In the Roman Empire slaves did not matter. “Master and slave have nothing in common; a slave is a living tool, just as a tool is an inanimate slave.” A slave was no better than a thing. On the other hand, centurions were high class. They were the finest men in the Roman army.Q1 We will consider …
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The Development of a Personal Conscience
1 The Paediatric Conscience Vital Early Influences
How is that conscience developed that “renders to God the things that are God’s”? Parents, especially mothers, have a crucial role and responsibility in developing the consciences of their childr…
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The following articles look not so much at the process of resurrection and judgment, but at the impact that a firm belief in the resurrection has had and can have in the lives of Yahweh’s people. The articles demonstrate that God’s promises rely for their fulfilment on the resurrection. The witn…
These All Died in Faith Read More »
God created us with an intellect capable of choosing between right and wrong. He is honoured when we voluntarily choose to use this intellect to do right. But we live in a society in which the concepts of moral right and wrong are fast being replaced by “democratically decided values”. The world…
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December 26, 2004 in the Indian Ocean was relatively uneventful till 7:58:53 local Indonesian time. Then 160km off the west coast of Sumatra the fourth largest earthquake since 1900 struck. Thirty kilometres below sea level an estimated 1200 kilometres of fault-line slipped when the edge of the Burm…
Men’s Hearts Failing Them for Fear Read More »
The insidious nature of covetousness is well described in this article. It alerts us to the danger and offers some suggestions as to how we, with our families, may head off and overcome the stultifying effects of materialism. This peril is peculiar to the last days. Our Lord’s warning was not of v…
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We, more than any other generation, are able to practise the Truth more readily and with more support in all its spheres of activity—we have our own ecclesial halls, Sunday school structures, Bible Schools and camp sites, aged care facilities, schools, printing presses for the Truth’s literature…
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