“ Things NewandOld” in Sword Bnnks! Why Our Churches Do Not Win Souls
Nearly all of my Bible searching had been in the Old Testament. Much of what I had read had seemed to substantiate Armstrong’s doctrines. God had indeed given in struction concerning the eating of meats, the keeping of feast days such as the Passover, the Feast o f Tab ernacles, and the Sabbath days, all of which Armstrong insists are to be kept today. That cold winter day, however, as I sat in my car, the story of Christ and His love in the book of Mat thew made a new impression upon my heart. As I finished the 28 chap ters and resumed my journey home, FACTS VERSUS HYPOTHESIS If things evolved from crudeness at the first, A nd, as the scientists declare, do bet ter grow U n til to full perfection they arrive, I’d like, with some inquiring minds, to know W h y walls we build, in times so far advanced, Cannot compare, for durability, W ith Roman walls I’ve seen on other soil. Outlasting, as they do, each cen tury. I wonder can it be the m ind o f man W as smaller, after all, to think and plan? Again, the Egyptologist, today Proclaims the fact that ages of the past Produced a culture, and a system rare, That, all our modern systems, may outlast. Now turn we to the Book o f sacred lore, W here prophets o f the living God foretold A growing decrease in the faith of man, W h o yet would leave the Father's sheltering fold. I wonder if those prophets brave and keen W ould ill compare with preachers we have seen? — A lic e Maude Carvell I felt sure the end of my search was near. The following Sunday our family attended the River Bend B ib le Church. I listened with interest to everything the pastor had to say that day. Many of his comments on the Bible called to my mind the pic ture of Christ’s death that had been portrayed so clearly in my reading of Matthew’s Gospel. Before we left the church, I invited the pastor to visit our home. I thought per haps his knowledge of the Bible might enable him to help me. (continued on next page) THE KING'S BUSINESS
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