Many believers since the apostles have held the same
faith as the Christadelphians. There have been countless independent
communities around the world who have eagerly studied the Bible and accepted
its simple teachings.
The Christadelphians trace their history to the
mid-1800s. In 1830, an English physician
named John Thomas sailed to America. On the voyage, the ship met some
unexpected bad weather and nearly sank. For the first time,
Dr Thomas faced the reality of his own mortality and
was dismayed to discover that he was not sure what lay beyond death. In the
midst of the storm he vowed that, should he survive, he would not rest until he
had found a satisfactory answer.
He did survive and kept his vow, beginning a life-long
search for the truth. It soon became evident that many of the doctrines that
were popularly taught and believed were inconsistent with the Bible.
Dissatisfied, Dr Thomas devoted himself to a careful independent study of the
Scriptures. He made no claim to any vision or personal revelation.
