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2006 Volume 61 Issue 1

Articles in this Issue

1 Corinthians 8

1 Corinthians 8 – Part 2 The previous article offered (i) an introduction to 1 Corinthians 8, (ii) an outline of the chapter and (iii) some e ...

Malcolm Horlock

Studies in 1 Corinthians

Behaving ourselves in the house of God

Timeless truths about the local assembly The Church – its order God’s pattern for leadership ...

Young Precious Seed

Bethesda Gospel Hall, Colombo, Sri-Lanka

During the first decade of the 20th century, a group of brethren coming from Britain and attached to business houses and plantations in Sri-Lanka, met in a rented house named ‘Pendle ...

Nicholas Rajeev

Caring for those who find themselves left to cope on their own

This is a new, periodic contribution of articles to the magazine that aims at trying to support elders and others who feel burdened about a pastoral ministry for fellow believe ...

Pastoral Insights

Christian Websites

ASSEMBLY YOUTH www.assemblyyouth.net seeks to encourage young b ...

Danger in interpreting Scripture

Reading things into the Bible If exegesis means ‘drawing out’ truth from scripture, then eisegesis means reading things into the Bible. For e ...

Young Precious Seed

Dwelling in the Secret Place

An extract from Geoffrey Bull’s ‘The Anguish in the Grass’,Hodder and Stoughton, 1975. ISBN 0340 19733 God marks His hidden priests. He knows ...

Hodder & Stoughton

‘And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them, Luke 24. 50. Once aga ...

Faith for the Work

The religious world as a whole treats church work as a business Money is solicited; pledges are taken and budgets are made up. Church workers are ...

Donald L. Norbie

Forgive me Lord, for I have lied

I knelt in prayer when day was done,And prayed, ‘Oh God bless everyone,Lift from their heart the loads of pain,And may the sick get ...

Gospel Work and Other Activities

ENGLAND Midlands and South Eastbourne The assembly at Eastbourne held a one-day ...

I have learned to be content

Phil. 4. 11. How can you find true contentment? By observing these three simple principles: Seek i ...

In the Year 2026

For the church today, Revelation and Daniel are the two major prophetic books in the Bible. Of course 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, Isaiah and many other books also contain important ...

John R Caldwell

And did our Lord become a little one, Soft, helpless, new-born, lie the eternal Son? An infant cry veil the creating voice That flung unnumbered stars through endless space?

Gordon L. Bissett

Is it possible to be a Christian, believe God and still be a thinking person?

Question Is it possible to be a Christian, believe God and still be a thinking person? Answer Christians are often challeng ...

Leaving the Comfort Zone

Reflections upon leaving the Lord’s Supper Great aspirations – fine intentions, Yes Lord, send me – I will go; Christi ...

A meditation on John Chaper 4 The route that He took ‘He (Jesus) left Judea, and departed into G ...

Paul’s view of the Person of Christ

This article follows our brother’s first article on Paul’s View of the Law in the November 2005 volume of Precious Seed. Did Paul co ...

Brian Clatworthy

Some Aspects of Pauline Christology

Ruth’s love for Naomi

After the excitement of the reunion with friends in Bethlehem, the reality of Naomi’s poverty pressed hard upon her. She was sustained by Ruth’s love; this was real and had practic ...

Ruth, an Unsullied Name

Souding out the word of truth

AN ACTIVELY WITNESSING ASSEMBLY Establishing the principlesWhat is an evangelistic assembly? Theologically, the term is redundant i ...

The Challenge of Youth

The scriptures that are referred to in this article use the word ‘child’ but readers of YPS should not be put off by that because in the Old Testament the meaning of the word is us ...

Young Precious Seed

The Fruit of the Spirit is Goodness

This article is the sixth part of a series of studies on the fruit of the Spirit. Gal. 5. 22-23 God is essentially and totally ...

Bernard Osborne

The Fruit Of The Spirit

The Glories of Christ

In this article we desire to bring before you the Saviour and some of the glories that are His who is, ‘far above all’, Eph. 4. 10, who, ‘filleth all in all’, Eph. 1. 2 ...

The Isle of Patmos

This article is a preface to our new series that will take us through the seven letters to the churches in Revelation, chapters 2 and 3. It was written by our brother a ...

The One Gospel and its Terms

WE NOW COME TO THE SECOND MAJOR PART OF GALATIANS. Chapters 2. 16 –5. 12 A question of salvation

Studies in Galatians

The Precious Seed Web Site

The Precious Seed web site was rebuilt and relaunched in July 2005. It has been the desire of the trustees to develop a searchable archive of written ministry based upon the ...

Using the Internet as a Christian

The internet can be a valuable information resource for Christians, if it is used sensibly. Some believers may already be online, others may be considering installing the inter ...

Western Counties and South Wales Evangelisation Trust

A little over a century ago brethren in the West Country and South Wales began to be exercised about the responsibilities of trusteeship of Gospel Halls. The legal ownership of many of ...

Wise words from the book of Proverbs

A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger, Proverbs 15. 1 The natural thing to do when someone is angry with you is to ...

Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World

Young Precious Seed

Book Reviews in this Issue

Day by Day – Divine Titles

Paperback, 384pp, Published by Precious Seed Publications, PO Box 8, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 1QB, UK. Price £8.95. ISBN 1-871642-18-3.

Scriptures Sevens

Hardback, 434pp, Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH. Price £15.95. ISBN 1-904064-28-0.

The Assemblies Address Book – Sixth Edition

Christian Year Publications, The Glebe House, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4EH. Price £7.00. ISBN 1-872734-30-8. Available from Gospel Folio Press and John Rit ...

William Kelly – The Irish Saint and Scholar

Hardback, 180 pp, Published by Chapter Two, Fountain House, Conduit Mews, London SE18 7AP. Price £19.95. ISBN 1 85307 130 7.

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