MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR THEE
“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me. lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said…
THE WIFE OF JEHOVAH: THE BRIDE OF CHRIST
THE symbolism of the Bible is uniform to a remarkable degree. Themes commenced in the Old Testament are continued or amplified in the New Testament with the same symbols. An example of this is to be found in the description of Israel as the wife of Jehovah and the bride of Christ. In Jeremiah there…
THE BIRTH OF OUR LORD AND THE CHRISTIAN ERA
FROM time to time the question is asked, “Why is it that although our calendar is dated Anno Domini (i.e., the year of our Lord) yet His birth is stated to have taken place in 4 B.C.?” How could our Blessed Lord have been born four years “before Christ”? In actual fact, two mistakes have…
ULSTER, IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN
ONE PEOPLE … ONE FAITH … ONE THRONE POLITICAL necessities over several generations have caused the people of Northern Ireland to think of themselves as Ulstermen rather than Irishmen. This is the greatest possible tragedy of our history. It is only when viewed in the context of Ireland that the Ulster story makes sense. Without…
ON ETERNITY
IT is traditional in our society to hide from the subject of death. Most people die in hospitals, away from their families. And even when the family knows the person is dying, politeness demands that they not bring up the subject with the person facing death. All of this is so contrary to the way…
