The New Testament example
The Lord Jesus Christ from the beginning of his ministry performed miracles of healing, including three resurrections to demonstrate the divine stamp upon his work. The first “sign” of John’s Gospel was the miracle of turning water into wine, and the record declares:…
False teachers may be able to do signs or wonders – true or false? (27) Read More »
In a previous article (Lampstand Vol 20 p352-3), we wrote upon this subject and concluded that, though there might be some difficulties in accepting the apparently very large numbers (perhaps around two million) who left Egypt, yet on the balance of the scriptural evidence, those numbers should be a…
The Number of Israelites who left Egypt – Revisited Read More »
The birth of a child in our community is a special joy, first for the parents and other family members, and also for the whole ecclesia. At this time of new life we all assent wholeheartedly to the words of the Psalmist, “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb …
A reader seeks comment concerning those passages where God is spoken of as hardening the heart. Did Pharaoh, and do we truly have freewill in such circumstances?
When God had brought Moses from the deserts of Midian back to the land of Egypt he declared: “When thou goest to return into Egypt,…
“And Yahweh said unto Moses … I will harden Pharaoh’s heart.” Exodus 7:1–3 Read More »
A reader quotes Exodus 34:7: “…visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation”, and observes, I have always thought this seemed unfair, as sometimes there are members of a family who worship God and othe…
No, God is not “unfair” Read More »
Philippians 2:5–11 is taken by Trinitarians as a key proof that Christ was God and that he preexisted before his birth of Mary. How do we answer this assertion and what do these verses really teach?
The Trinitarian teaching on these verses suggests that Jesus as ‘God the Son’, being origi…
Does Philippians 2:5-11 Prove the Doctrine of the Trinity? Read More »
A reader seeks an explanation of the text of Ecclesiastes 7:16: “Be not righteous over much: neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?”
A superficial reading of this verse presents the apparent problem. Is the writer seriously suggesting that God’s servants should re…
Don’t Be Overly Righteous Read More »
The “King of the South” and the “King of the North” Identified
The verses referred to are in the concluding section of Daniel 11, verses 40-45, which are identified at the outset as occurring at “the time of the end”. This time is to be characterised by an overwhelming inv…
Things Hard to be Understood (25) Read More »
After being written off by the Israeli press; after exit polls put Likud and Zionist Union neck and neck; after strenuous efforts by Obama’s crack political operators sent to Israel to help defeat Netanyahu, they all proved wrong and a beaming “Bibi” declared himself the victor. It see…
Israel elections – Netanyahu and his Likud party on top Read More »
“Can any kind of bread and wine be used in the memorial meeting as the emblems?”
This question has been a matter of discussion in our community from the days of John Thomas and Robert Roberts. The words of our Lord as he instituted the memorials of bread and wine seem clear: “Je…
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