Modern aircraft can carry passengers and cargo to altitudes as high as six miles and are assembled from many thousands of precisely machined parts. The airplane as a whole can fly, even though it is made of non-flying parts. Take, for example, a wheel or a single wing flap or the fuselage. By themselves these […]
One of the first challenges of the early church was detecting false teachers and wrong doctrines creeping into the churches. This struggle brought about some very important events, including the writing of John’s first epistle. First John is a series of tests for eternal life. It is a wonder we don’t use this epistle as […]
Be still, my soul: The waves and winds still know His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below. Katharina von Schlegel Two emails recently arrived on my computer within twelve hours of each other. They were from saints passing through serious storms with very ill children. The wind and waves were taking their toll. […]
Each gospel writer emphasizes the immediate nature of the cleansing. No period of convalescence here! So it is, too, when the sinner comes to the Saviour, the work of salvation is instant. The miracles and parables of the Lord Jesus often appear simple in the telling, but they are, without exception, profound in their teaching. […]
Bartimaeus is thought to mean “son of the unclean.” Was he being punished for his father’s sins? It was a popular notion. But God doesn’t hold a man responsible for being born blind. He is responsible, however, for staying blind when Jesus passes by. He was blind. And a beggar. He had no hope for […]
What should identify a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, and how is it being worked out in your life? This issue of Uplook drives that question home to our hearts and minds. He had twelve. Twelve men to follow Him and learn His ways. Twelve men who would be known as His disciples. The […]
Jesus told His own that we were to do greater works than He had done while on earth. Is that true? Of course it is. And it’s also true that the great works we do are done only when we are in vital union with the Lord Himself. As He put it, “Without Me, nothing.” […]
There was a time when consistent forthright preaching on prophecy was a common experience for those in fellowship in New Testament assemblies. However today it seems that it has become more of a rarity. There is no doubt that preaching through the book of Revelation is not an easy task, but it is surely worthwhile. […]
A visitor had been observing the meetings in our assembly for about six months. He had attended a number of different local churches in the area but found our gathering distinctly different. One Sunday morning, with a perplexed look on his face, he stated, “I don’t understand why the attendance is so good at the […]