUSTIFICA- church of Ephesus, ". . Zip •••••••• TION is a judicial act of God in left thy first love."—Rev., di( 11. Your 3rne THE BAPTIST EXAMINER which He declares the believer no return to our "first lave . longer under condemnation but a returning to the Cht Addres MARCH 11, 1967 mean standing of righteousness before oring method of doing PAGE EIGHT Him. The following text proves work — through His ch