“search the scriptures” John 5:39

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2003 Volume 58 Issue 2
Articles in this Issue
1 Corinthians 14
INTRODUCTION We began our study of chapter 12 by saying that in considering the section from chapter 12 to chapter 14, we faced two main problems. First, that we don’t know for sure the nature of the qu…
Malcolm Horlock
Studies in 1 Corinthians
Study
A History of Langley Gospel Hall, British Columbia, Canada
The Christian congregation now meeting at Langley Gospel Hall in Murrayville had its start in the home of the Langley pioneer farming family, William and Kathleen (Katie) Brown. William was born at Stra…
David Chesney
History
And He Came to Ephesus
3. Paul As we have observed, the separating of the disciples from the increasingly-hardening synagogue proved a decisive act in the progress of the gospel in the idolatryblighted city of Ephesus. Daily …
Tom Wilson (1)
He Came To Ephesus
Exposition
Ayrshire Bible Exhibition
‘How does God speak to us today?’ This question is asked, often immediately, by all who visit the Exhibition. The express purpose and sole objective of the Exhibition from first to last, is to impress u…
Jimmy Brown
Organisations
Do Angels Have Any Relevance To Believers In The Present Age?
Question Do Angels Have Any Relevance To Believers In The Present Age? Answer Angels are mentioned at least 280 times in the scriptures and in these references there are many examples of the angels mini…
Howard Coles
Question Time
Editorial
And he said, ‘Lord I believe’. And he worshipped him. John 9. 38. The defence of the man that was born blind takes up most of the narrative of this ninth chapter of John’s gospel. It centres on the chal…
Ken Rudge
Editorial
Food Safety Legislation And The Local Assembly
How many times have we used our Lord’s words ‘Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.’ Matt. 22. 21, to remind us that we have an obligation b…
Iain Young
Contemporary Issues
Gospel Work and Other Activities
Wesley and Alison Downs BEGINNINGS IN WYTHENSHAWE Wythenshawe was a model Manchester overspill council estate that, at one time, was Europe’s largest, until housing associations moved in. The population…
Colin Hutchinson
Report
He Is Not Here
How did the disciples respond to the news that the tomb was empty? The initial reaction of the Lord Jesus’ disciples and friends to His resurrection is somewhat surprising and disappointing. The followi…
James R. Cochrane
The Resurrection
Exposition
He Knoweth The Way That I Take
I stumble and blunderAnd often I say,Lord Jesus, I wonderNow which is the way? Thy will, blessed Saviour,I want most of all,And yet my behaviourIs proof of the Fall! Still Thou art above me,O Friend in …
Gary McBride
Poetry
Investing In Our Young People – Young People Are Arrows In Our Hands
Disciple-making is the Lord’s design. We will convince no one that we are New Testament assemblies if we are not engaged in this vital work. Why? Because it is the express will of God. ‘Go ye therefore…
J.B. Nicholson Jnr.
Vital Issues For Spiritual Renewal
Exposition
Rastafarianism
HISTORY Its origins can be traced to Marcus Garvey (1887-1940), a Jamaican Black Nationalist who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association during the early 1920’s in the Negro urban ghettos of…
Paul Young
Contemporary Issues
Schooled In The Assembly
Many times young people wonder,‘Where is the best school for me to attend that I may grow and develop my gift as a Christian?’ They may get catalogues from various Bible schools and seminaries and are p…
Donald L. Norbie
Exposition
Shepherds And Shepherding
CHRIST THE EXAMPLE SHEPHERD Before thinking then about how individuals should be exercised about such service, we should first look briefly at the ways in which the scriptures portray the Lord Jesus in…
Dennis S. Parrack
Shepherds And Shepherding
Exposition
The Ascension and Glorification of the Lord
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF GLORIFICATION It should not come to us as a surprise that the Old Testament abounds with references to the significance of the Lord’s glorification, much as the New Testament itself …
Mikhael Boushra, Dr.
The Ascension and Glorification of the Lord
Exposition
The Indispensible Widows
On such a list of the ‘Who’s Who’,would we find people who are commonly called widows? Striking a bit closer to home, would we choose to build a new assembly around a core group of widows? Most church p…
Keith R. Keyser
Exposition
The Potter
Be still, rebellious heart and rest!The mighty Potter knoweth best;Submitting to His sovereign willHis wisdom thou wilt learn. Be still! Hath not the Potter o'er the clayPower to perform what He may say…
H.J. Miles
Poetry
The Shovels
It is the fire that brings consecration Is it not so often the case for us, that our hearts are cold, but when we draw near to the altar we come away with a glowing touch, a heart warmed with Calvary’s …
Paul McCauley
The Utensils Of The Altar
Exposition
We Consider Blessed Those Who Have Persevered
We hear a lot about the promises, but not much about the process. Yet it’s when we’re in the process of reaching the promise that the enemy easily stumbles us. That’s because we’ve become a bunch of ‘fa…
Keith Clayton
Exposition
Book Reviews in this Issue
Between The Leaves
Published by Autumn Leaf Ltd., P.O. Box 140225, Grand Rapids, MI 49514-0225, U.S.A. Bi-monthly, available by subscription only. Annual rates: Single - £10.00. Bulk - (5) £22.00, (10) £30.00 This paper…
Autumn Leaf Ltd.
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The Believer’s Library
By David J. Newell. 64pp, published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH. £3.50. ISSN 1 904064 04 3. In similar vein to the first publication reviewed comes this excellent…
David J. Newell
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The Person of Christ
By John J. Stubbs 64pp. Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH. £3.50 This is another booklet made up out of a series of articles that first appeared in Believer’s…
John J. Stubbs
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