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Tegenwoordig zijn Nederlandse en Belgische Christadelphians actief betrokken bij aanbidding, bijbelonderwijs, evangelisatie en gemeenschapsondersteuning. Ze passen zich aan moderne communicatiemethoden aan en onderhouden een levendige geloofsgemeenschap die bijbelse leringen wil hooghouden en gemeenschap onder leden wil bevorderen.
Vrije Christenen In het laatste kwartaal van vorige eeuw werkte ik met twee anderen (waaronder de leider Yvan Kimpen) aan de formatie van de Vrije Christenen in België. Ons doel was gelovigen bij elkaar te brengen om van gedachten te wisselen in alle eerlijkheid en ingetogenheid om tot een dieper besef te komen van wat […]
The American president, Donald Trump, succeeded in taking personal control of the U.S. A. economy and tried to control the Federal Reserve Board, threatening Jerome Powell with unflattering stories about his expenditures on the Fed’s building and Fed governor Lisa Cook with stories about her home loan. Furthermore, he imposed his will on key industries, […]
Yesterday, I watched an interview with a Suriname dancer who talked about the stance of Dutch people (or people on the continent). It surprised me how today’s coloured dancers are not treated like their white counterparts. They receive less attention and opportunities than white dancers. And when they are asked to perform, it seems that […]
Democrats have a golden opportunity right now to start winning over disapointed voters by decrying MAGA Republicans’ cuts to Medicare and Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s rising premiums against the backdrop of another GOP tax giveaway to the top 1% and big corporations. The USA is facing a”dictator-in-chief” and president’s “fascism dressed in a red tie” agenda. Democrats, […]
At the beginning of March 2025, Keir Starmer has said Europe is “at a crossroads in history” and must act to support Ukraine to secure a lasting peace as he confirmed the UK and France would lead a “coalition of the willing” to help end the fighting. For years, Europe has regarded the United States […]
Begin maart 2025 zei Keir Starmer dat Europa “op een kruispunt in de geschiedenis staat” en dat het Oekraïne moet steunen om een duurzame vrede te bereiken. Hij bevestigde dat het Verenigd Koninkrijk en Frankrijk een “coalitie van bereidwilligen” zouden leiden om de gevechten te helpen beëindigen. Voor jaren heeft Europa de Verenigde Staten van […]
E´PHER (eʹfer; “gazelle”). 1. The second named of the sons of Midian (Gen. 25:4; 1 Chron. 1:33) and Abraham’s son by Keturah. 2. An Israelite of the tribe of Judah, apparently of the family of Caleb, who was the son of Jephunneh (1 Chron. 4:17). 3. The head of one of the families of Manasseh, […]
The White House is considering buying the Chagos Islands, potentially sinking Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to cede the territory’s sovereignty to Mauritius.
Pope Leo XIV is visiting Spain and goes from Madrid from June 6 to 9, after which he visits Barcelona (June 9 and 10) and the Canary Islands (June 11 and 12). On Saturday, June 6, Pope Leo XIV landed in Madrid at 10:30 am. During the press moment on the plane, the Pope reiterated […]
E´PHAI (eʹfī; “birdlike”). A Netophathite whose sons were among the “commanders of the forces” left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon and who submitted themselves to Gedaliah, the Babylonian governor (Jer. 40:7–8). They warned Gedaliah of the plots against him, but he did not believe them (vv. 13–16), and they were probably massacred with […]
For Christians, one of our earliest lessons—and greatest gifts—is learning how to pray. And yet many of us feel that our prayer lives fall short. Prayer is a conversation that moves primarily in one direction: from the believer who prays to the God who hears. If God appears silent, that does not mean he isn’t […]
The Bible and God’s Will The will of God and the Word of God are inseparable. The Bible is our guidebook for Christian growth. Nowhere else can we find a more complete picture of God’s will for our lives. This is true in terms of general principles and it is true in terms of specific […]
To continue the Christian life requires an awareness and submission to the will of God. I can’t imagine any follower of Jesus being disinterested in God’s will for their life. Repeatedly, the Bible tells us of God’s desires for His children. Those that He accomplishes are called “God’s will.” Paul wrote to the believers in […]
Scripture teaches that when we receive Jesus as Saviour we actually become the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit. Paul asks, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16). This is a staggering fact. Think of it—God the Holy Spirit […]
And at that time Herod the king laid hands upon to injure certain of the church. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added also to take Peter. (They were the days of unleavened bread.) 4 And having seized, he put […]
Why pray? We should pray because prayer is God’s cure for giving up. Isaiah 40:30–31 reminds us: “Even the youths shall faint and be weary, … but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.” We should not lose heart. We should not give up. Martin Luther said, “As it is the business […]
Set boundaries with your family in mind I was a full-time seminary student when I got my first job in ministry. It was a great position that afforded me significant responsibility and opportunity to use my gifts with our church’s college group, all while being mentored into ministry by the college pastor, Chuck. I was […]
Be ambitious for those around you To the extent we can, we’ve attempted to make every ministry in the church team-based, such that there is no area where only one person is able to perform a given task. A brilliant practice that we picked up early on has helped immensely with this. When a person is […]
Fail loudly. Shame and insecurity being what they are, most of us respond to failure by hiding. We reach for our proverbial fig leaf (i.e., an area of unquestioned strength) and try to hide behind it in order to mitigate our feeling of being exposed as weak. But the truth is that those leaders who […]
Find people you can submit to. Another way we add vulnerability to our power is by proactively seeking out accountability. Historically, this was known as the discipline of submission, and it was seen as essential to pastoral health and vitality. In speaking to this need, Eugene Peterson invokes the old adage that “the doctor who […]
8 Be longsuffering, ye also; make Tour hearts firm: for the arrival of the Lord has drawn near. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (J. E. Smith, trans.; Jas 5:8). (1876). American Publishing Company. It must be said, many Jews who did not know Jesus […]
13 Who wise and knowing among you? let him show out of a good mode of life his works in meekness of wisdom. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (J. E. Smith, trans.; Jas 3:13). (1876). American Publishing Company. Who do you think is the wise […]
22 Thou seest that faith coöperated with his works, and from works was faith perfected. 23 And the writing was completed, saying, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (J. E. Smith, trans.; Jas 2:22–23). (1876). American Publishing Company. Many […]
2 Deem all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various trials; 3 Knowing that the proof of your faith works patience. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally from the Original Tongues (J. E. Smith, trans.; Jas 1:2–3). (1876). American Publishing Company. In this life we often meet trials of various […]
Today, our first reading begins with the book of Judges, which we can find in the Hebrew canon, as the second book of the Earlier Prophets, placed between Joshua and Samuel. Or the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. With Deuteronomy, Joshua, I and II Samuel, and I and II […]
Tot U, Jehovah, riep ik, en tot Jehovah smeekte ik om genade: Wat voor gewin ligt er in mijn bloed, in mijn neerdalen in de groeve? Kan het stof U loven, kan dat uw trouw vermelden? (Psalm 30:9,10) Er zijn in de Bijbel enkele gevallen opgetekend van gelovige Israëlieten die zo ernstig ziek waren, dat […]
“Omdat u mij gezien hebt, hebt u geloofd? Zalig zij, die niet gezien hebben en toch geloven”. Bij alle verschijningen van Christus na zijn opstanding staat één feit als een paal boven water: onder al Christus’ volgelingen was er niemand die zijn opstanding op de derde dag verwachtte. Zij werden hier zozeer door verrast, dat […]
Hanna had dubbel verdriet: ze was kinderloos en zag de ellende van het volk omdat “iedereen deed wat in zijn eigen ogen goed was” (Richt 21:25). Het leek alsof God voor het volk weinig tot geen betekenis meer had. Ook de richters die God het volk gaf, konden daar weinig verandering in brengen. Daarom verlangde […]
In de evangeliën gaat het vaak om ‘zien’ en ‘niet zien’. De blindgeborene in Johannes kan lichamelijk niet zien, maar met zijn geestelijk gezichtsvermogen is niets mis. Maar voor de geestelijke leiders ligt dat precies omgekeerd: “En Jezus zei: Tot een oordeel ben ik in deze wereld gekomen, opdat wie niet zien, zien mogen, en […]
Het kennen en ervaren van de Christus (of Messias) was voor Jezus’ discipelen een bron van grote vreugde. Want zij wisten uit de Schriften dat de Messias de eeuwige Koning zou zijn op de troon van David in Jeruzalem. Toch had zijn missie een belangrijkere kant: die van Verlosser. Hoeveel groter was dan ook hun […]
In de twee vorige posten werd er gesproken over 5 alledaagse dingen die gelukkig maken. Geluk ligt dikwijls in een klein hoekje verscholen. Maar het gebeurt ook wel eens dat er eerst iets zeer ergs moet gebeuren vooraleer men het ware geluk onder ogen krijgt. Spijtig genoeg moeten we zien dat er heel wat mensen […]

Geluk ligt in kleine dingen verborgen maar zo voor het grijpen
Dagelijkse schrijfopdracht Wat zijn 5 alledaagse dingen die jou gelukkig maken? Bekijk alle reacties Fijn is het als we dagelijks enkele zaken tegen kunnen komen die ons gelukkig kunnen maken. We vragen ons af welke deze bij jou kunnen zijn. Voor ons zijn er ook elke dag dingen die ons gelukkig kunnen maken. Het start […]
Oospronkelijk noemde men het christelijke geloof dat in het Nieuwe Testament wordt beschreven, “de weg”. Zo wordt ons bijvoorbeeld verteld hoe Paulus, toen hij de christenen vervolgde, naar Damascus ging, “om, als hij mannen en vrouwen, die van die weg waren, zou vinden, hen gevankelijk naar Jeruzalem te brengen” (Hand. 9:2). Ongelovige Joden te Efeze […]
Als men Broeders in Christus zou vragen om een positieve verandering te beschrijven die ze hebben gemaakt in hun leven, zal je meestal horen dat het kennen van God voor hen een belangrijke omschakeling teweeg bracht. Als mensen de Ware God leren kennen, staan ze dikwijls versteld van hoe hun kerk hen jaren bedrogen heeft […]

What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? Looking at the world, being sad, noticing that so many people are misled by big institutions that claim to be the only right church, whilst they do not follow at all the Bible teachings, nor Christ his teachings and do […]
Bible prophecies do not deal only with the ancient past. They also accurately foretell events that are taking place in our day. But at the moment we focus at numerous prophecies preserved in the Hebrew Scriptures (commonly called the Old Testament) which long before the man was born told about events which would happen in his time and around him, his betrayal, humiliation, torture, execution, death, and burial. From those writings of the Old and New Testament nobody should have doubts who that man is who is called Immanuel, the son of man and Messiah, born out of the root of Jess in the tribe of king David.
In Scripture, all things are directed towards a man who was a servant of servants, in whom people should come to have faith. First we saw the connection with Eve and her seed, and in this article you may see the connection with Abraham.
Already in the Old Testament we find the focus on a son of man who is called the son of God, who shall be the most pure set apart (holy) servant of God who was been told about in the Garden of Eden, to be the one bruised.
Many Old Testament writers wrote about the prophet to come, about whom is spoke in the book of Moses and who shall be the special “Seed of a woman” given by God and who will bruise Satan’s head whilst his heel would be bruised with nails on the wooden stake.
In chapter 7 we can find Christ healing the servant of a centurion, who is commended for his faith, (1-10.) Jesus raises a widow’s son to life at Nain, (11-17) and John the Baptist hears of Jesus his fame, and sends two of his disciples to inquire whether he was the Christ,(18-23). [Christ’s character of […]
Luke 7:41-50 – Those Forgiven Much or Little LK7:41 “Two persons were in debt to a certain creditor.[1] One owed five hundred denarii,[2] and the other owed only fifty. LK7:42 Not having the means to repay, the creditor[3] canceled both debts. So, which of them will love him more?” LK7:43 Simon answered: “I suppose the […]
Luke 7:36-40 – A Pharisee and a Woman LK7:36 Then a certain Pharisee invited Jesus to eat with him, so after entering his house he reclined at the table. LK7:37 And, look, a woman of the village who was a sinner[1] became aware Jesus was reclining at a meal in the Pharisee’s home. She [came […]
Luke 7:31-35 – A Generation Like Impossible Children || Matthew 11:16-19[1] LK7:31 “So to what will I compare the people of this generation,[2] and what are they like? LK7:32 They are like children[3] sitting around in the market square, calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you but you did not dance. […]
Luke 7:24-30 – John in Relation to the Kingdom LK7:24 Now as John’s messengers were leaving, Jesus began to tell the crowds regarding John: “What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed waving in the wind? LK7:25 But, what did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft clothing?[1] Behold, […]
Early Jewish literature makes frequent use of the flood narrative as the paradigmatic example of divine judgment (e.g. CD A ii 10–12; Wis 10:3–8; 1 En. 106:13–107:2). In many texts, the flood prefigures the coming eschatological judgement (e.g. 1 En. 93:4; Sib. Or. 1.199–274). As an example of divine punishment or deliverance, the flood tradition […]
Become doers of the word and not hearers only.—Jas. 1:22. When we look at the many churches, we find numerous people there who hear the Word of God during Sunday services. However, we must ask how many people that Word truly reaches. The apostle Paul said that ‘faith comes from hearing the message’ (Romans 10:17). […]
Luister niet alleen naar het woord maar leef er ook naar. — Jak. 1:22. Als we de vele kerken zien, treffen we daar meerdere mensen die tijdens de zondagdienst het Woord van God horen. Nochtans moeten we daarbij de vraag stellen bij hoeveel mensen dat Woord werkelijk tot hun doordringt. De apostel Paulus zei […]
Geʿez language, liturgical language of the Ethiopian church, sometimes referred to in scholarly literature as Classical Ethiopic . Geʿez is a Semitic language of the Southern Peripheral group, to which also belong the South Arabic dialects and Amharic, one of the principal languages of Ethiopia. Both Geʿez and the related languages of Ethiopia are written […]
Jullie hebben volharding nodig. — Hebr. 10:36. Het geloof van de Hebreeuwse christenen zou op de proef worden gesteld naarmate de omstandigheden in Judea achteruitgingen. Hoewel sommigen al hevige vervolging hadden meegemaakt, waren velen christen geworden in een periode van relatieve vrede. Paulus zei dat hoewel hun geloof al op de proef was gesteld, ze […]
First of all to come to a good relationship with some one, one has to talk with that person and has to listen to what that person has to tell. God talks to the people by the way of His Word, presented to mankind by the many Bible translations, so that most people can read […]
The One Who created everything and Who gave His Word, did all He did with a purpose and out of love. The Bible teaches us that “God is love.” (1 John 4:8) Everything God does is motivated by love. Out of love created man in His image also with the intention to have a good relationship […]
In the previous writings we saw that the Divine Creator gave His Word to the world so that people could come to know Him. The Bible is a gift from God. It gives us information that we can’t find anywhere else. For example, it tells us that God created the heavens, the earth, and the […]
It is never too late to start the good habit of regularly reading the Bible, a Book of hope and comfort.
At the beginning of the new schoolyear there is a good reason from now on to invest each day in meeting with God.
Af Beri (). A Piyyut that the Sheli’ah Tzibbur inserts into his repetition of the Musaf Amidah, recited in Tefillat Geshem on Shemini Atzeret, according to Minhag Ashkenaz and Poland. Af Beri (a name for the ruler of rain), which appears in Avot (Magayn), is followed by another short paragraph, Yatri’ah lefalayg (“May He send […]
Yom Kippur 2025 begins at sundown on Wednesday, October 1, and ends at nightfall on Thursday, October 2. This is the holiest Jewish holiday and the most important twenty-four hour period, known as the “Day of Atonement”—the last of the ten days of penitence that began on Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year). Al Ta’Azvaynu […]
Rosh Ha-Shanah Rosh Hashana (Hebrew: ראש השנה), (literally “head of the year”) is the Jewish New Year, by which the Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on Monday, 22 September 2025 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday, 24 September 2025. Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim (“Days of Awe”), […]
The rabbi of Tzedek Chicago, on Shalom Rav dares to honestly bring to light what embarrasses many of our people of God. Namely, the scandalously unacceptable behaviour of the ruling Jews in Israel. The Genocide in Gaza is the Shame of Us All The Israeli government commits one crime against humanity after another, and the world […]
Event The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya,{a country located in North Africa} five people with knowledge of the effort told NBC News. The plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libya’s leadership, two […]
Romans 1:16 (in the Jewish New Testament version) says, For I am not ashamed of the Good News, since it is God’s powerful means of bringing salvation to everyone who keeps on trusting, to the Jew especially, but equally to the Gentile. This rendering brings out the meaning of the phrase usually translated, “to the […]
“The servant of God to the circumcised also prepared the way for non Jews as well” continued Matt. 5:17 “Do not think that I came to abolish the Torah or the Prophets! I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. Replacement theology likewise understands that Jeshua at his first coming fulfilled the Torah, […]
‚ÄúFor in Him all the promises of God are “Yes.” Therefore also through Him is the “Amen” by us, to the glory of God.‚Äù (2 Corinthians 1:20 TLV) 2 Corinthians 1:20 “For all the promises of God find their Yes in him,” There are Christians who claim that would be in Jesus or Jeshua. By […]
Israeli drone strikes near Damascus have killed six Syrian soldiers, Syria’s government said. Syria’s foreign ministry condemned Tuesday’s strike as a violation of international law and a breach of its sovereignty. Israeli forces raided a former air defence base in southern Syria on Wednesday August 27, during a series of airstrikes in the area – […]
The Telegraph, August 20, 2025 Event Israel entered the first stages of its invasion of Gaza City on Wednesday, the Israeli military spokesman said. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers have taken control of the outskirts of the city, one of Hamas’s last strongholds, spokesman Brig Gen Effie Defrin said. Following a clash with Hamas south […]
Iyar 5 Israëls “Onafhankelijkheidsdagwet” uit 1949 stelde de datum voor Onafhankelijkheidsdag vast op de 5e van de Hebreeuwse maand Iyar[ (op dag 5 van Iyar, in het Hebreeuwse jaar 5709 (1949)], maar stond ook toe dat de feestdag vervroegd of uitgesteld zou worden als de 5e op een sabbat zou vallen. Bovendien geeft de wet […]
Dierbare God, Tot u richten we onze stem terwijl de klanken van de sjofar weerklinken. Wij zijn U dankbaar voor Uw schepping, welke uw wonderwerken openbaart. U gaf de voorouders voor de hele mensheid zo veel mogelijkheden, maar toch waren zij daar niet tevreden mee. Hun nakomelingen kregen van U prachtige landschappen en […]

Bij de Parasja Nitsawiem 5782 kijken wij uit naar een sjana tova oemetoeka voor ons allen.
Dit jaar zijn er nog 2 sjabbatot tot Soekot en is er voor elke sjabbat een parasja en de sjabbat voorafgaande aan Rosj Hasjana lezen wij nu de de parasja Nitsawiem.

Verwonderlijk kreeg ik vandaag het bericht van WordPress dat ik tegen een jubileum mag aankijken. Gefeliciteerd met je jubileum bij WordPress.com! Je hebt je 5 jaar geleden geregistreerd op WordPress.com.Bedankt voor het gebruiken van onze service! Ga zo door met bloggen. Wat zijn die vijf jaren voorbij gevlogen. Voordat mijn pen al mijn gedachten kon […]
Ten years ago: Former Witnesses come together to mark Watchtower Victims Memorial Day A small number of innovative former Witnesses recently decided to organize a special day of mourning for those affected by the harmful doctrines and policies of the Watchtower religion. The first annual “Watchtower Victims Memorial Day” was held on July 26th and […]

What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world? In Christendom there are lots of denominations but oh such a few, keep really to the biblical teachings. A lot of churches claim they are the only right church. In case they would follow all the teachings of Christ Jesus, […]
The apostle Paul wrote about the dispersion, the dispersed House of Israel. They had been “without covenant“, but Paul was sent out to recover them. So they were “grafted in again“ (Romans 11/23). Or, Grafted back in“. If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been […]
Rob Mac wonders when the door to door will return? He wrote this a while back, and went sharing it again. Many Jehovah’s Witnesses hate the door to door ministry, although they won’t readily admit it. Many Jehovah’s Witnesses have developed ‘creative’ ways of counting their time doing this work, and many strategies for avoiding actually […]
Constantine wanted unity in his realm, and his call in 325 C.E. for a council of his bishops at Nicaea, located in the Eastern, Greek-speaking domain of his empire, across the Bosporus from the new city of Constantinople was in a certain way his goal to achieve some agreement by which many could live. Constantine […]
Babies don’t come with instructions. It’s a learn-as-you go game. Trial and error along the way. Babies don’t come with instructions. Childhood scars and sweet memories Layered with guilt, regret and love. Babies don’t come with instructions. It’s a learn-as-you go game. Instruction Manual
God heeft de wereld van Zijn woord en Zijn profeten voorzien, maar niet altijd wensten de mensen van die leiders of profeten weten, waardoor er verscheidene groeperingen ontstonden die elk dachten of denken de juiste aanbiddingswijze te hebben.
Does one need proof to come to a certain belief? We can look at the signs in nature and find out what happened to certain people in the past, such as Noah and Paul. With the Book of Books, Allah has provided the world with His Interpretative Word.
Heeft men bewijzen nodig om tot een bepaald geloof te komen? Wij kunnen naar de tekenen in de natuur kijken en nagaan wat er in het verleden met bepaalde mensen, zoals Noach en Paulus is gebeurd. Met het Boek der boeken heeft Allah de wereld van Zijn Alzeggend Woord voorzien.
When we speak about “Faith” (iman) we look at acceptance of the Belief in the existence and oneness of God (Allah).and the existence of the Book of books of which God is the author, existing of five main parts, the Torah (revealed to Moses),,the Psalms (revealed to David).and the Writings of Kings and prophets as well as the Gospel (revealed to Jesus) with the writings of his apostles,

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