As the Greek version of the Old Testament (designated the Septuagint or LXX) is frequently quoted in the New Testament instead of the Hebrew it is important for the Bible scholar to know something of this version of Scripture. In this article we will set out some general notes on the LXX and follow …
The Use of the Septuagint in the New Testament Read More »
In this study, which concludes the vision of Isaiah (1:1), all themes and prophecies reach their climax. There is the call for saints to partake of and rejoice in the consolations of their spiritual mother, Jerusalem (v10–14); this is set against the recurring theme of judgment and indignation tow…
Isaiah 66:10–24 “Rejoice ye with Jerusalem” Read More »
At the early age of 15 or 16, Robert Roberts became aware of the importance and need for regular, systematic reading of the Scriptures. As a consequence he formulated what we know today as The Bible Reader’s Companion or simply The Bible Companion. The preface which follows was written to bring to…
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Whilst the term “fellowship”, as found in the New Testament, can indicate a wide range of things, it is founded on fundamental doctrine or a common understanding of the Gospel, the things of the Kingdom of God and the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus we read the believers “continued steadfa…
Things Which Become Sound Doctrine Read More »
The above statement was made by the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:10. It is followed by words which seem to reflect his Damascus Road experience, “Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men (v11)”. We know that the Lord Jesus Christ is to be the Judge of his servants and those…
We Must All Appear at the Judgment Seat of Christ Read More »
It is not surprising that in these perilous last days the lives of men and women are being governed by their own intrinsic thoughts and lusts. The apostle Peter in his final epistle warned us that in the last days there would come scoffers, “walking after their own lusts”, who would deny the Cre…
Humanism – In the Ecclesia and the Home Read More »
The apostle John comments that the “whole world lieth in wickedness” (1 John 5:19). When we contemplate such a comprehensive statement we might ask the question, “how could this be, seeing a loving God made ‘the world and all things therein’”? The answer lies in what happened in the gard…
This was Peter’s instruction to the elders of the ecclesias to which he wrote his first epistle. The responsibilities of elders, or in today’s parlance, arranging brethren, are no less demanding today and Peter’s words cannot be set aside. They have been recorded and preserved for succeeding g…
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So wrote the Spirit by Isaiah, the prophet, of the days immediately preceding the advent of the Lord. The “darkness” speaks of ignorance of God’s ways, and so great would this be that the prophet says “gross darkness” would cover the peoples of the earth. It is no secret to us that “in t…
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Have you ever stopped to think how important the resurrection of the dead is? Without resurrection there is no hope for man. There will be those who will be privileged to be “alive and remaining” until the coming of the Lord, or as Paul puts it in another place “we shall not all sleep”, and …
I am the Resurrection and the Life Read More »
