Romans 14 and 15 are chapters that challenge attitudes. They challenge attitudes to others and in doing so provide us with a measure of our relationship with God.
All of us like to know “how we are going in the Truth”. We all like some gauge of how well we are doing. Romans 14 gives us that m…
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God created us with an intellect capable of choosing between right and wrong. He is honoured when we voluntarily choose to use this intellect to do right. But we live in a society in which the concepts of moral right and wrong are fast being replaced by “democratically decided values”. The world…
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Many characters both in scripture and in history are remarkable for what they endured “for conscience sake”. The legendary endurance of the Christians under Roman persecution and more recently the faithful steadfastness of our brethren and sisters under great adversity during times of war and re…
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A Life of Holiness
God’s will is that his servants should be a holy people – separate from the nations around them. This was the case for natural Israel and it remains the case for spiritual Israel. Although separate from the nations, it is also the will of God that His people should be a witne…
“Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ” 1 Corinthians 10:33; 11:1.
Many characters both in scripture and in history are remarkable for what they endured “for conscie…
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“Can any kind of bread and wine be used in the memorial meeting as the emblems?”
This question has been a matter of discussion in our community from the days of John Thomas and Robert Roberts. The words of our Lord as he instituted the memorials of bread and wine seem clear: “Je…
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