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John B. D. Page
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A Spiritual House (com.), 1 Peter 2. 4-7
Laying the Stones. A mason selects each stone carefully and lays it in its intended position. The principle applies to a “spiritual house" where each “living stone" has a place ordained by God, the di…
John B. D. Page
Temple Teaching in the Epistles
1975 Volume 26 Issue 2
Exposition
An Holy Priesthood (cm.), 1 Peter 2. 4-7
An Unblemished Priesthood. During the era of the second Temple, hereditary succession gave place to the appointment of priests, as already noted, and “the first enquiry instituted by the Sanhedrin… wa…
John B. D. Page
Temple Teaching in the Epistles
1975 Volume 26 Issue 4
Exposition
An Holy Priesthood, 1 Peter 2. 4-7
Peter undoubtedly has the Temple priesthood in mind when he says, “Ye also … are … an holy priesthood ;..”. As the Temple could not function without a priesthood, so its counterpart of today, “a spiri…
John B. D. Page
Temple Teaching in the Epistles
1975 Volume 26 Issue 3
Exposition
God’s Dwelling Place – Part 1
Early in Exodus, we read of God saying, “I am come down to deliver (the children of Israel) out of the hand of the Egyptians”, Exod. 3. 8. Later, Mount Sinai was enveloped with cloud and fire, and, up…
John B. D. Page
God’s Dwelling Place
1969 Volume 20 Issue 1
Study
God’s Dwelling Place – Part 2
3. God Inhabiting the Church. When we speak of the Church, we do not mean a building, a denomination or Christendom, but believers corporately. We shall consider the subject first in a local, and then…
John B. D. Page
God’s Dwelling Place
1969 Volume 20 Issue 2
Study
Spiritual House, 1 Peter 2. 4-7
From the Scriptures and history, it is apparent that Jewish life was centred in the Temple with its priesthood and sacrifices. Writing to Jewish believers scattered throughout Asia Minor and far flung…
John B. D. Page
Temple Teaching in the Epistles
1975 Volume 26 Issue 1
Exposition
Spiritual Sacrifices, 1 Peter 24-7
As “an holy priesthood”, our privilege and responsibility is to “offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ”, v. 5, Such sacrifices are objective, because they should be offered …
John B. D. Page
Temple Teaching in the Epistles
1975 Volume 26 Issue 5
Exposition
The Church: ‘A Purchased Possession’
With one stroke of his quill in this paragraph, said to be the longest in the Bible, Paul peers into eternity past and looks into the future as he traces the path of believers through grace to glory. …
John B. D. Page
The Church in Ephesians
1976 Volume 27 Issue 4
Exposition
The Church: ‘An Holy Temple in the Lord’
Not the renowned pagan temple of the great goddess, Diana, in Ephesus but the Jewish temple in Jerusalem forms the background of this passage because of Paul’s reference to “the middle wall of partiti…
John B. D. Page
The Church in Ephesians
1977 Volume 28 Issue 1
Exposition
The Church: Its Members, Ephesians 2. 1-10
Having introduced at the end of chapter 1 “the church which is his body”, Paul turns to its constitution and describes how it consists of members who were once dead spiritually but are now made alive.…
John B. D. Page
The Church in Ephesians
1976 Volume 27 Issue 6
Exposition
The Church: Its Walk
Associated with the privilege of our wealth, which is “all spiritual bless-ings" in the heavenlies, there is the responsibility of our walk on the earth. In these practical chapters 4 to 6, the word “…
John B. D. Page
The Church in Ephesians
1977 Volume 28 Issue 3
Exposition
The Church: Its Warfare, Ephesians 6. 10-20
The scene now changes from the Christian household to believers on the battlefield. The atmosphere is no longer the harmony of the home but of conflict. The walk of believers now gives place to their …
John B. D. Page
The Church in Ephesians
1977 Volume 28 Issue 5
Exposition
The Church: The Body of Christ
The apostle Paul was entrusted with a dual stewardship. The preaching of the Gospel was one, 1 Cor. 9. 17-18, and the unfolding of the mystery of the Church as the Body of Christ was the other, Col. 1…
John B. D. Page
The Church in Ephesians
1977 Volume 28 Issue 2
Exposition
The Church: The Bride of Christ
Interwoven into this practical para-graph for a harmonious marital re-lationship between husbands and wives (which should be based upon the divine pattern of Christ and His bride), there are facets of…
John B. D. Page
The Church in Ephesians
1977 Volume 28 Issue 4
Exposition
The Church: The Glory of its Head, Ephesians 1. 15-23
Having shown earlier in this first chapter that the Church is “eternal in its calling, heavenly in its conception, divine in its creation, and supernatural in its constitution”, as one writer says, Pa…
John B. D. Page
The Church in Ephesians
1976 Volume 27 Issue 5
Exposition
The Shepherd Psalm: Psalm 23 – Part 1
With long years of a shepherd’s life behind him, David penned this beautiful Psalm, which has become one of the most beloved in the Psalter. In it, the shepherd-minstrel turns his attention upwards to…
John B. D. Page
1983 Volume 34 Issue 3
Devotional
The Shepherd Psalm: Psalm 23 – Part 2
“He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake”, v.3 The words, “He restoreth my soul”, are not the experience of David as a shepherd, as it may appear, but the…
John B. D. Page
1983 Volume 34 Issue 4
Devotional
The Shepherd Psalm: Psalm 23 – Part 3
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me”, v.4 For the background of this verse, which depicts a …
John B. D. Page
1983 Volume 34 Issue 5
Devotional
The Shepherd Psalm: Psalm 23 – Part 4
“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over”, v.5. These words sound like a scene in a banqueting hall, but they are not! Th…
John B. D. Page
1983 Volume 34 Issue 6
Devotional
The Shepherd Psalm: Psalm 23 – Part 5
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever”, v. 6 With this soliloquy, the Psalm ends. Having his head anointed with oil for…
John B. D. Page
1984 Volume 35 Issue 1
Devotional
The Temple of God (cont), 1 Corinthians 3. 9-17
The Building. Once the foundation has been laid, “let every man take heed how be buildeth thereupon”, says Paul, 1 Cor. 3. 10. Building, like laying a foundation, is a responsible work, involving the …
John B. D. Page
Temple Teaching in the Epistles
1976 Volume 27 Issue 1
Exposition
The Temple of God, 1 Corinthians 3. 9-17
In Bible times, not only had the Jews their Temple in Jerusalem but pagans had their temples, for most cities had a heathen shrine in the city square. The present Christian era is not without its Temp…
John B. D. Page
Temple Teaching in the Epistles
1975 Volume 26 Issue 6
Exposition
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