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A REPLY TO RECENT BOOKS ON JEWISH RESTORATION By: Charles D. Alexander The discussion whether the Jewish people will be fully restored to the land of Palestine with all their ancient privileges, and there enter into divine blessings withheld from them for 2,000 years past, is worthwhile only for the... Read More

ABRAHAM HAD TWO SONS The prophetic nature of Holy Scripture even in its personal and national histories is exemplified in the inspired use which the apostle Paul makes of the great domestic dilemma in the life of Abraham. In his remarkable allegory in Galatians 4, Paul presents the two sons of Abrah... Read More

The impoverishment the Church has suffered through sterile prophetical theories is nowhere more marked than in the treatment measured out in pulpit and press to the prophecies of Ezekiel. These arid theories have robbed Scriptures of their majesty and wonder and reduced prophecy to a body skeleton m... Read More

V. 9 “How can these things be?” Nicodemus represents throughout this dialogue the people of the Old Covenant - vainly confident of their “knowledge” and their national: privileges. “Behold thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God and knowest his will and approvest t... Read More

“All the acts of the Word are word and doctrine”. This rule must ever be kept in mind as the four gospels are studied and especially so in the case of John’s Gospel. The Lord moves from Judea and departs into Galilee and “must needs” pass through Samaria. The cause of this journey was the reputation... Read More

It is a doubtful exegesis which teaches that Nicodemus came to Jesus by night because of fear of the Jewish Council (of which he was a member). His interview with Christ took place too early in the ministry of the Saviour for that. John the Baptist was not yet cast into prison. The envy and the enmi... Read More

To know God and to know Christ is a matter of revelation, and this revealing act of the Holy Spirit is given only where there is repentance: “Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes” (Matt. 11:25). The divine Being is known absolutely only to One who is... Read More

"Someone asked, 'Lord, will only a few be saved?' Jesus answered, 'Make every effort to enter through the narrow gate, because I tell you this: many will try to enter but will not be able to... For narrow is the gate, and narrow is the path which leads to Life, and few will find it (Luke 13:23,24; M... Read More

It is important that we make a clear distinction between the True Church (the Ecclesia) and the Institutional Church, Organized Religion, or religion in general. The easiest way to begin is to discuss one critical thing that Organized Religion cannot do. Organized Religion cannot impart Life. "This ... Read More

The concepts in the New Testament were not derived out of thin air. Amos 3:7 says, "Surely the Lord God does nothing unless He reveals His secret counsel to His servants the prophets." What is mentioned in the New Testament is revealed in the Old Testament either clearly or in types and figures. Gen... Read More