The Benefits to Forgiveness
There are more benefits to forgiveness than we may be aware of at first glance.
The first benefit of forgiveness is if we forgive others, God will forgive us. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus said, “For if you …
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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.
Learning a Language
A few minutes’ reflection should make it clear how acute the need for help must be in all lands where English is not the common language. A very small group of brothers and sisters go to preach the Truth in …
“Superman”: Twentieth-Century Messiah
Forty-five years ago, Depression-ridden America was beguiled and cheered by the fantasy of two young cartoonists, “Superman” — a strange being from another world who came to earth as a child, grew up to assume the disguise of “Clark Kent, …
God’s Foresight
We hear so much about “minorities” these days, we tend to think of them as a twentieth century problem. The descendants of Jacob, however, were a minority in the Land of Egypt. As they began to multiply, their status changed …
Signs of the Times – Part unknown
While the outward signs of Israel s relationship with Egypt are generally improving, her relationships to the north appear to become steadily more strained Over the past 4 months or so, Israel, aided by Lebanese Christian Party allies, has been …
Editorial
While our three year old granddaughter was visiting us from Canada, we asked her if she would like to go to Disneyland. Her reply was a quick “no.” At her tender age, she did not know if Disneyland was a …
Comfort
Many people’s notions of comfort relate to an easy chair, an inner-spring bed or an American Cadillac. The fool of Jesus’ parable in Luke 12 thought like this. “Soul,” he says patronizingly, his bank balance nicely padded, “take your ease!”
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A Vacation of Comparisons
On the eve of our vacation I must confess that I am not worthy of the abundance of good things that life has given to me. Like it was said of Job, “Thou madest an hedge about him, about his …
Concord of Acts and Epistles – Part four
In his letter to the Romans, Paul commends Phoebe to them, “Phoebe, our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea,” and asks them to “receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye …
Worship
Worship is a necessary part of our Christian life. We worship each Sunday morning when we gather together. We worship when we pray. We worship at various times of the week. This worship is important because it gives us a …
Signs of the Times – Part unknown
The whole world is in trouble There seems to be universal pessimism that there will be no break in the clouds of the economic, political and social problems that afflict humanity today We are not unaware, or caught by surprise, …
Editorial
Our two grandchildren ages 5 months and 3 are visiting us from Canada. It is great fun to have little children in the house again. Our five month old grandson is just beginning to be interested in toys. Everything he …
Compassion in our Preaching
Although we commonly think of the Twelve as apostles occupying a special place in the ministry of Christ and in the history of the early church, they are rarely so designated in the Gospels. Luke’s record is something of an …
Prophesy Countdown
In big block letters the sign Prophesy Countdown spread broadly across the top of the church building. Newspaper proclamations had been delivered to each home in our little town. Everyone thusly had that personal invitation to come and hear the “End of …
Joy in Affliction
The Apostle James exhorts us in the 1st chapter of his Epistle, “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations.” James 1:2. Such advice at first glance might appear odd. Why should we be joyful in …
Overcoming
The Book of Revelations presents many problems, some interpreting it one way — and some another, but Chapters two and three are easy to comprehend and contain many valuable lessons.
The letters contained in these two chapters are addressed “to …
Aquila and Priscilla – Part three
The Jews, Aquila and Priscilla, moved about frequently, and their journeying’s provide a further example of unarranged agreement between the Acts and the Epistles. Romans 16:3, 4 reads, “Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my helpers in Christ Jesus; who for my …
Why must we Wait?
Why did Abraham and Sarah have to wait so long before they had a child? Why did the Israelites have to wait five years after planting a fruit tree before they were allowed to eat the fruit off of it? …
Signs of the Times – Part unknown
On April 30th, a small freighter sailed slowly northward through the southern entrance to the Suez Canal, finally making its passage through the Egyptian controlled canal, to arrive eventually at the Port of Haifa There was nothing spectacular about the …
Editorial
Teddy Roosevelt once said, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” This is really very good advice and very few of us follow It like we should.
So often we plan to do great things when …
Praise the Lord
“And at midnight, Paul and Silas, being at prayer, began singing praises unto God, and the prisoners unto them did hearken.” (Acts 16:25 Roth.)
The pattern of many psalms is — cry out to me (God) and I will deliver …
The Scriptural Procedure
The key passage here with regard to fellowship (or more precisely, disfellowship) is Verse 15 through 17:
“Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear …
Justice
In Genesis we read of Joseph, unjustly imprisoned for years. But he is typical of others, then and now, forgotten in jails and lock-ups, victims of human injustice. We read of Daniel, thrown to the lions for praying to the …
Telecommunications
Almost every ecclesia looks for effective preaching methods to reach adults and children. Sometimes we expend our efforts on behalf of our Sunday School and sometimes we concentrate on those who have not heard of the Truth. Few of our …
Preparation by Practice – Part four
We were having lunch together in the works canteen when the conversation turned to religion.
“My son’s done a degree in electronics,” he said. “But he has decided against being an engineer. He got mixed up with a bunch of …
Lot and Abraham
We would like to take a glimpse into the lives of two men. Both were righteous men, yet the lives that they lived and the priorities they set for themselves were vastly different. We find that the consequences of the …
Signs of the Times – Part unknown
Declining U.S. Influence
It has long been observed by students of prophecy that in some way the U S position in world affairs must weaken so that the Soviet presence may expand to create the situation described by the opening …
Editorial
Our little two and a half year old granddaughter likes to pretend that she is a lion. She takes great pleasure in roaring and growling, and she is delighted if grownups pretend to be afraid and run from her ferocious …
Knitting and Serving
I enjoy knitting, and although I’m not the world’s best — I’m certainly not the world’s worst! One evening while I was knitting an afgan, a very interesting allegory popped into my head. Our walk in the Truth is very …
The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
Out of the crowds that dogged Jesus’ steps, a lawyer stood up one day with a question to put the new rabbi to the test. “Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (V. 25) Was this a sincere …