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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This article was written by Brother Islip Collyer in 1921 for the ‘interested friend’ and formed a chapter in his book Vox Dei, ‘The Voice of God’. It is, however, a clear statement of our traditional exposition of this most important section of the Prophetic Word. Brother Collyer’s conclu…
Our Editorial highlights the fact that this year marks the one hundredth anniversary of the first visit of Brother Robert Roberts to Adelaide. Although many may have read or heard of that visit it was thought a good opportunity to reflect upon the outstanding value of his service to the Brotherhoo…
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In keeping with the theme “The Times of the Judges” when every man did that which was right in his own eyes, it seems so appropriate to reproduce the following article from the pen of Brother Islip Collyer taken from “The Guiding Light” pages 15–20. As he demonstrates in the article it is …
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This article was written by Brother Islip Collyer in 1921 for the ‘interested friend’ and formed a chapter in his book Vox Dei, ‘The Voice of God’. It is, however, a clear statement of our traditional exposition of this most important section of the Prophetic Word. Brother Collyer’s conclu…
It has often been rightly observed that what we truly believe will outwork itself in our way of life. The following extracts from the excellent article by Brother Islip Collyer in his book The Guiding Light explores this principle. Brother Collyer, of course, wrote close to one hundred years ago but…
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The following article from the pen of the late Brother Islip Collyer is taken from his excellent book “The Guiding Light”. It is a practical article which is complementary to the Feature on Reformation.
This principle, perhaps more than any other, illustrates the need for a man to form the habi…
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The following article is taken from Principles and Proverbs by Brother Islip Collyer. It is to be found as chapter 7 in Part 1 of the book entitled Principles.
Of all Scriptural principles, this may seem the simplest. Almost any brother or sister could expound it, could exhibit the beauty of the ap…
The following article written by the hand of our late Brother Islip Collyer contains helpful advice for parents. Though written some years ago the counsel is as relevant to us as to those who first read it. Brother Islip was a wise, observant brother and was gifted with the pen, being able to encaps…
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In the longest and in some ways the most wonderful of the psalms we read: “Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing shall offend them.” These words express a profound truth whether we think of the ordinary, childish offences so common in human life or of those more serious causes of …
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