M A N 'S INVENTIVE M IN D and genius amaze us with their products. For example, $5.00 worth of raw steel, which is a small amount, can be taken into a watch factory and made into hair springs valued at more than $60,000. Of course, the same steel may be made into knives, guns, shovels, or a number of other items, none of which would be worth as much as these tiny hair springs. $60,000 from but $5.00 worth of raw steel! Locked within every piece of metal is a tre mendous potential — it all depends upon the use to which it is placed. There is not a great deal you can accomplish for God until you turn yourself over to the Master Crafts man, the Lord Jesus Christ who ex pands your wee mite into great pow er to His glory. MOVING COSTS EVERYONE If you have just moved, or are planning to do so, you know all that is involved. But did you realize that your move can also cost the Lord's work? If you have moved and have not as yet informed us, from now on it will cost Biota 8 cents (rather than 4) in order to have the post office give us the in formation concerning your new address. If you use a post card, or the forms provided by the post office, this will mean a sub stantial savings for the work of the Lord. With a quarter of the population moving every year, according to statistics, you can well imagine what this will ulti mately mean for Biola. Thank you for your prayer ful help in this, as well as in our other ministries for the Lord Jesus Christ.
2:38, is one of the passages. Here Peter said, . . Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spir i t ” Now, which is correct? When Christ spoke in Matthew 28:18-20, we were given the formula for the rite of bap tizing. Then in Acts 2:38 when Peter spoke saying that they be baptized in the Name of Jesus, this was said at a time when the Jews were coming out of Judaism and the Messiahship was the point at issue. The Jews did not question anything mentioned about God and the Holy Spirit in Genesis — their problem was belief in the Messiahship. Therefore, when they left Judaism, em phasis was put upon the Name of Jesus in the rite of baptism. The Jews who were converts were thus recognizing the authority, the Messiahship, and the redeeming work of the Saviour. Hence, the content of the two passages given. Q . Centralis, Washington — “Did Job backslide?” A. Well, as one reads through the Book of Job, one might be inclined to feel that Job had backslidden rather griev ously in the light of some of his state ments when he was under great strain of testing. One is surprised to find that God considered him otherwise. Job was a man in whom God delighted — in fact, God put him on display, so to speak. The passage found in the Book of Job 42:7, 8 opens up God’s mind for us with reference to Job — “. . . the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my ser vant Job hath. Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you; for him will I accept; lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.”
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