“What sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness … ?” the Apostle Peter enquires in 2 Peter 3:11 (NASB). One of the purposes of Scripture is to give us, as God’s developing family, instruction (both by direct teaching and by examples positive and negative) which will help us …
The incident took place at Troas as the Apostle Paul and his companions were on their way back to Jerusalem in the course of Paul’s third missionary journey about 57 AD. Luke, who had sailed from Philippi with Paul to Troas, recorded the circumstances in Acts 20:6-12. Besides Luke, Paul had seven …
The incident took place at Troas as the Apostle Paul and his companions were on their way back to Jerusalem in the course of Paul’s third missionary journey about 57 AD Luke, who had sailed from Philippi with Paul to Troas, recorded the circumstances in Acts 20:6-12. Besides Luke, Paul had…
“Not Forsaking the Assembling of Ourselves Together” Read More »
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 “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…
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“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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