Study to show thyself approved – Part three
Do we read and meditate daily, or do we say we have not the time, that we have too many things to do? Do we have valid reasons or are they only excuses because we do not wish to study? …
Archives
The Christadelphian TidingsThe Christadelphian Tidings (1958 – 1998) is published bi-monthly for the Christadelphians of North America and provides news on Christadelphian events in that area, but also provides general articles of Biblical exposition and exhortation.
This is my body
In the “Law of Moses” there were many ordinances of a ritualistic nature. The New Covenant in Christ, however, calls for only two rituals, baptism, and the weekly communion. Involved in these rituals is a wealth of meaning, and it …
Signs of the Times
Great political upheavals in the Middle East have changed the governments of three Arab states and brought Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s dream of a United Arab Empire closer to reality. In the past six months Yemen, Iraq and Syria …
Editorial
The Los Angeles County Library recently added the two millionth book to its collection. This is graphic evidence of the truth of Solomon’s remark that “of making many books there is no end.”
Solomon continued his observations by saying that …
At the opening of a new meeting house
It is needless to say that I share your joy today in the opening of your new sanctuary, a home sanctified to one purpose only, the praise and adoration of our Heavenly Father, our loving remembrance of Jesus, and the …
Christian Virtues
Let us examine 2nd Peter 1:5-7 in order to determine what some of the most important Christian virtues are. Peter says: “. . . Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance …
Study to show thyself approved – Part two
How shall we change?
There are many ways by which we can alter the pattern of our lives. We can do it by our hobbies, pastimes and our interests. And we can do it by the things we read and study. …
The Cross before the Crown
As we enter into another year, we also commence once more the readings and study of that storehouse of divine knowledge, a source of supply for all our needs. As the Apostle Peter expresses it, “According as his divine power …
Signs of the Times
The year that has just closed has been one of many crises. It has witnessed more than once the two great nuclear powers poised on the very brink of war. Many had thought that the nature of circumstances would surely …
James
“If any of you lack wisdom”; “if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer “, “if any man among you seem to be religious and bridleth not his tongue”, let him carefully study the book of James These possibilities are …
Editorial
In a recent article entitled “The True Function of a Christian Church,” John Heuss said concerning the First century church, “It was a fellowship that placed very little value on any organization or activity which did not contribute directly to …
City on a hill
In Matthew 5:14 Jesus tells His disciples that they are the light of the world, and then goes on to say that “a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.” When hundreds of lights are seen twinkling …
Christianity—Since the Ascension of Christ
Christianity had its source in the life and teachings of Christ and His apostles. He came to fulfill that which was written by Moses and the prophets, and to confirm the promises made to the Fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. …
Study to show thyself approved – Part one
The prophet Jeremiah tells us that “the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it”? (Jeremiah 17:9). We are given a description by the spirit of God in regard to human nature in its raw …
Editorial
“The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.” These words of Jeremiah, penned so long ago, apply to us living in the fall of 1962.
It is possible to become weary as the days stretch …
The Position of Parents in the Truth
The position of parents cannot be lightly held. The truth has surrounded it with special duties.
The parents’ first duty is to provide and properly care for the bodily needs of their offspring. It is hardly necessary to dwell on this …
“I must go away”
Acts chapter one
“The former history I compiled O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began to do and teach.” (Acts 1:1 Diaglott) Luke is referring to the previous letter which he had sent to his friend, known to us …
The inspiration of the Bible
To state that the Bible is a remarkable Book is to put it mildly. For it is a Book which, ever since printing was invented, has consistently proved to be the world’s best seller; a Book which, year by year, …
“Be still and know that I am God”
With these words the Psalmist directs us in the ordering of our lives. He tells us to be still, to rest and to seek peace. Here is an injunction to draw apart from the turmoil of our daily lives and …
Signs of the Times
“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? …
Editorial
“It is easy to be impressed by what one does not understand very well,” so said G. H. Hardy, and we can see the truth of his words everyday.
Children are awe struck by the display of the knowledge of …
Extremes Beget Extremes
These three words express a truth that is written plainly in the pages of human history, yet it is a truth that men are very unwilling to learn. Tyranny and abuse of power with extremes of provocation have been followed …
Introduction to “The Acts of the Apostles”
As we study the rise and fall of all great nations prior to Christ s birth, we echo the words of Paul in his Epistle to the Hebrews, chapter 11, verse 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds (ages, …
Abraham’s Faith and Works
“And Abraham believed God, and it was imputed (reckoned) to him for righteousness.”
These words of Gen. 15:6 are used by the apostle Paul in two places (Romans 4, and Galatians 3) to demonstrate that faith-righteousness only, and not works, …
To be desired to make one wise
Perhaps few of us have noted that a commonly read passage in Gen. 3:6 points to the sin of Eve in desiring knowledge and wisdom. It was the subtle serpent who first suggested that the eyes of her understanding would …
The Commandments of Christ
Christ said to His disciples, If ye love me, keep my commandments It is through faith that we are able to comprehend and keep His commandments, and through faith that we shall inherit eternal life Obedience is one of the great …
Signs of the Times
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet For they are the spirits of devils …
The sons of God and the daughters of men
“. . . The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose” (Genesis 6:2). In order to understand this passage, we will search the Scriptures so …
Editorial
The following copy appeared in an advertisement in Newsweek magazine sometime ago: “It wasn’t the Goths that defeated Rome. It was the free circuses! Luxuries, power, indulgence had made the once tough Roman people soft. To stay popular, their emperors …
Love
So much has been written and said about love by so many different people that it seems irrelevant to add anything more. But since love enters into the smallest details of our lives, and our salvation, according to the 13th …