The question “Why?” is perhaps one of the most insightful questions in the English language. It seeks to penetrate our subconscious and unveil our motives for acting the way we do. It is a word that often demands a response. When someone asks us why we did a certain thing, we feel oblige…
Where are our hearts?
Our God requires us to trust Him implicitly. He requires us to believe what He has written in His Word: “without faith it is impossible to please Him” (Heb 11:6).
However, our belief has to be more than an intellectual assent (where we agree with what has been sta…
Saul’s second test concerning the Amalekites has been likened to a ‘final exam’ that would determine his fate once and for all.1 The Task given to Saul was to ‘devote to destruction’ the Amalekites and all they had. ‘Haram’ against Amalek had to be specifically commanded, as it no…
Where did Saul go wrong? A good starting place is the divine criteria for successful kingship in the law in Deuteronomy 17:14-20. Saul’s failure is not immediately obvious from the prohibitions there. Saul was chosen by the Lord and was not a foreigner. He did not multiply horses as mentio…
B. Live in the Spirit, not in the flesh (5:13-26)
i. Liberty is not licence (5:13-15)
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love t…
Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians Part XIV Read More »
“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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