Our dear Brother John,
Whilst reading an exposition on 1 Cor.13:8-13, it occurred to me that there is a most interesting connection between 1 Cor. 13:12 (“see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face”), and James 1:23 (“For …
What boundless issues are implied in this inspired exclamation of Paul the Apostle!
What is the link with it in the previous declaration? If any man love not the Lord Jesus let him be accursed! Here is a spirit-impelled dart …
Could we begin by asking: why do some want to believe that the Spirit of God dwells within the believer? Is there some advantage? We presume there must be. What are the implications? If the Spirit dwelling within is a …
With regard to the withdrawal of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit’s record of the words of the Lord Jesus in John 9:4-5 are most interesting. The verses read as follows: “We must work the works of him who sent me, …
A correct understanding of one little word opens up the depth of this phrase. The word “in” is the Greek “DIA”, which means more precisely “through’. This phrase is then very similar to that of 1 Cor.3:15, where it is …
From the gospels we can glean very little about the childhood of Jesus. After the return from the flight into Egypt to the baptism by John the narrative is silent save for that one incident when the boy Jesus went to …
Recently the writer, due to keep a Sunday appointment at an ecclesia, was contacted by the recording brother with a message from the Arranging brethren to the effect that the speaker be asked not to deal with any controversial subject …
This book will please very few. Atheists will be, and have been, upset or bemused by one of their own rejecting the standard line of materialist reductionism and arguing instead for the irreducibility of consciousness, intentionality and value. They will …
This book brings together a number of articles by the late Brother Tom Barling originally published in The Testimony magazine. The book is lovingly introduced by Reg Carr, who writes of Brother Barling’s “lasting legacy of Bible scholarship” of which …
Craig Evans is a distinguished New Testament scholar who has written extensively on the historical Jesus and served on the advisory board on the Gospel of Judas for the National Geographic Society. He is well placed to evaluate the various …
This collection of twenty-two essays by respected conservative archaeologists and biblical scholars, like Alan Millard and Craig Blomberg, was occasioned by the publication of God’s Word in Human Words by Kenton Sparks. In that book Sparks queries the inerrancy of …
Joel is a fascinating little book. Whilst his prophecy consists of only three chapters – a total of 73 verses – it has a very wide-ranging scope. Not only did Joel speak of momentous, earth-shattering events that were taking …
This article is the second of two in a consideration of the date of the Exodus. Typically, only two dates are considered viable: c.1440 BCE (the ‘early date’),[1] and c.1280 BCE (the ‘late date’). Arguments for these dates …
The unique style and content of John’s Gospel has generated a huge body of scholarly comment and opinion. There are innumerable commentaries and articles researching issues of language, authorship, date, and much more besides. Many eminent scholars have been …
TG Q. Why do you write books?
J. As tools for others to use in their own Bible study and preaching. Two other books of mine currently available are ‘Sleeping In The Dust‘, and ‘Rightly Dividing The Word‘.
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The Jewish scriptures are called ‘the Old Testament’ by Christians because they believe that other books are also ‘scripture’—viz., the New Testament. The implicit claim of the Christian church of the second century CE was that there had been …
Adam and Eve were given a clear command that they disobeyed. They had been told that the punishment for disobedience was death. In NT comment on the events in the Garden of Eden we have confirmed that by one …
The previous article concluded that language alone cannot establish the date of a particular book – any linguistic evidence needs to be supported by intertextual and socio-historical evidence. Our hypothesis is that Song belongs to the Hezekiah period and …
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. …