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Herald Magazine

Godliness

May 1, 2023

Godliness is Great Gain “For while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come (1 Timothy 4:8 ESV. Other scriptures from RVIC unless noted otherwise.) — Len Griehs Women’s athletics have gained in popularity over the past fifty years. From challenging beginnings, today, forty percent of organized sports participants are female, according to the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women […]

Love, Agapao and Phileo

May 1, 2023

God is Love “She hath done what she could” (Mark 14:8). — James Parkinson Love for one another is revealed by works. Love is a good and desirable characteristic in all people, yet there are degrees of love. “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16 ASV). By the grace of God, Jesus Christ died once for all, and did “taste death for every […]

A Mother’s Love

May 1, 2023

Prophetic Overtones “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies” (Proverbs 31:10). — David Rice What is more precious than a mother’s love? A mother carries her child as part of herself for nine months. She thinks of it constantly and then delivers it through stress and pain. She cherishes the new life in a way that is deeply connected to herself and her experience. The child instinctively attaches to its mother, its fond caretaker, and depends […]

In the Beginning

March 1, 2023

Preparing for the Kingdom We are living in the closing years, not only of the Gospel Age, but of the harvest, or ending period, of the Gospel Age. There is a wide expectation that the Kingdom of God will be established within a generation. In this issue we consider some of the experiences of the harvest, leading to the Kingdom. The first article, How Will Israel Be Delivered, considers the experiences recorded in Isaiah chapters 36-38 that seem prophetic of Israel’s deliverance […]