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CONTENTS
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Book reviews
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Best of the blogs
FIRST WORD
Over the past few months it has been easy to feel
hese are complex questions, and there is no onesize-fits-all answer which fits every situation.
and more like Jesus Christ, who did not revile in return
(2v23). The result of this, says Peter, will be that when
we are spoken against as evildoers, our opponents
may see our good deeds and glorify God on the day of
visitation.
Thirdly, we must be ready to give a reason for the hope
that is in us (3v15). One advantage of living in a society
which is consciously distancing itself from Christian
beliefs is that genuine lives of faith and obedience stand
out all the more. We look like strangers and aliens in
the world, which is exactly what we are! This, in turn,
will provoke questions from our friends, neighbours,
colleagues and family members. Be ready!
Finally, we ought not to be surprised when these
trials and opposition come our way (4v12). We follow
a crucified Saviour and we live in a world twisted and
bent by sin; of course we are going to have a hard time!
The world will hate us because it hated Jesus first. But
rejoice insofar as you share Christs sufferings, that you
may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
(4v13)
nor the family will ever be the same again. The child now has
a home, a place of belonging. In a few extreme cases, a family
will disinherit a child. But for the most part, the child belongs
to the family in perpetuity, and the family belongs to him or
to her.
In the family of God, membership is absolutely permanent.
Jesus says in John 10:27-29, My sheep hear my voice, and I
know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and
they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my
God. Our new birth is entirely the work of the Holy Spirit. As
had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born
and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and
under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so
are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts,
and law will help us through dangers of two types. For one,
grace we dont need to put in any effort. But no, Gods grace
KEEP GOING!
(JOSHUA 13)
Abortion Consultation
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Ignite
The sun shone for the last Ignite event
before the summer break, held at
Andy and Mary Hambletons home on
Saturday 16th May. After a barbecue
and a few energetic games of volleyball,
the evening ended with an epilogue
given by Andy. Over the past year, Ignite
has been looking at the different links
in the golden chain of Romans 8v30.
Andy finished off this series with a
brief overview of these four doctrines
(predestination, calling, justification
and glorification), seeking to build up
our assurance as believers because
the grace of our God to his people is
an unbreakable chain, stretching from
eternity to eternity.
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27-31 July
12-14 August
3-7 August
17-21 August
17-21 August
17-21 August
Finaghy
HBC (evenings)
24-27 August
Crosscollyer St
HBC (evenings)
24-28 August
Trevor Kane
Thank you to Trevor for giving us this update now that he
has reached the end of studies and moves on to the next
stage of training for the ministry.
Its hard to believe that our three years in Edinburgh have
come to an end; it seems like only yesterday we were
setting out on this journey and now its over. I have enjoyed
my time at Edinburgh Theological Seminary (formerly
Free Church College) immensely: the opportunity to study
Gods word, to learn the original languages, to be taught
by great theologians (but most of all a people with a heart
for Jesus and a concern for the gospel) has been a real
privilege, but also a great responsibility. Edinburgh was
a great experience - getting to meet people from various
evangelical denominations, to experience a different
church life, and to meet people from various countries who
were preparing themselves to return to their homeland
with the gospel, was personally enriching and I hope will
prove pastorally insightful, to give a brief overview: in my
time in Seminary, I met people from South Korea, Japan,
Zimbabwe, Nepal and Stornoway!!
I want to thank all of you for praying for Suzanne and me
over the past three years. Life has certainly changed with
the arrival of Noah at the end of my first year and another
baby expected any day now. I ask that you continue to
pray for us over the coming months and years. We will
be beginning a placement in Knock EPC on the 1st June
where we will be based for five months, after which we
will be heading to Richhill EPC for a further four months.
After that I suppose the future looks even scarier with
there being no vacancies within the denomination at the
moment. However as a family we are confident that God
has brought us this far and His faithfulness will continue
to go before us. We dont know the future - however,
Gods ways and plans are perfect.
I want to thank you all as well for your generous giving to
Presbytery which has enabled the Training of the Ministry
and Admissions committee to support us practically over
the past two years. This was a great blessing to us and
enabled Suzanne to remain at home with Noah, and me
to focus on my studies.
opportunities presented to us
through the Summer camps, and
pray that there would be much fruit
as a result.
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BOOK REVIEWS
Title: Knowing Jesus in the Old Testament?
Author: Andrew Malone
Publisher: IVP
Published: 2015
Pages: 204
RRP: 8-99 Our Price: 6-75
The question mark in the title is important and should not be missed.
Rather than a general survey of the doctrine of the second person of the
Trinity in the Old Testament, the subject of the book is a consideration of
Mount Sinai, Isaiahs vision of the heavenly throne - but there are also
the appearances of the Angel of the Lord. Malone notes the increasing
tendency in modern theology to equate these theophanies - and
especially the Angel of the Lord - with Christophanies. Malone notes that
the link was made as far back as Justin Martyr in the second century,
but then documents its resurgence following the publication of James
Borlands Christ in the Old Testament: Old Testament Appearances of Christ
in Human Form. He describes how Borlands views on Christophanies,
in particular his identification of the Angel of the Lord with Christ, were
then championed by writers such as Walter Kaiser Jr, before passing into
more general works by writers such as RC Sproul and Charles Swindoll
as accepted dogma. (You may not even have thought that there was any
doubt or debate about this interpretation.)
Malone reviews the evidence of the historical views regarding the
identity of the Angel of the Lord, along with the textual and theological
evidence. He weighs up the three options available - the Angel is either
1) God the Son, 2) God (unspecified), or 3) a messenger sent from God.
Malone admits that his own favoured position is that the Angel is to be
identified as God but without reference to a specific person of the Trinity,
that is, the Angel is a theophany rather than a Christophany.
This book whilst short is dense and, given that it is attempting to unpick
some of the finer matters of interpretation, not one for beginners. That
said, it is well written and clearly argued.
Michael Trimble
The Daring Mission of William Tyndale by Steven Lawson
RRP: 12-99 Our Price: 8-99
Early in the sixteenth century, legislative decree in England controlled
peoples access to the Scriptures and prohibited an English Bible. But
theologian and linguist William Tyndale was determined to provide his
fellow countrymen with Scripture they could read. In The Daring Mission
of William Tyndale, the latest addition to the Long Line of Godly Men series,
Dr. Steven J. Lawson traces this daring mission, which was ultimately
used by God to ignite the English Reformation and would cost Tyndale
his life. From one mans labour, were reminded of Gods faithfulness to
preserve His Word and equip His people.
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Stop Press!
all to see, their service has been invaluable in Gods kingdom. The
wife of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones was such a woman. Bethan LloydJones portrait has long been hidden in a part of the gallery known
only to her family and certain close friends. Lynette G. Clark brings
this portrait into view, capturing the wit, wisdom and faith of a
godly wife, mother and friend.
Answering
the Sceptics
35 September 2015 | Belfast
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Dr Andrew
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Faulkner
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Dr Robert
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