2007 May
Editorial
Editorial – The World’s Great Need
What does the world need today? The people of this world look at the skyrocketing statistics of crime, pauperism, and degradation of the environment. They see the erosion of civil and religious liberty...
Bible
So, what is the wrath of God? It is that active emotion embedded in God’s righteousness and love that is reattributed in nature, which leads to the destruction and death of every unrepentant sinner that rebels against God.
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Jesus said, “Remember Lot’s wife.” What are we supposed to remember about Lot’s wife? Let us just review a little history.
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But being legalists naturally, we find it hard to understand how righteousness works. We accept the theory that works is not where it is. We admit that it is good news.
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As we ponder these observations that I have made of the experiences, the achievements, and the blessings of the 144,000, let us answer a question that is so often asked: Is the term, the 144,000, a symbolic or a literal number?
Church, Prophecy
If the Foundations be Destroyed, Part III
In this article, we will study the departure from truth, especially about the coming of the antichrist and how it has come into the ranks of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. You may think that it could never happen, but it is happening, and the devil is preparing Seventh-day Adventists to take the mark of the ... Read more
Health
Restoring the Temple – Your Mind Can Make you Sick
The mind, the body, and the spirit are all inextricably interconnected. When one is affected, the other two suffer. We can live a healthy lifestyle and perform our spiritual duties, but if the mind is not healthy, the other two cannot make up for the lack, and we are not truly wholistically healthy or healed.
Children's Story
Children’s Story – The Stolen Orange
Mama will never know,” thought Flora Marshall, as she took a large orange from the piled-up dish on the table, and, putting it in her pocket, started hastily upstairs.
Nature
Bowerbirds are native to Australia and New Guinea. Unlike most birds which use just showy plumes and/or melodious songs to attract a mate, bowerbirds construct an elaborate structure on the forest floor called a bower.
Question
Question – How can I find out if I am deceived?
Question: Since a person who is deceived does not know that he is deceived, how can I find out if I am deceived? Answer: We are living in the time of the end, very close to the end of all things here on this earth,...
Inspiration
The Pen of Inspiration – A Lesson for Mothers
The words spoken to the wife of Manoah contain a truth that the mothers of today would do well to study. In speaking to this one mother, the Lord spoke to all the anxious, sorrowing mothers of that time, and to all the mothers of succeeding generations.
Food
Food for Life – Importance of Health Reform
I was shown that the work of health reform has scarcely been entered upon yet. While some feel deeply, and act out their faith in the work, others remain indifferent, and have scarcely taken the first step in reform.
Recipe
1 3/4 cups water 4 Tablespoons flaxseed 1/3 cup olive oil 1 to 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup white flour 4 Tablespoons gluten flour 1 cup rye flour 3 Tablespoons honey 2 cups whole wheat flour 3 to 4 teaspoons yeast Mix warmed water, oil, honey, whole wheat flour, gluten flour, and yeast. Let set ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Examples of Victory Through Prayer
May 27, 2007 - June 2, 2007 - When Dorcas died, for whom did the believers send? What scene did Peter behold on his arrival? Acts 9:36–39. What wonderful victory over death came through the prayer of faith? Verses 40, 41.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Victory Through Believing
June 3, 2007 - June 9, 2007 - What alone gives victory to the struggling soul? 1 John 5:4. What explanation is given of what is to be overcome in the world? 1 John 2:16.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Victory Through the Spirit
June 10, 2007 - June 16, 2007 - In what is the power of a victorious life? Zechariah 4:6. What promise did Jesus make to His disciples concerning the Holy Spirit? John 14:16–18.
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Bible Study Guides – Repentance and Confession
June 17, 2007 - June 23, 2007 - The Lord desires His servants today to preach the old gospel doctrine, sorrow for sin, repentance, and confession. We want old-fashioned sermons, old-fashioned customs, old-fashioned fathers and mothers in Israel.
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Bible Study Guides – Preparation for Translation
June 24, 2007 - June 30, 2007 - As a preparation for translation, what solemn call to a deeper consecration comes to us from the Lord? Amos 4:12; Joel 2:11–17. How is the same solemn call voiced by another prophet? Zephaniah 2:1–3.
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.