Article October 16, 1976 Issue

Words of Current Interest

Related to the Lesson-Sermon for October 24, 1976, in the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE QUARTERLY Subject: Probation After Death

Try the spirits whether they are of God (I John 4:1)

The word translated "try" does not have a legal sense, but rather denotes testing or proving of a substance such as metal, with the expectation that the test will prove successful. Alfred Marshall's literal translation has, "Prove the spirits."

Tempted of the devil (Matt. 4:1)

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