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8 20 12 4 Articles 4 Redemption — by Jason Overman 8 Slaying Sin Samson’s Way — by David Kidd 10 The Scourge of Slavery — A BA exclusive interview with Deann Alford 11 A Tale of Two Gates — by Pyatt Cook 12 Breaking the Chains — by Michael Flores 14 Everyday Redemption — by Lennox W. Abrigo 15 Eight Years’ Worth of Love — by Carol Davis Gustke 20 Guideposts for the Journey — by Roger C. Palms Departments 3 First Word — For Freedom’s Sake 7 Questions & Answers 16 CoG7 Journey 18 My Journey 22 Youth Reach 24 Mail Bag 30 International Tour — Canada 31 Last Word — Right Now Counts Forever 27 COG7 IN ACTION sWORD, Mission Cuba, and more Miss the last issue on the end times? View it and the current issue, plus download the last eight BA’s, at www.cog7.org/BA. Coming in the March BA: reconciliation: victory over alienation and separation; also, the hope of Israel In the January and February issues of Now What?: the stress of caregiving, stopping an abortion (http://now what.cog7.org) .org When you see this symbol, visit www.cog7.org/BA for expanded material. • Bible Advocate - www.cog7.org/BA
BA Bible Advocate® A publication of the Church of God (Seventh Day) This magazine is published to advocate the Bible, represent the Church, and glorify the God of grace and truth. Volume 142 • Number 1 © Copyright 2008 by the Church of God (Seventh Day) All material in this issue is subject to U.S. and international copyright laws and may not be reproduced without prior written approval. Permission may be obtained by writing the editor. The BIBLE ADVOCATE (ISSN 0746-0104) is published eight times a year January-February, March, April-May, June, July-August, September, October-November, and December by Bible Advocate Press, 330 W. 152nd Ave., Broomfield, CO 80020. Periodicals postage is paid at Broomfield, CO, and at additional offices. Subscription is free to any who ask. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Bible Advocate Press, Box 33677, Denver, CO 80233- 0677. Bible Advocate Press Calvin Burrell: Editor Sherri Langton: Associate Editor Keith Michalak: Director of Publications, graphics Sylvia Corral, Raul González: Translation, proofing LeRoy and Hope Dais, Linda Michalak: Correspondence, proofing, clerical Subscriptions and Orders Bible Advocate Press P.O. Box 33677 Denver, CO 80233-0677 tel: 303/452-7973 fax: 303/452-0657 e-mail: bibleadvocate@cog7.org orders: bap.orders@cog7.org Notice: Send all address changes and other correspondence to the address above. Publications Agreement No. 40042428 Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version, unless otherwise noted. The Bible Advocate Online appears at www. cog7.org/BA. Cover photo: www.designpics.com For Freedom’s Sake First Word Few words in any language appeal to and attract us more than those that speak of liberty. People the world over share an innate desire for freedom. Nothing new here. Where liberty is defined mainly as the privilege of doing what we want, bondage soon follows. A better definition of freedom names the desire and power to do what we ought. Understood this way, liberty becomes unselfish and sustainable. The thought here is that many folks don’t do what they ought because they are not at liberty to do it. They don’t think the pure thoughts God requires, speak the loving words others need, or keep the positive attitude they themselves desire, because, in a real sense, they can’t. They are not free. This is true in arenas of personal conduct and morality. Multitudes are enslaved to ideas, speech, habits, compulsions, and addictions that they inwardly despise. Our bondages to the fallen world, the sinful flesh, and the sly Devil produce a sense of guilt and an iron grip that are nearly impossible to break, try as we may. To free us from these chains, God wrote a rescue plan and called it redemption. It means “rescue through a payment,” and it addresses our sin-slavery directly. Through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, God acted to redeem/rescue us 1) from the guilt (penalty) of our sins once and for all and 2) from the grip (practice) of our sins one day at a time. As Christ-followers, we are forgiven and are learning to walk in freedom, to do the things we ought and want, through the redemption in Christ at the price of Himself! Ultimately, too, God intends to redeem/rescue us, not just from the penalty and practice of our sins but also from the presence and possibility of sin forever in His eternal kingdom. This is the climactic reason and purpose for which He paid the price of our redemption. Human bondage is a negative factor in our personal conduct and among those who are subjected to the indignity of forced servitude in our world. The interview on page 10 speaks to the magnitude and gravity of this problem, operating just below the radar of public awareness. “Redemption! Liberation!” are our prayer-cries for these slaves also. With faith in Christ and the gospel, let’s help them find freedom. — Calvin Burrell January-February 2008 •
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