are accursed. This speaks of legal- izers, who were destroying the won derful, glorious grace of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, and teach ing salvation by law. Q . Arkansas City, Kans. — “Did the Apostle Paul ever meet Jesus face- to-face? I f not, how do you explain I Corinthians 15:8?" A. There is no indication that Paul ever saw Jesus before his conver sion. When he met the Lord on the Damascus road, he did see Him visi bly. He saw the light of the risen, glorified Saviour in Heaven. This was why he fell down on his face, crying out, “Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?” It was a revelation of Christ’s deity. Q . Los Angeles, Calif. — “Could you please give us some Scripture to clarify the argument of what it means to keep Sunday holy?” A. Our final authority must be the Word of God. Keep in mind that the Sabbath is not Sunday. The former is the last day of the week, while the latter is the first day of the week, which commemorates the resurrec tion of our Lord. Saturday was the time when Israel rested, under the law, in keeping with God’s covenant commandment to them. Consider Matthew 20:8, telling how to ob serve our Lord’s finished work in re demption. In repeating, restating and elevating the ten commandments, Christ did not mention the fourth which relates to Sabbath-keeping. Some argue that Paul preached in the synagogues on the Sabbath. But this was where the people were. In the assembly of the believers, he was always there on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7). I Cor. 16:1 tells us how we are to sustain the work of God. Notice the emphasis on “the first day of the week.” Gifts to the Lord’s work were to be made on the
A. This is a question which bothers many people. In the original Greek many scholars believe that the word which is used for wine can be trans lated as being either the fermented variety, or that which is simply “the fruit of the vine,” like grapejuice. It would depend upon the context. Regardless of which way one looks at the marriage feast of Cana, there’s no indication that our Lord partook one way or another. We do not believe that the Saviour would create something which would cause any of His creatures to fall or sin! Just because Jesus was eating and drinking normal things, He was falsely accused of being a winebib- ber. No, there’s no statement in the Bible which states that Jesus drank wine. The drink that He created would not be intoxicating. There never was a drink like it on this earth. We judge the creation by the character of its Creator. Q . Los Angeles, Calif. — "Do any of you believe in the split Rapture?” A. First, we would say a very def inite “No.” There are a number of resurrections, but only one Rapture. I Thessalonians 4:13-18 is very clear on this entire subject. It all occurs at the same time and instance. You might also consider the 15th chapter of I Corinthians for further evidence of this. Q . Everett, Wash. — “What does the Bible mean when it talks about the synagogue of Satan and counterfeit Jews?” A. You should consider such pas sages as Revelation 3:7ff which dis cuss this subject. It is not actually a meeting place such as a church building. The synagogue of Satan refers to those who have an outward show of faith but are not such in reality. They have perhaps mixed law with grace. Scripture says they 28
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