2015 October
Editorial
Editorial – Weighed and Wanting
Every character is to be weighed in the balances of the sanctuary; if the moral character and spiritual advancement do not correspond with the opportunities and blessings, ‘wanting’ [Daniel 5:27] is written against the name. …
Doctrine
‘These things say He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead."
Prophecy
To secure popularity and patronage, legislators will yield to the demand for a Sunday law. Those who fear God cannot accept an institution that violates a precept of the Decalogue.
Doctrine
Déjà vu! This has taken place in the past and will take place again in the future. It is not an illusion, a figment of our imagination; this is something that is real, an experience that is happening now.
Keys Storehouse
Keys to the Storehouse – Go Forward–Never Backward
Many times in our busy lives we forget about Lot’s wife, who also was very busy—so busy that her affections, instead of being directed toward God, were tied with silken cords of affection to people and things.
Inspiration
Inspiration – The Day of the Lord at Hand
We are near the close of time. I have been shown that the retributive judgments of God are already in the land. The Lord has given us warning of the events about to take place.
Question
Question & Answer – Why did Jesus choose Judas, of all people, to be one of his disciples?
Judas was not one who Jesus personally called to be a disciple. He had called the others and was instructing them of the work that was to be before them and preparing them for ordination when Judas urged himself to be part of the inner circle.
Health
GOD’S ANSWER is an acronym. Each letter stands for a word. These are basic health principles, which, if incorporated into the life with the help of God,...
Current Events
Current Events – Pope Francis Allows Priests to Forgive Women Who Had Abortions
In Catholic Church teaching, abortion is such a grave sin that those who procure or perform it incur an automatic excommunication. Usually only designated clergy and missionaries can formally forgive abortions.
Bible
Lord’s Prayer Series – Deliverance from Evil
...we read these words of Jesus: “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” Luke 11:4.
Children's Story
Children’s Story – The Errand Boy Martin
Little Martin was a poor boy, who earned his bread by doing errands. One day he was returning from a village, which was quite distant from his home, and feeling tired,...
Food
The fiber content of cauliflower—over 9 grams in every 100 calories—makes this cruciferous vegetable a great choice for digestive system support.
Recipe
Recipe – Healthy Mashed Cauliflower
Recipe - Healthy Mashed Cauliflower By 1 small or medium head of cauliflower, washed, trimmed, and chopped roughly 2 Tbsp. almond or rice milk 1/4–1/2 tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. Earth Balance or oil 1 small clove garlic, minced 1/4 tsp. dried thyme 1. Chop cauliflower into smaller chunks – about bite-size pieces works well. 2. ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – A Prophet of Peace
November 1, 2015 - November 7, 2015-“The work of Elisha as a prophet was in some respects very different from that of Elijah. To Elijah had been committed messages of condemnation and judgment;..."
Bible Study Guides
November 7, 2015 - November 13, 2015-“The responsibility placed upon Jonah, in the charge given him to warn the inhabitants of Nineveh, was indeed great; yet He who had bidden him..."
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Extraordinary Ways to Reach the Worldly-Minded
November 14, 2015 - November 20, 2015-“Naaman had expected to see some wonderful manifestation of power from heaven. ‘I thought,’ he said, ‘he will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God,..."
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Four Successful Missionaries
November 21, 2015 - November 27, 2015-What providential decision put King Nebuchadnezzar in contact with four Hebrew captives and, later, with their God? Daniel 1:3–5.
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.