I recently had cause to review the work of Brother Thomas and as a result felt the great debt we owe him as a brotherhood. He was a man of extraordinary gifts which enabled him, under God’s care and direction, to unravel from the Scripture the apostolic gospel. His resolution to undertake such an …
The apostle Paul was anxious that believers in Christ abound in love one toward each other. He was not happy with mediocrity, for if there was not growth, then it was unlikely that there would be maintenance of the status quo, and more likely that there would have been deterioration in their love fo…
In the course of our lives we have to make many decisions or judgments, some of lesser moment and others that will have a large bearing upon our future. The greatest decision relates to Christ, whether to accept or reject him. This decision will have the most profound implications of all. When makin…
One hundred and thirty years ago a question arose in the brotherhood about inspiration, particularly as it relates to the early chapters of Genesis. Was the Creation record to be taken literally? Was there actually a serpent in the garden of Eden with the power of speech etc, or was symbol mixed wit…
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Self-examination is one of the most important things we are called upon to do as followers of Christ. It is also one of the most difficult things. It is important for us to assess whether we are growing into the stature of our Lord, static, or regressing. It is difficult because we find it hard to s…
It was our Lord who said, “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent (John 17:3). His statement underlines the crucial importance of us ‘knowing God’. But can we know God, the Creator, the Holy One, immortal, invisible, eternal…
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Have you ever noticed that after Matthew and Mark introduce us to Jesus Christ in their opening verse they then almost exclusively refer to him as Jesus or Lord? However when we read the epistles of Paul and the other apostles they speak of him as the Lord Jesus Christ, Christ, Jesus Christ, the Lor…
Jesus or the Lord Jesus Christ? Read More »
“Thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter”? (Ezek 16:20,36).
Molek was an Ammonite deity to which children were sacrificed by being placed on its red hot extended …
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“All scripture is given by inspiration of God.” 2 Timothy 3:16
“Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:21
The Bible is the most remarkable book ever written, a miracle in our hands transcending every other writing. Its source is the God of Israel, the Creat…
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“The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.” (Isaiah 24:5)
We are living in a godless society: there is no respect paid to the Creator, our heavenly Father, His Son or His Word.�…
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