The Australian Christadelphian Shield was originally founded in 1893 and became associated with a grouping of Australian ecclesias known as the Shield Fellowship. After the reunion efforts in 1956 it continued to be published by the Adelaide ecclesia until the early 2000s.
Having looked at some of the symbols used in prophecy, it may occur to us to wonder why it is that some prophecies are in plain, literal speech, while others are clothed in symbols. The answer is not …
A Brother recently expressed the arresting thought that perhaps we sometimes retire for the night and forget to say our prayers. Perhaps there is more truth in this than we care to admit. It may have an application to some …
The earth O Lord is one great field Of all thy chosen seed :The crop prepared its fruit to yield The labourers, few indeed.
Such are the opening words of our Hymn 217 ; and how true they are ! …
Before proceeding further, it becomes expedient to resume our recognition of the fact that ,as a specific party in the foretold conflict, the serpent was representative of
that section of humanity which is motivated by the thinking …
One cannot be a Christadelphian for long without realising that within a comparatively small membership there are many and varied activities. Some of these relate to what we can call the domestic side of the life of the church. Others …
Another expression which brethren sometimes misunderstand is “the world”. We are so used to seeing maps of “the world” that we usually assume that “the world” is identical with “the earth”. However as we have already said the …
Nations of antiquity reveal in their diverse religious systems the influence of the Genesis narrative regarding the fall of man. At the same time, they heavily overlaid fact with fiction, grotesquely distorting the truth with absurd superstitions of …
We are not told a great deal about the manner in which the disciples obeyed the instruction of Jesus to go into all the world and preach the Gospel, apart from the general information conveyed indirectly by the literature of …
OUR consideration of the evolution of the ‘enmity’ would be incomplete without reference to the impact made upon the minds of men by the first mission of the woman’s seed. The Author of the promise well foreknew that …
Friendship with God implies an intimacy of discourse and a unity of spirit. The intimacy of discourse is two-sided : God speaks His will and reveals his feelings through the medium of His Word ; and we speak to Him …
The election of the few out of the many who are called requires that the Household of God should be in a constant state of flux. From every possible quarter, both within the Brotherhood and without, questions arise which vex …
THE Apostle Paul (in Romans 9. 21 to 24) declares, “Hath not the potter power over the clay of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour and another unto dishonour ? What if God, willing to show his …
Matthews Gospel tells us that Jesus was instructing the people in the Temple1. Those to whom he was shewing the things of God had already observed that there was something very different both about his method of teaching and his …
THE Bible student, when he first takes an interest in prophecy, is rather puzzled by the apparently arbitrary manner in which the exponents or, shall we say, the interpreters of prophecy, speak of “a day for a year”, …
To those who accept the Bible as the inspired word of God and a true history of God’s dealings with mankind in general and his chosen witnesses in particular, one of the outstanding things to be noticed is the difference …
It has been shown in a previous article that Jeremiah, “the man whom Yah appointeth and exalteth”, was foreordained as Yahweh’s mouth-piece to the sinful and disobedient generation that lived during the reigns of Josiah, Jehoiakim and Zedekiah. We will …
Centenaries and similar anniversaries are intriguing celebrations. They recall deeds of the past which easily would be lost for ever in the fleeting passage of time, and provide a unique opportunity for reflection and overall assessment of character …
About 190 miles, by river, south of Cairo, the mountains, which in the area …
There were many occasions in the life of Jesus when he retired from the multitudes that followed him and sought the peace and quiet of the mountain side, where in communion with his Father in heaven he gained fresh strength …
Any people regard Jeremiah as the most uninspiring, colourless character in the Scriptures. His reputation as the ‘prophet of doom’ is sufficient to prejudice the thinking of those who have not closely examined the character and writings of the man.
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From the initial lesson in Eden the Divine Instructor proceeded to unfold His will “in wondrous modes . . . by dream, by oracle, by seer”, leading men ever on towards a more complete vision of Himself and His Truth. …
World events continue to arrest the attention of all thinking people. It states in Revelation 22. 7, “Behold, I come quickly : blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book”. How necessary that God should …
Many of the best publications lose value because of their size and bulk, and, instead of being in constant use as works of reference, they tend to end as “picture books” to hand to …
The wise counsel of the Apostle Paul is that we should think upon those things which are true, honest, just ; pure, lovely and of good report. If prejudice is allowed to reign in our hearts, it will adversely affect …
When Saul sacrificed to the Lord in the absence of Samuel, the Philistines were steadily gathering their forces against him, and Israel, shrinking from the unequal conflict, was deserting. Saul felt that despite the promised coming of Samuel he must …
Since the publication of the Revised Version in 1881, there has followed a steady trickle of other renderings of the sacred writings. The discovery of manuscripts, and the increased knowledge of ancient languages, has aided the …
Modern Israel was founded on 14th May, 1948, so the 12th anniversary of the State was celebrated by Jews, particularly in Israel, on 14th May, this year. By coincidence the Australian Christadelphian Fraternal Gathering and Conference commenced in the Sydney …
Although Moses’ critics come and go, he still stands out as the foremost man of the pre-christian era. Even to the worldly eye this must be so, for he took a race of slaves and, under inconceivably trying conditions, moulded …
Your problem is a very real one. In this age, when God does not speak openly to men as He has done in some ages by visions and miracles, we are likely to be in doubt whether God has heard, …
The 18th chapter of Matthew contains a striking instance of the teaching of Jesus couched in very simple yet unmistakable terms.
Evidently the vision which Peter, James and John witnessed on the mount of transfiguration formed the basis of no …