July – August 2019
The events surrounding the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ are both dramatic and significant. In a stunning display of harmonious glory, the angelic host filled the heavens with praise and joy. Wouldn’t it have been wonderful to witness those glorious acclamations and to hear the words of h…
Simeon and Anna – Waiting for the Consolation of Israel (1) Read More »
There are two verses in this chapter that highlight the patience of the saints, the keeping of the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus (v12,13). The word translated “patience” is an extremely interesting one. The Gk hupomone has a meaning of ‘an abiding under’, which reminds u…
“Follow the Lord” – Revelation 14 Read More »
Where did Saul go wrong? A good starting place is the divine criteria for successful kingship in the law in Deuteronomy 17:14-20. Saul’s failure is not immediately obvious from the prohibitions there. Saul was chosen by the Lord and was not a foreigner. He did not multiply horses as mentio…
12th Song: 8:8-14
Love’s Labour in the Millennium
In this final song we are introduced to the “little sister”. She takes the attention of the groom and the bride, who show great concern for her development and welfare. In reviewing the deve…
Song of Solomon (Part 13) Read More »
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why are thou disquieted in me?… O my God, my soul is cast down within me.”
Depression is one of the major problems in society today. Millions upon millions of people are depressed, some so much that suicide is one of the major causes of d…
Depression Strikes Again Read More »
Following World War II, Jan Masaryk (1886–1948), Czechoslovakia’s foreign minister, provided help to Holocaust survivors. He worked with Gaynor Jacobson, the Prague repre-sentative of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC), to provide support for Haganah operations to smuggle J…
Czechoslovakia’s Crucial Role in the Birth of Israel 1 Read More »
Assos is a city on the coast of the western part of what is now Turkey. It is only mentioned in the Bible in Acts 20:13-14.
A famous resident of Assos was Aristotle, who lived from 384-322BC. According to Britannica, he was a philosopher, psychologist, logician, moralist, political …
Gospel proclamation lectures or public addresses have been a feature of Christadelphian life since the days of Brethren Thomas and Roberts but in recent decades their popularity has declined. There may be several reasons for this, but the following is a fair representation of the most common…
Lectures Revisited Read More »
by Randall Harris; Edited by Dr Scott Zarcinas; Subtitle: How Science Disproves Evolution
The subtitle declares the purpose of this significant and unique book.
Beset by the challenge of evolutionary thought, the writer put in 15 years of careful work and analysis. In his own…
Evolution Unraveled Read More »
We want to consider the points raised in this COD article and compare it against the record of Genesis 2:19-20.
A brief quibble over terminology
We begin by noting that the IEAC Statement dated 4 November 2015 states under the heading “Background” that “We accept the creation r…
Every beast of the field and every fowl of the air… Gen 2:19 Read More »
