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The Christadelphians are a body of Christians that place their
beliefs wholly on the Bible. The name ‘Christadelphian’
means ’brethren in Christ’ (Greek) and was adopted well
over 100 years ago.
Our aim is to live by faith in Jesus Christ, according to the teaching of his followers from the first century AD. We believe that those who follow Jesus and his apostles now, looking for strength and forgiveness from God, may confidently place their hope in Christ's return to the earth, when He will bring eternal life to His people and establish the long-awaited Kingdom of God. These are our main beliefs about God, Jesus and the Bible... We base all of our beliefs on the Bible, the true word of God. We believe that the Bible tells us everything we need to know about God and His Son Jesus Christ. God made the world we live in and has a purpose for it. As part of that purpose God sent His Son Jesus to tell people about Himself. Jesus was executed but rose from the dead. Jesus' death was God's way of reconciling people to Himself. We need to be reconciled to God because our sins and rejection of God separate us from him. We become reconciled to God by believing in Him and his Son Jesus, turning our backs on our sins. As part of this process of reconciliation we are baptised (by full immersion in water). Having become Christians we begin a new life, experiencing the power of God in our lives and full of hope for the future. As part of our new lives we try to help those around us both physically and spiritually. Our hope for the future is that Jesus Christ will return to the earth to bring peace, end all human suffering and rule in the Kingdom of God on earth. Those who die before Jesus returns will 'sleep' until he does and then will be brought back to life to live for ever in the Kingdom of God. |