Editorial Staff

Question: Is the "gospel" preached by modern Christianity the same gospel Jesus Christ preached and commissioned His New Testament Church to proclaim to the world?

Answer: You may be surprised to learn that most professing Christians have never actually heard the true gospel of Jesus Christ! Many have heard a message about Christ, but very few have heard the wonderful good news He announced. The "religious leaders" of Jesus’ day rejected that gospel—and crucified Him for preaching it.

Question: Acts 15 shows that the New Testament Church imposed only four requirements on new Gentile converts: "to abstain from things polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood" (Acts 15:20). The Sabbath, Holy Days and dietary laws are conspicuously absent, so why should today’s Christians observe them?

Question: As a result of your magazine and booklets, I am grasping a deeper understanding of God’s word. However, my mate wants nothing to do with it. My zeal for Bible study and sharing nuggets of truth with him have been met with rejection and resentment. Therefore, what can I do to encourage my mate?

Question: In Matthew 12:31-32, Jesus spoke of an unpardonable sin. What is this sin, and why can it not be forgiven?

Answer: The thought of being cut off from God forever is an awful horror. Yet many sincere Christians have misunderstood this matter and are needlessly worried.

Question: The God of the Old Testament seems harsh, demanding “an eye for an eye” and “a tooth for a tooth.” Is it not true that Jesus came to do away with His Father’s law of cruel bondage?

Answer: Many Bible students have been shocked by God’s “eye for an eye” command in Exodus 21:23–25. They imagine that during Old Testament times, anyone causing the loss of an eye, hand or foot would automatically suffer the identical loss. Many wonder: “How could such a cruel command come from a loving Father?”