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2010 Volume 65 Issue 2
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A Word for Today: Coming (Gk. Parousia)
The Greek noun parousia, meaning presence or coming, is often misunderstood by Bible students. One of the recognized dangers of studying a word by itself is that it expresses very little in terms of mea…
Brian Clatworthy
A Word for Today
Devotional
Bits & Bobs
Cohabitation in the 21st Century A recent report published by the Jubilee Centre, Cambridge, and authored by Dr. John Hayward and Dr. Guy Brandon sheds some interesting light onto the idea that living t…
Sandy Jack
Report
Brooklands, Belfast, Northern Ireland
In 1967 the brethren in Dundonald Gospel Hall agreed that ground should be obtained in the fast-growing housing estates of Brooklands and Ballybeen for the erection of a building for gospel outreach. Th…
Anonymous
History
Dispensationalism
To this point we have examined five dispensations; innocence, conscience, human government, promise and law. Each dispensation was a stewardship. In each dispensation God set a test of obedience before …
Shawn Abigail
Dispensationalism
Exposition
Do you use Facebook?
I would like to address what I believe is a very real and present danger that I have only recently observed, but one that can easily rob us of our Christian vitality. In Matthew chapter 5 verses 13-16,…
Lanny Evans
Devotional
Editorial
‘Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body’, Phil. 3. 21. As we get older we become more aware of the frailty of this mortal vessel in which we dwell. It may b…
John Bennett
Editorial
Garments for Aaron
To describe these garments as ‘holy garments’ was to indicate that they were set apart for the sole use of the high priest in the performance of his role in the presence of God. Although the fact that t…
Anonymous
Devotional
Gospel Work and Other Activities
ENGLAND: MIDLANDS AND SOUTH Norfolk The Postal Bible School was introduced into the county of Norfolk in 1976 by David Dixon. Being a rural county it was believed that children with no access to a Sunda…
Sandy Jack
Report
How important is the Assembly?
Many ‘evangelical Christians’ view the local church as an option in their lives. You may choose to go or not. It is not a necessity in your life. It is said, ‘I can read my Bible at home and pray. I can…
Donald L. Norbie
Devotional
Question Time
Question How can I love some Christians when I don’t even like them? Answer Our question contains two words which, in everyday conversation, are often used interchangeably but actually they are very dis…
Richard Collings
Question Time
Samson – A model of Inconsistency (8/1)
From the death of Jephthah to the birth of Samson, some twentyfive years of relative peace had passed by for the nation of Israel. During that time, God raised up three men in succession to administer j…
John Scarsbrook
The Days when the Judges ruled
Exposition
Street Work
Work among the homeless and addiction-ridden members of society is often frustrating and extremely difficult (and a work that few of us would perhaps contemplate). The Lord has, however, given some a re…
Jim McMaster
Report
The God who is unchanging
It has been said that nowadays ‘change is the only constant’. Whilst many scientific advances have benefitted humanity, many suffer stress stemming from the consequences of changes for the worse over wh…
Ken Totton
Exposition
The Independent Safeguarding Authority
Vetting and Barring Scheme Reaching out to children and young people has always been a priority in the assemblies, not only because we know that this is the Lord’s command, but also because so many have…
Stephen Gillham
Report
The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel
Chapter 1: The Gospel’s Progress amidst Opposition and Suffering Section 1: Verses 1-11 Introduction: Greetings, Thankfulness, and God’s Work in the Saints’ Lives The gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ uni…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
Exposition
The Lord is Good
Nahum was called to prophesy God’s awful vengeance upon Nineveh and the Assyrian king who had presumed to reproach and blaspheme the Lord. However, his message also contains encouragement for God’s peop…
Jim Voisey
Exposition
The Mysteries of the Kingdom of God
The interpretation of passages relating to prophecy is a topic liable to generate differences of opinion amongst believers. The views expressed in this article are not those commonly taught or necessari…
Jeremy Gibson
The Mysteries of the Kingdom of God
Exposition
The Parable of the Workers in Vineyard – Part 2
We concluded the previous article by considering the grumble and protest registered against the vineyard owner by those workers who had laboured for a whole day. The basis of their complaint was that th…
Malcolm Horlock
The Practical application of some of our Lord’s parables
Study
Transcendent Abilities
In this fourth and final article we shall look at the remaining pair of signs, recorded by John in his Gospel, commonly known as: the feeding of the five thousand, John 6. 1-14; and walking on the water…
Graham Hobbs
Signs, Wonders and Miracles
Exposition
True Passion
Commitment without passion leads to drudgery, a formal, but joyless, experience. There are men and women who hold responsible positions in local churches who give no evidence of enthusiasm as they fulfi…
James R. Cochrane
Paul, the Runner
Exposition
Vettiing and Barring – the Scottish perspective
The regime described in the preceding article by our brother Gillham is based on the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. It is important to appreciate that the 2006 Act applies only to England and…
Alan Summers
Report
Views from the News
Politicians and Faith Schools It has emerged that Foreign Secretary David Miliband – an avowed atheist – sends his five-year-old son to a soughtafter Church of England school, two miles from his home. M…
Sandy Jack
Report
We’re Getting Married … Help and Advise Please
How wonderful it is when a young couple who have committed their lives to Jesus Christ as Lord experience His guidance in bringing them together into a relationship that has marriage in mind. Although v…
John Salisbury
Fundamental Steps Towards Vital Decisions
Exposition
What God has joined together
Mother asks Jennifer, ‘Who broke the china?’ Jennifer replies that David and Peter did. She tells the truth. However, she does not say that Joan and Gail did so as well. She tells the truth, but not the…
Bryan Charles
Devotional
Book Reviews in this Issue
Exposition of The Revelation of Jesus Christ and Prophetic Outlines
Paperback, 466 pp. Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH. Price £10. 99, ISBN 978-1-904064-58-9. The publishers are to be thanked for re-issuing Walter Scott’s cl…
Walter Scott
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Simon Peter: Challenging Times
Paperback, 112 pp. Day One, Ryelands Road, Leominster, England HR6 8NZ. Price £5; ISBN 978- 1846251573. This book is one of two that chart the life of Peter from a fisherman of Galilee to Spirit-inspi…
Helen Clark
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The Church in Revival
Paperback, 182 pp, Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, ON. L3K 6A6, Canada. Price $12.99. ISBN 978-1-897117-82-8. This is a well-written and well-presented book. It is good to not…
E. A. Johnston
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Visit the Sick
Paperback, 92pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ. Price £5.00. ISBN 978-1-84625-143-6. Brian Croft is senior pastor in a Baptist church in Louisville, Kentucky, a…
Brian Croft
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William Tyndale. England’s greatest Bible translator
Paperback, 128pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ. Price £10.00. ISBN 978-1-84625-160-3 The size of this little book masks its worth. In its ‘Travel with’ series,…
Brian H. Edwards
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