2006 January
Editorial
Editorial – Types and Shadows, Part VIII
Then we can partake of the communion with a consciousness of sins forgiven; for whosoever sits down at the communion service should sit down humble and clean in heart, and purified from all defilement.
Church
The Remnant Church Not Babylon, Part I
Those who assert that the Seventh-day Adventist churches constitute Babylon, or any part of Babylon, might better stay at home. Let them stop and consider what is the message to be proclaimed at this time.
Bible, Evangelism
In the first chapter of the Book of Joshua, we find, in our study of the conquest of the Promised Land, that the children of Israel, having journeyed in the wilderness for 39 additional years, were to enter at last into the Promised Land. God presented the method by which they would finish the work ... Read more
Salvation
Are You Serious about Being Saved? Part II
If we want to go to heaven, we have to become serious about being saved. We do not have any time to lose. I know that I do not have any time to lose, because I have so much that needs to be changed.
Christian Life
So, commitment without surrender can be very dangerous. In fact, it can be downright scary. The word commitment really did not come into large usage among English-speaking Christians until the 1960s.
Bible
The Ten Commandments, Part VII – The Sabbath of Creation and Redemption
The fourth commandment designates the special time for worship by consecrating each seventh day, the Sabbath day, as a memorial of creation and as a memorial of deliverance from bondage to sin.
Children's Story
Grandma lives on a farm in Missouri where she raises English Bulldogs. One of her special bulldogs is named Wellington. Wellington is a good-looking, broad-chested, block-headed, male English Bulldog.
Question
Ask the Pastor – Can you please explain the last two verses of John 14?
Question: Can you please explain the last two verses of John 14? Answer: John 14 was the last effort Jesus put forth to explain to His disciples what was going to take place to finalize the plan of salvation.
Inspiration
The Pen of Inspiration – Thoughts for the New Year
A new year has dawned upon us. What is the character of the history that has been recorded in heaven, as day by day has glided by with its burden of good or evil? Have not many of you, my brethren and sisters, a spotted record to meet?
Nature
Nature Nugget – Brood Parasitism
Only the birds that lived deep in the few large, unfragmented-forested areas left were safe from the cowbirds. Most of the eastern host species are slowly adapting to the cowbirds, but a few species are not and are threatened or endangered because of habitat loss and cowbird brood parasitism.
Health
Restoring the Temple – Condiments and Fats
Condiments are injurious in their nature. Mustard, pepper, spices, pickles, and other things of a like character, irritate the stomach and make the blood feverish and impure.
Food
Food for Life – Animal Meats and Animal Products
The following quotations are a brief representation of the issue of use of animal meats and animal products. Be sure to look for the upcoming issues that will continue to look at this subject.
Recipe
1 cup ground, raw potatoes 1 Tablespoon flour 1 cup dry, whole wheat bread crumbs 3 onions, chopped 1 cup walnuts, ground 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon sage 1 Tablespoon oil 1/2 cup soy cream cheese or soy sour cream (optional) Thoroughly mix all ingredients together, then form into balls. Put into a baking dish ... Read more
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – The Blessing of Physical Health
January 29, 2006 - February 4, 2006 - Whose life and example illustrate the stand every loyal Christian should take relative to physical health? Daniel 1:8–16.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Returning Our Children to God
February 5, 2006 - February 11, 2006 - In your work for your children take hold of the mighty power of God. Commit your children to the Lord in prayer. Work earnestly and untiringly for them. God will hear your prayers and will draw them to Himself.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – Christ the Way to Sacrifice and Service
February 12, 2006 - February 18, 2006 - From the teaching of the Master, what do we learn concerning the acceptance of the same spirit of sacrifice? Matthew 19:21.
Bible Study Guides
Bible Study Guides – To a Lost World—Go Ye
February 19, 2006 - February 25, 2006 - Many are without God and without hope in the world. They are guilty, corrupt, and degraded, enslaved by Satan’s devices. Yet these are the ones whom Christ came from heaven to redeem.
All Bible texts, unless appearing in quoted references or otherwise identified, are from the New King James Version.