Encouragement from Habakkuk
“Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rej…
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Rob Iliffe knows the range of Newton’s unpublished and published writings better than any other living scholar. He is Professor of History at the University of Oxford and General Editor of the online Newton Project and the author of Newton: A Very Short Introduction. His well researched bo…
The Law – an Eternal Story
Reading the book of Leviticus is no easy task. It is a legal document, and legal documents are difficult at the best of times. To make the task harder, this document relates to practices that seem at times far removed from our day to day experience – flaying of…
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Philippians chapter one sees Paul warm to his writing, remembering the ecclesia in Philippi, sharing with them his prayers for their wellbeing and sharing his thoughts about life in Rome. He particularly writes of the Roman ecclesia, his anxieties about his trial and finally a message of encourage…
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His mission
Elisha’s work was enormously influential. His ministry spans ten chapters of Scripture, is referred to by Christ and is typical of Christ’s work. He transformed the nation of Israel in a time of dark apostasy, overthrew a godless dynasty and changed the leadership in Syria (the worl…
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We continue to examine the lies collated by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre that are commonly presented by Israel’s opponents.
Lie # 8
Israeli policies are the cause of worldwide anti-Semitism. Simon Wiesenthal Centre response
From the Inquisition to the pogroms to the 6,000,000 Jews murdered by th…
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One Mind in Christ v1-3
Paul begins chapter four with a rebuke directed at two sisters – Euodias and Syntyche. How carefully and tenderly he frames his words: “my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown1, so stand fast in the Lord2, my dearly beloved”. Paul refers to the Phil…
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Warning against the Concision (v1-6)
The epistle now shifts focus to warn the ecclesia against the threat of the Circumcision Group. Paul has spoken to them before about this danger but he continues to remind them for their own safety. “Beware, beware, beware” is the warning of Paul.
The cir…
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United through Humility and Service (v1-4)
Having received a generous gift at the hand of the Philippians, Paul knew that the ecclesia was overflowing with a spirit of comfort, love, fellowship and compassion. Yet there was one further characteristic he dearly wanted to see flourishing in the Phili…
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Generous, warm, hospitable. Happy, selfless and overflowing with service. If we would like to embrace these characteristics then Paul’s letter to Philippi has an important message for us. The epistle is written with great passion as Paul poured out his thanks to the ecclesia for a gift they had gi…
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