The brethren in James’ time were suffering under the oppression of rich men (James 5:1-6). These Jews were more focused on heaping up treasures in this life than caring for their neighbours. As a result, they were unmoved by the cries of their workers, whom they were defrauding. Living lives of ea...

In Matthew 6:33, our Lord speaks these well-known words, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”. There are two elements in this statement—the Kingdom of God and the righteousness of God. They later become the basis for the go...

In Proverbs 6:6-8 we are exhorted to observe the amazing life of ants and be wise: “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest”.

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This series is an abridged version of the notes for the Australasian Youth Conference to be held in April 2025, God willing. May we all encourage our young people and each other concerning the topic of 1 Timothy.

The fifth chapter of 1 Timothy focuses on the ecclesia as a family and the role of e...

The Spirit at work in our lives

We have established that the Holy Spirit is at work in our lives through the power of God’s Word to transform our thinking and behaviour.

We have learned that we can’t separate God from His Spirit. It is simply Him at work, breathing out of Him, developing a...

At the conclusion of the Olivet Prophecy, our Lord spoke about the state of our world at the time of the end in Luke 21:25-36. Before this, he spoke of the collapse of the Jewish State in AD70, and then in verse 24 predicted that “Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of...

If you or an interested friend need evidence, external to the Bible, that our bodies were “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psa 139:14), this book will erase all doubts of God as our Creator. As mentioned in the introduction of the book, the evidence within the human body“present[s] a compelli...

The fifth seal (cont.)

Rest for a little season

As mentioned in the previous article (10), Psalm 94 talks about the blessed state of the person who meditates on God’s law and learns from the discipline they experience in life. These will view death as a “rest from days of trouble” (v13 E...

In 2012 a series of excavations was undertaken in Jerusalem, in the region known as the Ophel near the southeast corner of the Temple Mount1. The excavations were led by the late Dr Eilat Mazar.

During that dig a number of large, broken pithoi (storage vessel) pieces were discovered embedded in a...

An extensive stone quarry has been discovered in Jerusalem’s Har Hotzvim1 neighbourhood by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). It is the largest quarry uncovered from the Second Temple period (the return from Babylonian exile to AD70) in the region. Extensive building projects were undertaken ...