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A roken SocIety
There has been much talk recently about
our broken socIety.

The ArchbIshop of Canterbury In an
IntervIew wIth The 0cly Teleyrcph on 15
September spoke of hIs concerns about the
broken socIety our natIon had become. He
stressed the need to return to basIc ChrIstIan
values and stated that the enthronement
of the next SovereIgn must be expressly
ChrIstIan, not multIfaIth, not a 0efender
of FaIth but a 0efender of the FaIth.

Fecently 0avId Cameron, Leader of Her
|ajesty's DpposItIon, has been on the
same theme, expressIng hIs own concern
about our broken socIety.

Dther polItIcIans have been speakIng In
recent days about the value of marrIage
and the need for the 'tradItIonal famIly'.

Such expressIons are Indeed welcome
but surely there needs to be a much more
Indepth explanatIon why socIety Is broken.
The reason for our broken socIety Is sImply
that our land has chosen to break Cod's
Law and to lIve In open defIance of that
whIch Is rIght and good. When Cod's law Is
dIsmantled or played around wIth there
can only be one outcome-socIety Itself
begIns to crumble and fragment.

The attempt by Covernment to promote
the benefIt of marrIage by way of tax
IncentIves only serves to hIghlIght how
bereft of truth our socIety has become.
|arrIage Is a CodgIven InstItutIon ordaIned
for the mutual help of husband and wIfe,
not for tax advantageous schemes.

Take note. "8lessed Is the natIon
whose Cod Is the Lord." (Ps JJ:12)
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There are at least twentyseven expressIons In the New Testament that use the
brotherly phrase "one another". We have consIdered a number of them over the
past year and as we draw thIs serIes to a conclusIon we focus on words spoken by
Jesus to hIs dIscIples, "Have salt In yourselves and have peace wIth one
another". (|ark 9:50)

A dIspute had arIsen among them as to who should be consIdered the
greatest, and so the peace and harmony that should be evIdent among Jesus'
followers was not apparent. ChrIstIans are to be noted as peacemakers because
such are called the sons of Cod. The world observes the ChrIstIan and our
conduct must match our words If we are to be credIble wItnesses for ChrIst. "f
wIthIn the brotherhood there Is nothIng but carpIng and quarrellIng, how can
those who call themselves ChrIstIans expect to wIn others to ChrIst:"
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Peace WIthIn the Church
The words of Psalm 122 remInd us of 0avId's passIon for the house of the Lord.
HIs love for the church was evIdent In hIs prayers for the "peace of Jerusalem".
He sought the unIty of the brethren that Is pleasIng to the Lord. Dften the church
can be a place of tensIon and stress. ThIs ought not to be. The 8Ible emphasIses
the need for harmony, lIkemIndedness and peace wIthIn her walls.

StrIfe, suspIcIon, partyspIrIt and dIvIsIon are deadly thIngs. TItus was
Instructed to reject a dIvIsIve man. So much dIvIsIon wIthIn the ChrIstIan church
Is, by and large, caused by dIsagreement on secondary matters. So often the
thIngs that unIte us are of much greater Importance than the thIngs that dIvIde
us. t was C H Spurgeon who saId, "Peace In the church should be our daIly
prayer, and In so prayIng we shall brIng down peace upon ourselves".

ProsperIty WIthIn her PaIaces
ProsperIty does not always brIng peace, often the opposIte, but peace promotes
prosperIty. Craham ScroggIe commentIng on Ps 122 wrote "Peace and prosperIty
go together, and these are secured by prayer". Paul, In EphesIans 4:2J,
remInds us the there Is one body and wIthIn that body we are to endeavour to
"keep the unIty of the SpIrIt In the bond of peace". The unIty of the church Is
promoted by peace and where there Is true unIty and brotherly love prosperIty
wIll flourIsh. How Is such peace and unIty to be attaIned: "WIth all lowlIness
and gentleness, wIth longsufferIng, bearIng wIth one another In love."

"These are the characterIstIcs of the ChrIstIan. ThIs Is the callIng to whIch
we have been called. f we faIl here, success anywhere else Is useless."
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Mcrk, WIllIam HendrIksen, p J69, 8anner of Truth, 1975.

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"For ye know the yrcce o] our Lord 1esus Chrst, thct, thouyh he wcs rch, yet ]or your sckes
he beccme poor, thct ye throuyh hs poverty myht be rch." (2 Cor 8:9)
A Strange Poverty
He became poor. The poverty of our Lord Jesus ChrIst was a strcnye poverty.
Those men and women who have been born In poverty had no choIce In the
matter. They dId not choose theIr fortunes nor theIr bIrthplace before they
came Into the world. The SavIour dId. He alone, of all who ever entered thIs
world, made choIce of HIs mother and HIs home. He dId not come to Caesar's
palace, nor to Herod's. No! He came to a poor humble home.
ThIs Dne Who became poor was rIch. There have been some few men In the
world's hIstory, who for varIous reasons have renounced rIches and made choIce
of poverty. The wealth of men, however, Is nothIng compared wIth the wealth
of ChrIst. t Is one thIng to own property for a short space of tIme: It Is quIte
another thIng to be the |aker of all the property that ever exIsted. t Is saId of
ChrIst that wIthout HIm was not anythIng made that was made. He Is the
begInnIng (orIgIn) of the creatIon of Cod. t Is strange that He Who was rIch
beyond all human comprehensIon should delIberately choose to become poor.

A True Poverty
t Is necessary to emphasIse that the poverty of our SavIour was a true poverty.
Some have taught that hIs humanIty was a mere appearance of humanIty-that
He merely appeared lke a man. ScrIpture, however, leaves no doubt as to the
realIty of our Lord's manhood. t tells of HIs bIrth and growth to maturIty. We
read that He was hungry, tIred, thIrsty, tempted, and that He wept wIth the
mourners at the gravesIde of Lazarus. He dId everythIng that men do, except sIn.

A hysterIous Poverty
The strangeness and realIty, lead us to consIder It as a mysterous poverty.
8eIng rIch, Is the lIteral renderIng of the words was rIch. We have no rIght to
suppose that because our Lord became poor that therefore He ceased to be
rIch. 0r WarfIeld remarks that we have here an Imperfect partIcIple, and
therefore wIthout suggestIon of the cessatIon of the condItIon descrIbed. Some
have taught that In the tIme of ChrIst's poverty He was altogether wIthout
rIches; that by becomIng man He ceased to be Cod; that He emptIed HImself of
HImself at HIs IncarnatIon. ScrIpture does not support such teachIng. t presents
the Person of ChrIst to us as a mystery. There Is nothIng wonderful or mysterIous
In a merely human ChrIst. We read that the 8abe born In 8ethlehem was called
Cod wIth us. What a combInatIon of complete weakness and absolute power!
WIllIam |c0owell was the thIrd |InIster whom the rIsh EvangelIcal Church traIned. He studIed at
the Free Church College 19J619J9 and was ordaIned 8 June 19J9 at 8allyclare. He was |InIster of:
8allyclare 19J980, Slate HIll 19J942, Somerton Foad 19425J, Jocelyn Avenue 195J66, Knock 196677.
He was the Church's Colporteur, 192919J5. He was Clerk of CouncIl for 12 years In two spells and a
frequent contrIbutor to the |agazIne from the begInnIng. He was a master of the pIthy expressIon.
The followIng Is an extract from hIs September 19J9 artIcle, Rches throuyh Poverty.
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Dne of the leadIng laymen In our early and developIng years was Sam Shanks. He served on the
CommIttee and 0Iaconate of LIsburn Foad from 1928 untIl 1949 when he transferred to the new
FInaghy Church, an outreach work of LIsburn Foad. He was a 0eacon In FInaghy 195J57 and an Elder
from 1957 untIl hIs death In 1988. He served on the CouncIl CommIttee whIch produced our fIrst
Form of Covernment and was Clerk of CouncIl 19J555. He admInIstered CouncIl's Speaker's LIst
19J260, preachIng regularly hImself. He was |anager of the EvangelIcal 8ook Shop 195170.
The followIng Is taken from hIs Dctober 1940 artIcle, An Essentcl 0uty

Ths book o] the lcw shcll not depcrt out o] thy mouth; but thou shclt medtcte theren dcy
cnd nyht: then thou shclt hcve yood success. Joshua 1:8
The Command
|any seem to assume that medItatIon Is a luxury to be Indulged only In desultory
fashIon. 8ut our text shows that It Is very necessary to success. The PsalmIst
refers frequently to medItatIon: wIll medItate on all Thy works, Dh how
love Thy law, It Is my medItatIon all the day. Paul exhorts TImothy to medItate
upon these thIngs; gIve thyself wholly to them. |edItatIon In the Word of Cod wIll
strengthen our faIth as we see how He brought HIs purposes to pass: wIll quIcken
our zeal as we see how He used HIs own people, whether kIng, vInedresser, or
fIsherman, to make known HIs name In the earth; wIll kIndle joy In our hearts as
we see the future glorIes whIch He has prepared for them that love HIm.
ScrIptural medItatIon Is not the mere wIthdrawIng from socIety and lettIng
our mInds go blank to receIve some mysterIous message. The ScrIptures teach
that empty, swept, and garnIshed Is a perIlous condItIon. True medItatIon Is
rather the exercIsIng of the mInd In the revelatIon whIch Cod has gIven. 0r.
|achen has saId that ChrIst's scholars never learn above theIr 8Ible, and the
SpIrIt Is gIven, not to supersede the ScrIptures, but to enable us to understand,
and prove the ScrIptures. ThIs surely Is the desIre of all genuIne belIevers.

The PromIse
8ut the command Is followed by a gracIous promIse. ProsperIty and success Is
promIsed to all who wIll obey the command. There are two great standards
regardIng success, Cod's and the world's. The world speaks of prosperIty In
terms of barns and stores, the money markets and the property mart, but we
know how unstable these thIngs are today, as they have been In all ages. The
InordInate love for thIs type of prosperIty has drowned countless mIllIons In
perdItIon. ScrIpture testIfIes to thIs repeatedly: Achan and hIs 8abylonIsh
garment, whIch only became a shroud; and CehazI, who for a few changes of
raIment receIved the fearful herItage of leprosy upon hIm and hIs seed for ever.
Cod's standard Is very dIfferent. Joseph was prosperIng greatly when he was
cast Into prIson, |oses made great advances In prosperIty when he chose to
suffer afflIctIon wIth the people of Cod. |atthew lost nothIng when he arose
from the seat of custom and followed Jesus. WhIch of these standards Is your
aIm: 0IlIgent medItatIon wIll react upon our Inner lIfe, and our lIfe lIved before
the world: the Influence wIll be evIdent In the gatherIngs of the Lord's people,
and enrIchIng streams wIll flow throughout the Church.
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Charles Carland was the fourth |InIster we traIned. He studIed at the Free Church College, 19J6J9,
and was ordaIned In 8otanIc Avenue 28 September 1940. He was |InIster at
Crosscollyer Street 194055, CrumlIn 194276, and Somerton Foad 195779.
The followIng are extracts from one of hIs |agazIne artIcles-February 1941. (1 Pet 1:J5)
WIth |r Carland we conclude our 80th year selectIon from our early fathers.

8lessed be the 6od cnd Fcther o] our Lord 1esus Chrst, whch cccordny to hs cbundcnt mercy hcth
beyotten us cycn unto c lvely hope by the resurrecton o] 1esus Chrst ]rom the decd, to cn
nhertcnce ncorruptble, cnd unde]led, cnd thct ]cdeth not cwcy, reserved n hecven ]or you,
who cre kept by the power o] 6od throuyh ]cth unto sclvcton recdy to be revecled n the lcst tme.

The TItIe to thIs InherItance
The belIever's tItle to thIs InherItance Is: Cod . hath begotten us agaIn-Cod
has made us HIs chIldren. WhIle Adam was a chIld of Cod by creatIon, he
forfeIted thIs prIvIlege through sIn. As a consequence every member of Adam's
race Is now an object of 0IvIne dIspleasure-He Is condemned already because
he hath not belIeved on the Name of the Dnly begotten Son of Cod. Such Is the
unbelIever In hIs natural state. 8ut our text speaks of a supernatural change-
the new 8Irth through the mercy of Cod. |oreover thIs recreatIon Is not an
outward change, but an Inward and radIcal change of the whole lIfe. So Cod Is
the Author of the New 8Irth. He brIngs us Into the relatIon of chIldren by
adoptIon, and In doIng so acts In the character of the Cod and Father of our
Lord Jesus ChrIst. All our blessIngs come through the Lord Jesus. Dnly those
who are thus born agaIn have a true tItle to the InherItance of the saInts.

The Nature of the eIIever's InherItance
The text assures us that those who are born of Cod have the promIse of an
InherItance In heaven. Perhaps no chIld of Cod thInks suffIcIently upon thIs
great promIse and prospect to whIch we shall be fInally brought through the
grace of Cod. Peter descrIbes the InherItance as ncorruptble. The heavenly
InherItance alone Is exempt from the effects of the curse. t Is also unde]led.
SIn taInts and pollutes all our enjoyment on earth, but "naught that defIleth"
shall ever enter heaven. And It ]cdeth not cwcy. How often do worldly
possessIons wIther and cease to gIve the happIness they once gave! 8ut thIs
glorIous InherItance wIll always retaIn Its vIgour and beauty. |oreover, It Is as
secure as It Is precIous sInce It Is reserved n hecven-whIle at the same tIme
the belIever Is preserved for the InherItance, beny kept by the power o] 6od.

The ChrIstIan's LIvIng Hope of thIs InherItance
What Is the ground of the belIever's hope: t Is the resurrectIon of Jesus ChrIst
from the dead. ChrIst's resurrectIon Is the glorIous demonstratIon that He
fInIshed the work of our salvatIon and was vIctorIous over death and the grave,
and over all our spIrItual enemIes. t Is also proof that the doctrIne of a future
lIfe Is no Idle dream. ChrIst Is rIsen and He has power to gIve eternal lIfe to
them that come unto Cod by HIm. Have you receIved the glad tIdIngs of
salvatIon: f so, then fear not, for thIs InherItance shall be yours at the last.
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FollowIng my Involvement wIth HeIghts
CommunIty FellowshIp In Cape Town In
2006, four young people and the Pastor
from HeIghts vIsIted Northern reland
In July 2007.
The purpose
was to gIve
the young
people
traInIng and
experIence In
chIldren's and
youth work to
equIp them to share the Cospel more
effectIvely wIth chIldren In Cape Town.
They attended CEF traInIng In KIlkeel,
and led some fIveday clubs In
WarrenpoInt. They really enjoyed theIr
tIme and benefIted from the traInIng
as well as seeIng a dIfferent country
and culture. would lIke to thank
everyone who made the trIp possIble.

A week after the team returned to
Cape Town joIned them for another
vIsIt. |y role over the next sIx weeks
was to oversee the youth work In the
church and to help the young people
who had been In Northern reland to
take on youth leadershIp roles. n
partIcular, we wanted to reach out
Into two areas known as Scottsdene
and Wallacedene, where the church Is
already heavIly Involved. Scottsdene Is
a large councIl estate near the church
badly affected by poverty, alcoholIsm
and gangsterIsm. Wallacedene Is an
Informal settlement, or Shanty Town,
and faces many of the same problems.

Dne thIng hadn't counted on was
the lInk the church had buIlt up wIth a
school In Scottsdene. So found myself
helpIng chIldren there wIth theIr
EnglIsh everyday from 8.J02.00!

WIth the help of the guys In the
church we got a youth 8Ible study up
and runnIng every Tuesday nIght for
ChrIstIan young people who wanted to
grow In theIr faIth. We also managed
to start a Youth Club In the church,
and It was great to see twenty to thIrty
kIds from Scottsdene comIng along
each week.

spent the afternoons In the Church's
gym. t operates free of charge and Is
a means of reachIng out to the young
men of Scottsdene and Wallacedene.
Each day up to fIfty boys would come
through the gym eIther to exercIse or
just hang out. ThIs was an opportunIty
to buIld up relatIonshIps wIth them and
share the Cospel In an Informal settIng.
Thank you for your prayerful
support whIle was away. Please
remember the work of the Cospel In
South AfrIca, partIcularly the work of
HeIghts as the people there attempt to
reach out Into the needy areas of
Scottsdene and Wallacedene.
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n September, three of us from CIrls
8rIgade N went to 'CFC' In FomanIa, a
ChrIstIan camp for chIldren In the
beautIful mountaIn
vIllage of 7arfurIle. A
ScottIsh couple, WIlma
and Harry, and a
FomanIan lady, 7Io, set
up the camp In 199J to
feed the poor chIldren
of FomanIa physIcally
and spIrItually.

For ten weeks each summer and
wIth 50 chIldren each week the leaders
have one aIm: "we teach them wIth all
the wIsdom Cod has gIven us, for we
want to present them to Cod, perfect
In theIr relatIonshIp to ChrIst". (Col 1:28)
0urIng our week, we welcomed poor
chIldren from local vIllages. The camp
was lIke a holIday for them sInce they
work on farms all day, and so at camp
they enjoyed much fun and laughter
but more Importantly we provIded
them wIth sound 8Ible teachIng.

We were there maInly to put
practIcal ChrIstIanIty Into actIon by
doIng daIly tasks such as washIng dIshes,
and cleanIng and sortIng aId boxes. We
also taught the chIldren a chorus In
EnglIsh. 0ue to the fantastIc support
we receIved In N we were able to
brIng over new clothes and toys and
gIve a fInancIal donatIon to the camp.

Each chIld Is treated wIth respect,
love and care. The leaders start the
day wIth worshIp, prayer and 8Ible
study. Throughout the day there are
8Ible storIes, praIse tIme, playtIme,
afternoon mountaIn trIps and evenIng
mIssIonary meetIngs. Every evenIng the
chIldren receIve good behavIour tokens
and on the last day they exchange
them for clothes and toys! They always
apprecIate everythIng they receIve.

Each day the leaders saw spIrItual
responses from the chIldren-praIse Cod!
Dn the thIrd day Alexandra, a 7 year
old, became a ChrIstIan-It was her
fIrst tIme at camp hearIng the Cospel!
Throughout the week other chIldren
made a personal commItment to ChrIst
and those who were ChrIstIans were
encouraged to be shInIng lIghts for Cod
In theIr homes, schools and vIllages.
Every chIld was confronted wIth the
claIms of ChrIst upon theIr lIves. We
encouraged the ChrIstIan chIldren to
make a stand for Cod at home showIng
In theIr behavIour and speech the
dIfference Cod has made In theIr lIves.

Please pray that Cod wIll contInue
to bless the work of 'CFC' In FomanIa
and that he wIll gIve us the desIre to
contInue to wIn chIldren for ChrIst In
our local communItIes.
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The medIcal electIve Is an opportunIty
for medIcal students to learn medIcIne
In a dIfferent culture. Cod opened the
door for me and three
ChrIstIan frIends to
go to a hospItal run
by the Cameroon
8aptIst ConventIon
(C8C). Cameroon, 16
mIllIon, Is one of the
smaller West AfrIcan
countrIes. Poverty
and corruptIon abound In spIte of Its
rIch natural resources.

NIck, Jonathan and spent our sIx
weeks In rural |bIngo HospItal, 45
mInutes from 8amenda, the nearest
town; Heather went to 8anso, J hours
away. |bIngo was orIgInally a leprosy
hospItal, but Is now a large general
hospItal wIth 250 beds and a very busy
out patIent department. The only
mIssIonary doctor Is a surgeon from US.

Dur typIcal day started at 6.40am
wIth devotIons, followed by breakfast,
ward rounds, and tIme In DP0 or theatre.
The workIng day ends at 2 pm, but
often our plans for hIkIng on the
surroundIng mountaIns were washed
out by the daIly thunder storms, at
theIr heIght In July and August!

For me, the most Important
members of staff were the ward
chaplaIns wIth theIr vItal responsIbIlIty
of sharIng the Cospel wIth patIents and
famIly. |bIngo, lIke all Cameroon
hospItals, have few resources to
dIagnose and treat theIr patIents.
PatIents were dyIng daIly of thIngs that
would not be fatal at home. ThIs makes
spIrItual healIng massIvely Important.
t wasn't dIffIcult to know when a
patIent had dIed, as It was accompanIed
by the loud CameroonIan waIlIng.
Perhaps we heard It at It loudest when
a member of staff, returnIng from
maternIty leave, was kIlled on one of
Cameroon's dangerous roads.

However, there were many good
thIngs about the hospItal. The leper
colony gave exleprosy patIents
somewhere to lIve and become self
suffIcIent off the land. The wards and
DP0 saw many patIents treated In a
posItIve way, ImprovIng theIr lIves
physIcally and spIrItually. We were
able to donate almost f2,000 worth of
antIbIotIcs. The money raIsed was used
to reduce the debts of some patIents,
strugglIng to pay them off.
All In all, |bIngo was a blessed
experIence. Please pray for the
hospItal and the staff, for all those
dyIng patIents, and for the chaplaIns
that they would reach each one wIth
the Cospel. Pray for souls to be won In
Cameroon, before It's too late.
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An extract from Chrstcn Drthodoxy Must Lecd to Chrstcn Drthoprcxs. The full artIcle appeared In
The 8cnner o] Truth magazIne, |arch 2007, ssue 522.
You have members of your famIly who are not ChrIstIans. There are people who
lIve on your street, and they never darken the doors of a church from one year
to the next. |any of those people, your famIly and your neIghbours, are sImply
grand people. They have splendId famIly lIves; they don't fool around; they
gIve themselves to carIng for older parents and for theIr spouses who develop
mental Illness. They are people of great IntegrIty In theIr jobs; they can hold a
fIrm together by theIr dedIcatIon, and they're greatly respected.

We ChrIstIans also seek to lIve moral lIves lIke they do, but sometImes we
feel they lIve more consIstent lIves than we ourselves. They put us to shame. n
what ways are we dIfferent as ChrIstIans: Dr thInk of the rIghteousness of the
PharIsees. n what spIrIt dId the early ChrIstIans lIve so that theIr whole outlook
was dIfferent from merely moral men: Let me ask It lIke thIs; how Is a ChrIstIan
woman dIfferent from a Stepford wIfe:
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suggest In four or fIve dIfferent ways.

FIrstIy, our motves ]or lvny lves o] sel]dencl cre d]]erent ]rom thers.
We lIve as we do In gratItude to Cod for what he has done for us In Jesus ChrIst.
SecondIy, our eneryy to yo on denyny ourselves, turnny the other cheek,
cnd not retclctny comes ]rom outsde our own yenetc or envronmentcl
resources. t comes from a wholly dIfferent source, from our tappIng the
fullness of grace In the heavenly Lord ChrIst and In the IndwellIng SpIrIt of
Jesus ChrIst. Dur good works are the fruIt of the IndwellIng Holy SpIrIt. They
are the fruIt of grace.
ThIrdIy, the nstructons we receve n how we behcve come to us ]rom c
d]]erent cuthorty. Cod has InspIred the wrIters of ScrIpture, and we accept
thIs 8ook as the Word of Cod. t bInds our conscIence to obey the Dld and New
Testaments. t Is an endemIc part of our lIfestyles to be submIttIng to the 8Ible.
FourthIy, our purpose n lvny c 6od]ecrny l]e s d]]erent. We lIve to
please our SavIour, and spread hIs kIngdom, and honour our Cod by behavIng In
thIs new way. |en should see our good works and glorIfy our Father who Is In
heaven, saId Jesus.
FIfthIy, our hope s d]]erent; It Is that we are goIng to heaven to be wIth ChrIst,
and those who have such a hope purIfy themselves In preparatIon for that goal.

Therefore, It Is In that ethos, through that SpIrIt and by hIs energy that we
are made utterly dIfferent. Dur conduct Is explaIned by the teachIngs we have
come to belIeve. Dur good works are the ]rut of grace.
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actually subhuman slaves.
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The Fugby World Cup Is over. watched fewer matches than planned and, though
have a soft spot for FIjI, saw none of theIr matches maInly because they were
played on Sundays. TheIr NatIonal Anthem Interests me, because the words of
an old hymn are sung to the same tune. Femember It In the CSS| chorus book:

'm lIvIng on the mountaIn, underneath a cloudless sky (PraIse Cod)
'm drInkIng at the fountaIn, whIch never shall run dry, D yes
'm feastIng on the manna from a bountIful supply
For am dwellIng In 8eulah land!

8eulah Land-the place of marrIage and perfect delIght where John 8unyan,
In Plyrm's Proyress, refreshes hIs saInts before promotIng them to Clory.
0Ifferent 'holIness' arguments about "8eulah Land" have been advanced, but
surely the more Important questIon Is how to lIve our lIves under a cloudless sky
and the gaze of a Holy Cod. After all, he commands us to be holy. That Is
probably why Ceorge 7erwer (DperatIon |obIlIsatIon) saId that the Important
poInt to consIder Is where you are today In terms of holIness!

The Idea of such a lIfe Is a puzzle to many; Indeed the holy man Is not
aware of hIs 'holIness'-quIte the opposIte. LIke 0anIel, the holy man Is able to
stamp hIs testImony on a pagan world In a sImple and uncontrIved way. LIke
saIah, the holy man deeply feels hIs heart to be fIlthy-full stop! LIke 0avId,
the holy man has a delIght In Cod's word, and a desIre to obey that word-the
two always goIng together. LIke Paul, the holy man Is aware that despIte hIs
experIences, he has not 'arrIved'. LIke |oses, the holy man breaths humIlIty,
havIng no trace of spIrItual jealously or superIorIty. LIke Jesus, the holy man
has a deep and prayerful compassIon for the lost. could go on, but lIke
Spurgeon-"holIness Is the vIsIble sIde of salvatIon"!

There Is no short cut to sanctIty and these characterIstIcs are sImple, profound
and must be worked on! They are the opposIte of much current ChrIstIan thought,
where the emphasIs Is on raIsIng selfesteem and selfawareness as a way to
Improve ChrIstIan lIfe. remember talkIng to a respected |InIster of the Cospel
who had been at a FevIval Conference. He saId he got depressed at the prayer
meetIngs because there was so much confessIon of sIn. Yes, confessIon of sIn can
become just a dIsplay, or just words, and that Is an abomInatIon; but was left
wonderIng dId he know hIs heart and dId he understand the doctrIne of sIn: Too
often we forget that "the old man" Is alIve and kIckIng, even In the holIest of men!

The beauty of holIness surpasses thIs selfesteem, selfawareness, selfconfIdent
thInkIng. t Is a dIfferent mIndset. How need to go wIth F | |cCheyne's wellknown
prayer, as my daIly prayer too-"Lord make me as holy, as a pardoned sInner can be'!
0avid Waisoo. Ballgelara
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JIm Leckey, LIsburn Foad, about to
abseIl down the front of Europa Hotel,
8elfast on Saturday 6 Dctober 2007, In
support of the ChIldren's HospIce.
He has so far raIsed f4J0.
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Six young adults have
begun to meet with the
Rev Andrew Lucas on
Sunday mornings to
study Romans and
"search the scriptures to
find answers to
important questions.
Pray that God will bless
this new ministry to the
spiritual benefit of those
who attend.
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The latest MERF News carrIes a "dIstress
call" from the Ceneral Secretary of
the Assembly of EvangelIcal
PresbyterIan Churches In raq.

He outlInes the daIly hardshIps
that many are facIng-the absence of
securIty, the scarcIty of clean water
and shortages of electrIcIty, fuel, and
medIcIne amIdst swelterIng heat.

ChrIstIan famIlIes lIvIng In 8aghdad,
now controlled by extremIst relIgIous
gangs, are beIng targeted. They are
beIng forced eIther to leave home
wIth only the clothes they are
wearIng or convert to slam. The cost
of resIstance Is kIdnap or death.

n spIte of lIvIng In deadly
cIrcumstances wIth few resources, our
church In 8aghdad must care for and
fInd solutIons for these needy famIlIes.

He asks that we pray for raq, the
church of raq and the people of raq
In general. Can we respond to thIs
"dIstress call" by a commItment to
personal, famIly and church prayer:
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1 FeIds Pray for Norman and Angela as they speak at deputatIon meetIngs
FrI 2 Somerton Fd Pray for boys who professed faIth at camp, for theIr growth In grace
Sat J 8ook Shop Pray for the 8ook Shop's wItness especIally In the leadup to ChrIstmas
Sun 4 Dmagh Pray for the newly formed Young Adults 8Ible Class-see page 14
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5 8allyclare Pray for the Young People's work whIch has had a good start
Tues 6 Sun Schools Pray for the boys and gIrls that they would trust ChrIst
Wed 7 Young People Pray for our young people at college and unIversIty
Thur 8 FIchhIll Pray that our CounsellIng Surgery wIll be of help to those In the area
FrI 9 SIckness Pray that those In hospItal and nursIng homes would know Cod's presence
Sat 10 0umIsanI Pray for a replacement teacher for Thys Lourens who leaves In 0ec 2007
Sun 11 Cospel Pray for the preachIng of the Cospel In our land today
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12 Crosscollyer Pray for the ImmIgrant mothers who attend the |other E Toddler group
Tues 1J ACTS Kenya Pray for SId Carland, In Kenya at present, developIng ACTS work there
Wed 14 LIsburn Foad Pray that ongoIng maIntenance problems would be resolved
Thur 15 ndIa Femember SamIt |Ishra, the new AssIstant |InIster In Jabalpur
FrI 16 P Johnston Femember Pamela and the work of ACTS In NIgerIa
Sat 17 EvangelIsm Pray that all the evangelIstIc efforts of our Churches would be effectIve
Sun 18 CrumlIn Femember those no longer able to come to church through Illness or age
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19 PersecutIon Femember those who are sufferIng for theIr faIth In other lands
Tues 20 StranmIllIs Pray for the work among overseas students, that many would fInd ChrIst
Wed 21 FevIval Pray for an outpourIng of Cod's blessIng on our land
Thur 22 Peru Pray for the future development of ColegIo San Andrs and for Its staff
FrI 2J Carlands Pray for SId In Kenya at present and for Jean wIth commItments In 8elfast
Sat 24 FInaghy Pray for the work of the Sunday School, that chIldren would be saved
Sun 25 WorshIp Pray for much blessIng today In our Churches as we gather to worshIp
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26 ColombIa Pray for the church In ColombIa and Its evangelIstIc opportunItIes
Tues 27 Knock Pray for the congregatIon's vacancy meetIng tomorrow evenIng
Wed 28 Croomsport Pray for Women's |eetIng tomorrow evenIng
Thur 29 ChrIstIan nst Pray for the C as It seeks to be salt and lIght In thIs dark world
FrI J0 East Europe Pray for 8lythswood In Its work and opportunItIes In FomanIa
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Sat 1 8allyclare Pray for |ums and Tots wIth better numbers thIs year
Sun 2 FIchhIll Pray that we would have a growIng passIon for souls
|on J ndIa Pray for the |InIsters: 0avId John, S K Lal, Shyam 8abu, Emmanuel Ekka
Tues 4 E|F Pray for those who labour for ChrIst In Poland
Wed 5 CW Pray for our wItness to many Jews at thIs tIme of Hanukkah
Thur 6 Dmagh Pray for the recently formed LadIes 8Ible Study Croup
FrI 7 CrumlIn Pray for the nter YPA event tonIght
Sat 8 F Johnston Pray for Fobert Johnston In hIs fInal year of study for the |InIstry
Sun South AfrIca Pray for the KIng 0IstrIct where some faIthful belIevers have recently dIed
|on 10 FInaghy Pray for the LadIes |eetIng each Tuesday evenIng
Tues 11 Croomsport Pray that more wIll attend the Prayer |eetIng each Tuesday nIght
Wed 12 Peru Pray for Apolos and PIlar Landa as they resume work In |oyobamba
Thur 1J Somerton Fd PraIse Cod for the supply of helpers In our youth and chIldren's work
FrI 14 StranmIllIs Pray for our planned evangelIstIc outreach at ChrIstmas
Sat 15 All Lands! Pray for Cape Town (page 7), FomanIa (Page 8), Cameroon (page 9)
Sun 16 ConversIons Pray for conversIons In our churches today
|on 17 Knock Pray for those who preach week by week, for help In preparatIon
Tues 18 LIsburn Foad Pray for the Youth Club meetIng each Wednesday evenIng
Wed 19 NatIon Pray for our natIon that Cod would vIsIt It In revIvIng power
Thur 20 Crosscollyer CIve thanks for changed lIves at the HelpIng Hand group
FrI 21 WItness Pray for opportunItIes to speak of ChrIst's comIng Into the world
Sat 22 |EFF Pray for the radIo broadcasts that reach Into the |Iddle East
Sun 23 7IsItors Pray for the salvatIon of those who only attend church at thIs tIme of year
|on 24 The Lonely Pray for the lonely and the sad at thIs ChrIstmas tIme
Tues 25 Thanks CIve thanks unto Cod for hIs unspeakable gIft (2 Cor 9:15)
Wed 26 FamIlIes Pray for Cod's blessIng on our homes at thIs famIly tIme of year
Thur 27 |IssIonarIes Pray for those servIng Cod abroad who mIss theIr famIlIes at ChrIstmas
FrI 28 Covernment Pray for those who rule In our land that rIghteousness would prevaIl
Sat 29 FaIthfulness Pray that we may be kept faIthful to ChrIst and hIs Cospel
Sun 30 WorshIp Pray for our servIces today that we would know Cod's blessIng
|on J1 Thanks CIve thanks unto Cod for hIs grace and favour durIng 2007
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7 Dne way down (6)
10 ndIan |InIster (J)
11 LIved In the grIp (5)
14 A hang out for some (J)
15 A dIstant ConventIon (J)
17 Top EIghteen (9)
18 n equestrIan form (4)
20 Ne (7)
24 Had royal blood (6)
25 TItled lover of Cod (4)
27 Told a young wIves tale (J)
2 They dId not capItulate (J)
30 8usy rural care (6)
31 From there to CFC (7)
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2 LIterature development (5)
3 Pleaded for vIndIcatIon (J)
5 EuphemIstIcally Informal (11)
8 ts certaInty to be enjoyed (9)
Not John or Charles (6)
12 The nInth (4)
13 CP approach (11)
16 No aerosol connectIon (J)
1 Advanced In prosperIty (5)
21 Not normal penury (7)
22 Not one of the PatrIarchs (6)
23 Not PerthshIre (5)
26 They lIved In It (4)
28 Took a rare chance (J)
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F O O T A N D M O U T H N
The Spirit oI the Porituns
Northern IreIand's InauguraI IbIe Peformed Conference
Whut cun Christiuns leurn Irom the Porituns?

Speakers: Pastor Ceoffrey Thomas, Alfred Place 8aptIst Church, Wales
Pastor Stuart DIyott, EvangelIcal |ovement of Wales
Saturday February 2008 WhIteabbey CongregatIonaI Church
|ore detaIls and subjects wIll appear In our JanFeb 2008 Issue
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Dn the mornIng of Saturday 29 September |rs Jean Lemon was called Into the
ImmedIate presence of her SavIour, whom she loved and served for many years.
A faIthful member of StranmIllIs Church she was a joy to vIsIt and a great
encouragement unto all of the Lord's people. Although often unwell and
regularly In hospItal she was not gIven to complaInt but rather dIsplayed a
humble ChrIstlIke spIrIt and faIthfully wItnessed to her SavIour by word and lIfe.
n two ways especIally she enrIched the fellowshIp at StranmIllIs. She had a
partIcular Interest In the young chIldren of the congregatIon and for many
years, at the end of the mornIng servIce, a steady stream would make theIr way
up to her to receIve theIr sweets and a lIttle word of encouragement. She also
exercIsed a faIthful mInIstry of prayer, regularly prayIng not only for the church
but for the Lord's work In many places.
Dver two hundred people attended her funeral servIce-a fIttIng trIbute to her
and a reflectIon of the esteem In whIch she was held. |r Sam |orrow of KImberley
Street 8elfast CIty |IssIon shared wIth Fev Careth 8urke In the church servIce and
afterwards at the servIce of commIttal at Knockbreda cemetery. We assure her
sons, JIm and ColIn, and the wIder famIly cIrcle of our prayerful sympathy. CN
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The StranmIllIs LadIes FellowshIp celebrated theIr 25th annIversary at a Conference
held on 15th September 2007. We were pleased that so many ladIes from our
sIster congregatIons and beyond were able to joIn wIth us for what was a really
encouragIng day. The speaker, FaIth Cook, gave a very warm and stImulatIng
InsIght Into the lIfe of SelIna, Countess of HuntIngdon. The fIrst sessIon, The
Womcn 6od Prepcred, depIcted on the one hand the prIvIleged status SelIna
enjoyed and on the other the much sadness she endured. The second sessIon,
The Womcn 6od 0sed, showed us how the
preparatIon of her early years spurred thIs lady to
use her posItIon and her money to the spread of
the Cospel and 8IblIcal truth across the strata of
socIety In 18th century England.
She was a contemporary of the Wesleys and
Ceorge WhItefIeld and not only were we made
aware of her evangelIcal zeal but also her
dIscernment for reformed truth. SelIna, lIke all of
us was not wIthout her faults, but her overrIdIng
concern was to serve Cod to the best of her
abIlIty and to reach out to the lost In her
generatIon. She grasped many opportunItIes to
wItness for ChrIst; the challenge for us was clear-do we devote our all to the
cause of ChrIst and have we her compassIon for the lost:
The StranmIllIs ladIes thoroughly enjoyed the day and the many verbal and
wrItten responses confIrm that the day was enjoyed by all. PatrIcIa CIbson
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The year 2007 has been one of sIgnIfIcant annIversarIes for the ChrIstIan church.
Among the most notable were the bIrths of SelIna, Countess of HuntIngdon and
of Charles Wesley exactly three hundred years ago. From far dIfferent
backgrounds, these two became closely lInked In Cod's purposes durIng the
great EvangelIcal FevIval of the eIghteenth century, playIng a crucIal role In It.

When an ImpoverIshed AnglIcan rector, Samuel Wesley, and hIs wIfe Susanna
welcomed theIr eIghteenth chIld In Epworth, LIncolnshIre on 18 0ecember
1707, It was hardly expected that lIttle Charles would survIve. FraIl and
premature, the Infant was carefully wrapped In soft wool, and laId to one sIde.
SelIna ShIrley, on the other hand, born four months earlIer, joIned a wealthy
famIly wIth royalty among Its forebears. Never would these two have met In the
normal course of lIfe, but In the plan of Cod theIr paths not only crossed but
ran parallel for almost half a century, InterlInkIng at many crucIal poInts.

Charles Wesley and hIs older brother John were both converted In 17J8 after
years of seekIng to please Cod and to earn theIr salvatIon by uprIght and noble
lIvIng. AlIve to Cod and understandIng at last that a sInner can only be justIfIed
by faIth In the atonIng work of Jesus ChrIst, these two, together wIth Ceorge
WhItefIeld, set countless tongues In London waggIng as they began to preach
thIs "new message". "CrackbraIned enthusIasts and profane hypocrItes" was
the opInIon many expressed about these fIrst |ethodIsts, and doubtless SelIna,
now marrIed to TheophIlus HastIngs, Earl of HuntIngdon, would have agreed.

StIll tryIng to merIt Cod's approval by good works, SelIna was a dIssatIsfIed
woman despIte her materIal abundance. 8ut all was to change In July 17J9
when after long and paInful searchIng, she too crIed out to Cod for salvatIon
and experIenced peace of conscIence through forgIveness of sIn. SelIna lost no
tIme In contactIng the Wesley brothers and was soon regularly correspondIng
wIth them, although she probably dId not meet them personally untIl 1741.
They became her early spIrItual guIdes. To Charles she wrote In 1742, " owe
you all, double and more than thIs Is due to you, fIrst cause In Cod's hand of
every spIrItual blessIng possess."

So began a remarkable frIendshIp. Nor was It merely one sIded. Charles
confIded In SelIna hIs early fears about preachIng and sent her drafts of hIs fIrst
hymns for her appraIsal. When some |oravIans began propagatIng error among
the |ethodIsts In 1741, Charles was almost swept away. SelIna's Influence and
warnIngs drew hIm back from the brInk, so preservIng hIs usefulness.
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Dn 15 September 2007 FaIth Cook addressed a conference whIch the StranmIllIs LadIes
FellowshIp organIsed to celebrate theIr 25th annIversary.
Her subject was SelIna, Countess of HuntIngdon. (See opposIte page)
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Lonely and often depressed durIng the early years of her ChrIstIan lIfe,
SelIna depended heavIly on Charles for spIrItual help. She felt able to confIde In
hIm, whereas her relatIonshIp wIth John Wesley was often straIned. n 1749,
when Charles wanted to marry Sally Cwynne, twenty years hIs junIor, Sally's
mother was not best pleased. How could a poor wanderIng preacher support
her daughter: SelIna's offer to make up any shortfall In the f100 a year that
Charles could promIse eventually persuaded |rs Cwynne.

Soon after thIs, SelIna, now wIdowed, moved down to 8rIstol where Charles
and Sally lIved. SharIng theIr love of musIc, they often sang Charles' hymns
together whIle Sally played on her harpsIchord. Although SelIna had moved
strongly away from the Wesleys' ArmInIan posItIon and now had WhItefIeld as
her personal chaplaIn, her spIrItual relIance on Charles remaIned strong. She
followed hIs preachIng wIth her prayers and valued hIs support. " trust Cod wIll
abundantly reward those prayers you offer for me," she wrote, " value them
more than a thousand worlds." SelIna loved Sally lIke a daughter and when the
young woman succumbed to smallpox, she nursed her through her Illness, even
though she had lost two of her own sons to the same vIrulent InfectIon.

TensIons were InbuIlt Into the evangelIcal revIval, partIcularly between the
CalvInIst and ArmInIan sIdes of the work. 8ut It was partly thIs strong frIendshIp
between Charles and SelIna that kept the overall harmony for thIrty years. John
Wesley even suspected hIs brother of beIng overInfluenced towards CalvInIstIc
doctrInes by SelIna. Sadly, the year 1770 would prove one of crIsIs and change.
SelIna's relatIonshIp wIth John Wesley had been fraught for some tIme-they
were too much alIke. 8ut trouble flared when John publIshed the |Inutes of hIs
1770 Preachers' Conference. Any cursory readIng of the ambIguous wordIng of
these |Inutes suggested that John was now promotIng salvatIon by both faIth
and good works. SelIna wept In dIsmay. Surely John Wesley had reneged on the
faIth. She Instantly overreacted, bannIng hIm from all the pulpIts of the
churches for whIch she had responsIbIlIty.

ThIs event led on to an Irreparable splIt between the CalvInIst and ArmInIan
wIngs of the revIval. To SelIna's great sorrow Charles Wesley cut off all
relatIonshIp wIth her. From now on she largely went her own way. Dnly one
further contact between the two has been recorded. When SelIna wrote to
Charles In 1775 askIng after John who was apparently dyIng, Charles sent a brIef
answerIng note, but added wIstfully, "We shall be In our death not dIvIded."

When Charles dIed In 1788 SelIna dId her best to support Sally and hIs
famIly. She herself had only three more years to lIve, dyIng In 1791. So as 2007
draws to a close we do well to remember thIs remarkable frIendshIp between
Charles Wesley and SelIna Countess of HuntIngdon, both rankIng among Cod's
greatest gIfts to hIs church.
SelIna's spIrItual relIance on Charles remaIned strong. She followed hIs preachIng
wIth her prayers and valued hIs support. " trust Cod wIll abundantly reward those
prayers you offer for me," she wrote, " value them more than a thousand worlds."
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SectIon 1 Assurance NormaI
Although the unregenerate and hypocrItes may deceIve themselves wIth a false
assurance of salvatIon, true belIevers may, In thIs lIfe, enjoy Its certaInty and
relIsh theIr future partIcIpatIon In the glory of Cod.

SectIon 2 Assurance InfaIIIbIe
ThIs certaInty Is not speculatIve or even just probable as If based on fallIble hope.
t Is an InfallIble assurance founded on the dIvIne truth of the promIses of salvatIon,
the grace In the belIever's lIfe to whIch the promIses poInt, and the Holy SpIrIt's
cowItness wIth the belIever's spIrIt to adoptIon Into the famIly of Cod.

SectIon 3 Assurance AttaInabIe
ThIs InfallIble assurance does not belong to the essence of faIth. A true belIever
may have to waIt for It and contend wIth dIffIcultIes before securIng It, but wIth
the SpIrIt's help can attaIn It, through the ordInary means of grace. The proper
use of these means counters neglect as It produces the fruIts of assurance-
dIlIgence In the ChrIstIan lIfe, peace, joy, love, thankfulness to Cod and obedIence.

SectIon 4 Assurance InterruptIbIe
True belIevers may experIence weakenIng of theIr assurance, or Its suspensIon,
through neglIgence or partIcular sIn. Strong temptatIon, or Cod wIthdrawIng hIs
communIon can have the same effect. 8ut belIevers are never destItute of grace
and Its fruIts on whIch the SpIrIt works to revIve assurance and resIst despaIr.

A major objectIve of Chapter 18 Is to answer the Foman CatholIc posItIon
that assurance Is not obtaInable wIthout specIal revelatIon. The Chapter's
teachIng Is that assurance Is not just possIble, but a normal ChrIstIan prIvIlege.
8ut whIlst normal, It Is not automatIc or unIversal. Assurance Is not of the essence
of faIth and some true belIevers struggle to attaIn It or can temporarIly lose
theIr enjoyment of It. So assurance must be cultIvated through the constant use
of the ordInary means of grace-the Word, Sacraments and Prayer. (2 Pet 1:10)

SectIon J deals wIth the partIcular Foman CatholIc tenet that assurance of
salvatIon Is a sIn of presumptIon. True assurance cannot tend to presumptIon
sInce It Is bound up wIth the dIlIgent ChrIstIan lIfe, the development of
ChrIstIan graces, selfexamInatIon and obedIence. The neglect of sanctIfIcatIon
Is reason number one for the ImpaIrment or loss of assurance.

WIth Chapter 18 the ConfessIon completes Its 'Drder of SalvatIon' (1018). t
defers Its treatment of ClorIfIcatIon untIl Chapters J2JJ, although the
CatechIsms conclude theIr salvatIonrelated questIons wIth It (LC:8081; SC:J6).
At Chapter 19 the ConfessIon takes up the questIon of lIvIng the ChrIstIan lIfe.
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What the IbIe teaches about . ChrIstIan ParentIng
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ThIs book sets out the truths the 8Ible holds about parents'
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offsprIng, that our chIldren need to be saved, to be taught the
Word of Cod and the necessIty of publIc worshIp, and that
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ThIs book Is a mIxture of excItIng, sad and challengIng
testImonIes. enjoyed readIng about 8landIna, Perpetua, Lady
Jane Crey, Anna Askew, Lysken 0Irks, |arIan Harvey, |argaret
WIlson, JudIth Werghburg, 8etty Stam and Esther John.
These women loved theIr SavIour and lIved lIves whIch
emulated ChrIst In many practIcal ways. found thIs challengIng
because It made me thInk that should stand out and tell people
about Cod and not to have the fear of man but rather to have
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ThIs volume was orIgInally publIshed In 185J but the current
edItIon Is greatly enhanced by the addItIon of a useful
bIographIcal IntroductIon by aIn |urray. |any would wonder at
the value of reproducIng a volume lIke thIs but those who
purchase thIs book wIll fInd that they come to know Thomas
Chalmers In a new way. Here we are certaInly gIven an InsIght
Into the thought of the great theologIan and we are Informed
about the great ecclesIastIcal struggles that took place wIthIn
the ScottIsh Church In the 1800's but we are also Introduced to Chalmers, the
man. We see somethIng of the heart of thIs great man of Cod.
The letters are found In two forms-letters by Chalmers and letters to
Chalmers. A lIttle bIographIcal note about the correspondents, sImIlar to what
Is found In Futherford's Letters, would have been most helpful. However, thIs
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" share In the horror you express at the cruelty of slaughterIng anImals for
amusement". (Page J62)
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Instruct Its readers 'for salvatIon'. ThIs ImmedIately IndIcates that
ScrIpture has a practIcal purpose, and that thIs purpose Is moral rather than
Intellectual. Dr rather Its Intellectual InstructIon (Its 'wIsdom', as the
Creek word ImplIes) Is gIven wIth a vIew to the moral experIence called
'salvatIon'. . n sayIng thIs we must gIve the word 'salvatIon' Its broadest
possIble meanIng. SalvatIon Is far more than merely the forgIveness of sIns.
t Includes the whole sweep of Cod's purpose to redeem and restore
mankInd, and Indeed all creatIon." John Stott, 0nderstcndny the 8ble.

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