A reader quotes Exodus 34:7: “…visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation”, and observes, I have always thought this seemed unfair, as sometimes there are members of a family who worship God and othe…
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Philippians 2:5–11 is taken by Trinitarians as a key proof that Christ was God and that he preexisted before his birth of Mary. How do we answer this assertion and what do these verses really teach?
The Trinitarian teaching on these verses suggests that Jesus as ‘God the Son’, being origi…
Does Philippians 2:5-11 Prove the Doctrine of the Trinity? Read More »
A reader seeks an explanation of the text of Ecclesiastes 7:16: “Be not righteous over much: neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?”
A superficial reading of this verse presents the apparent problem. Is the writer seriously suggesting that God’s servants should re…
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The “King of the South” and the “King of the North” Identified
The verses referred to are in the concluding section of Daniel 11, verses 40-45, which are identified at the outset as occurring at “the time of the end”. This time is to be characterised by an overwhelming inv…
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After being written off by the Israeli press; after exit polls put Likud and Zionist Union neck and neck; after strenuous efforts by Obama’s crack political operators sent to Israel to help defeat Netanyahu, they all proved wrong and a beaming “Bibi” declared himself the victor. It see…
Israel elections – Netanyahu and his Likud party on top Read More »
“Can any kind of bread and wine be used in the memorial meeting as the emblems?”
This question has been a matter of discussion in our community from the days of John Thomas and Robert Roberts. The words of our Lord as he instituted the memorials of bread and wine seem clear: “Je…
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A reader is troubled by the multitude of statues, images etc surrounding us, even in our homes, and wonders what is legitimate.
In 2 Kings 23:11–14 King Josiah rightly destroyed all the heathen idols: “He tore down the statues of horses and chariots” (Living Bible) … “He brake in pieces t…
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2 Samuel 23:15–17; 1 Chronicles 11:17–19
A correspondent writes: “I cannot understand David’s action of pouring the water on the ground. He could have offered it to the three men who risked their lives to get it. How could he think that pouring the precious water on the ground, was an offer…
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