What an eloquent “Moreover”! “Moreover I want her to be my wife.” Nothing but Christ and a definite personal link with Him will avail for us in our need. We have to learn under divine teaching the utter inadequacy of the legal principle, and this is brought out typically in Ruth chapter 4. Man […]
Taking the taste test made all the difference. Vigilance is the price of safety. Two Bible texts might well be written over this account, namely, the words of the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 22:14: “Many are called, but few are chosen.” And the Apostle Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 10:18: “Not he that […]
Such a heritage doesn’t call for a museum but a return to the Book. The faithful exposition of the Word of God powerfully transforms lives. This was never more true than in the ministry of the Scripture by the so-called “Plymouth Brethren” 150 years ago. Men of God such as J. N. Darby, William […]
Is the God of the ravens still our God today? Elisha’s heart was heavy as he accompanied Elijah across the Jordan River on the day when God would take Elijah away. When they came to the Jordan, Elijah took his cloak and struck the water. The river parted before them and they both went […]
Singular men of God in a pluralistic society. It is the sad record of ecclesiastical history that the Church has generally been unfaithful to the call of God. It is obvious, because of this, that restoration collectively is no longer possible. Christians are sometimes misled, even as they think of the revivals effected by God, […]
We know where the field is, too! Boaz was a “mighty man of wealth.” This expression is not found in Scripture anywhere else, but you know that Boaz is a picture of the Lord Jesus, our Kinsman. There is no reason why God’s people should live as paupers; everything our “mighty man of wealth” […]
Deborah was no feminist; but her private ministry made a huge impact. [dropcap] I [/dropcap]srael’s third fall into gross idolatry recorded in the book of Judges occurred during the eighty years of rest and quiet following the judgeship of Ehud (3:30). This was followed by a third servitude, longer than either of the two preceding, […]
“He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not” (Ps. 15:4). In a Bournemouth art gallery there is a series of paintings by Edwin Long depicting the story of Jephthah. The largest of them pictures the return from battle, with the daughter coming out to welcome her father. The last of the series […]
A helpful present application to a story from the distant past. The variety of gifts in the Church is in itself a forcible reminder of the indispensability of any member. All are essential to the well-being of the whole. Since all are unique, it also follows that the work given to one cannot be […]