Truth is a strange commodity. People often talk about “the truth” without appreciating the incongruity of the term they employ. For example, my wife’s parents held to a certain system of Biblical interpretation known as “dispensationalism”, and were frequently heard to be saying about others, “The trouble is, they don’t know the truth.” To them, the words the truth represented a body of knowledge acceptable to their way of thinking. Catholics, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Mormons, each believe they hold “the truth” about Religion. Moslems are fanatical about the truth from the Koran. Some Christians are equally fanatical about theirs from the Bible. [Read more…]
21. The Power and Practice of the Lie
It is right and proper for us to consider the dark side of things, but only after examining that which is bright, shining, and inspiring. Last time we examined TRUTH, with its power and practice. This time it is THE LIE. [Read more…]
22. The Use and Abuse of Power
We have seen that there is a power in the practice of the TRUTH that is wholesome and acceptable to the Lord. We have also seen that there is a power in the practice of THE LIE, which is corrupt, inwardly defiling, leading to the self-destruction of those who dabble in falsehood of any kind. In this article, we shall look at the subject of POWER itself. [Read more…]
23. What on earth is happening?
One of the regular news bulletins we receive is that from Kathleen Keating. Although we all have our own ideas and interpretations of current events, based on Scripture, it is advisable to maintain a sufficiently open mind to contemplate new information as it arrives. Here is a portion of Kathleen’s latest bulletin. We would like to receive comments from our readers about the contents of this article, and its possible interpretation. [Read more…]
23a. A reply to “What on earth is happening?”
We sent out No. 23 in the hope that we might receive information from our readers concerning the strange plethora of events currently being observed in the Unites States. We were hoping for some answers, together with evidence that such things might be happening in our own country (the U.K.) However, the response has been minimal, though we should like to thank the few who spent time replying, and proffering such thoughts and advice as seemed appropriate. Drawing on the contents of these emails, and adding our own appraisal, we have the following to say. [Read more…]
24. Equality
Recent readings in C.S.Lewis have been on the subject of equality, and his thesis is worth pondering. This is what he had to say – [Read more…]
25. Paul to the “Ephesians”
An in-depth study of its beauty and significance
Part 1. Eph.1:1-14
The Background
The Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesians whilst staying in his “own hired house” in Rome, during the two years in which he was under duress by Caesar. [Read more…]
26. Mystery
The word “Mystery” was explained rather briefly in the last paper, and it was felt that further information was needed on this important topic of mysteries in general. [Read more…]
27. Ephesians 1:15-23
This edition is a continuation to Wellspring 25, and contains the first of Paul’s great prayers in Ephesians, the other one being in chapter 3. [Read more…]
28. Ephesians 2:1-10
As we enter the second chapter of Ephesians we become aware of the utter contrast between the sublimity of the believer’s stand, expressed in chapter one, and his prior condition in the world. This epistle is peculiarly full of the state of the heathen without God. [Read more…]
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