Letters From Our Readers
- Material on the Middle East
- Same-sex partnerships
- Letters and comments from readers
- Dating, marriage and sex
- Convicted about the Sabbath Day
I wanted to take the time to express how I grateful I am for Melvin Rhodes' article "The New (Anti-Semitic) World Order" [January-February 2004]. I have never read a better article concerning what is happening in the Middle East. The mystery of why these conflicts exist has finally been answered for me. I am in awe of how God reveals the history of mankind through His humble servants.
—J.C.T., Houston, Texas
I am working in a guesthouse in the Old City of Jerusalem. The reason I am writing is that I found the article "The 'Road Map' to Peace" [November-December 2003] very interesting and it paralleled my own views.
The news is usually the same and usually bad. It involves one peace treaty or the other. The treaties may have different names: the Oslo Accord, the Road Map and now the Geneva Initiative, but they all say between the lines that there will be peace if Israel surrenders all her defenses. It is the exactly the same as in 1938—there would be peace in Europe if [former] Czechoslovakia surrendered the Sudetenland.
—B.H., Jerusalem, Israel
My heartfelt congratulations and sincere thanks for the booklet The Middle East in Prophecy. It is informative and well written. My brother and I were born in that area and went to school in Persia [now Iran] and Iraq.
—Mrs. K.F.L.C., Malaga, Spain
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I agree that God loves everyone. He doesn't judge anyone and neither should we. If a couple of the same sex wants to be together, they should be. Through the years they have adopted children and given them love and a home. A married man and woman give this to children. Same-sex partners do too. I have no qualms about same-sex partners living their lives as we do. They have rights too!
—M.L.D., Port Matilda, Pennsylvania
It is certainly true that God loves everyone, but the Bible clearly states that He will judge unrepentant sinners, including those who persist in aberrant sexual behavior (Hebrews 13:4; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; etc.).
I am one of many troubled and confused Episcopalians. As you are probably aware, the leaders of the Episcopal Church, USA are trying to "adapt" God's Word to please man rather than instructing man with God's Word. Your publications are helping me fill a void. For this reason I feel called to financially support your cause.
—L.T., College Park, Georgia
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Letters and comments from readers
I have been reading the letters and comments that are found in The Good News magazines. I was impressed to find that letters that were not flattering were also printed. I believe that an organization, to be credible in preaching the gospel and credible in its claims to preach the truth, must be honest.
Part of being honest is not hiding the fact that people will have a different view of what you say, and some will not like it. I encourage those responsible for the contents not to censor that opposing view. An organization that hides information written about it is one that people are less likely to trust.
—B.W., Internet
Please cancel my subscription. I am tired of "Christian" magazines who print all the correct scriptures with their message, then "adorn" the articles with indecent pictures. Your last magazine infuriated me with the article on marriage [November-December 2003]. Surely you can find models who are decently dressed.
—K.L.Y., Walkerville, Michigan
The difficulty might be in the eye of the beholder. Please see the next letter.
I am 24 and have grown up in the Church, and thus have seen countless magazines and other publications produced by the Church. The pictures have never been as good as the ones in the Nov.-Dec. 2003 issue. The pictures for the marriage article as well as the ones for the article about the weekly rest day are excellent. The entire spread on page 18 is eye-catching and well put-together.
It serves the articles so well to have such updated pictures. Pictures from the 1980s can give the impression that the contents of the articles are out of date as well. I really enjoyed the four horseman article from the new issue too. Just thought I would share some of my friends' and my comments. Thank you so much for your work.
—T.F., Austin, Texas
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Thank you again for your excellent publications. The article in The Good News on dating errors was superb. I enclose a contribution towards your expenses.
—M.C.D., Cambridge, England
I have read some of your articles, especially on marriage and sex. I am now 26 and quite interested in both topics. I'd like to get married soon and am trying very hard to "wait" for my husband.
—Miss M.B., Barbados
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Convicted about the Sabbath Day
I have been convicted about the Sabbath for many years. I just recently quit my position as a Sunday School teacher over a difference of opinion about what I taught concerning the Sabbath and the plan of salvation as outlined in God's Holy Days.
—J.C., Internet
My husband and I were driving for a trucking company when we came upon one of your articles in a magazine concerning the Sabbath. We have been Christians for many years, observing Sunday as the Sabbath day. We were perplexed by the "news" that we were observing the wrong day, so we continued to study the Bible.
After much intense study and prayer, we were strongly convicted of our error and did address this issue with our pastor. He told us that there is no proof for Sunday worship, but then turned around and excommunicated us, saying that we were a threat to the Church. That was a year ago. We have continued our study and stand firmer than ever on Saturday being the true Sabbath.
—T.&W.T., Springfield, Ohio
Our booklet Sunset to Sunset: God's Sabbath Rest, freely available on request, may be of further help.
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