What is a table? Something which has four legs and a flat surface, you say? I can think of several things which fit such a definition and yet are not tables, for instance a stool. Besides, a table does not always have four legs. Something at which one eats? There are many tables which do […]
Question: Was Naaman the Syrian captain saved or not? What is your opinion about this? Answer: Let us get the details of this incident before us. II Kings 5:1-18. Naaman was commander-in-chief of the king’s army. By the dispensation of the Lord’s providence he had gained the victory over the enemy of his people. In […]
Strictly speaking it is not correct to speak or write of the opponent’s gospel in connection with the battle of Truth vs. Error. The Gospel is good news. It consists of glad tidings. It is the message of joy and peace in the Lord. Strictly speaking our opponent has no good news for he utters […]
Dear Fellows: Once again we start to write something for your section in Beacon Lights. This time we have a letter to bring to our readers. + + + + + March 21, 1954 Dear Everett, Just a few lines to let you know that I am now receiving the Beacon Lights and enjoy […]
We have discussed at length in our former article that faith can in no wise be constructed as a condition to our salvation. In no sense of the word is our salvation ever dependent upon our act of believing. But we are directly concerned with good works. We are busy with the Christian living of […]
Our previous article ended with a remark about the Titanic. Just before God sank that steamer, which men claimed to be unsinkable, its passengers were busily engaged in eating, dancing, drinking, gambling, and minding earthly things. God was not in all of their thoughts. But when they were convinced that their lives were soon to […]
Young people – as well as adults – like to read newspapers and magazines in order to keep up with the news of the day. Some schools distribute to its students small leaflets that contain articles about current events, in order to encourage students to read news items of the day; other schools make it […]