The following articles look not so much at the process of resurrection and judgment, but at the impact that a firm belief in the resurrection has had and can have in the lives of Yahweh’s people. The articles demonstrate that God’s promises rely for their fulfilment on the resurrection. The witn…
These All Died in Faith Read More »
Beloved, you are known of God, though you may not be discerned by man. You are scattered up and down the world, in a cloudy and dark day, undistinguishable to human eyes, from the common mass of mankind. Your divine mark or seal, wherever you are to be found, consists of the belief, obedience and …
To the Elect of God (In a Time of Trouble) Read More »
The Country Prophet
The opening verses of Micah’s prophecy inform us that Micah was a country prophet living in Moresheth-Gath some 35 km south west of Jerusalem. He was contemporary with the prophet Isaiah who ministered in the city of Jerusalem and also Hosea. It is interesting to note that M…
‘Living the Dream’ – Micah the Prophet Read More »
Witnessing Paul’s preaching and suffering in Lystra
It was on the first missionary journey that Paul and Barnabas took the gospel into the area of Galatia. In the synagogue in Antioch in Pisidia, Paul delivered the address recorded in Acts 13, concluding with these words: “Be it kno…
Timothy – Paul’s Faithful and Beloved Son (1) Read More »
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”…
Grow in Grace: 2 Peter 1 Read More »
Through faith he kept the Passover
When we read the record in Hebrews 11 carefully, we find some enlightening information about Moses. The choice of pronouns in verses 28 and 29 is quite telling. The Passover was kept in faith primarily by Moses. The people did not, as a whole, display faith until …
Moses – Salvation through Christ Read More »
Our brotherhood believes that the Bible is God’s Word and that its authority is absolute. One of the early divisions took place because there were some who viewed the Bible as only “partially inspired”, believing that portions of the Genesis record (in chapters 1–3) were allegorical and not …
Faith and Inspiration Read More »
It is important for us to be mindful of God’s objective in creation. The four and twenty elders, prostrate before him that sat on the throne of Him that liveth forever and ever say, “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy ple…
“For Thy Pleasure They Are and Were Created” Read More »
Faith
The Eleventh Chapter of Hebrews begins with: “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”
Faith is not meant to be something ethereal and ephemeral. It is meant to be rock solid. The word “assurance” derives from a word meaning…
