Articles for the Issue –

2003 Volume 58 Issue 4

Articles in this Issue

(Unless otherwise stated, all quotations of Scripture are from the New King James Version) The previous issue of the magazine included the se ...

Malcolm Horlock

Studies in 1 Corinthians

Study

A Perverted Gospel?

‘Gospel’ means ‘good news’ and it is generally used of the Christian message concerning Jesus Christ. Even in very early days there were some who tried to change the message th ...

Donald L. Norbie

Contemporary Issues

Are Demons Active Today?

Question Are Demons Active Today? Answer During the public ministry of the Lord Jesus and in the early church era there wer ...

Howard Coles

Question Time

David Kept His Father’s Sheep

Of all the Old Testament characters whom we know as having been shepherds, the first to come to mind is almost certain to be David, Psalm 23 sees to that! Then, as well as being told a ...

Dennis S. Parrack

Shepherds And Shepherding

Exposition

Editorial

‘And now I exhort you to be of good cheer …wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer’, Acts 27. 22, 25.

Ken Rudge

Editorial

Effective And Attractive Bible Study

One of the first things that new believers want to do is to read the Bible, and then to study it. Reading it is something that can be done by everyone in private. Man ...

Roy Hill

Vital Issues For Spiritual Renewal

Contemporary Issues

Flesh Hooks And Fire Pans

There came a moment The flesh hooks were used in the positioning of the sacrifice upon the altar. A man brought his victim to the altar; it was s ...

Paul McCauley

The Utensils Of The Altar

Exposition

George Müller of Bristol

Lying, stealing, gambling, frequently getting drunk and behaving immorally – this does not sound like the sort of person God would choose for one of His great works – but so it was ...

Keith Linton

Testimony

Gospel Work and Other Activities

SCOTLAND Faskally House, Pitlochry. During the summer holiday five camps were held at Faskally House: the Newmilns Sunday School ...

Colin Hutchinson

Report

Has The Gospel Meeting Passed Its Sell By Date

If there is no gospel meeting how can the gospel be preached? Poor attendance, inadequate preaching, crusty hymns and tired format all point to the conclusion that the gospel m ...

Jeremy Sampson

Contemporary Issues

He Was Seen

The Lord Jesus did not disappear. He was not buried alive and later, in the coolness of the tomb, revived and walked away. No one stole His body for who would have done this? Certainly ...

‘And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth’.

David Murray

Poetry

Is the Contemporary Gospel ‘Another Gospel’?

During the last century, there have been two major developments in relation to gospel preaching. Firstly, the ‘gospel meeting’ (indoor and/or ‘open air’) has been largely aband ...

Michael Penfold

Contemporary Issues

Justification

Introduction – What does the word mean? Justification is not an easy word to understand. Its meaning has been corrupted over the centuries of t ...

David Jones

Exposition

The Christian Life

The epistle to the Romans presents three aspects of God’s salvation: Justification - salvation from sin’s penalty, chapters 1-5. 11

Paul Clarke

The Christian Life, Studies In Romans 6, 7 and 8

Exposition

The Teignmouth Gospel Hall

Teignmouth – popularly known as the Gem of South Devon, is in quite close proximity to the cities of Exeter and Plymouth. The chapel building that eventually became the Gospel Hall w ...

Keith Clayton

History

Trusts And Trustees

Charity law draws no distinction between one religion and another. If a group of people hold a belief in a god, promote spiritual doctrines, and hold meetings or services, they are cla ...

Brian Knowles

Contemporary Issues

Book Reviews in this Issue

Israel in History and Prophecy

By Professor Alan Linton. 128pp, paperback. £5.75. Published by Christian Year Publications, available from John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1 ...

Alan H. Linton

Lights Shining in the Darkness

By Peter Jeffery. Large paperback, 128pp. £5.95.Published by Evangelical Press, Grange Close, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH (or Evang. Press U.S.A., PO ...

Peter Jeffery

Treasury of Bible Doctrine

What days these are! Surely every thinking person would recognize them as ‘perilous times’. Among their many dangers, Paul said they would be perilous to faith. The apostle presc ...

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