March – April 2007
In the previous article we noted that Jesus was both Son of Man and Son of God. The fact that he was born of a woman did not detract from his unity and fellowship with the Father or the love and esteem that the Father had for him. For the Son of Man was also the Son of God, or as Yahweh so beaut…
Tempted In All Points Like As We, Yet Without Sin Read More »
The last eight verses of Isaiah 45 stress the objectives Yahweh had in the creation of the world. All nations will ultimately learn that He, the God of Israel, is the true God and that all other deities are a mere pretence. Witness to His purpose and Godhead has not been hidden from men, nor will th…
“Unto Me Every Knee Shall Bow” Read More »
Background
Philippi was the chief city of Macedonia, and was named after the father of Alexander the Great. It required divine intervention in the form of a vision (Acts 16:9) in order for Paul to visit it on his second journey. It is the city where Paul and Silas famously converted Lydia and the J…
For over a year it has been obvious Iraq has become a quagmire for the “coalition of the willing”. The military forces spearheaded by the United States and the United Kingdom, that overthrew the regime of Saddam Hussein and whose stated objective is to bring democracy to Iraq, appear to face ins…
The Road to Baghdad Runs Through Jerusalem 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 »
In the November 13th 2006 Time Magazine there was an account of a 90 minute debate arranged by Time between an eminent Christian scientist, Francis Collins, and Richard Dawkins, an Oxford professor and an atheist. Collins says he believes God’s creative power “brought it all into being in the fi…
Evolution and Inspiration Read More »
Older sisters are to be respected in the ecclesia as “mothers” and as such are to “teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed”. It is …
And a Note for Older Sisters Read More »
Recorded in Matthew 14 is the story of the storm on the lake, an event straightforward in its simplicity, interesting in its drama, and powerful in its exhortation value. There can be no more frightening experience than to be in a tiny boat afloat on the vastness of a great deep, utterly at …
Facing Life’s Storms Read More »
Sometimes young sisters may feel that they do not have a very important role to play in the service of their God, but the Scriptures clearly show that there is much positive work for them to do in the work of the truth. There are many ways a sister can contribute to the work of serving her Mas…
Abigail – A Faithful Young Sister Read More »
Serious thought should be given by parents, especially fathers, to prepare their sons for the various responsibilities that will be their lot when they spiritually mature and are baptised. As valuable members of an ecclesia they can extend their Godly influence, and if they marry, be faithful husb…
That Our Daughters May Be As Corner Stones Read More »
