was one of the strongest rebukes God could ever have given Saul! Q. Healdsburg, Ore. — “Do you think it wrong for a young person to go out for sports at school? My husband is against it, but my son desperately wants to." A. We would not dare to take upon ourselves to advise a young man to go against the will of his father. It is difficult even to comment, not knowing all the background of the situation. As a general principle, we are in favor of athletics, for our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit and should be kept fit. This is about the healthiest thing that a young person can do. We have a strong physical education program here at Biola. It’s a good outlet, too, for enthusiasm of youth. Q. Fullerton, Calif. — “How do you determine what is and what is not legalistic?" A. This question, in varying forms, is asked over and over. There must be rules of conduct for the believers. Don’t misuse the word “legalism.” Satan would endeavor to deceive us. A good standard to follow is by re membering that a thing is grace if it begins with God, is carried out by God, and is completed by God! Strict ly speaking, legalism is trying to get to God by the law. It doesn’t mean that when you see a red light, just because you’ve been a Christian for almost 20 years or so, you can run through it. You are living under grace, to be sure, but there are still rules and standards of conduct which need to be followed. In other words, when we are born again, we are new creatures in Christ and -our heart’s desire is to live for the glory of our Saviour. Q. Taft, Calif. — “When a falsehood is set to music, in the case of a song of worship, is the falsehood no Iona-
head knowledge of the Bible as the Word of God and yet not have a heart possession by humble faith. Faith is reliance upon Christ for one’s salvation. Q. San Pedro, Calif.. — “Can you tell me about the witch in the time of King Saul? Did Samuel really come at her request, or is that passage an error? I f it wasn’t Samuel who spoke, who did?” A. This is found in the last chapter of I Samuel. Because of his dis obedience, Saul has been rejected as king of Israel. Samuel is already dead. David has been hounded to the death. He is God's anointed man. Saul becomes more and more despon dent and melancholy. Failing to get an answer from the Lord when at tacked by the Philistines, he foolishly seeks some extraneous help through a fortune teller. His error originated in fear. God has told us repeatedly, “Fear not!” Saul was out of the will of the Lord. God didn’t answer him directly or through the priests and prophets. This medium professed to be familiar with the unseen world. (See the excellent note in the New Scofield Bible, page 354.) The woman didn't recognize the disguised king. She thought he was trying to get her in bad with the government. Saul swore that she wouldn’t be punished for her potential help. After all, he was the one who made the law itself. When she agreed, Saul said, “I want you to call back from the dead, Samuel; I must speak with him.” While she did her best, it was un availing for God Himself caused Samuel to appear. That spiritist was probably the most surprised person there. This woman did not bring up Samuel. Notice carefully what the Bible says, “When the woman saw Samuel.” There is no error here or in any other passage of the Bible! This woman had no power any more than any of today’s mediums. This
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