God has spoken … and he’s still speaking …

On May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 By charlieIn Acts, Carl Henry, Colossians, George Philip, Hebrews, John, Matthew2 Comments

"Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ" (Colossians 2:8). On the one side, there is philosophy.On the other side, there is Christ. The two are very different. Philosophy begins with man - "after the tradition of men." When …

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“Give thanks to the Lord.” — Learning From God’s Word

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Psalm 107 calls us to “give thanks to the Lord” (Psalm 107:1,8,15,21,31). When we hear the call to “give thanks to the Lord”, our response is to be ‘I want to give thanks to You among the people, O Lord” (Psalm 108:3). “With my mouth I will give many thanks to…

Love, joy, peace … where do they come from?

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“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23). Love, joy, peace … – Is this what we find when we look within ourselves? or Do we find something very different? What does Jesus tell us about ourselves? Does he pat us…

God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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“The Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect?complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31?Jesus answered them,?“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.?32?I have not come to call the…

In our own homes – let us rejoice in God’s wonderful love …

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Taste and see ______ Lord, what You have done for us – we could never have done for ourselves! It’s so amazing what You have done for us. We were making plans for ourselves – but our plans didn’t include You! You came to us. You said…

Bible notes by G. Philip

For over forty years, Rev George Philip (11th November 1925 – 16th February 2019) taught God’s Word, faithfully and fruitfully, in Sandyford-Henderson Memorial Church, Glasgow. Today, I attended a thanksgiving service, at which a good number of people gathered together to give thanks to God for George’s ministry. Here’s a link to his Bible reading […]

Words of unbelief – and words of faith … — Learning From God’s Word

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“Isn’t it enough that you (Moses) have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness?” (Numbers 16:13). These are words of unbelief. The people couldn’t see past Moses – and that’s why they couldn’t see past the wilderness. When we can’t…

God loves us with a faithful love, an everlasting love, a love that will not let us go. — Learning From God’s Word

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Psalm 115:1-18 ‘Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to Your Name be the glory because of Your love and faithfulness’(Psalm 115:1). God loves us. He loves us with a faithful love, ‘an everlasting love’, a ‘love that will not let us go’. His love ‘never comes to an…

Lord, there are two ways of looking at every situation.

Genesis 35:16-36:43 Lord, there are two ways of looking at every situation. There’s the way of faith – and there’s the way of unbelief. We can look up to You – and be lifted up by You. We can look at our circumstances and fail to see that You are there, waiting to lift us up, […]

Words of unbelief – and words of faith …

Originally posted on Learning From God's Word:
“Isn’t it enough that you (Moses) have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness?” (Numbers 16:13). These are words of unbelief. The people couldn’t see past Moses – and that’s why they couldn’t see past the wilderness.…

Satan is very powerful … but God is in control!

Job 1:1-2:13 – Satan is very busy – ‘going to and fro on the earth…walking up and down on it’. Why is Satan ‘roaming through the earth’? – ‘Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour’ (1:7; 1 Peter 5:8). If, like Job, you ‘fear God and turn […]

God Will Have The Last Word.

Revelation is a complex book, yet is is for ordinary people. Its theme is simple and straightforward: Jesus is Victor! There are many things we don’t understand, but there’s one thing we do know: God will have the last word. * Satan has a great deal to say about our lives. He is “the accuser […]

Let’s stop complaining and start praising …

How do we respond to adverse circumstances? We can respond in a godly way or we can respond in a worldly fashion. “The walls of Jerusalem … had been broken down, and its gates … had been destroyed by fire” (Nehemiah 2:13). Nehemiah responded with faith in God: “Come, let us rebuild the wall of […]

One Year Bible: Day 313 – Ezekiel 19:1-20:44; Hebrews 10:1-18; Psalm 122:1-9

God is gracious. Despite all the sin of Israel, described in great detail in these chapters of Ezekiel, God still says, “I will accept you as fragrant incense” (Ezekiel 20:41). He still says, “I deal with you for My Name’s sake and not according to your evil ways and your corrupt practices” (Ezekiel 20:44). How […]

When we wander away from God, He waits for us to return to Him (Genesis 4:6-16).

In the story of Cain, we see the development of sin. Jealousy leads to anger, and anger leads to murder. In this story, we see ourselves in the ‘mirror’ of God’s Word. Here, God emphasizes our exceeding sinfulness – ‘The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately corrupt’ (Jeremiah 17:9). Our sinfulness leads us […]

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Christ is the Lord. Christ is my Lord.

John 20:11-31 Christ is ‘the Lord’ (2,18,20,25). Christ is ‘my Lord’ (13,28). Faith becomes real when Jesus comes to us. Here, we see Jesus coming to Mary, the disciples and Thomas. Here, we see Mary, the disciples and Thomas – changed by the power of the risen Christ. In love, He comes to them, and […]

More than empty words …

Joshua 16:1-17:18 Compromise is a poor substitute for obedience. Fail to obey God, and you may have to live with the consequences of your disobedience: ‘they did not drive out the Canaanites…so the Canaanites have dwelt in the midst of Ephraim to this day (16:10). Settling for anything less than God’s very best will surely […]

One Year Bible: Day 279 – Jeremiah 14:1-15:21; Colossians 3:1-4:1; Proverbs 24:15-22

Our spiritual warfare is both outward and inward. We have enemies coming at us from without and from within. Concerning the enemies from without, God says, “This people will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to rescue and save you … I will save you from the hands […]

If we refuse to take God seriously, He will continue to take us seriously – in His judgment!

Genesis 19:1-29 In Genesis 3, we read of humanity’s fall into sin. Here, we see the awfulness of human sin and the awesomeness of divine judgment. We must take God with the utmost seriousness. If we refuse to take Him seriously, He will continue to take us seriously – in His judgment! Sin leads to […]

In our own homes – let us rejoice in God’s wonderful love …

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