May – June 2023
The day finally came: 24 December, 2022. The Christadelphian Family Bible School, or ‘Summer School’, as most of us affectionally call it. After many months of preparation and over two years of waiting, we finally got to spend time together around God’s Word. A collection of over 300 Christad…
New Zealand Christadelphian Family Bible School 2022-23 Read More »
As previously noted, the economy of Sri Lanka has been devastated by the twin effects of longterm corruption from the ruling class and the effects of covid. As a result of lockdowns, many industries were forced to close and the important tourist dollars stopped flowing. The country had no res…
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In February, 2023, hearts across the world were made heavy with news of Brother Peter Heavyside (Southport ecclesia, UK) falling asleep in the Lord.
For 26 years, Peter along with his wife, Sister Yvonne, resided in Hong Kong. Natural pillars of Christ’s Ecclesia, they opened their homes, welc…
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The Christadelphian faith is no longer a Western dominated faith. There are now more brothers and sisters in Africa, Asia and other non-Western countries than there are in Western countries. It has been observed that in the present time there is an inverse relationship in riches and faith. The weal…
Asia-Pacific Christadelphian Bible Mission: Victorian Regional Committee Read More »
The work of the Truth in Pakistan is divided into two main regions or provinces: 1) Sindh in the south, which includes the most populous southern port city of Karachi, and 2) Punjab in the north, which includes the second largest city of Lahore, and the capital Islamabad.
The first baptisms in P…
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After the death of Alexander the Great in 323BC, the territories he had conquered were divided between his generals, and his friend Seleucus Nicator (r. 312–281BC) became king of the eastern provinces stretching from Lebanon to Afghanistan. In Daniel chapter 11 this territory and power was known as “the king of the north”. This huge dominion had two capitals, which Seleucus founded at around the same time (305BC), namely Seleucia in Mesopotamia (Iraq) followed by Antioch in Syria.
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In Genesis 1:21 we read, “And God created great whales”. The Hebrew word is tanniym and means ‘sea monster’. These great monsters of the deep would include a variety of sea creatures, including the whales, which are among some of the largest creatures in the world.
Matthew’s gospel is not in chronological order. It is referred to as the ‘didactic (instructive) gospel’ and is like a mosaic of the Master’s teachings, given in different places and at different times, but collected together and arranged to show the Lord as the master teacher; one of whom it would be recorded “the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes” (7:28-29).
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When Esau is used to describe the people of Edom it is specifically describing the fleshly thinking and immorality of the people, people with a mindset adverse to God. Obadiah directly shows the fight between the serpent (the Esau mindset), and the woman (a godly mindset), through the conflict of the two seeds.
Obadiah (2): Background – Edom Read More »
In Scripture, we have a contrast portrayed between our nature now and the nature of Almighty God. Ours is a corrupt nature, styled by Paul, “the bondage of corruption” (Rom 8:21); something which once was described as very good, but now, as a result of man’s disobedience, is destined for the grave.
Gem – We Shall All Be Changed Read More »
