Search form

Search

Beyond Today Magazine: November–December 2016

You are here

UCG.org / Beyond Today / Beyond Today Magazine / Beyond Today Magazine: November–December 2016

In This Issue

3
A person with socks standing right beside Christmas gifts.

How Can You Kick the Christmas Habit?

  • by Melanie May
If you’ve been reading Beyond Today magazine or watching the Beyond Today TV program for long, you’ve probably come to see what the Bible says about Christmas. So what do you do now?
6
A person walking on an pier.

Does the Truth Really Matter?

  • by Rudy Rangel III
We live in a world in which, as Isaiah 59:14 says, “Truth is fallen in the street.” Is truth that important anymore? Is it important to you?
1
A person standing of top of a hill.

Lives Matter

  • by Mitchell Moss
Tension, rioting, shootings, violence and unrest not seen in decades is ratcheting up. What’s behind all this division, what’s a Christian to think and what’s the way forward?

Do We Have Valid Testimony to the Life of Christ?

  • by Peter Eddington
The story of Jesus Christ and His early followers is found in the New Testament. But has this source been faithfully passed on to us? And can we believe what is written? What does the evidence tell us?
3
2nd century biblical text fragment from Egypt

Earliest New Testament Manuscript Fragment Discovered?

  • by Tom Robinson
Christianity Today reported in 2012 about findings announced by Dallas Theological Seminary professor Daniel Wallace regarding a very intriguing manuscript.The article was titled “Earliest Manuscript of Gospel of Mark Reportedly Found” (Stoyan Zaimov, Feb. 20). This manuscript of the Gospel of Mark would have been copied in the first century A.D.—when some of Jesus’ early followers were still...
A man's hand touching stalks of wheat.

Who Was Jesus?

  • by Scott Ashley
Who was Jesus, really? Why did He come? Who and what is He now? You need to understand the answers right from your Bible!
4
A person wearing sandals walking about dusty steps.

Did Jesus Christ Really Exist?

  • by Darris McNeely
Was Jesus Christ real? What does the evidence say? In spite of what you may have heard, we have compelling historical documentation of His existence. And you need to understand not only that He came, but also why He came!
An open Bible and notebook.

Can We Believe the Gospels?

  • by Scott Ashley
This issue of Beyond Today addresses the question of whether Jesus Christ really existed, how do the Gospels stack up with verifiable history and what we know from archaeology?
1
A Santa Claus ornament in a Christmas tree.

Questions and Answers: I disagree with your position on not celebrating Christmas

  • by Beyond Today Editor
If a person celebrates the birth of Jesus on Dec. 25 with the intent to worship Him as the Son of God, I believe they are not revering a pagan god. God knows our hearts. To worship pagan gods is sinful, but to use symbolism to aid in the understanding of the Lord’s purpose is not contrary to the Lord’s teaching. Shouldn’t we dwell on what unites us rather than what may divide us?
A memorial of candles to recent victim of terrorist act.

Current Events & Trends: Retaliatory murders intimidate critics of Islam

  • by Beyond Today Editor
While those in the United States and other Western nations with the freedom of speech have the right to criticize any group within reason, retaliatory violence has created an atmosphere in which individuals and groups are afraid of offering even reasoned, respectful criticism.