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“Best” Books Bible Study Perplexing Passages in the Four Gospels By K eith L . B rooks E very difficult sta tem en t in th e fo u r Gospels is sim ply explained, w hich m eans th a t th e com piler has b ro u g h t to g eth e r a w ealth of valuable m aterial from scores of d e votional w riters* T h e answ ers a re concise, y e t w ill be c lear to th e o rd in ary Bible student. H e re y o u have a book th a t will be con stan tly in use if y o u have it in y o u r hom e. O rd e r a copy today. C loth, $ 1 .5 0 ; P a p e r, $ 1 .0 0 The Roman Empire in Prophecy By W. E . Vine Birth-Pangs of the World’s Best Age
“Religious, civilized, educated, m oral and accepting Me as a teacher w ith divine credentials, Nicodemus, you m ust be bo rn ag ain !” The new b irth is Not Even Accepting Christ W ith H is M iracle W orking Power. Nicodemus said, “No man can do these m iracles th a t Thou doest except God be w ith him .” He is w illing to class Christ w ith E lijah and o th er Old Testam ent prophets who w rought m iracles. Provided Christ will adm it th a t He is only a man perform ing m iracles as o ther men have done in th e power of God, th e Sanhedrin will he glad to accept Him as a teacher w ith divine credentials attested by m ir acle-working power. B u t even th is is no t sufficient to pro duce th e new birth. “Religious, civilized, educated, moral and accepting Me as a teach'er w ith divine credentials attested by m iracle- working power, Nicodemus, you m u st be born ag ain !” Then, what is th e new b irth , if it is neith er religion, civilization, education, m orality nor accepting Christ as teacher w ith divine credentials attested by m iracle-working power? Our second text answers th is im po rtan t question: “As Moses lifted up th e serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, th a t whosoever believeth may in Him have everlasting life.” “Nicodemus, you remember th a t scene in th e w ilderness, when th e Israelites, b itten by fiery serpents, were dying by hundreds and God'told Moses to make a piece of brass into th e shape of a serpent, place it on a pole in th e m idst of the camp and proclaim to the people th a t all who looked a t the serpent of brass would be healed. So I am to be lifted up on th e cross and whosoever looks unto Me by faith shall be healed of th e bite of th e fiery serpen t of sin. That, Nicodemus, is th e new birth. It is brought about by a vision of God in Christ as ‘The Lamb of God th a t takes away th e sin of th e w orlds ” E tern al life is not everlasting continuity of existence. Dead things exist. I can imagine a piece .of cold steel ex isting a m illion years, ju st as dead then as now. Every man is immortal, bu t imm ortality is not eternal life. He may exist and be dead on th e o th er side of th e grave, as well as on th is side. W hat, Then, Is E te rn a l Life The Lord of life defines it in John 17:3-16. “This is life eternal th a t they should know Thee, th e only tru e God and Him whom Thou didst send, even Jesus Christ.” Knowing God in Christ is etern al life. To know God is to live. To be igno ran t of God is to be dead. We may know about God by looking a t th e stars, for th e heavens declare His glory. We may know something of H is wisdom and power by a study of natu re. But if we would know God, we must go to Calvary and look into th e face of Him who hangs on the m iddle cross. God h as glory, wisdom and power; but God is Love. And here we see w hat God is. Beholding “th e Lamb of God th a t ta k eth away th e sin of th e w orld,” is a vision of God himself, or Love dying for a lost world, and th a t vision gives the new birth. No wonder, therefore, P aul w rote “ God forbid th a t I should glory save in th e cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,” for th is cross of Christ is the fullest revelation of God th is world has ever seen. It is the only vision th a t gives etern al knowledge of God. Once we know God in Christ, we know Him forever. Nothing in time or etern ity can ever efface th a t knowledge. (Continued on next page)
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The Rand-McNally Bible Atlas Maps, Plans, Charts, Diagrams, Views By J. L. H u rlb u rt, D. D. In tro d u ctio n by J. H . V incent, D. D. T h e d ram atic stories of th e O ld T estam en t a n d th e b eautiful n a rra tiv e of th e New, as- h e re reto ld a n d il lu strate d fry b o th m aps a n d p ictures, m ake a m anual of biblical g eo g rap h y and h istory of g re a t in te re st an d value to th e stu d en ts an d teach ers of the Bible. T h ere a re fifty-three la rg e in terestin g view s of th e Bible land, its cities, a n d people, w hile th e m ap s alone, sixty-seven in n um ber, m ake th e volum e desirable. T h e book co n tain s a com plete indexf, m aking in all a volum e of 158 pages. Size I 0 x l 2 |4 inches. C loth, $ 3 .5 0 If money does not accom pany order, goods will be sent C. O. D., un less otherwise specified. If books are to come by m ail add 10% for postage.
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