See the Difference (between the Lord’s Supper and the Lord’s Table)
A clear distinction must be kept between the Lord’s Supper and the Lord’s table. These terms are often used interchangeably. It is not altogether wrong to do so, so long as we understand the biblical distinction. The Supper is contained...
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Hymns and Spiritual Songs
The first picture that comes to mind when we hear the word “singing” would usually be a happy one. But more and more, differing views about music in assembly life are turning friendly discussions into heated dissension—even unhappy divisions. This...
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Practical Issues About Worship
UPLOOK Let’s begin with a basic question. Brother Vine, could you help us with the meaning of worship in the New Testament? W. E. VINE The worship of God is nowhere defined in Scripture. A consideration of the verbs used shows that it...
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Nike
It was in 1957 that University of Oregon track coach Bill Bowerman met a middle distance runner named Phil Knight. After graduating with an MBA from Stamford, Knight began importing athletic shoes from Japan, selling them out of the trunk...
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When Will the Battle be Over?
Of absorbing interest to many students in the world today is the divine outlook presented in the Scriptures concerning the international Jewish problem and the final return of the Jews to their homeland. It becomes obvious to the most casual...
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Victory Through the Sea
Behold then,” cries the Apostle, “the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness” (Rom. 11:22). Surely the chapter before us presents a notable illustration of the truth of his words. Towards Egypt, severity...
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The Battle at Mount Tabor
Jabin, king of Canaan, reigned in Hazor, a formidable city in the Huleh Valley in northern Galilee. With ruthless efficiency—his army boasting nine hundred chariots of iron—he conquered Israel and oppressed them. In Joshua 11 we find an ancestor of this...
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The Might of the Lord
The decisive battle in Joshua 10 brings in a succession of victories and the eventual subjugation of the land. And with its telling, Part 1 of the Book of Joshua closes. Finding that the Gibeonites had made terms with Israel, Adonizedec,...
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