May – June 2011
Our reader’s question: In the Old Testament, were women of so little value, except for men’s pleasure, that God did not intervene and stop the wicked men in Judges 19? It is also difficult to comprehend that the two fathers in Genesis 19 and Judges 19 offered their daughters to these despicable …
Ill- Treatment of Women Read More »
THE Scripture tells us plainly that “there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus”.
(Galatians 3:28)
This cannot mean that there are no such things as Jews and Gentiles, slaves and freemen, men and wome…
But We Are Different Read More »
The first 13 verses of this chapter describe a nation that has departed from Yahweh to idolatry and the immoral rites associated with it. Righteous men were being removed by God in view of the impending judgment. They would “enter into peace” but, alas, the wicked would suffer a different fate, …
Isaiah 57:13–21 “I create the fruit of the lips, peace …” Read More »
WE have dwelt at some length upon the influence of family life, because it appeals to us as the right approach to the subject of training the young. There is no influence to equal that of a good home. One of the major tragedies of our time is the disruption of home life. Its disastrous consequences …
Religious Instruction Read More »
The prophet Isaiah describes the one who would be God’s special servant (42:1–4). He would be the Messiah of Israel; the perfect servant who would bring God’s salvation to the Gentiles, as well as to Israel.
Isaiah’s word picture
We are told that “a bruised reed shall he not break”. Wh…
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In the first article in this series we looked at the work of Wycliffe which culminated in the translation of the Latin Vulgate into English. His express desire was that the Holy Scriptures “should be taught in whatever language is most easily comprehended”. We now look at the effect Wycliffe…
Hus plants the seeds of Reformation in Europe Read More »
It is sometimes difficult for us to decide how far we should go in our involvement with the world without compromising our faith, our loyalty to Christ. It can be difficult to find a balance. On the one hand we could become exclusive and have little or nothing to do with our contemporaries and fall …
Exclusive or Inclusive? Read More »
According to Dr Avi Shapira, the chairman of Israel’s inter-ministry steering committee for earthquake preparedness, a strong earthquake can be expected in Israel within the next fifty years, reports Amiram Cohen (“Before the next big shake-up”, Haaretz.com, 17 December, 2010[1]). “Israel is…
Preparing for the Earthquake Read More »
“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night … till he establish and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth” (Isaiah 62:6–7)
In response to questions from his disciples about the end of the Jewish age the Lord Jesus Christ stated, …
Revolutions and Earthquakes Read More »
The following article records briefly the remarkable way the hand of God brought Vivian Dickman to the Truth. Brother Vivian was baptised at the Mildura ecclesia on Sunday 27th February 2011 at the age of 88 years. Ed.
For some months, following the sudden death of my first wife after sixty-two y…
My Way to The Truth Read More »
