When Paul writes to Timothy concerning behaviour in the house of God his letter provides us with a real picture of the ecclesial scene in Ephesus, for that is where Timothy was labouring (1 Tim 1:3). He was continuing the great work of the Apostle Paul who had spent three years of unrelenting servic…
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Although the following exhortation appeared in The Christadelphian magazine over one hundred years ago, its
warnings are as timely today as ever they have been.There has always been the need to remind members of the
household of faith of the privileges and benefits of assembling together to streng…
“Unity is Strength” or the Duty of Assembling Ourselves Together Read More »
Good behaviour of the children of any family circle is essential for its smooth function, and peace and harmony among the family members. Should we for any reason be invited to the home of nobility, good behaviour would be paramount during the course of our visit. In “the house of God” good beha…
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I was glad. One cannot help but feel the spirit of joy and excitement that permeates this expression of the Psalmist as he contemplates going into the house of Yahweh to worship. We too should rejoice when those of like mind say to us, “Let us go into the house of Yahweh”, and should appreciate …
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Israel
January 15 saw the acceptance of a “land for peace” agreement in Hebron between Israel’s Netanyahu and Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat. The irony is that the final impetus for agreement was an act of desperate terrorism by a nineteen year old Israeli soldier, Noam Friedman, firin…
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Our new series of the “Cameos of the Kingdom” takes us back to the pressures, fears and hopes of an imaginary
young brother living in the shadow of AD 70. As the years approached that ominous date, so the pressures on our
early brethren increased. How they handled these pressures and the way t…
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Another year has passed as we await the coming of our Lord. We may well wonder: the days are quickly flying and
here we are at the commencement of another year. The days, weeks and months seem to have flown by and our Master has not yet returned. The following essay was prepared at the close of 19…
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It is not surprising that in these perilous last days the lives of men and women are being governed by their own intrinsic thoughts and lusts. The apostle Peter in his final epistle warned us that in the last days there would come scoffers, “walking after their own lusts”, who would deny the Cre…
Humanism – In the Ecclesia and the Home Read More »
Our special feature in this issue deals with Humanism. To many, particularly the older brethren and sisters, this may seem to be an unusual topic to devote so much space to in the Magazine. Let us firstly state that many brethren feel that Humanism is one of the greatest threats we face in the Tru…
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The apostle Paul described the last days as “perilous times”, and in so many ways we see that description reflected in the godless society in which we live and work. Work occupies half of our waking hours, and unless we are selfemployed, we spend that time in an environment largely dictated by o…
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