Editorial Staff | Page 35 | Tomorrow's World

Editorial Staff

Questions and Answers



Question: I was recently told that it is wrong to use words like "gosh" or "gee." Are these words really all that bad?

Answer: We often hear words like "gosh," "gee," and similar words in conversation today. Although they may sound innocent enough, we should avoid using them. Why? Because these words are euphemisms for the names of God and Jesus Christ. A euphemism is "the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensively blunt or harsh" (Random House Dictionary of the English Language).

Questions and Answers



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.

Questions and Answers



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?

Questions and Answers



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?

Questions and Answers



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.

Pages