From Tennessee: Dear Editor: Some of your writers have suggested America is under judgment from God. But, don’t you think that the hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. are just a normal pattern of nature?

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From Arizona: Brooks, the word “Overcomers” is used one time in the Bible (KJ), anyway, will you do an article on 1st fruits ….”

Dear Arizona: Something tells me you are reading the articles of a well known Christian writer, who has a different view on these two matters than we do. Anyway, unless my eyes are deceiving me and Strong’s Concordance is wrong, the word “overcomers” does not appear in the King James Version of the Bible. So, perhaps the question should be “What is an overcomer?” Now, I know there are those who assign this term to a special group of people God has designated to be in the Kingdom before the entire dead are resurrected, but the Apostle John defines “an overcomer” very clearly in John 5:1-5, recorded here for clarity:

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From Tennessee: Dear Brooks, Maybe you can give me your thoughts on this. My friends and I are always involved in things I know the Bible frowns upon and while I am feeling guilty even as I do them, my friends would raze me if I didn’t go along. I’m still fairly young, any suggestions?

Dear Tennessee, Big problem! One that all of us find ourselves struggling with far too often! And in an era when Christian values are being shunted aside, it seems very easy, almost natural, to drift into sin. Still, our journey with Jesus Christ, together with His counsel in our hearts, although rocky at times, is the key to overcoming obstacles. There are loads of passages in the scriptures that we should mediate upon during tempting times but I think Psalm 1 offers advice that should be prominent in our thoughts when faced with temptation. Of course, prayer is the great answer and the passages in the Lord’s Prayer, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil” are particularly helpful because we are asking God Almighty to direct our steps in tempting times.

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From: Ontario: Dear Brooks: Quite some time ago you wrote an article about “Our Good Health” and outlined what we could and couldn’t eat according to God’s Law. I wish I had listened because my husband was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer and is in a bad way. There is nothing you can do, except to pray for him, but I thought I would let you know. We are old now but we daily thank God for the wonderful life we have had.

Dear Ontario: You both sound very courageous despite your hardship and we pray that God will touch your husband with His Healing Hand. You certainly are exceptions to what thoughts go through most minds. You know, all of us seem to fall prey to wrong foods, some of us from time to time and some on a regular basis. It’s difficult not to in our present day society.

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