1981 Volume 32 Issue 5 - Precious Seed | A UK registered charity working to encourage the study of the scriptures

A Bird’s-Eye View of Philippians

In the first four verses of Philippians 4, Paul used three expressions which include the words “in the Lord”. Each expression refers back to something he had said in the preceding ...

Malcolm Horlock

Young People’s and Bible Students’ Section

A Christian Decides

In a recent issue (Jan. 1980) we considered the scriptural guidance for a church to reach a decision; yet it is just as important for each individual believer to discover the will of G ...

Evan R. C. Reynolds

Exposition

An Outline of Philippians

Keynote: “Rejoice in the Lord". Salutation and introduction, 1. 1-11 “Until the day of Jesus Christ”. Greeti ...

Arthur Shearman

Young People’s and Bible Students’ Section

Gospel Work and other Assembly Activities

"Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation”, 2 Cor. 6. 2. This oft-repeated text of Scripture expresses, among other things ...

Arthur Shearman

Report

He that Humbleth Himself Shall Be Exalted

In our previous article we considered the words of the Lord Jesus, “whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased”, and now we look at the other side of the picture, “he that humble ...

R. V. Court

Humbling and Exaltation

Exposition

It Was Night – A Meditation in John 13

At the first God divided the light from the darkness, and the darkness He called night. Night was mercifully given that man might enjoy rest after his labours. But fallen man often use ...

K. T. C. Morris

Exposition

The Christian Priesthood (Paper 1)

In considering the subject of Christian priesthood, two points will need to be covered by way of introduction. (a) Every Believer is a Priest.

Jack Hunter

The Christian Priesthood

Exposition

The Fierce – Faced King – His Origin and Operations

Besides the two great protagonists whose Scripture portraits we have already studied (namely, the Roman prince and the antichrist), there appears on the stage a third influential perso ...

G. B. Fyfe

Prophetic Profile

Exposition

The Lordship of Christ in the Local Assembly

The recognition of the sole sovereignty of the Lord over His people is evidently of great importance. Yet it is sadly true that this absolute Lordship has not always been reco ...

John Heading

The Lordship of Christ in the Local Assembly

Exposition

Truth Unchanging

We live in an age in which changes are taking place all around us. In many areas of human endeavour, those things that our fathers thought were established and unchangeable are being q ...

Cliff Jones

Exposition

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