HEROES OF FAITH – (5)
(PART FIVE) ISAAC – JACOB – JOSEPH FAITH is not some static condition. It is a GROWTH condition. Faith builds on Faith. On the other hand, doctrine is static. What must at all times be remembered is that a constantly held belief in a doctrine is no guarantee of a constantly growing faith. Whilst it…
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
SIX months have elapsed since the tragic event when the twin towers of the World Trade Centre were attacked and fell with many lives lost as a result. It is perhaps time to reflect on this event and its consequences, in light of the Scriptures. In the Book of Revelation, the Lord Jesus Himself revealed…
HANDEL’S MESSIAH
MOST of us will have heard excerpts or whole performances of Handel’s Messiah at some time in our lives. Using text from the Authorized Version of the Bible, Handel set to work in 1741 to compose this magnificent oratorio obviously subject to intense divine inspiration. He completed the whole work in twenty-two days and remarked…
TRACING DAN – (2)
“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” – (II CHRONICLES 7:14) We of United Hebrew Congregations believe that in order to understand…
DOES GOD MAKE MISTAKES?
ALL earnest students of the Bible eventually find themselves facing a great problem – the apparent failure of God’s purpose for, and His promises to, the Israel people and nation. The Bible declares that God brought the Israel people into being and organized them into a nation to be His servant – the instrument of…
