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This article is intended to explore one of the issues raised by the letter on the formation of new ecclesias which was printed in the last issue.1 The writer of that letter cited certain brethren as holding the opinion that …
For the last of these studies relating to our witness I return once more to make a start from Paul’s experiences at Antioch as recorded in Acts chapter 13. This time I refer to the …
“Will Martin Luther King be in the Kingdom?”, asked the 13-year-old boy at the youth gathering. “Do you mean Martin Luther King?”, asked a slightly older boy when asked what he knew about Martin Luther. The black American Baptist minister, slain by an …
Earlier studies in the series have shown that chapters 11 and 14 of the epistle are concerned with matters relating to the Breaking of Bread in the Corinthian ecclesia. The opening verses of this chapter relate …
This final article will have to cover the whole of the rest of the early chapters of Isaiah’s prophecy from 15 to 35, all of which I believe were given during the years of …
There has been a very distinct trend in our community with regard to our social conscience about the world around us. When confronted with flood-ruined Bangladesh, or drought-ridden Somalia, the traditional response was firstly sorrow and sympathy, but then a …
I suppose that it is hardly possible for us to enter at all meaningfully into Joseph ‘s feelings as he was sold as a slave into Egypt. Still only 17 – what an exceedingly wide range …
This section begins with one of the best known “problem verses” in the New Testament. The passage is used by the Mormons to support their unbiblical theory that living persons can assist in the salvation of …
In the previous article, we considered the Prayer of Habakkuk and noted that the last verse (v.19) was a quotation from Psalm 18:33. We commented also on verse 6 of this latter Psalm. A very similar expression is to …
In the last article, we considered the meaning of the words “To the Chief Musician” in the title of Psalm 4, and translated them as “To him that overcometh”. The remaining words in this title are “on Neginoth”, ‘Be-Neginoth’ …
The historical information at the head of the Psalm states: “When Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him”. The narrative is found in 1 Samuel 19:11-17 where Michal, David’s wife, was instrumental in effecting David’s …
Hezekiah became king of Judah at the age of twenty-five. His nation had plunged to the lowest posslble point imaginable, both materially and spiritually. The main cause of this was Hezekiah’s father Ahaz. During his long and wicked reign he …
The two main places where sparrows are mentioned in the Bible are Matt. 10 and Luke 12, which are parallel accounts of the same event.
In Matt.10 Jesus is sending out the twelve disciples, and is calming …
“But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Matt.24:37). There can be no doubt that we are living in the times that Jesus spoke of. “And GOD saw the wickedness …
Jerusalem means “habitation of peace”; but it has not yet been a peaceful city. It is the chosen city of God, which He chose to dwell in:
“The LORD bath chosen Zion; he bath desired it for his habitation. This …
Mount Sinai is in the Arabian peninsular, and is about 7,500 feet (or 2,700 metres) above sea level. The mount is mainly composed of red granite, with big, wide valleys, in which many people could hide without being seen. The mountain is …
Damascus is the capital city of Syria. Its name is often used in the Bible to refer to the whole of Syria. The real meaning of its name is unknown. One possibility is ‘caravan city’. It is situated 130 miles …
The word “Jericho” means ‘the city of palm trees’, as we learn from 2 Chronicles 28:15:
“(they) brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.”
Palm trees grew here because it …
The Mount of Olives is not actually a single peak, but is a range of limestone mountains, which reach a height of 2,600 feet above sea level, and are situated only about half a mile east of Jerusalem. The Mount …
At this stage in the series, perhaps it is worth remembering one simple thing about our children’s spiritual education – the gap between divine wisdom and human wisdom of …
We have already indicated the probable historical background to this Psalm in our consideration of Psalms 56 and 57. It is the last of the trilogy of Psalms teat bears the subscription “Al-taschith” (destroy not), referring to times of exceptional …
Year B.C. Monarch Description of Events Bible refs. Herodotus refs. 521 Darius I Overthrows the Magi plotters and other revolts. Inscription on Rock at Behistun records subjection of these by Darius. 3:90 520 Second year. Prophets Haggai & Zechariah speak …
We hear a lot these days about preaching methods. All kinds of innovations are suggested to make the message more appealing to the public. The need to move with the times and to keep up to date is often emphasised. …
This epistle which James wrote is viewed as being a good, straightforward, practical epistle, standing in contrast to some of Paul’s more closely argued theses. For this reason it might be thought that there is no need to write about James. …
In the last article we considered the Holy Spirit in relation to Jesus and saw that at his resurrection Jesus became a spirit being and as ‘such, is styled in Scripture, “The Lord the Spirit” (II Cor. 3:18 RV), “the …
Having outlined from the Scriptures the basic teaching concerning the Glorious and Fearful Name, we come now in our studies to examine the various Name-Title combinations which are to be found in the Word of God. It is our intention …
What is ‘behemoth’ of the Book of Job? The translations of various versions are not agreed. The A.V. – an elephant; Young’s Concordance – a rhino or hippopotamus; New English Bible – a crocodile. None of these creatures fits the …
As our title indicates, we intend to take the second chapter of Acts as our theme, and readers will probably be aware that the words of verse 38, from which our subject is taken, are usually interpreted in one of …