The Taste of Freedom

July 1, 2021

Exercises in Freedom “Live like free people, and do not use your freedom as an excuse for doing evil. Instead,be God’s servants” (1 Peter 2:16 ISV). The fall of man has led the human family into a type of bondage. The Apostle Paul termed it, “the bondage of corruption” (Romans 8:21). He described the effect of this condition saying, “the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.” Strong’s concordance suggests the word “travaileth” (G4944) refers to the pain of […]

Where is the Remedy?

July 1, 2021

No Worldly Answers “For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the nameof the LORD, to serve him with one consent” (Zephaniah 3:9). The following is a partial excerpt from Volume 4, pages 415-420. Before quoting Senator Ingalls, Bro. Russell wrote, “A wide view and a broad and very dispassionate statement of the struggle for wealth and the consequent crush of the lower classes has been furnished to the press by Hon. J. […]

Liberty Brings Responsibility

July 1, 2021

God’s Plan for Freedom “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound” (Isaiah 61:1). The above prophecy is often applied to the work of God’s Kingdom. However, when reading this passage in the synagogue at Nazareth, Jesus said, “this day, is this […]

News and Views

July 1, 2021

PBI News Pastoral Bible Institute Annual Report for Fiscal 2021 The Directors of the Pastoral Bible Institute (PBI) and the Editors of our publication, The Herald of Christ’s Kingdom, rejoice to have served another year in the work of the vineyard (Matthew 20:7). This year was marked from beginning to end by the focus on the global pandemic. It created many challenges for the work, and resulted in almost no in-person contact with our fellow workers, even locally. We are grateful for […]

Today In Prophecy

July 1, 2021

Kidnapping and Ransomware “If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you”(Deuteronomy 24:7). The abduction of 279 female students aged between 10 and 17 during a raid by armed bandits in February occurred at the Government Girls Science Secondary School, a boarding school in Jangebe (also rendered as Dengebe), in Zamfara State, Nigeria. It […]