January – February 2002
Have you ever considered that doing daily Bible readings is not something peculiar to the Christadelphian Brotherhood of the last days? In his final words to Israel, Moses stressed the importance of daily mental stimulus from, and familiarity with the Word of Life. To parents in Israel, the mothers …
Daily Bible Reading: The Duty of Kings Read More »
From the earliest days of the Christadelphian Community, our pioneer writers have emphasised the need for regular daily Bible reading. As a young man of fifteen in 1854, Brother Robert Roberts compiled the Bible Reader’s Companion otherwise known as The Daily Bible Readings Chart, which is still r…
The Necessity of a Revelation Read More »
Salvation depends upon the assimilation of the mind to the divine ideas, principles and affections, exhibited in the Scriptures. The process commences with a belief of the gospel but it is by no means completed thereby; it takes a life-time for its scope and untiring diligence for its accomplishment…
The Bible Companion Read More »
Mary, the Lord’s mother, was the “virtuous woman” if anyone was—her price was “far above rubies”, for she was to be the mother of the Son of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who said through His servant Nathan the prophet, “He shall be my son”. Uniquely, he is “the seed of the …
Two Marys—The Lord’s Mother and Mary Magdalene Read More »
In the Roman Empire slaves did not matter. “Master and slave have nothing in common; a slave is a living tool, just as a tool is an inanimate slave.” A slave was no better than a thing. On the other hand, centurions were high class. They were the finest men in the Roman army.Q1 We will consider …
Two Gentile Converts – A Centurion and a Canaanite Woman Read More »
The need of the two women of Matthew 9:18–26 was obvious. Jairus’ daughter, on the verge of womanhood, was on the edge of death. The woman with the issue of blood had spent all to no avail.
Most of us today do not come before Christ sick unto death or medically incurable, but we do come with …
Two Women in Need—Jairus’ Daughter and the Woman with an Issue of Blood Read More »
Isaiah 24–27 is a section in its own right within the prophecy. It deals with the conflict between Israel (spiritual and natural) and the world, and the ultimate triumph and blessedness of Zion, when Yahweh reigns therein in glory with “his ancients”. These chapters follow a lengthy section of…
Isaiah’s Visions of Salvation and Judgment (1) Read More »
Nothing prepared me for the ugly sight of what became known to the world as Ground Zero. As I stood at the police barrier in New York City just two weeks after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, I could not summon words to adequately express the shock and horror before me at the devasta…
“The Hour is Coming” Read More »
The Internet is the collective term to describe the worldwide network of computers. It was set up twenty five years ago as an experimental system funded by the US Department of Defence, and was later used by universities as a means of communication and sharing research information. In the last ten y…
The Phenomenon of the Internet Read More »
