Speculation about the second coming of our Lord is nothing new. The saints in Thessalonica were already being misled. Pauls two corrective letters, among his earliest, deal with the issue in a way that is profound and practical, as well as giving details to be found nowhere else in the New Testament. The rapture, the man of lawlessness, the temple - these and other features are uniquely here.

But there is also much sound advice for those who are so heavenly minded they are no earthly use. Meddling in other peoples business, living on the generosity of others rather than earning, despising...

Those who enjoy reading other peoples correspondence should welcome much of the New Testament! It is surprising that God chose such personal and particular letters to convey his Word. Little did the original authors realise they were writing scripture for people through all history and in all the earth.

In the first epistle, the apostle John echoes the stark contrasts in his Gospel, reminding his readers of the choice between living in the darkness of lust, lies and lawlessness or the light of love and life. He encourages all believers, young and old, to be satisfied, sinless, safe and sure,...

Each book in the Explaining series examines an important aspect of the Christian faith and is written in a way that presents the message of the Bible clearly and simply. In this book David Pawson teaches what the Bible says about Grace.

Many have heard, usually in childhood, about the lions refusing to make a meal of Daniel when he was thrown into their cage. Some know about the survival of his three companions in a "fi ery furnace." A few are even familiar with the insanity of Nebuchadnezzar and his confinement in his own private zoo on a diet of grass, the drastic prelude to his conversion.

But all these fascinating tales are in the first biographical half of the book of Daniel describing past events. It is in the intriguing autobiographical second half that future international happenings are described in...