May – June 2016
The first six chapters of Numbers describe the sanctified ecclesia in the wilderness. Since establishing Israel as His covenant people in Exodus, God had done everything to now make them to inherit the land of promise. They had been numbered and organised into family tribes. The order of the march h…
The LORD Bless Thee and Keep Thee Read More »
Knowing the Hour
The signs of the times are telling us plainly that the return of the Lord is close at hand and our traditional understanding of the prophetic word has been correct. In the interval between now and his coming we are a afforded time to prepare for that inevitable day an…
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Boats and ships are mentioned and utilised extensively throughout the Bible. Our Lord is mentioned as travelling in and teaching from boats. How well can you recall these occurrences? “And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him…
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Warning against the Concision (v1-6)
The epistle now shifts focus to warn the ecclesia against the threat of the Circumcision Group. Paul has spoken to them before about this danger but he continues to remind them for their own safety. “Beware, beware, beware” is the warning of Paul.
The cir…
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Review
None of us would deny that marriage is under attack. The world is strongly marketing their idea of marriage and relationships via the media, and even going further and undermining the very institution and purpose of marriage that God gave in the beginning.
Our marriages are important and …
For Better, For Worse – Mark Vincent Read More »
The water pump in our little travel trailer sometimes loses its prime. When this happens, the motor will run but there is still no water. To get water again it is necessary to prime the pump. Once primed, the water flows freely again.
We may be like the water pump; we too, can lose our prime. …
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Many anecdotes circulate in Russia to illustrate President Vladimir Putin’s positive attitude toward individual Jews and toward the Jewish community generally. There is the story about the retired teacher who Putin called on during an official visit to Israel in 2005. She had not seen him since sh…
Putin and the Jews: Friend or Foe? Read More »
We know the end to which Winston Churchill’s career would take him. God chose him for this. His vast accomplishments for the British Government in World War I and World War II, and much of it through his own unique leadership, means that here was a man of extraordinary talents who, though able t…
In the Gospel of John there are a string of passages that present clear teaching on the subject of our responsibility to judgment. This interesting series show us the quite definite mind of the Lord upon the responsibility that came to those who heard his word. John’s Gospel presents many inte…
Light Is Come Into The World Read More »
Against the stark light of an Australian Royal Commission, it can be difficult to see the contemporary Catholic Church as anything other than an institution bedevilled by scandal and beset by accusers. The abandonment of the papal throne by Benedict in 2013, widespread immorality in the priestly ord…
She Said in Her Heart, “I Sit a Queen” Read More »
