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2006 Volume 61 Issue 2
Articles in this Issue
‘…God took him’
We read in Hebrews chapter 11 verse 5 that, ‘By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimo…
Cliff Jones
Exposition
‘Straight Talk’ Television
– an outreach for our times (Sky TV Channel 160) What do you mean by ‘Straight Talk? As a gospel outreach for this generation ‘Straight Talk’ is designed to be just what it says. What is needed for a so…
Jim Wiltshire
Report
1 Corinthians 9-10
PART 1: INTRODUCTION In spite of its abrupt opening, chapter 9 is very closely linked to chapter 8. Indeed, it forms an all-important part of the section which runs from the beginning of chapter 8 to ch…
Malcolm Horlock
Studies in 1 Corinthians
Study
A Light in the Darkness
THE WORLD THAT SURROUNDED DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDS 1. Jehoiakim the King Centuries ago Daniel and his three close friends grew up when Jehoiakim was king of Judah. They lived in the unique city of Jerusa…
James R. Cochrane
Daniel, a Man for all seasons
Exposition
A Prayer
Lord Jesus, keep me watching,That I may firmly standTo Thy commandments faithful,Kept by Thy loving hand;That, freed from all temptation,Preserved from every ill,I may be daily treadingThe pathway of Th…
Gwyneth Bloomfield
Poetry
A Praying Church is a Powerful Church
Introduction In the interval between the ascension of the Lord Jesus and the descent of the Spirit, 120 believers gathered together in an upper room, Acts 1. 13- 15 Ahead of these simple men and women l…
William Burnett (1)
Exposition
Animal Rights – a biblical approach
Do animals have rights? In recent times this issue has been the cause of much passionate debate and political activism. The press and media frequently report on threats and violence against those who al…
John Parkinson
Young Precious Seed
By and by …
By and by when I look on His face,Beautiful face, thorn-shadowed face.By and by when I look on His face,I’ll wish I had given Him more.More, so much more;More of my life than I e’re gave before.By and b…
Grace Reese
Poetry
Come and See
John Chapter One Where dwellest Thou? Can we behold The One of Whom the prophets told? Whose goings forth have been of old? Come and see! The Word, The Lamb, The Life, The Light, The object of God’s pur…
Sid Nicholes
Poetry
Do You Love God?
A Jewish teacher of the Old Testament asked the Lord, ‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’ Matt. 22. 36. The Jews loved to argue about the finer points of their law. The Lord responded,…
Donald L. Norbie
Exposition
Editorial
‘Behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne’, Rev. 4. 2. The more our society becomes segregated, disenchanted, fractious and tormented by dissidents, the more we need to know about…
Ken Rudge
Editorial
Going to the meeting?
It’s meeting time.‘Let’s see … keys,mobile phone, Bible. Let’s go’. If that’s all the ‘getting ready’ you do before the opening hymn, this article is for you! Though most believers know that assembly f…
Michael Penfold
Young Precious Seed
Gospel Work and Other Activities
ENGLAND: MIDLANDS AND SOUTH FOCUS PRISON WORK This report is by Keith Sherwood. Keith is a believer living in Hemel Hempstead. He has been visiting his local prison once or twice a week since 1988, when…
Stephen Baker
Report
Guard Your Heritage!
Probably no name, other than those of the prophets themselves, is better known in the field of predictive Bible prophecy than that of JOHN NELSON DARBY. No name of modern times is more respected by thos…
Donald Cameron
History
Inequality in the World
The other day I was talking to a man who comes from a different religious background than myself. Though not a Christian, he is a fine man and a real thinker. He asked me some honest questions which had…
Shawn Abigail
Exposition
Joshua 14. 10.
‘I am eighty-five .. I am as strong now … as I was at forty’ Caleb is the champion of the second half. Listen, ‘Give me the hill country. Even though I'm eighty-five, I'm as strong as I was at forty’, J…
Unknown
Exposition
Merrion Hall, Dublin
Two horses drawing one of the Dublin city trams were called ‘Moody’ and ‘Sankey’. Such was the effect, on the ordinary people of Ireland and particularly in the Dublin area, of the spiritual revival tha…
Keith Clayton
History
Obedience to Parents
When Paul is writing to the Colossians and to the Ephesians he is anxious to set out the responsibilty of believers in their relationships inside and outside their families. Husbands and wives, masters …
Roy Hill
Young Precious Seed
Pastoral Insights
Some helps in dealing with the circumstances when individuals or families leave an assembly suddenly and unexpectedly There are occasions when without any real indication, individuals or families decide…
Unknown
Pastoral Insights
Exposition
Paul’s view of the Person of Christ
Comment on Colossians 1 verses 15 to 20 We consider next Colossians 1.15-20, which begins, ‘Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, th…
Brian Clatworthy
Some Aspects of Pauline Christology
Exposition
Power and Freedom in the Spirit
Before reading this article please read Galatians 5 and 6 carefully and prayerfully. ‘Power!’ – ‘Freedom!’ – ‘Spirit of God!’ These words must stir within us aspirations for a greater and more dynamic …
Paul Clarke
Exposition
Sacrificial Love
‘Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us … a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour’, Eph. 5. 2. You will never become ‘… a sweet smelling savour’ in the nostri…
UBC World for Today, Daily Reading
Exposition
The Fruit of the Spirit is Faith
Gal. 5. 22-23 This article is the seventh part of a series of studies on the fruit of the Spirit. Faith is not used here in its theological sense of belief in God. Rather it is fidelity, or trustworthi…
Bernard Osborne
The Fruit Of The Spirit
Exposition
The Kinsman able and willing to redeem
Chapter 3 verse 1 – Chapter 4 verse 12 What Naomi and Ruth did not appear to know was that there was a closer kinsman. Boaz, as a godly man, dealt with the matter honourably and openly. The nearer kinsm…
Cyril Cann
Ruth, an Unsullied Name
Exposition
The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor
The Book of Revelation is unlike any other New Testament book, yet it has a resonance with other biblical material especially that in the Old Testament. Curiously though, there are no direct Old Testame…
Brian Clatworthy
Revelation Chapters
Exposition
The One Gospel and its Order
Terms: Is the gospel what God does for man or what man does for God, or a bit of both? Central question: What do we believe? In our last study we considered the terms of God’s salvation as revealed in …
Randal Amos
Studies in Galatians
Study
Why does God allow suffering?
Question Why does God allow suffering? Answer This is one of the most difficult of questions. Often atheists will confront Christians with this question or a variation of it and particularly when the su…
Howard Coles
Question Time
Wise words from the book of Proverbs
Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised, Proverbs 31. 30 The NIV translates the first part of this proverb as, ‘Charm is deceptive and beauty is …
Ian Rees
Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World
Young Precious Seed
Book Reviews in this Issue
Be Angry and Sin Not
Paperback, 118pp, Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. ISBN 1-897117-05-1 This is an interesting book on an unusual subject and one that the author ha…
Warren Henderson
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If you want to walk on water you’ve got to get out of the boat
Paperback, 230pp, Published by Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Price £8.95. ISBN 0 310 23927 3 This book was the winner of the 2002 Christianity Today Book Award and has been, …
John Ortberg
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Preaching Christ
Paperback, 80 pp, Published by Evangelical Times, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH, England. ISBN 0 9500129 1 2 In a day when other methods of ‘getting people to church’ are being implemented it i…
Edgar Andrews
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War and Grace
Paperback, 288pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Ind. Est. Darlington. DL3 0PH. Price £8. 95, ISBN 0 85234 594 1 Don Stephens is a graduate of the University of London and for 32 year…
Don Stevens
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