Saturday 30 December 2017

Torn!


In Matthew chapters 26 and 27 we find three occasions, on that solemn day of the crucifixion, when something was torn.

In 26:65 we read that “the high priest rent his clothes”. It was an act of hypocrisy, to suggest that he was offended with the Lord's declaration. With knowing it, however, Caiaphas was also indicating, symbolically, that his office of high priest was ended. We have no need of a human sacerdotal system — we have the Son of God Himself (Heb. 7:26-28).

Thursday 24 August 2017

Whose faith follow — Ronnie Watterson

A tribute to Ronnie Watterson (21st November 1935 — 30th May 2016)

In 2008, on furlough (more photos at end of post)

In January of 2017 I was over in N. Ireland with my family for a few weeks, and the brethren from the Assembly that meets at Cambridge Avenue, Ballymena, asked me to speak about some aspects of the life of my father. They separated one of their Saturday night meetings, mainly aimed at young people, for that purpose, and suggested the title: “Whose faith follow ...”