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Coping with the demands of life (Philippians 4:4-20)

October 10, 2018September 30, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

In the Revised Version part of verse 12 of Philippians 4 reads: “In everything and in all things have I learned the secret”. The Greek verb here used means “to initiate into the mysteries” and Paul here uses it both in the passive voice and in the…

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Christian Living Doctrine

Destroy and kill: the command for Israel and for us

October 8, 2018October 7, 2018 by Andrew Barry

“When the Lord your God gives them over to you, and you defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction… You shall break down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and chop down their Asherim and burn their carved images with…

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Christian Living Doctrine The Vault

Marriage: its place and pattern (Ephesians 5:31)

October 3, 2018October 2, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh” (Ephesians 5:31, R.V.) (See also Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:45; Mark 10:7-8.) These words refer, of course, to the action of…

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Christian Living Doctrine

The goodness of Christian hope

October 1, 2018September 30, 2018 by Kirsten McKinlay

Do your friends know the goodness of the Christian hope? Do you? Recently I was talking to one of my most biblically informed non-Christian friends about life, the world, human nature and God, when she told me “I don’t want eternal life”. I was…

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Doctrine The Vault

Men’s world and God’s word (Matthew 24:35-44)

September 26, 2018September 10, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

This passage of our Lord’s own teaching challenges us, if we will heed it, to recognize the unique character, the supreme worth and the abiding practical value of the word of God. Reference to it is here put in the advent and eschatological context,…

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Christian Living Ministry

Dementia and the Christian: Will Jesus remember me if I’ve forgotten him?

September 24, 2018September 25, 2018 by Susan An

“She was a wonderful mother and a devoted wife”, he said, holding her hand. She sadly didn’t meet his gaze but rather looked past him, glassy-eyed and unseeing. As her speech pathologist I was sitting by her bedside, watching her not recognise…

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ACR Journal Evangelism Ministry

Have we lost our way on mission?

September 21, 2018September 20, 2018 by Nathan Walter

This article was originally published in the ACR’s latest journal, which contains lots of helpful reflections on evangelism. You can access the journal in full here. For someone who enjoys American politics, the last year and a half has been…

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