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M. S. Staveley
Articles by this Author
Christ Who is Our Life
1. We live in Him ‘As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all (that is, all who believe) be made alive’; and we are to reckon ourselves ‘to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God in (en, Gk)…
M. S. Staveley
1989 Volume 40 Issue 6
Exposition
Contentment
Contentment is rarely encounteki-d amongst men, even the kind of contentment which leaves God out. Few people are really satisfied with their present circumstances-their means, their health, their soc…
M. S. Staveley
1989 Volume 40 Issue 3
Exposition
Glory and Grace
Luke 9. 32, 42, 43; Acts 22. 15; Ephesians 1. 8-12. In Psalm 84. 11 we read, ‘the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory’. As in so much of the Old Testament, these features …
M. S. Staveley
1998 Volume 53 Issue 1
Exposition
Grace, Its Twofold Aspect
In the first instance, grace is that principle, in contrast to demand as exemplified by the law, on which God has acted, and continues to act, towards mankind. Many passages in the New Testament illus…
M. S. Staveley
1990 Volume 41 Issue 1
Study
Greatness of the Gospel
The Gospel of the Kingdom, Matt. 4. 23; 9. 35; 24. 14; kingdom of God, Mark. 1. 14; Luke 8. 1. This was the gospel preached to Israel by our Lord in His ministry, and it is therefore understandable th…
M. S. Staveley
The Greatness of the Gospel
1996 Volume 51 Issue 4
Contemporary Issues
Greatness of the Lord Jesus Christ
In these passages, there are profound statements as to what Christ is, laying emphasis on the greatness of His person. This is presented more prominently in Colossians than in any other part of Script…
M. S. Staveley
1998 Volume 53 Issue 3
Exposition
Happiness
In a recent interview a leading political figure was asked, ‘Are you happy, Mr …?’ This prompts a more fundamental question, What do people mean by ‘being happy’? For the Christian, reference must be …
M. S. Staveley
1991 Volume 42 Issue 5
Contemporary Issues
Popular Evangelism
THERE IS EVIDENCE of increasing interest, in this country, of what might be called ‘popular’ evangelism. A recent example is the ‘March for Jesus’, which also formed the subject of a television progra…
M. S. Staveley
1991 Volume 42 Issue 2
Exposition
Self-Examination
It is well known and recognized that we can learn spiritual lessons from homely, everyday things and events. The Lord Himself often used homely analogies to teach great spiritual truths, e.g. the new …
M. S. Staveley
1990 Volume 41 Issue 1
Practical
The Faith
WHILE THERE ARE A GREAT MANY USAGES Of the word ‘faith’ In the New Testament, in a comparatively small number of these it is preceded by the definite article, ‘the faith’, giving the term a distinct a…
M. S. Staveley
1994 Volume 45 Issue 3
Exposition
The Greatness of the Gospel
The Gospel of God Concerning His Son, Rom. 1. 1-3; Of His Son, 1. 9If the epistle to the Romans had a title, it would be this. The expression occurs right at the outset of the letter, in the context o…
M. S. Staveley
The Greatness of the Gospel
1997 Volume 52 Issue 2
Contemporary Issues
The Greatness of the Gospel
The apostle Paul had two specific and distinct ministries: one, the gospel, see Eph, 3. 7 and Col. 1. 23; the other, the assembly, Col. 1. 25. (The references in Colossians are both made more signific…
M. S. Staveley
The Greatness of the Gospel
1996 Volume 51 Issue 3
Contemporary Issues
Worship of the The Son of God
In view of evidence that some believers have difficulty in accepting that the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is to be worshipped, and that the practical denial of worship to Him in collective asse…
M. S. Staveley
1992 Volume 43 Issue 1
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