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Volume 23, Number 7 • July 2008
The Seventh-day SabbathChrist Our RighteousnessThe Immutable Law of GodThe Non-Immortality of the SoulThe Three Angels’ MessagesThe Sanctuary
You Are BoughtWith a PricePart 3
Importance of Receivingthe Holy Spirit
“Politically Incorrect”Christianity
Is God Particular?Part 2
The King of the NorthPart 7
Does the BibleContradict Itself?
 Page 12
 
A Study of An ApparentContradiction in Scripture
Fanaticism In Diet - Part 2
 
Editorial
Theological Waymarks
Joe Olson
2Joe Olson serves as theexecutive director andchairman of the boardof Hope International. Healso travels as aninternational speaker.
Beginningnextmonth,wehavede-cidedthatwearegoingtomovetheTheologicalWaymarkssectionofthemagazineontoourwebsiteatwww.ho- peint.org.Thereasonforthemoveisthatthereissomuchinformationtosharewithyou,wesimplycannotputallofitintothemagazinewithouteithertakingupthewholemagazineorhavingendless“parts.”Wewanttobeabletomaintainsomesenseofcontinuity.Inordertodothat,weneedtohaveallofthematerialtogetherinoneplaceandonetime.Atourwebsite,wehavetheluxuryofbeingabletoincludeallofthema-terialatonce,withouthavingtosacri-
ce space or continuity of thought. We
havetriedtopresentthematerialswehaveinasclearandconciseawayaswecan,butsomethingsgetlostovertimewhenyouhavethesamearticleineight,nineortenmagazines.Wehavestruggledwithhowtogetthematerialsthatwehaveouttothe peoplewithoutinundatingthemwithalotoftheneededdocumentationandhistoricalperspectives.Forthosethathadbeenfollowingthe“daily”ar-ticles,eachmonthwetriedtoaddressanotherissueorerrorthathadcloudedthetruth.Unfortunately,becausethereweresomanyissuestoaddress,ittookseveralarticles.Wehavethegoalofcontinuingto
 bring to you, with a rm “thus sayeth
theLord,”allofthetruththathasinmanycasesbeencoveredupwithsu- perstition,unbeliefanderrorformanyyears,andprovidingasmuchhistoricaldocumentationaswecandiscover.Inordertodothis,weneedthefreedomofmorespaceinwhichtopresentthe
materials we nd, and so we needn’t be
concernedaboutwhatpeopleremem- berwassaidineachpreviousarticle.Wehavemanysubscribersthatgivetheirpastissuestootherstoread.Theysendthemtoforeigncountriesorto prisoners.Therearemanypeoplethatwanttoreadthemagazinethateithercannotaffordit,orcannotaffordtheextrapostagetogetittothem,espe-ciallyinthecaseofforeignpostage.Asaresult,thesepeoplecannoteasilygobacktopreviousissuesand“recap”whatwassaidinthelastfewmagazines.Thisistheproblemwehopetoaddress byputtingallofthematerialtogetherinonecontinuousstrainforeachtopic.ItalsomakesitmucheasierforthosewhowanttodoBiblestudiesononeofthe particulartopicsweaddress.Allofthematerialwillbeavailableforimmediatedownloadandprinting.Whatwillwedowiththespacethatisleftinthemagazine?Wealmostal-wayshaveastandinglistofarticleswaitingtogetintothemagazine,butspacelimitationshaveprohibitedthemfrombeingincludedinatimelyfashion.Someexcellentarticlesarestillinour
readers’ heads or hearts. We encourage
youtosharewithotherreadersyour personalstudies,spiritualinsights,andthelike.Astimeprogresses,wewillneedtostrengthenoneanotherevermoreearnestly.Writingisonewaytodothat.Thereisalsosomuchgood,in-spirational,soul-stirringmaterialfromthepenofInspiration.LastlyitwillgiveusmoreroomfortheNewswatcharticlesandhealtharticles.Itisaconstantjuggletotrytomakethemagazineeasytoreadandmakeitspirituallyrelevantatthesametime,allthewhiletryingtomeettheneedsofoursubscribers.Weneedyourconstant prayerandintercessionthatwemightfollowthepaththattheLordlaysoutforus.Wearestrivingtobefaithfulstew-
ards of the Lord’s blessings and every
issueofthemagazine,everyindividualarticle,isgoneoverinaverypainstak-ingwaytomakesureitisalltruthandleadspeopletoadeeperandcloserre-lationshiptoJesusChrist.“Whomshallheteachknowledge?andwhomshallhemaketounderstanddoctrine?themthatareweanedfromthemilk,anddrawnfromthebreasts.Forpreceptmustbeuponprecept,pre-ceptuponprecept;lineuponline,lineuponline;herealittle,andtherealit-tle.”Isaiah28:9,10.“Weneednowtopresentthetruthinitsimportantbearings.Wearetowalkeverystepunderstandingly.BlessedlightfromtheWordofGodistocometothepeople.Nonewandstrangethingistobeintroducednow,unlessitisprovedbymuchdiligentinvestiga-tionandmostearnestprayer.BlessedlightfromtheWordofGodisourstoreceiveandinassurancegivetopeo- ple.”10MR313.
 
You Are Bought With APrice: The “Penalty Death”Part 3 - Page 4
Barry J. Mellor 
Importance of Receivingthe Holy Spirit - Page 8
Ellen G. White
“Politically Incorrect”ChristianityPage 10
Maxim Balaklitsky; Maxim Serbin
Table of Contents
Volume 23Number 7July 2008
Fanaticism in Diet - Part 2Page 26
Kevin Paulson
Our Mission
- It is the mission o Hope International and theeditors o 
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to clearly present Christ andHis truth. The days remaining or this world are ew, and wemust work quickly. We must boldly proclaim the historic truthso Adventism that place us on so frm a oundation in the midst o this troubled world. —
 Editor 
Executive Director: Joe Olson
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Editor: Heidi Heiks
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Sojourn To Egypt - Page 12
Clark Floyd
Is God Particular?Part 2 - Page 15
 Joe Olson
Volume 23, Number 7 3
Letters to the EditorPage 31
 
Historical FootnotesPage 29
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News Watch - Page 24
 
The King Of the NorthPart 7 - Page 18
Heidi Heiks
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