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Dear Young Christian:
One of our favorite greetings in North America is, “What’s new?” We are somewhat like those of ancient times, of whom we read, “For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing” (Acts 17:21). Yet, amazingly enough, the best news never changes. The truth of God’s message, the Bible, weathers all time, endures every social and economic change, supersedes governments and regimes, invasions and defeats, and outlasts everything that is “built to last.” It is wiser than the world’s wisdom, potent and compelling beyond all power, simple and straightforward enough for even me to embrace, and strong enough to never let me go. The Apostle John wrote, “Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning” (1 John 2:7).
What value do we place on this unchanging, inalterable, living book we call the Bible?
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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