” They base their beliefs solely on the Bible, rejecting the Trinity and the immortality of the soul,”
THAT makes no sense at all.
Christadelphians base their beliefs solely on the Bible, rejecting the Trinity and the immortality of the soul.
Here are some links for their belief systems
Christadelphians reject the Trinity doctrine, which posits one God in three co-equal, co-eternal persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), because they believe it is not taught in the Bible and they are strict sola scriptura
Christadelphians note that terms like “Trinity,” “God the Son,” or “God the Holy Spirit” are absent from Scripture,
Christadelphians argue Jesus was born of Mary (Galatians 4:4), making him a created being, not eternal in the same sense as God.
Christadelphians link to the historical adoption of the Trinity under influences like Platonic philosophy and pagan triads (e.g., Egyptian Osiris-Isis-Horus)
Christadelphians deny the inherent immortality of the soul, viewing it as a pagan-derived doctrine (influenced by Egyptian and Greek ideas, such as Plato’s) rather than biblical truth. They teach that humans are mortal, the soul refers to the whole living being (body and breath), death is a state of unconsciousness, and immortality is a future gift granted to the faithful at resurrection.
One Christadelphian freeper, nearly 15 years ago wrote
The biblical arguments of Christadelphians include:
Death as Unconsciousness: The Bible describes the dead as knowing nothing, contradicting an immortal soul surviving death. Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 states, “For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing... Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished.” Ecclesiastes 9:10 adds, “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” Psalms reinforce this: Psalm 146:4 (”His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish”) and Psalm 6:5 (”For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?”).
The Soul is Mortal: The Hebrew “nephesh” (soul) and Greek “psuche” mean a breathing creature or life, applicable to humans and animals, and it can die. Genesis 2:7 describes creation: “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Souls die: Ezekiel 18:20 (”The soul that sinneth, it shall die”); James 5:20 (”He which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death”); Acts 3:23 (”And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed”). Animals are also called souls (Genesis 1:20-24; Revelation 16:3: “Every living soul died in the sea”). The Bible never calls the soul “immortal”; words like “immortal” or “immortality” appear sparingly and refer to God (1 Timothy 1:17; 6:16) or a future state for believers (Romans 2:7; 1 Corinthians 15:53-54)
Immortality as a Gift: If souls were inherently immortal, concepts like perishing (Psalm 49:12-20), eternal life as a reward (Romans 6:23: “The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”), and resurrection would be unnecessary. Immortality depends on faith in Christ (John 6:40; 11:25) and is conferred at his return (1 Corinthians 15:16-18, 51-54; Romans 2:6-8). Resurrection passages emphasize a future bodily awakening, not an immediate afterlife (Daniel 12:2-3; Job 19:25-27; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; 2 Timothy 4:8).
This is where sola scriptura takes folks...