did not keep their first estate, re ferring to those who followed the devil in his rebellion (Isaiah 14:13, 14). The devil had the power to choose to follow Cod. Instead he decided to rebel. For this reason he was cast out of heaven. Most Bible theologians believe that an gels today do not have the power of choice any longer. They are messengers of God doing His bid ding. They do not have the power of free will in the same sense as we do. No means of their redemp tion has been made possible, al though that privilege is given to all mankind. We trust those who read these words have made that choice, accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour. Q. Centralia, Wash. "Is it all right to pray to Jesus, or are we to pray to God the Father in Jesus' name?" A. It was Dr. R. A. Torrey's convic tion that we should pray to God in the name of Jesus and through the power of the Holy Spirit. Keep in mind, however, that there is ab solutely no jealousy among the members of the Godhead. The main thing is the sincerity of heart from the one who has truly been born again through faith in Christ's finished work on Calvary's cross. Q. "Why do teachers not encour age feasting and prayer as Jesus did in Mark 9:29?" A. As to this specific passage, you will note in the margins of many Bibles that most ancient manu scripts omit the words "and fast ing." This does not mean, however, that there are not places where fasting is coupled with prayer throughout the Bible. Fasting was done on an individual as well as on a national basis. Page 17
preaching in the wilderness of Ju daea. The purpose was to indicate cleansing and repentence from the old life, and a readiness and pre paredness to receive the Messiah when He came. The people were not saved through that particular rite, just as people are not saved today by this means. These people were disciples and learners who were anxious for the coming of the Lord. Q. Seaside, Calif. "Are the angels in heaven creatures of free will as we humans are?" A. In Jude 6 we see that the angels
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