on the day of Pentecost. We real ize this, too, from his two epistles which are full of the fact that the Lord Jesus Christ is the One who is the Chief Cornerstone. The church today cannot and must not be built upon any man, except the Saviour Himself. Q. Portland, Ore. " How did Paul, who was a )ew, become a Roman citizen?" A. Acts 22:25-28 shows that this was a result of the empire in exis tence in those days. Paul was a Jew, born in Tarsus, of a Jewish father who had somehow received Roman citizenship. Such a relation ship was granted to an individual by either being born in Rome, by purchase, or by imperial grant through bestowal. As an example, Philippi was one of the areas of special relationship to the Roman government. At one stage of his tory, because of their devotion and loyalty to the Roman authorities, this particular city was adopted so that all of its people were con sidered Roman citizens. Paul, born of a Jewish father who had gotten this grant from the imperial gov ernment, was also a Roman citizen. Q. Vancouver, B.C. " I believe that there is a lack of genuine fellow ship in most churches today. What can be done about this?" A. Your observation, unfortunately, is very sad but true. Christians are often so busy that they do not have time for proper relationships with others. Then, too, there are many who attend church who have interests which are almost totally worldly. At one time, the social life of Christians revolved around
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