These "S.O.S. phones" can be found throughout Seoul subway systems. Did you know S.O.S. means "Save Our Souls" and originated as distress calls from ships who were in grave danger? The Bible itself promises a direct S.O.S. signal will be answered directly from the throne of God - "For WHOEVER shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13) Call today!-free of charge!-the line is open and the call has been prepaid with the blood of Christ upon the cross!

What a wonderful time chatting with Hae-Won today who recently graduated from Handong University and was here visiting. She just got hired at a graduate school up in Seoul as part of the administrative staff. May God bless you abundantly, Hae-Won, as you serve Him in the job He has provided you with. (Philippians 4:13)

What a beautiful gift & card from my old Grammar Practice student and fellow co-labourer for Christ at the nearby orphanage as a member of MNE (Missions iN English) last year. Thanks, Hae-Won! God bless as you venture out into "the working world".

The Doctrine of the Bible 6 - Authority of the Scriptures

"If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?" (John 10:35)

The Scriptures (both Old and New Testaments) were recognized by the early church as the final authority on all matters of faith and practice. Jesus spoke of the letters (Matt. 5:18) and verb tenses (Matt. 22:31,32) as being significant and authoritative. Part of Paul's argument against the legalism in Galatia was based upon a simple noun that the apostle held as authoritative (Gal. 3:16). Jesus said the Scripture could not be broken, that is, treated as though it does not exist.
Illustration: A brief reading of Matthew shows how authoritative the Old Testament was to early Christians. That this authority applied also to the New Testament is illustrated by Paul in 1 Timothy 5:18. There Paul quotes from both Old and New Testaments (Deut. 25:4; Luke 10:7) in biblical support of his argument.
Application: As we study the Scriptures, we must be careful to be doers of the Word and not hearers only.