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Christadelphians Talk about various subjects concerning True Bible Teaching.

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Thought for May 1st...'.For Behold he is Praying (Acts 9vs11)' Apr 30, 2020

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BEHOLD HE IS PRAYING”

May 1

How full of zeal Paul was - as a result of his human perceptions of what really mattered in life –

a zeal which had two sides! One was self exaltation and the praise of his fellow men who agreed

with his cause – the other side – was to destroy this movement which was threatening the authority

of the powerful Jewish Priesthood.

Paul was an exceptional example of human nature which sees situations in clear black and white!

And yet it was such a personality as his that God could use for the needs of this special era.

The same as Moses was a special personality called to serve God in the creation of his

nation – and we are currently reading his final and powerful message to Israel in

Deuteronomy.

Paul’s life – all he thought he stood for – was turned upside down. Our chapter today (Acts 9)

tells us of him being led blind into Damascus; what intensity of thought occupied his mind!

The voice that came as he fell blind to the ground said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting”

[v.5] We ourselves should meditate on the significance of those words! Jesus was “in” every

believer Paul was persecuting. Paul learnt this and states this in various ways, again and

again in his letters:” “God has sent the spirit of his son into our hearts.” (Gal. 4

v.6) This is not just a theological concept but an awesome reality if we are truly “walking” with

him. He told the Ephesians, “… now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light” (5 v.8)

Paul at this stage called Saul, (his Hebrew name) was led by the hand into Damascus “and for three

days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank” (v.9) The Lord comes to a disciple named

Ananias “in a vision” telling him where to go and “look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold

he is praying” (v.11)

How intense those prayers must have been! Ananias comes to him, his sight returns, “then he arose

and was baptized … and immediately proclaimed Jesus” (v.18,20) How earnest are our prayers? How

absolute was Paul’s sense of need – followed by a sense of utter appreciation of God’s me

in thought when we

pray? How strong is our sense of need whether we are baptized or not?

The Secrets of the Heart... Apr 30, 2020

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The first verse of our reading today in Acts 8 tells us “Saul approved of his [Stephen’s] execution.” He was there when Stephen was stoned to death, but didn’t physically join in the execution, instead “the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul” (Acts 7:58). But even though Saul didn’t throw any of the stones, the fact that he approved of his death makes him guilty. Saul himself was a persecutor. The subsequent verses in Acts 8 show this approval of the actions taken against Stephen caused Saul to take action himself. “Saul was ravaging the ecclesia” (v.3) and “he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.” Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin and was certainly living up to the blessing Jacob put on his youngest son – “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey and at evening dividing the spoil.” (Gen. 49:27). He was like a wild animal in his pursuit for those who followed Jesus of Nazareth.

https://bibletruthandprophecy.com/its-the-thought-that-counts-the-secrets-of-the-heart3042020/

The Acts of the Apostles - a Commentary- Episode 5 Apr 30, 2020

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Every Monday Paul Cresswell will read a new episode from his beautiful new book – a Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles. With his marvellous English voice Paul makes this audio book such easy listening and so thoroughly engaging – you will be anxiously waiting for the next episode … Every Monday!

'Absolute Power corrupts absolutely' Apr 30, 2020

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It was Sir John Dalberg-Acton who uttered the famous phrase “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men..." Which makes me think of today’s readings, the trial of Stephen and the extreme injustice he received at the hands of men in a position of power and authority. Think about what happened to this man of “good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom” (Acts 6:3). He was a man “full of grace” (v.8) and it was members of the “synagogue of the Freedmen” (v.9) who disputed with him but “could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking” (v.10). But these so-called Freedmen were prisoners of their own sin. Look at the list of things they did – “secretly instigated men” (v.11) who lied about him and stirred up others to bring him before the council (v.12) who also brought in false witnesses against him. Then, after his defense recorded in our reading from today in Acts 7, they were “enraged, and they ground their teeth at him” (v.54) before stoning him to death.

Daily Bible Readings from the Christadelphian Reading Planner for 30th April Apr 29, 2020

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A small group of young Christadelphian brothers have taken the time to produce this valuable resource for the brotherhood and beyond, they are using the Bible reading planner developed by Brother Robert Roberts called The Bible Companion. The Bible Companion (or Bible Reading Planner) is a guide developed by the Christadelphians to aid reading the Bible. It was first produced by Robert Roberts when he was just 14 years of age, in about 1853, and revised by him over a number of years into its current format.

Most Christadelphians use this plan each day and it was designed to help you read the old testament once and the new testament twice each year.

These readings which we feature are recorded using the KJV or the NKJV of the Bible and we hope will be helpful to those who may struggle with time or who have poor eyesight.

Thought for April 30th...'.Do you understand what you are reading (Deut 8 vs30)' Apr 29, 2020

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"DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE READING?" April 30

This was the question the Ethiopian Eunuch asked Philip; he was one of the seven appointed to assist the 12 disciples (Acts 6 v.2,4); Stephen who was killed was also one of them.

“An angel of the Lord” (8 v.26) caused Philip to go up and meet with this Ethiopian as he was returning from worshipping in Jerusalem.(v.28} which shows he was a genuine God fearing man – and as he travelled, he was reading God’s word and puzzling over a person he was reading about in the book of Isaiah who was “like a lamb before its shearer is silent … in his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.” [v.32,33]

He asks Philip, “Does the prophet say this about himself or about someone else?” [v.34] Philip explains, “beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.” The whole world has now been given the whole of the word of God - all 66 books of it, in just about every language. Remember what Jesus said; “Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required” (Luke 12 v.48)

People in the ancient world were challenged by the faith of Noah in the huge ark he and his sons built over many years! Does the word of God really challenge us? It did when it was first printed! Let us read some of it every day – and our understanding will grow and – like the Eunuch, we will start to think and to ask, “What prevents me from being baptised?” [v.37] And if we are already baptised and have experienced the feeling he did after his baptism in “going on his way rejoicing” [v.39] we will find less and less to rejoice about in much of what we do in this world..

We will relate to words in Peter’s 1st letter. He said that genuine believers “by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last to time. In this you rejoice, though now, for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith … may be found to result in praise and honour and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” [1 v.5-7]

Is There A Devil In the New Testament? Apr 29, 2020

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The speaker looks at this very interesting subject.

Judgement or Empathy? Apr 29, 2020

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One of the reasons why God puts us through trials is for us to develop empathy with others. In Deuteronomy 15 the principle is explained in the law about how Israelites were to treat their slaves. During the year of release, they were to “let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty-handed. You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress.” (v.13-14). Why were they do to this? Because “As the Lord your God has blessed you, you shall give to him. You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you” (v.14-15). God allowed his people to suffer in Egypt, and experience the joy of release from that bondage, that they might learn empathy and treat others in the right way.

Daily Bible Readings from the Christadelphian Reading Planner for 29th April Apr 28, 2020

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Most Christadelphians use this plan each day and it was designed to help you read the old testament once and the new testament twice each year.

These readings which we feature are recorded using the KJV or the NKJV of the Bible and we hope will be helpful to those who may struggle with time or who have poor eyesight.

Thought for April 29th...'.remember the day when you cane our of the land or Egypt (Deut 16 vs13)'_1 Apr 28, 2020

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“REMEMBER THE DAY April 29

We all have memories; bad things we try to shut out of our memory, good things we try to retain and bring to the fore. We read today how Moses told the people to look back on; “all the days of your life (that) you may remember the day when you came out of the land of Egypt” [Deut. 16 v.3] The Passover Feast was set up to aid that memory, to cement it into their consciousness. Most of the generation that had experienced the miraculous deliverance had failed to do that and had died in the wilderness because of their faithlessness. Now Moses is delivering the message to the next generation; whose leaders had been teenagers and children at that time.

Today’s chapter details the feasts they are to keep when they start living in the promised land. As well as remembering the actual deliverance, through the Passover feast, there are 3 other feasts associated with farming the land and the reward of harvesting. This they would experience for the first time in their lives. The key lesson is they are not to “appear before the LORD empty handed. Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD” [v.16-17].

Verse 20 has another blunt ‘punch line’ message, “Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the LORD your God is giving you.”

Now we consider our own journey in life, how close are we to the climax of all that God has prepared for all those who truly believe in and love Him? Is the crossing of the Jordan close at hand for us?

We must face up to today’s challenges and make sure we “escape all the things that are going to take place” [Luke 21 v,36] as the Almighty prepares to cleanse the earth of its’ evil. Let us “remember the day” when we made the commitment to join the Lord’s side and accepted his “deliverance” by being baptised. If you have not yet experienced such a day – ask yourself – very seriously - why? Don’t let “that day come upon you suddenly like a trap” [Luke 21 v.34] so that you fail to enter a far greater “promised land”.

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