The preamble to the Basis of Fellowship set out on pages 13–15 of the Unity Book includes the following : “… a clear basis for ecclesial unity has now been formulated… The basis arrived at and which is offered as a means to ecclesial association is as follows”. We should not be surprised t…
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When we turn to the subject of prayer, we do so with some ambivalence, conscious as all of us are of our own inadequacies in this area of intimate communication. We all understand keenly the desire felt by the disciples to learn from the Master how to pray acceptably. Like us, the apostles had befor…
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This rather lengthy heading in fact is the wording of Item B4 under heading B: Curriculum – Policy, Guidelines and Procedures as part of the Policies document of the Non-Government Schools Registration Board for South Australia.
The document and this particular policy made …
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“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night … till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” (Isaiah 62:6–7)
On Sunday, 7th August, Mark Duggan was shot dead by officers of the Metropolitan Police firearms unit in…
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Question:
John says that “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”(1:1). He continues in verse 14 and identifies “the Word” as Jesus, “ And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,( and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of …
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Australia’s former Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer devoted a recent article in Adelaide’s daily newspaper, The Advertiser, to the devastating civil war in Syria. He concluded: “Assad will fall but not without a terrible fight with many deaths. Democracy will come.” That final comment migh…
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Brother Michael Edgecombe, with input from Sister Rebecca Lines and Brother Russell Taylor, authored a series of articles in The Christadelphian from January 2008 to May 2009 under the theme: In the Image of God. These articles have now been published by The Christadelphian in book form. The author …
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“What sort of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness … ?” the Apostle Peter enquires in 2 Peter 3:11 (NASB). One of the purposes of Scripture is to give us, as God’s developing family, instruction (both by direct teaching and by examples positive and negative) which will help us …
After protests from 25 January, 2011, Egyptian President Mubarak resigned on February 11th and handed power to the army. On 2 June, 2012, Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison and 28 days later on 30 June 2012, Mohammad Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was sworn in as President. His Gover…
The incident took place at Troas as the Apostle Paul and his companions were on their way back to Jerusalem in the course of Paul’s third missionary journey about 57 AD. Luke, who had sailed from Philippi with Paul to Troas, recorded the circumstances in Acts 20:6-12. Besides Luke, Paul had seven …
