Regelmatig wordt er aangegeven dat de Psalmen ook naar Jezus verwijzen. Als we Psalmen 8 en 45 bekijken, merken we dat er over een koning, een bruiloft van de Koning, een bruidegom en bruid gesproken wordt. Als de beschrijving van de koning in Psalm 45 verwijst naar Jezus, is het uiteraard redelijk om in de beschrijving van de bruid ook kenmerken te zien van de bruid van Christus, het volk van ware gelovigen.
Today Matthew’s record of the life of our Lord reveals how events were building up to a climax. Jesus was becoming more challenging in his contact with the Pharisees and Sadducees; he bluntly tells the Sadducees they “are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God” (22:29) in refusing to believe […]
Today’s thought “They were indignant” (January 19) Today’s Matthew 21 is full of drama and thought-challenging incidents. The opposition to Jesus caused by his popularity had reached fever pitch. The religious leaders were afraid to take any action against him because his popularity had become so intense. We read of his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, […]
In March 1885 the founding editor, Thomas Williams, sent out the first edition of The Christadelphian Advocate magazine to the brotherhood of Christadelphians The revival of the truth as it is in Christ Jesus came about in the mid-eighteen hundreds through one John Thomas, whose indefatigable labours in the glorious cause of truth, have resulted […]
Once again for the month of January, the Birmingham Christadelphian Office’s extensive range of e-books is available at half price. This applies to all Office publications, which number around 180 titles, except the hymn book. This makes January the ideal time to add to your electronic library, or possibly to start one. All the e-books […]
