Are You Risking Your Salvation? (November 2025)

November 2025
Volume 34, Number 6

Since Satan deceived Eve in the Garden of Eden, people have taken it upon themselves to determine the truth, but it is, in fact, a prerogative of God. He reveals the truth in His Word, and we are commanded to be careful in how we understand it. The doctrines we believe must be rooted in clear, direct, and easy-to-understand teaching from the Bible itself, our sole authority. Pat Higgins encourages God's people to take proving the truth seriously.

Ready Answer
Are You Risking Your Salvation?
by Pat Higgins

Since Satan deceived Eve in the Garden of Eden, people have taken it upon themselves to determine the truth, but it is, in fact, a prerogative of God. He reveals the truth in His Word, and we are commanded to be careful in how we understand it. The doctrines we believe must be rooted in clear, direct, and easy-to-understand teaching from the Bible itself, our sole authority. Pat Higgins encourages God's people to take proving the truth seriously.

Prophecy Watch
Jerusalem's Fall and Christ's Return
by Charles Whitaker

One branch of eschatology, the study of "last things," teaches that biblical prophecy was fulfilled before the end of the first century. Its proponents consider Christ's return to have occurred in the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, a coming in wrath to punish the Jews. One glaring problem is their failure to grasp the difference between a typical punishment and the catastrophic Day of the Lord. Charles Whitaker explains.

The Power of 'Thank You'
by Ted E. Bowling

Our society suffers from what has been called a "gratitude gap," a failure among many to express thanks as much as they should to maintain healthy relationships. The Bible asserts that gratitude must stand at the core of a converted disciple of Jesus Christ; it is an integral part of the character of the new man. Ted Bowling urges Christians to expand their appreciation of both God and fellow man, allowing mutual gratitude to bind them together.