From 1948 until the early 1970s, life in Israel was dominated by the Histadrut, the federation of labour set up by Jews in the land before the Jewish state was established. Cooperative and collective settlements, such as the kibbutzim, were the way of life for the majority of Israelis. Marketing…
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In the remainder of Isaiah 45 we see the outcomes of the restoration of Judah at the behest of Cyrus. It is always clear that the Power behind the scene is Yahweh.In this chapter He predicted the course of events, and history has seen its fulfilment to the letter. In the opening verses Yahweh re…
Our brotherhood believes that the Bible is God’s Word and that its authority is absolute. One of the early divisions took place because there were some who viewed the Bible as only “partially inspired”, believing that portions of the Genesis record (in chapters 1–3) were allegorical and not …
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Our previous articles have examined grief largely from a clinical perspective, providing an overview of contemporary thinking about grief and grieving. Naturally, what has been missing from all of these articles is the perspective that we might gain from our Father in heaven through the w…
What does God want? A man came to the Lord Jesus, and that is what he asked: “Which is the first commandment of all?” (Mark 12:28).
1,500 pages, 66 books, one of them comprising 150 individual pieces, 1,189 chapters in total, 31,103 verses, rich with stories and laws and drama and praye…
“With all power and signs and lying wonders.” 2 Thessalonians 2:9
Among the more grotesque lying wonders of Roman Catholicism is the doctrine of transubstantiation. For eight hundred years the Church has taught that by some miraculous force a priest celebrating Mass is able to change ordinary b…
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Challenges
Following the death of Brother Thomas in 1871, and as editor of the largest circulating magazine within the Christadelphian community, it fell to Brother Robert Roberts at the age of 31 to guide the ecclesias. Within 15 years he had to deal with two major ecclesial problems and respond…
The Life and Work of Brother Robert Roberts (8 April 1839 to 23 September 1898) Read More »
59:9–15 Confession of sins: the cause of calamities acknowledged
59:9–10 “Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity [rsv ‘darkness’]; for brightness, but we walk in darkness [rsv ‘gloom’]. We grope for the wall…
Isaiah 59: 9–15 “Truth is Fallen in the Street” Read More »
What do we think of the resurrection of Christ? That is, what do we really think, not what we might feel we are supposed to think. The burning question is what does the resurrection of Jesus mean to us personally?
At the very least it ought to be accepted as a fact, which was more than some of …
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While Paul makes a number of strong statements about the work of sisters in his writings, there can be no question that he respected, loved and honoured them and prized their many contributions to ecclesial life, for their names occur all through the brief report of his life that Luke has given …
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