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In the 46 months (January 2001 to May 2004 inclusive),
about 54 new volumes were completed,

and in the 38 months or so since that date, around 61 more,
making some 117 in 84 months.

May the name of the Lord be praised who seeks good for His people,
and multiplies His provisions!

With the current publications,
this brings the total volumes in this set, to 145 (April 2008).

We hope they help, strengthen and bless you. As the Lord is my resource, and the Bible is the quarry where jewels reside, so do we look for His help and joy for those who truly seek Him. HIS joy is incomparable, based in Himself, filled with truth in a peace which is not portable like an instrument, but potable, that one drinks with refreshing relish.

It is remarkable HOW MUCH depends
on this simple four word command
found in the Lord's Prayer.

Ch. 3 deals with separation extensively
and other chapters speak of Christ's comfort more directly, and
most gloriously, that which is in the TRUTH! Far below, like the legs of a piano,
the nature of particles is discussed (Ch. 5) in the realm of divine creation.

This, the 146th volume,
has direct thematic material on John 17 and this world (Ch. 5),

covers topics from separation in spirit from this world, to presentation in word
both of what it needs and is not! and moves

to the centrality and indeed sovereignty in sacrifice,
including both stringent principles and
practical applications of the biblical teaching in these fields,
and surveys a caustic essence in this world in conjunction with the words of Jesus Christ,
a world which fulfils them to the last particle!

The Saying to the Straying,
the Bible to the Braying and
the Truth for its Lovers

2. More has been added to Joyful Jottings Ch. 8,
which now may be read with Wake Up World!... Ch. 6 and Message ... Ch. 7.

3. Not only is there now Deity and Design ... a work of millions of words, but it has now in Message ... Chs. 4-9, a considerable supplement, moving further and further into the interstices of these most clear and stunningly obvious matters which Satan loves to render mysterious, as does a Captain love to make through a smoke screen, the obvious weakness of his shipping, a mystery to the enemy. Blow away the smoke and the result is a sinking row-boat, nothing more!

4. In the Appendix to Message ..., there is material put to government and parallel presentation on the issue of LIBERTY, freedom of speech especially on the Internet.

As clearly from Revelation 13, there has to be a consignment of opposition to that humanistic, mystic, miasmic brutal force of the antichrist, which is to come fully in due course. Thus it is well to resist and oppose to the uttermost all endeavour to make of the human race, a cultivated set of resistless robots doing the vulgar will of a possessed potentate, with all his minions

This little fever to oppress the race will pass; and it is well to be ready both for it and for what it will call for (cf. Revelation 12:11, Luke 21:15).

As you serve the Lord in unqualified testimony now, so you bid fair to be better prepared as pressures intensify to subjugate the race to fraud and fever, propaganda and false christs (cf. Revelation 13:11ff., 16:13). Let us do valiantly, for the goodwill of our God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, in His love penetrates even the darkness; and some more souls we look to find for Him, as the clouds pass before the sun of righteousness shines forever (Malachi 4:2).

Then, with His light will His people shine as redeemed reflectors (Matthew 13:43). Meanwhile, the darkness that intensifies, the more needs the light: so let it shine (Philippians 2:15).

Firstly, Man in Retrospect, in Prospect and in Bold Relief, has been published during February. It sees spiritual thing in historical flow, man in crisis and the future in Biblical perspective, looking from first to last. In these things perspective is crucial for understanding, and only in biblical perspective is all explicable, logical and cohesive, including the nature of creation, human pathology, sin and its sentence, grace and its pardon, man and his nature, dismal doom and delightful destiny alike, depending on the horizon in view, and this on the Guide and takes you there, Jesus Christ.

The clarity is as sharp, the consistency as perfect, the logical validity as bright in this biblical Christian setting as is the dimness of the opposite and opposing approach, which brings the now routine discomfort and diseased irrationalities of those who grow into the post-Christian dumps, sometimes vacillating with a bipolar thumps, as bitter dreams and sullen hopes lie eviscerated on the tarmac of history, and seek vainly to arise, struggling with ever increasing anguish while ludicrous dreams arise like smoke from a burning city, glittering with ashes.

Secondly, there has been some updating on chronology, the world and life in Models and Marvels, Ch. 7 of TMR, flowing on from the last.

Thirdly, there has been updating and revision in some Chapters (such as 2, 6, 7) of A Time to Praise God, providing more detail on some aspects.

Fourthly, already in its 6th Chapter, and on its way, is Volume 144 in this set.
It is called:

The Saying to the Straying,
the Bible to the Braying and
the Truth for its Lovers

A TIME TO PRAISE GOD, the 1928-2008 autobiography with spiritual focus,
has been revised, extended and made more complete in various issues.

Bible Study is extended by some of this work, and entry made in that sector from this volume. Chs. 4 and 5 draw on Kings and Chronicles with application to the chronicling of our own time. Ch. 6 moves into the Trial of Christ.

During 2006, we reached the first decade of World Wide Web Witness, our testimony to the truth in Christ Jesus, according to the word of God, the Bible, on the Web. We praise God for His help, which has been prodigious and constant, just as He is magnificent and faithful.

We now in 2007 proceed into the next phase, so long as we are called to continue with the privilege of this labour, in the service of the immutable majesty of the living God.

Better to draw than any cheque is that water, for what is chequered, in Him becomes
check-mate for the devil, who defeated, can only rave, murder and maul. Inveterate, he is fallen for ever; whereas in Christ is the peace of the truth, inviolable, founded on the One violated in life, that we might be vitiated no more, but pardoned, impressed into the service of His kingdom.

1) MUCH more work has been done on the volume published in August and still receiving matériel and polish, Design and Deity ...

It appears it is now around 2.7 million words. It not merely shows that creation is a design phenomenon, but that there are vast reaches of cosmoi, logically arranged, superbly testable arenas of specifiable work and action, each diverse and all coherent together, organised with word and impacting in every area and arena with sophisticated wisdom. This is as far more than mere design of an object, as is the fashioning of a universe beyond the simple use of its resources for play. Chapters 2 and 7 have received much more attention this month, but not these alone.

The introductions to each of the 11 chapters are intended to provide fire for the spirit and light to the mind of man, as well as invigoration to the Christian heart. Always, what the Bible has said, and what the empirical facts have shown are in the end woven into a tartan where truth dominates and divine wisdom and vision is attested.

It is because of sin that the obvious majesty of the creation is both obscured to the flittering mind and changed by divine curse, from all-beneficent to a thing most testing! And why not test - for even gold is the better seen for it. And why be a thing, if you cannot see it, and why have it if it cannot be shown!

2) For more in these themes see The Site, where sermons continue to grow, in short form, the latest last, and AUDIO on the Home Page, where now weekly or nearly so, a sermon appears to which you can listen as well! This shows equally some more auditory opportunities.

3) In addition, there has been a considerable extension of Bay of Retractable Islands, Mission for the Mainland, From Evanescent Extremes, Back to the Book of the Lord Ch. 19.

1. Design and Deity, Designation and Destiny has been considerably extended in its new presentations in several Chapters. Meeting the current confusion in which ludicrous imaginings are given as much attention as atomic secrets, while being as futile as nursery rhymes, this exhibits the truth of creation, design and divine action in contradistinction to all else, at length, perhaps now 2.7 million words.

2. Glory, Vainglory and Goodness Ch. 7 at the Excursion in *2 has been given a large addition of substantial interest on 'Israel' and contemporary events, aiding realisation of biblical perspective and appreciation of divine action.

This relates also to Open Door, Closed Mind and the Call of Christ Ch. 8 and the confusion of attack evidenced there. The Bible is not limited to replacement theology or to defacement theology (Ch. 8 as marked), but is far broader than either in its coverage. It is not limited by such crimping traditions, as if someone tried to put bulges into stays, with little success.

The Bible is straightforward in truth, but not simplistic in connotation. It needs STUDY! not sweeping generalisations without textual precision, far less without accuracy even in what they address, like a mine that explodes at any vibration, without any discrimination or knowing what it does. More grace is needed, and from the Lord can readily be supplied.

It is in precise and careful study, as in science, that the payloads accrue (cf. John 8:31, Psalm 119:18-20).

3. There has been some updating in TMR Ch. 7 E on the fact of the relatively young earth and its attestation.

The Shadow of a Mighty Rock has had some updating, expansion and correlation in Ch. 1, at Section E, on beginnings, rationality abd empirical testimony. To this is conjoined assessment of the obfuscatory obsession of the secular which replaces thought, but still tries in vain to think! This brings into sight some of the more recent components of this site - including analysis of Big Bang confusions, with the original trilogy, and constitutes therefore a useful reference.

This covers around 2.6 million words and has both a compilation aspect, an extension one and an addition of new material, all topically arranged. The reality of manifest design, definitionally inescapable, in multiplied dimensions, suffuses what man is and creation likewise, is attested not merely in the physical, the mental and the spiritual, but in the realms of creation itself, the plan of salvation, power with predestination, love with purity, licence with law, eschatological and didactic phases no less. Design moreover is merely one element in this conspectus: for the rest read.

2. Ch. 7 of this volume includes a large conspectus coverage, some in question and answer format, of basics of Christian life and truth (read down from this link). Arresting developments which fit into prophetic forecast are noted.

4. Models and Marvels, a sub-section in That Magnificent Rock, being Ch. 7, has had addition in Section E on dating, at *4, an Excursion.

2. The Volume 140 has been started, on Design and Deity, Designation and Destiny and is a work planned to be wrought during August, DV.

2. A Short Article on Authority, the Bible, Truth, Tongues and Teaching has been purged of some technical faults, and represented. It now appears as a references in the main work in this field, A Question of Gifts, but can be used alone. Its name is "ELTHAM".

3. Indexes are being revised significantly, so do not forget those in SEARCH, or the conveniently little one, INDEX MINOR.

4. The new volume has three chapters concerning Deuteronomy 32, its vast scope of prophecy, its enormous significant and its inter-relationship to many places in biblical discourse. For this, see Chapters 3, 4, and 5 from the hyperlink in 1 above.

5. There is a discourse on design, deity, intelligence and creativity on biblical, logical lines, at Ch. 3 Appendix, in the same new volume. Like the other chapters, this specialises on perspective, biblical perspective.

6. The topic of THE POOR and the Bible is not always addressed in its specific textual format. It is dramatic. See for this Ch. 6 in the new volume.

7. Remember that short summaries of sermons, week by week normally, are to be found at this sermon site … . These are always textually based from the Bible. Sinners Only is a useful sermon for commencement.

8. FREEDOM AND VALIDITY is Ch. 7 in the new volume, and this may interest you, when you reflect on the meaning of man and his liberty; for it has large implications. As always, the word of God and the reason that God has given to man speak in the closest harmony. Perspective is sometimes necessary however in order to remove the dark glasses of cluttering and enclosing culture which seeks to blacken the obvious, distort the true and ransack rationality ... by ostensible use of reason, in a gloriously comic antilogy.

9. The Appendix to this volume has a coverage of a spectacular, fascinating and edifying sweep in Isaiah, moving into the realm of the Trinity, and something like a diary of the Messiah, in first person, before ever He came to earth.

2. In the interim, a second volume has been published in May, 2007, 136. It is called:

It has an irenic purpose, tempered by the thrust for accuracy. Islands of extremism, in explaining Biblical text, have floated off the mainland, and there is need to reclaim them, or for their return, in order that the actualities of the Bible be found, not in mere moderation as such, though fidelity to the text often produces precisely that relative to the extremes, but in fidelity that does not budge for tradition, preference or desire. Fourteen islands are surveyed.

In what might be imaged as a flight over the maritime areas of the islands, we look and see on the mainland, major mountains of great beauty, and these send forth their message of strength beyond the seas. These are viewed in Chapters 20-21, all available from the hyperlink above.

3. Two of these islands have been added to the earlier Volume on Israel, at the end of it. In the "BAY...", these figure in Chs. 18-19.

Its scope ranges from startling facts about Zechariah 13 and the application to the deep penetration of the word of God, and its magnificent felicity, depth and consistent accuracy, to Church and State relationships.

Meanwhile, a large and select compendium, with interpretation and Christian Apologetic application is being prepared, its name: BAY OF RETRACTABLE ISLANDS.

Its purpose is to show 10 major areas of unnecessary division in the area of simple biblical interpretation, where traditions have entered consciously or not, and pugnacity tends to replace the irenic moderation which strict adherence to the actual text induces. When this is done, as has been done here and there of course in the past, but often episodically instead of totally, then the clarity of the word of God on the one hand, and the magnificent harmony of its holy teaching becomes yet more delightful, an attestation to its Author and source. In a way, this is like a simple careening. The evangelical Christian faith needs to be wholly unashamed, for its crown is the Lord and its cause that of His word.

As this volume is interactive internally, it seems best to wait until it is almost finished before making it available.

This includes much exposition in
Jeremiah, Hosea, Zechariah, Revelation, Hebrews, and Romans,
with applications to the present time.
This gives significant scope for Bible Study, which has also a separate file.

Cases of stubbornness or being suborned in mind appear, as does the divine solution.

Of particular interest is a challenge which unfortunately brought a charge in several instances, of NOT holding what we do hold! This was at least different. It is like being chided for being a sailor when you work in a mine!

This was, though egregious, good in a way, since where error occurs (and the false charges were accompanied by other error), there is more opportunity to broadcast the truth as the error is rebutted (cf. I Corinthians 11:19) and to exhibit the truth more fully. This has now been done on this site (see the files below). There is no rebuttal however for those who make challenges about what is contrary to fact, simple empirical error, such as arrived at our door: only retraction is then to the point. Indeed, in all matters concerning the Bible, accuracy is essential, and to mix factual error with any attempt to interpret the Bible is like tolerating a disease without treatment, in a hospital. It is not an option; nor can we proceed where such devices occur.

It also brings up the intriguing point that many things have more than superficial meaning, Matthew 22:32ff. being a good example. Indeed, in some cases, what is the most significant thrust is implied. This is where those having ears, are to ... hear, as Christ declaimed.

For this area of interest, see The Open Door, the Closed Mind and the Call of Christ Ch. 8 and Appendix, the latter dwelling on Zechariah, with a specialised overview.

1) The Biblical Workman, Appendix 2 has recently been revised and expanded,

2) The Bright Light and the Uncomprehending Darkness Ch. 10, given some attention, and

Those interested in the comparison of the 'god of forces', Nazism and its antecedent, Communism, Humanism, on one side, with the eternal realities of the God of love, and in topics of judgment and love, unchanged but applied in the modern milieu developing may wish to inspect 1).

If the riches of Genesis 1 and John 1 have special appeal, the developments in 2) will be to the point.

If it is the clarity of Genesis 1, that is the more absorbing, then this is available in 3) as further developed.

Indeed, amidst the vagaries of doctrinal insertions and removals,
in terms of the traditions of men,

3) has contemporary relevance to changes in the PC in America. The issues are crucial to conformity to the word of God.

Beauty of Holiness Ch. 7 (large-scale overview with beauty in focus and its antithesis)

     2)           HOW GREAT IS THE GOD WE ADORE
                           THE WORSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST AS DEITY, volume 133,
                           has now 8 chapters, rather smaller than usual,
                           but intensely referenced in the main.

                           This includes at Ch. 8 some
                          consideration of the water crisis in Australia, and at Chs. 3 and 3 epilogue,
                          looking at that most obscured obvious, the love of God as in John 3:16-17
                          and elsewhere,
                          in contrast to governing substitutes, like a governor on an accelerator, as if
                          God might become too liberal in grace. There is no limit here! (With this, see
                           Beauty of Holiness Ch. 2.)

      3)          Also extended, both in writing and in action, is the matter of the SA
                             Government's plan to bring in an abortive Bill which could impose culture's
                             clamminess on freedom. This is found at The Face of God ... Ch. 6.

In this appear a wide variety of topics centring on the title's perspective, and in particular, in Ch. 6 there is an exposition of the latest dreadnought proposals in the form of a South Australian Bill allegedly on Equal Opportunity, but in fact magnificently suited for the direct opposite in just that increasingly normal abortion of tolerance of truth which characterises this morbidly slatternly century. It is not that it (the century) has no good points; it is just that when the foundations are destroyed, the 3rd bathroom appears slightly ridiculous.

Meanwhile, Let God be God Ch. 8 has been considerably extended,
detailed work on creation, the Bible and church corruption,
while our new publication, Chapter 5,
extends the allegorical or parabolic treatment of such situations,
In conjunction an earlier parallel of this kind (imaginary family situation with a bright child), in

Love, Freedom, the Programmatic and the Personal, History and Divinity: all find place

So far this has moved from Life and Death, to Charles and Coronation, the Scope and Containment of History, from the Purity of God
to His Word in Creation and the Analysis of Word in that Vast Wisdom and Work

3) Be aware that indexes are continually being strengthened, including index-mini, a convenient shorter index with its own sort of contribution, so that you have an expanded entry area for topic and detail,
major and minor.

Bible or Blight, Christ or Confusion:
The Comprehensive Resolution of Man's Intractable Problems
is Found Only in the Bible, the Word of God

2) Remember SEARCH which gives easy access to many topics and classes of enquiry.

This includes three chapters on the rationale on suffering, its design,
and two on the design of that designate, man, and one large and rather detailed work on
Joshua as an exemplar of covenantal life in the Lord. .

This is Volume 4 of the NOGO TETRAD, entitled
THE GODS OF NATURALISM HAVE NO GO!

We praise God that HIS WORD goes, just as does His creation
and it goes whether in blessing or in rebuke, in prophecy or promise,
and that HIS is the strength needed for every worthy work that will endure.

In His help, we rejoice.
The above tetrad of volumes is a work
of some 560,000 words on creation and its assailants, and dealing
inter alia, with the myths of anti-design and the prolonged
apoplectics of the arithmetical method which
seems to be replacing scientific method,
noting how many delusive dogmaticians think this or that:

but how one thinks, that matters in this field of epochal delusion.

For example, one might consult this chapter in the tetrad, or this.
Spiritual pathology is the mother of confusion and brother to delusion:
the strong and the weak alike are vulnerable (Romans 1:17ff.).

Ch. 7 of this deals at some 35,000 word length
with the delusive fantasy of the da Vinci Code.
This is entitled:
The Holocaust, Not In
but On History

with grounds for these provided. to make the list now 57.
Newer ones are detectable by the A added after the number.

3) The topic of conscience is considered in life and from scripture in some depth
at Ch. 1 of 1) above.

4) More attention is given to Calvin's error in the Decretum Horribile
which is not necessary to his five points: in Ch. 2.

5) The Crack in the Tail Plane - a further chapter on Job is found in Ch. 2 of The Pride of Life, the Prince of Life and the Destiny of Man; and now it is also lodged, as here with introduction, at the end of the

6) Arithmetically, the slightly amusing 123rd volume for the Set In Praise of Christ Jesus, has now been reached and we thank God for His patience with us, and enablement by grace.

This is the name for the sixth volume in what is now the Predestination Hexad,
a set of six volumes in this field. It has grown from being the Predestination Quintet!
It appears to be now of the order of 600,000 words. Recent new Chapters are Ch. 6 and Ch. 5, the latter extensive.

Several new sermons are now at THE SITE, and one pair on Zechariah and Romans 11, are to be found in The Pride of Life, the Prince of Life and the Destiny of Man Ch. 6.

Translation matters are covered for Jeremiah 13:27 and I Corinthians 13:8-10 in the third work for this month, a volume however not yet complete. This material is in Ch. 2:

THE PRIDE of LIFE, the PRINCE of LIFE,

and the DESTINY of MAN

March 2006

Two new publications from February are now available.

1) BON VOYAGE!

NOT around the world

but in Christ, Guided by God, Led by the Lord

It is worth noting here that Chapter 1 considers some marred ideas of Tolstoy
in a thrust of
developing misologies over time; and
Chapter 2 has much to do with history and its very basis.

2) The Child, the Youth and the Eternal Truth

In 2) above, one notes particularly Chapter 16.
This presents some recent appraisals and contrasts in this field,
and that, of course,
in terms of the immutable and eternal basis which shows the point in what is new,
this being assessable in what does not change.

FEBRUARY 2006

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THE WIT AND WISDOM OF THE WORD OF GOD: THE BIBLE TRUE TO TEST

has now been published.

The next work,

BON VOYAGE!

NOT around the world

but in Christ, Guided by God, Led by the Lord

is now in progress, and Chs. 1 and 2 deal much with the

MEANING OF HISTORY and indeed this emphasis continues.

JANUARY 2006

1. There is more work on Romans 16:25-26, a startling word of Paul on the two testaments.

2. Now published is

THE DESIRE OF THE NATIONS AND THE CRYSTALLINE FIRE OF THE FAITH

3. Commenced is THE WIT AND WISDOM OF THE WORD OF GOD: THE BIBLE TRUE TO TEST

4. In this volume, Ch. 2, inter alia, there is further work on translation (No. 54 in Bible Translations), design in life and in the word of God. This further clarifies end-time matters in terms of precision in translation and thought.

5. AUDIO work, sermon audible at present, continues, but it is available only on line.

FOR THE ENTRIES

FOR MONTHS BEFORE THE ABOVE,

PLEASE USE THIS LINK.

	without heart, except in recess,
	without strength, except in conformity to cultural occlusion and historical blindness, and categorically,
	without the Lord.