February 2000
The Development of a Personal Conscience
1 The Paediatric Conscience Vital Early Influences
How is that conscience developed that “renders to God the things that are God’s”? Parents, especially mothers, have a crucial role and responsibility in developing the consciences of their childr…
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In this second study of the Song of Witness recorded in Deuteronomy 32 at the end of Moses’ life, we shall consider further references to it in Israel’s history and apostolic times. As we do so we should ever be mindful of the wonderful solidarity of the Divine revelation. Here is a Song deliber…
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As the celebrations to usher in the year 2000 began, news came through that the Russian President, Boris Yeltsin, had resigned and had appointed the Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as acting President, pending elections in March this year.
“Yeltsin’s announcement on New Year’s Eve caught the wo…
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The Christadelphian position in relation to the world is best illustrated by comparing our status before and after we hear and respond to the knowledge of God’s Truth.
Where We Were!
The position we occupied because of our previous ignorance and wicked work is defined in the following scriptural…
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God created us with an intellect capable of choosing between right and wrong. He is honoured when we voluntarily choose to use this intellect to do right. But we live in a society in which the concepts of moral right and wrong are fast being replaced by “democratically decided values”. The world…
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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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This article from the pen of Brother Roberts is an extract taken from the last lecture, Number 18, in “Christendom Astray”. It is most appropriate in this issue of The Lampstand as we are now concluding the series on Christendom Astray with a summary of Lecture 18 on page 88. In addition, the ar…
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Many characters both in scripture and in history are remarkable for what they endured “for conscience sake”. The legendary endurance of the Christians under Roman persecution and more recently the faithful steadfastness of our brethren and sisters under great adversity during times of war and re…
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The judgments of Revelation 15 and 16 are described as the “great and marvellous” works of the Lord God Almighty, whose ways are “just and true” (15:3). They come in answer to the persecution of saints, “for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them …
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This article from the pen of Brother Roberts is an extract taken from the last lecture, Number 18, in “Christendom Astray”. It is most appropriate in this issue of The Lampstand as we are now concluding the series on Christendom Astray with a summary of Lecture 18 on page 88. In addition, the ar…
Be Not Conformed To This World Read More »
