“To suppose the Bible to be human is to raise insurmountable difficulties, and to do violence to every reasonable probability. The only truly rational theory of the book is that supplied by itself. ‘Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit’ (2 Peter 1:21). In this we find …
The Bible – What It Is, and How to Interpret It Read More »
“I love animals and I hate to see them suffer or be killed, so I am a vegetarian. I really struggle with the requirement for the shedding of blood and all those sacrifices of animals under the Law of Moses.”
This comment was made to me by someone who was quite troubled, and I hope my response w…
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It is difficult to think of the Western World as Christian any longer. Our societies are secular, with a significant atheist component becoming more assertive as “Christians” become more timid. Increasingly we face attacks upon the veracity and even the morality of Scripture. One topic aggressiv…
The Bible and Slavery Read More »
In the last issue we considered one of the examples of apparent discrepancy in Bible numbers. Another issue where some suggest the numbers don’t add up is the number of Israelites who left Egypt to embark on the exodus to the Promised Land. To have 603,550 men over twenty years and fit for war if …
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Numbers in Scripture can perplex us. Sometimes the numbers seem too large to be really credible. Sometimes there seem to be discrepancies between numbers in different scriptural texts bearing on the same incident. We may come back to some of these issues, but want to just consider one example for th…
Perplexing Numbers; 24,000 or 23,000? Read More »
In working through Christendom Astray we have now come to a section dealing with the fundamental pillars of our understanding and faith. After dealing with Yahweh’s revelation concerning Himself under the heading “God”, he shows the relationship that Jesus Christ had in the divine plan as �…
God, Angels, Jesus Christ and the Crucifixion Read More »
Brother Roberts writes in this lecture: “That Christ is the future king of the world is
one of the most gladsome truths of revelation”. In this lecture he weaves together a
multitude of quotations from both the Old and New Testaments that bear upon this
subject. We would particularly urge tho…
Christ the Future King of the World Read More »
The title used for this series is not to claim something that is imaginary or sensational, but to emphasize a truth that is real and is the basis of every other truth expressed in God’s Word.
So what is this subject of prime importance? The answer to that question is simply expressed in one wor…
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Brother Edward Turney in 1873 and Brother JJ Andrew in 1893/4 introduced two contrasting doctrinal errors into the brotherhood. Both had previously been faithful allies of Brother Roberts in the work of the Truth, especially Brother JJ Andrew, which made their defection all the more lamentable.
D…
Doctrinal Extremes – ‘Clean Flesh’ and ‘Andrewism’ Read More »
In the Gospel of John there are a string of passages that present clear teaching on the subject of our responsibility to judgment. This interesting series show us the quite definite mind of the Lord upon the responsibility that came to those who heard his word. John’s Gospel presents many inte…
Light Is Come Into The World Read More »
