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
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
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
In today’s second Bible reading we get the impression that God’s people looked on His laws as burdensome and felt that serving Him was difficult. The Elohim therefore asks them: “ O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.” (Mic 6:3 ASV) The God of… Read More Today’s thought “How have I burdened you?” (December 08)
We should remember that the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that not always people shall be willing to follow the right teachings of Christ Jesus and that in the last times some in the church will turn away from Christ and become eager followers of teachers with “devil-inspired ideas”. These teachers will tell lies with… Read More Today’s thought “Nourished in the words of the faith not falling away from the faith” (November 22)
In the final day of judgement we shall not be able to excuse sterility in these essentials by reference to our strenuous labours to produce fruit for which Christ never asked. If any such excuses came to mind we should surely think of the unfaithful servant in the parable and become dumb. We have not… Read More Today’s Thought: A just Master
The agency which God has appointed for bringing about the indwelling of the word, is based upon the fact of human forgetfulness. There is a constitutional need for bringing to remembrance. Every man of reflection experiences this need. Even in human knowledge, the memory has constantly to be refreshed; how much more in the things… Read More Today’s Thought: Enduring to the end
Looking into the eyes of Jesus, the leper found his confidence once more; he fell forward on his face, his cry of faith rang out, “Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean”. He waited a breathless eternity. Suddenly he felt firm, gentle hands close on his scaly flesh, the first human touch he… Read More Thou canst make me clean
The triumph of Jesus points the way to victory in the lives of all those who follow him. We do not require the extreme rigours of the wilderness to tempt us to make stones into bread. Most men live by bread alone, and do not discover until too late that all is vanity and vexation… Read More Man does not live by bread alone
What if we shut up the bowels of our compassion towards those who suffer? What if with plenty in our hands, we think only of our own need, and our own comfort, and our schemes are shaped and burdened only and continually with our own cares and our own interests? What if we never help… Read More Deal thy bread to the hungry
As Brothers in Christ, Christadelphians want to share the love of Christ with others and take their responsibility to help those who do not have it so well. During the lockdown period several of our ecclesiae felt how people around them had difficulties having enough food on the table. Therefore, all over the country, several… Read More Winton Christadelphian Church food surplus giveaway
The Garden Outreach Project GOTYOURBACK INITIATIVE At-risk youth comprise a vast population of young people in the United States and Canada. As these young people graduate from high school, or “age out” of foster care, they are faced with the overwhelming responsibility of suddenly needing to fend entirely for themselves, often with limited support. You can help.… Read More The Garden Outreach Project: GOTYOURBACK Initiative
Strong Tower Series A webinar series equipping ecclesias to protect children and familiar from online harm. Announcement from Sisters Leslie Wood, Laura Braden, and Lisa Kapusta Dear Brothers and Sisters, As we await the return of our Lord Jesus Christ the world around us is growing increasingly dark and perilous. Many of those perils come… Read More Webinar: Strong Tower Series
Run the Race When I was at school, the month of May meant only one thing…..Practising for Sports day. Today, children are encouraged to just take part, and they are all winners. Helping others along the way to finish together.When I was at school, it was all about the winning! Who could run fastest.Who could… Read More The Month of May and Running the race
From the Lampstand, Adelaide, Australia How easy it is for God to bring the world to its knees! The world is flummoxed because of a tiny virus. The world as we knew it will never be the same. But, COVID-19 hasn’t just affected the world; it’s also a trial for God’s ecclesia, and trials expose… Read More An Appeal in Troubled Times
(With thanks to Brother Roger Long) Along with many other countries, Israel has been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic – with nearly 6,000 deaths out of a population approaching nine million. The country’s third lockdown began at the end of last December, but restrictions have now been relaxed following the success of its vaccination… Read More Signs of the Times – “Israel’s vaccine success”
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