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Vol 1                                                                           BULLETIN BRIEF                                                                 No.2        

FEB 1998

Text Box: NO MARRIAGE TODAY
Wayne Jackson

Many are familiar with a bizarre teaching that has come to be known as the “A.D. 70 doctrine.”  Popularized by Max King and a small cluster of his zealots, this theory alleges that all  Bible prophecy was fulfilled by A.D. 70, the year in which Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans.  This means that such events as the second coming of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, the judgment day, and the end of the world — all occurred in A.D. 70!  These folks seriously teach this.


But Jesus unequivocally taught that following the resurrection there will be no marriage (Mt. 22:30; Lk. 20:35).  If, then, the resurrection occurred in A.D. 70, there has been no institution of “marriage” since that time.  Accordingly, the entire world population—generation after generation since the first century—has been produced by billions of acts of immorality.  And human beings, if they mate, can do naught but commit fornication, since marriage became obsolete in A.D. 70.  Has a more foolish notion competed for our attention in this century?  P.O. Box 55265 - Stockton, CA  95205 
   
 

Text Box: Gregory E. Pyle was sworn in as chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma on June 7, 1997.  He is a powerful force in shaping the fortune of the Indians of America.  Pyle is a faithful member of the church and teaches a Bible class in Durant, OK.  Our brother is to be congratulated on his many accomplishments.
Firm Foundation, Vol 112, No 10, October 1997
Text Box: A DAY OF INFAMY

There are some historical dates in American history that are glorious to remember, but one is a day of great infamy.  One of the most wonderful dates for Americans to remember is July 4, 1776.  For it was on that date that the delegates from thirteen British Colonies on this continent adopted the Declaration of Independence.   Eventually in the face of possible hanging for treason, 56 members of the Continental Congress pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor to uphold this great declaration of liberty.  This document which was penned by Thomas Jefferson when he was only thirty-three years old contains some of the most stirring words of freedom ever penned by man.  They are:

	“We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

Unfortunately it is a sad fact of history that for four score and six years the term “liberty” was not applied to one whole portion of America’s people.  But that inequity in law began to be changed on another now famous date in history  - January 1, 1863.  For it was on that day that President Abraham Lincoln made the Emancipation Proclamation.  Thanks to this Proclamation and subsequent laws to back it up, Americans of all races have equal rights under our Constitution.

However, this is not true for the children of America who are in the womb.  The wombs of American women have been declared a free fire zone.  The highest court in the land in a seven to two decision ruled on January 22, 1973 that a doctor with the mother’s permission could slaughter any American child as long as it was not yet born.  Those caloused judges who ruled for this evil bear the sin of blood-guiltiness.  For God hates hands that shed innocent blood (Pro. 6:16-17).

Since that infamous date more than 37 million of the most helpless and innocent babies (See Luke 1:44) have been slaughtered in the place where they ought to be the most safe.  Should America’s blessed posterity be so denied liberty and even life?  God forbid!

You should phone 1-800-767-7256 and ask for a free color catalog which is filled with inexpensive materials to aid the fight for life in this land of the free and the home of the brave.	Jim E. Waldron

If the population continues to grow as it has during the last half of the 20th Century, in this year the world’s population will pass six billion.  At the present there are about five billion nine hundred twenty-eight million on this planet.  The natural increase (the number of births minus the number of deaths) is .015 percent, thus the six billion mark should be passed long before the beginning of 1999.

 

These enormous population figures should cause every Christian to reflect deeply on our Lord’s command “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15-16).  Each congregation should take it upon itself to obey 2 Timothy 2:2, that is, to train “faithful men who shall be able to teach others also.”  Such classes can be conducted in your own meeting house for 2 to 4 hours per week.  For class materials contact Bulletin Briefs (423-949-3286) or World Video Bible School for video class materials (512-398-5211).                                                                                               Jim E. Waldron

Text Box: CONVENTION FOR LOTTERY
 EXPECTED
Text Box: The Chattanooga Free Press in bold headlines on January 11, 1998 spoke of the call by certain politicians for a convention to amend the Tennessee Constitution.  They desire such  in order to allow a government scheme to promote gambling - a state lottery.  Our Tennessee forefathers had the good judgement to ban such.  They knew the evils of gambling.  

Government sponsored gambling is an unmitigated evil.  For it puts the state in the business of encouraging get rich quick schemes.  States where they have lotteries such as Ohio, California, New York and Georgia continually through T.V. and billboard ads push their citizens to play the lottery.  Individuals are made to feel they are missing the chance of a life time if they do not buy the weekly lottery.  Yet, it is a well known fact there is less than one chance in 6 million to win a state jackpot.  God’s word says “you shall not covet” (Romans 13:9).  A state with a lottery pushes its citizens to covetousness and greed.

Lotteries are a form of regressive taxation.  They tie up the extra income of families, which usually goes to restaurants and places of entertainment which pay wages and legitimate taxes.  It is no more right for a husband and father to play the lottery than it is for him to play the horses.

Infidels want to keep God out of government and to put gamblers in.  Every Christian across the State should write or phone their state  representative immediately and tell him or her of their stand against state sponsored gambling. These names and addresses can be found in the front of the phone book.  THIS IS URGENT!        Jim E. Waldron

Text Box: People who regularly attend religious services live longer than those who don’t, according to a 28-year study of more than 5,000 Alameda County, CA residents.  The lower death rate is explained by improved health practices, increased social contacts and more stable marriages (Chicago Tribune, 7/22/97)
Text Box: Wayne Jackson of Stockton, CA has, for more than thirty-three years, written and published the Christian Courier.  Brother Jackson’s paper and his books are invaluable tools in these times of digression, doubt and deception.  Parents across our beloved brotherhood who are perplexed about ungodliness in our national leadership and digression among the churches would do well to subscribe to this paper for themselves, their teenage and adult children.  This Biblical, balanced and scholarly publication only costs five dollars for a year’s subscription.  Send a check and a list of those you wish to receive the paper to Wayne Jackson,  Christian Courier, P.O. Box 55265, Stockton, CA  95205.  Here are the titles of 10 of his books that might also interest you:
  
Text Box: Fortify Your Faith - $5
Biblical Studies & Archaeology - $4
The Mythology of Modern Geology - $4
Creation, Evolution & The Age of the Earth - $4
Biblical Ethics & Modern Science - $4
Jesus on Divorce & Remarriage - $2
Eternal Security (Fact or Fiction) - $2
The A.D. 70 - Max King Theory - $6
Divorce/Remarriage Debate - $6
Debate With an Atheist - $2
Text Box: THANKS

We appreciate the notes and letters sent to us in response to  Bulletin Briefs which was mailed out last month.  It is our desire that Christians be built up in the most holy faith, that the pattern of sound words be preached (I Tim. 1:13) and that our heavenly Father receive “glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end” (Eph. 3:21).

We hope you will peruse this issue and if you find it valuable and faithful to the word of God, then use it or file it for future use.  One will be sent each month without cost to you.  The articles and quotes will be short in order that you may clip and paste them in your own bulletin or they may be retyped to fit your format.			Jim E. Waldron

 

AREA

% GROWTH

NATURAL

PERCENT

UNDER

15

PERCENT

UNDER 65

POPULATION

MILLIONS

WORLD*

1.5

32

 7

            5,928

CHINA

1.1

26

 6

            1,249

INDIA

1.9

35

4

               988

USA

0.6

22

13

               270

INDO-NESIA

1.6

35

 4

               208

BRAZIL

1.7

32

 6

               163

RUSSIA

-0.5

22

12

               147

PAKISTAN

2.9

41

 4

               142

JAPAN

0.2

16

15

               126

BANGLA

DESH

2.0

42

 3

               125

NIGERIA

3.1

46

 3

               110