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2003 Volume 58 Issue 1
Articles in this Issue
1 Corinthians 13
By way of context we need to recall the main points of the previous article. We learnt from chapter 12 that it is not the possession of any particular spiritual gift whether tongues or any other gift wh…
Malcolm Horlock
Studies in 1 Corinthians
Study
And He Came to Ephesus
2. Paul We must never underestimate what occurred in that commercially vibrant but morally vile seaport in the first century, when for the second time ‘Paul … came to Ephesus'1. Luke’s historical note s…
Tom Wilson (1)
He Came To Ephesus
Exposition
Ballymagarrick Gospel Hall, Northern Ireland
The townland of Ballymagarrick (meaning ‘the settlement of freckled Hugh’) lies in County Down, Northern Ireland, a few miles south of Belfast and within easy reach of the new City of Lisburn. It was in…
Uel Crothers
History
Death’s Victory Overturned
Virgil, considered by many to be the greatest of the Roman poets, wrote, ‘Death twitches my ear. “Live”, he says; “I am coming"’. Death is part of human existence. We may prefer not to talk about it. We…
James R. Cochrane
The Resurrection
Exposition
Editorial
‘Therefore seeing we have received this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not’. 2 Cor. 4. 1. In the things of God there never has been a time for giving up. The stewardship contract we have…
Ken Rudge
Editorial
Evangelism in the Early Church
Have you ever seen a church planted or adults turn to Christ in significant numbers? For Western Christians today these experiences are all too rare, but were commonplace in the early church. A collecti…
Keith Bintley
Early Church History
Exposition
Everyday Publications – The Story of a Missionary Support Printing Ministry
After years of service in the Congo, we were convinced that the usual books about the Bible were too hard for most Africans to understand. Gertrud was instrumental in translating about 75% of the Old Te…
R. E. and Gertrud Harlow
Organisations
Gospel Work and Other Activities
NORTHERN IRELAND CO ANTRIMTeenies. D. Gilliland and J. Fleck had eight weeks of gospel meetings and were encouraged by a full tent each night. A good number of unsaved attended and one young man recentl…
Colin Hutchinson
Report
He is able to save …
‘He is able to save… them that come to Him … seeing He ever liveth’. Hebrews 7. 25. When in a synagogue one day, As people met to sing and pray, And Jesus read God’s word and taught, That some a needy w…
Sid Nicholes
Poetry
Is it acceptable for a Christian to take part in lotteries or other forms of gambling?
Question Is it acceptable for a Christian to take part in lotteries or other forms of gambling? Answer In today’s culture where these kind of activities are prevalent it is good for us to consider if th…
Howard Coles
Question Time
Light & Life Literature
The work started in 1998 as a consequence of our desire to evangelize the small market town of Warsop in Nottinghamshire where we lived. The town is a needy ex-mining community suffering from all the si…
John Bennett
Organisations
Regaining the Gospel Offensive
The apostle Paul saw clearly that it was both a privilege and a responsibility to make Christ known. He uses three expressions in Romans chapter 1 that demonstrate his attitude and approach. 1 The perso…
Ian Jackson
Exposition
Safe from Harm
The above Code of Best Practice was published by the Home Office in 1993. This article summarizes its main points in the context of activities commonly undertaken in the Lord’s work – for example, Camps…
Steve Buckeridge
Exposition
Scientology
Introduction The leaders of this religious movement known as Scientology have made it a matter of policy to use the law to harass and sue people who criticize and expose them. Their founder stated: ‘The…
Paul Young
Exposition
The Ascension and Glorification of the Lord
‘And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight’, Acts 1. 9. The bodily ascension of our Lord is a truth that the scriptures confirm…
Mikhael Boushra, Dr.
The Ascension and Glorification of the Lord
Exposition
The Trials of Jesus Christ
Jewish and Roman Systems of Law There have been a number of legal trials which have roused intense public interest, not only at the time, but throughout subsequent history; e.g., Galileo, Joan of Arc, C…
David Jones
Exposition
The Utensils of The Altar
‘And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass’, Exod. 27. 3. The brazen alta…
Paul McCauley
The Utensils Of The Altar
Exposition
Book Reviews in this Issue
The Forgotten Command: Be Holy
By William MacDonald. 240 pages. John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH, Scotland. ISBN 09 463513 76. It is ever a pleasure to review a book by William MacDonald, especially one so pract…
William MacDonald
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