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.
The Previous Article Concluded some exploration into the classical arguments supporting theism. I ended by writing that it was now time to move from the question, “Is there a God?” to the question, “Which God?” Stated more pointedly and relevantly …
Very Soon After the blessing of becoming a father, I came to realize how much there is to learn from children. I would like to share some of my findings.
Observing our premature baby, my wife and I were struck …
Linking The “Fearful” (“cowardly” RSV) with murderers, perverts and sorcerers invites the question, “What fears could lead to rejection at the judgment seat?” We all have fears of varying intensity, many of which are essential to our own survival and …
The Declaration Of Independence is supposed to grant all Americans the inalienable right to pursue happiness. A wise man once commented, “The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: If you pursue happiness you’ll never find it.”
Unfortunately human …
Dear Bro. Don,
I avidly read the excellent exposition in the Tidings magazine, “The Present Work of Christ” (Jan, 2006, by Bro. John Launchbury and editorial), but why the hesitation on the part of the writers …
The United States and the European Union find themselves in an unexpected and difficult situation. Defending the democratic election process, they are now faced with a freely elected terrorist organization as the ruling party of the Palestinian people.
This month’s …
Commenting On All Of His Lord’s Wonderful Works as a whole, the apostle John said, “There are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself …
There Are Two Prophecies In The Old Testament which tell us about food in the land of Israel after Christ sets up His Kingdom. The first is found in portions of the 34th chapter of Ezekiel:
I will bring them …
We Are Very Happy To Report The Success of our 2005 Bible Youth Camp, which was held at our camp facility in Plegt Anker, East Bank, Berbice. Even though it was probably the smallest camp ever; with 47 youths and …
Why Are The Pharisees Mentioned nearly one hundred times in the four Gospels? What connection have they got with the ‘good news’ that Jesus taught? Luke tells us that “as Jesus was teaching, the power of the Lord was present” …
My Bible Concordance defines prayer as “Words addressed to God.” A certain person in defining prayer says — prayer is the raising up of the mind and heart to God.
Whichever of the two definitions you may agree with, it …
Our Last Article Explored the popular doctrinal theory of atonement called penal substitution, and touched on other related theories. Each of them placed the need for Christ’s death at God’s feet. According to these theories, God needed a way to …
It Was A Bitterly Cold Night. A powerful winter storm had swept up along the Delaware River and enveloped the city of Trenton, New Jersey, in snow, ice and sleet. The year was 1776. Inside his headquarters in Trenton, Colonel …
Per The Naturalistic (Atheistic) Account Of The Universe, some 14 billion years ago the universe expanded from a single point in a tiny fraction of a second. About ten billion years later, Earth formed from condensed dust, ice, and gases. …
What Is An “Abomination” To The Lord? What does the LORD “abhor” … “detest” … “despise”… or “loathe”?
All these are reasonable translations of the Hebrew words to’ab (the verb) or tow’ebah (the noun).
And we know – don’t we? …
Throughout The American Civil War both sides claimed that their cause was righteous and that the Lord was on their side. When President Abraham Lincoln was asked if he thought that God was on his side, he reversed the question. …
Caribbean Personality Dear Bro. Don,
I read the article on a “Caribbean Personality,” (pg. 471, November Tidings) with interest. The article states that it was a puzzle as to what Bro. Charles C. Walker was doing in Haworth, England.
This …
With The Price Of Oil hovering around $60 a barrel, most nations will do whatever it takes to find alternate sources of power. The list is wide and ranging, including wind, solar, gas and even nuclear. One can understand any …
As In The First Two Signs, the third sign of John speaks about the past, present, and future. No verse says that the healing of the impotent man at the pool of Bethesda is the third sign — at least …
Coming To Jesus is a theme of the gospel of John. Indeed, there are more calls for people “to come to Jesus” in John than in any of the other gospels. This is a striking feature, since John was written …
A Remarkable Feature of our Lord’s ministry was that he taught ‘as one who had authority’ (Matt. 7:29). His opponents were repeatedly challenging him “By what authority are you doing these things?” (Matt. 21:23). The authority of the Lord Jesus …
This Is The Second In A Series of articles in which we re-examine fundamental principles of God’s plan in salvation. In the first article, as a starter, we studied Jesus’ work today, looking at what he is doing in our …
Prior To The Pascal Interlude of the previous two articles, this segment of the Hard Questions series has been a summary of classical proofs of the existence of God. We had two articles each on the teleological argument (design) and …
Have You Ever Missed a really good opportunity to preach the truth? Regretfully, that was a recent experience of mine. During my lunch break at work, I was munching away and casually watching a current affairs web site, when suddenly …
In Recent Issues Of The Tidings, we have featured comments on the present activity and authority of our Lord Jesus Christ. The November and December editorials commented on Christ’s position as the mediator of the New Testament. We noted that …
Many Years Ago, an ecclesial news item in The Christadelphian Magazine read, “Our dear sister XYZ has fallen asleep in the Lord. She has been in the way for over 60 years.” We all know what was meant, although it …
Sis. Ann Crouse received some responses to her article from personal correspondents. She has extracted the highlights of their comments and asked for our reaction.
Dear Tidings,
I read with interest the article in the …
The Word “Limbo” has become part of today’s common vernacular. A quick on-line search of the world’s newspapers illustrates the point. The budget is stuck in limbo, or the peace talks are in limbo. This medieval term has become a …
A Book Review Appeared in U. S. News and World Report (May 23, 2005) that piqued our interest. The book was Augustine: a New Biography by James J. O’Donnell, professor of classics and provost at Georgetown University. Dr. O’Donnell notes …
This is not a quiz with exact or precise answers. But remember, Paul must have expected his brothers and sisters in Ephesus, many of them young in the truth and some probably slaves, to have been able to answer these …