“search the scriptures” John 5:39

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2008 Volume 63 Issue 3
Articles in this Issue
Able to keep
‘Now unto him who is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and…
Gordon L. Bissett
Exposition
Attitudes to Prophecy
… the wise, the simple, the mockers and fools God in His supreme wisdom has chosen to reveal to us by many means within His written word a vast treasury of prophetic information. Much has already been f…
Donald Cameron
Exposition
Bethany Chapel, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
The opening meeting for the building was on Whit Sunday 1st June 1914, but that was far from the beginning. In about 1860 Christians started meeting in rented premises in Lyme. Many came from various Ch…
Robert Greenman
History
Bits & Bobs
NO-GO AREA FOR BIRMINGHAM STREET PREACHERS Two evangelical ministers claim police threatened to arrest them for ‘hate crime’ for evangelizing in a predominantly Muslim area of Birmingham. Arthur Cunning…
Stephen Baker
Report
Circumstances for Adoption
This article is the result of asking a few believers who adopted children into their families to contribute some thoughts and advice for others who may be considering adoption. When believers marry, the…
Authors Many
Exposition
Editorial
‘This heap is a witness between me and thee’, Gen. 31. 44. ‘God is witness between me and thee’, Gen. 31. 50. The thirty-first chapter of Genesis reveals the deep rift that existed between Laban and Jac…
Ken Rudge
Editorial
Faskally House and Trust
The history of Faskally House, Pitlochry, goes back to 1831, the date above the front entrance doorway. Having passed through five different owners, it was bought in 1996 by Faskally Christian Trust, a …
Keith Clayton
History
God, the believer and work
Christian employees In Colossians 3 verses 22 to 24, Paul addresses servants or slaves, the captives of conquered peoples, who performed the most menial tasks and occupied a ‘non-status’ in Roman societ…
Brian Griffiths
God, the believer and work
Exposition
Gospel Work and Other Activities
I know that it is unusual for me to write an editorial for this section of the magazine but I really feel that I must as there is so much encouraging news around but not all of it is captured in the rep…
Stephen Baker
Report
Is the Lord Enough?
He was a dying man. He had been strong and vigorous, a hard worker, always providing for his family. He had come to know the Lord while he was young. He grew in the Lord, married and had a family. Becau…
Donald L. Norbie
Exposition
Matthew 24. 42
‘Keep watch … you do not know … what day your Lord will come’ The ocean liner ‘Californian’ was within 1,500 miles of Boston Harbour when a crew member observed flashes of light from a distant steamer. …
Keith Clayton
Exposition
Othniel – the Lion of God
It is interesting to note that the Spirit of God twice records the death of Joshua, Josh. 24. 29; Judg. 2. 8. It is almost as though there is a reluctance to see this great servant of God pass from the …
John Scarsbrook
The Days when the Judges ruled
Exposition
Personal Debt: Managing Your Finances
The current situation Recent domestic and world financial difficulties have served to highlight the very real problem of Personal Debt in the United Kingdom. Once, marital infidelity was thought to be t…
Barry King
Exposition
Question Time
Question Is eternal security scriptural? Answer Once a person believes in Christ, truly trusting Him as Saviour, he receives the gift of eternal life, Rom. 6. 23. Sin is dealt with and sins are forgiven…
Howard Coles
Question Time
Reaching into the Community with the Gospel
A record of outreach work in Efford, Plymouth, Devon How many times have we been taught that the assembly is not a building, but a group of people? Yet, we find it hard to get among people and build bri…
Stuart Dan
Exposition
Rebuilding the Wall
Neh. 3. 1 – 8. Nehemiah faced a daunting task. We can get some idea of the situation from Sanballat’s question, ‘Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?’ Neh. 4. 2.…
John Riddle
Studies in the Book of Nehemiah
Exposition
School’s Out!
Practical ideas for running a holiday club ‘Let the children come’, Mat. 19. 14. We are thankful to the Lord for the freedom that we have to reach out to children and young people. There are still many …
Mark Lacey (2)
Exposition
Spiritual Compromise
Considering the issue of Acts 15 Some may react negatively to this title. Spiritual compromise? To be spiritual you do not compromise. One must stand for truth and never back down, Prov. 23. 23. Youth e…
Donald L. Norbie
Exposition
Stem
BIBLE BYTES Sound Teaching on Electronic Media http://www.stempublishing.com Although the front of this site is very basic, you should not be put off by its simplicity. Behind the rather drab ‘cover’ li…
Les Hodgett
Report
Stop being Defeatist!
‘We are well able’, Num. 13. 30 ‘We are well able’ is the language of faith in God, in His power and in His promises. It is sad when we do not have this faith, but give up easily. The spies had been sen…
Jim Voisey
Exposition
The Person of Christ
… as seen in the Song of Songs 5. In this article we would like to bring before our hearts the Person of Christ as seen in God’s precious word. When we read the Bible we should ever see Christ, for He …
Gordon S. Beck
Exposition
The Song of Solomon
‘I sleep but my heart is awake’, Song of Songs 5. 2. Introduction In the opening two chapters of the Song, the first love of the couple was seen in their desire for fellowship with each other. In chapte…
Andrew Wilson
Studies in the Song of Solomon
Study
Views from the News
The following article is by Martin Beckford at www.Telegraph.co.uk. The majority of the text is quoted despite its source being a churchman (with whom our readership would have clear differences of opin…
Stephen Baker
Report
Book Reviews in this Issue
Anne Boleyn
Paperback, 144pp, Day One Publishing, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ, UK. Price £7.00, ISBN 978-1-84625-083-5. It is difficult to imagine the life in medieval England that forms the background to …
Colin Hamer
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Even If … Even When …
Hardback, 16pp with 7 gatefold flaps. Published by Pupfish Ltd., Lathkill Old Farmhouse, Over Haddon, Bakewell, DE45 1JE, UK. Price £6.99, ISBN 1-904637-08-6 and 1-904637-07-8. These two delightfully …
Julie Clayden
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John Rogers – Sealed with blood
Paperback, 144pp, Day One Publishing, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ, UK. Price £7.00, ISBN 978-1-84625-084-2. This book is a further volume in the History Today series and charts the story of one…
Tim Shenton
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Notes and Reflections on the Psalms
622 pp, hardback, Published by Chapter Two, Fountain House, Conduit Mews, London SE18 7AP, UK. Price £25.00, ISBN 1-85307-231-1. This book is part of the Facsimile Series of reprints of nineteenth-cen…
Arthur Pridham
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Take the Challenge
George D. Campbell with Gaius C. Goff. Paperback, 152pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly Street West, Port Colborne, Canada, ON L3K 6A6. Price £6.99, ISBN 978-1897117-55-2. This is a repr…
Authors Many
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Timely lessons from the Book of Exodus
Paperback, 96pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly Street West, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada L3K 6A6. Price £6.99, ISBN 1-897117-40-X. In the preface to this book the writer states his be…
Jim Paul
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