To John 4 We are told that Jesus came to a town in Samaria called Sychor – famous for a well that was dug, or whatever to you do to create wells, by Jacob for Joseph. I would like us to read again the conversation that took place with the Samaritan woman that met him… Read More Challenged not to judge and condemn
Hosea 3 – In the third chapter we are brought back to the current relationship of both husbands to their wives, and as far as Hosea is concerned the outcome is a happy one. The first verse reveals the profound spirit of love, pity and forgiveness that is so characteristic of God. It made Him… Read More Seeking the sinners
The fact is that the very best experience at present is only a state of divinely regulated evil, and that the occurrence of evil is one of the necessities involved in the development of saints from a race of unjustified sinners. All are sinners more or less, and, “Wherefore doth a man complain for the… Read More All are sinners
God’s righteousness is at hand and now beyond the law of God, God’s righteousness is revealed, to which the law and the prophets gave witness.… Read More Law and justice very important concepts
The sentiment that Christ’s righteousness alone is to be the basis of our acceptance, is one of the countless and pernicious corruptions of clerical theology. It doubtless originated in the misapplication of a certain element of apostolic truth, namely that which informs us that all are under sin, and that our salvation is not of… Read More Today’s Thought: The servants of Christ
Today we start reading “the proverbs of Solomon” (Proverbs 1:1) and a key verse is “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction” (verse 7). An awe of God is the beginning and foundation of wise thinking. The plea of Solomon is, “Hear my son, your father’s instruction,… Read More Today’s thought “Fools despise wisdom and instruction” (March 23)
Today’s thought “The deceitfulness of sin” (November 30) The word ‘sin’ is an obsolete word today, do we ever hear it used in personal conversations? It would only be in a Bible talk and occasionally in discussions between brethren and sisters. What challenges we face in our godless world – but I doubt we ever… Read More Today’s thought “The deceitfulness of sin” (November 30)
“Jesus replied, ‘Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor” (Mat 11:4,5). Jesus is healing those people who previously would have been excluded… Read More Today’s thought July 10 Reading 3 – Matthew 11:4-6: Good news preached to the poor
Today’s thought “Crying to God” (August 04) In the previous days we could read about the life of David and see how this sinner still was protected by the One God in Whom David kept putting his faith. In his distress David not only remembered Who had been so many times with him. He knew… Read More Today’s thought “Crying to God” (August 04)
Jesus did not condone her sin, did not even offer her forgiveness and peace. Sinners could not condemn her; neither would the one who was without sin. Jesus left it to her to merit forgiveness by her future conduct and faith: but he had given her a glimpse of the mercy and grace that were… Read More Casting the first stone
Each individual has to make their own choices, making up their mind what they do want to believe and whom they would like to follow. Having looked at the key elements of the Bible we must consider what we really want to do,keeping to follow this world and holding fast to worldly traditions or following the Nazarene master teacher Jeshua (Jesus christ) and becoming a real Christian or a Christadelphian to go through life as a Brother or Sister in Christ.… Read More Concluding thought by the article series “Key to the Bible”
GALATIANS 5:22 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is NO LAW ! * To remember “18 But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 68: Galatians 5:23: Against certain things there is no law
Romans 3:4 4 Forbid it: Yea, let GOD be True, but every man a liar. AS it is written that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and might overcome when thou art judged. * To remember Ps 31:22 As for me, I said in my {1 } haste, I am cut off from before thine… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 57 All men are liars and are vanity
Three simple examples of confession call us to the ranks of those whom God can heal. Listen to Isaiah, as he cries, “I am undone”, as recorded in his sixth chapter: “I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips …”… Read More Examples of confession
After the choice Adam and Eve made to go against the Will of God, eating of the fruit of the Tree of knowledge of good and evil, God came to deal with three parties in the fall of mankind: Adam, Eve and the serpent. An alleged fourth – the devil – is not mentioned in… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #5 Temptation, assault and curse
In preparation to the fraternal Gathering 17th September 2016 Stafford & Newcastle Ecclesiae you always can look at our role in Christianity and how we should take up our discipleship in Christ. These days lots of people may feel a lot of tension and fear. The many terrorist acts and the economical pressure create not… Read More Discipleship to look at
“The complacency of fools destroys them, but whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster” (Proverbs 1:32,33). May we help each other to have ears ready to listen, and therefore be at ease. “Fools despise wisdom and instruction” Today we start reading “the proverbs… Read More Fools despise wisdom and instruction
Expression of doubt and posing questions The last few days in our small Belgian community we spoke about looking for Christ, having doubts, loving Jesus, actions to be taken as lover of Jesus and lover of God. Some people may feel like they have to climb a very steep mountain or could say “I Die… Read More Doubting and going astray
Are we better off? In the world we may find atheists, believers in all sorts of gods, and believers of all sorts of denominations in the one they call the Only One God. Are those who think they believe in Jesus to be God, or those who think Jehovah being God the only righteous? They… Read More Condemnation of the World and Illustration of Justification
In the previous chapters the rampant evil in the world was described by Job (Job 24:2-24) and we have heard the speeches of Job’s friends who got to accuse him of gaining his now lost wealth by robbing the poor, withholding sustenance from the hungry and even abusing the weaker ones like widows and orphans.… Read More Fragments from the Book of Job #4: chapters 27-31
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