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2006 Volume 61 Issue 1
Articles in this Issue
1 Corinthians 8 – Part 2 The previous article offered (i) an introduction to 1 Corinthians 8, (ii) an outline of the chapter and (iii) some expository comments on verses 1-9. The present article provide…
Timeless truths about the local assembly The Church – its order God’s pattern for leadership in the local assembly is centred around men who are shepherds of God’s people and who have the responsibility…
During the first decade of the 20th century, a group of brethren coming from Britain and attached to business houses and plantations in Sri-Lanka, met in a rented house named ‘Pendleton’, in central Col…
This is a new, periodic contribution of articles to the magazine that aims at trying to support elders and others who feel burdened about a pastoral ministry for fellow believers. These articles will no…
ASSEMBLY YOUTH www.assemblyyouth.net seeks to encourage young believers in a number of ways. There is a monthly ministry ‘magazine’ that covers a number of subjects. There are also a number of testimoni…
Reading things into the Bible If exegesis means ‘drawing out’ truth from scripture, then eisegesis means reading things into the Bible. For example, someone might argue that Psalm 45. 1 NKJV teaches tha…
An extract from Geoffrey Bull’s ‘The Anguish in the Grass’,Hodder and Stoughton, 1975. ISBN 0340 19733 God marks His hidden priests. He knows them well. Their names renowned in heaven, are feared in hel…
‘And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them, Luke 24. 50. Once again we commence a New Year and, as we turn our minds to what may be in store for us in anoth…
The religious world as a whole treats church work as a business Money is solicited; pledges are taken and budgets are made up. Church workers are hired and may be fired. Polls and surveys are taken to d…
I knelt in prayer when day was done,And prayed, ‘Oh God bless everyone,Lift from their heart the loads of pain,And may the sick get well again’.I slept and then another day,And carelessly I went my way.…
ENGLAND Midlands and South Eastbourne The assembly at Eastbourne held a one-day seminar for young people in November 2005 addressing the subjects of witnessing, prayer and Bible study. J. B.Nicholson fr…
Phil. 4. 11. How can you find true contentment? By observing these three simple principles: Seek it. Make contentment a daily choice. Come to the place where you really believe that more does not equa…
For the church today, Revelation and Daniel are the two major prophetic books in the Bible. Of course 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, Isaiah and many other books also contain important prophetic passage…
And did our Lord become a little one, Soft, helpless, new-born, lie the eternal Son? An infant cry veil the creating voice That flung unnumbered stars through endless space? Yes! From Heaven’s glory cam…
Question Is it possible to be a Christian, believe God and still be a thinking person? Answer Christians are often challenged by intellectuals who say that because they believe what the Bible says and n…
Reflections upon leaving the Lord’s Supper Great aspirations – fine intentions, Yes Lord, send me – I will go; Christians gathered all around me Praying, praising, singing loudly Uplifting my heart to H…
A meditation on John Chaper 4 The route that He took ‘He (Jesus) left Judea, and departed into Galilee, and he must needs go through Samaria’, John 4. 3, 4. This was a divine ‘needs be’. It was not a g…
This article follows our brother’s first article on Paul’s View of the Law in the November 2005 volume of Precious Seed. Did Paul concentrate on the risen exalted Christ so that he abandoned the histori…
After the excitement of the reunion with friends in Bethlehem, the reality of Naomi’s poverty pressed hard upon her. She was sustained by Ruth’s love; this was real and had practical expression. It was …
AN ACTIVELY WITNESSING ASSEMBLY Establishing the principlesWhat is an evangelistic assembly? Theologically, the term is redundant in that all assemblies by definition should be active in outreach. Sadly…
The scriptures that are referred to in this article use the word ‘child’ but readers of YPS should not be put off by that because in the Old Testament the meaning of the word is usually ‘youth’ or ‘youn…
This article is the sixth part of a series of studies on the fruit of the Spirit. Gal. 5. 22-23 God is essentially and totally good. ‘O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good’, sang the psalmist, Ps…
In this article we desire to bring before you the Saviour and some of the glories that are His who is, ‘far above all’, Eph. 4. 10, who, ‘filleth all in all’, Eph. 1. 23; and who is ‘all, and in all’, C…
This article is a preface to our new series that will take us through the seven letters to the churches in Revelation, chapters 2 and 3. It was written by our brother after his recent visit to the Islan…
WE NOW COME TO THE SECOND MAJOR PART OF GALATIANS. Chapters 2. 16 –5. 12 A question of salvation Terms: Is the gospel what God does for man or what man does for God, or a bit of both? Central question: …
The Precious Seed web site was rebuilt and relaunched in July 2005. It has been the desire of the trustees to develop a searchable archive of written ministry based upon the articles that have appeared …
The internet can be a valuable information resource for Christians, if it is used sensibly. Some believers may already be online, others may be considering installing the internet in their own homes. Th…
A little over a century ago brethren in the West Country and South Wales began to be exercised about the responsibilities of trusteeship of Gospel Halls. The legal ownership of many of these properties …
A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger, Proverbs 15. 1 The natural thing to do when someone is angry with you is to reply in anger: yet how often we regret the words once th…
Book Reviews in this Issue
Paperback, 384pp, Published by Precious Seed Publications, PO Box 8, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 1QB, UK. Price £8.95. ISBN 1-871642-18-3. Available in N. America from Gospel Folio Pres, St. Catherine…
Hardback, 434pp, Published by John Ritchie Ltd., 40 Beansburn, Kilmarnock, KA3 1RH. Price £15.95. ISBN 1-904064-28-0. This is an unusual but nonetheless fascinating and beautiful book that could provi…
Christian Year Publications, The Glebe House, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4EH. Price £7.00. ISBN 1-872734-30-8. Available from Gospel Folio Press and John Ritchies Ltd. The latest edition of this well…
Hardback, 180 pp, Published by Chapter Two, Fountain House, Conduit Mews, London SE18 7AP. Price £19.95. ISBN 1 85307 130 7. It is clear from the very outset that this book, which charts the life of W…
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