January – February 2014
We last saw Paul on the boat out of Caesarea, heading for Tarsus, and home. His point is made. His apostleship was not a human appointment, and his gospel did not come from human teachers. Rather, he had been called by God, he had been appointed by the Lord Jesus Christ, and he had been given his go…
Conflict and Consensus in Jerusalem Read More »
65:11–16 The fearful end of apostates is compared with the joy and blessedness of the elect
65:11 “But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that (1) forget my holy mountain, that (2) prepare a table for that troop [Heb gad, RSV Fortune, See Gen 30:11; 49:19], and that furnish the drink offeri…
Isaiah 65:11–25 “For, behold, I create a new heavens and a new earth” Read More »
With the term “truth” we come to another whose Old Testament sense is rather different from that which our common use of it would suggest.
The Hebrew root aman (from which Amen comes) means firmness, steadfastness. Its sense is illustrated from its use in various forms in allusions like these…
Recently I was asked to present a Sunday evening public address to the title: “The Jews – Against All Odds”. Although I had spoken many times before on the subject of the Jews, it made me think afresh as to how incredibly unlikely from a human standpoint the survival of God’s people down thr…
The Jews – Against All Odds Read More »
HAVE you ever cut your finger? Of course you have. Everybody does, many times in a lifetime. Yet you have survived these accidents or you would not be reading these words. Have you ever considered what would have happened if your cut finger had not stopped bleeding? Inevitably, you would have died. …
James provides a wealth of information to help us identify areas in which we can grow spiritually. In the past two issues we have considered 8 of the 12 keys to spiritual growth:
key 1: Count trials as a joy to grow
key 2: Saying ‘no’ will help us growy
key 3: Read and obey the word…
Concluding Words on Spiritual Growth Read More »
The Lord Jesus told us in Luke 21 that his return would be preceded by a period of distress, helplessness and turmoil; when people’s hearts would fail them for fear and a sense of foreboding at what lay ahead. Is this not what we continue to see in the world today?
US Default
Consider the anxiet…
Eurasian Union – Born Again USSR Read More »
In this issue we continue to look at the lies collated by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre that are commonly presented by Israel’s opponents in the Israel-Palestine debate.
Lie # 3
Israel is the main stumbling block to achieving a Two-State solution.
Simon Wiesenthal Centre Response
The Palestinian…
The Top Ten Anti-Israel Lies Read More »
When we share our faith with our friends and acquaintances, our hope is that they will listen with open minds and accept the call of the gospel. If we could read the minds of our listeners, we might be surprised to discover what they are thinking, “I don’t care how much you know until I know how…
How Much Do You Care ? Read More »
Although Jews living in Europe today appear to be successful and secure, there is nevertheless an underlying sense of unease. Anti-Semitism is growing. A survey recently commissioned by the European Union’s Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has found that Jews have experienced anti-S…
The End of European Jewry? Read More »
