May – June 2019
We are told very emphatically in the Scriptures what God loves and what He hates.
He hates idolatry (Deut 16:22). He hates those who love violence (Psa 11:5). He hates hypocrisy and untruthful worship (Isa 1:11-15; Amos 5:21). He hates it when we imagine evil in our hearts against our nei…
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Dear Brother Carl
Greetings in the One Faith we share.
We are delighted to inform you that there is now a new Central ecclesia in Kaikoura, New Zealand. A group of brothers and sisters from the Old Paths fellowship in Kaikoura made a request to the Christchurch ecclesia to joi…
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We often wish from our limited life experiences that our journey to the kingdom would be easier, but we all experience different challenges. The walk to the kingdom is full of hills and valleys, needing to be encountered. When we are down in the valleys, in the low points, we tend to think n…
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The story of Saul—of his elevation to the kingship followed by his long, slow demise—occupies some 25 chapters of 1 and 2 Samuel. Few people in the Bible have their life recounted in more detail. It has been observed that the disproportionate amount of space devoted to Saul in Scripture …
11th Song: 8:5-7
The Joy and Communion of the Marriage
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We left the bride earnestly desiring the groom to accompany her to visit the fields and the villages to inspect the new growth. She concluded the song by reminding the daughters of Jerusa…
Song of Solomon (Part 12) Read More »
“Make no useless acquaintances, learn no useless skills or subjects.” This statement is attributed to Rothschild. In this age of high technology there is so much we can learn about almost anything and everything. There are experts in ends and specialists on subjects that should be of no int…
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World War II is generally viewed as the glorious victory of good over evil. Hitler’s Nazi Germany was defeated and the Jews were liberated from the concentration camps. But the reality is not so comforting. The conflict provided the opportunity to plunder the Jews and strip them of all tha…
World War II and the Plunder of Jewish Property Read More »
Samothraki is an island in the northern part of the Aegean Sea measuring 21km east-west and 13km north-south and is mentioned only once in Scripture, in Acts 16:11 where it is called Samothracia.
Paul had received a vison at Troas in which a man from Macedonia had appealed to him to a…
The joy of living in holiness
The overarching connection that joins all our considerations of holiness in the Father’s service is the ‘Joy of Holiness’. In this article we want to consider this wonderful blessing that comes through all the effort and determination to develop a w…
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Exodus 17 – Israel at Rephidim – no water to drink
Paul is alluding to the incident recorded in Exodus 17. Were the record informs us that “all the congregation of the children of Israel…pitched in Rephidim”. This establishes Paul’s point that “all drank”. All of God…
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