Beyond Today Magazine: March–April 2016

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Change is a major theme of the Bible. It’s at the heart of the meaning of the words “repent” and “repentance,” mentioned more than 60 times in the Bible. These words mean to change direction, to turn, to stop going in one direction and go in another, to change our thinking, to change our actions—in short, to change our lives. How about you? Are you telling yourself that everything is okay in your relationship with God and that you’re all He expects you to be? Or maybe you need to realize, as explained in this issue, it’s time for a change! Download the entire issue in PDF.

Table of Contents

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A woman walking on a path with tall grass around her.
3 minutes
Are you telling yourself that everything is okay in your relationship with God and that you’re all He expects you to be? Or maybe you need to realize...
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A woman reading a Bible.
13 minutes
God wants you to change and start living His way. He reveals three essential steps to help you start and continue in this new life, steps requiring...
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A older man sitting and thinking.
9 minutes
Even though they’ve come to understand the truth of God, many put off baptism for years. But is that really acceptable to God? Should you delay your...
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A tomb cut out of rock with a round stone next to the entrance.
10 minutes
Without the resurrection of Jesus Christ, our faith is futile. Do we have historical evidence that it actually happened?
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A broken chocolate Easter egg.
10 minutes
Are you letting religious traditions get in the way of a real, authentic relationship with God and Jesus Christ? There’s an answer to this problem...
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A young woman walking by herself.
2 minutes
Abandoning all of the Easter traditions and replacing them with the Passover and the symbols that Christ and the apostle Paul referred to in the New...
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A Bible open to the book of John, small cups of wine and some broken unleavened bread.
2 minutes
When studying about the right alternative to the Easter tradition—the biblical Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread—there’s a very important...
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A lamb on a white background.
11 minutes
In 1 Corinthians 5:7, Paul wrote that “Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.” Do you understand the profound meaning this statement holds for...
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A framed old American flag hanging on a museum wall.
16 minutes
We are in a grave moment in the world. Something is happening in America; people are worried the nation is nearing the point of no return. What is...
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Graffiti in an old factory.
7 minutes
What did Jesus mean when He spoke of not putting a new patch on an old piece of cloth or new wine in new wineskins? His words carry profound meaning...
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A field of Daises.
11 minutes
Jesus Christ’s parable of the minas or pounds is puzzling to many people, but understanding it is key to grasping what God wants to do with and in...
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Mayan calendar on black background
11 minutes
In this study you'll see how very cautious we need to be when we hear someone making predictions about the future!
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Fighters belonging to the Islamic State group in Anbar, Iraq.
3 minutes
The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS or ISIS) continues to brutalize its way across the Middle East, with most of its activity centered in Iraq and...
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A Syrian rebel sniper in Khan al-Assal, Aleppo province in 2013.
4 minutes
The bloody Syrian civil war has left an estimated half a million Syrians dead, wounded or missing and forced half the nation’s population from their...
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A person using a smartphone in the dark.
2 minutes
A new study reveals that an increasing number of teens and older adults in America are using pornography because it is less risky than actual sex.
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A mosquito
3 minutes
According to the World Health Organization, the mosquito-borne Zika virus is now an international health emergency.
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Letters from readers of the Beyond Today magazine.
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Readers of Beyond Today magazine share their thoughts in the March/April 2016 issue.