Questions & Answers - Good News Staff - August 1974

Good News Staff

QUESTION: "In the Lord's prayer, the plea 'lead us not into temptation' must surely be a mistranslation. James 1:13 says: '... For God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.'" ANSWER: You are right. In these verses, the word "temptation" comes from the Greek word peirasmos, which means a "test" or a "trial" (Arndt-Gingrich lexicon). The Good News for Modern Man translates Matthew 6:13: "Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One." Of course, God does allow our faith to be tested (see Gen. 22 and Job 1, 2). Q: "I would like to know how to become a co-worker." A: God has always had disciples, helpers and "co-workers" to aid His leading ministers in carrying out their commission of preaching and publishing the gospel. God's Work today is growing in power and effectiveness. How? - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library