it. It must be meaningful and not just so many words on paper. The Holy Spirit is the one who desires to il luminate your daily reading. Seek His divine guidance before you begin each day. Q . Glendale, California. “Can you please explain Matthew 9:5 which reads, ‘For whether is easier to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee, or to say, arise and walk.’ Does this mean that there is a connection between sin and sick ness?” A. This is one of the remarkable events in the life of Christ. If Adam had not sinned, (and we are all im plicated in that original sin), there would be no sickness on earth. That is not to say that every sickness be falling man is because of a particular, individual sin. The friends of Job made that mistake. Let us be careful when we talk about God’s general providence. The Saviour cured this man not only physically, that is sec ondary, but also He washed away His sins and gave Him the promise of eternal life. So there is a two-fold connection between sin and sickness. That which is general and that which is specific. Thank God, He is able, in His divine j'udgment and perfect will to deliver us from both. Q . Youngstown, Arizona. “H a s G 0 d planned each life from birth to death?” A. Yes, He certainly has. This has to do with His infinite knowledge and wisdom. Yet to our finite minds we cannot grasp that which may seem to be paradoxical, for our Lord is not willing that anyone should perish. A person may accept or rej'ect Jesus Christ as he chooses. Some day he will be able to see and understand these important aspects of free will and predestination.
you? the day of the LORD is dark ness, and not light. Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no bright ness in it?’ ” A. There may be a confusion between the Lord’s Day and the Day of the Lord. The Lord’s Day is the first day of the week. Here it is a reference to the coming again of the Lord in a two-fold signification. One part of it is God’s punishment on unbelieving Jews and Gentiles throughout the world. Another part of it is when the Lord reigns preeminently and supremely during the millennium. There were those in Amos’ day who wanted this day to come. The pro phet warns them that it will not be a pleasant thing to expect for unbe lievers. He told them that they didn’t realize all the implications of the Day. There will not be any glossing over of sin. It is a time of j'udgment. This doesn’t mean that God’s day is of itself darkness, but that it is go ing to be a time of distress to un believers. In this connection also read the books of Joel and Zephaniah. Q . Sweet Home, Oregon. "When past sins come to mind, how does one know whether it’s God wanting him to make restitution, or Sata/n suggesting doubt
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