PANELDiscussions
Dr. Charles L. Feinberg
Dr. J. Richard Chase
Dr. Samuel H. Sutherland
Q. Marysville, Calif. "Recently I read in the newspaper where ar chaeologists have discovered evi dence that Egyptians were using sophisticated methods of mining and smelting copper in the Negev desert long before King Solomon was supposed to have been there. They claim this find will make it necessary to change the meaning of the Bible. Would you comment on this?" A. We should be cautious about newspaper articles that are suppo sitions rather than actually being verified. The scientists should first of all have recognized credentials for any authoritative reports. So often this is not the case. There have been no discoveries made at anytime, whether in the Negev or in other places, which would make
it necessary to change what the Bible teaches. Recognized scholars who have worked extensively in the area about which you have asked hold views distinctly con trary to what these news reports indicate. In a century of archaeo logical research not one single find has been turned up that in any way invalidates any direct state ment of the Scriptures. Q. Walnut Creek, Calif. "If Jesus was tempted as we are, why does not Scripture speak of Him as be ing tempted sexually? It seems to me that this is one of man's great est problems. As a matter of fact, how does a Christian deal with this type of sin in his life?" A. In the sight of Cod there is no gradation of sin. One is just as
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