take you home and crown you. If you do not, He will crown you and take you home." This refers to the sin unto death. We should not consider every premature death of a Christian as being caused by this. We must realize that though we are saved eternally, we are nev er beyond the reach of a sover eign God. He is a disciplinarian. While we receive His love, yet we are to respond in obedience. Q. San Jose, Calif. "In II Timothy 3:5 Paul warns us to turn away from men having a form of godli ness but denying the power there of. What do you think this verse means in the context of current world and church activities?" A. It goes without saying that there is a great deal of apostasy in the organized church and denomina tional circles today. This has been prophesied in the Bible in such passages as II Thessalonians 2:3; II Timothy 3:1-5; and the book of Jude. The basic things which are denied include the inerrancy of Scripture, the virgin birth, Christ's miracles, His sacrificial death on the cross, and His bodily resurrec tion. Add to this a lack of concern for His coming again. There is sim ply an empty profession, rather than any true possession of eternal life. It is merely "church-ianity" rather than Christianity. We are warned, "From such turn away." Q. Ferndale, Wash. "Why did Paul go to Jerusalem when the Holy Spirit warned him not to (Acts 21)? Also, why did he take the advice of men to join the four who had taken a vow?"
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