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Christadelphians reject a number of doctrines held by many other Christians, notably the immortality of the soul ( see also mortalism ; conditionalism ), trinitarianism, the personal pre-existence of Christ, the baptism of infants, the personhood of the Holy Spirit the divinity of Jesus and the present-day possession of the gifts of the Holy Spirit ( see cessationism ).

They believe that the word devil is a reference in the scriptures to sin and human nature in opposition to God, while the word satan is merely a reference to an adversary ( be it good or bad ).

According to Christadelphians, these terms are used in reference to specific political systems or individuals in opposition or conflict.

Hell ( Hebrew: Sheol ; Greek: Hades, Gehenna ) is understood to refer exclusively to death and the grave, rather than being a place of everlasting torment ( see also annihilationism ).

Christadelphians do not believe that anyone will " go to Heaven " upon death.

Instead, they believe that only Christ Jesus went to Heaven, and when he comes back to the earth the true believers will live in the Land of Israel which will be the Kingdom of God on Earth.

Christadelphians believe the doctrines they reject were introduced into Christendom after the first century in large part through exposure to pagan Greek philosophy, and cannot be substantiated from the Biblical texts.