When it says that Jesus will return as a thief in the night it clearly means that we do not know exactly when that will be and so it is wrong and foolish to predict it too dogmatically. Scriptural prophecy relating to what are called 'The Signs of the Times' are intended to keep us alert and watching for his return and Christadelphians perhaps more than many denominations do place a hig
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I have tremendous sympathy with what you have said 'ejk' - a) no-one would ever be turned away from amy Services (other than 'closed' meetings - often called Business Meetings - of the individual Ecclesia when even those from other Ecclesias would not be able to attend and b) It is GOD who is the Great Judge and not us - so eternal life is not a decision we can make, we just h
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Christadelphians do most certainly believe that Jesus is the son of God. You are correct that they do not believe that he is God.
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'thetruthsetusfree' makes a number of points which I would not deny - but the same difficulties are apparent in any community of believers - with the exception perhaps of groups of 1! Andrew Wilson's excellent book 'The History of the Christadelphians 1864 - 1885 The Emergence of a Denomination' details many of the difficulties experienced which has resulted in many di
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I have to respond to your latest statement about Christadelphians being 'ethno centric' - that is very wrong. There are significant groups in the following countries: Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Philipines, , Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mazombique, Mexico and Liberia to name but some. They are increasingly multi-ethnic in a very meaningful way.
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Where have I 'preached' any beliefs? - you have been found out to be completely biased and I sincerely regret your decision to end discussion but controlling the Site does not equate to fairness necessarily does it? Anyway that's my last word.
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Thank you for your much appreciated courtesy - I do believe that it is important to be open and honest and without wishing to unnecessarily extend the postings I am also absolutely clear that it up to each individual to themselves seek for and find the 'Truth' - it does not say that many are called and few chosen for nothing in the Bible, nor that narrow is the way... My advice would a
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I should have said 'humanism' in my previous Post.
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No Roman Catholics do not believe that Anglicans hold the same 'basic truth of Christianity' - you are incorrect, they believe that they alone hold it. Yes, Christadelphians do indeed believe that most other groups have either 'lost' the Truth or never had it or, as you correctly term it 'compromised' their beliefs and practises. Which brings us to what is Trut
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They would not acknowledge any - if there were any then they would be united with them. That does not,however,mean that there aren't members of other denominations who will receive eternal life at the Judgement - and if Christadelphians have been in error then God will most certainly make that known to them. Equally, being a Christadelphian is not any any guarantee either - we are all indivi
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You are so wrong 'rrmoderator' that it is almost unbelieveable. The groups you mention certainly do not 'acknowledge each other in equal fellowship on basic beliefs and salvation' - if they did why would they not all unite as one and so increase that so-called 'fellowship.'? There are some very fundamental differences between them although they perhaps do 'accom
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You will, of course, equally acknowledge that vast numbers of other faiths / denominations hold exactly the same position! The Roman Catholics very much would and also place the words of the Pope as being infallible - something that Christadelphians find no biblical evidence for at all but as he is (and not democratically at all) 'elected' I suppose that is OK is it? You really ought
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It is not my responsibility to judge other groups and so I will decline to answer further other than to state that I have no doubts at all that there will be many others who are not Christadelphians in the Kingdom but I believe that Christadelphians are nearer to God's 'truth' than any other group. Christadelphians have no equivalent to a Pope / Archbishop etc. - they are all &#
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There are a number of other groups holding very similar beliefs to the Christadelphians - incidentally there are various groups called 'Christadelphians' but who are divided on some matters of doctrine. Christadelphians do not believe that being 'saved' has anything to do with belonging to a particular group but by obeying the commands of God - fellowship is something that
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Jody, It is no more 'exclusive' than most other denominations who expect agreement with their teachings and ways of life - so why single out Christadelphians? - it just seems that you are being more cross with them than objective. The Pope is the central 'Charasmatic figure' of the Roman Catholics; Mary Baker Eddy of the Christian Scientists; The Archbishop of Canterbury
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'Jody' please have the courtesy not to put words into my mouth and concentrate on what I have said. 1) Christadelphians are in no way 'elite' - and they do not consider themselves to be 'special' in any way. They are indeed Conscientious Objectors (as were / are the likes of the Quakers etc) based on scruptural principles and for which many are/were persecuted
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'SoulRebel' - you clearly do not 'just study religion a lot' otherwise you would not make the comments that you do. Christadelphians have no paid Ministers and all their income is self-given. They do not accept money from non-Christadelphians. Any charitable status is in strict accrodance with legal and moral / biblical requirements such as, in the UK for instance, running Car
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Hope, You clearly either weren't a Christadelphian or failed to understand some of their most basic beliefs. Never would they state that they would be in the Kingdom - they are, if anything, too much of the view that their sinfulness excludes them and it is only by God's good grace that they would be so rewarded. Neither do they take the view that they are in any way 'special�
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