Christadelphians are conscientious objectors (1 Peter 3:16, 21) to all forms of evil doing. In the past, this has been manifested publicly in regard to military service. Whether in times of peace or war our position regarding conscience needs to be constant. The very life that we lead will be an ope…
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Sometimes when we look at the period of the judges we feel that the incidents are so far removed from our experiences that we have difficulty in grasping the relevance of the book of Judges to our own lives. We are not subject to oppressive invasions, neither are we part of a national identity that …
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We come each week to examine ourselves by the example we revere in our Lord Jesus Christ. We soberly reflect upon the wonder of his complete submission in obedience to his Father’s will—an obedience that culminated in his sacrificial death. One of the beautiful figures selected to express the co…
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The theme of the shepherd in the care of his sheep looms large in the Divine record, featuring as it does many examples of faithful shepherds of Divine appointment, from Abel through to the Patriarchs, Joseph, Moses, David and others. Without doubt the greatest of all examples of a keeper of the she…
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Our title, drawn from Ephesians 4, has its context in Paul’s discussion on the wonder of diversity in unity. The Jews had dropped the baton of God’s message and now, into the hands of grateful yet feeble Gentiles, was granted a powerful array of gifts. Assistance was to be provided in the areas …
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The following excerpt is taken from the well-known work “The Land and the Book” by WM Thomson, who recorded his observations during a visit to Palestine in 1857. His comments on the behaviour of shepherds and sheep is quite remarkable and it is very easy to see why the Lord chose the illustratio…
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Misrepresentations regarding the doctrine of grace were being promoted even as the ink of the New Testament was drying. Paul protested with a “God forbid!” in Romans 6 to a gross misuse of grace—“Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?” Jude also records a similar deviation by men…
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In England recently different religious groups decided they would take steps to bring about greater unity among themselves. To do this they invited young people from different groups to join together in a ‘soup kitchen’ to serve the poor and needy in their local area. The objective was that thro…
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A few months ago, two Sydney ecclesias combined to conduct a series of seminars for Indonesian people. All up, eighteen people attended over the three Saturdays, with most of them being present at all sessions. The final session was the crucial one. It was entitled, “One Bible, Many Churches—Doe…
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Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?” asks Yahweh through the prophet Amos. The question to those familiar with lions in ancient times is rhetorical. Obviously the answer is, “No”! A lion is not going to signal his…
