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The Church and the Bible (Part 2)

August 29, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

In the August 1959 issue of The Expository Times, Dr C.K. Barrett refers to what he calls “the erroneous assumption which underlies much ecumenical conversation, that reunion will come by a sharing of treasures”. His significant comment is:…

The confidence and hope of our calling

August 15, 2018 by Alan Stibbs

He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. (1 Thess 5:24) These few simple words sum up some of the essential fundamentals of Christianity. They tell us three things about God: that he has called us, that he is faithful, that he will do. They…

GAFCON 2018: A turning point in the history of Anglicanism

November 13, 2026July 3, 2018 by ACR Team

Almost 1700 years ago, on 20 June 325AD, 318 bishops concluded a very significant meeting. They had gathered in Nicaea because errors had arisen in the church which were so profound that they undermined the very foundation of the Christian message.…

Who rules: The lay or the clergy?

November 13, 2026January 17, 2018 by Mike Leite

Hopefully on reading that title you are screaming out, “Neither! Christ rules!” However, since the beginning of the church there has been unhealthy tension between the shepherd and the sheep, the appointed leaders and those they lead. It is…

Oft-Forgotten Reformers: Katherine Zell

November 13, 2026November 1, 2017 by Jane Tooher

Katherine Zell was a woman who trusted God at his word. Her writings don’t show someone fake, sterile, sanitized. Rather, in their pages we meet a real woman – with strengths and weaknesses. So who was Katherine Zell? Katherine lived 500 years…

When good friends dream big for the gospel: Newton, Wilberforce & Johnson

November 13, 2026February 26, 2017 by Craig Schwarze

In the mid-1780s John Newton, the celebrated slave-trader turned preacher, became re-acquainted with one William Wilberforce, a young MP who had recently become an Evangelical. It was the start of a remarkable partnership.[i] 1786 saw their…

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