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 CO NTENTS
1 Je s us W h o?
b y Jos e ph D indinge r
"I b e l
ie ve in Je s us "is a ph ras e th row n around
today. But I don't th ink th at m e ans w h at you th ink
it m e ans .
3 M YTH , part 1
b y K im b a H e nde rs on
Th e ye ar is 539 BC. Th e pl ace is ancie nt Bab ylon.
Th is is th e s tory of th e e ve nts th at b e cam e a
le ge nd, a m yth .
11 Th e Suffe ring Saint
b y W e ndy McMil lian
D uring th is tim e of ce le b ration, l
e t's not forge t
w h at it took Je s us to ge t th rough th e cros s and to
th e re s urre ction!
13 Cove nant Controve rs y
b y Jam e s Be an
W h at are th e is s ue s on th e topic of s m al
l-group
cove nants , and h ow doe s th e Bib l e addre s s th e m ?
15 Pro Life vs .Pro Ch oice
b y D an H agadorn
Th e firs t in a s e rie s of inve s tigative articl
e s on th e
argum e nts us e d b y th e pro ch oice activis ts . W h e re
do you s tand?
17 As s im il
ation
b y Jas on Toller
In th e e nd, w e al
las s im il
ate . But as s im ilate into
w h at? And w h y? Th e s e q ue s tions s h ape our
de s tiny.
19 An Eve n Gre ate r Je s us
b y Mirk o Rus s o
Th is articl
e e xpl ore s th e "oth e r"s ide of Je s us ,
pe rh aps a Je s us m any of us h ave not k now n.
W h at w as Je s us l
ik e , re al
ly?
JESUS
Th e y'l
W H O?
lcom e atyou s ide w ays .
It's h ow th e y th ink .
It's h ow th e y m ove .
Sidl e up and s m il e.
H ityou w h e n you're w e ak .
 In th e be ginning w as th e W ord, and
th e W ord w as w ith God, and th e
W ord w as God. H e w as w ith God
in th e be ginning. Th rough h im al l
th ings w e re m ade ; w ith out h im
noth ing w as m ade th at h as be e n
m ade . In h im w as l ife , and th at l
ife
w as th e ligh tofm e n.

Je s us ans w e re d, "I am th e w ay and

th e truth and th e l ife . No-one
com e s to th e Fath e r e xce pt
th rough m e .

Ph ilip s aid, "Lord, s h ow us th e

Fath e r and th at w il lbe e nough for
us ." Je s us ans w e re d: "Don't you
k now m e , Ph il ip, e ve n afte r I h ave
be e n am ong you s uch a l ong tim e ?
Anyone w h o h as s e e n m e h as s e e n
th e Fath e r. H ow can you s ay, 'Sh ow
us th e Fath e r'?

For God w as pl e as e d to h ave allh is

fullne s s dw e ll in h im … for in
Ch ris t allth e ful l
ne s s of th e De ity
live s in bodil y form .

For to us a ch il d is born, to us a
s on is give n, and th e gove rnm e nt
w il
lbe on h is s h oul de rs . And h e
w il
lbe cal l
e d W onde rfulCouns e lor,
M igh ty God, Eve rl as ting Fath e r,
Prince ofPe ace .
M YTH
 To be continue d . . .

And h e de parte d from our s igh tth atw e m igh tre turn to our h e art,
and th e re find H im . For H e de parte d, and be h ol
d, H e is h e re .
StAugus tine
 W e ndy M cM illian is th e m oth e r of tw o
te e nage daugh te rs . Sh e and h e r
h us band ope rate a h om e for girl s wh o
are h urting or h aving probl e m s in th e ir
h om e and/or s ch ooll ife .

CO VENANT
CO NTRO VERSY
"Th e care of h um an l ife and
h appine s s , and not th e ir de s truction,
is th e firs t and onlyl e gitim ate obje ct of
good gove rnm e nt."

Pro LIFE vs .
Pro CH O ICE
 "M ife pris tione (RU-46)"

"Suction-as piration"

"Dil
ation & Cure ttage (D & C)"
 M ore ne xttim e . . .

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O ur Lord h as w ritte n th e prom is e of
th e re s urre ction, notin book s al one ,
butin e ve ry l e afin s pring-tim e .
M artin Luth e r
An e ve n gre atinge dil
M oving outofth e dis cipl
re m J
ma
e s us !
Iw is h you w oul d be ar w ith m e in a l
ittle fool is h ne s s . Do be ar w ith m e ! I
fe e la divine je alous y for you, for Ibe troth e d you to one h us band, to
pre s e ntyou as a pure virgin to Ch ris t. ButIam afraid th atas th e s e rpe nt
de ce ive d Eve by h is cunning, your th ough ts w il lbe l e d as tray from a
s ince re and pure de votion to Ch ris t. For ifs om e one com e s and procl aim s
anoth e r Je s us th an th e one w e procl aim e d, or ifyou re ce ive a diffe re nt
s piritfrom th e one you re ce ive d, or ifyou acce pta diffe re ntgos pe lfrom
th e one you acce pte d, you putup w ith itre adil y e nough .
For in h im th e w h ol
e ful
lne s s of
de ity dw e l
ls bodil
y.

H ave th is m ind am ong yours e l ve s ,

w h ich is yours in Ch ris t Je s us ,
w h o, th ough h e w as in th e form of
God, did not count e q ual ity w ith
God a th ing to be gras pe d

And afte r h e h ad dis m is s e d th e

crow ds , h e w e nt up on th e
m ountain by h im s e l
f to pray. W h e n
e ve ning cam e , h e w as th e re al l
alone .

And h e s aid to th e m , "Com e aw ay

by yours e l ve s to a de s olate place
and re s t a w h il e ." For m any w e re
com ing and going, and th e y h ad no
l
e is ure e ve n to e at. And th e y w e nt
aw ay in th e boat to a de s ol
ate pl
ace
by th e m s e l
ve s .

But now e ve n m ore th e re port

about h im w e nt abroad, and gre at
crow ds gath e re d to h e ar h im and to
be h e al
e d of th e ir infirm itie s . But h e
w ould w ith draw to de s ol ate pl ace s
and pray.

Pe rce iving th e n th at th e y w e re
about to com e and tak e h im by
force to m ak e h im k ing, Je s us
w ith dre w again to th e m ountain by
h im s e l
f.
 Look ing to Je s us , th e founde r and
pe rfe cte r of our faith , w h o for th e
joy th at w as s e t be fore h im
e ndure d th e cros s , de s pis ing th e
s h am e , and is s e ate d at th e righ t
h and ofth e th rone ofGod.

Som e one in th e crow d s aid to h im ,

"Te ach e r, te l lm y broth e r to divide
th e inh e ritance w ith m e ." But h e
s aid to h im , "M an, w h o m ade m e a
judge or arbitrator ove r you?" And
h e s aid to th e m , "Tak e care , and be
on your guard agains t al l
cove tous ne s s , for one 's l ife doe s
not cons is t in th e abundance of h is
pos s e s s ions ."

W h e n h e e s tabl is h e d th e h e ave ns , I
w as th e re ; w h e n h e dre w a circl e
on th e face of th e de e p, w h e n h e
m ade firm th e s k ie s above , w h e n
h e e s tabl is h e d th e fountains of th e
de e p, w h e n h e as s igne d to th e s e a
its l im it, s o th at th e w ate rs m igh t
not trans gre s s h is com m and, w h e n
h e m ark e d out th e foundations of
th e e arth , th e n I w as be s ide h im ,
lik e a m as te r w ork m an, and I w as
dail y h is de l igh t, re joicing be fore
h im al w ays , re joicing in h is
inh abite d w orl d and de l igh ting in
th e ch ildre n ofm an.
Sim on Pe te r re plie d, "You are th e
Ch ris t, th e Son of th e living God."
And Je s us ans w e re d h im , "Blessed
are you, Sim on Bar-Jonah ! For
fle s h and bl ood h as not re ve al ed
th is to you, but m y Fath e r w h o is in
h e ave n.

Now w h e n M ary cam e to w h e re

Je s us w as and s aw h im , s h e fe l lat
h is fe e t, s aying to h im , "Lord, if you
h ad be e n h e re , m y broth e r w oul d
not h ave die d." W h e n Je s us s aw
h e r w e e ping, and th e Je w s w h o h ad
com e w ith h e r al s o w e e ping, h e
w as de e pl y m ove d in h is s pirit and
gre atl y troubl e d. And h e s aid,
"W h e re h ave you l aid h im ?" Th e y
s aid to h im , "Lord, com e and s e e ."
Je s us w e pt.

For by th e grace give n to m e I s ay

to e ve ryone am ong you not to th ink
of h im s e lf m ore h igh l y th an h e
ough t to th ink , but to th ink w ith
s obe r judgm e nt, e ach according to
th e m e as ure of faith th at God h as
as s igne d. For as in one body w e
h ave m any m e m be rs , and th e
m e m be rs do not al lh ave th e s am e
function, s o w e , th ough m any, are
one body in Ch ris t, and individual l
y
m e m be rs one of anoth e r. H aving
gifts th at diffe r according to th e
grace give n to us , l e t us us e th e m !

As e ach h as re ce ive d a gift, us e it

to s e rve one anoth e r, as good
s te w ards of God's varie d grace !
Do your be s tto pre s e ntyours e lfto God as
one approve d, a w ork m an w h o doe s not
ne e d to be as h am e d and w h o corre ctl
y
h andle s th e w ord oftruth .
2 Tim oth y 2:15