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BULLETIN<\/h1>\n
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THE WORD OF TRUTH MINISTRY<\/h2>\n
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Otis Q. Sellers, Founder\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0David R. Hettema, Director<\/h2>\n
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Volume 3, No. 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jane Sellers Hancock, Editor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0February 2011<\/h2>\n

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THOUGHTS FROM THE EDITOR<\/h3>\n

Jane S. Hancock<\/h3>\n

On three consecutive Sundays at our Bible class we move the chairs into a circle and read out loud Sorting Prophetic Material<\/em> by Otis Q. Sellers, interrupting the reading to look up Scriptures cited, to ask questions, to clarify. How profitable this discussion is!<\/p>\n

In this 1952 pamphlet, Otis Q. Sellers takes the readers through his process of \u201csorting prophetic material,\u201d a phrase he credits to Francis Bacon. But Paul also told us to \u201crightly divide the word of truth.\u201d So Sellers starts with a time far in the future, the New Heavens and New Earth, and works backwards, making sure he sorts every event correctly. As he says, \u201cTo have assigned one prophecy to the wrong time is a violation of this precept.\u201d<\/p>\n

His example concerning sorting is from the hardware store\u2014sorting nails. A different bin or box is needed for each kind and size; otherwise all the nails will be dumped into the same box and what a mess that would be.<\/p>\n

So he starts with four boxes. In one he puts all the unfulfilled prophesies that seem to belong in the New Heavens and New Earth. See Revelation 21:1-4.<\/p>\n

He labels another box \u201cthe thousand years,\u201d also called the Millennium. This is the time of the reign of Christ on earth. See Revelation 20:1-3.<\/p>\n

His next question is what to do with the event predicted in Revelation 20:7-9, the Little Season. Careful reading suggests that it doesn\u2019t belong in either the Millennium or the New Heavens and New Earth time periods but comes between them. We need a new box for the time period when Satan is \u201cloosed out of his prison.\u201d So now we have three major time periods:\u00a0 the Millennium, the Little Season, and the New Heavens and New Earth.<\/p>\n

However, we have events left over. Where do they go? As we sit in the circle and read Sellers\u2019 words, it is like knowing the end of the mystery before we get there. It is fascinating, however, to see how OQS helped his readers work through it back in 1951. So we now add a box, a box called Daniel\u2019s Seventieth Week, a seven-year-time period also called the Great Tribulation. See Matthew 24:16-20.<\/p>\n

And just like reading a mystery, we are eager for him to finally tell us about the Kingdom of God, the next great event in the scheme of things. We know it is coming; we know it\u2019s a time period that comes before the Thousand Years, before the New Heavens and New Earth. We know the books of Isaiah and Ezekiel are filled with predictions of divine blessings which must be fulfilled before the Millennium. We know the whole Bible is filled with predictions of a time that is characterized by the blessings of God and that the four time periods we have already listed are not enough. Enter the Kingdom of God, the period called in the Old Testament \u201cthe last days\u201d and in the New Testament \u201cthe kingdom of the heavens.\u201d Sellers says in this booklet, \u201cin summing up the Old Testament message concerning the kingdom of God, we find that in it His government over mankind is predicted. \u2018The kingdom is prophesied\u2019 can be written over the whole of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the 33 years that the Lord was upon the earth, the Gospel Period, the simple proclamation was, \u201cRepent, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the 33 years of the Acts Period, we see the preliminary stages of the Kingdom of God. So what happened? Acts 28:28 happened.<\/p>\n

Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles (nations), and that they will hear it.<\/p>\n

Sellers describes in this article the character of the Kingdom:\u00a0 1.\u00a0 Reversing the declaration of Acts 28:28, Israel will again be in direct contact with God\u2019s channel of blessing;\u00a0 2.\u00a0 The Spirit will be poured out upon Israel from on high;\u00a0 3.\u00a0 God will bring Israel out of the nations and plead with them face to face;\u00a0 4.\u00a0 They rebuild their temple;\u00a0 5.\u00a0 God pours out of His spirit upon all flesh;\u00a0 6.\u00a0 God\u2019s judgments will be established in the earth;\u00a0 7.\u00a0 The righteous dead will be raised progressively and in order;\u00a0 8.\u00a0 Longevity will be restored; death will be overcome;\u00a0 9.\u00a0 The flow of sin will be stopped.<\/p>\n

He ends his booklet with these words:\u00a0 \u201cThe day is going to come when God\u2019s government is going to reach out to reclaim the earth and bring it into subjection to Christ. As His light comes in, darkness must flee. Error must yield to truth. Sin must give way to righteousness. Sickness will be replaced by health. Human government will be replaced by heaven\u2019s government. Men must submit to God. Man\u2019s day will be superseded by the day of Christ. Then He will see the travail of His soul and be satisfied. May God speed the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a brief summary of Sorting Prophetic Material by Otis Q. Sellers. The pamphlet is available digitally and if you have an e-mail address, we can send it to you. Although we have plans to reprint it, we have not yet done so. If you want a hard copy, we can send you a printout of the digital version. Just write to us at the address above. You will find Sorting Prophetic Material<\/em> a great tool for teaching and for understanding the order of things to come.<\/p>\n

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FROM THE DIRECTOR<\/strong><\/h3>\n

David R. Hettema<\/h3>\n

Sorting Prophetic Material<\/em>, a fifty-four-year old booklet written by Otis Q. Sellers is presently out of print (meaning that there are no booklets in stock to mail out from The Word of Truth inventory). The Bible Class in Pasadena has been reading and critically studying copies of this booklet over a period of weeks in preparation for reprinting the booklet for a new distribution. Many of those participating in the critical study expressed amazement concerning Mr. Sellers\u2019 accuracy and correctness of the Scriptures at the date this booklet was written. The truth and order of events still stands today as shown in the booklet. I can remember reading the booklet back in the early 1950s when I first began seeing the truth of the Kingdom of God. This booklet convinced me that Otis was truthfully teaching God\u2019s Word regarding the coming Government of God to this earth. We are eager to reprint the booklet and again distribute it widely.<\/p>\n

The Charts of the Kingdom<\/strong><\/h1>\n

In later years, Mr. Sellers determined to graphically display the order of events\u2014past, present, and future\u2014from the written Word of God. This became a chart that chronologically started with Old Testament times, then the Gospels and Acts Period, introducing the coming Kingdom of God. However, at the close of the Acts Period, the Kingdom was put into abeyance until the present Dispensation of Grace has run its course. The Kingdom as revealed covers a period of about 1,500 years, ending with the introduction of the New Heavens and New Earth.<\/p>\n

When Mr. Sellers was producing the chart, it was a joyous privilege and a real honor for this D
\nirector to work with Otis at his request. The completed charts were printed in several sizes and layouts and were distributed through our mailing list and from a small supply always maintained for additional requests.<\/p>\n

At the present time, we are in the process of making a new version of the chart. It retains the same order of events, but also displays the 70 weeks of years (a total of 490 years) that God\u2019s returned and redeemed people Israel must go through. This is the special week of just \u201cseven years,\u201d when the leaders of Israel and the Prince that will come, will confirm together a peace agreement of seven-year\u2019s duration. This covenant is broken at the middle of the week, at the three-and-one-half-year\u2019s point. The daily sacrifice is forcefully stopped, and the Temple is desecrated. Instead of peace, now all the tribes of Israel come under extreme pressure. Israel\u2019s capital, Jerusalem, is invaded and many other nations join with the enemies of Israel to destroy God\u2019s people and retake the land that God has given to His people, Israel.<\/p>\n

All of these events will be indicated in their proper times on the chart. Also, the Scriptures, revealing their truths, will be cited.<\/p>\n

My hope, prayers and desire is to see a resurgence of truth concerning God\u2019s coming Government and the impact that it will have upon the nations of the Earth and their people. 2 Timothy 4:1-5 says:\u00a0 I charge thee therefore before God, even the Lord Jesus Christ, Who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His Kingdom; preach the Word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Bible Study Audio Disks<\/h3>\n

By Otis Q. Sellers, Bible Teacher<\/em><\/p>\n

The entire Tape Library (TL) series, consisting of numbers TL-001 to TL-570, is available on MP3 compact disks. A complete subjects list may be obtained from our Web site, www.seedandbread.org<\/a>,<\/strong> or the home office in Pasadena, CA, or writing\/e-mailing:<\/p>\n

The Word of Truth Ministry
<\/strong>Mrs. Gwen Staiger
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LETTER FROM THE NEW OFFICE MANAGER,
RUSTY HANCOCK<\/h3>\n

Dear Friends:<\/p>\n

My name is Rusty Hancock, and I would like to introduce myself to the supporters of The Word of Truth Ministry. I am the grandson of Otis and Mildred Sellers. As a teenager in the mid 70s, I would help my Grandpa in the mailroom of The Word of Truth Ministry. This continued until I entered the Police Academy. That was 30 years ago. During that time I was married to my beautiful wife, Kathie. (It was the last wedding ceremony that Grandpa ever performed.) I\u2019ve raised three wonderful sons; two are in college and the third will be in college next fall. And, I recently retired from the Glendale Police Department this past October.<\/p>\n

I am now back with The Word of Truth Ministry. I have taken on the responsibilities of Office Manager, alleviating David Hettema of this task so he can spend more time to further his studies and teach our Sunday Bible class.<\/p>\n

One of my first projects is to assist a follower of OQS in the distribution of a manuscript that he has written. Dr. Harold R. Booher has written a manuscript titled, \u201cChristianity\u2019s Lost Dispensations.\u201d We hoped to originally publish it as a book, but the lengthy process and cost involved made it difficult. Instead, we have decided to duplicate the manuscript on a CD and mail it out with one of our Bulletins in the near future.<\/em><\/p>\n

I know that not everyone owns a computer and some may have difficulty accessing the CD. I apologize for that inconvenience; however this is the best method to get the manuscript in the hands of those who would value it most\u2014the supporters of The Word of Truth Ministry. Hopefully a friend, or a family member, can assist those without computers in reading the manuscript.<\/p>\n

Enclosed in this Bulletin is a short descriptor of the manuscript with the purpose and information about the author, Dr. Harold Booher.<\/p>\n

Besides the numerous books, booklets and leaflets published by The Word of Truth Ministry, there is another author that has published two books that have the support of the Ministry. Mr. Louis J. Tonetti has written two books, titled \u201cThe Kingdom of God 101: A Primer\u201d and \u201cThe Seven Pillars of Death.\u201d Both of these books can be purchased through www.amazon.com<\/a>, as the Ministry does not stock these.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Rusty Hancock<\/p>\n

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THE INTERNET CORNER<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Bob Hammond<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Advance Christmas Sale\u2014was very successful in terms of getting our Ministry work out to our readers. We thank all who participated and hope the materials will be of assistance in your own studies of His Word.<\/p>\n

We sent out digital copies of Otis Q. Sellers\u2019 study on \u201cSorting Prophetic Material\u201d (see article by Jane S. Hancock on Page 1) to over 100 people on our Word of Truth e-mail list. If you would like to be added to that list, just drop us a line at wordoftruth@earthlink.net<\/a><\/strong>, and we\u2019ll send you a free copy of this study. We have also added this study to our compact disk of Sellers\u2019 32 (now 33) full-length Special Studies. A big \u201cthanks\u201d goes to Nathan Johnson who found this missing booklet and digitized it for us!<\/p>\n

I have received a few e-mails back from Dameon, the electronic dead-letter office, telling me of those who have changed e-mail addresses, and forgot to let us know. If you know you were on our list and didn\u2019t receive this study noted above, please send me your new e-mail address. All addresses are confidential. I\u2019ll send you the study, too.<\/p>\n

We are still experiencing difficulties with the \u201ccheckout\u201d section of our Internet site, www.seedandbread.org<\/a>. The problem appears to deal with trying to accommodate orders which may be paid for via PayPal, and then going back and clearing the particular order for download directly to the person\u2019s computer. It\u2019s a lot of \u201ctalking\u201d back and forth with PayPal, and appears it\u2019s a bit too complicated. And, there hasn\u2019t been much call for this capability anyway. We are thinking of just allowing people to order materials they\u2019d like downloaded via PayPal, and then we would send the download directly from here. If you\u2019ve got other thoughts or ideas, I\u2019d be glad to hear them. There\u2019s nothing quite like putting the human back into the loop, eh?<\/p>\n

We like hearing from you. Try to keep in touch with your e-mails or letters. We really thank you and appreciate receiving the regular correspondences and gracious support from many of you and ask that you please keep them coming. Happy New Year to you all!<\/p>\n

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The Dutch Lachai-Roi Web Site<\/h3>\n

Read Seed & Bread<\/strong> and One-A-Day<\/strong> in Dutch on the European Web site:\u00a0www.lachairoi.org<\/strong><\/a>. Johan Hensen and his son, Arnoud, translated these particular Otis Q. Sellers\u2019 publications because they appreciated his independent studies, finding answers to unsolved problems.<\/p>\n

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BOOK\/CD REVIEW ON DR. HAROLD BOOHER\u2019S <\/strong><\/h3>\n

CHRISTIANITY\u2019S LOST DISPENSATIONS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\nstrong>Purpose<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The purpose of Christianity\u2019s Lost Dispensations is to identify and describe two missing dispensations from most Christian discussions. These \u201clost\u201d dispensations are the current era\u2014\u201cthe dispensation of grace\u201d and a future manifest Kingdom of God on earth that comes before the millennium. Otis Q. Sellers discovered these missing dispensations years ago and taught them through The Word of Truth Ministry. They are yet to be found by most Christians. What is unique about this book is the independent scientific and systems approach taken by the author to place Mr. Sellers\u2019 discoveries in a scholarly context. The scientific\/philosophical concept commonly accepted by scholars on topics which cannot be demonstrated experimentally is one where all proposed potential answers to a large number of questions are considered and the gradual elimination of the weaker answers is pursued until the \u201cbest\u201d solution remains. <\/em>For example when the author applied this method to the Kingdom of God, he independently found that when all possible solutions to the Kingdom were pursued, all could be eliminated except the one that Mr. Sellers had found on his own.<\/p>\n

A secondary purpose is to use the lost dispensations in answering a number of questions not well answered by most Christian literature. One of these questions is why is God so silent during this current era compared to His signs, wonders, and miracles that teemed during the Acts Period. The fact the lost dispensations are omitted or described erroneously in most Christian discussions accounts for the general lack of a good Biblical response to the questions raised in the book.<\/p>\n

Christianity\u2019s Lost Dispensations<\/em> is a comprehensive coverage of much of Mr. Sellers\u2019 studies and teachings in a context of modern science, systems, analysis and communication theory. It essentially is an independent proof of Mr. Sellers\u2019 original findings using the credibility of modern scholarship.<\/p>\n

Reviews<\/h2>\n

Several readers from The Word of Truth Ministry, including David Hettema and Ralph Luther, have read the book and believe it independently and fairly handles the teachings of the Ministry. Further scholars, outside The Word of Truth Ministry, have also read the book and report favorably on its scholarship and readability. The Writer\u2019s Edge<\/em> states, \u201cYour fine work . . . is lucid and scholarly. We appreciate the way you have brought all your scholarship and experience to bear on God\u2019s Word and your subject.\u201d<\/p>\n

Author<\/h3>\n

Harold R. Booher, Ph.D., is a writer and consultant on current issues in science and technology and holds degrees in psychology, human factors and engineering. Having a long career of public service, Dr. Booher is recognized internationally for contributions to public health, safety and human systems integration. Dr. Booher is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and has received the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service, one of the U.S. Federal Government\u2019s highest awards. His avocation for the past 40 years is studying and writing on the interaction of science and philosophy on theology. His book, Origins, Icons, and Illusions<\/em>, revealed the numerous problems with evolution showing scientific beliefs in evolution are more philosophy than science and that scientific rigor is not dependent on what the scientist\u2019s philosophical or religious faith is. Dr. Booher has also been a life-long Bible student and writer on theological issues having written numerous articles and booklets on Christianity, including a Chronology of the New Testament Gospels<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Dr. Booher has been a follower of Mr. Sellers\u2019 teachings for more than 50 years, has read and understands his works. With this current book, Dr. Booher has combined his professional expertise in science and systems analysis with his experience in Bible study and Mr. Sellers\u2019 teachings to answer six questions that Christianity does not answer well, such as \u201cWhy is God so silent?\u201d and \u201cWhat, where and when is the Kingdom of God?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Seed & Bread Volumes 1 & 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Would you like to read along with the Seed & Bread references given in Joanne Johnson\u2019s or Jane Hancock\u2019s articles? Here\u2019s a chance to purchase the whole lot of the Seed & Bread articles in both volumes in hard cover or soft cover editions, called Seed & Bread Volumes 1 and\/or 2<\/strong>. These two volumes are printed in large type and are easy on the eyes! The price for the soft-cover volumes is $19. The cost of the hard-cover volumes is $25 each volume. For shipping and handling, please add $3 for orders up to $30 and 10% for orders over $30. Kindly make out checks or money orders in U.S. dollars to The Word of Truth Ministry<\/strong> and mail to 228 N. El Molino Ave., Pasadena CA 91101-1675<\/strong>. Please allow 3-6 weeks delivery time for small orders (or more time for large orders).<\/p>\n

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BIBLE STUDY SATELLITE GROUP LOCATIONS<\/h3>\n

In Southern California\u00a0 (Los Angeles Area):<\/h3>\n

The Word of Truth Ministry, 228 N. El Molino Ave., Pasadena<\/strong>; Sundays from 10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.\u00a0 Mr. David Hettema presides; Dr. Milton Hammond alternates.\u00a0 Hettema may be reached at (626) 794-0819. Hymn \u201csing-a-long\u201d before service. \u201cWe continue studies based upon the Biblical records of our Bible, and written\/spoken words of the late Otis Q. Sellers.\u201d<\/p>\n

In New York\u00a0 (New York City Area):<\/h3>\n

The Chelsea Studios, 151 West 26th Street (Room No. 609), New York City<\/strong>, the last Sunday of each month from 2 to 4 p.m.\u00a0 Mr. Luis Casillas, moderator. Contact Mr. Mike Steele by e-mail: quickby@juno.com. \u201cWe use O.Q. Sellers\u2019 Seed & Bread leaflets (found on\u00a0 www.seedandbread.org) as a guide for our discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n

In New York:<\/h3>\n

Endicott<\/strong>, No regular schedules. Contact Mr. Robert Briggs at (607) 748-4870 for information.<\/p>\n

In New Jersey:<\/h3>\n

430 Boulevard Ave., Pitman<\/strong>,\u00a0 Mondays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.\u00a0 Mr. Sam Marrone presides as host and may be reached at (856) 589-6256 or by e-mail at andthewordwasgod@hotmail.com<\/strong>. Marrone notes, \u201cBring your Bible and a hunger for the Word.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Texas\u00a0 (Houston Area):<\/h3>\n

5847 Chinaberry Drive, Houston<\/strong>,\u00a0 Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 or 1 p.m.\u00a0 Mr. and Mrs. Don Black are hosts and may be contacted at (713) 462-2250. \u201cWe usually listen and study one of Otis Sellers\u2019 tapes.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Minnesota (St. Paul Area):<\/h3>\n

622 Selby Ave. (Room above Mississippi Market Food Co-op), St. Paul<\/strong>, Every other Friday, 6 p.m.\u00a0 Mr. Nathan C. Johnson presides and may be reached at (651) 737-0144 (work). Johnson encourages: \u201cPlease contact me, and come enjoy your time around God\u2019s Word with our group.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Oregon:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Portland<\/strong>, No regular schedules. Contact Mr. Bob English at (503) 357-8449 for information.<\/p>\n

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WE GET LETTERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cThank you for all the work you all do in proclaiming God\u2019s coming Kingdom and His Deity. We must stay grounded in the Word and our Lord and Savior. It is a privilege to believe in these times without sight and signs. It\u2019s so easy to get caught up in the cares of this world. Looking for peace and happiness. The only true peace comes through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThank you for sharing your thoughts about Gog and Magog in the bulletin of August 2010. Like you, I thought that Ezek. 38 and 39 were dealing with the tribulation, but it is also possible that a small revolt may take place at the beginning of the Kingdom. I agree with Brother Dave Hettema that men will openly test Jesus Christ\u2019s right to rule and to d
\no as they please. But the picture that Ezek. 38 and 39 give us is that Jesus Christ will magnify Himself as Jehovah over all opposition. May God speed that day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cEnclosed is my contribution for spreading the rightly divided gospel of Christ. . . . I remember one other time when my husband and I met Otis. It was out 25th<\/sup> anniversary (we made 35 more) and he said, \u2018I\u2019m glad to see that I tied that knot right. I haven\u2019t always done that.\u2019 He had a good sense of humor as well as an extraordinary knowledge of God\u2019s Word.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI recently received your newsletter and booklet, \u2018The Study of Human Destiny.\u2019 I enjoyed it very much. I have recently gotten a computer and am excited to be able to access your website in the comfort of my home. God bless you all and thank you for contributing to my search to seek truth from God\u2019s Word.\u201d<\/p>\n

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WHAT DOES TA PANTA<\/em> MEAN?<\/h3>\n

By Joanne L.H. Johnson<\/h3>\n

So many people have been falsely led to believe that \u201call is out of God\u201d and they also believe that God is the author of predestination\u2014that everything was and is \u201cpredetermined\u201d by God. But, shown by the Scriptural examples forthcoming, nothing could be further from the truth.<\/p>\n

Is All Out of God? Does God Determine Everything? (What Does <\/em>Ta Panta Mean?) <\/em>(available upon request), written by Otis Q. Sellers in 1954, is an excellent treatise, comparing the contexts of Scripture in the New Testament, and is where one finds out what the phrase ta panta<\/em> means in various passages. Some of these passages were singled out from the booklet and interpreted in their contexts in Seed & Bread<\/strong> No. 98, What<\/em> Does \u201cTa Panta\u201d Mean?<\/em><\/p>\n

In the Seed & Bread<\/strong>, Sellers explains the meaning of ta panta<\/em>: \u201c\u2026We can say that

[the Greek phrase] ta panta<\/em> is a demonstrative expression, idiomatic in character, referring back to something which has just been said or pointing forward to something about to be mentioned. By \u2018demonstrative\u2019 I mean serving to point out or identify, and by \u2018idiomatic\u2019 I mean an expression that is peculiar to itself in grammatical construction, the meaning of which cannot be derived from the conjoined meaning of its elements. It can be best rendered in English by using \u2018all this\u2019 or \u2018all these\u2019 depending upon whether in the subject requires a singular or plural construction [in the Greek]. It always points to what it set forth in the context. This can be seen in every passage where it is found.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s examine some of these interesting passages sequentially found in the Seed & Bread <\/strong>to find how ta panta<\/em> is translated by Sellers:<\/p>\n

\u201cMark 4:11. In the first occurrence it has been translated correctly\u2014\u2018all these things (ta panta<\/em>) are done in parables.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cRom. 8:32. This should read \u2018with Him also freely give us all these\u2019 (ta panta<\/em>), referring to the various blessings set forth in the context.<\/p>\n

\u201cRom. 11:36. \u2018For out of Him, and through Him, and to Him are all these\u2019 (ta panta<\/em>), pointing to the works and ways of God set forth in chapters 9, 10, and 11. I refuse to divorce this statement from its subject matter.<\/p>\n

\u201c1 Cor. 8:6. This should read: \u2018Nevertheless, to us there is one God, the Father, out of whom is all this (ta panta<\/em>) and we for Him even one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom is all this (ta panta<\/em>), and we through Him.\u2019 The reference is to the position and the knowledge of the Corinthian believers. All this was out of God, the Father.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sellers further suggests the following translation: \u201cEph.1:11. I would translate the final part of this passage \u2018according to the purpose of the One who is executing all this (ta panta<\/em>) according to the counsel of His own will.\u2019 This is the passage which is constantly used as the supreme proof text by those who insist that everything that has ever happened in the history of the universe has been determined in advance by God. Scripture denies this and this passage does not declare it. It has to do with the present operations of God. Men of good will who read these lines should pause and give thanks to God that they no longer need to believe an erroneous translation that makes the awful, ugly, realities of life to be out of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

This great information was found at the end of the booklet, Is<\/em> All Out of God? Does God Determine Everything? (What Does<\/em> \u201cTa Panta\u201d Mean?).<\/em> Sellers describes by using a passage out of Scripture how men are tempted, but that God cannot tempt any man and that all is NOT God\u2019s will in the following: \u201cI have refrained from going into many positive arguments which show that all is not out of God. I have chosen to deal with the passages which men use to prove that everything that happens is God\u2019s will\u2014that all is out of Him. Those who hold this doctrine must recognize that if we can show from the Word even one thing which is not out of God, then everything cannot be out of Him. James 1:12-15 is an example of this. We are told: \u2018Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man: but every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished bringeth forth death.\u2019 There are two positive facts revealed in this passage. The first is that men are tempted, the second is that God does not tempt any man [only Satan does]. In this passage we find the origin of all human sins. They do not originate in God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let us be found ever looking forward to finding the truth of God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBlessed (happy) is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful (ones). But his delight is in the Law of the Lord, and in His Law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff (residue from wheat beaten out) which the wind drives away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment (Kingdom), nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Psalm 1:1-6,<\/em> NKJV<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BULLETIN \u00a0 THE WORD OF TRUTH MINISTRY 228 NORTH EL MOLINO AVENUEPASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91101-1675 www.seedandbread.org \u00a0 Otis Q. Sellers, Founder\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0David R. Hettema, Director Volume 3, No. 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jane Sellers Hancock, Editor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0February 2011 \u00a0 THOUGHTS FROM THE EDITOR Jane S. Hancock On three consecutive Sundays at our Bible class we move the chairs into a circle and read out loud Sorting Prophetic Material by Otis Q. Sellers, interrupting the reading to look up Scriptures cited, to ask questions, to clarify. How profitable this discussion is! In this 1952 pamphlet, Otis Q. Sellers takes the readers through his process of \u201csorting prophetic material,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":27,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seedandbread.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seedandbread.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seedandbread.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seedandbread.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seedandbread.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seedandbread.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/65\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seedandbread.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}