The 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.
Among the many problems facing social workers today is t h e tremendous increase in consumption of alcoholic beverage and its attendant side effects. Liquor is big business. About 1½% of all the country’s output of grain goes into the …
It is a fascinating study to reconstruct the history of some of the people God has used to preserve His holy writ down through the ages. Even though the people of Qumran had wandered far from the precepts God had …
This question has been asked of a considerable number of Christadelphians recently. Before reading further, perhaps each reader will also want to stop and consider the question personally : Based on the experiences of your own life to date —At …
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might ; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” Ecc. 9:10.
There is nothing more common than death, it goes …
“Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to stand alone, Dare to have a purpose firm, and Dare to make it known.”
When we consider Daniel we recall that his enemies “sought to find occasion against Daniel . . . but …
As we stated last month the Dead Sea Scrolls were the library of the community of Qumran. Many of the scrolls found deal with the daily life and rules of organization for the settlement. Fortunately, Qumran was a very religious …
We left our party temporarily to visit Mt. Zion, and following the example of Israel, (Jeremiah 50:5, “They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thither-ward,”) we asked our driver to take us to the most important spot …
The courtship, by proxy, of Rebekah is our first fascinating love story of the Bible. There are several lessons within this narrative which many sisters could do well to take to heart. Rebekah was a very fine woman, and her …
Our reading from Acts has transported us in imagination to those tumultuous days of the first Pentecost. There in the Temple and precincts were Jews from all over the world, many no doubt had but newly arrived in Jerusalem. Perhaps …
The writers of the Bible used many illustrations from human experience to portray spiritual truths and I’d like to borrow one from the apostle Paul to further illustrate the necessity of a correct belief and the adherence thereto. In his lifetime Paul had …
After spending a few days in Tel Aviv we were, of course, anxious to visit Jerusalem. We therefore hired a taxi and set off for a drive of about forty-five miles through country that for the most part is very …
Over 2000 years ago a band of men worked intently at hiding some of their most valued possessions. These men were hiding scrolls in caves near their community of Qumran. At first they hid them in caves at some distance …
The associations of the word “redeemer” are to us so moving and inspiring, for they are related to the manifestation of Divine grace in Christ Jesus, that we tend to generalize in the interpretation of the word, forgetting that frequently …
There are times in our life, perhaps due to sickness, sorrow or anxiety, that we need comfort and help. Such is the plight of all the children of men at some time or other in this life, when we reach out …
“Cuba, just off the coast of the U.S., is moving closer and closer to becoming a “Colony” within the Communist Empire. Its move in that direction is voluntary, not forced.” (Reported From Havana, Cuba And Washington, D.C.)
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Blessings unsought have come to us each day
The gracious gifts of One above. Our life and all that come our varied way
The token of a Father’s love.
Sustained and guided, too, the present world,
The creatures great, the …
Four years ago while in a Mediterranean cruise I spent four full days in Egypt, and it seemed like the preface to an altogether too short visit to Israel. To the Bible student there is so much of interest in Egypt, …
“Does it matter what we believe ?” Is it important how we regard the Bible and its contents ? Is it a vital matter how we regard its doctrines and its requirements ? Is it necessary to believe certain things …
In the last issue of the Tidings, we discussed from the Word of God, the importance of the basic divine principle upon which your salvation (upon which anyone’s salvation) is predicated — and that is True belief in God.
We …
How many times have we been drawn by the atmosphere of the days of the first century ecclesias. How many times have we sat down and pondered the display of the spirit of love and sacrifice that was there. Have …
As the Tidings goes to press this month, news has just reached us that Russia, beginning on January 15, is going to run a series of rocket tests in Central Pacific for a one month period. The Soviet Union stated that this …
Our life is a mixture of joy and sadness. As the Wise man once said, “there is a time to weep and a time to laugh ; a time to mourn and a time to dance.”
I know that in …
In this age in which there is such an urgent race among nations for leadership in the field of nuclear power, we hear a great deal about the “balance of power.” The phrase is meant to convey the idea of …
Studying the life of Christ we are reminded of the order of the years of His ministry.
Year of obscurity. Year of public favour. Year of opposition.
The miracle of the feeding of the five thousand brings to a climax …
This word ‘study’ requires a word of explanation. Bible study, by both brothers and sisters, is quite valueless without the fruits of study working in our lives for good. Striving to learn for the sake of learning is not our …
Before we begin the examination of Job’s speeches and try to follow the development of his thought, as he wrestled with his tremendous problem, there is an important principle to consider. It has become a well established tradition, both in …
“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks”.
The third of Job’s trials—the condemnation by those he had esteemed as his friends, and from whom he had expected comfort and consolation — accomplished what the loss of all …
Events of so disastrous a nature occurring in the life of a man of Job’s standing in the community would, of course, be responsible for considerable comment. Friend and foe would undoubtedly be free in their speculations as to the …
“Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” (Job 1;8)
This Job is presented for examination before a being called …
The Book of Job is an excellent example of presentation of a problem related to human behaviour, in dramatic form. (The Greeks were much given to using this method in attempting to arrive at solutions to human difficulties).
Act 1: …