spirit. The soul is the fleshly nature of the individual. It is his emotions. The spirit, however, is that which was made to be in fellowship with God Himself. There is a definite relation ship in these phrases. Q , Albuquerque, New Mexico — “How can a person resist the devil and cause him to flee?” A. In James 4:7 we read, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Let us take the Lord Jesus Christ as our wonderful example in this par ticular regard. It is not a sin to be tempted, but it is a sin to yield to temptation. Our Saviour was tempted in all points like as we are yet He was without sin. The Lord turned away Satan by using Scripture. If we are going to avoid tempta*' ’on, we need to store up in our mind» •..•'d hearts the Word of God. We need to be clothed in the armor provided thereby (Ephe sians 6:10-18). The best fortifica tion for the Christian against tempta tion is to keep his mind fixed upon the Lord Jesus Christ and his heart filled with the Word of God. A little girl explained how she did it: “I just say, ‘Get thee behind me Satan, and don’t you push!” ’ Q . Eugene, Oregon — “People say King Saul was lost, however, Samuel, when brought up at the home of the witch, said to Saul, ‘Tomorrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me.’ Wasn’t Samuel in heaven?” A. The Philistines were again at tacking the people of Israel. Saul had been rejected by the Lord. He was hunting David, God’s r i g h t f u l l y anointed one. He was obsessed with this one evil concept. God had never allowed Israel to consult mediums or unlawful sources of information. Saul had seen to it, at that particular time, that all witches and those who were in the occult magic field were removed from the kingdom. But in his deep distress he himself resorted to the witch of Endor. There he asked that Samuel might be brought up. As far 31
Here are Biota'stwo Women'sResidence Halls.More are urgentlyneded since more than 225 women must be transported 50 miles a dayfrom downtown to theCampus.
the grass chapels on distant shores where missionaries have the privi lege of bringing the lost to Christ. The important thing is not what a church is made of in physical con struction, but what it is made of in true born-again believers. Some peo ple worship in a converted store building and find wonderful blessings there. There are no restrictions in the Word of God, except that the Lord Jesus Christ is to be the corner stone. Q . Los Angeles, California — “When Jesus restated the commandment based on Deuteronomy 6:U and 5, He included the word ‘mind.’ What did He mean by this?” A. The portion reads, “Hear, O Is rael: The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” The use of the word ‘mind’ was not a con tradiction but rather an expansion of the truth. When we speak of the heart, we are not talking about the body’s organ that pumps blood through our system, but of the thought-center of our lives. Q . San Diego, California— “Is there any relationship between spirit, soul and body, and heart, sold and mind?” A. The Word of God frequently uses spirit and heart, and soul and mind somewhat interchangeably. Man is a tri-part being; he has body, soul and
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