THE VIRGIN MARY’S BLOOD RELATIONSHIP TO THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY
IT is easy to think of Palestine in Mary’s day as being remote, even cut off, from the civilised world. To suggest that Britain was known to Jesus or the disciples of Jesus is to invite a puzzled if not mocking smile. The traditional Christian view seems not to extend, to the west of Palestine,…
POSITIVE BIBLICAL PROTESTANTISM
“Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8). This verse of Scripture, often associated with Pentecost, is never thought of as having anything…
WHERE IS HE?
IN John chapter 7, the whereabouts of Jesus was the dilemma of the Jews. Was He coming to the feast of Tabemacles? Jesus had sent ahead His disciples while He remained in Galilee for a time. Later, Jesus attended the feast “not openly, but as it were in secret” (John 7:10) So today we, like…
THE MONK THAT SHOOK THE WORLD – MARTIN LUTHER
IN the year 1497 two boys were seen passing through a small city in Germany. They walked slowly, and at times stopped before the doors of the houses and sang carols about the infant Jesus. It was Christmas time and the weather was cold and frosty. The evening was drawing on and the bright glare…
THE CHURCH A SUBSTITUTE FOR ISRAEL?
THERE is a widespread belief among Christians that Israel, the nation which God brought into being to be the instrument of His Purpose, has been replaced by the Christian Church. It is true that, as a result of disobedience and sin, the Israel nation fell and that her people were carried away into exile from…
