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2024 Volume 79 Issue 3
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Articles in this Issue
‘And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind’, Rom. 12. 2.
In our previous study, we recognized the fact that we are engaged in a real battle for the mind. We …
Cana is a small town in the north of Israel not far from ‘Nazareth, where he had been brought up’, Luke 4. 16. It is only mentioned in the New Testament in John’s Gospel. While most famous for the turni…
‘Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is’, Heb. 10. 25.
There are four distinct uses of the word ‘church’ in the New Testament. The word is derived from two words th…
Materialism holds sway in our contemporary world. Most people live as if what is seen and touched is of ultimate value.1 In contrast, the scriptures tell us that reality is composed of both material and…
First Peter is a circular letter that was sent to a number of local churches scattered throughout Asia Minor. The letter is addressed to the exiles of the dispersion, which is reminiscent of expressions…
Sometime about 2100 BC, a man called Abram, living in Ur of the Chaldees, heard the call of God. The call was clear, uncompromising, and very costly. ‘Get thee’, said God, ‘out of thy country, and from …
Christianity is the very antithesis of slavery. In the first century, when this brief letter was written, slavery was endemic throughout the Roman empire. It has been suggested that as many as one third…
Striving Together for the Gospel
From the moment of his conversion, Paul had a deep love for the gospel. He understood that preaching was central in spearheading the work of the gospel. He further appre…
Nehemiah’s book is punctuated by prayer.
Prioritizing the things of God, it was his recourse in all kinds of situations.1Prayer was a major exercise of Nehemiah for the four months from chapter 1 verse …
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 ‘o…
What was the overwhelming reaction of the United States to the attack by Japanese fighter planes on the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941, which took the lives of some 2, 400 United …
The prophet Nahum prophesied sometime between the fall of the Egyptian capital city of Thebes, which is dated to 663 BC,1 and the later fall of the city of Nineveh, which is dated to 612 BC. Many Jewish…
QUESTION
Should I be at assembly gatherings?
ANSWER
‘Should’ sets a low bar as we begin to address this question. ‘Should’ suggests obligation or duty. It is symptomatic of an underlying lack of motivat…
Undoubtedly in our western world, many people are seeking help with ‘stress’. An alarming number of people are finding the pressures of life unbearable, and concern has been expressed at the volume of m…
‘There was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion’, Judg. 14. 8
It is Judges chapter 14 that introduces us to the enigma that is Samson. He is a man whom the Lord blessed, 13. 24, and whom…
All quotations are taken from the New King James Bible
The pages of scripture reveal God’s affinity for numbers. In fact, He even seems to have His favourites - specific numbers that keep popping up thr…
Many aspects of the service of Elijah are larger than life and his departure from this world is no exception. Once he had asked to die but God disregarded that request and now in 2 Kings chapter 2 takes…
Each of the seven sayings of the Saviour from the cross reveals a fundamental truth about God. In this article, we shall be thinking of ‘The God of forgiveness’ - ‘Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them;…
