First Century Patterns |
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A Brief History |
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Our Beliefs |
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Some Important Differences |
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Our Way of Life |
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For More Information |
Our Way of Life
The Bible gives effective direction to our lives. We try to rely fully upon God and develop a faith which is active in prayer and good works. At the same time, however, we recognise that salvation is by grace.
With God's help, we seek to please and obey him every day, striving to imitate Christ who faithfully obeyed his Father. We therefore endeavour to be enthusiastic in work, loyal in marriage, generous in giving, dedicated in preaching and happy in our God.
A widespread custom amongst Christadelphians is to read the Bible every day using a reading plan which enables us to systematically read the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice each year. Of course, many read much more widely than this.
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may also attend one or more evening Bible classes each week. Every Sunday,
we attend a service we call the "Memorial Meeting" or "Breaking of Bread".
This is similar to the "Communion" of some churches. All members partake
of bread and wine and an 'exhortation' is given based on the Bible. Attendance
at this service is the focus of our religious life.
We also have Sunday Schools and Youth Groups; a weekend away at a Bible
Study camp is always popular with Christadelphian young people.
Some members travel overseas on mission work; others care for the elderly in our nursing homes and hostels. There are several monthly magazines to read (and write).
The Christadelphians are a close-knit community working in God's service in whatever ways we can.