September 1983 Issue

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B. Russell Holt

What does it mean when significant numbers of persons can claim to be Christians while freely admitting that religion is not very important to them and that they make virtually no effort to follow Jesus?

Grief Recovery—1

Larry Yeagley

Larry Yeagley begins here a three-part series of articles describing Grief Recovery——a proven support program to help individuals deal on a very practical level with their loss.

Larry Yeagley begins here a three-part series of articles describing Grief Recovery——a proven support program to help individuals deal on a very practical level with their loss.

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After death: resurrection or immortality?

Robert M. Johnston

Scripture answers the age-old question of what happens after death by pointing to Jesus. He is our example in this as in all things. Much current Christian thought on this subject is an attempt to combine Greek ideas of an immortal soul with Scripture's emphasis on resurrection.

Scripture answers the age-old question of what happens after death by pointing to Jesus. He is our example in this as in all things. Much current Christian thought on this subject is an attempt to combine Greek ideas of an immortal soul with Scripture's emphasis on resurrection.

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A man sent from God

Vincent Tigno, Jr.

As in times of old, God still chooses the most unlikely candidates for His ministry. Today there is a place in God's army for all kinds of men——the poor and the rich, the educated and the uneducated, the gifted and the average.

As in times of old, God still chooses the most unlikely candidates for His ministry. Today there is a place in God's army for all kinds of men——the poor and the rich, the educated and the uneducated, the gifted and the average.

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Anniversary date for Adventism

Warren H. Johns

The church of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is faced with a problem: How does it account for the apparent delay of Christ's second advent? More than one hundred years ago a small group came up with an answer that still merits a close look.

The church of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is faced with a problem: How does it account for the apparent delay of Christ's second advent? More than one hundred years ago a small group came up with an answer that still merits a close look.

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What lies ahead for the church?

James R. Newby

Why is it that the Christian book market has moved from theological debate and social concern to autobiographical faith statements? Why is it that celebrities such as Pat Boone, Anita Bryant, Terry Bradshaw, and Johnny Cash have replaced the great minds of our theological schools as spokesmen on the Christian faith?

Why is it that the Christian book market has moved from theological debate and social concern to autobiographical faith statements? Why is it that celebrities such as Pat Boone, Anita Bryant, Terry Bradshaw, and Johnny Cash have replaced the great minds of our theological schools as spokesmen on the Christian faith?

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Jesus: God's Supreme Revelation

Elbio Pereyra

While we often think of Christ as a priest or king, we do not usually picture Him in the role of prophet. Josephus considered Daniel to be "the greatest of all the prophets," but Josephus was wrong. Christ is "the greatest of all the prophets"!

While we often think of Christ as a priest or king, we do not usually picture Him in the role of prophet. Josephus considered Daniel to be "the greatest of all the prophets," but Josephus was wrong. Christ is "the greatest of all the prophets"!

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