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2013 Volume 68 Issue 2
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1 John Chapter 5 – Part 7
Cycle 3, ‘The revelation of the love of God’, began by identifying love as fundamental to the Christian life, 4. 7, something that brings assurance to the believer. John brought out the nature of the lo…
Ken Totton
The First Epistle of John
Exposition
A Word for Today: Good (Gk. Kalos)
It is not uncommon today, when someone is asked the question ‘How are you?’ to hear the response ‘Good, thanks’. What, of course, the respondent means is that they are well in terms of their overall hea…
Brian Clatworthy
A Word for Today
Study
Angels and the Sovereignty of God
Introduction This article briefly surveys the role of angels in supporting the sovereign purposes of God.  The ‘sovereignty’ of God means that He is absolute in His decrees and actions and is accountabl…
Ken Totton
Devotional
Bible Bytes – Biblical maps
My four-year-old son often sits on my knee during our Sunday afternoon meeting. To enliven proceedings, he sometimes leafs through my Bible and stops at the maps section near the back. The splashes of c…
Jeremy Singer
Bible Bytes
Bits & Bobs – Moles Can Smell in Stereo
Most people have heard of ‘stereo sound’, but not many may be familiar with ‘stereo vision’, which helps many mammals discern depth. Seeing and hearing in stereo helps creatures living above ground, but…
Sandy Jack
Views from the News
Distinctions in Service
Distinctions due to gift God loves variety. We see so many examples in creation: whether it’s the amazing number of species of animals, birds, insects, or plants on this planet, or the huge number of di…
Stephen Arbuthnot
Contemporary Issues
Editorial
‘Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled’, Heb. 12. 15 The writer of Hebrews had deep desires for the …
John Bennett
Editorial
Epaphras: A man of prayer
It is difficult to find men of prayer, especially in this busy, fast-moving age. Yet, in every period of man’s hectic history, God has always had those who have spent much time in secret communion with …
W. Ross Rainey
Devotional
Holburn Gospel Hall, Aberdeen
The assembly at Holburn Gospel Hall has been meeting in its current premises since 1928 and today numbers around fifty in fellowship. The assembly, however, traces its roots back to the latter part of t…
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History
Israel’s Repentance and Conversion
In previous articles in this prophetic series the subject of the certainty of Israel’s future restoration and its part in God’s prophetic programme has been dealt with. In this article the primary purpo…
Scott Dunn
Contemporary Issues
Jotham & Ahaz
Jotham (read 2 Chronicles chapter 27) How refreshing to read of a king who ‘did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord’, and consequently enjoyed God’s blessing, 2 Chr. 27. 2, 6! Jotham’s success …
Ken Totton
Exposition
Philippians: The Joy and Suffering of the Furtherance of the Gospel – Part 14
Chapter 4 verses 5-7: EXHORTATION ON PRAYER Having dealt with the disagreement between two prominent sisters in the Philippian assembly, Paul next turns to exhortations that transcend their difficulty a…
Keith R. Keyser
Philippians
Exposition
Question Time – Is it wrong for a Christian to be cremated?
QUESTION Is it wrong for a Christian to be cremated? ANSWER Before answering this question it has to be recognized that some Christians do not have any choice as to what happens to the body of a decease…
Richard Collings
Question Time
Reports
England Dorset The believers from Bethany Chapel, Lyme Regis have been encouraged in seeing some confessions of faith from some of the elderly ladies who have been attending the services, and also in di…
Sandy Jack
Report
Spreading the Word in Portuguese
‘To God be the glory, great things He hath done’ This first line of the old hymn from the Sankey hymnbook would be one that Alf Poland would have used, had he been here today to see the results of a wor…
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Organisations
Studies in the life of Elijah – Mount Carmel – Part 2
In the face of grave danger Elijah’s boldness knew no bounds. He fearlessly confronted King Ahab, charging him with the twin crimes of forsaking ‘the commandments of the Lord’ and shamelessly following …
Jeremy Gibson
Studies in the Life of Elijah
Devotional
The Glory of God – Part 3
Previous articles dealt with the glory of God that was displayed to Moses, Isaiah, and Ezekiel. These Theophanies, or Christophanies, were displays of God’s Person and attributes. The revelation of God’…
Gary McBride
The Glory of God
Devotional
The Jews, their land and their future
The Bible has a lot to say about God’s dealings with the Jews and His purposes for them. A special people The Jews are a unique people because of their relationship to God. They are ‘the apple of His ey…
Jim Voisey
Contemporary Issues
The Problem of Chronic Illness
Chronic illnesses are health conditions that either have symptoms on a constant basis or flare up episodically. These include: diabetes, heart disease, pulmonary problems, hypertension, mental disorders…
John Thropay
Contemporary Issues
Views from the News
Christians mark David Livingstone’s bicentenary Christians have been remembering the Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone, as 19th March marked 200 years since his birth. A conference was …
Sandy Jack
Views from the News
Working with Senior Citizens – Part 2
In a previous article we looked at working with Senior Citizens through a regular gospel tea meeting. This article seeks to explore other ways in which this growing group of people can be reached with t…
John Bennett
Working with Senior Citizens
Contemporary Issues
Book Reviews in this Issue
Divine Principles – R. McClurkin
Paperback. 156 pages. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, ON LEK 6A6, Canada. ISBN: 978-1-926765-15-0. This book focuses on the truth and practice of the local church…
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Henry Moorhouse; The English Evangelist – John Macpherson
Paperback, 150 pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, ON. L3K 6A6, Canada. ISBN: 978-1-926765–32-7. This is a reprint of a biography written in the 1880’s, shortly a…
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Living above the Average – W. Macdonald
Paperback, 150 pp. Published by Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly St. West, Port Colborne, ON., L3K 6A6, Canada. ISBN 188270176-3. This is a collection of brief anecdotes of various believers, plus a co…
B. Charles
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Out of the Shadows Faith Cook
Paperback. 156 pages. Published by EP Books, Faverdale North, Darlington, DL3 0PH, England. ISBN: 978-0-852347-49-2. This is another interesting book from Faith Cook. Out of the Shadows is a collectio…
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Travel with John Blanchard – Brian H. Edwards
Paperback, 128pp. Published by Day One Publications, Ryelands Road, Leominster, HR6 8NZ, UK. Price: £10.00 ISBN 978-1-84625-161-0. Travel with John Blanchard is a book which combines a biography of Bl…
Daniel Rudge
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