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Unclean, Common, Unholy (2839)(koinos probably from sun/syn = with) is an adjective which means primarily common. More generally, and usually in a negative sense, koinos means defiled (corrupted in regard to its purity or perfection), unclean (because it is treated as common and thus considered mora... Read More

Witnesses (3144) (martus/martys) basically describes one who remembers something and testifies concerning what they remember. Notice that martus has a two fold meaning of (1) describing one who has seen and/or experienced something or someone and (2) one who testifies to what he or she saw. The test... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. How to Give Alms, vv. 1–4 What should be our manner of giving alms? Does this forbid all gifts in public? (1 Cor. 16:1, 2.) Did our Lord ever commend a gift made in public? (Luke 21:1–4.) Just what is forbidden? Who knows of the gift of which no man knows? Is that enough? W... Read More

It is said that Sheridan went to battle with all the fury of a madman, and recklessly exposed himself to the shot and shell of the enemy. He told General Horace Porter that he never went into a battle from which he cared to come back alive unless he came as a victor. This desperation made him an irr... Read More

The Holy Spirit speaks to our spirits through the following external means also, when we are seeking His guidance:- (i) The teaching of the Bible. (ii) The witness of circumstances. (iii) The advice of other believers. If we have ascertained the will of God accurately, the witness of the Holy Spirit... Read More

God is never in debt to any person. Under the new covenant, we are called to partake of God's nature. So we too are commanded to "owe no man anything" (Romans 13:8). Having to borrow from others was part of the curse of the law - a curse that God said would come on Israel when they disobeyed the law... Read More

A disciple of Jesus can never be a loner. He will always live in fellowship with other disciples in a local church. Jesus said that the primary mark of His disciples would be "love for one another" (John 13:35). This is possible only when the disciple is related to other disciples. So there cannot b... Read More

The word "love" is perhaps the most beautiful word in the Bible. Yet because many have failed to understand its real meaning, they have never enjoyed its many-sided splendour. Being more influenced in their concept of love by the 20th century entertainment world and by romantic literature than by th... Read More

There is a Highway of Happiness in the realms of sex, love and marriage that God wants us to tread. But many seem to prefer walking in the gutter of misery! The issues involved in relation to these subjects have been made clear. It remains now for us to make the choice. Each one of us stands before ... Read More

Although these seven letters are addressed primarily to the messengers of the churches, yet at the end of each message, we find an invitation to anyone who has an ear to hear, to pay attention to what the Holy Spirit is saying to ALL the churches. They have a message therefore for every disciple in ... Read More