November – December 2007
This chapter concludes a lengthy section commencing in chapter 40 in which sins of Judah are enumerated and the reasons for the impending Babylonian captivity are given. But Yahweh’s purpose with His people will not fail “for his name’s sake” (v9). “New things” He declares which He …
Habakkuk is a short book, listed among the minor prophets—yet there is nothing ‘minor’ about the themes it contains. The book takes only fifteen minutes to read, yet it was clearly a key to the apostle Paul’s understanding of salvation by faith. It also discusses themes such as God’s provi…
Christadelphian commitment to Bible teaching frequently causes us to be at odds with the churches and with the wider community. While we strive to “live peaceably with all men” and do not deliberately set out to create tension with others, it is inevitable we will find ourselves out of step with…
The constant speed and pressure of life today can rob many of us of quiet, quality time to stop and meditate upon the beauty and wonder of our God’s creation. However, when we do indulge in this priceless pleasure, we can bring our minds back to seeing the bigger picture of life and the purpose of…
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In our first article in this series we were introduced to this ‘man of destiny’ as he began the career marked out for him by the Most High. We followed his meteoric rise from a poor Corsican officer to Commander of the army of Italy. His genius and audacity as General of the French forces were p…
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October 31 this year is the ninetieth anniversary of the famous Charge against the Turkish trenches at Beersheba by the Australian Light Horse in 1917. The Charge, said to be the last great cavalry charge in military history, saw the conquest of Beersheba by the Anzac and British forces.
For the …
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The above headline summarises the world situation today. Yet we see this as the fulfilment of God’s purpose in revealing Jesus Christ and the saints to save the world from destruction. The war in Iraq has caused a power vacuum to develop in the Middle East. The US invasion in 2003 was an event tha…
Drawing Closer to a Middle East Doomsday Read More »
One of the facts of life is that familiarity can cause something that was initially extremely important to us to lose its significance and power with the passing of time. We need to take care that this does not happen to us as we gather each week to partake of the emblems of bread and wine to rememb…
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When we witness to our faith to those around us, whether near at hand or further afield, we soon recognise our dependence upon God. Indeed, if we do not, and if we are engaged in some sort of ego trip, then our preaching activity is fatally flawed. For sound preaching is not about counting up conver…
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God is our Master and we are His servants: that is one of the ways in which our relationship with Him is described in Scripture. As God’s servants we are to live out our relationship with Him by giving ourselves in service to Him and to His people.
A Challenging Call
This call to service is a ch…
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