By Joseph L. Watkins
After working on a fuller understanding and appreciation of the great subject and divine place of The Reconciliation Work of Christ Jesus for the past year or so, it seems very logical and right to move on to The Divine Subject of Redemption, and as always we seek only The Truth as only The One Teacher of All Truth can make it known - may He have His Way, always.
By Oscar M. Baker
As we study the scriptures, we note that God has not dealt with all men in all ages in the same manner. We have come to call these changes DISPENSATIONS. They are not so much periods of time as they are descriptive of the way that God deals with men.
By Jack Eberle
“Whom shall He teach knowledge? And whom shall He make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, there a little, there a little” (Isaiah 28:9-10).
These verses have some good advice to those wanting to learn the Scriptures. God counsels a good practice in learning in this life: “Line upon line”. This methodical principle culminates in “The Body Epistles” for these are the last portions of Scriptures in point of time. To actually and accurately learn the Scriptures (i.e. God’s Word) one will have to “walk accurately”. This is found in Ephesians 5:15. The word there translated “circumspectly” is akrobose = accurately.
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By Jack Eberle
There are words that stand out in Scriptures as they speak of those involved very clearly. This word, spudazo and forms of it, are generally positive. That is, they reflect positively on those directly involved.
By Joseph L. Watkins
In Hebrews 10:7 we find a quotation of Psalms 40:7, “...IN THE VOLUME OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN...” Many years ago, I faced up to this very interesting and important question; Is it reasonable to think that God Almighty, the Creator of all the universe, would write a book?
By Oscar M. Baker
Riches in Holiest of All
“Making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him: (the eyes of your understanding being enlightened), that ye may know what is the hope of His calling” (Eph. 1:16-18).
By Oscar M. Baker
In past issues of Truth For Today, Mr. Oscar M. Baker, our founder, would often answer questions he received from others.
Q. What is the rock and what is the church mentioned in Matthew 16:18?
That rock was that which the Father had revealed unto Peter, Simon Stone (rolling stone). The church before had been founded on the promise made to Abraham. It was the church in the wilderness (Acts 7:38). That rock is Christ, the Son of God.
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What the dispensation of the mystery might be is still a mystery to many good folks. The following short explanation is not to teach what it is, for that would be useless. We cannot teach that which must come by revelation. In Matt. 13 the Lord was giving out the mysteries of the kingdom. It was for His disciples to know these things. To others in parables, for it was not for them to know. The dispensation of the mystery has to do with a chosen people. They were chosen for this particular place in Christ before the overthrow. These people are known as nations or Gentiles. The reason for this appellation is that there is no difference in flesh in any respect in this dispensation.
By Oscar M. Baker
"The eyes of your understanding being enlightened..." Probably 'having been' would be better. This is something that had already happened to the saints and faithful. And the prayer is that they may come to know more, especially of the Lord Jesus Christ in Whom are all the blessings and hope enumerated.
By Oscar M. Baker
The first person of the triune God is the one carrying the title, Father. And those who are curious about such things will at once ask why that God should first of all reveal Himself as a Father. Have you ever thought of it?
By Oscar M. Baker
In the beginning, God created two heavens and the earth. They were not created empty, but to be inhabited. At that time this earth was the Eden of God. In it dwelt Lucifer, the most beautiful and wise creature ever made. God delegated to the mighty one the care of creation, to keep it, to watch over it. It is to be noted that when any rule is delegated, then the potentate has given up that much sovereignty.
By Oscar M. Baker
That is the idea the average person gets today just as soon as he begins to do a little thinking for himself. Many are beginning to wonder what it is all about. There is much activity and ado in religious circles, but so little instruction in the Word of God. Tradition tells us that when men die they go either to heaven or to hell. But when we open the Bible we find that when resurrection day comes, they are in their graves (John 5:28). There is something wrong somewhere!
By Oscar M. Baker
This period of time, referred to as the naked state by Paul, is quite often spoke of as a sleep in the Bible. However, in the original languages, the word sleep is used only of those who are believers and hope to awake. You can check this with the lexicon in the back of Strong's Concordance. Let us see what Job has to say about this period of time. See Job 14:12-15:
By George Feldman
A person doesn’t need to be an expert in horticulture to know that the establishment of a good root system is first and foremost in the growth and development of any tree and plant if it is to get a good start. For this reason many nurseries where you buy your stock will instruct you to cut back the branches by as much as a third. This way the plant’s energy and strength can be concentrated on developing the most important thing - the root system.
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The first person to ever hear and know of this Mystery, was the Apostle Paul. Now he wasn’t an apostle of any kind when we first hear of him. He was a member of the Sanhedrin, the great ruling group of the Jews, 70 of them. They were the most intelligent men in the Land – or suppose to be.
Read MoreBy Oscar M. Baker
The first person to ever hear and know of this Mystery, was the Apostle Paul. Now he wasn’t an apostle of any kind when we first hear of him. He was a member of the Sanhedrin, the great ruling group of the Jews, 70 of them. They were the most intelligent men in the Land – or suppose to be.
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"For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God" (Eph. 5:5). This text appears in the practical section of Ephesians, chapters 4-6. It appears in a section concerning the walk of the members of the body;
Read MoreBy Oscar M. Baker
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God." No doubt Paul had in mind all Scripture written up to this time. That then would include the Bible as we have it today except 2 Timothy, which he was writing. We have no doubt about it also being inspired. We do not include the Apocrypha, for it was introduced along with the LXX, not in the Hebrew Scriptures.
Read MoreBy George Feldman
From time to time as we view the world news and to consider it in the light of Bible prophecy, we naturally wonder how long the present course of things will continue before God intervenes in human affairs.
Read MoreBy Oscar M. Baker
"Whosoever believeth in Him ... not perish, but have everlasting life." Note the alternatives. They are perish ... everlasting life.
"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him" (John 3:36). Again there are alternatives.
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