When Jesus walked around, there were many opinions going on about who he was and with what right he spoke. People compared him to John, Elijah, Jeremiah, or other prophets. Matthew 16:13-15 (TS2009) 13 Now when יהושע {Jeshua} came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His taught ones, saying, “Who do men say… Read More Who do you say Jesus is
After Nisan 14, the memorial day for Jesus letting his close friends know that he would give himself as a lamb for God we got to remember him breaking the bread and sharing the wine as symbols for his flesh and blood, his soul (body and life) that he gave as a ransom payment to… Read More A perfect life, obedient death, and glorious resurrection
ACTS 7:56 56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of GOD. * To remember Mt 3:16-17: “16 And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened {1 } unto him, and he saw the Spirit… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 52 Acts 7:56: the Son of man standing on the right hand of God
@——-JOHN 17: 1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 49 John 17:1-11 The sent one from God and eternal life
@——-JOHN 14:6 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, THE TRUTH, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me. * Joh 5:19 “ Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 46 Believe in the sent one from God, who is the Way to God
ZECHARIAH 9:9 9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of ZION; SHOUT O Daughter of Jerusalem: Behold, thy KING cometh unto thee: HE is just, and having Salvation; Lowly, and riding upon an ass and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 3 Then shall ~ YAHWEH ~ go forth, and fight against those nations, as… Read More Memorizing wonderfully 27 Rejoicing daughter of Zion for the established Throne of David
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
Philippians 4:1-9 The Scriptures 1998+ (1) So then, my brothers, beloved and longed-for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Master, beloved. (2) I appeal to Euodia and I appeal to Suntuche to be of the same mind in the Master. (3) And I also ask you, true companion, help these women who laboured… Read More Thought for September 8 Weak but standing strong in the ground swell
The impression here is that if we are to live, to know truth and be “wise for salvation” then we should make the Bible a staple diet. Or, to use another metaphor, we should turn to our handbook regularly for direction and guidance and not just look it up when we have lost our way.… Read More the Bible – God’s guide for life #4 Not to get the best from our diet– or from ourselves
The Christadelphian magazine reflects the teachings, beliefs and activities of the Christadelphians – groups of believers living in most countries in the world. In the issue of July 2015 brother Paul Cresswell looks at the last sayings of Jeshua. John Woodall presents: Scattered in Israel 2 – Levi and Roger Long looks at Israel and… Read More The seven last sayings of Christ discussed in the new edition of the Christadelphian
In this system of things, possibly coming very close to the conclusion of system of things, we can find lots of people who do not know any more how they can feel comfortable, painless, peaceful and happy. For many this ‘real life’ has become a bit or a lot more than they can bear. This… Read More God’s never-ending stream of much-needed mercies
In their search for a god and for a church lots of people got mislead and may have found what they think is a bubbling pull of ‘ideaological mind chairs’ to reach Heaven, explain it or attained the full realisation of self and divinity. The paths and methods has corrupted their hearts and minds, and… Read More No insurmountable obstacles to come to know God
In Joshua we read of the people crossing the Jordan into the promised land at the time when there were enough rain-showers to provide harvest time floods and when “the Jordan overflows all its banks”. (chapter 3 v.15) Because of the Name of יהוה {Jehovah} the Elohim of the Israelites the Ḥiwwites had heard the… Read More The Right One to follow and to worship
“God has not destined us for wrath” (The Christadelphian thought by the readings for May 19) We follow on from our thoughts yesterday about our “our hearts being established blameless in holiness” with Paul’s conclusion to his first letter to the Thessalonians where he stresses very strongly to them that “having put on the breastplate… Read More God has not destined us for wrath
“«For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.» The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” (Psalms 19:1 ERV) “1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of… Read More Bible, God’s Word to edify (ERV)
In this world many are not interested in God. Others are but make their own god. In the Christian world there are many who prefer to keep to human dogma‘s instead of taking the words of the bible for what they say and mean. Today there are still lots of Christians who do not want… Read More Believing in the send one and understanding that one does not live by bread alone
Jesus got some disciples which he made into apostles, people to sent out and to bring his messages to other places. Those apostles have listened to, which they could see with their own eyes. Their own hands have handled concerning the Word of Life and brought us also the message of the Good News. The… Read More Authority given to him To give eternal life
We have seen that Jesus did not want to follow his own way but wanted always to do the Will of his heavenly Father. In case Jesus was or is God he would naturally always have done his own way and followed his own will. But Jesus was the sent one from God. The apostles… Read More Doing the works of God
In our Sunday service we continued discussing the matter of the day before concerning the insight and/or wisdom which people may receive. We also reflected on the reading of some days before (John chapter 8). the last few weeks we have been under attack and had loads of letters telling us we are haters of… Read More Blindness in the Christian world
Having days of preparation for the most important day of the year we have all the more reason to think about the reasons of following the Nazarene Jew Jeshua, Jesus Christ, and why such followers should unite to share the love of Christ. Already in his short public life Jeshua advised his pupils to check… Read More Hearing words to accept
