Why Preach?
People just don’t attend Bible lectures anymore, so what’s the use of having them? This question is asked over and over again and yet there are very sound reasons for evening lectures. First of all, we are commanded to preach …
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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.
Covetousness
“Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: immorality, impurity . . . and covetousness, which is idolatry” (Col. 3:5 RSV).
“Be not deceived: neither fornicators . . . nor thieves nor covetous . . . shall inherit the …
Practical Love
So brethren and sisters, what will condemn us if it isn’t our beliefs, thoughts and actions? What is it? It is the things that we didn’t do, the things we should have done but forgot to do, or we purposely …
How Can I Best Serve God
Thoughts on how best to serve God are in our minds daily This is as it should be, since each of us is working out his salvation in fear and trembling Bible campaigns, lectures, work in the Sunday School and …
How are the dead raised up?
How are the dead raised up? With what body do they come? These questions were asked two thousand years ago and are still asked by men and women in our own day. What answers can we give?
Let us look …
The Promises of God
Our first promise today is found in Psalms 9:18: “The needy shall not always be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.”
It is a sad, but nevertheless true fact that, ever since Adam’s fall in the …
Signs of the Times
Starvation Looms On the World Horizon. This was the title of a recent article written by a well known writer in Washington, D C concerning the food production of the world Scientists, economists and political leaders through out the world are …
Editorial
“Here am I; send me.” And God said, “Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.”
Isaiah did go and preach to the people, but as God predicted, they heard …
The Potter – Part Seven
Although Jesus stands alone in his ability to observe the everyday habits and activities of men and women and to draw from them unforgettable lessons, the Old Testament also shows power in this direction. A notable example is found in …
Interlude – Part Eight
We have traced a golden thread through history. It is not a thread that would interest worldly historians, and it has to be pieced together from forgotten documents and musty volumes in various national archives. But the Lord was never …
“Fishers of Men”
It is not without significance that Jesus calls those who would follow him “fishers of men”, Mark 1:16,17. Andrew and Simon were fishers in the sea of Galilee. They knew their trade well, for it was their livelihood. They were …
What’s New – Part Two
In our previous article under this heading, we referred to the words of the preacher in Ecclesiastes 1:9: “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: …
Doomsday
Wrong-doers sometimes go unpunished and good men unrewarded. It is not difficult to think of examples: the pickpocket who disappears in a crowded street with his ill-gotten gains unseen and not overtaken by the arm of the law; the good …
Honey from the Rock
“Butter and honey shall he eat that he may know to refuse the evil and choose the good.” (Isaiah 7:15). Just what is the butter and honey that enables one to do this? If it were a product that could …
Signs of the Times
Almost every day news in the headlines makes some reference either to Russia or Israel. To students of Bible prophecy, of all the news reported concerning the entire world, the greatest interest is focused on these two areas. The signs …
What’s New – Part One
Everywhere we go we are greeted in this manner. It’s a twentieth century custom. Or is it? Nearly two thousand years ago, Paul found that “all the Athenians and strangers which were there (in Athens) spent their time in nothing …
Editorial
“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.” Mark Twain
We are all a lot like Mark Twain in that most of the things we have worried about never …
The Judge
The judge presides over the court. He represents the law of the land. In him is vested the knowledge of the law and the power to see it administered. He is a man and is there to judge men. In …
“Getting Started”
Like many things in life, when preaching the truth, the first step always seems to be the hardest. How many times has the spirit been willing to speak about the things of God, but in looking for those first few …
Disoredient To Parents
A significant sign of our time is a widely prevailing disdain for authority. It is seen in many ways, particularly in demonstrations for many causes (some of dubious merit), in rioting, in protest and unrest. Young people, many of them, …
The Coming Storm in the Middle East
The following article, entitled, “The Coming Storm In The Middle East”, is a bold effort to pin-point the date for the establishment of the Kingdom of God. There have been many’ attempts in the past by various Christadelphian writers to …
Signs of the Times
As the world starts on a new year the leaders and thinking people of all nations are considering the same question what will the year 1967 bring forth? While their anxiety covers the political and economic phases of their particular …
Editorial
The teacher asked each student in the class to write an essay about their pet, and two little girls who were twins turned in identical essays about their puppy When asked why the essays were exactly alike, they replied that …
Forgiveness
“And forgive us our debts, As We forgive our debtors.” The point is emphasized when Christ comments “If ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (Matt. 6:12, 15).
Nothing is more important to us than …
Not Without Witness – Part Seven
We look back through the ages and think upon our brethren and sisters who have been before us and now rest from their struggles awaiting the trump of God We need little imagination to see them being cast out of …
The Personal Representative
In the great law courts of the world, every accused man can have a friend. However grave the crime about which complaint has been made, however lowly the station of the prisoner or alleged offender, there is someone who will …
Gathering Under His Wings
“O, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!”‘ (Matthew …
Signs of the Times
One thing that is apparent in our era is the certainty that we are living in a changing world. These changes are so widespread throughout the earth that there is not a major nation which is not included. Wherever we …
Editorial
Have you heard about the cowboy that was fired because he said a discouraging word? According to the song “Home on the Range” it was seldom done. Unfortunately discouraging words are uttered rather frequently instead of just seldom heard. They …
British Guiana—Land of Challenge and Enchantment
It is one thing to believe “the soul that sinneth it shall die,” but quite another to cope convincingly with the “spirits in prison,” or “the souls under the altar” when engaged in controversy with a polished Mormon, or a …