could have had other children with- the wonderful portions on assurance out the pains of labor?” and security, all the more confirms
it. Q. Seattle, Wash. — “A young man we know says that II Timothy 8:16 was written by Paul to Timothy and that he never intended it to mean New Testament doctrine. As far as I’m concerned, if the Word of God isn’t all the Word, why should we teach it?” A . In essence, you’ve really very adequately answered your own ques tion. II Timothy 3:16, as well as the rest of the Bible, certainly does con cern us in a very real manner. The statement your friend made is noth ing less than ridiculous! Consider
A . Any answer to that could not be absolute. There is no indication in Scripture that Adam and Eve had children before the fall. If they had, what happened to them? Frankly we don’t believe that this occurred at all. Q. Lodi, Calif. — “Where did the dis ciples baptize those thousands of converts in Jerusalem? Was the pool of Bethesda large enough?” A . Keep in mind that Scripture doesn’t give a “blow-by-blow” de tailed account of each event. This would be impossible. There were other pools nearby, o th e r th an Bethesda. There were ample areas in which to baptize the many con verts of Jerusalem. Q. Bellingham, Wash. — “In John 15:16 we read, ‘and men gather them and cast them into the fire and they are burned.’ What does this mean?” A . It certainly doesn’t mean that our eternal salvation is in question. Dr. C. 1 Scofield used to say, “Never place a passage about which you have some question over against or in opposition to a ‘verily, verily, I say unto you.’ ” Consider the reality of such passages as John 10:28-30. In the 15th chapter, our Lord is giv ing a parable as to what happens in nature and in life. This is absolutely true in horticulture. If a branch is dead, it won’t bear fruit, even if it appears to be a part of the tree. Christ says, “If a man abide not in Me.” This shows that the individual never did have life. Notice that men are the ones who gather the dead branches for the burning. The world makes its evaluation, passing judg ment on such a person. So, this pas sage, instead of contradicting all 26
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