The Believer was an Australia magazine published intermittently between 1971 and 1980. Distribution was primarily within Australia. Stated editorial aim was “to speak clearly and specifically on matters of general concern in the Australian brotherhood”.
Travelling inland from Haifa, following the foothills of the Cannel Range as they wind north, one may follow the Kishan River upstream through the gorge to the mighty plain of Esdraelon or Jezreel — once the great granary of Egypt …
At the beginning of Matthew 20 is the parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard. This parable is one of the most difficult to understand, especially as some of the details are not referred to elsewhere. Because of this, it …
Angels from heaven, or mortal angels?, would sum up the question. The Hebrew term ‘Walak‘ is less applied to heavenly angels than to mortals, but this rule is reversed in the New Testament. However, in some instances, the pattern of …
Most of us have a set of beliefs and practices inherited from parents or taught in childhood. Many of us have accepted these uncritically ‘en bloc’. Every culture depends upon the transmission of past into present, whether the repetition is …
When we went to the U.K. a few years ago, I took with me a little summary of Bible teaching that I had drawn up, and submitted it for comment to several brethren whose opinion I valued. One brother in …
What is the significance of the phrase “From Dan to Beersheba”?
Dan was a town at the northern extremity of Palestine and Beer-sheba at the southern extremity, so that the phrase means “throughout Palestine”; see 1 Sam. 3:20.
Is Malachi …
SYNOPSIS: A method of determining great ages for rock deposits has been developed and’ is widely used. The method depends on measuring the ratio of pure parent elements and the disintegrated daughter elements in the host rock. …
Question:
What is the significance of unleavened bread at the memorial meetings?
Answer:
Jesus himself used unleavened bread to represent his body given for his disciples. Was this because no other bread was available during this national festival, or is …
For how many years have we all heard the cry from our platforms to “come to Bible class”? So many, perhaps, we dare not count them. And yet, over the years, the pattern does not seem to change — the …
The emergence of Soviet Russia as a major aggressive power since 1917, with consequent prospects for the fulfilment of Ezekiel 38, have ex¬cited the Brotherhood for a number of years now. This article raises the possibility that the events of …
During the course of one of his talks, Dr. Gish gave a few examples of creatures with specialised organs. which defy all attempts to construct even a possible mechanism (let alone one supported by fossil evidence) …
Dear Brother Russell,
Fraternal greetings.
I notice that the question is asked in “The Believer” ‘How could David or his sons perform priestly functions when they were of Judah and not Levi?’
The fact is that as one reads through …
In the first place, we must be quite clear that a prophet is anyone who “speaks forth truths for another”, taken from the word meaning “to bubble forth as a fountain”; and in our considerations means a mediator for God …
In our discussion of “Take up the Cross”, we were made aware of our need to die to ourselves if we are to follow Jesus. However, the preaching of Jesus and the Apostles does not end there. We do die …
To write on a subject such as the Spirit of God, one must surely approach it with much fear and trepidation. It is not to be lightly considered, nor may we rush into print without carefully choosing our words and …
The Biblical record shows that Nehemiah emerged as the chief man in the restoration of Jerusalem and the kingdom of Judah. In the first chapter of Nehemiah we can see that he was a devout man, and deeply concerned about …
The words are those in Hebrews 10:19, 20, which reads, “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that …
“Take up the cross.” The command of Jesus to take up the cross, simple though it appears, should hold a wealth of meaning for us, and should be a reality in our lives. Jesus tells us that we can’t be …
We commence a series of articles that take a look at the life of the early ecclesias after the death of the Apostles. Our study cannot attempt to be exhaustive. In practice it will be deliberately selective in some respects, …
We now consider the strengths of the early Christian communities. Why were they not “strangled at birth” by the vicious persecutions? Not only did they survive them — but they went from strength to strength. How was it done?
The …
Someone once said that if we love Jesus Christ and his appearing, the time of his coming will be relatively unimportant. There is a theoretical interest in the Lord’s return prevalent among the saints that somehow has little to do …
These two parables occupy a special place in our consideration of the Parables of Jesus. Please reread the whole of Luke 16.
Generally, the first parable appears to be reasonably clear, …
Whom do you think was the Shulamite’s lover in the Song of Solomon?
Chapter 1, v.7, and 2:8 suggest that a shepherd who loves the freedom of the hills and mountains is the admirer of the fair lady who has …
Jesus was a man of prayer. We cannot follow him and not be people of prayer also. It is pointless to continue our Year of Preaching unless we are constantly in touch with God, who will show us how …
All of the soul of the house of Jacob that came into Egypt numbered 70. These lists in Scripture are very similar to modern lists of ratepayers or the like. Every person is considered reckoned in when the representative of …
Since penning the opening article in this series, considerably more evidence has come to hand of the great upsurge in Roman Catholic circles of claims to have the gift of tongue-speaking. One Catholic paper has reported.[1]
“The Catholic …
The record of the prophet Ezekiel is one in which many principles can be seen which are “profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all …
Once upon a time the trees went forth to anoint a king, and they said to the olive-tree; Be king over us. But the olive tree answered: What, leave my rich oil by which God and man are …
The scriptures are quite specific with reference to:—
The Tabernacle of the Wilderness, and The Tabernacle of the Body — “this Tabernacle of FLESH”.
So clearly related and integrated are these that one is the spiritual reflection of the other.
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Truth in Jesus should build its own buffer to these influences. The more the love of him constrains us the less becomes the world’s erosion. This is the ideal but there is a need to define the ‘influences of the …