We have three particularly challenging readings today. We start reading about Job and many see the start of this book, which sets the scene for the remaining forty chapters, as a sort of parable. The question is asked, and answered in Job; do those who are richly blessed appreciate their blessings? How should those around… Read More Today’s thought “Purify our conscience from …” (December 2)
We all want to do the will of God, don’t we? The Bible is full of examples of those who claim to do God’s will, but fail to grasp what it is! Some deceive themselves into thinking that what they say and do is in harmony with the ways of God – and are therefore… Read More Today’s thought “Whoever does the will of God, he (or she) is …” (August 08)
Is the war with Gog and Magog different from Armageddon? When do they occur in relation to the Millennial reign of Christ? Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into… Read More Is the war with Gog and Magog different from Armageddon?
Wickedness and selfishness caused humans trying to play themselves for god and wanting to have dominion over others. Such attitude of being in the flesh made the majority to lose the majesty of God.… Read More 1st thought for today “The world may be wicked” (January 16)
In the last article in the series “Key to the Bible” we present again some thought which can surprise several Christians. Like you could see from previous articles and Bible texts you might have seen how many Church doctrines are not in accord with Bible doctrines. Jesus taught that all evil comes from within, out… Read More Has the devil got you?
The Christadelphian publisher in Birmingham is working hard to have the book “Resisting the devil” ready for launch at the end of September and is looking forward to having this title available on their website. This will be the first work they have published by Brother Robert Prins, even though he will be familiar to many… Read More New publications: Resisting the Devil
The 1st Adam was the beginning of man, the “head”, the first-made. Out of the seed of Adam and Eve all men and women came. “Because of Adam and Eve’s sin, humankind is sinful” is not exactly totally right. Man still has his own free will and has still the same opportunity as Adam and… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #8 Looking for the 2nd Adam
We have seen how God created out of the chaos and ordered universe in which He placed carnal creatures. In His Kingdom He had His Royal Garden where He placed human beings with a free will. Jehovah the divine Maker God set out to create a perfect creation but alas the very workmanship of His… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #7 Promise and solution
From the chaos God had ordered everything. First the planets, than all living creatures and then human creatures or beings we call “human“, “male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27). God gave this couple (male and female) a mandate to reign over all other creatures (see Genesis 1:28) thus placing them above all other… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #6 Curse and solution
After the choice Adam and Eve made to go against the Will of God, eating of the fruit of the Tree of knowledge of good and evil, God came to deal with three parties in the fall of mankind: Adam, Eve and the serpent. An alleged fourth – the devil – is not mentioned in… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #5 Temptation, assault and curse
The person created out of the man is a special being, which is not at all less than the one made from. Man at his request got a partner from the Divine Creator. Man received a helper and companion. He at first had the lead, being on his own, able to name things, but now… Read More The 1st Adam in the Hebrew Scriptures #4 The Fall
Op het MSN platform hebben wij vroeger een reeks over het Lam van God geplaatst. Deze teksten hebben wij niet meer, behalve hoofdstuk 4 (in 2012 overgeschreven naar WordPress). Maar naar aanleiding van het overzien van vroeger geplaatste artikelen en niet herplaatste artikelen op WordPress of Blogger, willen wij toch graag enkele terzijde liggende teksten… Read More Lam van God #1 Sprekers voor God
Those who are baptised must realise Christ is in us – every day. We prove this by becoming more and more like our Lord and Master in the way we think and act. Note Paul’s conclusion, “Finally brothers (& sisters), rejoice … comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace” (2 Corinthians 13:11).… Read More Messenger of Satan
Op Christadelphia wordt in enkele artikelen in gegaan op hetgeen sommige doemdenkers ons over God trachten wijs te maken. Maar het zijn niet enkel zij die ons willen opzadelen met de gedachte dat het God is die de mensen straft met de problemen die over deze wereld komen. Niet gelovigen lachen met hen die geloven… Read More Doemdenkers en ons lijden
In Matthew 21:28-32 we are told about a father who had two children. Approaching the first, he said, ‘Child, go work today in the vineyard.’ Now, this child responded, ‘I will, Sir’, but did not leave for the vineyard. The father approached the second child and requested the same, who said, ‘I will not!’ but… Read More Listening and Praying to the Father
Songs in the night Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. — Matthew 4:10 DURING the forty days in the wilderness our Lord (Jesus) had come to see that the dominion of earth could be attained only through great suffering.… Read More Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God
Souls At the beginning of the times יהוה (Jehovah) God, the Creator of all things, said, “Let the waters swarm with swarmers having a soul of life; and let the birds fly over the earth, on the face of the expanse of the heavens.” And God created the great sea animals, and all that creeps, having… Read More The Soul confronted with Death
Wij kunnen blind zijn voor wat er rondom ons gebeurt, maar dat gaat ons niet vooruithelpen om stevig op onze voeten te staan in deze wereld. Hoe wij het draaien of keren maken wij er deel van uit en zullen wij er in moeten leven en er ons staande moeten in houden. Om ons in… Read More De Dag is nabij #3 Niet laten verrassen
Another way looking at a language 8. Proverbs and verbatim As today in Dutch ( Nederlands), and probably also in other languages as in English, we can find a lot of words which got a totally different or new extra meaning, so it happened in the early centuries of our Contemporary Timetable as well. Though… Read More Another way looking at a language #3 Abraham
As Kevin Miller writes in his blog article about Job “Job is a book of tragedy, foolish counsel, mourning, but also great strength.” For us it can be counted as such a real romantic film: Job begins and ends happy and cheery, but in-between we get drama of high calibre. By the end of the very… Read More Fragments from the Book of Job #7 Epilogue
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