“search the scriptures” John 5:39

Series –

Questions – E W Rogers
30
Articles in this Series
Question: Is it wise to submit to being called “Plymouth Brethren”?
Question Is it wise to submit to being called “Plymouth Brethren”? Answer I think that believers should, generally, respectfully express their objection to being denominated “Plymouth Brethren.” Of co…
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 3
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Question: Ought Christians to testify to all whom they meet?
Question Ought Christians to testify to all whom they meet? Answer The believer’s responsibility to spread the gospel must not be so construed as to set aside all salutary advice contained in the Old …
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 3
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Question: What is the meaning of “being crafty, I caught you with guile”? (2 Cor. 12: 16)
Question What is the meaning of “being crafty, I caught you with guile”? Answer This passage, as all others, must be read in the light of its context. Paul did not make it a rule to accept every gift …
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 3
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Question: Assembly Ceasing to Exist
Question In view of Rev. 2: 5 must we con­clude that if an assembly ceases to exist it must be due to unfaithfulness in some direc­tion or another, or are there other causes not involving any blame? A…
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 4
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Question: Delivering unto Satan
Question What does delivering unto Satan mean in 1 Cor. 5: 5 and 1 Tim. 1: 20, and what connection has this, if any, with “excom­munication” today? Answer The church is the sphere where the Spirit of …
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 4
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Question: Does the pre-eminence of Christ Guarantee that the Saved will Outnumber the Unsaved?
Question Is there any scriptural ground for believing that the pre-eminence of Christ in all things (Col. 1:18) guarantees that the saved will outnumber the unsaved? Answer Pre-eminence is manifestly …
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 4
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Question: The Activities of The Holy Spirit in the Eternal State
Question What do the Scriptures teach as to the activities of the Holy Spirit in the eternal state, especially in relation to the individual believer? Answer The sum total of Scripture teaching as to …
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 4
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Question: Are the instructions in James 5. 14 applicable today?
Question Are the instructions in James 5. 14 applicable today? Answer We have to remember that the Epistle of James was written in the very early days of the Church’s history when Christians were few …
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 5
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Question: Is the Devil Personally able to operate in more than one place at a time?
Question Is the Devil PERSONALLY able to operate in more than one place at a time? Answer Omnipresence is an attribute of deity (see Psalm 139); it is not an attribute of the creature. Satan being a c…
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 5
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Question: What was wrong with the desire of the sons of Eli for roast flesh Instead of boiled flesh?
Question What was wrong with the desire of the sons of Eli for roast flesh Instead of boiled flesh? What is the present-day application? Answer The sin of Eli’s sons seems to be that they did not disc…
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 5
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Question: Does John 14. 6 imply that the unevangelised heathen will be lost?
Question Does John 14. 6 imply that the unevangelised heathen will be lost? Answer The questioner has written a long letter and the above question merely gives the gist of the correspondent’s honest d…
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 6
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Question: Conviction of Sin?
Question There is a lack of conviction of sin in these days. Will you please give help to preachers and Sunday School workers in regard to their message in order to help to bring this out? Answer As a…
E W Rogers
1946 Volume 1 Issue 7
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Question: Attitude of Young Believers in Assembly
Question What attitude should young believers adopt when they look on things within the Assembly which do not agree with New Testament principles? Answer It is sad indeed if in an assembly there exist…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 8
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Question: Concerning “He that believeth on Me the works that I do shall he do also.”
Question John 14. 12. The Lord promises that “He that believeth on Me the works that I do shall he do also.” Should this be taken as referring to the miracles of Christ. If so, how is it that those wh…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 8
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Question: Ministry before the Breaking of Bread?
Question Should there be ministry either before or after the Breaking of Bread and should it be restricted to the theme of the meeting? Answer No rule should be laid down. The unsuitability of making …
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 8
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Question: Necessary to be Baptised to Break Bread?
Question Is it necessary for a Christian to be baptised before remembering the Lord in the breaking of bread? Answer The necessity lies in the fact that it is the scriptural order and practice. Let th…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 8
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Question: Were the “miracles” of Peter and Paul examples of faith comparable with… Heb. 11?
Question Were the “miracles” of Peter and Paul examples of faith comparable with those instances of faith recorded in Heb. 11, or were they signs from the Lord for the establishment of the church? Ans…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 8
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Question: Why did blind Bartimeus address the Lord Jesus as “Jesus, thou Son of David”?
Question Why did blind Bartimeus address the Lord Jesus as “Jesus, thou Son of David”? Answer Isa. 42, vv. 7 and 16, speak of the works of the Messiah and name specifically the giving of sight to the …
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 8
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Question: In what sense have believers been crucified with Christ?
Question In what sense have believers been crucified with Christ? Answer Manifestly the believer has not been physically crucified with Christ as were the thieves: therefore it must be in another sens…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 9
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Question: The Publishing of Able Brethren’s Addresses to Conventions, etc.?
Question In some circles a printed verbatim report is published periodically of able brethren’s addresses to conventions, etc., thus making their ministry available to many more. Could this be adopted…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 9
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Question: Why are the Proverbs Neglected as a Basis for Practical Ministry?
Question In addition to the teaching of the New Testament, can a careful study of the Proverbs together with personal experience assist in the development of the Believer’s New nature? If so, why are …
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 9
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Question: Does 1 Cor. 14. 34 apply to all meetings when brethren are present?
Question Does 1 Cor. 14. 34 apply to all meetings when brethren are present or is there any justification for the idea that some meetings are not distinctly church meetings and therefore outside the s…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 11
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Question: How far are we justified in speaking of God as Father when preaching the gospel?
Question In view of the Lord’s references to the Father in His talks with various classes of people, how far are we justified in speaking of God as Father when preaching the gospel? Answer The word “F…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 11
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Question: To what does the phrase, “that which is perfect,” refer in 1 Cor. 13?
Question To what does the phrase, “that which is perfect,” refer in 1 Cor. 13? Answer In answering this question it is necessary to bear in mind (a) the object of the writer in penning the chapter and…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 11
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Question: What are we to understand by the “spiritual body” referred to in 1 Cor. 15?
Question What are we to understand by the “spiritual body” referred to in 1 Cor. 15? Answer The present body which we have is a natural body: that is to say, it is one adapted to earthly conditions an…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 11
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Question: How is it that many of the laws in the O.T. appear to be quite cruel?
Question How is it that many of the laws in the O.T. appear to be quite cruel and they seem to indicate that the God of the Old Testament is not the Lord Jesus of the New? Did God actually give Moses …
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 12
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Question: If believers go to be with Christ immediately at death how can they be raised?
Question If believers go to be with Christ immediately at death how can they be raised to meet Him in the air at His coming? Answer It is important ever to gird up the loins of our minds and to be sob…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 12
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Question: Satan disputing with Michael?
Question What was the matter over which Satan disputed with Michael in respect of the body of Moses? Can you throw any light on this? Answer Jude 9, like many another passage, has drawn from the pens …
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 12
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Question: Sins of the believer at the Judgement Seat of Christ?
Question Will the sins of the believer prior to conversion be brought up at the judgment seat of Christ? Answer If the fact of the forgiveness of sins is properly understood this question will be read…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 12
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Question: What happens to the believer when he dies before the Lord returns?
Question If believers go to be with Christ immediately at death how can they be raised to meet Him in the air at His coming? Answer It is important ever to gird up the loins of our minds and to be sob…
E W Rogers
1947 Volume 1 Issue 12
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