Volume 16, No.1, Feb. 2005
Love Your Enemies
Probably no admonition of Jesus has been more difficult to follow than the command to "love your enemies" (Matthew 5:44). Some men have sincerely felt that its actual practice is not possible. "It is easy," they say, "to love those who love you, but how can one love those who openly and insidiously seek to defeat you?" Others contend that Jesus' exhortation to love [...]
Elijah’s Letter
Question: In 2 Chronicles 21:12-15 Elijah writes a letter to the king of Judah condemning him for apostasy. Since Elijah was dead, how could he write such a letter? Answer: 2 Chronicles 21:12 reads, ''And there came a writing to [King Jehoram] from Elijah the prophet, saying..." The phrase "there came" should be rendered "was brought." Why assume that Elijah then sent it? It [...]
Twenty-One Days
"The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia" (Daniel 10:13). This text has captivated our interest from our earliest years. Gabriel, one of the highest of God's angelic host, evidently second only to Michael, was withstood on an [...]