on the great fundamentals of the faith. We are all one in Christ Jesus if we have accepted Him as our Lord and Saviour. Q. San Diego, Calif. "Could you please explain Isaiah 3:9?" A. Here the prophet is preaching to Israel about its moral disinte gration in Jerusalem. Their doings are against the Lord. The warnings are very definite and pronounced. There is an important principle here. If you are living for the world and its pleasures then the outward appearance testifies against you. This is certainly the way it was in Israel. Their very countenance told the story. They did not hide their sins but were brazen about it. What a shame it was on Israel, favored of God, as they became so openly iniquitous that they did not even try to hide their wickedness. Their day of reckoning was coming even as it will in this country and on this people. Q. Stockton, Calif. "Where will the Church be while the heaven and the earth are being renovated? What about the Jews, the nations and the unsaved and the host of heaven during that time?" A. The Church is going to be taken up with the Lord at the time of the Rapture as the mission of the Bride is completed (John 14:1-3; I Cor inthians 15:50-58; I Thessalonians 4:13-18). We will be in heaven from that time until we come with Christ before He takes up His reign on earth. Even when He does set up His reign, we will have access, not only to earth, but to heaven. The difference is where we will be residentially and potentially. This
tion of life on this earth. Revelation 3:5 refers to those of faith who overcome. We are not to conclude that there is a danger of a true child of God having his name expunged from God's eternal rec ord of promise. When one trusts in Christ he is clothed in white raiment which is symbolic of im puted righteousness through Christ. Revelation 22:19 tells us, "If any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophe cy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." Such a person who would do this certainly never trusted Christ in the first place. He may even have his earthly life taken away. The thing to underscore is the fact that once by faith we receive Christ as Saviour our name can never be blotted out of the Lamb's Book of Life. Q. Grand View, Missouri. "Could you please explain why there are so- many denominations, church creeds and doctrines?" A. The reason for the large number of denominations is because there are so many different types of per sonalities. Certain passages of Scripture provide ample oppor tunity for different interpretations. There can be some latitude on issues which do not have a direct bearing on our salvation. We should not conclude that one denomina tion has the absolute truth on every point of interpretation. Here at Biola we have students represent ing more than 30 different de nominations. Yet, there is certainly wonderful fellowship among one another. We are united together
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