In the year 1894 the North London ecclesia was the centre of a doctrinal controversy that not only split that meeting but had ramifications in the Brotherhood at large. In the United Kingdom, the United States and, to a lesser extent, other regions of the Brotherhood, the concepts of this tragic con…
“Andrewism” – What Does it Mean? Read More »
In the previous article in this series (January/February 2008), the line of thought of “Andrewism” was shown by a number of quotations from JJ Andrew’s writings. These quotations were from his book called “The Blood of the Covenant” and his magazine, “The Sanctuary Keeper”, which sough…
“By the Righteousness of One” Read More »
This quotation is the summary in Hebrews of the weakness of the Law of Moses in respect to its sacrifices. It is one of several passages in which the Mosaic code of Divine worship is spoken of as a temporary tool of education and not intended to be the permanent institution. It was a shadow of the t…
A Shadow of Good Things to Come Read More »
We all desire to please our God and yet we know how easy it is to fail in this, our greatest desire. We find the very world in which we live and from which we have been called out by our Heavenly Father, strives to allure us by attracting the basic instincts of man; the lust of the flesh, the lust o…
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…
Our Personal Commitment to the Ecclesia Read More »
While the Ecclesia of God is a community of people called out of the world by the glory of the Father, it is not just another organization of a common sort among men. Brother Thomas described it as “a company of believers organized for the worship of God, the support of the Truth and their mutual …
The Ecclesia – The Pillar and Ground of the Truth Read More »
When Paul writes to Timothy concerning behaviour in the house of God his letter provides us with a real picture of the ecclesial scene in Ephesus, for that is where Timothy was labouring (1 Tim 1:3). He was continuing the great work of the Apostle Paul who had spent three years of unrelenting servic…
How Thou Oughtest to Behave in the House of God Read More »
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…
The Ecclesia of Living God Read More »
The apostle Paul, when preparing the young man Timothy for his ministrations in the ecclesia at Ephesus, counselled him: “Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity” (1 Tim 5:1–2). It wa…
Relationships and Godly Integrity Read More »
YOU can buy a clock that is accurate to millionths of a second, but it cannot give you more time. Everyone has 24 hours each day, neither more nor less. But there are some days when we seem to cram a week into a day, and others when we say, ‘I have nothing to show for it’.
Marriage’s port…
I Don’t Have the Time Read More »
