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TABLE OF CONTENTS
May/June 2003
Vol. 8, Num. 3
Will God Forget the Dead?
A Good News editorial
Cover Story
Do Good People Really Go to Heaven When
They Die?
Most churchgoers believe that when they die they will go to heaven. But
will they? If heaven truly is a place of such everlasting happiness, why
do so many do all they can to postpone going there? The Bible reveals
some astounding and little-understood truths about heaven, the mystery
of life beyond the grave and God's great plan and purpose for us.
-Sidebar
People Believed in 'Going to Heaven'
Long Before Christianity
God's Awesome Purpose
for Those in the First Resurrection
Feature Articles
Predestination: Are You Just A Pawn?
Is there really such a thing as fate, a set destiny that reaches even
beyond the grave? Are only a few destined to be saved and the rest lost?
Or is this idea a distortion of what the Bible really teaches about "predestination"?
Dictatorships: Why Are They So Common?
What would it be like to live under a dictatorship? This firsthand account
is a sobering reminder of the all-too-common corrupting lust for power
and how humanity desperately needs a new vision of leadership.
Iraq's Liberation: A Foretaste for the
Entire World
The incredible images from Baghdad of Iraqi citizens trying to topple
a statue of Saddam Hussein with a rope and sledgehammer captivated the
entire world—and offer hope for the end of a greater tyrant's rule.
-Sidebar-
A Contrast in Leadership
Noah's Flood: Did it Really Happen?
It's an amazing story: God warns a man to build a giant ship so he and
his family can escape a coming catastrophe that will engulf the entire
world. But did it really happen? What evidence can we find?
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Serious Problems With Dating
Methods
Did the Noachian
Flood Cause Global Catastrophe?
"All Those in the Tombs Will
Hear His Voice"
Jesus of Nazareth made a number of puzzling statements affirming a future
resurrection of the dead—puzzling, that is, if we try to reconcile
them with the traditional view of heaven and hell held by most of Christianity.
Choosing Movies and Music: What's
Going Into Your Mind?
You wouldn't deliberately choose a diet of trash, would you? Yet far too
many eagerly swallow the message promoted by popular movies and music.
What guidelines should you set for what goes into your mind?
Regular Features
World News and Trends
An overview of conditions around the world.
Profiles of Faith
Noah: An example of Righteousness
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A colossal testimony
to God
Letters From Our Readers
Readers of The Good News share their thoughts.
Questions and Answers
Answers to readers' questions
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