chickens under her wings; and yc would not!’ To whom was Christ talk ing, was it the people right at that time or those of today?” A. Verses 37, 38, 39 come at the end of a very important chapter, full of denun ciation of the spiritual leaders, actually misleaders in Israel. Our Lord has to say again and again, “Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees.” The intent of this prophecy, of course, is against those living in that day. Christ said, "How often would I” —- historical fact — “and ye would not,” another historical fact. It shows that they countered their wills against Christ. Of course, here, just as from every portion of the Word of God, we can derive (note the word derive) a spiritual lesson. The lesson to be gotten here is that we are to allow the Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ to have their way in our lives each time. They did not do that in Israel. As a result the spiritual economy was left unto them desolate. Christ was speaking to the people of His own day. Q. Now a letter comes along from San Luis Obispo, California with a ■ query stated this way: “Were Adam and Eve spirit beings like angels, perhaps, before they were given human bodies? Does the Bible tell us anything about this? A. We believe, absolutely, that Adam and Eve were not spirit beings before they were given human bodies. That is the teaching of one of the cults that is in existence today. Certainly there is nothing in the Word of God that would lead us to that conclusion. We read in Genesis 2:7 —- “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nos trils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” That is just about as clear and plain as anyone could state it. There was no pre-existence of Adam and Eve. Adam became a living soul when God breathed into his body the breath of life. That is what GOD has to say. 21
Apostle, although he was far from be ing an Apostle in the actual sense of the word. In connection with the Last Supper, the Devil entered into Judas for a special purpose, a particular rea son. We believe that the Holy Spirit infills the believer from time to time for a special purpose or work to with stand some special temptation. Even so, the Devil comes in in a special way to do a special job. The Devil was doubtless in Judas all during our Lord’s earthly ministry, but the Devil entered into Judas in a particular way for a particular purpose at the time of the Last Supper. Q. In San Bernardino a listener wants to know “Are there some sins more terrible in the sight of God than others” — i.e. the sin of dancing just men tioned? A. May we refer our friend, in connec tion with that particular question to Galations 5:19, 20, 21. And let us pre face this reading with the statement that we do not believe for a moment that there are any sins more hated in the sight of God than others—all sin is heinous to Him. We read that the works of the flesh are these: adultery, which is terrible, a l s o fornication, uncleanness, lasci viousness, idolatry, a n d witchcraft. These are terrible. Then the next is hatred, a little later on wrath, strife and envyings. You see such sins as wrath and strife are listed along with idolatry and adultery. All these are sinful and Christians commit them. In our standard of society some are greater than others, but before God all sin is heinous. That is the reason Jesus Christ had to die on the cross to make an atonement for sin. Q. One interested in Bible study in San Francisco, California sends this: “In Matthew 23:37, the Lord said, ‘O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, . . . how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her
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