Christadelphians are a Christian denomination based solely on the Bible, with beliefs differing from other denominations in the denial of the Trinity. They believe in the physical return of Jesus Christ and practice organized religion without paid ministers. There are less than 100,000 members worldwide.
Christadelphians are members of a religious denomination within the Christian faith whose beliefs are based entirely on the Bible, which they consider to be the only text inspired by God. Academically, Christadelphians are considered part of a new religious movement with roots dating back to United Kingdom and North America in the mid-1800s. The acknowledged founder of Christadelphians is Dr. John Thomas, who registered Christadelphians as a church affiliation in 1865. Although some other religious affiliations consider Christadelphians to be occult members, the sect claims that they are an official religious denomination.
Christadelphians believe that God is the creator of all things and that only he is the only God. Christadelphians’ beliefs differ from other Christian denominations in some respects, mainly in the denial of the Christian Trinity uniting God the Father, God the Son, and God Holy Spirit in one entity. In contrast, the Christadelphians believe that God is the Father of all things and a separate entity from Jesus, the Son of Man, who took the form of a human being. Also, the Holy Spirit is believed to be the power of God.
Christadelphians believe in the physical return of Jesus Christ to earth, at which time he will establish an earthly kingdom under God and awaken the souls of all believers who are “sleeping” in death. Past and present followers will serve Christ in governing an earthly kingdom.
The Christadelphians practice organized religion, usually meeting on Sundays. Their doctrine is based entirely on their understanding of the Bible and no other text and the only way to become a recognized member is through a self-proclaimed desire to be baptized. Therefore, they do not practice infant baptism. There is no paid minister, but rather leadership and teaching roles tend to be shared between qualified male members.
Today, Christadelphic congregations, or ecclesias, are known to exist in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, Kenya and India, as well as other locations. While a true worldwide member count has not been established, the estimate is less than 100,000. In addition to a number of localized ecclesias, Christadelphians also study through correspondence courses.
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