“search the scriptures” John 5:39

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Andrew Wilson
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Applying the Scriptures
There are two dangerous extremes in Bible reading. The first is to study the Bible academically as if it consisted only of ideas to be understood.The second is to read the Bible impressionistically as…
Andrew Wilson
2005 Volume 60 Issue 4
Young Precious Seed
Danger in interpreting Scripture
Reading things into the Bible If exegesis means ‘drawing out’ truth from scripture, then eisegesis means reading things into the Bible. For example, someone might argue that Psalm 45. 1 NKJV teaches t…
Andrew Wilson
2006 Volume 61 Issue 1
Young Precious Seed
Daniel chapter 9, verses 24-27
Appendix: The Chronology of Daniel 9 One of the most fascinating elements in Daniel’s prophecy in chapter 9 verses 24-27 is its chronology of events. Thus, the prophecy is set to a schedule by five ti…
Andrew Wilson
Daniel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
2014 Volume 69 Issue 4
Exposition
Daniel’s Prophecy of The Seventy Weeks – Part 1
Daniel chapter 9 verses 24-27 Introduction (Part One): Three Views Daniel’s prophecy of the Seventy Weeks, Dan. 9. 24-27, has been variously described as ‘perhaps the most important not only in the bo…
Andrew Wilson
Daniel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
2013 Volume 68 Issue 3
Exposition
Daniel’s Prophecy of The Seventy Weeks – Part 2
DANIEL’S PROPHECY OF THE SEVENTY WEEKS By ANDREW WILSON Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, ALL QUOTATIONS OF SCRIPTURE ARE FROM THE NEW KING JAMES VERSION) Daniel chapter 9 ver…
Andrew Wilson
Daniel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
2013 Volume 68 Issue 4
Study
Daniel’s Prophecy of The Seventy Weeks – Part 3
Daniel chapter 9 verses 24-27 The Six Goals to be accomplished in the Seventy ‘Sevens’, v. 24 Verse 24 is a six-part outline of the objectives involved in God’s plan for the restoration of Daniel’s pe…
Andrew Wilson
Daniel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
2014 Volume 69 Issue 1
Study
Daniel’s Prophecy of The Seventy Weeks – Part 4
Daniel chapter 9 The Prophetic Programme, verses 25-26 – Part 4 Daniel’s prophecy of the seventy ‘sevens’ is one of the most amazing prophecies in the Bible. Firstly, because of its clarity, for while…
Andrew Wilson
Daniel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
2014 Volume 69 Issue 2
Exposition
Daniel’s Prophecy of The Seventy Weeks – Part 5
Daniel chapter 9 Daniel’s Seventieth Seven, verse 27 One over-riding consideration must drive our interpretation of this verse: what Christ Himself said about it on the Mount of Olives. Christ’s insis…
Andrew Wilson
Daniel’s Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
2014 Volume 69 Issue 3
Exposition
How to understand the Scriptures
What does 1 Corinthians 15. 29 mean by speaking of those ‘baptized for the dead’? Who were the ‘sons of God’ in Genesis 6. 2? What does it mean that Christ ‘went and preached to the spirits in prison’…
Andrew Wilson
How to understand the Scriptures
2005 Volume 60 Issue 2
Young Precious Seed
Introduction to the Song
Introduction to the Song Interpretations of the Song of Solomon are many, but may be broadly divided into two classes. the typical and the literal. The typical approach sees in the Song a picture of d…
Andrew Wilson
Studies in the Song of Solomon
2008 Volume 63 Issue 1
Study
The Old and the New Covenants
All quotations are taken from NKJV unless otherwise indicated Hebrews chapters 8 to 10 teach the superiority of the new covenant over the old, but this truth raises some puzzling questions. If Christ …
Andrew Wilson
The Teaching in the Letter to the Hebrews
2024 Volume 79 Issue 3
Study
The Parable of the Unrighteous Steward – Luke 16. 1–18
The parable of the unrighteous steward is possibly the most puzzling of all the Lord’s parables. The story concerns a steward who wasted his master’s goods. Being called to account, he decided to enga…
Andrew Wilson
Economic Parables
2022 Volume 77 Issue 3
Study
The Secret of Joshua’s Success
‘Is it time to reassess our gospel outreach?’ All quotations are taken from the NKJV. Like the book of Acts, the book of Joshua presents a picture of almost uninterrupted victory and progress. Some of…
Andrew Wilson
2005 Volume 60 Issue 2
Exposition
The Song of Solomon
Love’s Fullness Introduction In previous studies we have looked at the Song under the following general headings: Love’s fellowship (Chapters 1 and 2), Love’s fears (Chapters 3 to 5a) and Love’s faith…
Andrew Wilson
Studies in the Song of Solomon
2008 Volume 63 Issue 4
Study
The Song of Solomon
‘I sleep but my heart is awake’, Song of Songs 5. 2. Introduction In the opening two chapters of the Song, the first love of the couple was seen in their desire for fellowship with each other. In chap…
Andrew Wilson
Studies in the Song of Solomon
2008 Volume 63 Issue 3
Study
The Song of Solomon
Introduction In the first two chapters the Song describes the delight the lovers experienced in each other’s fellowship. Over the next three chapters, the Shulamite has a recurrent dream – a nightmare…
Andrew Wilson
Studies in the Song of Solomon
2008 Volume 63 Issue 2
Study
The Text of Scripture
A Little History In AD 1453 the fall of Constantinople to the twenty-one-year-old Sultan Mehmed of the Ottoman Empire brought an end to the Byzantine (i.e., Eastern Roman) Empire which had stood for 1…
Andrew Wilson
2021 Volume 76 Issue 1
Exposition
The Woman taken in Adultery
Most modern Bibles bracket John 7. 53 – 8. 11, as not in the original text of John’s gospel. The passage is about the adulteress brought to Christ. The reason is that these verses are not found in a n…
Andrew Wilson
2007 Volume 62 Issue 3
Exposition
Understanding what the Bible means
‘What saith the scripture’? In this second article we consider a number of principles that help us correctly to understand the meaning of Scripture. 1. Accuracy, accuracy, accuracy Understanding the …
Andrew Wilson
2005 Volume 60 Issue 3
Young Precious Seed
Why are there so many Bible versions today?
This is a delicate subject to deal with because many Christians have a favourite Bible version. My purpose here is not to try to tell anyone which Bible version to use, but, instead, to try to explain…
Andrew Wilson
2018 Volume 73 Issue 3
Exposition
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