Sermons and Biblical Studies

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. —I Tim. 4:3 5732 U.S. Singles Statistics Americans living alone or with unmarried roommates now make up 1 out of 3 households in the U.S. The “singles” lifestyle is … Continue reading “SINGLENESS”

For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. —Rev. 18:5 5702 What Is Sin Man calls it an accident; God calls it an abomination. Man calls it a blunder; God calls it blindness. Man calls it a defect; God calls it a disease. Man calls it a chance; God calls … Continue reading “SIN”

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. —Rev. 8:1 5679 Fairy-Tale Landings Sometime ago 11-year-old Sheila Nosworthy of Cambridge, England, went deaf. When specialists predicted that she would never hear again Sheila switched her attention from television to books. One day a … Continue reading “SILENCE”

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. —Luke 21:11 5673 Strange Reappearance OF TV Program A strange picture appeared on English television screens in September 1953. Many viewers reported seeing the call-letters of KLEE-TV in Houston, Texas. But the … Continue reading “SIGNS AND WONDERS”

And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. —Rev. 8:9 5657 Merchant Ships The world has a total of around 65,000 merchant vessels by the end of 1975. This number does not include vessels less than one hundred … Continue reading “SHIPPING”

Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like man ner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. —Jude 7 5654 “Not A Crime” Milan (Reuter)—A Milan court ruled in 1974 that sex-change operation is not a … Continue reading “SEX CHANGE”

I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. —Rev. 3:8 5640 Artist Who Became Bishop Bishop Tucker of Uganda was an artist, but how did he become … Continue reading “SERVICE”

And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. —Rev. 18:4 5621 Robinson Wanted Not A Thing Bud Robinson, the well-known Holiness preacher, was taken by friends to New York and shown around the … Continue reading “SEPARATION, WORLDLY”

5612 Rolls-Royce Reasoning Driving his new Rolls-Royce through the Alps, an Englishman had his composure jolted when a front spring broke as he was making a tight curve at high speed. After limping into the nearest Swiss town, he explained his problem by phone to Rolls-Royce, Ltd., in England. The next day a company representative … Continue reading “SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS”

5597 Pyruvic Acid In Thalamic Cells A biochemist announced that within a hundred years neurologists would cope with the inherent evils of mankind on a scientific, physiological basis. He said, “Then we will not say a man is vicious, criminal, or immoral. Instead we will know that he has too much pyruvic acid in his … Continue reading “SELF-EXCUSING”