Otto H. Christensen
Otto H. Christensen, former pastor, mission director, and college professor of religion, is now retired and lives in Tennessee.
Articles by Otto H. Christensen
Lamaism Satan's Great Counterfeit—No. 1
April 1940
There is probably no other heathen religion on earth that comes as near to counterfeiting Bible religion, and yet is as far from the truth and the true God, as is Tibetan and Mongolian Lamaism. To understand the…
Lamaism, Satan's Counterfeit--2
May 1940
Add to the ignorance and superstition in Catholic-controlled countries, where even the light of Christ has partially penetrated and His name is known, the superstition and ignorance of heathenism, and the blight…
Music and Song a Part of Worship
April 1946
We often speak of having a song in our hearts, but the song in our hearts must find expression in the song of our lips, in order to make our inner experience fully effective. Rightly employed, singing "is a precious gift of God, designed…
The Melchizedek Priesthood
January 1955
A great deal of time and energy is often spent to discover if possible who Melchizedek was. But the important thing about this important character is not who he was or is, but what he was or is. Can it be that by looking…
Research-Theology, History, Science
February 1954
The Recent Discoveries at Jericho
SIEGFRIED H. HORN Professor of Archeology and History of Antiquity, S.D.A. Theological Seminary
The excavations of Jericho that have recently been resumed are not yet completed and will…
How Can We Get the Most Out of Our Bible?
June 1959
A preacher must so study the Word that he will be able to bring forth things both new and old, with the old in a new setting.
I once heard a college student give a sermon on an old subject,…
Do You Know "Truth"?
October 1962
A word represents a thought, but what different thoughts we may obtain from the same word! This is what often produces a problem in Bible translation. If one word may represent different ideas in the same language,…
Myopic or Hypermetropic?
July 1962
Every man is created with a pair of eyes. What would we do without them? As we grow older we naturally tend to become hypermetropic (farsighted). In many lands old age is also a sign of wisdom. This too is natural,…
Does "Anti" in the New Testament mean "Against"?
November 1963
Does the Greek (Anti), mean "anti"? This is an interesting question, for it affects the exegesis of many verses of Scripture. Anti is only a preposition, but a preposition is the "rudder" of the sentence. The…
A Gift or a Loan?
May 1963
Did you ever give a gift to someone and expect to get it back? Of course not. That would be merely a loan. When you give a birthday or Christmas gift you give it for keeps.
Did you ever…
Motives
April 1964
Let us study the important topic of motivation: first, we need to carefully examine our own motives, for they mold our character; second, we should remember our motives are open to God and we will be judged by…
Subjective and Objective Religion (Concluded)
December 1965
It is not the purpose of this discussion to trace the history of any one religious movement, but rather to examine various types of religious thinking as they have swung from objectivity to subjectivity, and the reverse, without maintaining…
Subjective and Objective Religion (Part 1)
November 1965
It must be said at the very beginning that there perhaps is never a religion that is totally subjective or totally objective. However, this discussion will deal largely with the trends or directions of emphasis in religion…
Are Brain Barriers Necessary?
April 1965
We are frequently confronted with the exhortation to have an open mind. To not have it is generally to put oneself in a position of ridicule. However, this open-mind philosophy, even with its meritorious element, is too frequently orientated…
I am Leaving an Inheritance
October 1967
YES, I am leaving an inheritance, and so does every preacher, teacher, and worker. The time comes when each one looks back upon that which he is leaving for the next generation—the result of his labor and its effect upon the church. Then…
Jesus and the Trinity
July 1961
MUCH confusion and misconception concerning Jesus has come about by a misapplication of the title Yahweh (ΠìΠι), applying it only to the Father, as though He were the one Being qualifying as God. However, in examining the more…
Jesus and the Trinity
June 1961
NO DOUBT in recent years many of our workers have had to deal with the question of Jesus, His origin, and His relation to the other members of the Godhead. Often over-enthusiastic and misled religious workers going from house to house have…
Know Thyself: True Versus False Value
February 1969
WHEN we were children do you remember how we used to flex our arm muscles and feel so elated when someone agreed that we had a bulge there even though he could reach around it with the fingers of his one hand? How shadowy now seem our childish…
PULPIT AND STUDY: Fostering the Spirit of Worship
May 1950
Worship is the recognition of the "worth- ship" of God and His greatness. This will embrace the sensing of an individual need and one's undone condition. Having come into this condition, one should yield self to God to be filled with…
No Man Has Ever Converted a Soul
December 1971
NOT long ago I sat with many others listening to one of our ministers trying to inspire the audience with his message. Although he was a very good man, well liked and highly respected by young and old as a Christian, somehow he did not succeed…
Powerful Preaching
September 1971
RECENTLY I overheard one sister say to another following a preaching service, "Isn't he a powerful preacher?" It is not my intent to judge whether he was or was not, but I fell to meditating—Just what do we mean by "powerful preaching"? Wouldn't…
Does God Create Evil?
June 1978
Does God really create evil?
"Evil" here is from the Hebrew ra'. This…