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THE ENSIGN MESSAGE

HOW PROPAGANDA CHANGES PERCEPTIONS AND PEOPLE

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Courtesy of: The Reformation  Society, P.O. Box 74 Newlands 7725, Cape Town, South Africa. “Then Jesus said:… ‘And  you  shall know the truth and  the  truth shall make you  free.”‘  John 8:31-32 The first  casualty in war is truth. Beware the Victor’s Version As my history teacher in  Rhodesia reminded us: Beware the victor’s version!…

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THE CAPTIVITIES

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The Plain Facts about Israel and Judah AFTER the death of Solomon, the Israel nation was divided into two kingdoms:  in the south  the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, usually called ‘the house of Judah’, were ruled over by the Davidic line of kings in Jerusalem; while in the north a series of non-Davidic dynasties…

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THE DANGERS OF NEGLECTING PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY

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A Devotional Article The story goes that during the years of the Great Depression in America there was a foolish old farmer who tried to save money by feeding his mule on sawdust. He felt his mule was costing him far too much in oats, so he decided  to mix a little sawdust in with…

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THE OLD TESTAMENT CHURCH

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When did the true Church begin? In Acts 7:38 we learn that the congregation of Israel was called  the church in the wilderness, in the days of Moses.  The  English  word  “congregation” used throughout the  Old Testament is only another rendering, having the same  identical meaning,  as the word “church” in the  New Testament. The…

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WHY ARE PEOPLE BLIND TO TRUTH

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Answer: The Prophet  Isaiah commented on the blindness of Israel. A key Scripture passage on this is in Isaiah 42:19, which  asks, Who  is blind  but  my servant?’ There is much theological dispute over who the Lord’s servant is, but the alternate translation of this verse makes it clear ‘In all the world, no one…

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