ismatic movement. Some of the things taught as scriptural evidence are quite far from the truth. We find more in John about the coming of the Holy Spirit than in any other of the three gospels. He stated how that the Holy Spirit would not speak of Himself but rather would point to and glorify the Lord. The so-called charismatic movement seeks to put the focus on the Holy Spirit. This is not His purpose at all. Let us be Biblical and follow the teaching of Scrip ture in the proper context at this time (I Corinthians 12:13). There seems to be two basic principals in this whole area that we want to keep firmly in mind and they come right from the 12th Chapter of I Corinthians. One is that we cannot violate the concept of diversity of gifts regardless of the difference we may have with others. The second principal is that we cannot violate the concept of unity (I Corinthians 12:8-10). There are different gifts given to different individuals. Paul says that the body is not one member, but many. The Holy Spirit guides us as Christians. He first woos and wins individuals to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and then He leads us to glorify the Saviour in our hearts and lives. Q. "In Luke 19:8 is it correct that the Greek verbs for 'give' and 're store' denote what Zacchaeus was doing? Had he always done this?” A. No, these verbs could not pos sibly mean that. The word "restore" in itself means to give back some thing that belongs elsewhere. Tax collectors were public servants. The Roman government apportioned the land, expecting a certain
amount of taxes for each area. The one who gathered in the funds most usually got a good fat sum for himself before he turned over the minimal amount to the Rom ans. Generally, such collectors were despised by the layman who knew them for what they were. Zaccaeus was rich and was not living an ex emplary life (vs. 7). He was evi- dentally a notorious fellow. Here was a man who knew he had done wrong. Immediately he revealed the contrite heart of a believer who wants to make things right. This shows the power of salvation. Q. Rumford, R.I. "When I was young, I read somewhere in my Bible that the summer will over take the winter. Now I am old and I cannot find that portion. Could you help me locate it?" A. Those exact words are not in Scripture. There is a passage in the Old Testament you might have in mind. It is Amos 9:13. This proph ecy is not foretold concerning the last days of this dispensation, but refers to the experiences which will take place in the millennium when the Lord comes back to set up His earthly reign. Q. Lomita, Calif. "/ know you have answered it before, but could you give me help in understanding He brews 6:4?" A. There has been some confusion on this passage where people have tried to make it read that once a person is saved he can again be lost through sin. Yet, these same people teach that one can be saved again. If we were to take their in terpretation applied to this verse there would be real trouble. This passage says it is impossible for
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