of God. These are wonderful preserva tives, they used to be called the means of Grace. I would go to the brother, as Scrip ture indicates and tell him his fault and seek to restore this one in all due love. Of course, I Corinthians 11 tells us that he ought not wait for others to judge him, let him judge himself. Q. Tucson, Arizona. A listener writes from Tucson asking “Is there any Scripture which gives us an indication that the races should not intermarry? A. The background of this question would make interesting reading, but I would say there is no single definite word that says you must not marry “so and so.” We realize that Moses married an Ethiopian wife but there is no statement that says he should not. The statements here would indicate with the general testimony of Scripture that men are happiest in the same na tional bracket, even in the cultural bracket in which God has placed them. And no believer should think of mar rying an unbeliever — you would just be asking for trouble in a coming day. Q. Bakersfield, California. This writer states, “I have always been puzzled as to how Cain knew what kind of an offering to bring if God did not tell him. Does the Bible indicate that God actually did tell him?” A. In answering this question we shall have to say that Abel knew what of fering to bring and Cain apparently refused to bring that kind of an offer ing. Our own sense of justice and right would help us to understand that sure ly God would let Cain know what kind of an effering he should bring or He would not condemn him for not bring ing that type of offering. God made a covering for Adam and Eve of animal skins to cover their shame. An animal had to be sacrificed for this and it speaks to us of the sac rifice of blood. This tells us surely that Cain must know of God’s requirements when an offering is made. 1 7
and Acts 9:26-30 and you w ill find that is the basic document by Dr. Luke the trustworthy historian. Luke tells us in Acts 9 about what Paul did immed iately after his conversion. He joined himself to the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ who were going to Damas cus. In verse 26, “When he came to Jerusalem he assayed to join himself to the disciples. They were all afraid of him not believing that he was a disciple.” The point is he first joined himself to disciples gbing to Damascus. When they came down to Jerusalem they were a bit leery of him háving known his previous history as a persecutor of the church of Christ and were not w ill ing to accept him immediately. The passage in Galatians indicates that he did not communicate with the Apostles immediately after he was saved. That is exactly what Luke says for he stayed up in Damascus. While they were leery of him at first down in Jerusalem, aft erward they said that a ministry of witnessing to the Gentiles has been giv en to this brother and they gave him the right hand of fellowship. Q. A San Bernardino, California listener says, “The Bible tells us that adulterers w ill not inherit the kingdom of God — I Corinthians 6:9. Therefore, should an adulterer be permitted to partake of the Communion Service? A. I imagine that this friend from San Bernardino is assuming that the adult erer is also a believer. I would not see any reason why a non-believer would want to take Communion unless it was that he would seek a false sense of security. I Corinthians 6:9 does state that those in this deep sin w ill not inherit the kingdom of God. It is even possible for a believer to fall into that deep sin — David did, but the Bible does not indicate that as a normal Christian life and it gives us any num ber of safeguards: the indwelling Spir it of God; the Word of God; fellowship with the people of God, and the house
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