The Threat of Nuclear War Listen to audio… “The day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works … burned up” (2 Peter 3:10). North Korea recently vowed to obliterate the United States with a nuclear strike, bringing North Korean President Kim Jong-un ‘final victory’ for the Korean War fought between the two countries between 1950 and 1953. […]
November / December 2017 Volume 99, Number 6 “In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:18. All scriptures from NASB unless noted otherwise). Listen to audio… Thanksgiving and murmuring are words that contrast the Christian’s attitude toward the experiences that the Heavenly Father gives them as they walk the narrow way. This conflict can have a profound effect on the believer, fostering or trying God’s purpose through these experiences. Those who have a […]
Difficult Scriptures Listen to audio: Though most of the Bible is easily understood, some verses are difficult. Some may be difficult for the reader, while some may be difficult to explain to others. Various sections consider questions about Death, God, Atonement, Christian Living, and three sections considering things to happen from now until the eternal Kingdom of God. Some examples of each section are: (1) Unwise punctuation unintentionally makes it seem as though Jesus was promising to take the thief with him to a paradise in […]