not to allow a razor to come to his head, and was to abstain from what was levitically unclean. To be a Nazarite was a sign to the world that the man or woman was en tirely devoted to the Lord. The lifestyle set him apart in this fash ion. In a beautiful way, this is a type of our Lord Jesus Christ who was set apart for our own sins in providing redemption. There are not any Nazarites today as we do not have the mosaic civil law which bound these people. It has been fulfilled. Q. Santa Cruz, Calif. "/ believe that Christ is Cod. But, in His hu manity, how can He identify with all human problems since He lived to be only 33 and never married?" A. It is not necessarily true that in order to identify with all human problems one must experience each one. Such difficulties we in dividually face go along certain specific lines. Hebrews 4:14 tells us that Christ understands all of our problems and infirmities. He had experiences and was tempted in life in all of these main avenues of involvement. Yet He was with out sin, either in nature or in deed. Remember, too, that the quality of life is much more important than the length of it. None of us will ever know what Christ suffered as He saw sin's ravages upon the hu man race. He did not have to experience every situation to un derstand. Never forget that Jesus Christ was Deity as well as human. Luke tells us that Christ grew in wisdom, stature, knowledge and in favor with Cod and man. That is, He grew intellectually, physi cally, socially and spiritually. But from all eternity, He was one with
the Father and the Holy Spirit. The understanding of these things takes our step of faith to embrace them fully. They go infinitely beyond our reason. Take it by faith. Q. Fresno, Calif. "Many people in Communist countries have been martyred for the cause of Christ. Will they then receive the prom ise of Revelation 6:11?" A. No, because this is the assured privilege reserved exclusively for the Tribulation saints (Revelation 6:9-11; 7-9, 13-14). Any who have been martyred in past years, even back to the resurrection of Christ, belong to His body, and will be resurrected at the time of the Rap ture. We, with them, will be with the Lord Jesus in the heavenlies at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. This will be during the period of time that the Tribulation is taking place upon the earth. Q. San Bernardino, Calif. "Can a Christian be demon-possessed?" A. Jesus promised to give us, as a result of His prayers, "another Comforter" (John 14:16, 17). Be cause of this, we are actually Holy Spirit—possessed and indwelt. For this reason, a real believer cannot equally be demon-possessed. That does not mean that a Christian can not be harrassed, oppressed or per secuted by Satan, especially if he goes out of the will of God. It is one thing to yield and allow Satan to control while it is quite another to have Satan in total possession. The latter is not a possible picture for a believer.
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