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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Witnessing Paul’s preaching and suffering in Lystra
It was on the first missionary journey that Paul and Barnabas took the gospel into the area of Galatia. In the synagogue in Antioch in Pisidia, Paul delivered the address recorded in Acts 13, concluding with these words: “Be it kno…
Timothy – Paul’s Faithful and Beloved Son (1) Read More »
III.B.v. The Law’s role temporary (3:19-25)
19 “Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. 20 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is o…
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First Principles under Challenge
The previous article identified doctrinal problems arising either from the original language text itself or from the ‘dynamic equivalent’ interpretations of that text. A by-product of this interpretive philosophy was seen in the ‘gender inclusiveness’ of som…
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In our final article we bring to a conclusion our thoughts on this wonderful brother. His supportive work was mostly in the background rather than the foreground but, nevertheless, he made a considerable contribution to the building up of the ecclesia of God and the extension of the Gospel to the …
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At Tumbulgum, on the Tweed River in northern NSW, just prior to the end of the 19th century, an elderly lady had the front of her home modestly extended to convert her ‘front room’ into a tiny little shop, opening onto the main road. It had been a bad year. Her son-in-law had planted about 10 ac…
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Some of the Important Differences
The previous article discussed the basis of the differences between the Greek text behind the King James Version and those underlying some of the more contemporary English (and for that matter foreign language) versions. Some of the differences do not affect …
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The journey continues
Having experienced the shocking physical violence of the mob at Lystra, Barnabas would have tended to Paul’s wounds and bruises and comforted him with words of consolation and support as together they faced this frightening level of violence. Quite incredibly, the very n…
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It is helpful for us to see these articles in the context of their origins where this article, together with the preceding four articles by Brother Colin, has been compiled over several years of reflections upon the Psalms and the experience of burden-sharing. Many in the household, when caught …
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Isaiah 50
50:4–9 The Third Servant Song
This remarkable prophetic song marks off a significant advance, telling us in graphic detail what the Servant’s work will entail. In the opening song we learn of his ultimate victory, that he will not fail until he has set justice in the earth; t…
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