As we have considered in the last issue, doctrinal errors, born of extremism, become very complex and unclear in ones attempts to reconcile them with Bible principles. For example, when the spirit begettal of Christ is …
In the days when earthen vessels were used for carrying water (Mark 14:13) it was possible for a servant to be sent to draw water from a well only to return empty handed because the container had been cracked or …
Haven’t we been proclaiming since 1848 that the Gospel was preached to Abraham (Galatians 3:8) and that Jerusalem will be the capital city of the Kingdom of God with Israel as its nucleus?
Isn’t our best known publication called Elpis …
That while in this same chapter (Romans 3:5, 25-26) reference is made to God’s character as righteous in the phrases “the righteousness of God” verse 5, “to declare God’s righteousness” v25, “to declare … His righteousness that he might …
Hebrews 11:1 gives us the well-known definition of faith and the translation by Weymouth reads
“Now faith is a well-grounded assurance of that for which we hope, and a conviction of the reality of things which we do not see”.
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In Elpis Israel, page 434, Brother Thomas describes India as the Eastern Tarshish and gives his reasons for doing so.
Some have thought it necessary to review Bro Thomas’ work and his description of India as the Eastern Tarshish was …
In our previous articles we have examined some of the better known historical references to the life of Jesus. We now wish to examine a few other ancient sources which, although not as well known, still provide increasing evidence that …
v.1 Let us go back before the Law. If we do not boast about our national distinctions which the Law made amongst men, we certainly boast about our descent from Abraham. Look at his life.
v.2 Do you …
For those who have received some exposure to the basis of God’s salvation there is a need to be continually reminded about the difference between law and grace. When we take into account the scriptural record we find that many …
Christadelphians can be satisfied with that statement, and the following brief description of how the world was organised in a literal six days. To believe otherwise is impossible for anyone claiming to be christian, let alone Christadelphian. We believe it …
v.1 Having said that then, you may ask me, “Well, do we have any advantage at all in being Jews? Are we to cancel out all the privileges that the Old Testament says that we have?”
v.2 No, …
Christadelphians since the days of Brother Thomas have expected Britain and the Anglo-Saxon nations to be the main supporters of the return of the Jews to Israel. The early prognostications of Brother Thomas (and others), based on the prophetic word, …
The apostle John never lost the wonder of having been in the company of the Son of God. When in later years he wrote his first epistle it began with the memorable words:
“That which was from the beginning, which …
Before we explore the tragic relationship between Hosea and Corner we need to outline what God’s purpose was in issuing the directive to Hosea as found in this verse. The answer makes Hosea one of the …
The historians who mention Jesus, and give details concerning early Christians’ worship and practice, have already been examined in our previous article. Such historians by no means exhaust our supply of authoritative non-New Testament writings which prove the historicity of …
A prayerful community is a one which is close to God. In fact, there can be no closer links to God than when brethren and sisters pray to God in sincerity. We are a busy people and our lives are …
We have come now to the point of considering the preciousness of the blood of Christ, i.e. the quality and consequent efficacy of his sacrificial death, in its bearing on both man and God.
Christ’s …
V1. Paul, a bond slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle … that I may be a manifestation of Christ to demonstrate the good news that God has entered into the affairs of human kind
V2. …
In finding many passages in poetic form the issue of interpretation becomes very important. If you fail to recognise the poetic structure of a passage you may also fail to understand what it is talking about.
While the historic books …
It is common among the prophetical books for the title to ascribe the source of the prophecy from Yahweh (Joel 1:1; Jonah 1:1; Micah 1:1; Zephaniah 1:1; Haggai 1:1; Zechariah 1:1; …
Proving the historicity of Jesus to the unbeliever is often a difficult, but important hurdle which must be overcome. Having proved to them that Jesus existed as an historical figure, it is a relatively easy progression to then demonstrate that the …
A Reader who wishes to understand the following pen picture of the most dramatic event of all time will do well to make himself acquainted with the prophecies here cited. Particularly he should read the thirty-eighth chapter of Ezekiel and …
As clause of six of the B.A.S.F. points out, God’s method of redemption for the fallen race was a matter of God’s kindness and mercy, however that kindness would not set aside the just and necessary law of sin …
God Manifestation is the theme of the Bible. The subject is a vast one and not without difficulties. Nevertheless it is possible by advancing step by step to reach a sufficient understanding of the subject in its relation to God’s …