July – August 2024
The English word, snail, occurs twice in the KJV. The first occasion is in a list of unclean creeping things: “And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole” (Lev 11:30). The Hebrew word in this place is chomet and most commentators identify it with a …
The day finally arrived when, thanks be to God, dreams became reality. The special occasion of the Chabahil Ecclesial Hall opening had taken some six years in the making.
The concept
Since the beginnings of the Truth in Kathmandu in 1991, when the first baptisms occurred, there has been a…
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Out in the wilderness, away from the world, on the sandy dunes of Glenlock, we focused on Israel’s greatest reformer: Samuel. Encamped around the tabernacle, we spent 4 days over the Anzac Day weekend considering his life, encouraging one another, and building friendsh…
Once again, the Glenlock Family Bible Camp has been a great success and a blessing to our community. A large number of brothers and sisters from all over the country, and from further afield, have been able to gather together, away from the cares of day-to-day life, to refocus on the things that ma…
Questions
How did those in the wilderness, bitten by fiery serpents, live and not die?
If Israel kept Yahweh’s commandments, statutes, and judgments, what evil diseases of what country would not be placed upon them?
How many time times did Naaman have to dip himself in the Jordan river …
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An adult fruit fly emerges from the egg and pupa in about two weeks. As the eyes are developing in a fruit fly embryo, an amazing process unfolds. A wave of signals sweeps across stem cells, switching on certain progenitor cells to stop proliferating and signalling other cells to undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis). The result is an amazing organ—the compound eye—and it comes in matching left and right sides, like a pair of rubies.
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The second chapter of 1 Timothy expands on the theme of godliness in the house of God, especially regarding prayer given by brothers and the role of sisters. While their roles and responsibilities are different, the same attitudes of godliness, faithfulness, and holiness are needed to underpin their service to bring salvation.
1 Timothy 2 – Godliness in Prayer and Good Works Read More »
We are introduced to Armageddon language in Obadiah when we have mention of the “day of the Lord” (v15). This phrase is used in association with many other latter-day prophecies (eg: Isa 2:11-12). We consider this phrase as a herald to sections on Christ’s coming and the Kingdom Age (1 Cor 1:8; 5:5; 2 Cor 1:14; 1 Thess 5:2; 2 Pet 3:10). For us, this is a positive phrase, where we shall, by God’s grace, see our Lord and Master.
In the ESV we read these words concerning Ezekiel’s temple: “He measured the east side with the measuring reed, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. He measured the north side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed all around. He measured the south side, 500 cubits by the measuring reed” (Ezek 42:16-18). If we compare this with the AV, we read 500 reeds instead of 500 cubits. Why is there a significant difference between the two translations and how did the change come about?
The Dysgraphic Scribe and the Small Temple Theory Read More »
Believing that the Holy Spirit works actively in our lives is an important component of our faith. However, understanding how the Holy Spirit works in our lives, and how it does not, separates the Truth from the wrong teaching of the churches. Our understanding of this has significant imp…
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