“search the scriptures” John 5:39

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2007 Volume 62 Issue 3
Articles in this Issue
‘To every man his work’
Mark 13. 34 These words and the parable containing them are unique to Mark’s account of our Lord’s Olivet discourse. Each one of us has been given our work until the Lord returns, and we are also to wat…
Jim Voisey
Exposition
‘Tried … found unto praise’
About five or six years ago, when staying in Birmingham for a short time I was asked by some Christian friends to go to Dudley in Worcestershire, to see Robert P., an invalid, who was also a Christian. …
J. Kent
Report
1 Corinthians 11
INTRODUCTION The previous article offered (i) an introduction to 1 Corinthians 11. 2-16, (ii) an outline of the passage, and (iii) expository comments on verses 2-12. The present article provides exposi…
Malcolm Horlock
Studies in 1 Corinthians
Study
Bexley Christian Assembly
On 29th April 1770, when Captain James Cook, commanding the HM Bark Endeavour, sailed into Botany Bay he would have seen rising up from the western shore a great area of forest bounded by a long ridge. …
Keith Clayton
History
By the Brook Cherith
2 Kings 17 An extract from Elijah the Prophet, W. W. FEREDAY We must linger a little longer by the brook Cherith, and examine yet further Jehovah’s dealings with His servant. Note the words, ‘I have com…
John Ritchie
Exposition
Companionship
They say to him, ‘Lord, come and see’. Jesus wept, John 11. 34, 35. We thank Thee, Lord, for weary days When desert springs were dry, And first we knew what depth of need Thy love could satisfy. We than…
Mrs. F. E. Bevan
Poetry
Copimg with difficulties within a marriage
Pastoral Articles are provided as and when we put together contributions from believers involved in the particular difficulty that is highlighted. They are set out so as not only to state the particular…
Keith Clayton
Exposition
Editorial
‘The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth’, 2 John 1. The first thing that caught my attention was that this ‘love’ John is speaking of is ‘in truth’ rather than ‘in the truth’…
Ken Rudge
Editorial
Faith at work in Babylon
These men were lights in a dark world In a pre-Christian world, Daniel and his companions were like salt holding back the moral corruption all around them. Daniel’s life of moral rectitude powerfully to…
James R. Cochrane
Daniel, a Man for all seasons
Exposition
Giving to God and to the Poor
Introductory The classic New Testament passage on the subject of giving is 2 Corinthians chapters 8 and 9. These chapters relate to the collection that Paul was organizing among Christians in the Gentil…
J. Wesley Ferguson
Exposition
Gospel Work and Other Activities
ENGLAND: MIDLANDS AND SOUTH Spencer Bridge Road Gospel Hall, Northampton The Ayrshire Bible Exhibition returned to Spencer Bridge Road, Northampton, for the fifth time for two weeks in March this year. …
Stephen Baker
Report
How do you do the Breaking of Bread
I was asked the above question recently. How would you have answered it? Apparently this is an issue now among some assemblies that claim to be following the scriptures. Nearly two hundred years ago the…
Donald L. Norbie
Exposition
Introducing Islam
The first article concentrated on Islamic beliefs and practices and the crucial differences between Islam and the Christian Faith. However, not only are there misunderstandings concerning the nature of …
Malcolm Steer
Introducing Islam
Exposition
Marriage is God’s Ideal
(God’s original purposes in marriage and a guide as to how to find a partner for life) I was sitting in a coffee shop some time ago and could not help overhearing a voluble conversation between two wome…
Ian Jackson
Exposition
Proclamation
The Christian outreach at the Royal Bath & West show took place at the end of May this year. The show takes place over a four-day period and attracts in excess of 150,000 people on an annual basis. …
Keith Clayton
Report
Revelation Chapter 22
‘And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal’, Rev. 22. 1. Where streams of life eternal freely flow, With joy above and fruitfulness below; The tree of life is there – to Adam bann…
Sid Nicholes
Poetry
Take your place!
I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake’, 2 Sam. 9. 7. Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan and the grandson of King Saul, was lame in both feet because a palace nursemaid had dro…
UBC World for Today, Daily Reading
Exposition
The Church at Sardis
REVELATION 3.1-5 In this study we wish to consider the letter to the church at Sardis. There had been a time when Sardis was a city of repute among the nations – a city of affluence, independence, power…
William Burnett (2)
The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor
Exposition
The Darkness of Calvary
Without question, there is no person, absolutely no one, who is more precious to God than His beloved Son. Further, it could be said that there is no place so sacred to, and no event more cherished by, …
Rowan Jennings
Exposition
The Fleeing Prophet – Chapter 1 (running away from God)
This series of articles on the book of Jonah will look at the record as follows: Chapter 1 – The Fleeing Prophet (running away from God) Chapter 2 – The Frightened Prophet (running back to God) Chapte…
Roy Hill
Jonah
Exposition
The Woman taken in Adultery
Most modern Bibles bracket John 7. 53 – 8. 11, as not in the original text of John’s gospel. The passage is about the adulteress brought to Christ. The reason is that these verses are not found in a num…
Andrew Wilson
Exposition
Toddler Group
– A DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK OF AN ASSEMBLY AMONG THE YOUNG Each Wednesday at 1.15 p.m. during term time, about twenty mums wipe the crumbs from their kiddies’ mouths, don their coats and turn the wheels…
Louise Stewart
Exposition
Views from the News
The purpose of this page is to make believers aware of major developments that are taking place in the world today that may adversely affect Christians or their freedom to live and spread the gospel. Ou…
Stephen Baker
Report
Why bother going to all of the meetings?
Question Why bother going to all of the meetings? Answer Life is busy! Time is money! It’s expensive to live in our society! Christians should be hard working and put in the hours! We must spend time wi…
Stephen Baker
Question Time
Book Reviews in this Issue
Catherine Mackenzie’s Books
Can brown eyes be made blue? Amy Carmichael ISBN: 1-84550-108 X Are all of the watches safe? Corrie Ten Boom ISBN: 1-84550-109-8 Could somebody pass the salt? Hudson Taylor ISBN: 1-84550-111-8 Does mone…
Catherine MacKenzie
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Gofors & Grumps
Paperback, 176pp, Day One Publishing, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ. Price £8, ISBN: 1-903087-97-8 This well-written and attractively illustrated book looks at twenty-six Bible characters, each b…
Derek Prime
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Hallowed be Thy Name
Paperback, 150pp. Published by Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, L3K 6A6. Price £8.95, ISBN 1-897117-45-0. Not since reading the late ROBERT ANDERS…
Warren Henderson
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My People
The History of those Christians Sometimes Called Plymouth Brethren. Paperback, 428pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, L3K 6A6. Price £16.99, ISBN 1…
Robert Baylis
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On-line Bible, Version 2.10
On-Line Bible Foundation, 12 Birkfield Place, Carluke, ML8 4PZ, Scotland or Timnathserah Inc, 11 Homewood Street, Winterbourne, Ontario, Canada This new version of the popular Bible software program, …
Unknown
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Reach out for Him
Knowing the unknown God. Paperback, 36pp, Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ, UK Price £1, or £8.50 for 10, ISBN 1-84625-018-7 GARY BENFOLD’s thirty-six page booklet…
Gary Benfold
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The Miracles of the Messiah
Paperback, 166pp. Published by Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, L3K 6A6. Price £7.50, ISBN 1-897117-39-6. Works emanating from assembly-based publ…
Bryan W. Sheldon
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The Shepherd’s Hut
Paperback, 156pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, L3K 6A6. Price £8.95, ISBN 1-897117-20-5. While there are many books available on the interesti…
Duncan Maxwell
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