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Are Demons Active Today?

Question Are Demons Active Today? Answer During the public ministry of the Lord Jesus and in the early church era there w ...

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2003 Volume 58 Issue 4

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Can very young children be saved?

Question Can very young children be saved? Answer Christian parents often wonder whether their young children can be genu ...

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 2

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Christ – Is He not omniscient, all knowing?

Question Christ – Is He not omniscient, all knowing? Answer In Mark 13. 32 it mentions that the Lord Jesus did not know ...

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2004 Volume 59 Issue 2

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Do Angels Have Any Relevance To Believers In The Present Age?

Question Do Angels Have Any Relevance To Believers In The Present Age? Answer Angels are mentioned at least 280 times in ...

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2003 Volume 58 Issue 2

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Does 1 Corinthians 11. 1-16 deal with matters of culture?

Question Does 1 Corinthians 11. 1-16 deal with matters of culture? Answer An overseas enquirer recently wrote in with the ...

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2005 Volume 60 Issue 1

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Does God appoint the rulers of this world and does He control their decisions?

QUESTION Does God appoint the rulers of this world and does He control their decisions? ANSWER

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2006 Volume 61 Issue 4

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Does intelligent extraterrestrial life exist? and Will God allow man to settle on other worlds?

Question Does intelligent extraterrestrial life exist? Answer The USA alone is spending hundreds of millions of dollars a ...

Howard Coles

2000 Volume 55 Issue 2

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Does the Bible teach that there’s a place, or state of existence, called Purgatory?

Question Does the Bible teach that there’s a place, or state of existence, called Purgatory? Answer The idea of a place ...

Howard Coles

2004 Volume 59 Issue 3

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Four ‘Yea Lord’s’ in the Gospels

There are four occasions in the gospels where people replied to a question or statement of the Lord with the words, ‘Yea, Lord’. ‘Yea, Lord’ – Out of ...

Howard Coles

1994 Volume 45 Issue 2

Devotional

Gold and the Glories of the Lord Jesus

Gold has always been important to man. His civilisations and empires of the past waxed and waned according to its availability. From the ancient civilisation of Ur through to the mod ...

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1995 Volume 50 Issue 6

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Honesty – Does Truth Matter?

IntroductionPilate asked Jesus the question, ‘What is truth?’ John 18. 38. His question is very modern. Today, in a philosophical post-modern world ...

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 4

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How can a young Christian begin to witness for the Lord?

Question How can a young Christian begin to witness for the Lord? Answer If there is one thing lacking today in Christian ...

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2000 Volume 55 Issue 4

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How Can I Know the Will of God for My Life?

Question How Can I Know the Will of God for My Life? Answer This is a question often asked by young believers and is as r ...

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2005 Volume 60 Issue 2

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How could Christ increase in wisdom and stature, Luke 2. 52?

Question How could Christ increase in wisdom and stature, Luke 2. 52? Answer This is a question that is bound up with our ...

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2002 Volume 57 Issue 1

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How do I deal with temptation in my Christian life?

Question How do I deal with temptation in my Christian life? Answer We are all different; as our faces differ so does eve ...

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2002 Volume 57 Issue 4

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How Does A Christian Deal With Feelings of Guilt?

Question How Does A Christian Deal With Feelings of Guilt? Answer Firstly, do not ever think that you are alone in having ...

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2004 Volume 59 Issue 1

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How Long

Recent incidents draw attention to of the brevity of life and serve to remind us that life can suddenly end, even for those comparatively young and at the top of society. How we need ...

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1997 Volume 52 Issue 5

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How should a believer deal with depression?

Question How should a believer deal with depression? Answer Depression is a common mental disorder; one source estimates ...

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2005 Volume 60 Issue 3

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I Have Several Questions Arising Out of Malcolm Horlock’s First Article On 1 Corinthians 14

If tongues were for worship as opposed to prophecy, what did God have in mind with this gift? Did speaking in a foreign language not understood by the speaker en ...

Howard Coles

2003 Volume 58 Issue 3

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Is attendance at the meetings of the local assembly essential or optional?

Question Is attendance at the meetings of the local assembly essential or optional? Answer There are so many attractions ...

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2001 Volume 56 Issue 4

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Is it acceptable for a Christian to take part in lotteries or other forms of gambling?

Question Is it acceptable for a Christian to take part in lotteries or other forms of gambling? Answer In today’s cultu ...

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2003 Volume 58 Issue 1

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Is it right for a Christian to drink alcohol?

Question Is it right for a Christian to drink alcohol? Answer Total abstinence from alcohol is not taught directly in the ...

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2004 Volume 59 Issue 4

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Is it the fault of Christian parents that their children do not become Christians?

Question Is it the fault of Christian parents that their children do not become Christians? Answer Many Christian parents ...

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2001 Volume 56 Issue 3

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Kingfisher christian camp trust

The faithful work undertaken by David and Elsie Willcox amongst the assemblies of God’s people in the South of England was, and still is, held in the highest esteem. As long ago as ...

Howard Coles

2005 Volume 60 Issue 1

Organisations

Man and the Gospel

IntroductionIn these days when Christendom generally is not remaining faithful to the fundamentals of the Christian gospel it is vitally necessary that those who have experienc ...

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1997 Volume 52 Issue 5

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Question Is eternal security scriptural? Answer Once a person believes in Christ, truly trusting Him as Saviour, he recei ...

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2008 Volume 63 Issue 3

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Question What does the scripture mean, ‘He led captivity captive’? Eph. 4. 8. Who are the captives? ...

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2009 Volume 64 Issue 1

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Question Time – Why Does God Allow Suffering?

QUESTION Why Does God Allow Suffering? ANSWER This is a question that is asked all over the world by believers and atheis ...

Howard Coles

1999 Volume 54 Issue 1

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Question: Is it good for us to prepare for the Lord’s supper?

Question Question: Is it good for us to prepare for the Lord’s supper? Answer This may seem at first sight to be an uni ...

Howard Coles

1998 Volume 53 Issue 2

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Should believers celebrate Christmas?

Question Should believers celebrate Christmas? Answer This question perhaps arises in a believer’s mind because the cel ...

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2000 Volume 55 Issue 1

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Should young christian families move to an assembly where there are other young people?

Christian couples with young families, or young people by themselves, often wish to move to an assembly where there are other young people – is this a correct thing to do?< ...

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2001 Volume 56 Issue 2

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The Christian and the World

IntroductionAt this present time, as much, if not more than has been the case since the New Testament began, there is a need for practical separation from this present evil wor ...

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1998 Volume 53 Issue 3

Contemporary Issues

The Coming of the Son of Man

THE TITLE OF HIS COMINGThe title ‘The Son of Man’, when used of and by the Lord Jesus, usually has the article. It is first used in connection with His coming in glory to r ...

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Prophetic Insights

1999 Volume 54 Issue 4

Study

The Gospel Yesterday and Today

IntroductionWe may think that in this generation we have a more difficult time in communicating the gospel to lost mankind than in any previous generat ...

Howard Coles

2008 Volume 63 Issue 4

Exposition

The King James Version and Principles of Translation – Part 1

The King James Version (AV) originally published in 1611 is, in many places, rarely matched in terms of the beauty of its language. After four centuries it is still the third most ...

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The King James Version and Principles of Translation

2011 Volume 66 Issue 4

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The King James Version and Principles of Translation – Part 2

Last year was the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Version (AV) which, in many places, is rarely matched in terms of the beauty of its language. In these two ...

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The King James Version and Principles of Translation

2012 Volume 67 Issue 1

Contemporary Issues

Thoughts on ‘The Disciples’ Prayer’ and the Temptation of the Lord Jesus in the Wi

The Disciples’ Prayer In New Testament times it was quite common for rabbis to teach their disciples a prayer. John the Baptist gave his disc ...

Howard Coles

2009 Volume 64 Issue 3

Exposition

Thoughts on the Love of God

Old TestamentIn the Old Testament special emphasis is placed on man’s obligation under divine law to love God: in Deuteronomy alone the requirement is repeated over a dozen t ...

Howard Coles

1996 Volume 51 Issue 2

Contemporary Issues

Vision for Outreach

The NeedIn this age of moral bankruptcy, when there is unprecedented apathy and materialism, when men and women are as the Bible describes, ‘lovers of their own selves, covet ...

Howard Coles

1996 Volume 51 Issue 5

Contemporary Issues

What about Letters of Commendation?

Question What about Letters of Commendation? Answer This question is linked closely to reception into a local assembly. C ...

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2000 Volume 55 Issue 3

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What do we do if another Christian wrongs us?

Question What do we do if another Christian wrongs us? Answer There is no doubt that the giving and receiving of forgiven ...

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2001 Volume 56 Issue 1

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What does the Bible say about same-sex marriage?

Question What does the Bible say about same-sex marriage? Answer Before we look at same-sex marriage (gay or lesbian), we ...

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 4

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What happens to a christian when they die?

Question What happens to Christians when they die? Answer The scriptures clearly indicate that the moment a believer dies ...

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2008 Volume 63 Issue 2

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What is the difference between praise and worship?

Question What is the difference between praise and worship? Answer Praise is an act of worship or acknowledgment by which ...

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2002 Volume 57 Issue 2

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What should be the Christian’s attitude toward Muslims

Question What should be the Christian’s attitude towards Muslims? Answer People calling themselves Muslims have perpetr ...

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2005 Volume 60 Issue 4

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Where did evil originate?

Question Where did evil originate? Answer This question is asked quite often by persons who say blasphemously that as God ...

Howard Coles

2002 Volume 57 Issue 3

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Why does God allow suffering?

Question Why does God allow suffering? Answer This is one of the most difficult of questions. Often atheists will confron ...

Howard Coles

2006 Volume 61 Issue 2

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Why doesn’t the Bible tell us exactly when the Lord will return?

Question Why doesn’t the Bible tell us exactly when the Lord will return? Answer When the disciples asked the Lord a qu ...

Howard Coles

2000 Volume 55 Issue 1

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