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351. Does Every Good Thing Come from God? It is impossible to say just what impulses proceed from self and what are the direct influence of God in the unconverted soul. Some impulses to kindness seem purely natural, such as the instinctive care of a mother for her child, which is found in beasts as … Continue reading “351 – Does Every Good Thing Come from God?”

352. Why Do Some Passages of the New Testament Use the Neuter Pronoun in Referring to the Holy Spirit? In the New Testament references to the Holy Spirit the masculine form is used almost without exception. In Joh_14:26 and Joh_15:26 the relative pronoun "which" is employed, a word that in present-day English is always neuter. … Continue reading “352 – Why Do Some Passages of the New Testament Use the Neuter Pronoun …”

349. Is the Backslider's Case Hopeless? The passage in Heb_6:6, like that about the unpardonable sin, has caused much discussion and apprehension. The description in the previous verses of the persons to whom it refers, appears to indicate a condition of enlightenment and of personal experience such as some attain who do not become true … Continue reading “349 – Is the Backslider's Case Hopeless?”

350. Is There Any Hope for the Backslider? See Heb_10:26-29; Joh_6:37; Heb_6:4-6, and 1Jn_1:9. The passage in Heb_10:1-39 refers to those who sin after receiving "full knowledge" of the truth (see 1Ti_2:1-15; 1Ti_3:1-16; 1Ti_4:1-16), and who after having been "enlightened" and tasting a certain measure of .grace and the spirit of truth (see Joh_14:17-29), apostatize … Continue reading “350 – Is There Any Hope for the Backslider?”

348. Are We As Christians Bound to Keep the Ten Commandments? The Christian is not under the law but under grace. That however does not free him from obligation. More is expected of him in the way of righteousness than if he were under the law. You lay down rules for your child and make … Continue reading “348 – Are We As Christians Bound to Keep the Ten Commandments?”

346. What Was the "Sentence of the Serpent"? The "sentence of the serpent" as the passage in Gen_3:15 is called, was a far-reaching one. The prophecy concerning the posterity of the woman, who were to be at enmity with the seed of the serpent, "points to the continual struggle between the woman's offspring and the … Continue reading “346 – What Was the "Sentence of the Serpent"?”

347. Who Created the Devil? This question has puzzled theologians for ages, and has occasioned discussions which have had no profitable issue. There is no source of reliable information but that contained in Scripture and that is of a very meager character. See Rev_12:7, Rev_12:9, and 2Pe_2:4. The inference from those and other passages is … Continue reading “347 – Who Created the Devil?”

344. Does God Choose People for Destruction? Peter was right in saying (2Pe_3:16) that in Paul's epistles there were some things hard to be understood. The verses in Rom_9:15-20 are confessedly difficult. They appear to be contradictory to the conclusion which Paul reaches at the close of his argument (Rom_11:32) "God hath concluded them all … Continue reading “344 – Does God Choose People for Destruction?”

345. Does Satan Interfere with God's Children? Paul, in common with the people of his time, had a firm belief in the interference of Satanic influence in human life. Not only in 1Th_2:18, but in 2Co_12:7, he refers to it. The "thorn in the flesh," whatever that affliction was, he regarded as a messenger from … Continue reading “345 – Does Satan Interfere with God's Children?”

343. Can Evil Emanate from God? This is a topic that has caused much controversy. Evil is the negation of good. God is the source of all goodness, and no evil dwells in him; but with the withdrawal of his guiding and protecting spirit from man, evil comes. In 1Sa_16:14, we are distinctly told that … Continue reading “343 – Can Evil Emanate from God?”