Articles by Reuben R. Figuhr
Unfeigned Faith
July 1956
The letters of the apostle Paul are especially interesting because of their many personal references. Paul had an intimate knowledge of those to whom he was writing. Notice this personal note to Timothy:
"When I call…
Why Men Come
August 1956
Nicodemus came to Jesus because he wanted to talk with someone who had been sent by God and who was on intimate terms with God, a safe spiritual guide. Though the Pharisees were well educated and were considered spiritual leaders, he turned…
Spirit-directed Administrators
October 1957
Seventh-day Adventist leaders must be spiritual men. No one can succeed or make a contribution of any value to the church who is not Spirit directed. Talents, experience, enthusiasm, hard work, and even education…
"A Sound From Heaven"
June 1957
Health and Happiness
February 1957
The object of health reform is good health. "I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth," wrote faithful John. He believed in health reform and undoubtedly practiced…
The Minister
October 1958
The Seventh-day Adventist minister is no ordinary preacher. Adventist preachers never have conformed to a regular pattern. They do not follow preaching as a profession. This is not the Adventist concept of its ministers. The idea of a man's…
Spirituality the Prime Requisite
April 1958
Every worker in the cause of God, irrespective of the place or position he occupies, must recognize the spiritual implications of his calling. There is no phase of our denominational activity, no department of our work, that does not have…
Questions on Doctrine
January 1958
Questions on Doctrine
We have been asked whether the new book just off the press, Seventh-day Adventists Answer Questions on Doctrine, represents the work of one man, a small group, or the combined work of a large representative…
The Seventh-day Adventist Educational Emphasis
December 1959
Seventh-day Adventists believe in a high type of education. The need for this is well stated by Lord Macaulay:
"Nine tenths of the calamities which have befallen the human race had no other origin than…
Features
September 1954
What a wonderful privilege it is to be workers together with God in this the greatest hour of all history! We have just returned from the General Conference session, and the impressions of that wonderful gathering are very vivid. During our…
Loyalty
January 1965
We are glad to be together again and to begin this meeting by looking to God, and to His leadership. In a world that faces increasing problems, crises, and perplexities, what a wonderful thing it is that we…
A Fruitful Field Often Neglected
December 1961
The names of interested people were sent to pastors and evangelists in 1960 by the Voice of Prophecy and Faith for Today. These people had, for weeks and months, been listening to and looking at our radio and television programs. They had…
One Lone Voice
August 1961
I AM the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias" (John 1:23). Only one voice was heard. There were no helpers around assisting John in his stirring evangelistic effort out there…
Evangelism the chief role of the church
September 1960
WITHIN the soul of the Seventh-day Adventist Church there must ever remain a living spirit of aggressive evangelism. This is not a department of the church, nor just one of its lines of activity. It is the task of the church and its main…
FEATURES: Concentrating All on the Ministry
March 1952
When the Lord called His disciples they left what they were doing and followed Him. Of the fishermen He called the rec ord says, "Straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him." Mark 1:18. There is no suggestion that the disciples…
FEATURES: Spiritual Dangers
September 1951
A group of Roman sailors, with their prisoners, had survived a terrific storm, but when they finally landed on an island unknown to them, their ship was completely destroyed in the attempt.
"And when they were escaped, then they…
Contentment
March 1955
One of the texts the pastor used in the Sabbath morning sermon set me thinking. In Luke 3:14 John the Baptist instructed the soldiers who were questioning him, "Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your…