Volume 3, No.2, May 1992
Principles of God’s Law
The laws of God are not arbitrary. Neither are they each to handle one situation of life, but rather to encompass the underlying principles behind a multitude of ethical situations. To illustrate this concept, we will examine the underlying code of God's legal structure, the “Ten Commandments:' found in Exodus 20. Each of these laws, which God etched on “tables of stone,” outlines a [...]
Seventy Times Seven
It is commonly accepted that Matthew 18:21-22 is Peter's question about a reasonable limit of mercy. “How oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?” Jesus' answer is essentially interpreted that forgiveness should be granted as often as it is sought with any manifestation whatsoever of sincerity. R3801. The lesson is that we are not to limit our [...]
The Sundial of Ahaz
“Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone dow in the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.”-Isa. 38:8 This is another of those Old Testament incidents which seem to set at defiance the known laws of Nature and hence receive more than the usual meed of [...]
The Books of Life
The NIV version of the Bible has many passages that are worded differently from the K.J., and usually they are easier to understand. But since the translators did not understand the Plan of God as we see it, it is not surprising that some of these changes bring out a thought that is not in harmony with that Plan. We call attention to Rev. [...]