The Bible Standard - Re-Discover the Truth.

A @Christadelphians Video: Description: The Bible is the one and only source of “sound doctrine”. Many churches have arisen since the Apostles established a correct belief system in the first century. False ideas on the nature of Hell, the Soul, the Devil, Satan, the Trinity and the location of the Kingdom of God have been introduced. By comparing scripture with scripture quick and easy challenges to these erroneous ideas can clarify true doctrine.

Thought-for-February-17th---Stay-Awake---Mark-13-37.

It is interesting in how many parts of Scripture we find the words "blot" and "blotting" used - to indicate that God is so angry he is wiping out someone or some people, the worst case was in the time of Noah (Gen. 6 v.7 & 7 v.23) We encounter them today in Exodus.

Our chapters today portray the fickleness of human nature; Moses is away - up in the mountain (Joshua is with him) for 40 days. That is a relatively long time when you are camped - with very little to do. The same applies to today - but worse - year after year with no thought of their being a God, no long term future, people say/think, ‘let us experience all we can now’. The 'gods' of pleasure and leisure now dominate human minds.

But we ourselves have no excuse, we have God's word to feed on, chew over, as much as we may desire - and his word provides a great variety of mind nourishing - and mind and heart challenging material for our prayerful meditation. Are we really doing this?

In the time Moses is with him on the mount the LORD is aware of the attitude that is developing down in the Camp; he says to Moses, "I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people. Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them ..." [32 v.9,10]

Can we compare the absence of Moses with the absence of Christ? There was keen anticipation of Christ's return and the 'promised land' of the kingdom in the brotherhood some 150 years ago, this reached its peak with the deliverance of Jerusalem from the Turks over 100 years ago.

Then, the brotherhood was full of anticipation of the immanence of Armageddon and the advent of the kingdom when Israel became a nation.

But, as with Moses seeming 'delay' in the mountain, how many of us feel, at least subconsciously, that our Lord seems to be delayed in his return? Our world offers an increasing number of distractions – they are not necessarily evil! How interesting travel can be, many up until 2020 "ran to and fro" and what fascinating 'mind consuming' inventions now exist; 'knowledge' has incredibly increased. We know well these words in Daniel 12 v.4 - but is v.10 so readily in our minds? "And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand."  How full and convicted of mind are we in our understanding?

In all the crisis that occurred when Moses came down from the mountain, v.33 stands out! 'the LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot out of my book." If we, having left 'Egypt', are now letting our minds wander and become absorbed in the ways that surround us, and in a sense, 'worship' the fascinating things and experiences our world thrusts before us, then are we not most likely to be among those of whom God says, "I will blot (them) out of my book."?  This is food for the deepest meditation.

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CHRISTADELPHIANVIDEO.ORG, a worldwide collaboration by Christadelphians to help promote the understanding of God's Word to those who are seeking the Truth about the Human condition and God's plan and Purpose with the Earth and Mankind upon it.

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Our N.T. reading of Mark’s gospel is the heart stirring 72 verses of his 14th chapter.  It records the ‘last supper’ that Jesus shared with his disciples and its’ age-lasting simplicity has had heart stirring meaning for his genuine disciples in every generation since that time.  After the supper there follows the heart searching time in the garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prays, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” [v.36]  The individuality of the Father and Son is so evident here, Jesus sets us an example that wherever Scriptural principles are involved we should follow our Saviour’s example and say to our heavenly Father, ” not what I will, but what you will.”  These words make it plain that the ‘theology of the Trinity’ which the Catholic’s invented centuries later, has no place in the mind of the true believer.

Judas now comes “and with him a crowd with swords and clubs’.[v.43]  Jesus does not resist, he says, “let the scriptures be fulfilled.”  And so they were, the Old Testament has several prophecies about this; these Scriptures  also make it plain, as we read yesterday, that there will be a final time of trouble for our world.

The words Jesus spoke then have a particular application for us now, “Be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand.” [13 v.23]  Back in today’s chapter we note what Jesus told the High Priest, and we see its awesome meaning for us as we live with increasing anticipation of this event.  He was warning the High Priest telling him, ” you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.” [v.62]

The High Priest will be there, among the goats! What horror will fill his heart!   But what a wondrous prospect of joy their fulfilment hold for us. Our thoughts go to the words of Paul when he described this coming event to the Thessalonians in his 1st letter to them, ” the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.” [4 v.16,17]

And where will the Lord be?  Reigning from Jerusalem! The world will experience “a new earth in which righteousness dwells” as Peter puts it in his final epistle [3 v.13]  May the “scriptures be fulfilled” very soon – and may we have the strength of faith to endure the coming tribulation with a sure anticipation of the wonders to follow.

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A @Christadelphians Video:  In this, the first of two short studies, Dr Leen Ritmeyer provides an update to new and recent discoveries from the holy land in and around the great city of Jerusalem that reinforce the biblical narrative and help strengthen our faith in the scriptures of truth as the divine word of God and therefore can be relied upon for receiving instruction and guidance for the bible believing student.  You can find out more about Dr Leen and his work at his website here... https://www.ritmeyer.com/about/

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The religious leaders tried hard to discredit Jesus but the harder they tried, the more he confronted them and showed them how foolish their thinking and attitudes were.  The Sadducees who were the most ‘worldly’ of them, refusing to believe there would be a resurrection were told, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?” [Mark 12 v.24]

The same can be said today of nearly everyone – but we ourselves must not be ‘puffed up’ because of the way our careful reading of God’s word has led us to increasingly comprehend the ‘big picture’ of the meaning of life and the spirit of genuine love for God that must be part of this.  Let us be like the scribe who, with genuine heart, agreed with Jesus saying, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him.  And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbour as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”  [v.32,33]

Let us not only understand this  – but believe and practice this with all our heart.  May Jesus ‘say’ to uswhen we are in ‘deep’ prayer, as he said to the scribe, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” [v.34]  And how did the scribe come to give such a good answer?  Surely he had God’s word is his heart!

Let us recall what we read in the Psalms recently, words which he would have known and probably memorised, “Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High,  and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me. …. The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!” [50 v.14,15,23]

Do we feel as thankful as we should for the wondrous blessing of being spiritual children of God – in this godless world?   Let us make sure that we do – and then – how soon will we see and experience – for ever –  “the salvation of God.”