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Three Cheers! By David Logan
“Cheer up,” they told me, “things could be worse.” So I cheered up—and sure enough, things did get worse. In contrast to man’s well meaning, but empty phrases, when Christ tells us to cheer up, there is every good reason to do so. On at least three occasions, He told…
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Trust in the Lord and Do Good, by David Logan
“I wish my husband, who does know the Lord, would take more of a leadership role in our family Bible readings,” a mother of several small children confided to us. Instead of nagging her husband about it, she turned to God in prayer, putting her trust in Him. Some time…
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Capital Punishment, By Robert J Little
Is Not Capital Punishment a Violation of the New Testament Commandmentto Love One Another? The character of God never changes. It is a false concept that in theOld Testament God is revealed as a vengeful God, but in the New Testament, as aGod of love. The righteousness and love of…
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The Effective Ambassador
By Paule Little Scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted,are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1946,1952, 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the NationalCouncil of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used bypermission. [Suppose] you had been on the coast, either one—West or…
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To The Clergy, And To Them That Follow Them, by Irv Risch
This writing is a long time coming. It was 45 years ago that I came to realize that if I wanted my sins forgiven; I needed to come to Jesus Christ, confess my sins, and put my faith in Him for my salvation. Because of this, I saw that my…
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Is the Lord a Wilderness to You? By Robert Lee
In the first of Jehovah’s messages through the tender-hearted prophet, and recorded in Jeremiah 2, there are a number of touching questions. “What is wrong in Me?” (verse 5); “Why not inquire of Me?” (verse 6); “The priests ignore Me, why?” (verse 8); “Is there any nation so whimsical as…
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Cutting Off His Ear! by Irv Risch
At our worship meeting, my brother in Christ, (Mike) shared the scripture where Peter cut off the ear of the relative of the High Priest, and what he said about it was very interesting. This was something to think about. The question is, why wasn’t Peter arrested for doing this?…
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The Meaning of the Message, by Stewart Lavery
“God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). In turning our attention to the above portion we are not surprised to learn that there is such holy and blessed teaching gathered up…
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The Evangelist and the Ethiopian, by Stewart Lavery
(June-July 1968) Scripture Reading Acts 8:26-39 Many years ago two Africans, a master and his servant, were driving by the desert route that goes down from Jerusalem unto Gaza. The former had been to Jerusalem to worship (Acts 8:27). This man, like so many well-meaning people before and since, had earnestly…
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Christopher Knapp’s Biography
Biographical Sketch of Christopher Knapp (Revised 5/30/2004) A brief account of the life and labors of Christopher Knapp The following is based on an account, written on request of others, by Mr Knapp’s youngest son, Thomas, as well as input from the late Carl Armerding Knapp’s parents, German immigrants, settled…
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Meditations on Anna, by Barry Kirk
Terra Alta, WV And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser. She was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not…
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Deep Waters, by Barry Kirk
“God’s people are hurting.” Oh how often we hear these very true words during these perilous times. There are reports of unsaved loved ones…difficulties in the meeting…attack from without…attack from within… disease stricken bodies…almost insurmountable practical needs…tragedies on every hand, and on and on. Could we say that God’s people…
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When The Lord Commends Hatred, by F C Jennings
But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. Revelation 2:6 Here I believe we have a still more specific intimation as to the evil ones, and those false apostles that the Ephesians had tried and exposed. “Those thatare evil,” and “those that…
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Recognizing the Devil’s Work Among Men, by F C Jennings
I would like to put before you a picture of two men, and ask you to tell me which, in your judgment, is the best exhibition of the work of the Devil. The first is by no means a choice character. You will find him in the saloon; very probably…
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Biblical Hermeneutics.
Is the word “begotten” in John 3:16 of Authorized Version a problem that creates confusion when establishing the Deity of Christ? Here are some answers I found on this question. Answer 1: Greek Text First, there is no difference, as far as the Greek word μονογενής (monogenés) is concerned –…
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Know Your Bible History
Taken from Got Question. Who was the King James that the King James Version of the Bible is named after? Answer: The King James Version of the Bible is also called the Authorized Version, because the translation was authorized by King James I of England. The preface of the KJV dedicates the…
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Expository Notes On The Epistles Of Peter, The Second Epistle of Peter, Chapter Three, Looking On To The Culmination
By H A Ironside As Peter looked forward to the day when he should seal his own testimony for Christ by laying down his life, as the Lord had foretold, he was the more anxious to arouse the saints generally to the importance of maintaining their confidence in what God had…
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Expository Notes On The Epistles Of Peter, The Second Epistle of Peter, Chapter Two, Increasing Apostasy And The Call To Righteousness
By H A Ironside False doctrines had begun already to make serious inroads into the churches scattered throughout the world, as Paul’s later letters give evidence, and as that of Jude also bears witness. Peter had this in mind when he gave his final message to the saints; but he foresaw…
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Expository Notes On The Epistles Of Peter, The Second Epistle of Peter, Chapter One, The Blessings Bestowed Upon Believers Through The Righteousness Of God
By H A Ironside As we begin our consideration of this Second Epistle it is well for us to remember that it is in the nature of a final message from Christ’s venerable servant, the Apostle Peter, who wrote in view of his forthcoming martyrdom, in order to warn believers of…
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Expository Notes On The Epistles Of Peter, The Second Epistle of Peter, Introduction
By H A Ironside How much time elapsed between the writing of the two Petrine Epistles we have no way of determining. But certainly when one says, “This second epistle … I now write unto you” (3:1), it implies that the first one had been sent on just a short time…
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