“search the scriptures” John 5:39

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1986 Volume 37 Issue 3
Articles in this Issue
‘Father God’
An aged brother, who had never previously written to any publisher of Christian literature, recently wrote to us. With his agreement we publish the following extract from his letter: "For some time now,…
Unknown
Exposition
A Hospice
"Hospice” is defined as “a house for strangers…a home of refuge”, and “Hospitable” as “kind to strangers … welcoming and generous towards guests”. These descriptions fittingly describe what members of a…
A. E. Long
Metaphors of the Church
Exposition
Gospel Work and other Assembly Activities
"Your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now”, Phil. 1.5. The gratitude expressed by Paul the apostle as he remembered his association with the believers at Philippi is significant. As he…
Arthur Shearman
Report
My Responsibility to Civil Authorities
The New Testament has a good deal to say about the duties of the Christian by way of subjection to others. Apart from the obvious case of the believer’s submission To the Lord, it teaches the subjection…
Malcolm Horlock
Young People’s and Bible Students’ Section
Paul’s Two Complementary Ministries Contrasted
Paul was made a minister of the Gospel, Col. 1. 23, and also a minister of the church, 1. 24-25. Both ministries are alluded to in Romans 16. 25-27, “Now to him that is of power to stablish you accordin…
Denis Clapham
Exposition
Prisoner, Promise, Preaching, Prayer, Eph. 3. 1-21
In the previous three papers, we have considered the description of the mystery, 1. 1-14, the power of the mystery, 1. 15 to 2. 10, and lastly the basis of the mystery, 2. 11-22. In chapter 3, we now ha…
John Heading
Truth in Ephesians
Exposition
Remove not the Landmarks of our Fathers
The apostle Paul enjoins Timothy to commit unto faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also, the things that he had heard of Paul among many witnesses, 2 Tim. 2. 2. History has proved what a ma…
David Ainslie
Exposition
Romans 1. 1-7: An Outline
Every language has its own way of beginning and ending letters. Archaeologists and historians have demonstrated that the correspondence in the New Testament generally followed the format which was commo…
A. C. Perry
Exposition
Suffering
Suffering of one kind or another is something that we all experience, but do not ever fully understand. The aim of this paper is to study the various kinds of suffering and its agents, to suggest variou…
Malcolm C. Davis
Exposition
The Priority of a Personal Perspective
Eli. One of the most saddening pictures which tends to captivate our attention is found in 1 Samuel, where we find the priestly leader of God’s people, Eli, almost without vision. Doubtlessly he represe…
Harry Rfid
Exposition
Book Reviews in this Issue
In the Beginning
The first words of Genesis and the first words of John are brought together in this lovely devotional study. The author has for many years contributed to Precious Seed. 152 pages. Price £2.95 (£3.25 inc…
E. L. Lovering
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One Day at a Time
The author has selected 366 verses from the Bible and written a short message on each one, showing how the truth should be applied to the daily life of the believer. 376 pages. Can be obtained in the U.…
William MacDonald
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