The word "Kingdom" properly rendered is royal majesty. Continuing the narrative on down into the next chapter, it is stated that six days afterwards, the Lord took Peter, James and John and went apart from the rest of the disciples, up into a high mountain, and was there transfigured before them. His face was gloriously … Continue reading ““Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom.” `Matt. 26:28`. Does this idea that some living at that time would continue to live on until the second advent of our Lord?”
Will you please explain `Matt. 11:12` — “And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force?”
This is a prophecy relating to the Church, the Kingdom class, the Kingdom of Heaven in its embryotic state. It has been remarkably fulfilled in the history of the true Church of Christ from the days of John to the present. The "violent," those of the Ishmael and Esau disposition, have always bitterly opposed and … Continue reading “Will you please explain `Matt. 11:12` — “And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force?””
I am trying to do the best I know how; will not this entitle me to an entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven?
If you do to the very best of your ability you will get a great lesson as to your inability to do perfectly. Then, realizing that God, cannot approve that which is imperfect and self-condemned, you will he ready to pray, "God be merciful to me a sinner." (`Luke 18:13`) Then the Lord will reveal … Continue reading “I am trying to do the best I know how; will not this entitle me to an entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven?”
What is life?
To live is to possess sentient being; to be capable of consciousness, joy or sorrow, pleasure or pain. Life, in its highest sense, is known as immortality. Immortality signifies inherent life, a life not sustained by outside supplies, conditions or influence, but life possessed in one's self. Life possessed in this sense belonged originally to … Continue reading “What is life?”
Would not the teaching of a future probation tend to make the people careless and sinful in this life, and knowing that they were to have a second chance in the life to come?
Not nearly as much as to teach that a hardened wretch by a deathbed confession would immediately be ushered into Heaven! Besides, a future probation would not signify a "second chance," save for a limited few, the Church of Christ, now being selected out of the world (`Acts 15:14`) to be the Bride, the Lamb's … Continue reading “Would not the teaching of a future probation tend to make the people careless and sinful in this life, and knowing that they were to have a second chance in the life to come?”
What proof have we that the ages of the antediluvians were stated in years and not in lunar months, as taught by some scientists?
Many have endeavored to account for the remarkable longevity of the antediluvians, some of whom lived to the ripe old age of 800 and 900 years. Regarding Methuselah, the oldest man mentioned in the Bible being an elderly gentleman of 969 years of age, various theories are offered, one of which is referred to in … Continue reading “What proof have we that the ages of the antediluvians were stated in years and not in lunar months, as taught by some scientists?”
Does the Bible teach how long man has been living on the earth?
The Bible does give a satisfactory answer to this question. Scientists have indulged in much speculation as to the length of time man has been on the earth. Their guesses have ranged over a wide field. One celebrated geologist claims it has been fifty thousand years since the first man was in Egypt, while another … Continue reading “Does the Bible teach how long man has been living on the earth?”
The Scripture reads: “And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” (`Gen. 1:26`). Does this mean physically, with all facial and bodily variations we see in people today, or is the “soul” “the image of God” and uniform in all people? Or what is the meaning of this Scripture?
This "image of God" does not mean physical shape because "God is a spirit" and man is human. Nor does it mean the "soul." "Soul" is the synonymous term for man- -man is a soul. "In His image" means that man was made with reasoning power and moral intelligence. God made man a free moral … Continue reading “The Scripture reads: “And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” (`Gen. 1:26`). Does this mean physically, with all facial and bodily variations we see in people today, or is the “soul” “the image of God” and uniform in all people? Or what is the meaning of this Scripture?”
What does the Apostle Paul mean when he says, “Man . . . is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man”? (`1 Cor. 11:7`.)
In the Genesis account of the creation of man, it is stated that he was in the "image and likeness of God." The words in the text would more properly be: "Man . . . is the glorious image of God." These words of the Apostle apply, of course, to the first perfect man, and … Continue reading “What does the Apostle Paul mean when he says, “Man . . . is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man”? (`1 Cor. 11:7`.)”
What is man? Is he half spiritual and half fleshly, or is he entirely a human or earthly being?
There is not a single expression to be found in the Scriptures in which it is stated that man was created in any sense a spirit being. On the contrary, the Bible distinctly asserts that man is of "the earth earthy," that he was formed of the dust of the ground and that the breath … Continue reading “What is man? Is he half spiritual and half fleshly, or is he entirely a human or earthly being?”