that we might not suffer eternal death and separation from God in the lake of fire. Q. Fresno, Calif. — “What about a saved woman or man who marries a second time while the first husband or wife is still living? When this happened the individual didn’t know it was a sin since he had no real knowledge of the Word of God. What can be done now in order to get for giveness for this sin? Will the cou ple have to separate, obtaining a divorce in order to receive forgive ness?” ' A. Two wrongs never make a right. Under such circumstances the couple should by all means remain married. Another home shouldn’t be broken in order to go back to the original partner. You can receive forgiveness based on the Bible promise (I John 1:9) as you confess this sin to the Lord. Go on from here in the power of the Lord and of His redeeming grace. Q. Augusta, Kans. — “Where did the Negro population come from after the flood during the time of Noah?” A. Although there have been many anthropological studies made, the fact remains, that no one knows for sure. The general thought has been that the Semitic peoples have come from Shem, the black race from Ham, and the others from Japheth. There has never yet been an adequate hu man explanation of all the factors. Some base their assumptions on such areas of difference as geography, cli mate, and inter-marriage. It may be best that we don’t know how these differences came. That there are variances is evident, but we know that in the sight of God, all men are the same, and need the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation.
sible, as some teach, that when we die we pass from our present life in to a new life and are thereby rein carnated?” A. There is absolutely no indication of this whatever. Such erroneous teaching is found in some of the Oriental cults of today. “It is ap pointed unto man once to die,” the Bible clearly asserts, “and after that the judgment.” Q. Spokane, Wash. — “I would like help on several portions from Eccle siastes, especially 3:19 and 9:5 and 6 .” A, One should understand the key to this book which appears at the very beginning. Otherwise, one can be somewhat mystified. Many heretical cults have tried to cull some of these sentences and phrases as though in such a way they had found some definitive doctrine. The preacher here shows us (v. 2) that everything on earth, viewed the way man sees it, is but emptiness. This is also what we find in the literature of men who have tasted fully of the world and all its pleasures. They find that it’s not worth all of the effort. So Ecclesi astes gives us a picture of what man can find out in this world without revelation from God. Go through the chapters and see such words of ob servation as “under the sun.” This is man’s perspective from a natural standpoint. Ecclesiastes 3:19 shows the finality of death from this earth’s viewpoint. Without looking at eter nity, it would appear nothing more than vanity. Haven’t you heard peo ple say: “I’m tired of this rat-race” ? Here they put man in all of his striving, activities and ambitions on the same level as a rodent! From an earthly standpoint they say: “What is the difference?” Some get discour aged and feel life isn’t worth any thing, that God has forgotten them, and they lose faith in Him. This is the danger of human reasoning. We
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