Why would they go to Herod, the enemy of Jesus? ¶ 152. Define a conspiracy. ¶ 152. Is it possible for one to be involved in a conspiracy without knowing the real purpose? ¶ 152. What did Herod do when the "wise men" approached him? ¶ 153. What characteristics did Herod manifest in his consultation with the "wise men"? ¶ 153. Would we expect God to help a wicked man like Herod carry out his purpose to destroy God's beloved Son? ¶ 154. Where did the "wise men" find the babe? ¶ 155. Why did they not return to Herod? ¶ 155. How did God thwart Satan's purpose here to destroy the babe? ¶ 155. What wicked thing did Herod do when he found that the "wise men" had not returned to him? ¶ 156. Who prompted Herod to do this wicked act of slaying children? ¶ 156. How was Jesus saved from this slaughter? and where did his parents take him? ¶ 156. Could we presume under these circumstances that God would use the "wise men" for his witnesses to the birth of Jesus? ¶ 157. What humble, honest creatures did he use as such witnesses? ¶ 157. Was there anything in the mission of the "wise men" that is beneficial to mankind? ¶ 158. Why would God permit this conspiracy? ¶ 158. Does Satan deceive honest people? ¶ 158. Who has been responsible for all the persecution of Jesus and his followers? T 159. Who has protected them, and how? ¶ 159. Why are all the descendants of Adam sinners? Quote the Scripture. ¶ 160. Jesus being born of a woman, was he a sinner? and if not, why not? ¶ 161. What is meant by the words "holy ghost"? ¶ 162. What is the meaning of the word father? ¶ 162. Why is Jesus called the Son of God? ¶ 162. Why was our Lord named Jesus? and what does the name imply? ¶ 163. Did he exist before he became Jesus? and what was his prehuman name? ¶ 163. What is the meaning of the word Logos? and what relation has the Logos to all of Jehovah's creation? ¶ 163. Did Jehovah have a beginning? ¶ 164. What is meant by the term "in the beginning" as used in John 1:1, 2? ¶ 164. Give further Scriptural evidence of the prehuman existence of Jesus. TT 164, 165. Are Jesus and Jehovah one and the same being? Give the Scriptural proof. ¶ 166. In what sense are the Father and the Son one? Give Scriptural proof. ¶ 167. When Jesus prayed to the Father, did he pray to himself or to another? ¶ 168. Who is the greater, Jehovah or Jesus? Give Scriptural proof. ¶ 169. When Jesus was on earth, was he a spirit or a human being? ¶ 170. What is meant by the incarnation theory? ¶ 170. Do the Scriptures warrant the conclusion that Jesus was an incarnated being? If not, why not? ¶ 170. When Jesus was on earth, was he both God and man? If not, why not? ¶ 171. By what must we determine these questions? ¶ 171. How does Satan sometimes lead persons of honest heart into error? ¶ 172. Should we follow sophistry or the Bible in reaching a conclusion on these questions? ¶ 172. Briefly review the argument of the begetting and birth of Jesus which disproves that he was an incarnated being. ¶ 173. If Jesus was God incarnate, why should he have had the experience in the wilderness? ¶ 173. Angels are spirit beings. What Scriptural proof have we that Jesus was not an angel? Cite the Scriptural proof. T 174. Give further Scriptures to show that he was a man, made in the likeness of men, and that he is the Lord from heaven. ¶ 174. Had Jesus been an incarnate being, would it have been necessary for him to be born as a child? ¶ 175. Why should we reason upon God's plan? ¶ 176. Could there have been any hope for the redemption of the human race except by Jesus becoming a man and by his death providing the ransom-price? ¶ 176. And ye, beneath life's crushing load Oh! rest beside the weary road, And hear the angels sing. For lo! the days are hastening on, Comes round the age of gold; When Peace shall over all the earth Its ancient splendors fling, And the whole world send back the song Which now the angels sing. -Sears |