Independent History and Research Keeping the Candle of Truth Lit Since 1986 — Our 30th Year Box 849 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying, “Let us break their chains and throw off. Come And Reason Ministries. In This Quarter.. Somehow, and we don’t know exactly why, sin arose in God’s perfect creation, and that sin became the starting point for what we understand as the great controversy. One thing, though, we do know, and very well too: as human beings, we are caught in the middle of this controversy. It’s a battle that none of us escape. Throughout Scripture, God is constantly defeating Satan’s purposes. Jesus’ coming as Immanuel, “God with us,” recovered the territory stolen from Adam and Eve. Jesus succeeded where Adam failed. In His ministry, Jesus showed His authority over creation and the forces of evil. Just before His return to heaven, Jesus recommissioned His followers and at Pentecost empowered them to extend the borders of His heavenly kingdom. Jesus has won the decisive victory at the cross. The challenge has always been where we place our loyalties: on the side that has won or on the side that has lost. Though the choice should be easy and obvious, because the controversy still rages and the deceptions are ever- present, the battle for our hearts and minds continues. Our hope and prayer, then, is that this quarter’s lessons will reveal some of these deceptions and thus help us not just to choose Christ but to remain with Him because, as He has promised, “ . NKJV). JDavid Tasker, field secretary of the South Pacific Division, has a Ph. D in Old Testament and has been a church pastor in his native New Zealand, mission president in the Solomon Islands, and lecturer in Biblical Studies at Pacific Adventist University (Papua New Guinea) and at Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (Philippines). He and his wife, Carol, have two married sons (Nathan and Stephen) and three grandchildren. Obtain and read PDF lessons here or as HTML web pages on SSnet. Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends was an animated program that originally aired in 1999 as part of BKN, the syndicated's cartoon programing block. The programming segment premiered in 1992. The show was part of. Jesus -is-Lord.com Jesus Christ is the ONLY way to God 'I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.' -- Jesus Christ, John 14:6. I am a FORMER Roman Catholic. As a former Catholic, I found bible truth, God delivered me OUT OF Catholicism and I provide Catholic answers.
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