November – December 2016
We live in an age where secular knowledge is advancing at an ever-increasing pace. Not all of this knowledge has necessarily been true or helpful but nevertheless the world has been mesmerised by advances in technology and human achievement.
Even on the biblical front we are constantly exposed …
The Knowledge of God Read More »
We need not be discouraged because of the stolid indifference of the people to the Truth. Flesh and blood is naturally swinish and unimpressible by the thoughts of God. The world, which is choked with religion, such as it is, is made of this stiff-necked material. It is in the state of an inebriat…
Be Not Discouraged Read More »
We don’t feel comfortable reading Psalm 69. We probably prefer Sunday mornings, in fact life in general, to be happy and positive. We don’t enjoy thinking about sad things or bad and uncomfortable things. We like even less to talk about them.
Yet, within the brotherhood lately we have had s…
Psalm 69 – “The Zeal of Thine House” Read More »
Jesus is the most strikingly unique man in human history. The New Testament Gospel accounts record that he spoke like no other man (John 7:46), he did works like no other man (John 15:24), his origins were like no other man’s (Luke 1:35), he was without sin like no other man (Heb 4:15), his brutal…
What Think Ye of Christ? (Part 1) Read More »
In the previous article, we considered how David confronted some of the ‘caves’ of his life, either in physical or mental peril and anguish. We continue this theme, considering more of David’s experiences. As a man after God’s own heart, he can help illuminate the darkness we may experience …
Overcoming the Dens and Caves of Life (Part 2) Read More »
Would you rather keep your children with you, knowing it meant putting their lives in danger, or send them away to safety, knowing you may never see them again? This was the terrible choice that many Jewish parents in Nazi Germany faced. It must have been painfully clear to them what was looming in …
Part of the Family Read More »
Many people treat their religion like a spare tyre: they never use it except in an emergency. This is tragic because God refuses to be placed in our trunk and only pulled out when we have a problem or face danger.
During the Second World War there was a common saying that “there were no athei…
God is Not in the Trunk Read More »
Early critics of the Bible maintained that the Hebrews did not write earlier than the late period of the kings.1 An extended period of oral transmission was believed to have preceded the writing of the Old Testament. But archaeological discoveries in the nineteenth century revised the view of th…
Writing and Literacy in Ancient Israel Read More »
Since the name ‘Christadelphian’was first used in 1863 by Brother John Thomas, we have consistently been known as conscientious objectors to military service. As the one body of Christ, we have stood up and defended the inspiration of the Scriptures and argued against Church doctrines on many …
Conscientious Objection – The Need for Consistency Read More »
“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!” (Jas 3:5). the tongue is only a small part of the body and yet, as James explains, can get us into big trouble. James continues to explain the contradictions that the tongue is …
