January – February 2011
EARLY in his reign Solomon was presented with one of the most momentous and alluring choices that have confronted any man: the Lord said to him: “Ask what I shall give thee”. Solomon’s choice was very prudent: “Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this peopl…
Wisdom in Parenting Read More »
This is the concluding section of the final article dealing with our relationship to the State. In Part 1 a number of scriptural principles were outlined dealing with our relationship with each other and the law of the day. We now look at answering some of these important questions that face us toda…
Applications in the World Today – Part 2 Read More »
The last section of Isaiah’s prophecy (59:9– 66:24) is made up in part of visions of the coming glory of Zion. They are notable and memorable, giving substance to the rule of righteousness that the Lord will institute when he comes (chapters 60, 61, 62, 65:17–26; 66:7–24). Interspersed there…
Overview of Isaiah 59:9 – 66:24–“His watchmen are blind” Read More »
THERE is no more precious moment than, when returning from the honeymoon, we enter our home or flat or rooms, and close the door with our two selves on the inside, not having to go our separate ways again. Around us are the things we have accumulated and those given to us as wedding presents. The ta…
Our Own Four Walls Read More »
Question: “A scriptural passage reads, ‘There will be no sorrow there’. If we or our loved ones are not accepted into the Kingdom, there would be much sadness for the redeemed.”
The Scripture alluded to is Revelation 21:4, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes…
Bible Questions, Difficulties Read More »
The above caption headed an article by Geoffrey Wheatcroft in The New Republic which was re-printed in The Australian 19/8/10. Geoffrey Wheatcroft wrote: “Whether cause or effect is hard to say, but political Islam has revived in Turkey. The Prime Minister, Recep Erdogan has said the E…
“Truth is, Turkey won’t be joining EU” Read More »
A few years ago no young boy ever yearned for a shiny new red bicycle. One hundred years ago no young man ever dreamed of a shiny red sports car. Fifty years ago no one hoped to get a laptop computer to play the latest electronic games.
Why? These things did not exist. It is difficult to want som…
Israel’s first large-scale sea wave power plant has been built on the Jaffa port’s breakwater near Tel Aviv (Honey Garcia, “Wave power unit installed in Israel’s Jaffa port”, EcoSeed (29 July 2010)[1]). Constructed by Tel Aviv-based SDE Energy Limited, the wave power plant is an initial st…
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith” (Rom 1:16,17).
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The Epistle to the Romans Read More »
It seems that soon after the events of the man of God recorded in 1 Kings 13, Jeroboam received another jolt – his son was struck with a serious sickness (1 Kings 14:1). The word used of the age of his son in verse 12 is used of Ishmael at 17 years old and it is quite feasible that he was a teenag…
Jeroboam the Son of Nebat – Failure to Rely on Yahweh Read More »
