not with Him now in heaven? Did Moses write the first five books of the Bible? If so how can we be sure?” A. At the catching away of believers at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ for His church (John 14:1-3; I Corinthians 15:50 to 58; I Thessalonians 4:13 to 18) the bodies of believers will be brought out of the grave and reunited with their souls. Believers who died before Christ came are now, as to their spirits, in the presence of the Lord. Most emphatically Moses did write the first five books of the Bible. Our Lord Jesus Christ, Himself, frequently in the Gospels referred to events, in cidents and personalities in these books declaring, “Moses said,” “it is written in the law of Moses,” and “Moses wrote.” We need no better authority than the infinitely omniscient blessed Son of God. Q , Los Angeles, California — “Can mod ernists have a genuine Christian ex perience?” A. There are many shades of modern ism. The ultimate in Bible believing Christians includes those who believe the Word of God from cover to cover and who accept the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour, depending entirely upon His meritorious work for salvation. Modernists are those who deny the fundamentals of the faith. They deny the infallibility of the Bible, the virgin birth, the atoning work of Christ on 14
Q . Costa Mesa, California — “In Hebrews 11:39 we read, ‘And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise’ Could you explain this?” A. This refers to that faithful cloud of witnesses who in their lifetime testi fied to the marvelous sustaining power of faith in God. They received God’s approval through their faith. They were all looking on to the ultimate final realization of their hopes in a coming day. They could not enter into them until we in this age received our portion as well so that we might re joice together. This is in the economy and wisdom of our sovereign God. Old Testament saints did not receive the full realization of the promise. The hour in God’s program for the Messiah had not yet come. In the meantime faith is the sustaining portion. Q . Coeur d'Alene, Idaho — “What will happen to the Bibles when this earth passes away?” A. On the cornerstone of our buildings at Sixth and Hope Streets in Los An geles are these words, “Forever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven.” This is the important place for God’s testi monies. This earth may pass away, but not so with the truths of our Lord. Q . Edwardsville, Kansa» — “A t the rap ture are our bodies brought out of the grave and then reunited with our souls? Are those who died before Christ came
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