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121.) True Vigils
      "Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh."-Matthew 24:42, 44. We take this warning as meant for us, as truly as for the early church; we might say more truly, or at least, more forcibly; for eighteen centuries have brought us so much n ...read more

122.) Very Man
      "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham."-Matthew 1:1 This first verse of Matthew's Gospel contrasts strikingly with the first verse of John's; this human pedigree of the Son of God reads strangely when placed side by side with, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word wa ...read more

123.) Wearying Jehovah With Our Words.
      You have wearied the Lord with your words. "Wearied him?" you ask. "How have we wearied him?" You have wearied him by suggesting that the Lord favors evildoers since he does not punish them. You have wearied him by asking, "Where is the God of justice?" Malachi 2:17 The prophet's charge against Israel is of "wearying the Lord"; as Isaiah had lon ...read more

124.) What a Believing Man Can Do.
      On the day the Lord gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the Lord in front of all the people of Israel. He said, "Let the sun stand still over Gibeon, and the moon over the valley of Aijalon." So the sun and moon stood still until the Israelites had defeated their enemies. Is this event not recorded in The Book of Jashar ...read more

125.) Who Holds the Future?
      "If you put the United States up against the Scriptures, we're in trouble. I think we're very close to the judgment of God." "The problem of America is not unbelievers; the problem of America is the people of God. There are just as many divorces and abortions in the churches as outside the churches. George Barna did a survey of 152 separate ...read more