Valentine’s day is celebrated every February. Couples and would-be couples exchange gifts and cards and people tend to put effort into spending quality time together. This is one way in which we can express our love and is associated with the romantic love between lovers, but this is only one aspect of love.

We can show love in many different ways and in lots of different relationships, such as with family and friends as well as a partner. Giving and receiving gifts and spending quality time together can be much appreciated and strengthen relationships, but it’s not the whole picture. To make any relationship work there has to be a continued effort and an element of self-sacrifice to put others first.

You may have heard this description of love read at a wedding or maybe seen it on a poster or a card:

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonour others, it is not self seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres.
Love never fails.

Try reading it again, but insert your own name in the place of the words ‘love’ and ‘it’, sobering isn’t it? You may be surprised to know that this comes from chapter 13 in the book of 1 Corinthians in the Bible and is excellent advice for us to follow to improve our relationships with others. If you’d like more information on how to improve all aspects of your life through the word of God visit our YouTube channel, look at our other website content or contact us.

On November 5th people up and down the country enjoy fireworks. On this date in 1605, Guy Fawkes (and others) tried to blow up parliament using gunpowder and explosives. He is often remembered by burning a mock ‘guy’ on a bonfire.

Burning a guy on a bonfire reminds us that sadly, there are many people through history who have been burned or killed for their beliefs. In 1431, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for her beliefs. In 1536, William Tyndale, who was key in translating the Bible into English, was executed and then burned at the stake for his beliefs. In 1555, Robert Ferrar was burned in the middle of Carmarthen for teaching what he believed.

We may not agree with everything these people said and did but they all had incredible faith, so much so that they died for what they believed in. In the UK we are not generally called on to die for our faith, but how much does our faith mean to us? How far would we be prepared to go for what we believe? Are we prepared to speak up when people laugh at the notion of believing in an invisible God or claim that Jesus never existed? When friends ask us to do something that is against our moral convictions do we feel able to say no?

Jesus paid the ultimate price and died on the cross for his faith and for us, so that we can live forever! The least we can do is speak up for him whenever we can.

We have produced a series of short videos, recorded by Gorseinon Christadelphians, covering questions asked in modern life and seeing if the Bible has a relevant answer thousands of years after it was completed.

Our first two videos have gone live!

Is there life after death?

Are you disillusioned with life?

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Does God exist? It’s a simple question with a simple answer, either yes or no. That doesn’t make it any easier to answer though – humankind has been arguing about this question for as long as can be remembered.

If God does exist – He says that it requires faith in order to believe it – it is recorded in His word, the Bible, in Hebrews 11v1, 6. Therefore it will never be possible to 100% prove the existence of God (because then it would require no faith). If we do believe in God, we should look to the Bible to hear what He has to say about anything. He created the world and it is reasonable to expect that it was for a purpose – the Bible should contain His reasons for doing what He has done – and it does.

Since the Bible is the only word that we have from God, we should also expect it to be relatable to all time, including this day and age. Whilst superficial things change over time, we are all made of the same stuff as people were in the times when the Bible was written.

Gorseinon Christadelphians are releasing short videos each week on YouTube between late August-October asking questions that can trouble us, and pointing to resources that give a Biblical perspective and answer.

We’ll be asking questions like ‘Why does God allow suffering’, ‘Are you disillusioned with life?’, ‘Is Jesus going to return?’, ‘Baptism’, and many other relevant questions. We encourage you to subscribe to our YouTube channel and you will be notified when they are released.

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