“Judge not, that ye be not judged.” However damning the evidence may be against our brother, if we pause and look into our own hearts, we shall go quietly away and leave him with his Lord. There are times when it becomes necessary to take action, but that action must not be taken because we… Read More Today’s thought “Judging our brother” (January 05)
If it comes to faith, something must be done with it. Some people think that we have just been saved by Jesus Christ and that we should therefore not adapt to our “Christian being”. The apostles were convinced of the contrary and believed that without works, faith is dead. “As the body died… Read More Converting the Faith in a City of Christ
22 For the servant called in the Lord, is the freedman of the Lord: likewise also the freedman called, is the servant of Christ. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (J. E. Smith, trans.; 1 Co 7:22). (1876). American Publishing Company. In Graeco-Roman society, masters assumed complete… Read More Thought for today “For the servant called in the Lord, is the freedman of the Lord” (August 26)
For a faith community, what could be finer than opening a new prayer hall? Today, here in Belgium, we can consider ourselves lucky to have an expansion in our ‘family’. We are blessed that in addition to the house church in Anderlecht, we can now open a Beit Kneset or ‘Assembly hall’ in the same… Read More Thought for today 5 April 2025
How did the first followers of Christ started coming together and by doing so started forming the first Christian churches? A growth of faith according to the early Christians The formation of the first Christian churches can be traced back to the events following the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ in the early… Read More Formation of the early Christian church
“And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not His hand: and they beheld God (RV) and did eat and drink.” Those who have been called to Mount Zion enjoy a similar experience. They have been privileged to see the body of heaven in its clearness, the beauty of the Son of… Read More Today’s thought “The Lord’s table” (February 14)
‘Ecclesial autonomy’ or ‘ecclesial independence’ is a great blessing enjoyed within the worldwide Christadelphian fellowship. It has various advantages, particularly when compared with models of community organisation practised by other groups – especially those with authoritative hierarchical structures or complicated bureaucracies. It is an inferred doctrine, rather than a directly taught one, but one which… Read More No Ecclesia is an Island
James 3 – A Mistake which is made by many brethren and sisters is to value one meeting above another. There is certainly some degree of difference between them, but it should not affect our response to them. What does need emphasising is that each meeting is a particular function of the household or family… Read More Without partiality
Hebrews 10 – The true tabernacle is the place of meeting in fellowship with the Father. Jesus has gone into the Father’s presence; now “one” with the Father in every sense, by the transformation of his physical nature. But distance is no barrier to perfect fellowship; it is more a matter of state than place… Read More The true tabernacle
John 9 – Our blind eyes are touched by the ointment prepared by the mingling of the dust of the ground with the moisture from the mouth of him who was sent from heaven. But this does not cure us. We receive the command to go and wash in the waters of Apostleship (John is… Read More The waters of Siloam
The three chapters in 2 Corinthians today total 55 verses and are quite a challenge to grasp all the points Paul is making. He is concerned about “those who boast about outward appearance and not about what is in the heart” (5:12). He tells them, “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation… Read More Today’s thought (September 05): “Bringing holiness to completion”
Fellowship is a wonderful means of communion, partnership and sharing with the members of a family whose Head is God, the Father, and whose Son is the Lord Jesus. Several times during his ministry he identified his followers as his brethren, and after his resurrection he said to the women who were on their way… Read More Today’s Thought: Go, tell my brethren (July 27)
The last few months have presented many challenges and our prayers are with those around the world who are ill or lonely or suffering, the bereaved, those facing unemployment or hardship and many others affected by coronavirus. Considerable efforts to contain the outbreak continue, from governments and front line care workers to scientists searching for… Read More News from the Christadelphian Magazine Office in Birmingham for September 2020
“We have sinned against the LORD our God, both we and our fathers; from our youth till this day we have not obeyed the LORD our God” (Jer 3:25). Where the prophets of Israel witnessed against the spiritual abuses among their contemporaries they did so while still continuing full fellowship with those whom they denounced.… Read More Today’s thought July 13 Reading 2 – Jeremiah 3:25
Today’s Thought “Refresh my heart in Christ” (May 29) Paul, in writing to Philemon whom he has converted to Christ some time earlier, describes himself as “a prisoner for Christ Jesus” (verse 1). He says to him “brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ” (verse 20). Paul… Read More Today’s Thought “Refresh my heart in Christ” (May 29)
We wish to bring to the attention of the brothers and sisters our latest publication entitled Fellowship Matters – Thoughts on Fellowship and Ecclesial Membership. In recent years, it has become apparent during CSN work in counselling, support and mediation both with individuals and ecclesias, that there is a need for more information, guidance and… Read More Fellowship Matters – Thoughts on Fellowship and Ecclesial Membership
The Christadelphians are a world-wide religious body that have attempted to get back to the faith and character of the early Christian church. We rely on the Bible accepting that all of the Bible is the wholly inspired Word of God and God’s only revealed message to mankind (2 Timothy 3:16). They therefore read it… Read More Video: Introducing the Christadelphian Community
We have a tradition of annual fellowship weekends or days at our Church. They’re important because they give us another opportunity to come together as a church family and spend a bit of extra time looking at God’s messages to us in the Bible and how this could make a difference in our individual and… Read More Building the Body
What the Bible Teaches (Excerpt from What the Bible Teaches by Harry Tennant) “Let us suppose that someone outside this fellowship came along and asked how he might share it. What would the answer be? We could at once assure him that such fellowship is possible for anyone, because the way has been made known… Read More Challenge to our existing fellowship outside Christ
2018-19 starts without a meeting place in the region Brussel-Leuven and negative financial cyphers. We urgently look for people willing to help us building up our faith-community in this godless region.… Read More By the opening of the Season 2018-2019
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