During the month of September 1996, Israel celebrates the 3,000th anniversary of Jerusalem from the time of its occupation by King David who made it the capital of his Kingdom. The city was captured from the Jebusites (2 Samuel 5:6-7), who had taken their name from the name of the city at that tim…
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Paul says that there is only one body of Christ (Eph 4:4), which is “the ecclesia of living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Tim 3:15). Christ’s ecclesia is the brotherhood world-wide, yet each segment of the ecclesia, in whatever locality it may be found throughout the world, ought…
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Good behaviour of the children of any family circle is essential for its smooth function, and peace and harmony among the family members. Should we for any reason be invited to the home of nobility, good behaviour would be paramount during the course of our visit. In “the house of God” good beha…
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Adam and Eve left the Garden of Eden in shame and disgrace, mortally stricken because of sin and bearing in their bodies the ongoing consequence of a nature inclined to sin. It is a sad fact that by one offence death reigned; what a dismal emphasis that, in the body already doomed, the bias to sin w…
To the point of history to which it was given, the Olivet prophecy was by far the most significant pronunciation of Yahweh’s intentions, until it too was superseded by those of the Apocalypse. Seated on the Mount directly east of Jerusalem, with four of his most trusted disciples, Peter, Andrew, J…
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All of us are familiar with the doctrinal significance of the crucifixion of Christ. Jesus died to demonstrate that “the flesh profits nothing” and to declare “the righteousness of God”, for the remission of sins (Gal 3:1; John 6:63; Rom 3:24–26). Nothing could be clearer—if the flesh wa…
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The theme of the shepherd in the care of his sheep looms large in the Divine record, featuring as it does many examples of faithful shepherds of Divine appointment, from Abel through to the Patriarchs, Joseph, Moses, David and others. Without doubt the greatest of all examples of a keeper of the she…
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As a community we have endeavoured to stay awake to the signs of the times in relation to the coming of our Lord from heaven, for which cause our Watchman series has been dedicated. Nevertheless the actual event will come as a great jolt when—“at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the brideg…
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No other nation has ever done such a thing. But Yahweh commanded that Israel, essentially a nation of small farmers, should come together in a special place where His Name dwelt, three time a year. There are great lessons for ecclesial life here as we contend with the apathy of the latter days.
The…
Three Annual Feasts and the One Nation of Israel Read More »
When considering the theme “Remembering the Days of Old” we thought that it was more than interesting to recall the establishment of what we have come to know as the Unity Basis. With many brethren not ever having had a personal acquaintance with the events of forty-six years ago, we thought it …
Unity in Australia 1958 Read More »
