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Keith R. Keyser
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1 Peter 1: Pilgrims of the Heavenly Way
1 Peter 1: Pilgrims of the Heavenly Way1 The Christian life is a pilgrimage. Our sojourn here is temporary, and we are travelling through this fallen wilderness of a world on our way to a heavenly inh…
Keith R. Keyser
The First Epistle of Peter
2024 Volume 79 Issue 4
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All Creatures Great and Small – The Sovereignty of God over Animals
Animals have achieved unparalleled status in modern society. Although they have been venerated in various cultures since ancient times, Rom. 1. 23, the creatures have probably never enjoyed greater po…
Keith R. Keyser
2013 Volume 68 Issue 1
Contemporary Issues
Care is Demonstrated
Among the many metaphors that describe the church in the New Testament, the images of the family and the body resonate most personally. The world of unbelief is a cold place and when people are expose…
Keith R. Keyser
An Assembly of the Lord’s people will be a people among whom …
2019 Volume 74 Issue 4
Assembly Principles
Commission-Minded Assemblies
From the beginning of creation God has disclosed Himself to mankind. He wants to manifest Himself to the world, even if humans are unwilling to hear from Him. The Christian faith is the capstone of th…
Keith R. Keyser
2006 Volume 61 Issue 3
Exposition
Deuteronomy
Introduction The name of the book: like the other parts of the Pentateuch, the title ‘Deuteronomy’ originates from the ancient Greek translation known as the Septuagint.1 In Jewish tradition the book …
Keith R. Keyser
2017 Volume 72 Issue 1
Exposition
Jeremiah Faithful Amidst Unfaithfulness
The Oxford English Dictionary commemorates Jeremiah’s legacy with the word ‘jeremiad’, defining it as ‘a lamentation; a writing or speech in a strain of grief or distress; a doleful complaint; a compl…
Keith R. Keyser
2016 Volume 71 Issue 4
Exposition
Leviticus
1. Introduction The Name of the Book: Like the other books of the Pentateuch, the English Bible follows the ancient Greek translation the Septuagint – as transliterated in Latin by the Vulgate – in ti…
Keith R. Keyser
2016 Volume 71 Issue 3
Exposition
Numbers
1. Introduction The Hebrew name of the book is bemidhbar, meaning ‘In the wilderness’. This phrase occurs repeatedly in the book, e.g., 1. 1, and accurately describes its setting.1 In the ancient Gree…
Keith R. Keyser
2016 Volume 71 Issue 4
Exposition
Pauline Metaphors – Part 6: In the Marketplace
Like the modern scene, the New Testament world was filled with diverse worldviews. Many religions and philosophies vied for supremacy in public affairs and private devotion. Originally popularized by …
Keith R. Keyser
Studies in Pauline Metaphors
2023 Volume 78 Issue 2
Study
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 10
In order to further discredit false teachers in Philippi, Paul refers to his natural advantages and storied pre-conversion career in Judaism in verses 4-6. ‘He himself possesses all that to which they…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2012 Volume 67 Issue 2
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 11
The gospel goes beyond mere assent to a set of doctrines, and links us to the Creator God through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ. In other words, eternal life is relational and experiential – not merel…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2012 Volume 67 Issue 3
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 12
Paul returns to the theme of the ‘mind’ in verse 15, calling on the believers to share the same viewpoint of striving toward ‘the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus’, v. 14 N…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2012 Volume 67 Issue 4
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 13
The passage opens with ‘where-fore’ which refers the reader back to the last section of chapter 3. The coming exhort-ation towards two disagreeing sisters in the assembly is issued in the light of the…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2013 Volume 68 Issue 1
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 14
Chapter 4 verses 5-7: EXHORTATION ON PRAYER Having dealt with the disagreement between two prominent sisters in the Philippian assembly, Paul next turns to exhortations that transcend their difficulty…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2013 Volume 68 Issue 2
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 15
The Christian life is not an ivory tower affair – something merely academic that sounds good in theory, but has little effect on one’s practice. The new life in Christ is an ethical one that begins in…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2013 Volume 68 Issue 3
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 16
Paul’s Contented Gratitude and the Practical Fellowship of the Gospel Chapter 4 verses 10-20 As Paul draws his letter to the Philippians to a close he conscientiously thanks them for a financial gift,…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2013 Volume 68 Issue 4
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 17
Chapter 4, verses 21-23: Closing Blessings and Salutations Paul was a worshipper, and his frequent ascriptions of praise towards the Lord flowed from his Christocentric way of thinking. As he closes t…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2014 Volume 69 Issue 1
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 4
Chapter 1:The Gospel’s Progress amidst Opposition and Suffering Section 2: Verses 12-26 Paul’s imprisonment and its effect on the gospel Although verses 12-26 focus on Paul’s immediate circumstances…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2010 Volume 65 Issue 4
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 5
Chapter 1: The Gospel’s Progress amidst Opposition and Suffering Section 3: Chapter 1. 27 to Chapter 2. 5 Exhortation to live worthy of the gospel amidst suffering and to embrace the mind of Christ In…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2011 Volume 66 Issue 1
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 6
Disunity was a problem in the Philippian church, affecting even veteran servants in the fellow-ship, Phil. 4. 2-3. The epistle’s second chapter uses the lives of four men as examples of the proper att…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2011 Volume 66 Issue 2
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 7
Today it is popular to over-simplify difficult subjects in order to appeal to the masses, whom it is presumed do not want to engage in rigorous thinking. With its preoccupation with amusement, modern …
Keith R. Keyser
Notes on the Epistle to the Philippians
2011 Volume 66 Issue 3
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 8
Chapter 2 verses 12-30: THE MIND OF CHRIST LIVED OUT AMONG BELIEVERS The world runs on the principle that man is the measure of all things. People habitually think of themselves first, and trample on …
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2011 Volume 66 Issue 4
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 9
The third chapter of Philippians continues Paul’s assault on the self-consuming error that threatened the progress of the gospel. In particular, he demolishes false teaching that placed the emphasis o…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2012 Volume 67 Issue 1
Study
Safety in Troubled Times
Psalms 46, 47, and 48 depict the progressively glorious pathway of the Lord Jesus Christ to defend His city and sit on David’s throne. In doing so, they inspire confidence in the incomparable security…
Keith R. Keyser
2023 Volume 78 Issue 2
Study
Son of… The Son of the Highest
The Bible uses many titles to describe God the Son. In preparation for His incarnation, the angel Gabriel told Mary that the Holy One born to her would be ‘great, and … be called the Son of the Highes…
Keith R. Keyser
Son of…
2022 Volume 77 Issue 2
Devotional
The – Part 1 Sacrifice of The Son
In a world that doubts God’s goodness, Christ’s sacrifice stands as the historic proof of divine love, grace, and righteousness. His propitiatory death undergirds the believer’s justification, sanctif…
Keith R. Keyser
2020 Volume 75 Issue 1
Devotional
The Father of Spirits
Materialism holds sway in our contemporary world. Most people live as if what is seen and touched is of ultimate value.1 In contrast, the scriptures tell us that reality is composed of both material a…
Keith R. Keyser
The Father (2024)
2024 Volume 79 Issue 3
Study
The Indispensible Widows
On such a list of the ‘Who’s Who’,would we find people who are commonly called widows? Striking a bit closer to home, would we choose to build a new assembly around a core group of widows? Most church…
Keith R. Keyser
2003 Volume 58 Issue 2
Exposition
The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel
The gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ holds the answer to the momentous problems facing mankind today. In spite of this, the good news encounters opposition wherever it is proclaimed. The Adversary, Sat…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2010 Volume 65 Issue 1
Exposition
The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel
Chapter 1: The Gospel’s Progress amidst Opposition and Suffering Section 1: Verses 1-11 Introduction: Greetings, Thankfulness, and God’s Work in the Saints’ Lives The gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ u…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2010 Volume 65 Issue 2
Exposition
The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel
Chapter 1: The Gospel’s Progress Amidst Opposition and Suffering Section 1: Verses 1-11 – Introduction: Greetings, Thankfulness, and God’s Work in the Saints’ Lives (continued) The Glorious, Immutable…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
2010 Volume 65 Issue 3
Exposition
The Lord Is on Our Side
Historically, Israel is one of the most persecuted nations. Their continued existence as an identifiable people is testimony to the truth of God’s promises. The psalms of ‘degrees’ or ‘ascents’ contai…
Keith R. Keyser
2022 Volume 77 Issue 1
Study
The Messianic Psalms – Psalm 102: The Messiah, Afflicted Yet Victorious
People sometimes feel overwhelmed by life’s struggles. Amid physical, emotional, and spiritual difficulties, they wonder where to turn. The Lord Jesus promised, ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit: for th…
Keith R. Keyser
The Messianic Psalms
2020 Volume 75 Issue 3
Exposition
The Messianic Psalms – Psalm 2: The Triumph of The King
With tremendous realism, the second Psalm depicts the rebellious condition of the present world, demonstrating the obdurate opposition of fallen human beings towards their creator. It also describes G…
Keith R. Keyser
The Messianic Psalms
2017 Volume 72 Issue 2
Exposition
The Messianic Psalms – Psalm 40: Trust Based on Sacrifice
The Psalms express the human experience in all of its multifaceted heights and depths – some, like the fortieth, even detail certain aspects of the life of God’s ideal man, the Lord Jesus Christ. Like…
Keith R. Keyser
The Messianic Psalms
2018 Volume 73 Issue 2
Exposition
The Messianic Psalms – Psalm 69
The Travails of the Trespass Offering Life is filled with multifarious troubles. In His incarnation, our Lord Jesus Christ experienced the tribulations that are endemic to the human condition in a fal…
Keith R. Keyser
The Messianic Psalms
2019 Volume 74 Issue 3
Exposition
The Messianic Psalms – Psalm 89: God’s Faithfulness During Disaster
Sceptics love to impugn the scriptures and attack God’s goodness. The eighteenth-century philosopher, David Hume, asserted that evil’s existence demonstrates that God is either not omnipotent or else …
Keith R. Keyser
The Messianic Psalms
2020 Volume 75 Issue 2
Exposition
The Rich Man and Lazarus
God values people. Much of Luke’s material highlights human worth. Luke chapter 14 looks at human value from different angles, including: human indifference to suffering people on the sabbath, vv. 1-6…
Keith R. Keyser
Economic Parables
2024 Volume 79 Issue 2
Study
The Sacrifice of the Son – Part 2
Certain things may be established forensically, while not touching one’s heart. If newly-weds spoke exclusively about their marriage’s legality, including the licence, the officiant’s credentials, or …
Keith R. Keyser
2020 Volume 75 Issue 2
Devotional
Their Finest Hour – Paul
An Old Soldier’s Triumphant Finish BBC Radio 4 airs a programme called Great Lives, in which a celebrity picks a notable historical figure and describes their admirable qualities. Judging by spiritual…
Keith R. Keyser
Their Finest Hour
2017 Volume 72 Issue 2
Contemporary Issues
Their Finest Hour – Peter
Simon Peter was one of the most dynamic figures in biblical history. During his career in Christ’s service he accomplished several astonishing feats: walking on water, Matt. 14. 29; helping to feed th…
Keith R. Keyser
Their Finest Hour
2017 Volume 72 Issue 4
Exposition
Book Reviews by this Author
Facing Death – Franklin D. Taylor, Sr.
Paperback, 72 pages. Published by Everyday Publications International, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. ISBN: 978-0-888737-34-2. Death is ubiquitous in our fallen world. The scriptures affirm that ‘i…
Keith R. Keyser
2015 Volume 70 Issue 1
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