From what we’ve gleamed from some of the statements found on the Christian forum we frequent under the thread: The Mystery Revealed to Paul it is evident that there exist a lot of confusion over just what constitutes the “mystery” being spoken of by the Apostle Paul in Eph 3:1-12 with some imagining he was simply referring to the gospel of salvation itself. This of course could not be the case because the Apostle states that this mystery was not…
HOPE BEYOND ARMAGEDDON (The following extract was taken from The End Times Spring 2001 Issue # 16) The Left Behind series of religious novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins, and the movies based upon these books promote an overly dramatic and sadistic view of end time prophecy. The authors tell of the horrors of a vindictive God destroying three billion people by fire and earthquakes. (It is a fact that too many professed believers these days allow their faith…
“IF YE BE CHRIST’S, THEN ARE YE ABRAHAM’S SEED AND HEIRS.” Another matter, really the key to the whole question which we are discussing, is revealed in God’s Word, viz., that in the divine purpose the promised “Seed of Abraham” that should perform the great work of blessing all the families of the earth, is to be one, in the sense of one kind, but not in the sense of one person–that is to say, that the seed of…
But what of our question, what is the Gospel to which the Apostle was not ashamed? As we had previously stated, The true Gospel must show divine Wisdom and Power in full accord with divine Justice and Love: of any other we should be ashamed. CONSIDER NOW THE TRUE GOSPEL. The word “gospel” itself should be the clue— should save the intelligent Christian from being misled by the various theories of bad tidings of great misery for nearly all people,…
The ARMENIAN view of the Gospel Let us now examine the Armenian view. This view is growing popular. Its message or Gospel is God is love, he loves you; he loves everybody; he is doing all that he can to save everybody; if you are lost it will not be God’s fault, but your own. On the surface, at least, this theory seems much more loving and much more just than the one already examined, but before we go…
“I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ.” (Rom 1:16) The following was a Discourse by the late Pastor C. T. Russell of Allegheny, Pa., delivered at The Florida Chautauqua Assembly, Defuniak Springs, Fla. on March 4, 1900, as reported by the Associated Press. “No apology seems necessary for our subject –“Which is the true Gospel of which the Apostle was not ashamed?” If time and thought may be profitably expended in the study of the earthly sciences–sociology, finance,…
“Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Cor 6:2; Isa 49:8 These words of the Apostle, quoted from the Prophet Isaiah, are generally understood to be a call to the world to improve the present opportunity of accepting Christ by faith in order to salvation, with the warning that the present time furnishes the only opportunity, this being the day of salvation. But this is NOT the meaning of the text. Neither the…
THE ANTITYPICAL LEVITES Is there any question as to there being an antitype? Surely not when we summarize the preceding paragraphs and note afresh the minuteness of detail given us by God’s Word in regard to this class. In brief, the Scriptures teach: 1) On the Passover night the first-born of Israel are saved by the blood of the paschal lamb. 2) For a permanent memorial they are exchanged for the tribe of Levi, which is set apart to spiritual…
We present the following subject due to the fact that there are still many who are confused over the issue of the Great Company , who they are and what should be their ultimate fate, much of this confusion centers over one particular statement found in Revelation Chapter 7 Verse 9 which states, “After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, STANDING BEFORE THE THRONE and…
The following is in response to a comment made by a fellow member of the Bible Students Forum. We present it here for further insight on the Two Salvation’s. Jacob states: To me the idea that there are two salvation’s seem to contradict the simple facts presented in the scriptures that salvation comes but one time when a believer follows these scriptural definitions of when salvation takes place. Acts 2:21 “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call…