A Kingdom Catechism

The Law is more than the commandments of God.

A Kingdom Catechism

Holiness is the work of God’s Spirit.

A Kingdom Catechism

The Law has no power to make us holy.

A Kingdom Catechism

The Law of God outlines the program of the divine economy.

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

  - Romans 15.4
 

So the body of the Church, enriched by the splendour of its Founder, is augmented by the hosts of saints and is made resplendent by religion and learning, so that those who come after draw profit from the concourse of the learned.

   - The Monk Jonas, Life of St. Columban, Italian, 7th century

The Fellowship of Ailbe represents an effort to bring to the attention of contemporary church leaders the benefits to be gained from a greater familiarity with the writings and achievements of a particular period of Church history. 

We are not a Celtic Christian fellowship, but a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic tradition. Those who stood for the cross and carried the Gospel of the Kingdom to so many lands between the 5th and 9th centuries have much to teach us with respect to how to live the Biblical faith. There is no virtue in being ignorant of our Christian heritage; yet the period of Celtic Christianity remains terra incognita for the vast majority of pastors and church leaders.

The greatest benefit that comes from studying this period is in the way these saints help to expand our view of Scripture. They enlarge our vision of how to think about and appropriate the victory Christ has achieved for us, and they teach us how to depend on the Word of God more consistently in every area of our lives.

We stand on the shoulders of giants, yet we know very little about any of them. A line of orthodox belief and practice traces from the apostles through the Church Fathers and the great saints throughout Church history. We can only know what true Christianity is as we take up the heritage and practice handed down to us from the generations past.

We hope you find these daily devotionals instructive. We won’t be taking the Celtic tonsure any time soon, or changing the date we celebrate Easter; however, if together we can gain a bit of the deep spirituality, passion for mission, vision for culture, and everyday wisdom that these Celtic Christians demonstrated, then this effort will have been worthwhile.

Let us hear from you. How can we better help you to understand and obey the Word of God by joining your hand with the saints of the ancient Celtic Christian world? This is our burden and our earnest desire.
 

Psalm 78.4, 5 (Foundation: “How Firm a Foundation”)
The glorious deeds of our God in His might,
And all of the works He has done in our sight,
Together with all of the words of His Law,
Would we on ourselves and our children bestow.

God is Lord of all people.

Patrick gave his life freely for the Kingdom of Christ.

The Tenth Commandment

Asaph show us how to deal with covetousness.

The Tenth Commandment

Covetousness leads to other forms of sin.

The Tenth Commandment

We must learn to discipline our desires.

The Tenth Commandment

Covetousness is a snare for our hearts.