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2016/01 A HOLY PEOPLE

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The Lord desires that His people live for the glory of his Name. By the power of His grace we are under His rule in Christ and can say, “O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us; but by thee only will we make mention of thy name” (Isaiah 26:13)

2014/11 OLD TESTAMENT BENEFIT

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2014/11 How Can I Benefit From The Old Testament? Paul, writing to Timothy, said “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” (2 Timothy 3:15). Paul was referring to the Old Testament scriptures.  The Lord had

2016/01 CHOSEN NOT FOR GOOD

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A simple search of words like ‘elect’ or ‘chosen’ in an appropriate programme will show you how prevalent the concept is in the Bible. One writer states: ‘No other doctrine has been so central in theology and so ignored in the pulpit.’

2014/11 A COMMITTED MEMBERSHIP

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2014/11 Distinctives Features of Free Presbyterianism A COMMITTED MEMBERSHIP Church members are not to be spectators but participants, willingly employing what God has given them for the good of the church as a whole. To survey the religious scene in the area where I minister is to be struck by the fact that many congregations

2016/03 THE EQUALITY AGENDA

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When King John, under considerable duress, pressed his royal seal on to the Magna Carta (Great Charter) on 15 June 1215, he could not have predicted that this document would shape our ideas of individual rights and freedoms for hundreds of years to come.

2015/01 ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH CHANGED?

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2015/01 Has the Roman Catholic Church Really Changed? Protestant stalwart Bishop JC Ryle famously stated: “Let us have no peace with Rome until Rome adjures her errors, and is at peace with Christ.” At first glance, this maxim presupposes two things: That Protestants recognize it is possible for the Roman Catholic Church to adjure her

2016/03 ROMAN CATHOLICISM – PART 1

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Nothing is impossible with God. The young Christian should know how to bring the gospel to the sinner, Roman Catholic or otherwise. He has nothing to be ashamed of in propagating the good news of Jesus Christ.

2015/01 THE MAN CHRIST JESUS

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2015/01 The Man Christ Jesus Over the past 150 years, there have been numerous attacks on the deity of Christ from liberals and cults. The Bible teaches that the Word that was made flesh was very much the Word that was God before being made flesh (John 1:1,14).  This has not prevented the unbelieving from

2016/01 A HUMBLE APOLOGY

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2016/01 A Humble Apology We are seeking to win souls, not just arguments! The idea of respect has taken on a very particular flavour in our present culture. It may be described by the cliché ‘Live and let live.’ In essence, we are all supposedly given the freedom to believe what we want, and to

2015/07 ABORTION – ANOTHER LOOK

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2015/07 Abortion - Another Look Parents will recall the joy of heart when given the news of an impending addition to the family.  As Christians, we testify that: “children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.”  (Psalm 127:3). For some, that joy is shattered by the detection