There are some roles in the ecclesia which are small but mighty. Sometimes just a few Bible verses disguise very human circumstances of difficulty, success, disappointment, and joy. With this in mind we are going to consider some exhortations from the life of Abigail—a remarkable woman who was more than happy aspiring to a supporting role in her desire to save her household.

Inheriting the Kingdom

How can it be said that nations “inherit the kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world”?

The word, “inherit” “strictly means to receive by lot; then in a more general sense, to possess oneself of, to receive as one’s own, to obtain” (Vine). What will the nations obtain? The right to reside in their own countries as subjects to the King of kings and to the saints.

Eternal life is the glorious hope of those who know God and who know the Lord Jesus Christ. We define the gospel as “the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ” (Acts 8:12). More than half the clauses in the BASF refer to the Lord Jesus—his birth, life, ministry and death;

Satchel Paige, the baseball philosopher is credited with the saying, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was”. There are some fairly young people who would give an age much beyond their actual years and there are some elderly people who would say that they were in their mid-twenties.

One of the largest and most important rivers in Israel today, the Kishon River is amongst the most complex. It rises in the hills about Tabor and Gilboa, and flows along the Plain of Esdraelon from the Jezreel Valley to the sea at Haifa Bay.

Recently I opened the green cover of the Christadelphian Unity In Australia booklet published by the Central Standing Committee in 1963 in celebration of five years of Unity in Australia. Yes, confession, I needed to blow off the dust, and looking back, I suspect this was only the second time in 50 years.

The origins of the enmity

The book of Obadiah highlights the relationship between Edom and Israel, and the animosity of Edom towards their “brother” (1:10). However, this is not the first time we read of such a strained relationship between these brotherly nations. In fact, the enmity of Edom towards Israel starts much further back,.

Four writers, four faces

Why did God see fit to provide us with four accounts of the life and teaching of the Lord? Why not just write one gospel with all the information contained in it?

God chose to use four different men to write a record of His Son’s life.

Bone is living tissue and is the hardest tissue in the body. In Job 10:11 we read: “Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews”. Bones are protective like a fence. They provide security to the human frame as well as generating the means to expedite a natural defence against infections from without.

Whilst we know from the prophetic markers that we are living at the time of the end no one knows the exact hour of our Lord’s appearance (Matt 24:36,42,44, 50; 25:13). In light of this, our Master seeks from us all a constant readiness, a state of alertness which is combined with wisdom and faith...