Articles of Interest
GEORGE DAWSON LEGACY LECTURE
The late George Dawson, former Treasurer and Council member of the EPS, was remembered at a special inaugural legacy lecture given by EPS Secretary Mr Wallace Thompson in Ballymoney on Saturday 7 May 2022. The [...]
CALVIN AGAINST SERVETUS- BIBLE TRUTH VERSUS HERESY! by Peter Jamieson
“Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.” Psalm 102 verse 8 Readers of a certain age may well remember Norman St John Stevas, a [...]
W P NICHOLSON IN ULSTER 1921
This year marks the centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland, a hugely important anniversary which will be marked in many ways. To say that Irish history is complex would be something of an understatement, [...]
PURGATORY
A member of the EPS Facebook group recently shared a post by a Roman Catholic priest which sought to explain and defend his church’s teaching on Purgatory. The post and the request for comments prompted [...]
What If……
What if… By Seamus Milligan When one looks back upon one’s life, I sometimes ask myself the question, “What if?”. What if my mother had not died when I was about four years of age? [...]
J I PACKER 1926-2020
James Packer, one of the leading evangelical theologians of the 20th century, passed away on 17 July 2020 aged 93. Born into an Anglican family, he was converted to Christ around the age of 18 [...]
The Mary of Scripture and the Mary of Romanism
THE MARY OF SCRIPTURE AND THE MARY OF ROMANISM Many years ago, when I was in the civil service, a discussion about the Virgin Mary took place during my absence, and several Protestants told a [...]
MARTIN LUTHER ON PURGATORY
Augustine, Ambrose, and Jerome held nothing at all of purgatory. Gregory, being in the night time deceived by a vision, taught something of purgatory, whereas God openly commanded that we should search out and inquire [...]
IF GOD SPARE MY LIFE – THE STORY OF WILLIAM TYNDALE
Recently, I gave some talks to my Sunday School about the life of William Tyndale and I thought I should share something of that amazing story here in the Ulster Bulwark - Editor. If you [...]
WHO DO PROTESTANTS SAY THE POPE IS – AND WHY DO THEY SAY IT?
This above heading was the title of a panel discussion in the Bannside Library in east Belfast on the morning of Saturday 20 October 2018 to mark the 30th anniversary of Ian Paisley’s historic protest [...]
WHY I MAINTAIN THAT THE CATHOLIC MASS IS WRONG -Rev Peter McIntyre
As a result of extensive media interest in Rev Peter McIntyre’s article on the Protestant at the Mass (Ulster Bulwark April-June 2018), he had opportunities to engage in public correspondence in the “Irish News”. Criticism [...]
Herein is Love – Some thoughts on the Royal Wedding sermon
Michael Curry, Primate of the Episcopal Church of America, emerged from obscurity to steal the headlines at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on 19 May. He was the guest preacher, and it’s [...]