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Commentary by Roger Oaklandwww.understandthetimes.org Recently I had the opportunity to visit the Temple Square in Salt Lake City. While I was there, an elder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints gave me a private tour. Although the gentleman seemed sincere and claimed he believed in the Bible, there were a…
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Commentary by Roger OaklandUnderstand The Times International: Roger Oakland Ministrieswww.understandthetimes.org1.800.689.1888 I can recall the experience as if it happened yesterday. It was a sub-zero night in the winter of 1961. I was fourteen years old. A large number of people had gathered in a school auditorium to hear a high-powered evangelist from Ontario, Canada…
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Commentary by Roger OaklandUnderstand The Times International: Roger Oakland Ministrieswww.understandthetimes.org1.800.689.1888 Jesus made it clear that understanding the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only way one can enter into the Kingdom of God. If this is true, would it not be reasonable to suggest that Satan, God’s adversary, would do all he could do…
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Commentary by Roger OaklandUnderstand The Times International: Roger Oakland Ministrieswww.understandthetimes.org1.800.689.1888 Jesus Christ proclaimed these following important words: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy…
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Commentary by Roger OaklandUnderstand The Times International: Roger Oakland Ministrieswww.understandthetimes.org1.800.689.1888 During the dark ages, people believed non-living materials could become life by a spontaneous process. They foolishly believed that garbage had the potential to turn into maggots, flies, and rats. This was proven false when the Italian physician Francesco Redi performed his famous experiment.…
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Commentary by Roger OaklandUnderstand The Times International: Roger Oakland Ministrieswww.understandthetimes.org1.800.689.1888 When I first became a Christian some thirty-five years ago, the topic of genetically redesigning life was still considered science fiction. While predictions were being made about the possibility of designing chimera-like hybrids of monstrous proportions, the reality of that happening seemed far off…
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Commentary by Roger Oaklandwww.understandthetimes.org I have heard the claim that we are the smartest group of human beings that have ever lived. With the advancement of bio-technology, the future appears to be limitless with regard to accomplishments, I am told. Especially when it comes to the field of genetic engineering! Whatever man seems to…
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Commentary by Roger Oaklandwww.understandthetimes.org If you have never looked at a map of Israel, you should. Have your Bible in one hand and look for a number of the cities and towns that the Bible mentions – for example, Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Now ask yourself, where did these names come from? Do these…
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Commentary by Roger Oaklandwww.understandthetimes.org The word “Jihad” has been in the news a lot lately. Ever since September 11th, the “9-1-1” wakeup call, a number of Islamic leaders have called for a “jihad,” also known as “a holy war.” Many people are confused. What is this holy war all about? Is there an agenda…
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Commentary by Roger OaklandUnderstand The Times International: Roger Oakland Ministrieswww.understandthetimes.org1.800.689.1888 There is a very sobering portion of the Bible that should be read by every person who believes they are a faithful follower of Jesus Christ. Following are the words Jesus proclaimed on Judgment Day to those who stood before Him. They had been…