Beyond Today Magazine: September–October 2017

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October 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of a major turning point in world history—the beginning of the Protestant Reformation when the German priest/professor Martin Luther challenged several Catholic teachings and practices. He set in motion a chain of events that reshaped Europe and broke the Roman church’s monopoly on power and religious belief. But the reform movement he started went nowhere near enough—he could’ve done much more to bring religion back in line with the teaching and practices of Jesus Christ, the apostles and the early Church. And an active movement is underway to reunite Catholics and Protestants, undoing 500 years of separation. Is this foretold in Bible prophecy? Download this issue in PDF. 

Table of Contents

A Bible opened to book of James.
14 minutes
Martin Luther was correct in rejecting Catholic teaching and practice that one could essentially “buy” salvation through donations to the church or...
A colossal bronze bust of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great, who legalized a very different form of Christianity in his empire.
21 minutes
Why do you do the things you do? Why do you believe the things you believe? What is the origin of your religious beliefs? Have you ever really asked...
An open Bible.
6 minutes
Does the Bible teach the doctrine of “once saved, always saved”? Can it be proven from Scripture?
Open Bibles laying on a table.
14 minutes
In the 500 years since the Reformation began, Protestantism has broken with many traditions of the Roman church. Yet it persists in observing...
A man looking out a window.
5 minutes
Feeling discouraged? You might have a great source of encouragement right at hand!
A shattered American flag in glass.
10 minutes
The United States is bitterly divided both politically and socially. At the same time its role in the world is being undermined in strategic...
A sun setting over hills.
4 minutes
We hope you’ll carefully read the articles in this issue to better understand the right and truly needed religious reformation that is coming for the...
A mushroom cloud explosion.
10 minutes
An overview of events and conditions around the world featured in the September/October 2017 issue of Beyond Today.
Letters from readers of the Beyond Today magazine.
5 minutes
Readers of Beyond Today magazine share their thoughts in the September/October 2017 issue.
A silhouette of young woman with small mountains and a setting sun in background.
8 minutes
After our recent move to live in Africa, I’ve come to see that at times the heart of a country’s problems lie in the hearts of its leaders. Yet a time...
Vatican city with St. Peter's Basilica
19 minutes
When the Catholic monk Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church with his Ninety-five Theses, few could’ve foreseen the upheaval and division that...
Garden of Gethsemane
9 minutes
We looked last time at man’s beginning with God in a garden. Though expelled, man’s future also awaits in a garden with God. This time, we focus on a...
Painting of Martin Luther
16 minutes
Five centuries have passed since Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation and changed the world. What’s the story behind the man and the...