WHO ARE WE?
The word CHRISTADELPHIAN means Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ. In Stratford-upon-Avon, and in all our groups around the world, our members are made up of young and old, and male and female. In Stratford we meet in a spacious hall in Rother Street, close to the town centre. Christadelphians try to read a part of the Bible every day, and all of our services, and our beliefs, are based solely on the Bible.
OUR BELIEFS
ONE GOD
Who created and sustains all things (Acts 17:28)
THE BIBLE
God’s message to the world (2 Peter 1:21)
JESUS CHRIST
The Son of God (Luke 1:32,33)
GOD’S KINGDOM
Will be set up on earth (Zechariah 14:9)
THE RETURN OF JESUS
To set up God’s Kingdom (Acts 1:11)
BAPTISM
Is a necessary step to salvation (Mark 16:16)
In More Detail
- There is only one true God. He dwells in heaven, immortal and invisible and all powerful (Isaiah 45:5-6; 1 Timothy 6:15-16).
- God created the entire universe and has a great purpose for the world (Genesis 1; Numbers 14:21).
- The Bible is the inspired word of God given by Him to benefit mankind (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21).
- The Holy Spirit is the power of God which He uses to fulfil His purpose (Job 33:4; Romans 8:11).
- Jesus Christ is the Son of God – a divine being, and of Mary – a human being (Luke 1:35; Romans 1:3-4).
- Jesus overcame all temptation and died to save his followers from sin and death (Romans 10:9-13; 1 Timothy 1:15-16).
- Jesus was raised from death by God. Later he ascended into heaven but he will return to be King (Acts 2:22-27; 1:11).
- When Jesus returns to the earth he will raise and judge the responsible dead and give eternal life to all faithful (Daniel 12:1-2; John 5:28-29).
- He will be King over the restored Kingdom of God in Israel and over the whole world (Isaiah 9:6-7; Zechariah 14:9).
- The devil is not a supernatural being but is another name for sin, destroyed only in Christ (Matthew 15:19-20; Hebrews 2:14-15).
- When we die we cease to exist. The only hope of life is by resurrection at Christ’s return (Ecclesiastes 9:5-6; Romans 5:21).
- Repentance and baptism into Christ by full immersion in water and daily following him, are necessary for ultimate salvation (Mark 16:15-16; Romans 6:4).
