Articles for the Issue –

Character Studies in the Book of Proverbs – Part 5: The Proud Man

All sin is abhorrent to the mind of God, and totally foreign to the divine nature. In view of this, it would seem perfectly reasonable to ask why is it that the sin of pride in particular calls forth su…

John Scarsbrook

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‘Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour?’ Matt. 5. 13 One of the strangest sights in the Middle East is the salt lake that is located between Jordan and Israel. This lake was…

Editorial – ‘Jesus standing’, John 20. 14.

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Dead men don’t stand! How energizing it is to rejoice in the certain truth of the message of the angel to visitors to the tomb, ‘he is not here: for he is risen’, Matt. 28. 6! He is alive and that forev…

Sandy Jack

Editorial

Fellowship is Enjoyed

There are two topics under consideration in this subject. First, we need to establish who the ‘people’ are. Then, we must seek to understand what is meant by and involved in ‘fellowship’. According to t…

John Scarsbrook

An Assembly of the Lord’s people will be a people among whom …

Assembly Principles

Herod the Great

When confronted with an article like this you may feel in agreement with the German philosopher, George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, who cynically said, ‘We learn from history that we do not learn from hist…

Jeremy Gibson

Major-General Sir Charles H. Scott, KCB, RA 1848-1919

For those living in 21st-century Britain, this article must be read against the background of the nation’s colonial history, particularly its involvement in India. It was to that country that the young …

John Bennett

History

Paul the Priest – Part 1

In these few articles we purpose to trace some of the references and allusions to the Old Testament priesthood throughout the writings of the apostle Paul. Under the old economy of law, priesthood was r…

Stephen Fellowes

Paul the Priest

Public Preaching and Personal Evangelism, Acts 8

Stephen’s martyrdom triggered mass persecution against the early church in Jerusalem, vv. 1-4. Chaos descended, few avoiding the havoc wrought by Saul and others. A church that had been richly blessed n…

Question Time – Why have the Jewish people been so hated and persecuted through the centuries, e.g., in the time of Esther, and the Holocaust?

Question Why have the Jewish people been so hated and persecuted through the centuries, e.g., in the time of Esther, and the Holocaust? Answer God chose a special nation in order that in Abraham’s seed …

Richard Collings

Question Time

Seed Sowing in the Marketplace and the Shows

‘Serve the Lord with gladness’, Ps. 100. 2. I count it an honour to share with you something of the Lord’s work of sowing the good seed of the word of God in the marketplaces and shows of Australia. I …

The Epistle to the Colossians – Part 4

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The Majesty of Christ 1. 15-23 Recall that the assembly at Colossae appears to have been subjected to false teaching. It has been appropriately called Judaistic Gnosticism – a mixture of Greek philosoph…

William Banks

The Gospel of Mark – Part 5

The magnitude of need, vv. 29-34 The ceaseless energy of the perfect Servant is seen, for as soon as He has come out of the synagogue the next needy case is brought before Him. The specific need, vv. 29…

John Bennett

The Gospel of Mark

The Messianic Psalms – Psalm 110

There is a difference of opinion as to the definition of a Messianic psalm, but the status of Psalm 110 is undisputed, being quoted and alluded to in the New Testament and full of the person of the Mess…

Stephen Fellowes

The Messianic Psalms

The Street Life Foodbank

On 22nd September 2017, the Street Life Food Bank opened in the assembly building at Newcastle West, County Limerick, Ireland. We look back after six months and can truly say that this gospel outreach h…

The Twelve Tribes of Israel – Levi

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An unpromising start We saw in our previous study that Levi and Simeon are jointly addressed by Jacob as he calls to mind their cruelty in the brutal murder of the men of Shechem. It is difficult to see…

Lloyd Stock

The Wise Men from the East ‘We are come to worship him’

There is a real danger that we can become so familiar with the various characters surrounding the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ that we fail to be challenged by them any longer. There are few statement…

Colin Lacey

What Does the Bible Tell Us About the Future? – Part 2: ‘I Will Come Again’

Introduction Of the many events that occurred on the night in which our Saviour partook of His final Passover, there were two that occurred within the space of an hour or so. The first was a promise Jes…

Richard Collings

What Does the Bible Tell Us About the Future?

Pleased to Dwell – A Biblical Introduction to the Incarnation – Peter Mead

Book Reviews in this Issue

Paperback, 207 pages. Published by Christian Focus Ltd. Geanies House, Fearn, IV20 1TW. The aim of this book as noted in the introduction is to provide ‘a biblical introduction to Christmas’. Reaching…

Job, part of What the Bible Teaches series of Old Testament Commentaries – David Newell

Hardback, Published by John Ritchie Ltd. 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA3 1RH ISBN 978-1-912522-25-5 This commentary by David Newell in the What the Bible Teaches series is a detailed and learn…

Evolution and the Christian Faith – Theistic evolution in the light of Scripture – Philip Bell

Paperback. 320 pages. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ, ISBN 978-1-84625-607-3. There is no shortage of good books written under the broad heading of ‘apologetics’…

Battles Christians Face – Tackling big issues with confidence – Vaughan Roberts

Paperback. 162 pages. Published by Authentic Media Ltd, 52 Presley Way, Crownhill, Milton Keynes, MK8 0ES. ISBN 978-1-78078-115-0. This book was first published in 2007 and has undergone a number of r…