Name: The
Christadelphians.
Purpose: To
disseminate the true interpretation of the Bible.
Founder: John Thomas
(1805-1871).
Source of authority: The
Bible.
Revealed teachings:
No.
Claim: To comprise the
only true church; only those who accept Christadelphian doctrine
and its interpretation of the Bible will be saved.
Example of key literature:
John Thomas, Elpis Israel; Robert Roberts, Christendom
Astray; A Declaration of the Truth Revealed in the Bible.
Attitude toward Christianity: Rejecting.
God: One Person only
(Unitarian)
Jesus: A created being
in need of redemption.
Holy Spirit: The
impersonal power of God.
Trinity: A pagan
teaching.
Salvation: By faith in
Christ and works of righteousness.
Man: A physical being
without an immortal soul.
Sin: Transgression of
God’s law.
Satan: Synonym for
sin; any adversary.
Second coming: Jesus
will return to reign on earth.
Fall: Sexual in
nature.
Bible: The Word of
God, the final authority for faith and practice.
Death: Unconsciousness
or annihilation.
Hell and Heaven:
Myths.
