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R. V. Court
Articles by this Author
‘I am rich’, Rev. 3. 17
In the context in vvhich tihese words were spoken, surely there can be no sadder comment! As the risen Lord drew attention to the spiritual poverty of the church at Laodicea and pointed out how deplor…
R. V. Court
1989 Volume 40 Issue 5
Exposition
‘Never Man Spake like this Man’, John 7. 46
These words were uttered by men who had been sent to the Lord Jesus in an official capacity by the chief priests and Pharisees, probably with a warrant for His arrest, and they could not therefore be …
R. V. Court
1987 Volume 38 Issue 2
Exposition
Affliction in Psalm 119
It is not known who wrote this psalm, but clearly the author was a man who loved God’s law. He revelled in it: he could speak of his delight in it, vv. 16, 24, 35, 47, etc., his love for it, vv. 47, 4…
R. V. Court
1986 Volume 37 Issue 4
Exposition
As the Father Hath Loved Me, so Have I Loved You
It is the nature of God to love, and this has been His nature from eternity. As God’s love is eternal, and divine love must have had someone to love through eternity, It is not difficult to see here t…
R. V. Court
1986 Volume 37 Issue 1
Exposition
Be Filled with the Spirit
In considering this injunction in Ephesians 5. 18, we must at once clarify the terms that we are using. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is not what we are dealing with, although many folk, in using thi…
R. V. Court
1980 Volume 31 Issue 3
Exposition
Christ the Victor
In spite of modern denials of the reality of Satan, those who still believe that the Lord Jesus is “the truth'* will have no doubts at all as to the grim reality of this being. It has been said that t…
R. V. Court
1974 Volume 25 Issue 6
Exposition
Demas Hath Forsaken Me
The words heading this article must surely be among the saddest ever written by Paul. They are found in the last letter he wrote to his young friend Timothy, 2 Tim. 4. 10, shortly before his own execu…
R. V. Court
1992 Volume 43 Issue 1
Exposition
He Knew
Omniscience is an attribute belonging to God alone. In the Old Testament, on more than one occasion God is represented as challenging the gods of the nations to prove their right to claim deity by que…
R. V. Court
1970 Volume 21 Issue 2
Study
He that Exalteth Himself Shall Be Abased
These words are found in Luke 14.11, and indicate a very important divine principle. They introduce a concept so totally different from the current thinking of men as to make it clear that they were n…
R. V. Court
Humbling and Exaltation
1981 Volume 32 Issue 4
Exposition
He that Humbleth Himself Shall Be Exalted
In our previous article we considered the words of the Lord Jesus, “whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased”, and now we look at the other side of the picture, “he that humbleth himself shall be ex…
R. V. Court
Humbling and Exaltation
1981 Volume 32 Issue 5
Exposition
I Have Fought … I Have Finished … I Have Kept
These are thrilling words coming from the pen of one who was on the edge of eternity, and knowing that soon their truth would be tested. You will recognize them as the words of Paul the apostle in his…
R. V. Court
1987 Volume 38 Issue 3
Exposition
If a Man Love Me
Love has been called “the characteristic word of Christianity”. It was love that moved God to reveal Himself to men who otherwise would for ever have remained in ignorance of His true character. Love …
R. V. Court
1967 Volume 18 Issue 3
Devotional
Keep the Door of my Lips – Psa. 114. 3
It has been said that ‘gossip’ is one of the most grievous and harmful habits that can be known in any assembly. It is, of course, harmful anywhere in the world outside, but we regard it as being norm…
R. V. Court
1991 Volume 42 Issue 5
Contemporary Issues
Look – Walk
This Article has been given THJS somewhat strange title because the consideration of the passage in Ephesians 3 brought to mind the experience of Abram as recorded in Genesis 13. 5-17. There we read o…
R. V. Court
1989 Volume 40 Issue 3
Exposition
Making Known The Eternal Purpose
All quotations are from the Revised Version An examination of Paul’s letters makes it clear that he regarded the commission to preach the Gospel which had been given to him as an immeasurable privileg…
R. V. Court
1968 Volume 19 Issue 3
Study
Props
Throughout history there have been those who have rested upon the experience of others for their spiritual life and, although saved, have had no deep-rooted convictions of their own. They have gone al…
R. V. Court
1969 Volume 20 Issue 4
Exposition
Spiritual Decline: Asa
Asa is the first of the kings of Judah concerning whom it is said that he “did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God”, 2 Chron. 14. 2. The chronicler goes on to record his earl…
R. V. Court
Spiritual Decline
1976 Volume 27 Issue 3
Study
Spiritual Decline: Izziah
The early days of Uzziah are marked by the same divine commendation that marked the earlier days of the kings previously considered in this series: “he did that which was right in the sight of the Lor…
R. V. Court
Spiritual Decline
Study
Spiritual Decline: Joash
The beginning of the life of Joash was tragic. His own father Ahaziah (a god-less man) was slain by Jehu, 2 Chron. 22. 9, and following his death the grand-mother of Joash, Athaliah, attempted to elim…
R. V. Court
1976 Volume 27 Issue 4
Exposition
Spiritual Decline: Why?
“Ye did run well; who did hinder you?”. These words written by Paul to the believers in Galatia reveal his deep concern at their spiritual condition. The first days of their Christian life had been ma…
R. V. Court
Spiritual Decline
1976 Volume 27 Issue 2
Study
Spitirual Decline: Amaziah
Amaziah succeeded his father Joash upon his assassination. He was twenty-five years of age when he came to the throne of Judah, not a child, but a man who was able to consider the responsibilities att…
R. V. Court
Spiritual Decline
1976 Volume 27 Issue 5
Study
That Rock was Christ
THERE IS NO DOUBT AS TO THE TYPICAL MEANING of the Rock in Horeb of Exodus 17. Paul in 1 Corinthians 10 is not saying that the rock was literally Christ, but as the Lord Himself said concerning the br…
R. V. Court
1990 Volume 41 Issue 4
Devotional
That They All may be One
Those who are zealous in the so-called ecumenical movement, and who have established a World Council of Churches, make much of the prayer of the Lord Jesus to His Father, ‘that they all may be one’, a…
R. V. Court
1988 Volume 39 Issue 5
Exposition
The Blessings of Old Age
Some, possibly many, of the readers of this magazine will be in the upper age-group, and this message is for you. Some of you will find it difficult to bring the matter of advancing age within the sco…
R. V. Court
1989 Volume 40 Issue 1
Exposition
The Fruit of the Spirit, Gal. 5. 22-3
There can be no doubt in reading these verses, as to what Spirit the Apostle is referring. In the preceding verses of the chapter he has spoken of the Spirit several times, vv. 5, 16, 17, 18, and he r…
R. V. Court
1987 Volume 38 Issue 6
Exposition
The Light of Calvary
There is little doubt that not one of us has yet been able to grasp fully the miraculous change which took place in us when we first accepted by faith the stupendous truth of 2 Corinthians 5. 15, that…
R. V. Court
1992 Volume 43 Issue 3
Study
The Lord in the Midst
Our meditation in this article is based on Matthew 18. 15-20, We are all familiar with verse 20, and it is constantly on our tips as we come together in church fellowship, but it is likely that we do …
R. V. Court
1988 Volume 39 Issue 4
Exposition
The Name which is above every Name – Phil. 2. 9
The context in which this statement is found indicates that the name before which every knee shall bow in a coming day is the name ‘Jesus’. It is linked with glory and with the day when His mighty tri…
R. V. Court
1992 Volume 43 Issue 2
Devotional
The Secret Things Belong To The Lord Our God, Deut. 29. 29
Why did He do it? is a question that comes to mind immediately we read such a passage as Romans 8. 28-30. Its contemplation is almost staggering, and, as being marked, with limited intellectual capaci…
R. V. Court
1989 Volume 40 Issue 4
Exposition
The Unpardonable Sin
Since receiving this article and preparing it for the magazine we have learned of the homecall of our brother. He will be greatly missed by many, but his godly life of steadfast obedience to the word …
R. V. Court
1992 Volume 43 Issue 4
Study
They Feared the Lord … They Thought Upon His Name
It has never been an easy matter to ‘fear the Lord’ amidst growing evil and unbelief. Modern experience confirms this and Malachi’s day must have been an extreme illustration of it. There must have be…
R. V. Court
1990 Volume 41 Issue 1
Practical
What is Man?
NORMALLY, WHEN WE ASK THIS QUESTION our thoughts instinctively go to Psalm 8.4, but in fact the question is asked four times in the Old Testament. If we were to try to answer the question without refe…
R. V. Court
1991 Volume 42 Issue 1
Exposition
Wood, Hay, Stubble – Divine Assessment
It is inevitable that particular scriptures should have different emphases at different times of life and in different circumstances. To the young, facing life with the thrill of Christian service, su…
R. V. Court
1983 Volume 34 Issue 5
Devotional
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