There are only two states of existence before God: the flesh and the spirit, darkness and light, death and life. The unbeliever walks “according to the course of this world … according to the spirit that worketh in the children of disobedience … fulfilling the desires of the flesh … and are by nature the… Read More Today’s thought “No fit mates” (March 06)
“When this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written (in Isaiah 25), Death is swallowed up in victory.” And when is this corruptible to put on incorruption? When are the dead to be raised? “Every man in his own order. Christ the firstfruits; afterwards they… Read More Today’s thought “The coming of Christ” (March 02)
Thus the analogy of the Mosaic parable to the realities in Christ is complete. The process of drawing men from alienation to glorification is clearly discernible in all its appointments. Humility of mind – circumcision of heart – enters the Christ-gateway, on receiving the gospel; offers the Christ-sacrifice, in being baptized into the death of… Read More Today’s thought “Consecration of the priests” (February 18)
21 For me to live is Christ, and to die gain. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (J. E. Smith, trans.; Php 1:21). (1876). American Publishing Company. Paul’s attitudes about life and death were transformed by the gospel. Jesus’s death and resurrection defeated death and gave us… Read More Thought for today “To live is Christ, and to die gain” (October 08)
John 11 – All through life the sad story of bereavement goes on. As the leaves are torn from the trees by the rude storm, so those whom we love are plucked away from us. Were it not for the hope that we have in Jesus, these losses would be infinitely sad, without any alleviation.… Read More The hope of resurrection
Luke records with simple significance, “He gave him to his mother”. So it was that among the hills of Galilee overlooking the plain that has been and is yet to be so typical of man’s conflict and death, the apostles learned the highest ministry of their Lord. Multitudes would continue to stream forth from the… Read More Weep not
The truth then, is the vital principle corresponding to the germ; and on examination, we find that this correspondence is a most complete and striking one. As with the grain, so with the body of the believer: placed in the ground, the body decays and is destroyed; but is the truth, however weakly possessed by… Read More God giveth it a body
Our Daily Bible Readings bring us today to look at the letter from Jesus’ and James’ brother Jude, who considers himself “a slave of Jesus Christ” who was writing to all who had been called by God the Father. (Jude 1:1) Using a very similar language as the second letter of Peter, which was written… Read More Today’s thought “Crisis among believers” (December 20)
Going up to days when people like to be surprised by spooky things and think of dead people, ghosts and witches, there also comes a day when we think about stress and how to deal with it.… Read More Stressy moments going into Wintertime
In our busy, fast-paced lives, it can feel like the hours fly by and we don’t have enough moments to devote to the activities and pursuits that truly inspire or energise us. We are so taken by our daily duties, we often forget Who is giving us all the hours and minutes of the day… Read More Busy, fast-paced lives, thinking there are not enough hours for God
Will God Ever End Suffering? This is the whole point that is so often missed. The assumption is made that God is to blame for suffering (which, as we have seen, He is not); that all suffering is bad (which is wrong); that if God allows suffering He therefore does not love us (when it… Read More Suffering and the God of Love #5 Will God Ever End Suffering?
Some years ago one of our standard booklets on Spiritualism went out of print. It has been replaced with the booklet “Can we Communicate with the Dead?”, written to combat some of the more unusual ideas which circulate in society today. Considering ideas on the occult, contemporary spiritualism and biblical passages the booklet explains the… Read More New Booklet – Can we Communicate with the Dead?
From a certain point of view, it is saddening to think of such a man as John the Baptist in the hands of such creatures as Herod and his paramour, and sadder to think that his life should be sacrificed to the feminine malice created by John’s upright attitude as a preacher of righteousness. But… Read More Today’s thought: John – shut up in prison (September 11)
Today’s thought “According to your faith” (July 8) “Faith” is a key word in the New Testament, it does not occur in the Old Testament, although some modern versions seek to use it a little – but not really in the New Testament sense. Matthew’s Gospel has the most reports of the miracles of Jesus;… Read More Today’s thought “According to your faith” (July 8)
Our Hebrews reading includes a long quotation (8:8-12) from the prophet Jeremiah. This starts with “Behold the days are coming” and ends with “for they shall all know me [the LORD] from the least of them to the greatest. For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more”.… Read More Today’s Thought “To save those who are eagerly waiting for him” (June 02)
“25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; 26 and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?” (Joh 11:25-26 ASV) * To remember Joh 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the… Read More Extra verses to memorise John 11:25-26 Believing in the light, resurrection and the life
People have to cope with the cultural influences of their age and have to form for themselves a state of mind and take on a certain attitude and behaviour, which is going to be decisive if they are walking along God’s path or according to the flesh and this world, making them to sin. The Apostle John when referring to the human tendency to sin calls it the devil.… Read More Human Desire Personified
Our Persian brethren received tragic news the past few days. On Wednesday 2020 January 8, tensions between the US and Iran “contributed” to the downing of flight PS 752 on its way from Tehran to Kiev. The semi-official state outlet Fars News Agency reported that after being informed of the error in the country’s air… Read More Concerning talking about prophecy when tragedy is at the doorstep
The first Daily Bible Readings of the year tells us about the beginning of everything and how man received the earth. In Genesis 1 we read on the first day of the year how the Unseen Eternal Spirit Being out of nowhere, time, space, and all the living whirl forth, as Elohim or God spoke… Read More Today’s thought “Allowed to have dominion over the universe” (January 02)
We can only hope to get our minds under the influence of the truth, by steeping our minds in it, and this is only to be done by laying it down for ourselves as a rule to read it continually, day by day. If we do that, then we shall get at the result; the… Read More The Way of Truth and Love Therein
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