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Bible study is as necessary for the
grow ing C hristian as food is for the
sustaining o f bodily functions. U n­
derstanding the Bible leads to the
understanding o f human nature,
which in turn, leads to the develop­
m ent o f hopeful, compassionate,
humble, unselfish, loving citizens.
People portrayed in the Bible were
not w ithout flaws. They were disobe­
dient, u nfa ithful, hard-hearted, un­
believing, rebellious, carnal, pride­
ful, manipulative andcovctous. Adam
and Eve, liv in g in an ideal setting,
carefree and loved o f God, jeopar­
dized all by disobedience to a direct
command from their Creator. Conse­
quences o f their actions were lar-
rcaching and deadly, (Genesis Ch. 3).
Abram and Sarai lost laith in God s
promise and attempted to hurry
G o d ’ s plan to raise nations through
Abram 's seed. W c see the effects o f
their actions to this day as brothers
w ar against brothers in the middle
east countries (Genesis Ch. 16). W c,
through study o f the Bible, find that
G od’ s promises are true. The infinite
strength o f God, the undying love ol
God is available to mankind despite
esis Ch. 21).
A stronger faith, a faith close to
reality, comes from adccpknowledge
and dependent' y on God and H i s prom­
ises. Eitch encounter w ith God through
study o f His W ord (the Bible) deepens
the measure o f faith given each o f us
as a g ift, undeserved and unearned.
We have e stablished o ur rules
and fo u n d that they have no e ffe c t
on s o c ie ty ; they do n ot deter u n ­
acceptable b e h a v io r nor enhance
the ch aracte r o f m an. W e have
estab lish ed p un ish m e n ts, w h ic h
gove rn m e ntal systems have fa ile d
to a p p ly e q u a lly to a ll c itiz e n s .
M an has set h im s e lf up as his ow n
G od; ru le r o f life and death, free
s p irit w ith o u t b o u nd aries, am oral
w ith u n lim ite d c i v i l rig h ts . From
th is a ttitu d in a l p o s itio n (I am
G od) comes o u tw a rd chaos; de­
s tru c tio n o f hum an beings from
w om b to o ld age. A ll our cl fo rts ,
o rig in a tin g fro m o u r feeble m en­
tal pow ers, have fa ile d as is e v i­
denced by the self-destructiveness
o f our present so cie ty. Have we
decayed so in body and s p irit that
we cannot now choose another
alternative course? Since God’ s W ord
teaches that God has the ability to
bring good out o f evil...w hy not try
God and His promises for a better
people, a better world?
The Bible tell us God is greater
than the fear which now riddles our
neighborhoods. I f this be true or not
true, we cannot know, unless we study
His W ord and apply His remedies and
see the results for ourselves. What
man w ill not reach out for a lifeja cket
when he is drowning? Are we such
fools, in our worldly wisdom, to choose
violent death, when a way is open
through mere study which w ill allow
us to find out for certain i f God’ s W ill
(for mankind) is good,acceptable and
perfect? Anyone alive today w ith a
mind capable o f thinking, be he C hris­
tian or non-believer, cannot deny that
we live in a violent, destructive un­
caring society and changes must be
made i f we intend to survive. There­
fore, let us, believer and non-believer,
research the Word o f God, The Bible,
learn and apply His cures fo r the evil
in our lives, then w ait upon the re­
sults. It couldn’ t hurt and it m ight
help restore safety, peace and har­
mony to our neighborhoods. T ry G od!
that the scholars in their lack o f un­
derstanding o f scripture made a m is­
take. This is a bold assertion. But in
my opinion the scholars failed to take
into consideration why divine w rit­
12:10, II
In this day and tim e, mostly be­ ings arc called scripture. Scripture is just
cause o f the teachings o f the Hon. what the name implies-script. A script is
Elijah Muhammad, scripture readers written before the actual happening.
F orcxam plc.ThcB iblcand H oly
should be able to sec G od’ s hand
Quran,
w ritten before this lim e, talks
concerning black peoples 436 year
about,
clearly, the calam ities and
Sojourn in North Am erica. And this
plagues
that the planet and its people
enlightmcnt in perception ol'lhc times
arc
experiencing
now in this day and
through scripture produces a more
lime.
So
is
it
belter
to believe that
logical vie w o f the figure named Jesus.
C
hrist
is
a
title
for
a
man
that w ill be
The scholars who interpreted the Bible
apointed
to
crush
the
wicked
in the
saw Jesus o f tw o thousand years ago
last
days,
or
is
it
better
to
believe
that
as the Christ. How they saw Jesus
a
2,000
year
old
man
is
s
till
alive
in
influenced how they worded the scrip­
the
sky
somewhere?
This
is
a
worthy
ture events concerning the establish­
question. “ You have believed false
ment o f G od’s kingdom . To illustrate
ideas and concepts.” McRen ‘ Shock
my point further consider this - The
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Bible talks about the death o f Jesus
In the beginning o f this article I
and his return. We arc not taught that
quoted
the book o f M ark where it
he is to come back twice. He is to
mentions
a rejected stone that God
return only once. But we are taught
made
the
head o f the comer. The
that when he returns he w ill establish
rejected
stone
is the rejected black
the kingdom o f God. W e ll, according
people
in
America
who gave birth to
to Matthew, M ark, Luke and He­
a
divine
leader,
teacher
and guide,
brews he did return. But the kingdom
The
Hon.
Elijah
Muhammad.
W hy is
has not yet come. Is the kingdom
it
so
hard
to
get
the
masses
o
f
blacks
2,000 years late? Since God docs ev­
in
America
to
see
the
Hon.
Elijah
erything right and exact 1 w ould say
“ The stone which the builders
rejected is become the head o f the
corner: this was the lo rd ’s doing, and
it is marvelous in our eyes?” Mark
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Muhammad and the Hon. Louis Far-
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ve rscsofthcB iblecom etom ind- He
came to his own and his own received
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