Biblical Subjects
COVETOUSNESS
Covetousness is the last of the Ten Commandments and might be considered by many to be one of the minor sins, not to be compared with the worship of idols, murder or adultry yet the Bible states that “whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all” (James2:10).
The Peril of Spiritualizing Scripture
WHEN WE READ a book we endeavour to understand what the author intended by the words he uses and the manner in which he expresses them. In this way we learn the message the author sought to convey.
What Happened at Calvary?
“And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left” (Luke23:33)
Life Wasn’t Meant to be Easy
WHEN AN AUSTRALIAN POLITICIAN coined the phrase, Life wasn’t meant to be easy, I suspect David stood up in heaven and shouted, Amen and Amen!
The Theme of Isaiah’s Prophecy
ISAIAH PROPHESIED in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Chapters 1 to 6 were written during the period when Uzziah and Jotham jointly reigned. Uzziah was a leper during the closing years of his reign and his son Jotham reigned as co-regent.
Sennacherib Should Have Known!
WHEN SENNACHERIB THE KING OF ASSYRIA came against Jerusalem he boasted that the Lord God of Israel could not deliver the city from his army. He listed many cities he had already conquered and said that their gods had not been able to deliver the city from his army
The Family of God
THERE IS A VAST DIFFERENCE between believers in the Old Testament and believers in the New Testament. Both are called “saints” but Old Testament saints were saved under the Old Covenant that God made with Israel on Mount Sinai. New Testament saints ...
The Cost of Compromise
“Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab” (2Chron.18:1). Ahab was the son of Omri who reigned over the northern ten tribes of Israel that separated from Judah when Rehoboam was king in Judah. Rehoboam was the ...
Who Was David’s Mother?
by John R Ecob DD What did David mean when he said in his great prayer of confession that “in sin did my mother conceive me”? If you ask the Catholic he may say that it refers to the doctrine of original sin: that every one of us has original sin such that...
Only One Correct Interpretation
When it comes to Biblical interpretation there can only be one correct interpretation. There may be many applications but only one interpretation. A common view held by theologically trained people is that everybody is entitled to their own view and one view...
The Gifts of the Spirit to the Church
by John R Ecob DD At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was given to baptise (place in) Old Testament saints into the Body of Christ and thus make “one new man” distinct from Israel. In Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians chapter 12 he lists the gifts that God...
Dark Dark Days
by John R Ecob DD Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother. (Isaiah 9:19). The Prophet Isaiah lived in dark days of the history of Judah and Israel. The evil...