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All of us are familiar with the pleasant instructions regarding the use of second tithe and the Feast of Tabernacles: Deuteronomy 14:26 And you shall spend your money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen or sheep, for wine or …
The image seen by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in a dream has always held a certain fascination to students of Bible prophecy. Daniel's interpretation of the symbolism only heightens their curiosity to know the corresponding …
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Be Vigilant!
Jesus Christ says in Matthew 24:42-44: Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his …
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Matthew 5:10-12
(10) Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (11) “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. (12) Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
It may seem strange that Jesus passes so quickly from peacemaking in the previous beatitude to persecution—from the work of reconciliation to the experience of hostility. But we come to learn from life's experiences following …
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This Life of Sacrifice
by Richard T. RitenbaughWe live in a self-indulgent age. Advertisers tell us to pamper ourselves and get all that we can as soon as we can. Politicians promise high-cost "freebies" that only a few years ago required years of hard work and sacrifice to procure. Many people think nothing of going thousands of dollars in debt to get that certain car or house or vacation or ticket to the big game. If we want it, we will find a way to get it for ourselves. Christians cannot be self-indulgent. Getting for ourselves is inimical to the way of God. As Herbert Armstrong often said, God's way is the way of love, of give, of
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I Thessalonians 4:16-17 contains the prophecy that many fundamentalist evangelicals call “the Rapture.” Most people are not …
Part Two showed that the instructions for the Passover in Egypt focus on the meal shared by a household. Within those Passover …
In the last issue, we examined the first deterrent to overcoming, self-deception. The heart is deceitful above all things, and it first …
“Though it is only a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no one annuls or adds to it.” —Galatians 3:15 It is …
The United States of America has reached its semi-quincentennial—250 years of nationhood since the signing of the Declaration of …
Part One highlighted the critical need to dig deep into Scripture and “rightly [divide] the word of truth” (II Timothy 2:15), …
