On the day of Pentecost, the apostle Peter stood up and preached the truth concerning the risen Christ. He pointed to a vacant sepulchre and boldly affirmed that its very emptiness, rather than being a sign of abject failure, was in fact perfectly in accord with the purpose of God. To demonstrat…
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The apostle tells us to be subject one to another in honour preferring one another. He tells us to bear one another’s burdens and so fulfil the law of Christ. We are instructed to confess our faults one to another. If a brother is overtaken in a fault we are to restore him in the spirit of meek�…
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Our Lord Jesus Christ, when speaking his closing words in the ‘Sermon on the Mount’, exhorted his listeners (and us) to actually live the words that he had spoken. Matthew records the words, “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, w…
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B. Live in the Spirit, not in the flesh (5:13-26)
i. Liberty is not licence (5:13-15)
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love t…
Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians Part XIV Read More »
We saw in the previous article how life-hanging it had been for James to have personally witnessed the newly-risen Lord (1 Cor 15:7). How wrong he had been, and now humbled by his conversion, how he threw himself into converting his family (Acts 1:14). This was then followed by selfless service �…
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Have you ever felt like you were living your life in a cave, perhaps emotionally, or even spiritually? At times, we may feel quite dark, lonely, depressed or spiritually deflated. Personal weaknesses can bury us in guilt and illness or bereavement can leave us feeling isolated. Relationships, fami…
Overcoming the Dens and Caves of Life (Part 1) Read More »
Approved by his Father
At the commencement of his public ministry, Jesus made his way to the Jordan to be baptised of John the Baptist. Upon his baptism the heavens opened and the Holy Spirit descended as a dove upon him, with the accompanying words, “Thou art my beloved Son; in whom I am wel…
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Paul’s journey to Rome by ship is a dramatic story. It is recorded in considerable detail by Luke, who shared this voyage with Paul. As an historian, Luke’s style tends to be rather brief and compact, so the fact that this particular episode is covered in such detail in Acts 27 and 28 suggests t…
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“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death” Philippians 3:10
We have seen how the resurrection was an object of hope for those who died in faith; it was the recurring theme of apostolic witness and the e…
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