In Paul’s dealings with the wayward churches under his watch care, one cannot fail to behold the yearning tenderness of a loving parent. Paul delighted in those whom he had begotten in the gospel, and exhibited great pity to the erring. Yet his love was not partial…

In the 5th chapter of Corinthians, Paul makes plain some of the deeper truths taught to God’s people through the Paschal Supper and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. In Exodus chapter 12, the Lord gave instructions to the children of Israel regarding the keeping of these two connected feasts. One such instruction was in regards to leaven…

In Paul’s letters to Timothy and Titus, the Spirit of God issued some of the most vital instructions in gospel order. When these principles are heeded, the enemy is shut out of the churches…

Having been rejected in His home town, Jesus ‘could there do no mighty work’. This does not mean that the divine Saviour was incapable of performing miracles due to the obstinance of men. Jesus was unable to perform mighty works in Nazareth because it would have been improper for Him to do so…

Since they do ‘not like to retain God in their knowledge’, the world chooses to mark eras by man’s purported advancements. According to profane ancient history, eras are delineated by technological knowledge. For example, it is claimed that the ‘stone age’ ended in 3000 BC, giving way to the ‘bronze age’…

Man’s innate desire for knowledge is irrepressible, and is exercised by all men and women in one way or another. This wonderful faculty of man’s being was placed there by his Creator, so that he may ‘find the knowledge of God’ (Proverbs 2:5). The touchstone of all knowledge – be it scientific, historic, or moral – is the word of God…

While there are exceptions, children are far from quiet during the process of weaning. When deprived of the source of comfort and sustenance they have enjoyed since birth, children are fretful, and may at times exhibit loud temper tantrums. Yet while the grown man often thinks evil of others as a result of losses to himself, the child does not harbour resentment against his mother…

When a killer shark or some other man-eating beast is captured, its stomach is dissected to recover the victims it has eaten. In a similar manner, ‘great Babylon’ will disclose her victims at the end of the world. And when she is ‘thrown down’, it will not be merely the blood of those beheaded for the witness of Jesus in the last days that are found inside her…

While Peter and James ministered to the Jews, it was through the work performed by the Apostle Paul, ‘the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles’, that the rest of the world were introduced to the gospel (Romans 15:16). Including Hebrews, Paul wrote fourteen of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament, furnishing the church with some of the deepest advancements of New Testament theology. But Paul was not always working on the side of Christ…

In the dimness of the evening, we are rendered partially blind. In our disorientation, we may perceive the outline of a serpent upon the ground. Upon the admittance of light, the serpent is revealed to be a harmless rope or stick…

Similar to the situation in Palestine today, the Jewish people of the first century lived under occupation. The conservative sect of the Pharisees particularly loathed the Roman rule, while the pro-Roman Sadducees sought to profit by it…

Fear is often rightfully seen in a negative light. When the slothful servant rendered an account to his lord, he betrayed that his failure was fear-based, saying: ‘I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth’ (Matthew 25:25). The persons represented by this parable are indeed afraid of God…

After the Assyrians overthrew the northern tribes, they brought in settlers from various pagan nations to ensure the discontinuance of that rebellious nation (2 Kings 17:24). These heathen people intermarried with the residue from Ephraim and Manasseh in the land…

Since a man’s life is all that he has, no greater love can he demonstrate than the forfeiture of it in behalf of another. But the real value in the sacrifice is not strictly the act of giving up one’s life…

Since every man and woman has been endowed with a moral nature, judging the things presented before us in a moral light is automatic. Yet sin, both inherited and cultivated, causes this inherent moral compass to give false readings…

The various heathen nations did not develop peculiar religious ideas from a place of ignorance. Rather, our ancestors deliberately departed from Eden’s perfect knowledge, and invented false religions – they changed the truth of God into a lie…

Satan is declared to be ‘the god of this world’. By believing his deceptions and choosing sin, the world has elected him as their ruler. But God has not stepped down from His throne above the firmament, and no matter how many votes Satan has on this earth, no part of God’s creation is a democracy…

Historically, national armies went into battle under banners. One of the best known banners or standards was the golden eagle of the Roman legions. To the Roman soldier, the eagle standard was a symbol of national pride that was held up to direct him in battle…

Here is a record of the blessed fellowship enjoyed between the apostles and the three thousand souls that were baptised on the day of Pentecost. Such uncorrupted fellowship is what every Christian desires, and it should be the experience of all who profess the name of Christ…

The world loves money, and spends all its time in procuring the coveted commodity. As the saying goes, ‘time is money’. While there is truth to this saying, the time spent in procuring money is the more valuable of the two commodities…