Wednesday 3 March 2010

Jesus three days in hell

"When Jesus Christ died at the cross, he was the definite and complete sacrifice for our sins.” tells evangelist Billy Graham.  According to him Jesus “was without sin and had never committed a sin, not even one. But to the cross came sin of whole humanity on him and Christ took the decision to take the sentence which we deserve on himself. He took our place! We can hardly present ourselves this, but when he died God His own Son even went on our behalf to hell. For this reason he shouted to the cross: ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ (Marcus 15:34). This is what the old credo ‘he has descended in hell (this sense stands in an old declaration which is read weekly in some churches) means.”
At its baptism Jesus received the Holy Spirit and started his worldly task get people to repentance. He was prepared to take up all the sins of all people and to sacrifice his life for them. By dying to the torture post he brought a ransom sacrifice to God for whole humanity. That Jesus would have gone for three days to hell, as a place of torture,  will be a found in the wrong interpretation of the word sheol or `underworld’ where the sepulchre is simply meant (i.e. the grave). Also when we die we will arrive in the ground or the sepulchre. We shall end up in the grave or sheol, the hell, being not a place of torture, but just of earth and dust.

Dutch original / Nederlands origineel > Jezus drie dagen in de hel
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Jezus drie dagen in de hel

"Toen Jezus Christus aan het kruis stierf, was hij het definitieve en volledige offer voor onze zonden," vertelt evangelist Billy Graham. "Hij was zonder zonde en had Zijn hele leven nooit een zonde begaan, zelfs niet één. Maar aan het kruis kwamen de zonden van de gehele mensheid op Hem en nam Christus de beslissing om de straf op zich te nemen die wij verdienen. Hij nam onze plaats in!"

"We kunnen ons dit nauwelijks voorstellen, maar toen Hij stierf ging Gods eigen Zoon zelfs namens ons naar de hel. Daarom schreeuwde Hij aan het kruis: 'Mijn God, mijn God, waarom hebt u mij verlaten?' (Marcus 15:34). Dit is wat het oude credo 'Hij is neergedaald in de hel' (deze zin staat in een oude verklaring die in sommige kerken wekelijks wordt voorgelezen) betekent.”
Bij zijn doop ontving Jezus de Heilige Geest en begon hij zijn wereldse taak om mensen tot inkeer te krijgen. Hij was bereid voor de zonden van elke mens zijn leven op te offeren. Door te sterven aan de martelpaal bracht hij een zoenoffer aan God voor de gehele mensheid.
Dat Jezus voor drie dagen naar de hel zou gegaan zijn is een verkeerde interpretatie van het woord sheool of ‘onderwereld’ waarbij gewoon het graf wordt bedoeld. Ook als wij sterven zullen wij terechtkomen in het sheool of de hel, dat geen plaats is van marteling maar gewoon de aarde of het graf.
Engelse vertaling / English translation > Jesus three days in hell

Tuesday 2 March 2010

Winter Olympic Games

Wintergames: Medaillespiegel





GoldSilverBronze Total 
1.  USA 15 13 37 
2.  Geramny10 13 30 
3.  Canada 14 26 









Team USA enters BC Place Stadium during the Op...
Team USA enters BC Place Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the XXI Olympic Winter Games, Feb. 12, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, was a major international multi-sport event held on February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

82 National Olympic Committees entered teams in the 2010 Winter Olympics to bring fifteen winter sports events.
As in any festival of games many trofees where given. 2010 Winter Olympics medal table

The many medals mean something irreplaceable for the winners. As they stand on the podium to receive their medals what delight to share something of the feeling of being the best in the world, of having achieved one’s dreams! We rejoice with the winners, and commiserate with the losers.

Here no Iron and clay medals. But in the historic papers we do find notes about gaines and losses, and worlds of gold, silver, bronze, iron and clay.
Gold, silver, bronze: when you see the winter victors standing in human glory to receive their medals, just spare a long thought for the way this mixed iron and clay world is heading, and an even longer thought for the value of the crown which God offers you with his Son in this world made perfect.

Read more: > Gold, Silver, Bronze: what next?
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Does God hear prayer?


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Life questions

Lots of people have a lot of questions about life, reasons of being here of having to do all that work, or suffering. Many people are looking at our world and are concerned by what they see. they notice all the problems and see what religions causes to people.
People wonder what there was before they lived and if there is something after they die. What is life all about? Is there somebody responsible for us being here and for what happens in the world? Is there a real hope for the future, despite our present problems? And when there is a responsible creator, why do we do not get to know him better? And people wonder why they should believe in a God they can not see. where do we go to? And what is going to happen to the world?
It is an unfortunate fact that virtually everything in our world seems to be deteriorating. would that also includes us as well? We all share the problem that we have no long term future. So what is going to happen?

Please do find the answers at Lifes-big-questions.

Grote Levensvragen

Vele mensen vragen zich wel af wat zij hier op aarde doen. Alsook is er de confronterende vraag wie achter dit alles zit, de reden of het waarom, alsook of er voor en na dit leven nog iets is. Men bekijkt de vele godsdiensten en vraagt zich af of deze niet meer problemen hebben bezorgd dan indien zij er niet zouden geweest zijn. Heeft het Christendom oorlogen veroorzaakt? Als men dieper over het leven na denkt komt ook de vraag naar boven of er iemand achter zit. Plus waarom zouden wij geloven in een God die niemand kan zien of heeft ontmoet?
Deze grote vragen die wij in ons leven tegen komen tracht Life's Big Questions te beantwoorden. 

Monday 1 March 2010

Christadelphian Business Directory

We would like to let you know that there is a Christadelphian Yellow Pages on the internet.
ChristadelphianYellowpages.com was created to help the worldwide Christadelphian community connect in yet another area of our lives.
At the moment there are registered:

Arts, Entertainment, Hobbies | Contractors & Services | Education | Event Planning | Finance & Investing | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Home & Garden | Insurance | Legal Services | Automotive & Vehicles | Music | Pets & Vets | Photography | Real Estate | Retail/Online Shops | Travel Services | Personal Improvement | Beauty | Business Services | Child & Adult Care | Charitable Organizations | Clothing & Accessories | Computers & Electronics

Weekly World Watch Feb 21st - 27th 2010‏


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In this weeks WWW

What has happened this week to cause talk of a religious war?
Why did Ahmadinejad and Assad meet up this week?
Why are the nations of Europe alarmed at the power grab by their new president?
Another massive earthquake hits Chile about war with Israel?


Half-hearted discipleship


"Christ himself shows us how to make disciples. He said, "Follow me;", and he insisted that his disciples did follow him. He was only willing to have men who accepted his standards. It is instructive to observe his treatment of two contrasting types (Matt. 8: 19-22). The first said, "Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest." Instead of patting him on the back and saying, as we should have done, "That's the spirit we want", he cautioned the man. Did he really know what he was letting himself in for?

The second man was of the opposite type. He explained to Jesus that he would be free to follow him when his father was dead and buried. This earned a sharp rebuke, "Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead". We may wince at the severity of the Lord's words and yet miss the point. It is our bounden duty to stress the fact that the standards are very high. Christ wants dedicated people and nobody else. Is our half-hearted discipleship evidence of the fact that we have not heeded the Lord's instructions and have made the way too easy?"

- Peter Watkins
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Some Difficult Passages
CIL - Book 4

Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling > Halfslachtig leerlingschap

Halfslachtig leerlingschap


„Christus zelf toont ons hoe discipelen te maken. Hij zei, „Volg mij; “, en hij drong erop aan dat zijn leerlingen hem volgden. Hij was slechts bereid om mensen te hebben die zijn normen goedkeurden. Het is leerzaam om zijn behandeling van twee tegenover elkaar stellende types waar te nemen (Mattheüs 8: 19-22). De eerste zei, „Meester, zal ik u volgen waar u ook moge gaan.“ In plaats van hem een schouderklopje te geven en te zeggen, zoals wij zouden moesten gedaan hebben, „Dat is de geestes instelling die wij willen.“ waarschuwde hij de man. Wist hij werkelijk waar hij zich zelf voor in liet?

De tweede man was van het tegenovergestelde type. Hij verklaarde aan Jezus dat hij hem zou kunnen volgen wanneer zijn vader dood en begraven was. Dit verdiende een scherpe berisping, „Volg me; en laat de doden hun doden begraven.” Wij kunnen huiveren bij de strengheid van de woorden van de Heer en toch het punt missen. Het is onze bindende plicht om het feit te beklemtonen dat de normen zeer hoog zijn. Christus wil toegewijde mensen en niemand anders. Is ons halfslachtig leerlingschap niet het bewijs van het feit dat wij aan de instructies van de Heer onvoldoende aandacht hebben besteed en het ons niet al te gemakkelijk hebben gemaakt?„

- Peter Watkins
Sommige Moeilijke Passages = Some Difficult Passages
CIL - Boek 4


Engels origineel / English original > Half-hearted discipleship