The Christadelphians or Brothers and Sisters in Christ are a community of lovers of God, who follow the teachings of the Nazarene Master Teacher Jeshua, better known as Jesus Christ, the Messiah. As followers of the Jewish man from Nazareth, we are aware that Jesus him being a Jew, worshipped the God of Israel, and… Read More Everyone Welcome in our open Ecclesia
If we are going to be a Christ centred people we need to be a church centred people, because that’s where Christ centres his love. We cannot love Jesus and hate the church or ignore it’s pivotal position to our lives.… Read More Zoom sessions and gathering in real life
The Lord Bless You Written By Paul Zilmer Sandwiched between the technical details of completing a Nazirite vow, and the details of the offerings for the consecration of the tabernacle, the Lord charges Aaron and his sons to pronounce a beautiful benediction on the people of Israel: The LORD bless you and keep you; the… Read More Today’s thought (March 25) “Jehovah bless thee, and keep thee”
Looking forward and hoping that all work shall bring in more people to read the articles and get to think about the most important matters in life.… Read More Reaching more people every day
There are a couple dozen mentions of Jesus touching people when he healed them. The healing Jesus did was personal, one-on-one. There are only two cases I can come up with of Jesus healing someone long distance: The centurion whose beloved servant was deathly ill recognized that Jesus could heal with a word (Luke 7:1-10).… Read More Thought for March 16: Touch
Revival for French-speaking Brothers in Christ At the hands of Duncan Heaster, the leader of Carelinks, our Belgian association suffered greatly in 2014 and subsequent years. The whole affair surrounding a dispute that was mainly between CBM and Mr D. Heaster totally undercut us when we tried to get all the different Christadelphian groups in… Read More Possibly a bright prospect for the Belgian community of Brothers in Christ
Renouveau pour les Frères en Christ belges francophones Sous l’impulsion de Duncan Heaster, le dirigeant de Carelinks, notre association belge a beaucoup souffert en 2014 et les années suivantes. Toute cette affaire autour d’un différend qui opposait principalement CBM et M. D. Heaster nous a totalement décrédibilisés lorsque nous avons essayé de rassembler tous les… Read More Une perspective prometteuse pour la communauté belge des Frères en Christ
Er is zaterdag 11 maart de hoop gelegd om uit een diep dal te kruipen en weer een Franstalige gemeenschap in België op te bouwen.… Read More In Maart 2023 – Goed nieuws voor Belgische Christadelphians
Will God Ever End Suffering? This is the whole point that is so often missed. The assumption is made that God is to blame for suffering (which, as we have seen, He is not); that all suffering is bad (which is wrong); that if God allows suffering He therefore does not love us (when it… Read More Suffering and the God of Love #5 Will God Ever End Suffering?
We have already seen that we cannot blame God for causing suffering, it is our fault whether we like it or not. But if God has the power to stop it and does not, it might be argued that He must take some of the blame. Suppose you were an expert swimmer, and you saw… Read More Suffering and the God of Love #4 Does God Allow Suffering Because He Does Not Love Us?
Initially this seems like a foolish question, after all no one likes to suffer. It is unpleasant, but that does not mean it is bad. It is possible for something to be unpleasant and yet useful at the same time. Remember that particularly nasty medicine you probably had at some time? It was unpleasant —… Read More Suffering and the God of Love #3 Is Suffering Necessarily Bad?
If we think about it carefully, we find that there are basically four kinds of suffering in the world: Suffering caused deliberately by humans In this category are included war, robbery and murder. If a person (or a nation) sets out to deliberately kill, maim, rob or cheat, then a great deal of suffering will… Read More Suffering and the God of Love #2 Is God Responsible for Suffering?
There is no doubt at all that the problem of suffering is one of the greatest problems a Christian has to face. It has probably caused more people to lose faith, and prevented more people from finding faith, than almost any other problem. It is the argument most often used by atheists when they want… Read More Suffering and the God of Love #1 Intro
Everyone knows what a scapegoat is: someone who is made to take the blame for something, allowing the actual perpetrator(s) to go scot-free. The origin of the term is in Leviticus 16, in the directions given for the Day of Atonement. There are two goats, one to be sacrificed and one “scapegoat”. Modern translators leave… Read More Today’s thought “Scapegoat” (March 09)
Picture books are a fantastic start along the road of building and increasing a child’s vocabulary. Many picture books these days seem to be either mediocre in quality or, alternatively, they deliberately promote a worldview and behaviours that are ungodly. Mishael Widemann had a few library books make their way into his home that he… Read More Children’s picture books
For The Study and Defence of the Holy Scriptures (Parts 1 and 2) These two books are a compilation of over 40 articles which appeared in The Testimony between 1961 and 1986. Topics covered include * Inspiration * The Cannon of Scripture * Creation and early Genesis * Parables in Luke’s gospel * Jesus as… Read More For The Study and Defence of the Holy Scriptures (Parts 1 and 2)
Since some French-speaking brethren, originally from the DRC in Africa, arrived in France, via the island of Mayotte, and spread over different locations across France, there has been started a weekly Breaking of Bread for them and our other French speaking Brethren on Zoom, starting at 9am (BST), so as not to interfere with existing… Read More Reminder of our Sunday services for 2023
You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? An autobiography for a church sounds weird. Though, certain churches can use some history exposure. Throughout history, there have been many groups of people who tried to form a community or religious group where they wanted to worship the Divine Creator of heaven and earth. Like there… Read More How the autobiography of the Belgian Christadelphian community would look like
Begrijpend Zingen: Psalm 117 Zijn goedertierenheid … en trouw ‘De kortste psalm – en toch één van de prachtigste’ heeft iemand eens over Psalm 117 opgemerkt. Je eerste gedachte is, dat er in twee verzen niet zo erg veel gezegd kon worden, en toch mogen wij uit deze psalm veel putten. Vers 1 roept de… Read More Begrijpend Zingen: Psalm 117
You may be familiar with the book “The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman. The concepts in the book have been a great help to many couples. The basic idea is that each of us has one or maybe two primary ways of expressing love—but if the person we’re expressing love to has a different… Read More Saying I love you
Last year Ukraine became invaded by Russia, so-called to liberate it in three days. Now that awful war is already going on for a year. Time will tell whether or not this year marks the start of a period of tribulation before our Lord returns. The previous years there was also the global impact of… Read More After Corona an invasion by Rusia
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