What is a Christidelphian?

Question

I just met one online, what is that religion?

Answer 1

The Christadelphians (From the Greek "Brothers in Christ") are a Christian denomination who are nontrinitarian in their beliefs. This denomination developed in the United Kingdom and North America in the 19th century. There are an estimated 50,000 Christadelphians in 130 countries.

Christadelphians base their beliefs wholly on the Bible, and accept no other texts as inspired by God. They believe that God is the creator of all things and the father of true believers. God is a separate being from his son, Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit is not a person, but the power of God used in creation and for salvation, and at certain times in history has been given to certain believers for specific purposes.

Jesus is the promised Messiah, in whom the prophecies and promises of the Old Testament (particularly those to Abraham and David) find their fulfillment. Jesus is the Son of Man, in that he inherited sin-prone human nature from his mother, and Son of God by virtue of his miraculous conception by the power of God. Although tempted, he committed no sin, and was therefore a perfect representative sacrifice to bring salvation to sinful mankind. God raised Jesus to immortality, and he ascended to Heaven, God's dwelling place. All Christadelphians believe that Jesus will return to the earth in person to set up the Kingdom of God in fulfillment of the promises made to Abraham and King David. Jerusalem will be the capital city of the Kingdom. Some Christadelphians believe that the Kingdom will only be in Israel, but other Christadelphians believe that although the Kingdom will be centred upon Israel, Jesus Christ will also reign over all the other nations on the earth.

People become disciples of Jesus Christ only by belief in his teachings, by repentance, and through baptism by total immersion in water, not when they are babies but when they are of an age when they can understand their actions. Although saved by faith in God's grace, real faith will manifest in works, and so believers are expected to live a life consistent with Bible teaching. After death, believers are in a state of non-existence, knowing nothing until the Resurrection at the return of Christ. Following the judgment at that time, the accepted are given the gift of immortality, and live with Christ on a restored Earth, helping him to establish the Kingdom of God, and to rule over the mortal population for a thousand years (the Millennium). Christadelphians view the future Kingdom of God as the focal point of the Gospel taught by Jesus and the apostles. They point to fulfilled Bible prophecy, particularly as regards the nations, as clear evidence that the Scriptures can be trusted.

Christadelphians reject a number of doctrines traditionally held by the orthodox Christian denominations, notably the immortality of the soul, Trinitarianism, the pre-existence of Jesus Christ and present day possession of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. They believe that where the words devil or Satan occur in the Bible, they should be understood as the inherent evil within humankind (i.e. sin) and the human being's inclination to disobey his or her Eternal Creator. These terms may also be used in reference to specific political systems or individuals in opposition or conflict. Hell is understood to simply refer to the grave to which all men go, rather than being a place of eternal torment.

Christadelphians believe the doctrines they reject were introduced into Christendom after the 1st century, and cannot be demonstrated from the Bible.

Christadelphians are conscientious objectors (but not pacifists), and refrain from involvement with politics, joining the armed forces, the police force, or other organised bodies such as trade unions. There is a strong emphasis on personal Bible reading, Bible study, prayer, and morality. Congregational worship, which usually takes place on Sunday, centres on the remembrance of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ by the taking of bread and wine.

Answer 2

Christadelphianism is a religious movement begun by Dr. John Thomas who was born in London England on April 12, 1805. In 1832 he immigrated to the United States. Like so many others in the 19th century, he began a religious movement that really is a development of his personal beliefs. Therefore, the Christadelphian religion, like Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Christian Science, is merely another erring religious system begun by a single person who claimed to know more than anyone else about the Bible.

It is a NON-Christian cult.

You can find tons of information about them online, I have a close friend who is a Christadelphian. Be very careful. While she is a good person, her views of God are very askewed as to what a true Christians should be. Please don't confuse this 'religion' with spirituality.

Answer 3

as per dictionary member of relegious srct rejecting doctrine
of Trinity and expecting second coming of christ.

Answer 4

I've never heard that phrase until now, but to me it sounds like a Christian in Philadelphia....

Answer 5

Delphian means sibling.
Do the math.

Answer 6

Never heard of "it".
I would like to know also.
Peace out.

Answer 7

This should help you out