A community of faith to take over the torch

With awe of Jehovah, we want to form a community together under the care of Jesus Christ. To this end, we are guided by God’s delivered Word, which has defied the ages. People have tried to destroy that Word several times, but have failed. The spread of that Word has also been stopped several times, but that also did not work.

With our ecclesia we now also take over the torch that has already been carried by so many in front of us. It is a privilege to wear that torch of eternal light. We can now shine that light in our environment.

The « one body » of which Christ is the head should not be nameless. For centuries, it was called « Christian« , but shamelessly showed signs unworthy of Jesus Christ. That Christian is no longer distinctive and has been mocked for centuries by wars between nations in which both sides professed Christianity.

In Psalm 22, which is prophetic of Christ, the believers in him are spoken of as « my brethren« , and the Epistle to the Hebrews, which cites the words, says:

« He is not ashamed to call them brothers » (Heb. 2:11-12).

« The Brothers of Christ » is Christou Adelphoi in Greek, and from this name Christadelphian originated. In front of the adelphos there are the brothers as well as the city or place of residence. Like Philadelphia, we are also a hometown of « beloved brothers » here. That love of Christ that we carry within us we therefore want to shine outward. The light we carry with us should therefore bear witness to the love in Christ.

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Preceding

  1. Colossians – An Exhortation for Unity in Love #2 Completeness of the united Body of Christ
  2. Colossians – An Exhortation for Unity in Love #5 Unity of believers – Expressed in words
  3. Paul’s exhortation to unity in love
  4. No place for injustice, partiality or corruption

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  6. Apostolic Fellowship
  7. Christianity and Apostasy
  8. Out of church Christians
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