The first letters of the following responses form the action word as applied “in all things” that would provide proof that the Corinthian saints were indeed embracing the Christian testimony in its entirety. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer.
1. An uncomplimentary characterization, in the eyes of the world, which was once applied to the endeavors of Christians even as they sought to honor the Lord in all things. [1]
2. One of twelve who was reluctantly given permission to leave home by the father who lamented that “all these things are against me.” [1]
3. The ultimate purpose for which the living God richly gives all things to both rich and poor. [1]
4. The degree of incorrigibleness of the vital part of our being which is more than “deceitful above all things.” [2]
5. A mineral to which a Biblical kingdom was likened because it “subdueth all things.” [1]
6. The dietary custom of someone (who may be weak in faith) which is in marked contrast to those partaking “of all things.” [2]
7. The response contained within the rhetorical statement as to whether the Lord had failed of “all the good things” which were promised when Israel entered their promised land. [3]
8. Specific places that the maker of the world and “all things therein” refuses as a dwelling-place. [4]
Answers to these questions will be found, Lord willing, in the next issue of The Christian Shepherd.
R. Erisman