Author –

‘My Beloved’ – His Bride (Part 1)

Comely in Character–ch. 1. 5 “I, black, but comely, as the tents of Kedar, as curtains of Solomon.” Note. it is the bride that is black, not the tents of Kedar, perhaps; not tilt? Curtains of Solomon,…

E. L. Lovering

The Song of Songs

1950 Volume 3 Issue 5

Gleaners’ Corner

‘My Beloved’ – His Bride (Part 3)

Constant in Growth ch. 7. 7, 8 “This thy stature is like to a palm tree … to clusters of grapes … the smell of thy breath like apples (citrons).” The Bridegroom sees in her the beauties and the fruitf…

E. L. Lovering

The Song of Songs

1950 Volume 3 Issue 7

Gleaners’ Corner

Absolute Deity

A Saviour- not quite God is a bridge broken at the farther end.’ Thus we proceed to consider the grand truth of the absolute Deity of our Lord and Saviour. Deity defined. It would be well for us to be…

E. L. Lovering

The Person of Christ

1954 Volume 6 Issue 4

Young Believer’s Section

Amos

Name means: bearer or borne (by God), He was a herdman from Tekoah, with no professional training, but God took him and commissioned him–ch. 7. 14, 15. Theme: Divine government, not only of Judah and …

E. L. Lovering

1951 Volume 4 Issue 2

Gleaners’ Corner

By Galilee

‘Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye and believe t…

E. L. Lovering

Stories from the Sea

1991 Volume 42 Issue 1

1991 Volume 42 Issue 2

Exposition

Christ and the Bible

I. Christ’s Testimony to the scriptures The attitude of the Lord Jesus Christ to the Bible is a matter of first importance, for, seeing that He is our Exemplar, our attitude should be precisely His. (…

E. L. Lovering

Problems

1950 Volume 3 Issue 2

Seniors’ Pages

Crises in Creation

CRISES IN CREATION 2. Sin’s Entry, chs. 3-4 CAUSE The Genesis record clearly asserts the fall of man as an historical fact, that temptation came from without and that sin was an intruder into the life…

E. L. Lovering

Gleanings from Genesis

1966 Volume 17 Issue 4

Study

Crises in Creation

The series commencing under this general title aims to present suggestive outlines on the book of Genesis in the following form: Crises in creation, chs. 1-11 God’s Handiwork, 1-2. Sin’s Entry, 3-4. …

E. L. Lovering

Gleanings from Genesis

1966 Volume 17 Issue 3

Study

Gathering To His Name – Matt. 18. 20

Marked by:– Unadulterated Simplicity – “Where two or three are gathered …” 2 Cor. 11. 13 “I fear lest, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty … so your minds be corrupted from the simplicity…

E. L. Lovering

Gleaners Corner – Suggestive Outlines

1949 Volume 2 Issue 5

Study

Gifts to the Church – 1 Cor. 12.

v. 1. A Divine order in the assembly of which we must not be ignorant. v. 2, 3. A Distinctive mark of true membership in the assembly, v. 4 –13. Diversity of Gifts – Grk. – grace gifts of Administrati…

E. L. Lovering

Gifts to the Church

1949 Volume 2 Issue 7

Gleaners’ Corner

Go to Jericho!

Most of you know this phrase, though it is not very common now. It suggested chat the last limits of patience had been reached with some incredibly stupid person, someone whose stupidity–like the stor…

E. L. Lovering

Problems

1949 Volume 2 Issue 8

Seniors’ Pages

Habakkuk

Name means: “Embracing.” Habakkuk contemporary with Jeremiah and Daniel. Note thatthe conditions of 2 Kings, 24 and 25, are reflected in ch. 1. 2-4 – violence, iniquity, spoiling, strife and contentio…

E. L. Lovering

1951 Volume 4 Issue 5

Gleaners’ Corner

Heroes in History – Joseph

The story of Joseph is the record of the exaltation of the man whom men rejected, of man’s passions and God’s purpose. Our study of Joseph constantly reminds us of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s beloved…

E. L. Lovering

Gleanings from Genesis

1967 Volume 18 Issue 1

Exposition

Heroes in History – Joseph (Continued)

We read in the Psalms that Joseph “was sold for a servant: whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him”, Ps. 105.17-19. We…

E. L. Lovering

Gleanings from Genesis

1967 Volume 18 Issue 2

Exposition

Heroes In History (1) – Abraham

HEROES IN HISTORY, 1. ABRAHAM, chs. 12-25 Key to his life – The Tent and the Altar. The tent was ‘‘pitched” for it spoke of temporary things, but the altar was “builded” for it spoke of permanent valu…

E. L. Lovering

Gleanings from Genesis

1966 Volume 17 Issue 5

Study

Heroes In History (2, Isaac & 3, Jacob)

HEROES IN HISTORY 2. ISAAC, chs. 25-27 It has been said that the salient feature of Isaac’s life is that it has no salient features. He is a passive and unoriginal character. The events and incidents …

E. L. Lovering

Gleanings from Genesis

1966 Volume 17 Issue 6

Study

Highlights of the Highway

Mark 8. 22-23 By the RoadsideThe Blind man of Bethsaida, 8. 22-26‘And He cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him’, 8. 22 This miracle was:(a) Peculiar t…

E. L. Lovering

Highlights of the Highway

1994 Volume 45 Issue 5

Devotional

Highlights of the Highway

Mark 5. 25-34; 6. 6, 7 Among the CrowdThe Woman who Touched Him, 5. 25-34Despite the urgency of the situation, the Lord delayed His journey to the house of Jairus to respond to the touch of a desperat…

E. L. Lovering

Highlights of the Highway

1994 Volume 45 Issue 4

Devotional

Himself

HIMSELF ALONE: Jn. 6. 15. COMMUNION Phil, 4. 4-7. (Weymouth trans.) Alone with Him, will make us – Cheerful v4. “Be glad in the Lord” Considerate v5. “Let your forbearing spirit be known to everyone.”…

E. L. Lovering

Gleaners Corner – Suggestive Outlines

1949 Volume 3 Issue 1

Study

Joel

Name means: The Lard (Yahweh) is God (El). Theme: Thu Government of God. A three-laid reference to “the Day of the Lord” divides the book into three suctions: – 1. Chaos and Calamity – Day of Desolati…

E. L. Lovering

1951 Volume 4 Issue 1

Gleaners’ Corner

John Chapter 12

Subject: THE LAST DAYS. Study Portion: Chapter 12. 1-33.OUTLINEJOHN SELECTS THREE INCIDENTS in this last week of our Lord’s earthly life:The feast at Bethany, vv. 1-11.The triumphant entry into Jerusa…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1960 Volume 11 Issue 6

Exposition

John Chapter 8

Subject – CONVERSATION WITH UNBELIEVING JEWS.Study Portion – Chapter 8. 30-59.OUTLINETHESE VERSES relate the third conversation we arc to study in the Gospel. We have noted previously -1. The conversa…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1960 Volume 11 Issue 5

Exposition

John Chapters 13-16

Subject – THE LAST DAYS, continued. Study Portion – Chapters 13-16, inclusive.OUTLINEThe Grace of the Saviourch. 13. 1-20and Lesson in HumilityTHE LORD JESUS has now turned from the publicity of the c…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1961 Volume 12 Issue 1

Exposition

John Chapters 17-19

Subject: THE PRAYER AND PASSION OF THE SAVIOUR. Study Portion: Chapters 17, 18, and 19.OUTLINEThese chapters have been called the ‘Holy of Holies’ of the Gospel of John. In them the mind of Christ is …

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1961 Volume 12 Issue 2

Exposition

John Chapters 20 & 21

Subject - ‘EASTER’ and the ‘EPILOGUE’. Study Portion ~ Chapters 20 and 21.OUTLINEMorningvv. 1-18WE NOW COMB TO THE FULFILMENT of the Saviour’s words ‘Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1961 Volume 12 Issue 4

Young Believer’s Section

John’s Gospel Chapter 1

SUBJECT : The first Disciples, ‘They heard the call.’ STUDY PORTION : John 1. 37-51 OUTLINE THESE VERSES ARE A LESSON in men and motives, characters and contacts. Man manufactures patterns of uniformi…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1958 Volume 9 Issue 2

Young Believer’s Section

John’s Gospel Chapter 1

SUBJECT :The Witness of John – STUDY PORTION : chapter I, 19-36. Other passages for reading and study : Matt. 3. 1-16; 11. 1-15 ; Mark 1. 1-11; 6. 14-30 ; Luke 3. 1-22 ; 7. 24-30; John 3. 23-36.(Quota…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1957 Volume 9 Issue 1

Young Believer’s Section

John’s Gospel Chapter 1

SUBJECT–The Word.STUDYPORTION–Chap.l.1-18. (A).The Declaration of Godhead. 1. Eternity of Being–vv. 1,2.” The same was in the beginning with God." 2. Creator of all things – v. 3.” All things were mad…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1957 Volume 8 Issue 8

Young Believer’s Section

John’s Gospel Chapter 1

“Fourth “ Gospel.–The latest of the four Gospels and different in many respects from the other three; e.g. in its chronology, its greater emphasis on our Lord’s ministry in Jerusalem, and the manner a…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1957 Volume 8 Issue 7

Exposition

John’s Gospel Chapter 10

Subject -THE DOOR AND THE GOOD SHEPHERD. The Third and Fourth Wonderful Sayings. Study Portion – Chapter 10. 1-31. OUTLINE We take these two wonderful sayings of the Saviour together in our present s…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1959 Volume 10 Issue 5

Young Believer’s Section

John’s Gospel Chapter 11

Subject – THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. The FifthWonderful Saying. Study Portion – Chapter 11. 1-46. OUTLINE In a previous article we considered the Wonderful Sign of the Raising of Lazarus; we now…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1959 Volume 10 Issue 6

Young Believer’s Section

John’s Gospel Chapter 11

Subject – THE RAISING OF LAZARUS. The Seventh Sign. Study portion – Chapter 11. 1-27. THERE ARE THREE OCCASIONS in the Gospels when the Lord Jesus raised the dead, namely: a.A young girl of twelve ye…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1959 Volume 10 Issue 2

Exposition

John’s Gospel Chapter 13

Subject -THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE. The Sixth Wonderful Saying. Study Portion – Chapter 13. 31-38; 14. 1-31. OUTLINE THE OCCASION WAS A UNIQUE ONE, for the Saviour had gathered His own together …

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1960 Volume 11 Issue 1

Exposition

John’s Gospel Chapter 15

Subject – THE TRUE VINE. The Seventh Wonderful Saying. Study Portion – Chapter 15. OUTLINE A lesson in fruit-bearing The Figure Employed THE SYMBOL OF THE VINE was one familiar to Jewish ears both in …

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1960 Volume 11 Issue 2

Exposition

John’s Gospel Chapter 2

Subject – IN CANA OF GALILEE. The First Sign. Study Portion – Chapter 2. 1-11 (Quotations from R.V.) OUTLINE Verse 11, ‘This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee’. A note on miracles: Fo…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1958 Volume 9 Issue 3

Young Believer’s Section

John’s Gospel Chapter 3

Subject- NICODEMUSANDHISCONVERSATIONWITH THE LORD JESUS. Study Portion – Chapter 3. 1-21. OUTLINE Note three interesting conversations in the Gospel of John involving - 3. 1-21. A man with a religious…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1960 Volume 11 Issue 3

Exposition

John’s Gospel Chapter 4

OUTLINE IN OUR LAST LESSON the Lord Jesus talked with a man who had a religious problem, a member of the Jewish Sanhedrin. Now He is talking to a woman with a moral problem, an outcast and despised Sa…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1960 Volume 11 Issue 4

Exposition

John’s Gospel Chapter 4

OUTLINE A lesson in the power of Christ and the progress of faith. The occasion, v. 46, ‘so Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water wine’. This explanatory associa-tion of p…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1958 Volume 9 Issue 4

Young Believer’s Section

John’s Gospel Chapter 5

OUTLINE 1. THE CIRCUMSTANCES, V. I. ‘There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem’. It is perhaps significant that this occasion is designated ‘a feast of the Jews’ and not as it was …

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1958 Volume 9 Issue 5

Young Believer’s Section

John’s Gospel Chapter 6

Subject -THEBREADOF LIFE.TheFirstWonderful Saying. Study Portion – Chapter 6. OUTLINE THE CONTEXT, VV. 1-34. a. Multitude and Miracle – vv. 1-26. With five barley loaves and two small fishes, from the…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1959 Volume 10 Issue 3

Exposition

John’s Gospel Chapter 6

Subject – WALKING ON THE SEA. The Fifth Sign. Study portion – Chapter 6. 14-21. Parallel passages for reading and study – Matt. 14. 22-33; Mark 6. 45-52. OUTLINE 1. GRACIOUS PURPOSE This incident is r…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1958 Volume 9 Issue 7

Exposition

John’s Gospel Chapter 6

Subject -THE FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND. The Fourth Sign. Study Portion – Chapter 6. 1-15. Other passages for reading and study: Matt. 14. 15-23; Mark 6. 39-44; Luke 9. 14-17. (Quotations from A.V. …

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1958 Volume 9 Issue 6

Exposition

John’s Gospel Chapter 8

Subject – THELIGHT OF THEWORLD. The Second Wonderful Saying. Study Portion – Chapter 8. 12-59. OUTLINE Trace three vital principles through John’s Gospel – LIFE, LIGHT and LOVE. In our last study the …

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1959 Volume 10 Issue 4

Exposition

John’s Gospel Chapter 9

Subject – THE HEALING OF THE BLIND MAN.The Sixth Sign. Study portion – Chapter 9. 1-41. OUTLINE Here is a chapter of Questions and Answers. Note carefully the people who ask the questions, and the ans…

E. L. Lovering

Study Notes on the Gospel of John

1959 Volume 10 Issue 1

Exposition

Lessons from Leviticus – Chapter 23

Chapter 23 describes the Proclama-tion of the Feasts: "The feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts”, 23. 2. Two Hebrew words are translated “feast…

E. L. Lovering

Lessons from Leviticus

1980 Volume 31 Issue 5

Exposition

Lessons from Leviticus – Chapters 11-17

In this paper we shall consider the Purification of the Camp, chs. 11-15; the Provision of Atonement, ch. 16; and the Principle of Sacrifice and Preciousness of blood, ch. 17. The Purification of the …

E. L. Lovering

Lessons from Leviticus

1980 Volume 31 Issue 3

Exposition

Lessons from Leviticus – Chapters 18-22

In this paper we begin the second main section of the book, namely, the Requirements of Fellowship and Mans Acceptance with God in Sanctification, chs. 18-27; review again the full summary given in pa…

E. L. Lovering

Lessons from Leviticus

1980 Volume 31 Issue 4

Exposition

Lessons from Leviticus – Chapters 2-5

The second in order of the sweet savour offerings was The Meal Offering, Lev. 2. In the burnt offering Christ is the perfect sacrifice in absolute obedience to God, whereas in the meal offering He is …

E. L. Lovering

Lessons from Leviticus

1980 Volume 31 Issue 1

Exposition

Lessons from Leviticus – Chapters 24-25

This paper includes a Parenthesis, ch. 24, and deals with Privileges and Property, ch. 25. At this point in the record there appears to be a break in continuity, with a repetition of some of the laws,…

E. L. Lovering

Lessons from Leviticus

1980 Volume 31 Issue 6

Exposition

Lessons from Leviticus – Chapters 26-27

Chapters 26 and 27 conclude our studies in the book of Leviticus and bring before us Promises, Principles and Pledges. We shall think first of Promises and Principles as described in chapter 26, a cha…

E. L. Lovering

Lessons from Leviticus

1981 Volume 32 Issue 1

Exposition

Lessons from Leviticus – Chapters 6-10

Chapters 6 to 10 relate firstly to the Portion of the Offerings, 6. 8 to 7.38, and secondly to the Preparation of the Priests, 8.1 to 10. 20. The First Section may be summar-ized, “this is the port/on…

E. L. Lovering

Lessons from Leviticus

1980 Volume 31 Issue 2

Exposition

Lessons from Leviticus – Introduction and Chapter 1

The aim of this series is to present suggestive studies, mainly of a devo-tional arid practical nature; great etern-al truths are expressed symbolically with regard to worship and commun-ion – its hin…

E. L. Lovering

Lessons from Leviticus

1979 Volume 30 Issue 6

Exposition

Matter in Miniature

How important little things can be! A Spells of dust in the eye, how annoying; a speck of dirt hi the wound, how dangerous; a ‘moment’ of time and a great disaster; a little spark and how great a fee …

E. L. Lovering

Problems

1950 Volume 3 Issue 4

Seniors’ Pages

My Beloved

Cherished in Possession – ch. 4. 12 “A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.” Separation – a garden enclosed Secrecy – a spring hidden Sacredness – not the comm…

E. L. Lovering

The Song of Songs

1950 Volume 3 Issue 6

Gleaners’ Corner

My Beloved

Him Perfections Expressed “My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh … as a cluster of henna-flowers in the vineyards of Engedi” - 1. 13, 14, (R.V.) Satisfies our affections “As the apple (citron) tr…

E. L. Lovering

The Song of Songs

1950 Volume 3 Issue 4

Gleaners’ Corner

My Beloved

Compared in description “His name is as ointment poured forth” Preciousness – Psa. 133. 2 Perfume – Jn. 12. 3 Purity – Ex. 30. 25 Chosen in humiliation “Thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall sa…

E. L. Lovering

The Song of Songs

1950 Volume 3 Issue 3

Gleaners’ Corner

Notes from Numbers – Chapters 22-25

With this paper we arrive at the third main section of the book: In the Plains of Moab, and the Prospects and Division of the Land, 22. 2 to 36. 13. The chapters now to be considered describe the char…

E. L. Lovering

Notes from Numbers

1985 Volume 36 Issue 1

Exposition

Notes from Numbers – Chapters 26-30

The concluding chapters 26-36 reiterate Jehovah’s promises and plans for His people, and include: Numberings, 26. 1-65; Laws, 27. 1 to 30.16; 36. 1-13; and Instructions, 31. 1 to 35. 34. Numberings, 2…

E. L. Lovering

Notes from Numbers

1985 Volume 36 Issue 2

Exposition

Notes from Numbers – Chapters 31-35

Our final paper deals with a series of miscellaneous instructions which relate to: The Avenging of Midian, ch. 31; The Allotment of Gilead, ch. 32; The Advance from Egypt, ch. 33; The Allocation of th…

E. L. Lovering

Notes from Numbers

1985 Volume 36 Issue 3

Exposition

Numbers Chapters 10. 11 to 14. 45

In this paper we arrive at the second main section of the book: From Sinai to the Plains of Moab, and Progress through the Desert, chs. 10. 11 to 22. 1. The wanderings in the wilderness covered a peri…

E. L. Lovering

Notes from Numbers

1984 Volume 35 Issue 4

Study

Numbers Chapters 15-19

In this paper we shall consider Repetitions, Regulations and Reminders, ch. 15; Rebellion and Retribution, ch. 16; Recognition and Responsibility of priesthood, ch. 17 and 18; and Removal of Impurity,…

E. L. Lovering

Notes from Numbers

1984 Volume 35 Issue 5

Study

Numbers Chapters 20 to 22. 1

The section we shall now consider deals with the events leading to the final stage of the journey to Canaan and the encampment in the plains of Moab. Murmuring at Meribah, 20. 1-21 Once more the peopl…

E. L. Lovering

Notes from Numbers

1984 Volume 35 Issue 6

Study

Numbers Chapters 5 to 10. 10

Chapters 5 to 10. 10 relate to: The Purification of the Camp, chs. 5 and 6; The Provision for Service, chs. 7 and 8; and The Prospect of Advance, chs. 9 to 10. 10. The Purification of the Camp, Chs. 5…

E. L. Lovering

Notes from Numbers

1984 Volume 35 Issue 3

Study

Numbers: Introduction and Chapters 1-4

The aim of this present series is not to provide a detailed exposition of this book (for this the reader will need to refer to a more exhaustive commentary) but to indicate from “things … written afor…

E. L. Lovering

Notes from Numbers

1984 Volume 35 Issue 2

Study

Obadiah

Name Means: Servant of Jehovah. Contemporary with Jeremiah, but nothingknown about him. The Prophecy is against Edom, the Posterity of Esau, the Persistent enemies of Israel. Theme: The Kingdom shall …

E. L. Lovering

1951 Volume 4 Issue 3

Gleaners’ Corner

On Baptism

All quotations are from the Revised Version. A group of young people is discussing the subject of Baptism, and we are surprised to hear how varied are the views expressed. ‘When I was an infant, I was…

E. L. Lovering

1965 Volume 16 Issue 2

Study

On Fellowship

All quotations are from the Revised Version You may remember that in the last issue we listened in to a group of young people discussing the subject of ‘Baptism’; we join them again on this occasion t…

E. L. Lovering

1965 Volume 16 Issue 3

Study

Patient Perseverance

Nowhere in the New Testament is the Christian experience described as a life of ease, complacency and leisure, but rather as a course to be maintained and a conquest to be won. It was Paul’s observati…

E. L. Lovering

1989 Volume 40 Issue 3

Exposition

Perfect Humanity

Preliminary. The stability of a building depends upon the reliability of its foundation, and we may well ask upon what founda-tion does the whole structure and fabric of the Christian faith depend. Ma…

E. L. Lovering

The Person of Christ

1954 Volume 6 Issue 3

Young Believer’s Section

Restful Resignation

To the Epicureans life was considered to be a matter of chance, while to the Stoics it was to be governed by a relentless fate. It was, therefore, man’s lot to be resigned to either chance or fate, a …

E. L. Lovering

1989 Volume 40 Issue 4

Exposition

Revelation of Divine Purpose in Exodus

In our last paper we considered the first two sub-sections of The Revelation of Divine Purpose in Exodus (refer to the complete analysis of the book again in the July-August, 1970, issue). We are now …

E. L. Lovering

Extracts from Exodus

1971 Volume 22 Issue 2

Young Believer’s Section

Ritual and Reality

Three groups of people are presented in this passage. First, there are the Critics from Jerusalem‘Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem, and …

E. L. Lovering

1993 Volume 44 Issue 2

Contemporary Issues

Saviour of Sinners

‘And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes, and when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit’,.M…

E. L. Lovering

Stories from the Sea

1991 Volume 42 Issue 4

Exposition

Scenes in the Synagogue

A Question of Trust and Consequence of Doubt. ‘He came into his own country . .. and when the Sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue’, 6. 1, 2. The Lord came to Nazareth where He had…

E. L. Lovering

Scenes in the Synagogue

1996 Volume 51 Issue 4

Devotional

Scripture Shields

Our brother first wrote for the magazine for ‘Gleaners Corner’ in 1947. From that time he was a regular contributor In August 1997, due to a unexpected heart attack, and also a severe stroke experienc…

E. L. Lovering

1999 Volume 54 Issue 1

Study

Second Epistle of Peter

(1) Great Promises–Chapter 1 THESE THINGS … v. 4. Partakers of the Divine nature Preserved from, the corruption of the world vv. 5-8. Progress in Christian virtues "if these things be in you, and abou…

E. L. Lovering

1952 Volume 4 Issue 7

Gleaners’ Corner

Spiritual Blessings – Atonement

THE word “atonement" is essentially an Old Testament word, where it occurs some 70 times or more. It is found but once in the Authorized Version of the New Testament; the Revised Version, however, tra…

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1956 Volume 7 Issue 7

Young Believer’s Section

Spiritual Blessings – Justification

A Supreme Question THREE times in the book of Job the question occurs, “How can a man be just before God” (Job. 4. 17, R.V. margin; 9. 2; 25. 4). Perhaps the first suggestion of the true solution to t…

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1956 Volume 8 Issue 1

Young Believer’s Section

Spiritual Blessings – Reconciliation

“God deviseth means (literally, thinketh thoughts), that he that is banished be not an outcast from Him.” These were the words of the wise woman of Tekoah, as, at the instigation of Joab, she sought t…

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1956 Volume 7 Issue 6

Study

Spiritual Blessings – Redemption

THE TERM “redemption “ occurs both in the Old and New-Testaments. and the idea of purchase with a view to freedom was well-known to the Hebrew of the Old Testament and the Greek and Roman of the New. …

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1955 Volume 7 Issue 5

Young Believer’s Section

Spiritual Blessings – Remission

The Apostle Paul writing to the saints at Ephesus and to the faithful in Christ Jesus, reminds them that they have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ. Such a positi…

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1955 Volume 7 Issue 4

Young Believer’s Section

Spiritual Blessings – Sanctification

THE Old Testament words rendered sanctify, or sanctification, imply setting apart to sacred purposes or to consecrate, and have various applications in the Old Testament. We read, for instance, of hol…

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1956 Volume 8 Issue 2

Young Believer’s Section

The Ascension and Exaltation of Christ

THE history of the life of our Lord Jesus upon earth did not end, with His death but with His ascension into Heaven. He remained in the world 40 days after His Resurrection, and during that period Me …

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1954 Volume 6 Issue 7

Young Believer’s Section

The Death of Christ

(I) The event declared. The apostle Paul, in his summary of the Christian message, wrote to the church at Corinth in these words, “ I delivered unto you first of all … how that Christ died for our sin…

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1954 Volume 6 Issue 5

Young Believer’s Section

The First Epistle of John

PROGRESS IN LIGHT — God is Light, ch. 1. 5 — ch. 2. 29. Displayed (ch. 1. 5 — ch. 2. 11) ch. 1. 4. Fulness of Joy 7. Fellowship of Love 9. Forgiveness of Sins ch. 2. 4, 5. Fidelity in Truth 9-11. Foll…

E. L. Lovering

1952 Volume 4 Issue 8

Gleaners’ Corner

The First Main Division

The first main division in this series of studies on Exodus is found at the end of chapter u (for the complete outline see the July-August issue). The title proposed for this section of the book was “…

E. L. Lovering

Extracts from Exodus

1970 Volume 21 Issue 5

Young Believer’s Section

The Flood – Fact or Fiction?

Air-Commodore P. J. Wiseman, G.B.E., who spent many years with the R.A.F, in the Middle East and took part in archaeological work then with many of the leading modern scholars, gives the evidence foun…

E. L. Lovering

Problems

1948 Volume 2 Issue 2

Seniors’ Pages

The Holy Spirit – His Person

We are on safe ground only if we read carefully what the Bible says on this important subject, and, though recognizing the fact that the ‘ infinite ‘ cannot be expressed in terms of the ‘ finite.’ adh…

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1955 Volume 6 Issue 8

Young Believer’s Section

The Holy Spirit – His Work

THE wide scope of this important subject will not permit more than a brief consideration of the activities of the Spirit of Cod in a fivefold aspect of truth. In this paper we shall deal with His work…

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1955 Volume 7 Issue 1

Young Believer’s Section

The Holy Spirit and His Work

IN our last paper we considered the Spirit’s work in Creation, Conviction and ConversionWe shall now refer to His work in relation to the Christian believer. The Promise of The Spirit. In John 14. 16,…

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1955 Volume 7 Issue 2

Young Believer’s Section

The Inspiration of Scripture

"Inspiration “ – a fascinating word and so full of meaning! But what does it mean ? Some will say, Shakespeare was “in-spired” to write his plays, Bacon his essays, Tennyson his poetry, Handel his mus…

E. L. Lovering

The Inspiration of Scripture – Part 3

1954 Volume 6 Issue 2

Young Precious Seed

The Lord’s Table And The Lord’s Supper 1 Cor. 10, 15, 23. 11. 20 – 34

Ch. 10. Table – a Fellowship Ch. 11. Supper – a Feast Acts. 2. 42 – “they continued …, in fellowship and breaking of bread-” The Fellowship – Defined, ch. 10. 16 The cup of blessing for which we give …

E. L. Lovering

Gleaners Corner – Suggestive Outlines

1949 Volume 2 Issue 6

Study

The Man with the withered hand, Mark 3. 1-6

IntroductionA Question of Tradition and Contact with Disease. ‘And he entered again into the synagogue and there was a man there who had a withered hand, and they watched him, whether he would heal hi…

E. L. Lovering

Scenes in the Synagogue

1996 Volume 51 Issue 3

Devotional

The Preparation for a Gospel Message

There are three essentials for every would-be preacher of the Gospel.1. Seek the Mind of GodThis is both the preacher’s motive and incentive. He must know, if he is to make known, the mind of God; he …

E. L. Lovering

1962 Volume 13 Issue 5

Young Believer’s Section

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

It has been said that “ the glory of our Christianity is that it never views life as being complete in this world. It always has its eyes lifted to the morning, and gazes out upon the eternities, reco…

E. L. Lovering

Bible Doctrine

1954 Volume 6 Issue 6

Young Believer’s Section

The Second Epistle of John

THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN Key Words—Love (4 times), Truth (5 times) Address. vv. 1-3. “unto the elect lady and her children.” Private correspondence and personal commendation to a Christian lady—2n…

E. L. Lovering

1952 Volume 5 Issue 1

Gleaners’ Corner

The Teachings of Jehovah and the will of God – Part 1

In this paper we are to consider a part of the third and last main division of the book of Exodus. The title proposed for this is THE TEACHINGS OF JEHOVAH AND THE WILL OF GOD, 19. 1 to 40. 38 The part…

E. L. Lovering

Extracts from Exodus

1971 Volume 22 Issue 1

Young Believer’s Section

The Teachings of Jehovah and the will of God – Part 2

The chapters which remain to be considered in this series conclude the main division of Exodus which we have entitled THE TEACHINGS OF JEHOVAH AND THE WILL OF GOD, 19. 1 to 40. 38 Parts of this have a…

E. L. Lovering

Extracts from Exodus

1971 Volume 22 Issue 3

Young Believer’s Section

The Third Epistle of John

Pen Portraits - Gaius, Diotrephes, Demetrius vv. 1-8. Gaius - His Character expounded vv. 9-11. Diotrephes - His Conduct exposed vv. 12-13. Demetrius - His Confidence enjoined Gaius v. 2. Prosperit…

E. L. Lovering

1952 Volume 5 Issue 3

Gleaners’ Corner

The Trials of Persecution and the Wisdom of God

In this series we purpose considering in order some of the lessons contained in the book of Exodus. The framework of our studies is set out in the following outline. The Trials of Persecution and the …

E. L. Lovering

Extracts from Exodus

1970 Volume 21 Issue 4

Young Believer’s Section

The Triumph of Redemption and The Work of God

We are now to consider the second main division in this series of studies. The title proposed for this is THE TRIUMPH OF REDEMPTION AND THE WORK OF GOD, 12. 1 to 18. 27 Read the passage carefully. The…

E. L. Lovering

Extracts from Exodus

1970 Volume 21 Issue 6

Young Believer’s Section

The Unclean Spirit, Mark 1. 21-28

IntroductionThe word ‘synagogue’ is derived from ‘sun’, together, and ‘ego’, to bring, and denotes ‘to bring together’. These were buildings set apart for the worship of God and appear to have origina…

E. L. Lovering

Scenes in the Synagogue

1996 Volume 51 Issue 2

Devotional

Trivials or Spirituals?

Having dealt with matters of a carnal nature in the church at Corinth, 1 Cor. 5-11, Paul writes “concerning spiritual gifts”, 12. 1. The word “gifts” does not appear in the Greek text, but is supplied…

E. L. Lovering

1986 Volume 37 Issue 4

Exposition

Walking on the Waves, Mark 6. 45-52

Matthew and John also record this miracle as a sequel to the feeding of the five thousand, and on the evening of the same day. We think first of the: Historic FactSome regard this incident as an alleg…

E. L. Lovering

Stories from the Sea

1992 Volume 43 Issue 1

Contemporary Issues

Worship: The House Filled (Part 4)

2 Chronicles: 5, 13, 14. “as the trumpeters, and singers were as one. to make ONE sound to be heard in PRAISING … the LORD … then the house was filed with a cloud …for the glory of the LORD had filled…

E. L. Lovering

Gifts to the Church

1949 Volume 2 Issue 8

Gleaners’ Corner