I have heard it said that once a believer is baptised into Christ, they are always in Christ and since one cannot be ‘un-baptised’ they can never be out of fellowship with God. Is this correct?
Baptism is a public identification with the principles of the Lord’s death and resurrection t…
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We live in an age dominated by philosophies which teach that there are no such absolutes as right or wrong, truth or lies, good or evil. These viewpoints promote the notion that no one has the authority to define truth or impose upon others their ideas of morality. As such, they cut right ac…
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This is a special edition of The Lampstand. Special, for the times call for it! The world rushes headlong to its destined end. A spirit of madness is in the air, spreading terror and confusion among all nations, dragging them inexorably into the vortex of Armageddon (Rev 16:14–16). Everywhere poli…
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So wrote the Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians when their faith was being challenged by adversity. In God’s economy, all manner of trials will beset the way of the disciple in order to test faith and commitment: “If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small” (Prov 24:10). One o…
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The following two articles have been written to address concerns that brethren have expressed regarding the current debate about theistic evolution, science, creation and Bible teaching. This has generated questions and uncertainty; it has troubled some who have always believed the plain, natural re…
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The belief that evolution is a scientific fact is once more emerging in our community and so the inevitable question arises: “Is evolution compatible with the principles outlined in the Word of God and our Statement of Faith?” The new line of reasoning supportive of evolution goes something like…
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“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” 1 Corinthians 4:2
We have been warned that in the latter days there will be a departure from the Truth along with the pressure and difficulty of preserving the Truth to the end. Readers will appreciate that there are many suc…
We have received a number of letters reflecting different views on the age of the earth. Within the Brotherhood it has never been a matter of contention/fellowship as to whether the earth is ‘young’ or ‘old.’
The objective of the two articles on Creation and Evolution in the May/June …
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“For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ”…
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