Show BIBLE BY THC TH C NATIONAL question I 1 am interested in my salvation but am a little confused where can I 1 find help answer read the scriptures reverently and you will find help and that from a child thou hast known know a the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is an christ jesus 2 timothy Q I 1 should think that such a great country as china would be mentioned in the bible A mere human greatness does inot necessarily entitle a person 0 or r ja nation to a place in the bible but att is believed by some scholars that althe the land of finina mentioned in isiah is china Q do you consider the old testament to be inspired as well as the new testament A all scripture is given by inspiration of god and is profitable for doctrine for reproof for correction for instruction in righteousness 2 timothy Q there are some things in the bible that I 1 dont understand so why should I 1 read it A there are some things that none of us know about digestion so why should we eat things we do not understand about electricity so why turn on the light and there are things we cannot explain about the brain so why not stop thinking gods two books nature and the holy dible bible because of their divine origin contain things hard for our limited minds to understand and that is one proof that both ale aie from god there is enough that is clearly revealed in these two books to keep us busy for a long time so let us keep on reading and eating and thinking and turning on the light the secret things belong arunto the lord our god but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for sever lever deuteronomy 2929 Q since the writings of the old tTe testament are just history why are athey in the bible A true they include history but much more also these ancient prophets prophets actually wrote of the salivation and grace and sufferings of christ we read this in I 1 peter 11 receiving the end of your faith even the salvation of your aeouls of which salvation the prophets bets have enquired and searched diligently who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you searching what or what manner of time the spirit ot of christ which was in them did signify when it testified idled beforehand the sufferings of carst and the glory that should follow this shows that all the prophecies of the old testament as well as of the new were dictated by the spirit of christ and are therefore designed to be studied by the christian Q are there any repeats in the sible bible A the nineteenth chapter of 2 kings is practically the same as ithe the thirty seventh chapter of isaiah ithe j ed note address your questions to the BIBLE QUESTION COLUMN the voice of prophecy box 55 losan los angeles aeral 53 calif bible questions of general interest will be answered in this column as space permits |