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An Apostolic Fellowship
The Name "Christadelphians"
A Distinctive Foundation
The Whole Bible
God, Creator and Father
The Vital Earth
Israel in God's Purpose
Promises to the Patriarchs
The Truth about Mankind
Man is Mortal
The Nature of Jesus
Son of God not God the Son
The Devil and Satan
The Good News
Baptism
The Kingdom of God
When Christ Comes...
The Life of Discipleship
Peace of Mind
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The Good News The Bible, as we have
seen, exposes all the weaknesses of human nature and its perishing in the grave. But that need not be the end,
for the Gospel is a message of hope. It is "the power of God unto salvation" (Romans 1:16), deliverance
from sin and its consequence, death. That is why the Biblical Gospel is "good news".
Its message is an appeal to the individual man and woman for "repentance", and then a promise of life.
God does not desire that any should perish, says the Apostle Peter, "but that all should come to repentance"
(2 Peter 3:9). What is meant by repentance is partly explained by the Apostle Paul's statement: "that they
should come to the knowledge of the truth" (1 Timothy 2:4). Having realised "the truth" about himself,
and God's redemption in Christ, the believer is called upon by God to "have another mind". Repentance
is not a sudden emotional upsurge, which may pass as quickly as it has arisen, but a sober assessment by the believer
of his true position, his acknowledgement of this in confession of sin to God, a prayer for forgiveness and a resolve
to re-direct his life in harmony with the commandments of Christ.
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