October/November 2000

Promises, Promises

Features

Losing the Vision?

We have entered the “post-Zionist” era. Yet God says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” What does this all mean for little Israel?

No Addition, Deletions, or Corrections

The apostle Paul was not one to mince words. Learn what he told the Galatians concerning the gospel of salvation.

Justification by Faith Alone Galatians 3:1-24

Law vs. grace—the age-old struggle. This excellent article clarifies the differences between the two systems and explains which one God blesses and why.

Keep Standing Firm in Freedom Gal. 3:25-5:1

Would you reenroll in kindergarten after you had graduated from college? In essence, that’s what some people were telling the Galatian believers to do.

Family Matters Gal. 6:1-18

You know that your Christian brother has fallen deeply into sin. What should you do? Read this article and
find out.


More In This Issue

Silhouette of man speaking.

Knowing Who Your Friends Are

When a Jewish senator was interviewed on the subject of anti-Semitism, he frankly acknowledged how anti-Jewish prejudice had affected his life. “I believe,” he said, “that from time to time, every Jew looks around...

Beware: Snake In the Grass

I was a relatively new believer when I heard an older, wiser woman tell a story I will never forget. She looked somewhat disheartened and bedraggled—the symptomatic side effects of having many mouths to feed...

Lost Hope Reclaimed

Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost; we are cut off on our part...

Sliding Toward Anarchy

Hosea 7:1-16: It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Yet in this chapter of Hosea, the prophet uses a number of similes and metaphors to paint a vivid picture of Israel’s pursuit...

Map of the Middle East.

Eye on the Middle East Oct/Nov 2000

Jewish emigration from the former Soviet Union is again on the rise. The reason is distressingly familiar. The evil of anti-Semitism is increasing once again. Groups such as the swastika-sporting Russian National Unity Party have...

Jesus Christ and the Future Kingdom of God Part Ten

In the previous article, we saw that Christ offered the future theocratic Kingdom to Israel and told the nation what it must do for the Kingdom to be established. He offered the Kingdom through...

Israel in the News Oct/Nov 2000

HA’ARETZ (INTERNET EDITION)— Palestinian electricity consumption is climbing by 15–20 percent a year and could become a future time bomb threatening Israel’s limited reserves, a senior industry source said.

Zvi Oct/Nov 2000

Many people come here to Jerusalem every year. As it is written in Isaiah 2:3, “for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.”

Daily News from Israel

Senate To Give $26 Billion to Israel’s Defense

The U.S. Senate is sending $26 billion in wartime assistance to Israel as part of a $95 billion foreign aid package on Tuesday...

Israel at War: Week 28

In the United States, college campuses are boiling over with protests, demonstrations, and physical confrontations with Jewish students...

News Digest — 4/24/24

Two top Hezbollah operatives were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Tuesday (23rd),  as explosive-laden...

News Digest — 4/23/24

The Jewish holiday of Passover began in Israel on Monday evening (22nd), with families around the country gathering for the festive...

News Digest — 4/22/24

Three pedestrians were wounded in a ramming attack in Jerusalem on...

News Digest — 4/19/24

According to reports Israel’s retaliatory attack on...

News Digest — 4/18/24

The IDF killed a senior Hamas intelligence officer in an overnight strike on a terrorist cell in the central...

Israel Alone Will Choose Its Iran Response

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel will decide for itself how to respond to Iran’s unprecedented attack...

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