July – August 2016
From the very beginning of our creation God established an evening and morning as the wo defining moments of a day (Gen 1:5). They act like two bookends, helping us to distinguish the start and finish of daily consideration and activity. As such they become significant markers, allowing us to paus…
Morning and Evening Read More »
Dear Brethren,
Greetings in our soon to be realised Hope.
Thank you for your work in The Lampstand magazine where you address difficult verses and issues. I regularly look forward to reading these articles because I believe they are very helpful to the Brotherhood. I encourage you to ke…
Letters to the Editor – Vol. 22.4 Read More »
In the shadows of Gethsemane, he said to his three friends, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death”. The Son of God, who could still the fury of wind and storm, was now engulfed in a storm of a different kind: a storm of grief and heartbreaking sorrow of mind. In the turmoil of his min…
From Gethsemane to Golgotha – Isaiah 53 Read More »
iii. Stand fast in liberty, and cast out the slaves! (4:28–5:1)
28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. 29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. 30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the…
Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians Part XV Read More »
One Mind in Christ v1-3
Paul begins chapter four with a rebuke directed at two sisters – Euodias and Syntyche. How carefully and tenderly he frames his words: “my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown1, so stand fast in the Lord2, my dearly beloved”. Paul refers to the Phil…
Chapter Four – “Think on These Things” Read More »
The Epistle of James is one filled with immense power. We often think of it as being a very practical book and, although this is true, it is so much more. It is a letter that drills down deep into our hearts and asks us to consider the genuineness of our faith. It challenges us about what really m…
James the Just (Part 1) Read More »
The above statement was made by the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:10. It is followed by words which seem to reflect his Damascus Road experience, “Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men (v11)”. We know that the Lord Jesus Christ is to be the Judge of his servants and those…
We Must All Appear at the Judgment Seat of Christ Read More »
All the problems of life and all the truths of revelation are brought to a focus in Christ. His life and death show in a living example the working out of problems which baffle human judgment and defy human intellect. One instance of this is in the reconciling of man’s freewill and God’s foreord…
Christ and Freewill Read More »
It is “a pity that so few biblical scholars have been poets” laments Brother LG Sargent in Ecclesiastes and Other Studies. Brother Sargent was a highly competent poet, as can be appreciated in the soaring poetry of Hymn 91 (“High over lashing waves our God is throned”) and for that reason …
Ecclesiastes and Other Studies Read More »
“Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.” It was Elihu who observed, “Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment”. There are some who have had twenty years’ experience, and there are others who have had one year�…
How to Live Long and See Good Read More »
