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2008 Volume 63 Issue 1
Articles in this Issue
‘But there is forgiveness with Thee’
Ps. 130. 4. Some people grow through failure; others never recover from it. They speak only of the past because they cannot get beyond it. What’s the answer? See your mistakes as stepping-stones rather…
Unknown
Exposition
‘Sickness at Zarephath’
The home at Zarephath was probably quiet and peaceful for many weeks. There was sufficiency there, and a sense of Jehovah’s special interest and care. Then suddenly the cloud arose. Sickness entered the…
W. W. Fereday
Exposition
Another day finished
Another day its course has run;Its conflict past, its labours are done.‘Tis time for silence and for sleep.Have I sown good? Then good I’ll reap.Have I sown ill? The harvest dayComes without fail, witho…
A. Carruthers
Poetry
Are you hooked on logic?
‘Be not wise in thine own eyes’, Prov. 3. 7. One day a scientist asked an old preacher why the Bible version of creation defied logic. Smiling, the preacher replied, ‘The reason God came from nowhere is…
Keith Clayton
Exposition
Bits & Bobs
CHINA ARRESTS 270 UNDERGROUND PROTESTANT PASTORS Chinese police forces recently arrested 270 Protestant house church pastors in an eastern province, reported a Chinese Christian human rights organisatio…
Stephen Baker
Report
Editorial
‘And he (Elijah) repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down’, 1 Kgs. 18. 30. At times we utterly fail to appreciate the immense contribution to our faith made by Old Testament saints. We littl…
Ken Rudge
Editorial
God, the believer and work
Lifestyle in the workplace The question could be asked, ‘Do the truths of the gospel and Christ have any relevance in the world of work?’ For many believers the issue of faith and work is one that bring…
Brian Griffiths
God, the believer and work
Exposition
Gospel Work and Other Activities
ENGLAND: MIDLANDS AND SOUTH Winshill Gospel Hall, Burton on Trent The believers in the assembly in Winshill had the privilege of hosting the Ayrshire Bible Exhibition during the first few days of Novemb…
Stephen Baker
Report
Handling Success in Babylon
There is something about the word ‘success’ that disturbs Christians. The word does not fit comfortably into our vocabulary. How many sermons have we heard on the subject of humility? How often we have …
James R. Cochrane
Daniel, a Man for all seasons
Exposition
Introducing Islam
In the previous three articles we have considered some of the differences between Islam and the gospel, some of the mis-understandings concerning the Christian message and some of the objections raised …
Malcolm Steer
Introducing Islam
Exposition
Introduction to the Song
Introduction to the Song Interpretations of the Song of Solomon are many, but may be broadly divided into two classes. the typical and the literal. The typical approach sees in the Song a picture of div…
Andrew Wilson
Studies in the Song of Solomon
Study
Jehovah Nisi
The Lord my Banner Exod. 17. 17. By whom was David taught, to aim the deadly blow, hen he Goliath fought and laid the Gittite low? Nor sword, nor spear the stripling took, but chose a pebble from the br…
William Cowper
Poetry
John Ritchie Ltd.
The company carries the name of its founder, John Ritchie, a native of Aberdeenshire (but residing in Ayrshire for the greater part of his life). As a young man John Ritchie not only had a great desire …
Eddie Taylor
Report
Joseph, the forgotten man
Matt. 1. 18-25.Amid Christmas activities, one man is often forgotten. I’m talking about Joseph – the man God trusted so much that He placed His Son in his home to love and nurture. What a responsibility…
Cindy Hess Kasper
Exposition
Mal. 4. 6.
‘He shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to the fathers’ Almost 20 million children in America grow up without a father – seventyfive percent of them in pove…
Unknown
Exposition
Peter’s Mistakes and lessons from them
No doubt the apostle Peter made a name for himself amongst the disciples as being, upon occasions, hotheaded and impulsive, and for being mistaken as often as he was correct. In this article we will loo…
Nicholas Greer
Exposition
Preach (and teach) the word
Good news is not for keeping to oneself Like Timothy, we all have a responsibility to communicate the word of God to our fellow human beings, 2 Tim. 4. 2. There are clearly many ways of doing this, both…
Graham Hobbs
Preach (and teach) the word
Exposition
Question Time
Question Why did God create the church? Answer Firstly, it is good to remind ourselves that the concept of the church was not developed by believers. It was given to us by the Lord Jesus Himself. When w…
Stephen Baker
Question Time
Singleness – an opportunity to please the Lord
Those who know me may well be tempted to raise their eyebrows and ask, ‘What right does a believer who has been married for thirty-five years and blessed with two sons, a daughter-in-law and four grandc…
Colin Lacey
Exposition
Spiritual work in prisons – some guidance
Voluntary Christian prison work covers many areas The following list demonstrates the large variety of involvement available to Christians in prisons. Visiting individual prisoners on a regular basis, …
Keith Sherwood
Exposition
The Character of Worship
Some thoughts on Mary of Bethany Jesus loved to stay in the home of Mary and Martha. The sisters lived with Lazarus their brother in Bethany, a village over the Mount of Olives on the road to Jericho. I…
Donald L. Norbie
Exposition
The Church at Philadelphia
REVELATION 2.18-29 With just ‘a little strength’, the believers at Philadelphia were not finding life easy when the apostle John conveyed to them this letter from the Lord Jesus. Their closest neighbour…
John Scarsbrook
The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor
Exposition
The Faithful Prophet – Chapter 3 (running for God)
For the purposes of this article chapter 3 of this book can be divided into three parts: Restoration for Jonah, vv 1-4; Reaction in Nineveh, vv. 5-9; Repentance by God, v. 10. At the close of chapter …
Roy Hill
Jonah
Exposition
The Gospel Hall, Malvern, Worcestershire, UK
There is evidence of dissenters (‘thought to be Plymouth brethren’) meeting in West Malvern in 1855, and there is indication that J. N. Darby gave a lecture in Malvern on 27 October 1865, the subject be…
Fredderick L. Pontin
History
The Son and the Father
A STUDY OF THE CLAIMS OF THE LORD JESUS IN JOHN‘S GOSPEL TO A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WIYH THE FATHER Introduction There are many occurrences in John’s Gospel of the expression ‘my Father’ in contexts which…
J. Wesley Ferguson
The Son and the Father
Exposition
Views from the News
CHINA PRODUCES A BIBLE PER SECOND AS PEOPLE TURN TO CHRISTIANITY The Bible has become a ‘best-seller’ in China, with 50 million copies produced so far by the country’s only authorized Bible printer, Ami…
Stephen Baker
Report
Book Reviews in this Issue
Abolition!
Newton, the ex-slave trader, and Wilberforce, the little liberator. Paperback, 107pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ, UK Price £5.00, ISBN 1-903087-99-2 Fo…
John Pollock
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C. S. Lewis: Clarity and Confusion
Paperback, 144pp. Published by Day One Publishing, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ, UK Price £6, ISBN 1-84625-046-0 So, how far should we go in our admiration of C. S. Lewis? Andrew Wheeler has set…
Andrew Wheeler
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Gowandale Adventure and other stories for boys
Paperback, 96pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ Price £5, ISBN 1-84625-070-5 ‘It is hard being a Christian, and trying to live for God among our friends. Mark is…
Ruth Burke
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Making the Right Impression
Paperback, 220pp. Published by Home Service, 48 Heaton Moor Road, Stockport, SK4 4NX, UK or www.homeservice. org Price £7; ISBN 0-95558-550-0 For someone with over twenty-five years teaching experienc…
Lay Richards
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My book of Hobbies and God’s book, the Bible
Paperback, 288pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ Price £6, ISBN 1-84625-024-2 The substance of this book is a series of addresses that the author gave, over a nu…
Terence Peter Crosby
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People in the Passion of Jesus
Paperback, 96pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ Price £5, ISBN 1-84625-061-3 Not since reading Andrew Borland’s book, Personalities at the Crucifixion, has the p…
Roger Ellsworth
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The Complete Gathered Gold
Hardback, 704pp. Published by Evangelical Press, Faverdale North Ind. Est. Darlington, DL3 0PH Price £24.95, ISBN 0-85234-644-1 Not since reading 1200 Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes by A. Naismith can t…
John Blanchard
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