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"THE NARROW WAY TO LIFE" continued From 1 Tim. 6:14-16 we learn that the immortal or divine nature was originally the possession of divinity only. We read: "He [Jesus] in his time [the Millennial age] will show who is the blessed and only potentate--the King of kings and Lord of lords, who only...

"THE NARROW WAY TO LIFE" Our Master tells us that it is because of the narrowness (the difficulty) of the narrow way that the many prefer to remain on the broad (way or) road to destruction. "Strait [difficult] is the gate and narrow is the way that leads unto life, and few there are that find...

We published this post before some time back (actually it was one of our first post on this forum, what we believe to be a foundation doctrine or teaching), but felt it should be presented again as sometimes a particular subject appears necessary for review at times to strengthen our faith. We...

It is not, however, for us or anyone to answer the query which our Lord refused to answer, viz., “Are there few that be saved?” (Luke 13:23) The most we are privileged to do is to point out that “a ransom for ALL” has been given by our Lord and the promise that in “due time” ALL shall come to a...

Mankind’s Hope for Everlasting Life The boldest and ablest scientists and evolutionists have attempted to show that man’s life was not a gift from the Creator. Theoretically they have brought man and all the lower animals up, by evolution process, from a microscopic germ; yea, from protoplasm...

Two Greek words are translated immortality: (1) Athanasia, which Strong defines as “deathlessness.” This word is found in the following scriptures only: “This mortal must put on immortality [athanasia – deathlessness]” – referring to the first resurrection shared in only by the Church. 1 Cor...

“Hopes of a future everlasting life are held out vaguely in the Old Testament; but immortality is not so much as mentioned. Indeed, the inspired Apostle declares of our Lord Jesus, that he “abolished death [broke its hold on man] and brought life AND immortality to light through the gospel.” (2...

Confusion is unavoidable unless the true definitions of mortal and immortal be clearly recognized as follows: Immortal – the state or condition in which death is impossible – a death-proof condition. Mortal – a state or condition in which death is possible – a condition of liability to death...

A Distinction and a Difference The following is VERY IMPORTANT to grasp and to understand. The failure to rightly understand this has led to all matter of false and misleading theories and ideas commonly held by the professing church. But now, having examined the hope of immortality from the...

The philosophy of a future life and everlasting life. “Beginning at the foundation of this New Testament assurance of Life Everlasting, we find to our astonishment that it first of all admonishes us that in and of ourselves we have nothing which would give us any hope of everlasting life – that...

“If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come.” Job 14:14 “Our Savior Jesus Christ…hath abolished death and brought life [everlasting] AND immortality to light through the Gospel.” 2 Tim 1:10 There is a longing hope within men that death...

WE BEHELD HIS DIGNITY. The apostles and all believers who had intercourse with our Lord in the days of his flesh experienced, “beheld, his glory.” They beheld the grandeur, the nobility, the perfection of the “man Christ Jesus” – a perfection and glory seen in no other because all others were...

“HE WAS THE TRUE LIGHT.” As our Lord was the Father’s Word or Messenger, he was also the Father’s Light, whose mission it was to reveal, to make known, the Father’s love, that thereby those who had eyes to see might be attracted, drawn, blessed. Alas, how many were blind! Eyes had they but they...

“HE IS EXCEPTED WHICH DID PUT ALL THINGS UNDER HIM.” 2 Cor 15:27; Eph 4:5,6 We are not from this statement to get the inference that the Son was superior to the Father, that the Father had created nothing previously because of lack of ability to create, but that the Father was pleased thus to...

John 1:1-18 “In him was life; and that life was the light of men.” Our lesson is an epitomized statement of the entire plan of God in most comprehensive form, reaching from long before the creation of the earth down into the future to the grand consummation of the divine plan at the close of...

WHAT MOSES SHOWED AT THE BUSH. Continuing to level his argument against the Sadducees – continuing to prove the general resurrection of mankind, and not merely the resurrection of the Church – our Lord adds, "Now that the dead are [to be] raised even Moses showed at the bush, when he calleth...

DID THE RANSOM SECURE FULL RESURRECTION? We ask then, what did our Lord mean by limiting his answer to "they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that age and the resurrection"? Will not the whole world be accounted worthy to obtain full resurrection? Did not our Lord's death purchase...

Amongst the Jews were three particular parties. The largest and in every way most important of these were known as Pharisees, who believed in a future life, to be attained by a resurrection at some future time, for which they waited. Second to these in importance, yet very much smaller, were...

Interesting Questions If lasting life is the portion of all when awakened, are they justified? If not justified, are they still under condemnation? If neither justified nor condemned, what is their condition? The condition of the world on trial during the Millennial age will be neither one...

“The following will prove interesting reading to many of our brethren, and especially amongst our Jewish friends. It is a report of remarks made by an old Hebrew at a “mission” meeting. We note that God has so overturned natural Israel that even if they had possession of the holy places where...