Volume 21, No.2, May 2010
James, John, and the Cup
" 'Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?' And they said unto him, 'We are able' " (Matthew 20:22). The setting of this event (Matthew 20:20-23) was when our Lord was returning to Jerusalem with his Apostles for the observance of Passover. He had reached Jericho [...]
Shepherd of the Sheep
"The God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, [with] the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work" (Hebrews 13:20, 21). This text refers to Jesus as the "Shepherd of the Sheep." The thought that Jesus is our shepherd is expressed by Jesus himself in John 10:11, 14, "I [...]
The Eternal Debate
(This is the forepart of a lengthy treatise excerpting writers throughout the age respecting hope for the unsaved. The portion below takes us through only the second century of the Christian era.) Both Jews and Christians have debated for centuries about eternal life, the immortal soul, hell, and the scope of God's salvation. This debate reaches from the Jewish writers, the early Church, to [...]
Double Elevens
"There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir unto Kadesh-Barnea" (Deuteronomy 1:2). In a previous issue of Beauties of the Truth appeared the article "Double Numbers" (May 2009). That article noted the repeated appearance of the number 18 in Luke chapter thirteen, which appears nowhere else in the New Testament - and an earlier conspicuous double reference to the number [...]