1. In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar by what peculiar circumstance was he surrounded? “In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him,” Daniel 2:1. 2. Was he anxious to know the dream and its meaning? “And the [...]
1. Is it possible for one to serve two masters? “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon,” Matthew 6:24. 2. In what condition are those who are [...]
Word Of Life is a quarterly newsletter. Volume 1: Shevat 2016 Psalms 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
1. What were the names of the three sons born to Noah, the posterity of whom lived on this side of the flood, and populated the whole earth? “And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth,” Genesis 5:32. 2. From which of these sons did the colored race originate, [...]
1. In the eleventh chapter of Romans, what great lesson is presented by the apostle Paul? Answer, The olive trees. 2. In what condition were these two olive trees? “For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: [...]
1. To whom were the ten commandments spoken? “And the Lord spake unto you out of the midst of the fire . . . And He declared unto you His covenant, which He commanded you to perform, even ten commandments,” Deuteronomy 4:12, 13. See also Exodus 20:1-17. 2. Was this a complete law? “These words [...]
1. Why was the promise made to Abraham that he, and his seed should inherit the earth? “Because that Abraham obeyed My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statues, and My laws,” Genesis 26:5. 2. With whom will the Lord keep covenant, and shew mercy? “Know therefore that the Lord thy God, He [...]
1. Does the apostle Paul in his writings speak of a family in heaven? “For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,” Ephesians 3:14, 15. 2. Since Paul speaks of a family in heaven, by what name [...]
1. What does the apostle ask all to do? “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God,” I John 3:1. There are then, different manners of love. Man has one kind, which esteems others as long as they favor him, and no longer. [...]
1. In what striking language does the Apostle Paul commence the seventh chapter of Romans? “Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?” Romans 7:1. 2. After saying the law hath dominion over a man so [...]