There is a word used in the New Testament which, of itself, is of no great import. It is the Greek word poikilos and it is the word commonly used to describe “divers” diseases (cp Mark 1:34). The word is also used of the divers miracles of God (Heb 2:4) and of divers and strange doctrines that w…
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Mary, the Lord’s mother, was the “virtuous woman” if anyone was—her price was “far above rubies”, for she was to be the mother of the Son of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who said through His servant Nathan the prophet, “He shall be my son”. Uniquely, he is “the seed of the …
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As you would remember, Paul has been laying out the case for his apostleship and his gospel. As he demonstrated in the first chapter of Galatians, his apostleship was not a human appointment, and his gospel did not come from human teachers. Rather, he had been called by God, he had been appointed by…
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There is no question that the letter we call The Acts, the longest letter in the New Testament apart from Luke’s first letter, is filled with high drama. We read of the baptism of 3000 in one day and then we hear of imprisonment. We see unbounding generosity and unity side by side with sudden deat…
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Time of writing
It is believed that Peter was crucified in ad 68 during the persecutions instigated by Nero from ad 64. The destruction of the Jewish State was imminent but had not yet occurred, as Peter says, “the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heav…
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“With all power and signs and lying wonders.” 2 Thessalonians 2:9
The Papacy truly is a unique phenomenon – the descriptions of papal power and blasphemy are virtually unparalleled in the rest of Scripture. Throughout the pages of His book, God condemned false gods, mocked their fut…
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It was most likely 64-67 AD and toward the end of his life when the Apostle Peter sat down and penned the letter we know as Peter’s 2nd epistle. The experienced apostle wrote to those “that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ”…
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Hosea was sent at a turbulent period in Israel’s history. He began to prophesy approximately 180 years after Jeroboam the son of Nebat took the throne of Israel.
An apostate nation
The false worship he ordained was founded upon a watering down of God’s law, in order to make worship less �…
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In this editorial we will continue our contemplations on the price that was paid for our salvation, what was involved in our Lord
‘bearing our griefs, and carrying our sorrows.’ As the time approached, “when he should be received up,” his impending death in Jerusalem weighed more heavi…
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The aim in these articles is to encourage prayerful contemplation and invigorate discussion on how we can faithfully and effectively present the Truth to the world of today. Having considered the role that lectures play, we will move on to other preaching methods that can be used.
Lectures are by…
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