Christadelphian Area
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Christadelphians, or as the name implies, brethren in Christ, are a body of people (established initially in the mid nineteenth century) bound together by a wholehearted belief in the Bible.
We do not profess to have received any new revelation, but hold that the Bible itself is able to make one "wise unto salvation" (II Tim 3:15-17). Believing in the Divine Authorship of the Bible, we do not accept any interpretation which does not harmonise with its teaching as a whole.
Finding that the creeds and practices of those who claim to be Christian are in many ways opposed to this teaching we feel compelled to stand apart from them. We believe in the personal, visible return of Christ to the earth, to establish his throne and reign thereon, and we seek to share this knowledge with others.
Our association together is therefore based exclusively on the Bible, both its doctrines and on a way of life summarised in a document "The Commandments of Christ", as set out by Christadelphians in the nineteenth century. These doctrines and standards of behaviour are still upheld by us. Infrequently, where scriptural teaching has been denied it has been found necessary to define and enforce the true teaching. The main additions have been concerned first, with establishing the Bible teaching that association cannot be maintained with those who do not uphold scriptural beliefs embodied in doctrines of fellowship and withdrawal of fellowship. We are therefore dedicated to maintaining the purity of apostolic principles in doctrine and practice.
The other main addition has reflected the decline in moral standards in the twentieth century. In the nineteenth century divorce was of course practically unheard of and not a serious issue. Civil and ecclesiastical law prevented the disastrous decline seen in family life and remarriage after divorce was generally accepted as adultery. In view of the express declaration that fornicators and adulterers will not inherit the kingdom of God (I Cor 6:9,10) we are compelled to maintain that once a believer has accepted the law of Christ then from that point on divorce and remarriage after divorce are violations of God's laws.
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