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What is a gentile? The New Testament says, "To the Jew first, and also to the Gentile" (Romans 2:10, King James Version).

What does this the scripture mean? Also, please explain circumcision in reference to Romans 2.Does this have any benefit for Christians today?
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Your teaching that people will receive a second chance for salvation after they are dead is totally wrong, un-scriptural and very dangerous. Please reply in the next issue or we will cancel our subscription.

There is nothing in the Scriptures to support anyone getting a second chance for salvation once they are dead.
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The whole world is in a mess wars, conflicts, the killing of innocent peoples. Can we do anything A major, determined effort is required if humanity is to survive.

The world seems hopeless.
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Could you please tell me what denomination your church is?

My husband and I are both Baptists, but we enjoy your magazine.
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I believe Scripture does present Sunday, the first day of the week, as a day of worship (see Acts 20: 7; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2; Revelation 1:10)—as a change made by the apostles. Also, we gentiles may be under different commandments than the Jews.

I disagree with the logic in your Good News sidebar titled "Do All Churches Get Their Teaching From the Bible?" (May-June 2005, p. 19), which stated that there is no directive in the Scriptures for Sunday worship and that "people...
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Do people really have a choice with salvation? The rewards are great, but the standard to reach is very high and it seems that many will fail (Matthew 7: 14).

It seems such a high water mark that's impossible to attain.
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I was raised pagan and have always felt that the path chosen for me was the wrong one. I want to follow the right path but do not know where to start. I am not even sure that God will want me since I have been pagan for so long.

I am a 32-year-old mother of two and have been married for four years. I need assistance to get on the right path. It wasn't until I received a card in the mail for The Good News and went to...
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What Is the Biblical Sabbath, and Why Do Many Christians Worship on Sunday Instead?

The seventh-day Sabbath, established at creation and reinforced in the Ten Commandments, has remained a sacred day of rest and worship throughout history. Despite widespread shifts to Sunday observance, faithful believers have upheld the biblical Sabbath from Christ’s time to...
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I am disappointed by your denomination's teaching about the Trinity and find your reasons for rejecting the concept less than satisfactory.

Jesus refers to it as the Counselor who can only come and will come when Jesus leaves the earth, and that that was to be our great comfort (John 16:7). Furthermore there are numerous places where the Holy Spirit is...
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Do you use the King James Version? This is the only Bible that is truly inspired of God, so it is a very deep concern of mine considering the scriptures quoted in your magazine. Please let me know.

Which translation do you use?
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Thank you for sending your Fundamental Beliefs booklet. I was intrigued by this statement: "The Holy Spirit of God is not identified as a third person in a trinity, but is consistently described as the power of God." What am I to infer from this?

Do you not believe in the Holy Trinity?
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Does your Church have a stance on older women marrying younger men, specifically a man in his late twenties and a woman more than 20 years his senior?

We can't find anything in the Bible that states specifically that it's wrong, but we need more clarification. Can you give me some guidance?
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What form of government do you have in your Church?

Could you explain how you operate?
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Although I have known Christ all my life, there have been more times away from His presence than in it. Recently I have come back into the fold and the struggle is immense. I would really be happy if there is anything you can send me or tell me about.

Because of my errant ways I don't have a lot of money, but I will gladly pay for anything that can help me.
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I am a nondenominational Christian trying to find good literature to start reading on a regular basis. I want to make doubly sure the Good News is published by a Christian church.

I saw your web page and it looks good. Are we on the same page with our beliefs?
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I no longer wish to receive your magazine. I thought it would be filled with motivational and touching stories, but instead most of the articles are disturbing, depressing or political.

This is not what I was expcecting nor what I need if I am to become more Christlike.
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Do you believe that Jesus Christ was born of the virgin Mary?

Was Mary a virgin when she conceived and bore Christ?
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Will the New Jerusalem Be Set Up by a Man?

In the article "Jerusalem Center of Conflict, Center of Peace," it appears you are insinuating that the New Jerusalem will be set up by man, an idea not supported in the scriptures. Can you please clarify?
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I don’t keep the feasts listed in Leviticus 23 while my friend who is in the United Church of God does. My pastor says we would have to keep all the Old Testament laws if we are to keep those feasts. Why is it necessary, since we don’t sacrifice anymore

Are the Old Testament feasts to be kept?
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I am curious about the people who are given a second chance during the thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ on earth. Will life be the same as today? Will human life spans be the same? Will children be born?

Will humans interact with spirit beings on a regular basis? Will people alive during this time know about the thousand-year time period? Will people remember their past?
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