is an evil being. All those who follow the devil hate the Lord Jesus Christ. That is the reason that the cross has become an offense to the world, be cause of the righteousness of God revealed in the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ. If the Saviour were here today there would doubtless be many who would violently hate Him and even seek to do away with Him. Q . Los Angeles, California — “Please tell us the name of David’s mother. Isn’t she called the handmaiden of the Lord?” A. We find no place in Scripture where David’s mother is mentioned or that she is called “the handmaiden of the Lord.” This phrase comes from the Gospels and is used in connection with the mother of our blessed Sav iour, the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:38). Q . Denver, Colorado — “I certainly want to do as the Psalmist has suggested, ‘Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable unto thee.’ How does one actually meditate ?’’ A. There are several ways that would prove profitable. First of all, in every spare moment “mull”, over the truths that are found in the Word of God. This is one very vital reason why Christians should be committing as many Scripture references as possi ble to memory. If you wonder why you may have other thoughts it may be because you have not saturated your mind with God’s truth. Then, make sure that you do not allow words to fall from your lips which would bring discredit or dishonor upon the name of the Lord. The same is true with our acts and deeds. Meditation reminds one of the way in which the Old Testament priests entered the holy place. They went into this sacred section to replace the fire upon the altar of incense every morn ing. Then all day long the smoke from the altar filled the tabernacle. In the evening they went in once again to replenish the fire. All night long the sweet aroma could be smelled. The
The Biola student quartet is travelling hundreds of miles this summer. They are (from left to right) Mark Shore, Rich ard Buhler, Lyle Jacobsen, and Charles Stahl. altar represents the prayer life of an individual. If we go before the Lord in the morning and our hearts are made right before Him, there will eminate from us a sweet fragrance of Christ. We do not need to bow our heads or to maintain a certain physi cal posture in order to meditate, but whenever and wherever possible dur ing the day we can turn to Him so that some truth from the Word will come into our mind and we will be able to think about that. Q . Kansas City, Kansas — “What is the attitude of Christians toward other religions? I understand that there is good in most all religions. Isn’t that true?” A. There is only one way whereby a person may be saved. That is through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. The great religions of the world have been pictured as man groping around in the dark, blindly trying to reach God. Christianity, on the other hand, is tru ly pictured as God reaching down to bring man back to Himself. Between the two concepts there is a world, yes, even an eternity, of difference. There is nothing good in any other religion that is not found more adequately and explicitly expressed in Christian ity. It is a lack of faith and confidence in the atoning work of Jesus Christ oh Calvary’s cross which makes all other religions false. We are to go to the other religions of the world and tell 17
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