The Australian Christadelphian Shield was originally founded in 1893 and became associated with a grouping of Australian ecclesias known as the Shield Fellowship. After the reunion efforts in 1956 it continued to be published by the Adelaide ecclesia until the early 2000s.
The first portion of this article was based on the fact that Peter, in writing his epistle at the close of his life, was drawing on the past with its unique experience of association with his Master, which coloured all …
It has been well observed that history varies widely from period to period in the breadth and quality of its flow. Some phases are like the broad flooding of a great river, others are phases of recession or stagnation.
In …
EVERY fresh evidence of the growing importance of Asia’s far east raises again the speculation that these nations are the powers referred to in Rev. 16. 12 as the Kings of the East. Superficially the assumption can be very attractive, …
THE greatest gift—the “free gift” of Romans 5. 1 5— Eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord, is offered to us on certain conditions. Paul in Romans 6 explains that baptism is the symbolic death—”baptised into his death”–and also a …
The Book of Ruth takes us 3,200 years back into the early history of Jewish national life, when the Judges ruled. There we have the record of a life of devotion that is a delight to read and a joy …
Every human action has a consequence which affects the future ; and since the past is comprised mostly of misdeeds and injustices the prevailing result is that the world’s troubles are too deeply set in past wrongs to be easily …
In a recent number of the “Shield” we were reminded of the many valuable helps we daily receive on our journey towards the fulness of stature in Christ Jesus : a word of wisdom here, some sound advice there—and first …
WE have seen that, in the Acts, except on three special occasions, the gifts of the Spirit were only obtained by the laying on of the hands of the apostles, this latter term being extended to include a few in …
Those to whom Peter wrote were Christian Hebrews residing in certain provinces of Anatolia, and therefore styled, “chosen sojourners of a dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.”
They were Jews residing in these countries, who had been ecclesiastically …
Notwithstanding the frequent use of this term in religious circles, it might surprise some people to know that the term is used only once in the Old Testament and once in the New (A.V.) Ideas, however, connoted by the term …
“Once was I stoned”, Paul wrote inthat over-powering catalogue of experiences endured for Christ’s sake (2. Cor. 11). This happened at Lystra in the course of his first missionary journey. He does not say : “Once I rose from the …
We have seen that the Comforter—meaning the Fortifier rather than the Soother—was the power of courage or boldness in the face of persecution. Let us now look more closely at the manner in which the Holy Spirit was “given” to …
During the period December—January 1901-02, Mr. V. Scheil discovered at Susa, the Mesopotamia, a slab or stele, inscribed with Is a slab or stele inscribed with a law code. It is in the form of a boundary stone and stands …
Matters regarding Israel and the world have never been so important and interesting as at the present time. When the year 1960 started everybody was wishing all a happy new year, but early in January there was world-wide concern over …
The quality of hope, as a golden thread, runs through the pages of scripture. Therein is revealed, over and over again, the value of a hope that is sure and steadfast : the patience of hope that is begotten through …
In considering the Holy Spirit in its manifestation through men, we first note that its occurrence in the Old Testament did not bestow upon its recipients the powers which some people today visualize as the result of “having” the Holy …
“MEN AND WOMEN ARE CONTENT WITH THE WORLD OF THE VALLEYS, BUT THE CHRISTIAN MUST CLIMB OUT OF THE COMMON PLACE ; HE MUST . . .”
AFTER many years of great effort and even loss of life, the world’s …
Certain natural features on the earth are of great significance in the eyes of God. The sea and other bodies of water have often been connected with important happenings, and have symbolized the power of saving or cleansing. The rainbow …
There still remains serious trouble and grief for Jewry, not only those in Israel, but also those in other parts of the world. Naturally, it is hard to understand why millions of non-Jews hate them so much, and why some …
When Isaiah wrote, the land of Israel was semi-desolate as a result of Assyrian invasions from the time of Shalmanezer to that of Nebuchadnezzar. Thousands of Israelites had been taken to Assyria : and after nearly seventy years of their …
INDUSTRY and commerce require the sons of men to dwell on the plains and in the many valleys that are hot and shadowed by the wall of high hills about them. It is not surprising, therefore, that in time of …
THE decision of the Federal Government to abandon compulsory National Service training will be welcomed by the brotherhood, upon whom the decision may have far reaching effects. It marks another milestone in Christadelphian re-action to conscription. Since the introduction of …
WHEN Paul wrote his letters to Timothy, he saluted him on this wise, “To Timothy my own son in the faith : grace, mercy and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord”.
When we read Paul’s letters, …
I suppose there is no day in any of our lives when we do not read something that should help us to shape them in the way God would have them. There are our daily Bible readings, verses on block …
REALITY means actual existence, fact, truth. There is no doubt, therefore, that we are able to testify that Jesus Christ is a reality. The records show that for hundreds of years men and women with great faith believed God and …
We have seen that the basic meaning of the Hebrew word “mach”, the Greek word “pneuma”, and the Latin word “spiritus” (which gives us the English word Spirit) is that of air in motion, such as the human breath or …
The Central Standing Committee is to be commended for the publication of the eighty-eight page booklet which records in a very matter-of-fact style the hard core of scriptural truth upon which the reunion of the Australian ecclesias was achieved …
During a journey of eight weeks, covering 6,000 miles, to a point beyond Cairns in northern Queensland, we were enabled by the goodness of Yahweh to meet and fraternise with many of like precious faith in the country centres of …
All over the world, Brethren and Sisters often reflect deeply on this great question. How can we attract people to listen to the glorious Hope of the Kingdom? How can we get them to come to our meetings? How few …
Reminiscing is some-times an interesting pastime and possibly may be instructive if we can draw some lessons from the past and profit by our experiences.
Having noted your suggestion in the “Around the Ecclesias” column, I could possibly pen a …