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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Televi sion Program
!'ve been watching Mr.
Armstrong's program for the
last few weeks now, and l'm
very impressed. Sorne people
told me not to watch him
because what he says is not
true. But 1 don't believe
everything
1
hear, so 1
decided to watch and find out
for myself.
Anthony E. Mark
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Nature of God
1n October issue of
The
Plain Truth
on page 20, it is
pointed out that the Holy
Spirit is not God. The Bible
says the Holy Spirit
IS
God.
Jf you look at Acts 5:3, we
find the Holy Spirit lied to!
In the next verse, Acts 5:4,
we read (KJV) "Thou hast
oot lied unto men, but
u
TO
Goo..
! ....
If you are honest you will
admit your error.
Reuben
D.
Lane
Phoenix, Arizona
•lt would appear that the
reader did not clearly
understand what the editor
wrote. The Holy Spirit
emanares from God and
Christ and
is,
therefore.
divine in nature.
The point
being made is that the Holy
Spirit is not a separate
person
in the Godhead as is
commonly raughr.
You ask how it is possible
to lie to the Holy Spirit
if
the Holy Spirit is not a
person (Acts 5:3). Ananias
and his wife had been
speaking to human beings.
Peter was emphasizing to
Ananias that, although the
lie had been spoken to men.
in realiry ir had been spoken
to God because these men
represented the government of
God,
which is directed by
God
IN ME
through His
Holy Spirit. Therefore, in
verse 4 Peter says.
" ...
thou
March 1986
hast not lied unto men,
but
unto God."
Arabic Translation
This is the first time 1
have written to you and
The
Plain Truth.
1 like your
subject " Personal from" and
1
would like to congratulate the
editors, who write about child
rearing. They are great. From
that point ,
1
have started to
translate this subject and
other subjects into the Arabic
language and it will be
published in our church
(Coptic) magazine free to al!
people-you have given us
the example.
1 would like you to write
as much as you can in the
field of social problems.
M.G. lshag
Khartoum
New Subscrlber
One month ago for the
first time 1 sat down and
listened to your message on
television. In that short thirty
minutes you said more to me
than any speaker had said to
me in thirty years.
Many things, though not
al!, that you believe in match
many of, though not all, of
the things that
I
believe in.
The very next day 1 picked
up your May issue of
The
Plain Truth.
1 found it to be
one of the most informative
magazines that 1 have ever
read.
Robert
C.
Robinson
Toronto, Ontario
1 picked up a copy of
The
Plain Truth
two days ago at
[a] shop. The magazine was
sitting on a rack marked
" Free-Take One," so 1 did.
1 greatly enjoyed the
articles that were to be found
inside. This is the ftrst
time
1
have ever seen the Bible
interpreted into the present
time. The fact that much of
the Bible pertains to events
happening today was never
apparent to myself or any of
the people 1 have shared the
periodical's information
with- they were equally
surprised.
1 look forward to reading
many fascinating facts and
ideas found in your magazine
in the year to come. By
reading these articles,
1
hope
to gain a clearer image of the
world around me, as well as
the importance God's
presence is to mankind.
Jason A. Craybeek
Omemee, Ontario
Co rrespondence Course
1 am a stroke victim
slightly housebound but not
helpless, living in a country
district and enjoying nature at
its best. 1 am a regular
subscriber to
The Plain
Truth
and have been since
my service days in 1950.
lt
has been a great comfort to
me all these long years.
1
have just received my
first lesson on the Bible
Correspondence Course you
offered. That will give me a
bit of spiritual thought in the
next few months as 1 have
plenty of time to myself. Do
keep on with the good
work- this crazy mixed-up
world we live in badly needs
it.
Mlnerals
David
T.B.
Small
Rochford, Essex
The article of particular
interest to me in the
November-December issue is
the article on minerals by
Gene Hogberg. 1 also have
been stressing the importance
of strategic and critica!
materials and why we must
import so many of them from
South Africa.
Harold Carlson
ConsuJtjog Engineer
Lakewood, New J ersey
ldentlty Crisis
Germans are in an identity
crisis, and actually have been
in one ever since World War
11.
And there are only few
that really believe in a strong,
unified Europe. The national
egotisms are simply too big.
most people think. And, of
course, having the largest
economic power, West
Germans are not too fond of
paying everybody else.
There's no quick solution at
hand, and there can't be. In
the meantime, I'm watching
carefully world's politics, and
prophecy.
Ronald Fleming
Hamburg,
West Germany
Superstition or Authority?
The article "The Bible:
Superstition or Authority?"
caught my eye. 1 looked up
the scriptural references in
my Bible. Having read
The
United States and Britain in
Prophecy
1
understand the
use of Leviticus 26:'1 4-39 to
establish that Judah's
punishment would be for
2,520 years. But the article
goes on to say that the 2,520
years began on the 24th day
of the ninth month in 604
B.C. The scripture cited to
support this was Haggai
2:20-22.
1
fail to see the
connection.
R. Lucia
Pasadena, California
•
One of rhe keys to
understanding biblical
prophecy is duality. This doy
God singled out for the
rebuilding of the Second
Temple (verse 18). He also
singles it out for an event
yet future (verses 21-22).
Similar/y, because Bible
prophecy is often dual this
sorne doy was chosen of God
for the surrender of
Jerusa/em in /917, which,
through the Balfour
Declaration, opened the doors
for the formal return of Jews
to a homeland.
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