Volume 101,Number 2

1.  In the Beginning

While we are in the flesh, though we are new creatures in development, we are subject to mistakes. Sometimes these are simple slips, but sometimes they are trespasses that are more concerning. If we care about circumspection in our walk and
introspection about our conduct, then we will have occasion to consider the trespasses of ourselves, and sometimes others that we observe.  read more…

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2.  The Great Multitude

“After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, (10) and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”(Revelation 7:9,10. read more…

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3. Mercy

“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13).

Mercy is “kindness in excess of what may be expected or demanded by fairness; forbearance and compassion” (Webster’s New World Dictionary). “Kindness” is Strong’s definition for two Hebrew words usually translated mercy. He defines the Hebrew word used in Proverbs and the usual Greek words in the New Testament as “compassion.” read more…

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4.  News and Views

Religious

Deborah Lipstadt, professor of history at Emory University and author of numerous books on the Holocaust, assessed the results of a poll of more than 7,000 Europeans in seven nations conducted on behalf of CNN. The survey showed that more
than 25% of those surveyed from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Austria, and Sweden believed that Jews had too much influence in business and that nearly one in four believed that Jews had too much influence in wars around the world. The poll also found that one-third of those surveyed said that they “knew just a little or nothing at all about the Holocaust,” according to CNN. — The Israel Project, 11/27/2018    read more…

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5.  Today in Prophecy

“Because the punishment decreed for an evil act is not promptly carried out, therefore people who plan to do evil are strengthened in their intentions”(Ecclesiastes 8:11, Complete Jewish Bible). read more…

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6.  God’s Wisdom and Three Perspectives

Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job

“Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars” (Proverbs 9:1).  read more…

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7.  Which Sin is the Worst?

Weaning Away

“Let us lay aside every weight and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1).  read more…

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8.  Spiritual Murder

A Deadly Sin

“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer; and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him”(1 John 3:15).  read more…

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