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The War Cry | July 7, 2012
Contents
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A Living and Active Word
Why does Dr. Jonathan Raymond think that many
Christians live in semi-starvation? In this conversation
with the
War Cry, the president of Trinity Western
University explains how God's Word, the Bible, is to
be considered and applied.
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A Reason to Shout "Hallelujah"
A Salvationist explains what it means to submit
to divine rule according to Scripture and why it's worthy
of our devotion, praise and shout�it�out affirmation.
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Encounters With Christ: Satan
The fact that Jesus defended Himself against Satan's
onlsaughts by relying on every word of Scripture speaks
volumes about the power, veracity and ultimate
importance of the Bible.
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When the Answer Is . . . No
Faithful people say God always hears and answers
prayers. Scripture urges us to "pray without ceasing."
Yet when the answer to a sincere prayer is "no," our
reaction is to feel unheard and even unloved. Why
might God not grant our requests?
A L S O I N T H I S I S S U E
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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ESSENCE
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ASK AUNT SALLY
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HOW A NEW OFFICER MET THE ARMY
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BIBLE STUDY
22 BLESS ME LORD, I KNOW MY ABC'S
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Mind
+
Body
+
Spirit
F E A T U R E S J U L 7 7 | 2 0 1 2
On the Cover: "The Sword of the Spirit" by Jeff
Haynie, �2004. Used by permission.
Visit the artist's website at www.jeffhaynie.com.
"The Bible guides us
into an understanding
of God's plan to restore
humankind according
to His original intent."
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