There was something else which happened at Gilgal, which would have fortified Ehud for the task ahead. Gilgal was the site at which the nation was circumcised. “Make thee sharp knives,” Joshua was told, “and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.”
The men of war who came out of …
Ehud – The Power of God’s Right Hand (2) Read More »
Timothy is Called to the Work of Preaching
After leaving Lystra and Iconia, Paul and Barnabas returned to Antioch in Syria and “rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles” (Acts 14:27). The introduction of many Gentiles into the faith …
Timothy – Paul’s Faithful and Beloved Son (2) 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 »
In our final article we bring to a conclusion our thoughts on this wonderful brother. His supportive work was mostly in the background rather than the foreground but, nevertheless, he made a considerable contribution to the building up of the ecclesia of God and the extension of the Gospel to the …
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The journey continues
Having experienced the shocking physical violence of the mob at Lystra, Barnabas would have tended to Paul’s wounds and bruises and comforted him with words of consolation and support as together they faced this frightening level of violence. Quite incredibly, the very n…
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This article is the first in a series by Brother Michael Edgecombe which will explore the background and the serious issues that the Apostle Paul had to answer that had arisen among the ecclesias in Galatia, recently established by him and Silas
Shocked. Angry. Amazed and indignant. Anxious a…
Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians Part I Read More »
