September – October 2012
In this eloquent and beautiful chapter Messiah, Yahweh’s Anointed, declares his commission, “To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God” (v2). He had been instructed that he might “know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary” (50:4). The op…
Isaiah 61 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me” Read More »
Even with all the record of Scripture, and the works of creation about us, how dimly we perceive the majesty and power of our God. Solomon declared: “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?�…
In this article we will look at the roles and relationships which make the family what it is. As is our focus we will consider them biblically with a practical emphasis.
The father as Christ
For the father of a godly family there are some significant responsibilities. The father represents both Ch…
Parents and Children: Roles and Relationships Read More »
The Apostle Paul’s prediction about a “man of sin” goes on to detail that this “son of perdition” would claim to be superior to God Himself. He would sit “in the temple of God showing himself that he is God” (2 Thess 2:4). The claim seems to imply that this one, who would come before t…
HAVE you ever been questioned by someone engaged in collecting information by Gallup poll or some similar fact-finding agency? If you have, you were probably forced to say ‘Don’t know’ in response to some question or other. ‘Don’t know’ means either, ‘I haven’t sufficient information…
On 29th November 1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 181 calling for the partition of Palestine into two separate states associated together in an economic federation.
The partition was for the Jews a fulfilment of their yearning for a national homeland and they joyfully w…
Palestine Betrayed Read More »
The aim in these articles is to encourage prayerful contemplation and invigorate discussion on how we can faithfully and effectively present the Truth to the world of today. Having considered the role that lectures play, we will move on to other preaching methods that can be used.
Lectures are by…
Having interested friends home Read More »
Australia’s former Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer devoted a recent article in Adelaide’s daily newspaper, The Advertiser, to the devastating civil war in Syria. He concluded: “Assad will fall but not without a terrible fight with many deaths. Democracy will come.” That final comment migh…
Syria and Damascus Read More »
John Glenn has said that there is no cure for the common birthday. As the days pass, we inexorably age, wrinkles appear, body parts wear out, and the birthdays continue to arrive until we die. Someone once noticed that after age 30 the body seems to have a mind of its own; instead of the quick deft …
When the Queen of Sheba made her celebrated visit to king Solomon, the Bible records that among other gifts, she brought “very much gold, and precious stones” (1 Kings 10:2). Indeed, the record goes on to say that she gave Solomon “an hundred and twenty talents of gold” (1 Kings 10:10). It n…
The Queen of Sheba’s Gold Mines Discovered Read More »
