Where Do I Go From Here?

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November 13, 2005

For years I was the webmaster for www.christadelphian.org.uk. On the front page of that site, I summarised Christadelphian belief these nine points:

  1. The Bible is God's word and the only message from him. It is without error, except for copying and translation errors.
  2. There is only one God - the Father. The Holy Spirit is God's power.
  3. Jesus is the Son of God, and a human being, through his mother Mary.
  4. Man is mortal, having no existence when dead.
  5. By living a sinless life, ending with his sacrificial death by crucifixion, Jesus has opened the way of salvation from death.
  6. Belief and baptism are essential steps to salvation.
  7. God raised Jesus from death. Jesus is currently in Heaven, on God's right hand. He will one day return.
  8. When Jesus returns, he will raise his "sleeping" followers from death and grant immortality to the faithful who have tried to live by God's precepts.
  9. His followers will help him to rule, bringing justice, righteousness and peace to the whole world - the Kingdom of God.

These points first appeared on the site in 1999 at the latest. Orignially they were based on a similar list published by, I think, the Christadelphian ALS. Over time, based on Christadelphian feedback, I tweaked them until they ended up in the form above. No Christadelphian has ever contacted me to say that those nine points are wrong, or a misrepresentation of Christadelphian belief. Given the exposure they have had, I think it is safe to say they are a pretty sound summary of what Christadelphians believe.

They are also a pretty sound summary of what I still believe. I am, in terms of belief, still a Christadelphian.

There has been a lot of pressure on me to make a clear statement about what I believe. The people who have been putting that pressure on me either haven't seen www.christadelphian.org.uk, or they haven't connected those points with me.

I'm not going to blog about the Christadelphian situation again, unless my circumstances radically change. I will make one, final, clear statement about who I am and what I believe.

I am Andrew McFarland follower, brother, and friend of Christ. I live my life in accordance with the commandments of Christ, and I accept the BASF.

If that isn't enough for some, well, it isn't enough for some.