Apr 24
This year’s lectureship theme, “Out of Darkness into Light – Out of Atheism into Christianity,” is truly a great one! A few words about the theme are in order to help with our understanding. To readers of the New Testament the words “darkness” and “light” are common words and it is understood they are used …
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Apr 18
The New Testament is not just for reading, but for study. In the years which I have given to study, I have had to change my mind about a number of things due to having studied. Please keep in mind, by study, I do not mean just reading. Reading is necessary and good, but it …
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Apr 11
To what do you appeal for answers when looking for what is authorized in your life? Where do you go when seeking information for what is authorized in your religion? Well, let’s put it this way, to whom do you go when looking for authority in the church you are a member of? The question …
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Apr 04
In this third and last article in this series of articles on heaven, we will try and do the impossible; that is to describe heaven in earthly terms and in contrasting terms. Even words which may not refer to heaven may yet be true of heaven. What can this possibly mean? People have read and …
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Mar 28
The subject of heaven thrills the spirit of every spiritual minded person! The thought that we may not know as much about heaven, the eternal of the saved, is most disturbing to us. There is no question that heaven is truly the eternal home of the saved and this is reassuring, even if we do …
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Mar 21
It seems only natural to study the subject of heaven after a study of “hell.” As a matter of fact, I would like to know more about heaven than I would about hell. You see, I have no desire to go to hell, be it the Greek “Tartarus” (2 Pet. 2:4), or “Gehenna” (Matt. 10:28). …
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Mar 14
In this last article in the series, we will look at the Greek work “tartaroo” which is found but one time in the New Testament. The only writer to use this word was the apostle Peter and he did so in the following: “For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them …
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Mar 07
So, just what part of “hades” do you think the spirit of Jesus went to? It was with this question that we ended the first article under the above heading. We learned that “Hades” has three parts: 1) “Abraham’s bosom,” where Lazarus was comforted; 2) the “great gulf” through which no one could pass; and …
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Mar 01
One thing most people know about “hell” is that they do not want to go there! Just how, or what is necessary to avoid going to “hell” may be a most unknown to these same people, however. It is known by many that Jesus went to “hell” after death. This comes from the words of …
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Feb 22
If a person believes in “fate,” it will affect the way he lives! Let us say, you are going into battle, if you believe in “fate,” “whatever will be, will be,” then, you enter the battle with reckless abandonment; for whether you live or die, has already been predetermined. Putting your life in danger, does …
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