2005 May
Editorial
Editorial – When God is Displeased With the Church Part II
Wherever the will of God is violated by nations or by individuals a day of retribution comes. Many set aside the wisdom of God and prefer the wisdom of man and adopt some human invention or device.
Church
The Seven Churches, Part VIII: The Church of Sardis
The people of Sardis had a name depicting they were alive, but they were dead. They thought they were alive, because they had followed Martin Luther.
Church
There is another Babylonian captivity coming. The church is going to see troublous times. She is going to prophesy in sackcloth. Do not let any false prophet tell you otherwise.
Salvation
“Unceasing prayer is the unbroken union of the soul with God, so that life from God flows into our life; and from our life, purity and holiness flow back to God.”
Daily Living
Peter’s Counsel to Parents, Part V: The Home School
The father and the mother, as teachers in the home school, should consecrate hands, tongue, brain, and every power of the being to God, in order that they may fulfill their high and holy mission.
Christian Life
Tithe is first mentioned in regard to Abraham in Genesis 14. Here the Bible records that Abraham “gave him [Melchizedek] a tithe of all.” Verse 20. So it is clear that Abraham understood the tithing plan.
Bible
Lessons from the Children of Israel, Part V
This was Moses’ sin. God was not sanctified before the people by what Moses did. He knew what God told him. He did not have any question about it,...
Question
Ask the Pastor – Understand Hyperbole
What did Jesus mean, in Mark 9:43, 45, 47, when He said that if the hand, foot, or eye causes you to sin, to cut off the hand or foot or pluck out the eye?
Inspiration
The Pen of Inspiration – The Mother’s Work
Mothers, do not forget that God requires you to give your children constant, loving care. He does not want you to be a slave to your children, but he does want you to teach them to live for him. Day by day give them lessons that will prepare them for future usefulness.
Health
Restoring the Temple – Regularity in Eating
Regularity in eating is of vital importance. There should be a specified time for each meal. At this time, let every one eat what the system requires, and then take nothing more until the next meal.
Nature
Nature Nugget – The Alligator Snapping Turtle
Known as the dinosaur of the turtle world, the Alligator Snapping Turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the world. Native to the southeastern United States from Florida to Texas...
Food, Recipe
Food for Life – Whole Wheat Bread
Some years ago, there were men in the Middle East who were not reaching complete sexual maturity. An investigation revealed that they were experiencing a zinc deficiency. There is plenty of zinc in whole wheat bread, which they were eating,...
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Impending Conflict, Part 11
May 29, 2005 - June 4, 2005 - Satan’s policy in this final conflict with God’s people is the same that he employed in the opening of the great controversy in Heaven. He professed to be seeking to promote the stability of the divine government,
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Scriptures a Safeguard, Part 1
June 5, 2005 - June 11, 2005 - The people of God are directed to the Scriptures as their safeguard against the influence of false teachers and the delusive power of spirits of darkness.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Scriptures a Safeguard, Part 11
June 12, 2005 - June 18, 2005 - The whole Bible is a revelation of the glory of God in Christ. Received, believed, obeyed, it is the great instrumentality in the transformation of character. And it is the only sure means of intellectual culture
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Final Warning, Part 1
June 19, 2005 - June 25, 2005 - These announcements, uniting with the third angel’s message, constitute the final warning to be given to the inhabitants of the earth.
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.