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"It must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh."--Matthew 18:7 "It is impossible but that offences come; but woe unto him through whom they come!"--Luke 17:1. An "Offence" as used in this passage, is an occasion of falling into sin. It is anything which causes a... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 21 July 2013 Luke 17 11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up their voic... Read More

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

The Bible is God’s Word. But some of the interpretations derived from it are not. There are many cults and Christian groups that use the Bible claiming their interpretations are correct. Too often, however, the interpretations not only differ dramatically but are clearly contradictory. This does not... Read More

They persecute him whom thou hast smitten. It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! — Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and fore-knowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain. — They did spit in his face, an... Read More

"Offences will surely come" said Jesus. (Luke 17:1) He has promised to deliver us from evil but has not promised to deliver us from the causes of offence. He allows them to come to challenge our attitudes. I have given you six examples from the Scriptures of those who were offended and we have seen ... Read More

Jude 1:11 Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah: ouai autois hoti te hodo tou Kain eporeuthesan (3PAPI) kai te plane tou Balaam misthou executhesan (3PAPI) kai te antilogia tou Kore apol... Read More

If ever there was a man of faith it was Harry. Everybody in church looked up to Harry. He always had a good word to share. Always upbeat. Harry was the perfect example of what it means to live by faith in the real world. So what went wrong? After years of joyful service, suddenly Harry is walking ar... Read More

Mark 4 relates a story of Jesus and his disciples in a boat, being tossed about on a stormy sea. As we pick up the scene, Christ has just calmed the waves with a single command. Now he turns to his disciples and asks, “How is it that ye have no faith?” (Mark 4:40). You may think this sounds harsh. I... Read More

Christian (5546) (Christianos from Christós = Christ from chrio = to anoint, so Christ = "Anointed One", 529 times in NT) (Christianos is used 3 times in the NT Acts 11:26; Acts 26:28; 1Peter 4:16) was the name of the disciples or followers of Christ first adopted at Antioch. The meaning of Christia... Read More