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To: MayflowerMadam

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...


40 posted on 09/06/2025 8:58:31 AM PDT by Cronos
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To: Cronos

That’s some weird stuff, right?


42 posted on 09/06/2025 9:46:25 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: Cronos
Thank you for your thoughtful replies.

Metmom's reference to Psalm 22 makes sense, as Jesus the scholar knew it and was suffering not only from the crucifixion but the realization of being inescapably centered in that prophecy in that very moment of time. When pondering how one being can save billions with their finite sacrifice I submit that His was infinite, with that real-life Twilight Zone mental torture being just one aspect. Morbid, I know - but it seems part of His ordeal was to spare us of horrors no decent person should know. Too metaphysical for me. It's like worrying too much about the future: get obsessed doing that and the Present (and what you could have done otherwise) will have passed you by.

The answer to the missing socks conundrum is, of course, 42. That's the bottom line because Willie Mays said so.

The Christadelphians may not be mistaken; technically. Even among the various Protestant churches I've attended there's debate whether one is transported/judged/transformed immediately or if you're in a stasis awaiting the events of Armageddon and the Final Judgement (en masse at one predetermined time in the future). When they say death is a state of unconsciousness I think they might be confusing death with being a voluntary member of the Democrat Party. Being unconscious yet still able to vote - it's a miracle!

You know some people refuse to be organ donors in the belief that we're supposed to keep all our parts together or risk damnation. How they account for the body's constant cell sloughing/regeneration, let alone teeth and hair loss, I've no idea. I think if God is God the Creator and Source of All Life details like that, alterations from accidents and illnesses or even cremation pose no obstacle to Him - especially considering it's not the body that goes on, but the soul.

It seems like a Jeff Foxworthy joke: "If your god can't put you back together due to lost parts, instructions or an expired warranty; you might have a deity problem."

43 posted on 09/06/2025 10:51:11 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (See you on the flip side.)
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