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    • Being Compassionate

      In this year of Dedication and Preparation, we are concerned with making ourselves ready to witness to others about Christ in 1976. Part of that witness will probably be preaching. If our preaching is to be effective it must come …

      Lord, What wilt thou have me to do?

      The Acts of the Apostles is that factual story of the triumphal progress of the faith once delivered to the Saints from Jerusalem — the centre of Judaism — to Rome — the centre of Paganism. There are many wonderful …

      Who are the angels that sinned in 2 Pet 2:4 and Other Questions

      Question:

      Thirty-six men perished in the first campaign against Ai, which calamity is directly attributed to Achan’s sin. Is there some form of injustice here? Why should these men have lost their lives because of someone else’s sin?

      Answer:

      A …

      Fellowship with the Maker and Brethren

      Brethren, what does fellowship mean in its fullest sense? Is it just the grasping of the hand of our brothers and sisters, at the ecclesial gatherings? Is it just the act of receiving in a newly baptised member? NO! It …

      Daniel The Prophet – (Part 8)

      Chapter 11

      v.1. Presumably the one whom the angel stood up to confirm and strengthen was “the Prince of Greece”. We can imagine that this should be so, for when Alexander the Great assumed power he was quite a young …

      Jacob’s Prophecy in Gen 49 and Other Discussion Questions

      Why, when Jacob had prophesied in Gen. 49:10 that God intended an abiding monarchy in Judah, was the notion of kingship apparently so abhorrent in Israel until the time of Samuel?

      In the time of the Judges, thirteenth century Israel …

      The causes of poverty in Israel

      Two of the chief causes which make life less enjoyable are ill-health and poverty, and in many cases ill-health is brought about by poverty. In recent years, in what we call the developed or enlightened countries, there is now a …

      Dedication

      This is a Year of Dedication. This is a year to prepare ourselves for witness! It is good for us all to suffer a period of self-search; to determine whether we are all that God wants us to be as …

      The parables of Jesus – (Part 5) – Forgiveness

      Parables On Trade Life

      As we should expect, Jesus based several of his parables on trade life — the Fisherman, the Trader, the Tailor, the Builder, the Pearl Merchant, etc. Amongst all Jewish families, not only was trade life not …

      Praise Ye The Lord

      We have a gift which is priceless. The gift of salvation is too precious to be compared with any earthly treasure. Yet so often we treat this gift as if it were a mere twenty-cent coin.

      So frequently we neglect …

      Living in Jesus

      Trusting in Jesus as Lord of one’s life touches one of the innermost yearnings of man. To be able to rely upon someone who will not let us down. Yet despite the assurance of infinite reliability we often fail in …

      Daniel the Prophet – (Part 7)

      Chapter 10

      Chapters 10, 11 and 12 are chapter divisions of one complete vision, stretching from Daniel’s day right down to our own times. The structure of the vision reveals to Daniel that before the final consummation he will “fall …

      The tree banded by Iron and Brass

      It is obvious to students of Biblical Prophecy, that the Lord used Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon and Daniel in a second prophecy — showing the King what would befall the kingdoms of men — not simply to alleviate his troubled …

      Build on your experience!

      Israel had forty drab and exciting years behind them. And now a great challenge lay before them — a Land which was, by any standards of judgment, lovely and alluring; but a Land, alas, with strong-walled cities and warriors of …

      Divorce and Re-Marriage

      Right from the first century the Christian Church has always looked upon marriage as being “indissoluble”. At an early date the primitive Church took the step of applying this principle to the pagan world, assuming that there also, any marriage …

      The Parables of Jesus – (Part 4) – Based on History

      Parables Based On History

      For his illustrations, Jesus used all kinds of material, and on several occasions he used historical happenings which were well-known to his hearers.

      When Herod the Great died (and this would be something like 30 years …

      Was Lucifer A Fallen Angel?

      The Roman Catholic Church teaches that an archangel named Lucifer, jealous of God’s power, organised a rebellion in heaven: that Lucifer and his angelic supporters were defeated by the archangel Michael and his heavenly host: that Lucifer and his helpers …

      Drawing Nigh (Part 6) – The Ministry of Fasting

      Despite the fact that fasting became very much a ceremonial part of Israelitish worship, it is interesting to note that the word “fasting” does not occur in the Pentateuch at all. It has no place in the early establishment of …

      Forty years in the wilderness (Part 20) – Diversity in unity

      Diversity In Unity

      The aim of these articles has been to show that our differences are not incompatible. Readers will remember Bro. Roberts’ excellent defence, in the preface to ‘Nazareth Revisited’, of the differences in the various records left us …

      The curse on David and other curses in the Bible

      No word in the Scriptures has given the translators more trouble than the word ‘curse’. There are about 20 words in the original tongue which the translators have rendered as curse, but many have little relationship to the subject matter …

      Knowledge shall be increased

      The above prophecy by Daniel has only been fulfilled within recent years. Firstly, by the organisation of domestic and international airlines, thus enabling more and more to “run to and fro” and, secondly, by the liberalising of facilities for higher …

      How to reconcile differences in the Gospels and Other Questions

      The Gospel accounts of Christ’s resurrection differ. Are these differences reconcilable? For instance, when the women come to the tomb Matthew’s angel is seated astride the stone outside, but Mark’s within. Luke mentions two angels within, both of whom are …

      Myth of the Magi

      One of the two Australian stamps issued for Christmas this year reproduces Durer’s engraving of the Adoration of the Magi. Oddly enough, hardly any of the facts linked with them and portrayed in the picture are Scriptural.

      One of the …

      The Parables Of Jesus – (Part 2) -Shepherd and Sheep

      Parables On Shepherd And Sheep

      To see the shepherd leading his sheep was a sight with which all were familiar, and the relations between the two were totally different from what they were, and are, in western lands.

      The shepherd …