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  The V oice of Truth International Volume Eighty-two Long-term workers in Radio, TV and Literature among the 1.3 billion souls of India P.K. Varghese Rajanayagam B. Arjunan P.R. Swamy    J   o   s    h   u   a    G   o   o    t   a   m Sunny David P h i  l   e  o  a  j   a h Francis David Earnest Gill

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    The

    Voice of TruthInternationalVolume Eighty-two

    Long-term workers inRadio, TV and Literature

    among the 1.3 billionsouls of India P.K. Varghese

    Rajanayagam

    B. Arjunan

    P.R. Swamy

    JoshuaGootam

    SunnyDavid

    PhilemonRajah

    Francis David

    Earnest Gill

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    A Set Time

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    The Voice of Truth International

    Staff:Editor: Byron NicholsAssociate Editors: Jerry Bates Louis Rushmore

    Layout Editors: Betty Burton Choate Bonnie RushmoreTypesetting: Gay NicholsComputer Consultant: Bradley S. Choate

    Staff Writers:

    George AkpabliFelix O. Aniamalu

    Rex Banks

    Wayne Barrier

    Paula Bates

    Roy Beasley

    Mike Benson

    Maxie B. Boren

    Ron Bryant

    Charles Burch

    Kyle Butt

    Ron Carter

    Frank Chesser

    Betty Burton Choate

    Glenn Colley

    Lance Cordle

    Sunny David

    Jerry L. Davidson

    Hans Dederscheck

    David Deffenbaugh

    Clarence DeLoach, Jr.

    Bill Dillon

    Bobby G. Dockery

    Hershel Dyer

    Earl Edwards

    Demar Elam

    Raymond Elliott

    Reuben Emperado

    David Everson

    Royce Frederick

    E. Claude Gardner

    Alex Gibson

    Joe D. Gray

    Gary C. Hampton

    Jack Harriman

    Parker Henderson

    Gordon Hogan

    Mike Ireland

    Wayne Jackson

    Ancil Jenkins

    Jeff Jenkins

    Jimmy Jividen

    John Kachelman, Jr.

    Dayton Keesee

    Dalton Key

    Michael L. King

    Mack Lyon

    Joe Magee

    J. Randal Matheny

    Cecil May, Jr.

    Colin McKee

    Hollis Miller

    Loy Mitchell

    Stan Mitchell

    Kevin L. Moore

    Owen D. Olbricht

    David Pharr

    Neal Pollard

    Bonnie Rushmore

    Rebecca Rushmore

    David A. Sargent

    David Tarbet

    J.J. Turner

    Ken Tyler

    Allen Webster

    R.H. Tex Williams

    Spanish Edition:Managing Editor: Rafael Barrantes

    Telugu Edition:Managing Editor, Translator:

    Joshua Gootam

    Tamil Edition:Managing Editor, Translators:

    Benny Martin, S. Rajanayagam

    English Edition in Indiaand Braille Edition:

    Managing Editors, Philemon Rajah

    and Kingsly Rajah

    Hindi EditionManaging Editor, Earnest Gill

    Paite Edition

    Managing Editor, Thang LienNepali Edition

    The Voice of Truth International

    The churches of Christ salute you(Romans 16:16).

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    Therefore

    consider the goodness and severity of God; on those who fell, severity; but toward

    you, goodness, if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.

    goodness

    What is man that You are mindful of

    him, and the son of man that You visit him?

    physical spiritual

    Blessed be the God and Fatherof our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the

    heavenly places in Christ

    For God so loved the

    world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should

    not perish but have everlasting life.

    Editorial

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    goodness severity

    goodsevere

    goodness

    goodness

    severity goodness

    severity

    The Lord is not slack concerning His

    promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any

    should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

    Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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    Associate Editorial

    How Can the Church Grow?

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    and He has

    madealive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses.

    For we are Gods fellow workers;

    you are Gods field, you are Gods building.

    We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not

    to receive the grace of God in vain.

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    Biblical Church Growth; How You Can Work with God to Build a

    Faithful Church).

    desire the pure milk of the word, that they may grow thereby ( grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus

    Christ

    continued

    steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, andin prayers.

    Resolve today to participate in church growth!

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    Associate Editorial

    He who believes and

    is baptized will be saved

    Belief + baptism =

    salvation!

    help

    He who believes and is baptized will be saved

    He who believes and is baptized

    will be saved

    contradiction

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    Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the king-

    dom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied

    in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many won-

    ders in Your name? And then I will declare to them, I never knew

    you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!

    We voted on that. He who believes and is

    baptized will be saved

    He who believes and is baptized will

    be saved

    Repent therefore of

    this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be

    forgiven you

    If we confess our sins, He is faithful and

    just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness

    Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not

    need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth

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    Table of Contents

    God

    Evidences

    The Word Of God

    Salvation

    The Church

    Doctrine To Live By

    Christianity In Action

    worship

    proverbs 17:22

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    Daily Christian Living

    The Christian Home

    Textual Studies

    Bible Characters

    Bible Questions

    Charts and Outlines

    From The Heart OF...

    Features, Poems And Fillers

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    God

    The Answer Is Jesus

    Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will

    give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle andlowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my

    burden is light.

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    God

    If we say

    that we have not sinned; we make him a liar, and His word is not in us.

    we make Him a liar...

    For God so loved the world that He

    gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but

    have everlasting life But God commanded

    His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

    Whosoever therefore shall confess Me before men,

    him will I confess before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me

    before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven

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    God

    And hereby we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He that

    saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is

    not in him

    For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of truth, there

    remaineth no more sacrifice for sins Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye,

    shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the son of God, and hath

    counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith He was sanctified, an unholy thing,

    and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? despite

    to insult American Standard, New American

    StandardNew King James New International

    behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation

    he that believeth and is baptized

    shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be damned.

    For what if some did not believe? Shall

    their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but

    every man a liar

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    God

    Jesus: Apostle, Prophet, and Teacher

    the apostle and high priest of our confession

    Though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so

    that by His poverty you might become rich

    was is Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet

    a

    prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people

    This is really the prophet

    I have not spoken on

    my own authority, The Father who sent me has Himself given me

    commandment what to say and what to speak. And I know that the commandment

    is eternal life. What I say, therefore, I say as the Father has bidden me ...the word which you hear is not mine but the

    Fathers who sent me

    Rabbi a teacher come

    from God

    You call me Teacher andLord, and you are right, for so I am

    Thecrowds, were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as onewho had authority, and not as the scribes

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    And the Lord God formed man of the dust of

    the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the

    breath of life; and man became a living soul

    I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and won-

    derfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that

    my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when

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    I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the

    earth

    fearfully and wonderfully made.

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    For the life of the flesh is in the blood

    fearfully and wonderfully made! praise God

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    Evidences

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    Evidences

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    Evidences

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    Evidences

    For You formed my inward parts; You

    covered me in my mothers womb. I will praise

    You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, and

    that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was

    made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes

    saw my substance, being yet unformed, and in Your book they all were written, thedays fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.

    real

    Then the dust will return to the earth

    as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it

    But now having been set free from sin, and having

    become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the

    end, everlasting life Behold, I tell you a mystery: We

    shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment, in

    the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will

    sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be

    changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this

    mortal must put on immortality

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    This is what the Lord says: Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient

    paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.

    But you said, We will not walk in it! I appointed watchmen over you and said, Listen

    to the sound of the trumpet! But you said, We will not listen

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    All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is

    profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;

    that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work

    For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through

    wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message

    preached to save those who believe

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    The Necessity of

    Having Bible Authority

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    All authority has been given to me in heaven and in earth

    ...raised him from the dead,

    and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule,

    and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only

    in this world, but also in that which is to come

    King of kings, and Lord of lords

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away

    For ever, O Lord, Thy word is settled in heaven

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    Salvation

    a

    some

    the

    Paul an apostle

    of Jesus Christ by the

    commandment of Godour Savior, and Lord

    Jesus Christ, which is

    our hope

    The righteous hath hope in his death

    : For me to live is Christ,

    and to die is gain For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and

    to be with Christ; which is far better.

    I am gone; and mine hope hath he removed like a tree

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    Salvation

    Brethren, Icount not myself yet to have laid hold

    But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and

    Savior Jesus Christ.

    . Wherefore let him that

    thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall

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    Salvation

    but one thing I do but this one

    thing I do.

    Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wilesof the devil... having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplateof righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel ofpeace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quenchall the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and thesword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:10-17).

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    Salvation

    even when we were dead in trespasses, made usalive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved) Moreover, brethren, I declare to

    you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which youstand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached toyou unless you believed in vain independent

    Hardeman-Bogard Debate Nowwhen they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of theapostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

    Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptizedin the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the giftof the Holy Spirit You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only

    And having been perfected,

    He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him

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    Salvation

    Getting Serious About Heaven

    If If

    ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth

    on the right hand of God.

    buried

    abide

    abide remain dwell.

    seek

    you died life hid with Christ in God.

    When Christ, who is

    our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory

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    Salvation

    For where your treasure is, there will your heart be

    also

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    The Church

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    The Church

    Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the

    name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

    For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid

    upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!

    and the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit

    these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also

    Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke,

    exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching

    As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and

    dragging off men and women, committing them to prison

    So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. But I say,

    have they not heard? Yes indeed: Their sound has gone out to all the earth. And

    their words to the ends of the world

    For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with

    wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. For the

    message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are

    being saved it is the power of Godbut we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews astumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness

    He will be great and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God

    will give Him the throne of His father David

    For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know

    God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save

    those who believe

    Howbeautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace,

    Who bring glad tidings of good things!

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    The Church

    Worshipat

    thechurc

    hof

    yourCHRISTS

    choice.

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    The Church

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    The Church

    A Word to the Clueless

    Ye do

    err not knowing the scripture

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    The Church

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    Quick Commentary on Crucial Verses Jeremiah 29:10-13

    As a

    nation, Amer-

    ica has fallen from

    the lofty biblical ideals of

    her founding fathers. CouldIsraels warning also be ours?

    Could this promise also be ours,

    if we turn and seek God with

    all our hearts? Does He have

    thoughts of peace toward

    us and not of evil, of

    a future and a

    hope?

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    Doctrine To Live By

    I Am Set for the Defense of the Gospel

    Hold fast the pattern of sound words which

    you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus

    ...till we all come to the unity of the faith

    and of the knowledge of the Son of God,

    to a perfect man,

    to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ

    (Ephesians 4:13).

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    Doctrine To Live By

    Encarta Reference

    Library

    The Sabbath was made for man,

    and not man for the Sabbath.

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    Doctrine To Live By

    Teaching as doctrines

    the commandments of men

    Food offered to an idol in Asia.

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    Doctrine To Live By

    Making Baptism Sure

    believed

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    Doctrine To Live By

    unto

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    Doctrine To Live By

    Are Riches Inherently Evil?

    For whereyour treasure is, there will your heart be also

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    Doctrine To Live By

    Are There Many Ways to Heaven?

    I am the way,

    the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me

    Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that entereth

    not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a

    thief and a robber

    He

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    Doctrine To Live By

    one

    all

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    Christianity In Action

    And if I say, I will not make mention of him, not

    speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire

    shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain

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    Christianity In Action

    His Word Was in My Heart

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,

    peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against

    such there is no law

    But His word was in my heart like a

    burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, and I could not.

    Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the

    Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all thingswhatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the

    end of the world

    For I am not ashamed of the gospel of

    Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the

    Jew first, and also to the Greek

    As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering

    into every house, and dragging off men and women, committed them to prison.

    Therefore, they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word

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    Christianity In Action

    in Christ

    are

    There is salvation in no one

    else; for there is no other name under heaven, given among men,

    whereby we must be saved

    head ofthe church, His body, of which He is the Savior

    When we understand and are convinced that the truth and the

    truth alone will make men free, we will be compelled to share it!

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    Does All of Life Constitute Worship?

    InternationalStandard Bible Encyclopedia

    ISBE

    W.E. Vines Expository

    Dictionary of N.T. Words

    ISBE ISBE

    I

    and the lad will go yonder and worship

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    they bowed their heads and worshiped

    went upto worshipin Shiloh rose up

    in the morning early, and worshiped before the Lord

    O come, let us worship and bow

    down; let us kneel before the Lord our maker.

    come to Jerusalem to worship

    went up to worship at Jerusalem

    The Living Oracles

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    You shall worship

    the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve

    All these things I will give You if You will

    fall down and worship me

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    May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! May those who

    love your salvation say evermore, God is great! For the Lord is

    a great God, and a great King above all gods

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    proverbs 17:22

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    proverbs 17:22

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    Daily Christian Living

    If

    anyone comes to Me and does not hate

    his father and mother, wife and chil-

    dren, brothers and sisters, yes, and his

    own life also, he cannot be My disci-

    ple.

    No servant can serve

    two masters; for either he will hate the

    one and love the other, or else he will be

    loyal to the one and despise the other.

    You cannot serve God and mammon.

    hate

    that they admonish the

    young women to love their husbands,

    to love their children, to be discreet,

    chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to

    their own husbands, that the word of

    God may not be blasphemed.

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    Daily Christian Living

    And above all things have fervent love

    for one another, for love will cover a

    multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one

    another without grumbling.

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    Daily Christian Living

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    Daily Christian Living

    The Voice of Truth International

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    Daily Christian Living

    Two men went up to the temple to pray, one

    a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed

    about himself; God, I thank you that I am not like other men robbers,

    evildoers, adulterers or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and

    give a tenth of all I get. But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not

    even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, God have mercy on me, a

    sinner

    God, I thank you that I

    am not like other men.

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    Daily Christian Living

    God, have mercy on me,a sinner.

    God

    opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves, therefore,

    under Gods mighty hand

    My sin is ever before me.

    I tell you that this man rather

    than the other went home justified before God.

    God have mercy on me, a sinner.

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    Daily Christian Living

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    Daily Christian Living

    But you, be strong

    and do not let your hands

    be weak, for your work

    shall be rewarded!

    The

    Lord is with you while

    you are with Him. If

    you seek Him, He will

    be found by you, but if

    you forsake Him, He

    will forsake you

    Let Faith in God

    Guide Your Actions

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    toil by the sweat of hisbrow,

    For even when we were with

    you, we commanded you this: If anyone

    will not work, neither shall he eat.

    about the Lords business

    Well done, good

    and faithful servant; you were faithful

    over a few things, I will make you ruler

    over many things. Enter into the joy

    of your Lord

    Therefore strengthen the hands

    which hang down, and the feeble

    knees, and make straight paths for your

    feet, so that what is lame may not be

    dislocated, but rather healed. Pursue

    peace with all men, and holiness,

    without which no one will see the Lord

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    The Christian Home

    None of us liveth to himself, and no

    man dieth to himself

    nurture andadmonition of the Lord

    I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life

    Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart

    from it

    Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like

    arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of ones youth

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    The Christian Home

    What Shall I Give the Children?

    Children want to be hugged, kissed, and held. Theywant to feel that love which strong arms encircling them

    can give. Show them that you trust in the living God.

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    But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: that the

    older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience, not

    slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things that they admonish

    the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet,

    chaste, homemakers, good obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God

    may not be blasphemed

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    1. Doyouallowyour wifeanappropriateamountofthe family incometospendasshechooses,with-outaccounting?

    2. Doyoustill courther withanoccasional giftofflowers, by remembrance of birthdays and anni-versaries, byunexpectedattentions?

    3. Areyoucooperativeinhandlingthechildren,tak-ingyourfull shareofresponsibilityandalsoback-ingherup?

    4. Doyoumakeitapoint nevertocriticizeherbeforeothers?

    5. Doyousharemuchofyour recreationhourswithher?

    6. Doyoushowinterest inandencouragehertode-velopintellectually?

    7. Doyouentersympatheticallyintoherplansforso-cialactivities, tryingtodoyourfullshareasahostinyourownhome, andwhenyouareaguestinthehomesof others,tryingtomakeherappeartothebest possibleadvantage?

    8. Doyoumakeaneffort tounderstandthepeculiari-tiesoffemininepsychologyandtohelpherthroughvaryingmo

    ods?9. Doyoutell herthatyouloveherandactasifyou

    meanit?

    10. Doyougivespiritual leadershiptoyourfamily?11. Doyouencourageyourwifetotalkthingsout?

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    PerspectiveTwenty years ago we dreamed a house.Years of talking, Planning,Months of sweat and toil Transformed the dream To full reality With walls and windows, floors and doors.

    OUR house... But we freely loaned our house to God.For all those years, the joy of ownership was sweet.Then the horror: Fire! Fire! Flames, leaping, licking, cracklingEngulfed our house

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    Our things, Our lives A monster of a size no one could stop: All all wed loved of things, all wed known and owned Were OURS no more;Stark fear and panic filled my heartAnd then, at last, acceptance:The raging fire had burned my world awayAnd in that aweful hour of severance and defeat I let it go.

    Now, how strange the feeling in my heartAs I paint and varnish,Make decisions, measure cuts And work, Raising up replacement walls on the funeral pyre Of the house that once was OURS,

    I am thinking always That this tool is being readied As equipment in Gods hands; THESE walls THIS lamp THESE chairs Are HIS; But, for some little frame of timeHes lending them to us As stewards, To tend and use for Him.

    I own nothing any moreAnd not a thing owns me....

    Betty Burton Choate

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    But whoso hath this worlds goods, and

    seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him,

    how dwelleth the love of God in him? It

    is more blessed to give than to receive.

    Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee: then whose

    shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

    The Rich Fool

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    Textual Studies

    office

    An Introduction to the Pauline Epistles

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    Providential opportunities

    think opportunity!

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    A Text That Meets Needs 2 Peter 2:18-3:13

    Beloved, I now write tostir up your pure minds by way of reminder

    I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears

    Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor

    the power of God?

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    that all should come to repentance. what manner of persons ought

    you to be in holy conduct and godliness. looking for and hastening the

    coming of the day of God

    We Are Not Perfect!

    walk in the light

    sin less.

    Christ lives in me

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    Bible Characters

    Truly I

    tell you, among those born

    of women there has not

    risen anyone greater than

    John the Baptist

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    the kingdom of heaven is at hand

    Thy kingdom come,

    I will build my church

    I will build

    He that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than

    [John].

    I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before himHe must increase, but

    I must decrease He that cometh after me is mightier than I,

    whose shoes I am not worthy to bear

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    So you must obey them and

    do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice

    what they preach

    Everything they do is done for men

    to see

    You give a tenth

    of your spices, but you have neglected the more important matters of the law

    On

    the outside you appear to people as righteous, but on the inside you are full of

    hypocrisy and wickedness

    You nullify the word

    of God for the sake of your tradition

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    Bible Characters

    And Matthew (The Tax Collector)

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    What About Evolution?

    The Christian should not be embarrassed for believing

    the Genesis account of creation, since it not only fits

    observable facts, but also was the view of Jesus Christ.

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    Swear Not At All

    Do not swear at all

    Questions Answered

    cursed and swore

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    But above

    all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth,

    neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye

    fall into condemnation

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    What Crucified Jesus?

    Who What

    knew that they had handed Him over becauseof envy

    Love does not envy

    thirty pieces of silver For the love of money

    is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in theirgreediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows

    Yet now, brethren, I know that you did it in ignorance as didalso your rulers Which none of the rulers of this ageknew; for had they known they would not have crucified the Lord of glory commands allmen everywhere to repent

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    My Score:_________

    Who Am I in the Life of Ruth?

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    Charts and Outlines

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    they saw no man, save Jesus only.

    No man,save Jesus only.

    All authority has been given unto

    me, in Heaven and in earth

    This is my beloved son.

    They saw no man, save Jesus only.

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    From The Heart OF...

    and

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    As the waters cover the sea,

    the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of

    the glory of the Lord

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    The Bible Teacher,

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    The Word of Christ.

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    From The Heart OF...

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    From The Heart OF...

    Voice of Truth

    Voice of Truth

    (Gracious Word)

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    From The Heart OF...

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    From The Heart OF...

    This day is the day of good news!

    Bible Truth

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    As a team of co-workers we call ourselvesWorld Evangelism....

    In Volume 81 of Te Voice of ruth International,we fea-tured pictures of American partners of World Evangelism, doing

    some of the physical work in the production and distribution ofliterature. We realize that we would be very limitedin what we could do if we did not have co-workersoverseas who are boots on the ground to do thepreaching [radio, V, and congregational], writing[Te Voice of ruth International in local languages,monthly magazines, tracts, Bible courses, and study

    books], and follow-up work [home studies, Gospelmeetings, and lectureships] to bring

    new souls into the Kingdom,and to continually strengthenthe church as a whole. Tisissue is a partial coverage, par-ticularly of our brethren in India

    with whom we have worked fordecades. Te front cover pic-tures the original generation withwhom we have worked, in somecases, since 1968. Te back covershows the younger generation thatis now shouldering some of these

    responsibilities. Of course, through literature and

    other mass media tools, we alsowork with brethren in the Philip-pines, Viet Nam, China, Myanmar,Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Ghana,Nigeria, anzania, Guyana, and

    many other countries.

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