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■b-----;— :---------:---------------------->— * OUR MAIL BAG *--------------------------------------------- «1 Baptizing For th e Dead To E. M. 1 Cor. 15:29. The apostle refers here to a religious rite, practised by certain people without Christian authority. They professed not to believe in the resurrec tion, yet they baptized for the dead. Paul would show in this verse the inconsis tency of their action. —o— Strong Delusion To E. C. We note your question concerning 2 Thess. 2:11. The thought of the pass age is that God gives every man what he chooses to have. If he chooses the truth, God will give him all he can hold. If he deliberately chooses error and casts his lot in with Satan, God will let him get his fill of this. So it will be in the last days of this age. Multitudes of people will deliberately choose the false cults of the times instead of the Gospel truth that has come down to us through the ages, and God will indulge them, allowing them to believe the lie that they have chosen to believe. The Three That Bear Witness To R. J. W. We note your question regarding 1 John 5 :7-8. It seems that there is no Greek manuscript earlier than the 15th century that contains these two verses. You have probably noticed that the Re vised Version leaves them out. Had they been known in the earlier centuries, they would undoubtedly have been quoted in the controversies about the Trinity; but they are not found cited in any of the writings we have. It is believed that they crept into the version from notes that had been made in the Greek, possibly in the margins. Of course the loss of these two verses does not affect the doc trine of the Trinity, as it is so clearly taught throughout the Scriptures. We note your question on 1 John 5:16. Verse 14 shows that personal prayer has one condition, and that is that it should be according to the will of God. Verse 16 shows that intercessory prayer has a second limit, that is, there are some cases for whom it is of no avail to pray. The 16th verse becomes more clear when we get the literal translation,, which is, “There is sin unto death” (not “a sin”). It is not a reference to some specific sin, but a state of sin—persistent, wilful re bellion against God to a point where the door of the heart has been so long closed Sin Unto Death To C. E. E.
that it cannot be opened. We may starve our bodies to such an extent that we will make digestion or the reception of food impossible, and there is also a spiritual application to this. No sin ever repented of is too great for God’s mercy, but a person may become so hardened in sin through continual rejection of Christ that repentance becomes morally impossible. Against this rebel will, even the prayer of faith is useless. We might ask, How can we tell one who has gotten into this state of sin? The passage certainly im plies that the spiritual believer will recog nize such cases. On the other hand, it does not forbid prayer in such a case, but simply does not command it. The Spirit of God will lead us in our prayer life as to whom we should pray for. Verse 17 literally reads: “There is sin not unto death.” This is a warning against des pair. Not all sin is mortal. A person may go very far in sin and still have hope, and we should continue to pray for all such to the very limit.
Steps of Faith (Hebrews 11), 1. Abel: Worshipping God.
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he Being dead yet speaketh (v. 4)- . . H 2. Enoch: Walking with God. By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he had pleased God (v. 5). , ' _ 3. Noah: Working for God. By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith (v. 7). 4. Abraham: Waiting for God. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obey ed. . . . By faith he . sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange .'country . . (vs. 8-10). 5. Moses: Warring for God. By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the Son of Pharaoh’s daughter '. . . By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king. . . . Through faith he kept the "Passover, and the sprinkling of blood . . . By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land . . . By faith the walls of Jericho fell down . , . (vs, 24-30). — o — Lookl Simplicity of the Message: “Look,”— Isa. 45 :22. Source of the Message: “Unto Me,”— Isa. 45:22. Subject of the Message: “Be ye saved,” —Isa. 45 :22. Scope of the Message: “All . . . the earth,”—Isa. 45:22 —W. T. R. — o — Names in the I6th of Romans and Their Spiritual Teaching 1. PHOEBE: "Shining and pure.” We are “light in the Lord” (Eph. 5:8); and, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glo rify your Father which is in Heaven” (Matt. 5:16). 2. ANDRONICUS: “A man excell ing others.” We are to covet “earnestly the best gifts” (1 Cor. 12:31). 3. URBANE: “Civil and courteous.” “Let your Speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt” (Col. 4:6).
One day I felt a great desire To go away.’somewhere And have a little quiet timé With only Jesus there. For reasons we both understood, I could not venture far, And so I sat apart—with things Just as they always are, He did not speak; I did not speak A word of conscious prayer, But each one knew beyond a doubt The other was right there. I could not say I saw Him smile; ■ , •. He would hot say I cried; But bathed in tears of purest joy, I came back satisfied. I’d had communion with my Lord; I tasted heavenly food; Not anything in all ,this world Now seems to me so good. I may n o t'share these intimate Communings heart with heart, But Jesus so communes with all Who sit with Him—apart. —Anna Jane Granniss. March 25,1926.
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