Paul Shapes Christianity
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From time to time it is important that we interrupt the normal process of Bible study in the Day Star and gather up a number of lose ends so that we don’t lose sight of the big picture. Since this is our first issue for year 2000, I thought a summary statement about two topics…
Dear Larry Wilson: I have wondered about the eternal destiny of infants and young children who die before reaching the age of accountability. Are they “lost” or “saved?” Sincerely, Crystal Dear Crystal: For twenty centuries, Christians have debated the question of how God deals with the death of young children. In ancient times, infant mortality…
“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” – Hebrews 12:2 KJV Jesus is called the author of the Christian faith because He has demonstrated…
Justification by Faith “He [Paul] writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.” – 2 Peter 3:16, insertion mine The King James Version…
Who among men can answer the question, “What is God like?” Not even the angels comprehend the fullness of God. Yet, this is a question that deserves perpetual investigation. God is the most interesting mystery in the universe. He is the most wonderful subject that can be studied. A few years ago, I asked a…
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” “Ah, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am only a child.” – Jeremiah 1:5,6 Omnipotence and Our Power of Choice Members of…