Lynnford Beachy Archive

Point: We should not find our basis for anything we believe or practice in the Old Testament. Answer: I think you would have had a very difficult time trying to convince the writers of the New Testament of this theory. Quite contrarily, there are ...Read More

Point: In 2 Corinthians chapter 3 there is a very clear passage directly referring to the Ten Commandments. Paul refers to them as “the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones.” He is saying that while this ministration of death is glorious, the ...Read More

Question:  What is the oil of gladness? “I was reading your newsletter Present Truth, April 2002, in the ‘Questions and Answers’ section, about being baptized in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.  I very much appreciate how you explained that verse, my ...Read More

Question:  What is justification and sanctification? “I am misunderstanding when studying about these lessons—justification, sanctification, glorification. I know a little about justification; that it only takes a short time and sanctification; that it takes a long time, but how do these work?” Zimbabwe Answer: In ...Read More

Question: When will the rapture take place? “When will the rapture take place—before the tribulation or after?” West Virginia Answer: This is an excellent question. Recently there has been much thought on this issue due to the “Left Behind” series of videos, books, and cassettes ...Read More

Question: Could you please clarify on the judgment? “I just finished reading, ‘The Big Picture,’ in the July 2001 issue of Present Truth, and I found it very well explained except for one point which I have to disagree on or either I misunderstand. That is: ...Read More

Question: What about image worship? “Please explain the Scripture where God asked Moses to put up a figure of a serpent in the desert for the people to see and get cured. The Catholics here are distributing a tract about idols, where they are stating ...Read More