March 1979 Issue
"Be ye therefore perfect"
Wayne Willey
God does not ask the impossible; we can attain the required perfection.
God does not ask the impossible; we can attain the required perfection.Can you keep a secret?
Roy Adams
Pastor Jones has hit upon just the illustration he needs for a particular point in his sermon. "I wish you could have seen the distraught look on that poor mother's face as she sat in my office telling me about her daughter's attempted suicide," he says. "This young…
Why Adventists don't join the WCC
Jean Zurcher
Non-participation in the World Council of Churches does not stem from sectarianism or lack of brotherly love.
Non-participation in the World Council of Churches does not stem from sectarianism or lack of brotherly love.Find Love through Law
James Coffin
When viewed correctly, God's law is not restrictive; it portrays life as the glorious thing God intended it to be.
When viewed correctly, God's law is not restrictive; it portrays life as the glorious thing God intended it to be.Laodicea—the self-satisfied church
Orley M. Berg
Visiting the churches of Revelation——7
Visiting the churches of Revelation——7Yom Kippur and Judgment day
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"The only time Christ put His finger on a specific Old Testament passage and instructed His people to understand it was with reference to Daniel 8:13, 14."
"The only time Christ put His finger on a specific Old Testament passage and instructed His people to understand it was with reference to Daniel 8:13, 14."From the Editors
Various Authors
Creation and the Cults. What is missing in the current practice of Christianity to cause bizarre groups to flourish?
Creation and the Cults. What is missing in the current practice of Christianity to cause bizarre groups to flourish?Science and Religion
Jerry Bergman
Syntropy and Entropy. Why does continued use wear out a machine, but strengthen and build up a living body? Scientists differ.
Syntropy and Entropy. Why does continued use wear out a machine, but strengthen and build up a living body? Scientists differ.Health and Religion
William Rabior, Clifford D. Achord
Ministerial Burnout. This affliction of the "Bionic Minister" can be avoided by taking some common-sense precautions. Here's how.
Ministerial Burnout. This affliction of the "Bionic Minister" can be avoided by taking some common-sense precautions. Here's how.Biblical Archeology
Anson F. Rainey
How the Experts Missed It. The search for Biblical Debir is among the most interesting "detective stories" of modem archeology.
How the Experts Missed It. The search for Biblical Debir is among the most interesting "detective stories" of modem archeology.Shepherdess: Real Christians
Charlotte Erickson
Real Christians. A pile of dirt and a friend at the right time help a pastor's wife to understand what being a Christian really means.
Real Christians. A pile of dirt and a friend at the right time help a pastor's wife to understand what being a Christian really means.Recommended Reading
Various Authors
WHAT ABOUT LIFE AFTER LIFE? Leo R. Van Dolson, Review and Herald Publishing Association, Washington, D.C. 20012, 1978, 32 pages, 75 cents. After hearing himself pronounced dead, a man feels himself moving rapidly through a long, dark tunnel. Then he realizes that…
Skeletons in the closet of our motivations
John A. Lyons
If we honestly face the skeletons in our motivational closet, we may have to admit that the hand that holds the hook is our own.
If we honestly face the skeletons in our motivational closet, we may have to admit that the hand that holds the hook is our own.