Christadelphian – Andrew McFarland Campbell

Identity, celibacy, and Christ

I would like a Christadelphian who believes that same-sex relationships are wrong to explain to me how their understanding of the Gospel could be seen as good news to me.

Andrew McFarland Campbell 3 weeks ago

Christadelphian Exhortations

Being a Christian

Back in the 1990s, when I did my degrees, I was a student at the University of Cambridge. That was an intense, and long, experience, and it comes with a range of lifetime benefits. One of those benefits is I, as a graduate of the University, have access to the Cambridge University Library for life, […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 7 months agoOctober 20, 2025

Christadelphian Exhortations

The cat in the room

The last time I gave an exhortation in Edinburgh, I talked about the elephant in the room. I thought I’d keep to that theme, but instead of talking about the elephant in the room, I am going to talk about the cat or cats in the room. As I am sure you have all noticed, […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 2 years agoMarch 10, 2024

Christadelphian Christianity

What is God’s gender?

What is God’s gender? I am Christian and I am going to consider that question about the Christian God as described in the Christian Bible. If you believe the Bible is the word of God, then it is trivially easy to say that God is male. Right at the beginning of the Bible, God is […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 3 years ago

Christadelphian Christianity Exhortations Gay

I don’t feel hate

The last time I gave an exhortation was in 2005, and when I was thinking about what to say today, I had to make a decision about whether or not to address the elephant in the room, or to ignore him. I think that life is too short to ignore elephants, so the elephant will […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 3 years agoMarch 12, 2023

Christadelphian Christianity Gay

Hey Jesus

There is a song, Hey Jesus, about being LGBT and Christian. Everyone who wants to have an opinion about being LGBT and Christian should watch it. Read the lyrics here.

Andrew McFarland Campbell 3 years agoMarch 12, 2023

Christadelphian Christianity Gay

Abominable man

I believe it was my countryman Oscar Wilde who said There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Well, I know people, particularly some Christadelphians, talk about me. Most of this blog is actually reasonably personal, and […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 3 years ago

Christadelphian

A message of support to trans Christadelphians

There seems to be a lot being said in the Christadelpian community about trans people. I have seen some of it, and it is not particularly nice, or supportive, or Christ-like. I cannot imagine how hard it must be to be trans and Christadelpian, especially when there are committees and Bible schools saying what they […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 4 years agoAugust 7, 2022

Christadelphian Christianity Gay

Why I share my pronouns

I have recently started to share my pronouns. I let people know that the appropriate pronouns to use for me are “he”, “him”, and “his”. For example, in my email signature I have the line “Pronouns: he/him/his”. This is just the contemporary way of saying “I am male”. It is similar to the more traditional […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 4 years agoAugust 7, 2022

Christadelphian Christianity Gay

“To avoid fornication”: 1 Corinthians 7 and same-sex relationships

I recently read something that said 1 Corinthians 7:2 was proof that same-sex marriage was wrong. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:2, KJV Does this verse show that same-sex relationships are wrong? The answer is no, and I am […]

Andrew McFarland Campbell 4 years agoJuly 14, 2022