May 1982 Issue
Vital signs of a healthy church
Mark Finley
Like people, churches have certain vital signs that indicate health and vigor. Apply this checklist to your church and see where first aid may be needed.
Like people, churches have certain vital signs that indicate health and vigor. Apply this checklist to your church and see where first aid may be needed.God on trial
Herbert E. Douglass
The plan of salvation involves larger issues than we usually consider. In the cosmic struggle that has been going on between God and Satan since the beginning of this world, God's triumph is sure. But He must overcome in a manner that will forever demonstrate His righteousness.
The plan of salvation involves larger issues than we usually consider. In the cosmic struggle that has been going on between God and Satan since the beginning of this world, God's triumph is sure. But He must overcome in a manner that will forever demonstrate His righteousness.This incomparable Jesus
Bryan W. Ball
To the Puritan preachers of seventeenth-century England, all Scripture was for one purpose——to show men the incomparable Christ. To fail in communicating this would be to fail at the most crucial point of all, and no preacher worthy of his calling would be found wanting.
To the Puritan preachers of seventeenth-century England, all Scripture was for one purpose——to show men the incomparable Christ. To fail in communicating this would be to fail at the most crucial point of all, and no preacher worthy of his calling would be found wanting.A day of mourning
Arnold Kurtz
With careful consideration and earnest prayer, churches and pastors often have to make decisions that bring pain to people. How can we keep such necessary tasks from becoming routine and keep alive a sense of sorrow?
With careful consideration and earnest prayer, churches and pastors often have to make decisions that bring pain to people. How can we keep such necessary tasks from becoming routine and keep alive a sense of sorrow?Christ or antichrist: The mysterious gap in Daniel 9
Hans K. LaRondelle
Historically, the church has seen the seventy-week prophecy of Daniel 9 as referring to the Messiah, specifying the timing and details of Jesus' ministry. A popular reinterpretation in recent years has shaped many Christians' understanding of end-time events by separating the final week of Daniel's prophecy from the preceeding sixty-nine, transposing it from the historical context of Jesus' ministry to the last days of earth, and applying it to the work of antichrist. Scriptural evidence is on the side of the traditional interpretation, says the author of this article.
Historically, the church has seen the seventy-week prophecy of Daniel 9 as referring to the Messiah, specifying the timing and details of Jesus' ministry. A popular reinterpretation in recent years has shaped many Christians' understanding of end-time events by separating the final week of Daniel's prophecy from the preceeding sixty-nine, transposing it from the historical context of Jesus' ministry to the last days of earth, and applying it to the work of antichrist. Scriptural evidence is on the side of the traditional interpretation, says the author of this article.What Jesus said about Himself
Morris Venden
Endless hours have been spent discussing the mysteries involved in the Incarnation. Almost everyone believes that Jesus was, and is, God. But what about His human nature? How much of a man was He? Was He just like us or not? Our answer seems to depend on how we understand the nature of sin and Jesus' relationship to it.
Endless hours have been spent discussing the mysteries involved in the Incarnation. Almost everyone believes that Jesus was, and is, God. But what about His human nature? How much of a man was He? Was He just like us or not? Our answer seems to depend on how we understand the nature of sin and Jesus' relationship to it.Worldview
Roland R. Hegstad
The first Seventh-day Adventist magazine to be published in the Soviet Union in more than fifty years contains devotional reading, Bible study, practical counsel, messages from church leaders, and news.
The first Seventh-day Adventist magazine to be published in the Soviet Union in more than fifty years contains devotional reading, Bible study, practical counsel, messages from church leaders, and news.You are what you think
Norman L. Mitchell
Physiological research continues to demonstrate the truth of Biblical insights into the close relationship between your mind and your body. What happens in the brain really does determine the real you!
Physiological research continues to demonstrate the truth of Biblical insights into the close relationship between your mind and your body. What happens in the brain really does determine the real you!Shepherdes: To love and to cherish
Eleanor Zoellner
I had been loved, but there remained an elusive quality missing in my marriage. Still, no union is perfect, and I had received so very much more than most that I would not complain.
I had been loved, but there remained an elusive quality missing in my marriage. Still, no union is perfect, and I had received so very much more than most that I would not complain.Recommended Reading
Various Authors
Even if you don't know Hebrew you don't have to miss the insights that come from the original languages. The "Theological Wordbook" is the first full lexicon of the Hebrew Old Testament designed for you.
Even if you don't know Hebrew you don't have to miss the insights that come from the original languages. The "Theological Wordbook" is the first full lexicon of the Hebrew Old Testament designed for you.