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2012 Volume 67 Issue 4
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1 John Chapter 3 – Part 5
Cycle 2: Revelation of the Children of God Chapter 2 verse 29 marks a new cycle in the letter. The previous cycle described the eternal life introduced in the Prologue, 1. 1-4, in terms of fellowship wi…
Ken Totton
Exposition
A Word for Today: Reconciliation (Gk. Katallage)
In Shakespeare’s historical play ‘Richard the Third’, the Duke of Buckingham makes the following comment to the queen, ‘Ay, madam: he (Richard) desires to make atonement between the Duke of Gloucester a…
Brian Clatworthy
A Word for Today
Study
Amaziah – ‘thine heart hath lifted thee up’
There is a sense of promise and expectation when a young man starts his spiritual life with energy and enthusiasm. Amaziah was twenty-five years old ‘when he began to reign’, 2 Kgs. 14. 2, and there mus…
John Bennett
Devotional
Aughrim Gospel Hall – County Londonderry, NI
Situated in South Derry, at the heart of the Mid-Ulster countryside mid way between Castledawson and Magherafelt, Aughrim Gospel Hall has stood as a beacon of Christianity for a hundred years. In 1903, …
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History
Bits and Bobs – Men and Women See Differently … Literally
A husband and wife don’t always see eye-to-eye. Sometimes, this is simply because they have differing preferences, but often it is because they are wired with differing thinking patterns. Researchers no…
Sandy Jack
Contemporary Issues
Clasped Hands
‘For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee’, Isa. 41. 13. There is always something touching about seeing humans holding hands. Whether it is a wife a…
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Devotional
Creating an assembly website – What now?
We see examples of this in the New Testament, and Paul’s Letter to the Philippians, is an example. Paul had visited there on his second missionary journey and had seen the first church in Europe establi…
Andrew Millar
Creating an assembly website
Contemporary Issues
Editorial – ‘Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you’, Matt. 28. 20.
‘Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you’, Matt. 28. 20. In the Lord’s commission to His disciples there was the command to ‘Go … into all the world, and preach the gospel to…
John Bennett
Editorial
I’m Justified
I'm Justified God’s sovereign grace selected me To have in heaven a place; ‘Twas the good pleasure of His will I’m justified by grace. In due time Christ on Calvary died; Flowed that crimson flood Which…
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Poetry
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 12
Paul returns to the theme of the ‘mind’ in verse 15, calling on the believers to share the same viewpoint of striving toward ‘the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus’, v. 14 NKJ…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
Exposition
Question Time – Can I use my natural skills in the service of the Lord?
Question Can I use my natural skills in the service of the Lord? Answer Throughout the book of Acts, and in the Epistles, there are numerous examples of servants of the Lord engaging in a diversity of s…
Richard Collings
Question Time
Recognising Elders
The title of this article may create the impression that it will focus on the recognition given to those brethren who are already acknowledged as being elders, and who have served in that capacity for a…
Richard Collings
Contemporary Issues
Reports
England Nottinghamshire On June 23rd the small assembly at Kirkby-in-Ashfield held their second Evangelism Day assisted by Stephen Baker, (Liverpool). Twenty young people from across the East Midlands g…
Sandy Jack
Report
The Glory of God – Part 1
The glory of God is the great theme of the ages. It is the reason creation took place, as the heavens declare God’s glory and mankind was made for His glory. The grand plan of redemption is all to the g…
Gary McBride
The Glory of the Lord
Devotional
The Great Tribulation
Bible prophecy makes clear that there is going to be a unique and unparalleled period in the world’s history. It will be the world’s worst forty-two months. This period is known as the Great Tribulation…
John J. Stubbs
Contemporary Issues
The Priesthood of all Believers
The entrance of sin into the world had many tragic consequences. One of these was the breakdown of fellowship which man had enjoyed with God in the garden. It is one of the great truths of the Bible tha…
Sinclair Banks
Devotional
The Sovereignty of God Regarding Individuals
By the sovereignty of God we mean His purposeful, active control of absolutely everything, as Paul speaks of ‘him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will’, Eph. 1. 11. This includes His…
Stephen Arbuthnot
Devotional
United We Stand – Divided We Fall
Unity is at the heart of Christianity. In the upper room, just before His suffering, the Lord Jesus laid foundational truths for the church. He taught that love for fellow believers is a proof of discip…
Jeremy Gibson
Exhortation
Unveiled – The History of the Kingdom of Heaven (3) – (II) The Parables of the Contamination of the Kingdom
Parable No. 2 Parable No. 3 Parable No. 4 The Wheat and the Tares The Mustard Seed The Leaven False Disciples False Development False Doctrine Parable No. 2 – The Wheat and the Tares vv. 24-30;…
John Griffiths
Unveiled – The History of The Kingdom of Heaven
Exposition
Views from the News
Australia votes against redefining marriage The Parliament of Australia has overwhelmingly rejected attempts to legalize gay marriage in two decisive votes. Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, w…
Sandy Jack
A Word for Today
We Preach Christ
Throughout the New Testament there are four major themes to the preaching of the apostles: The problem of sin, Acts 13. 38; 1 Cor. 15. 1-3; The Person of Christ, Acts 5. 42; 17. 18; The provision of Go…
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Contemporary Issues
Who are ‘the Brethren’?
What is a New Testament assembly? How did the so-called ‘Brethren Movement’ begin? In this article, we will review some online resources to help answer these and related questions. Since we do not consi…
Jeremy Singer
Bible Bytes
Book Reviews in this Issue
“Thank You, King James” – the tough life of Robert Hicks – James Hastings
Paperback, 160pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster. HR6 8NZ. Price: £6.00. ISBN 978-1-846252-32-7. It was the psalmist who wrote, ‘He brought me up also out of an horrible …
John Bennett
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Galatians & Ephesians – L. Strauss
Paperback, 250 pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, ON, L3K 6A6, Canada. ISBN 978-1-926765-17-4. This is a helpful commentary which provides the reader with a good…
Bryan Charles
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Hints and signs of the coming King (Author: Kurt Strassner)
Paperback, 110pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ. Price £5.00 ISBN 978-1-84625-208-2. This book is sub-titled ‘Pictures of Jesus in the Old Testament’. It compri…
R. Catchpole
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Men in God’s Service – N. John Jeyanandam
Paperback, 288pp. Published by Moriah Ministries, Post Box No. 2540, 51-57, East Park Road, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai, India 6000 030 Available in UK from John Ritchie Ltd. Price £10.00, ISBN 978-81-907600-…
R. Catchpole
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Redemption Hymns
Published by the Emmaus Correspondence School, Wellington New Zealand; www.redhymns.com. ISBN Words: 987-0-473-15052-5 Music; 978-0-473-15053-2. The decision to change a hymnbook is often a controvers…
Keith Hunter
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