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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As the world prepares to celebrate the dawn of the Year 2000 on a scale never seen before, we have the opportunity for sober reflection on the ever present Hand of Yahweh in the affairs of men and to re-energise our faith in the light of the near return of the Lord.
Never before has the world under…
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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 …
And God Gave Them Judges Read More »
In keeping with the theme “The Times of the Judges” when every man did that which was right in his own eyes, it seems so appropriate to reproduce the following article from the pen of Brother Islip Collyer taken from “The Guiding Light” pages 15–20. As he demonstrates in the article it is …
Our Work Must Be Constructive Read More »
With all the agitation and excited anticipation that surrounds the approach of the “new millennium” it is vital to keep our minds well focused on the spiritual implications of these events. The new millennium for which we look will not be ushered in with revelry and folly but with righteousness …
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In the brief summary of Abraham’s death, recorded in Genesis 25:5–10, it is stated that both Isaac and Ishmael were present at the funeral (v9). Yet the record specifically states, “And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac”. It is quite evident that Abraham loved both his sons but he resp…
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