We oppose outright… We oppose outright the present order of society. We represent a different order, that of the communal church as it was in Jerusalem after the Holy Spirit was poured out. The multitude of believers became one heart and one soul. On the social level, their oneness was visible in their perfect brotherliness. OnContinue reading “We oppose outright…”
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Wanting the Savior for All
Wanting the Savior for All Unless the urge to want the Savior for allpeople, wells up in our hearts, we are not true servants. Although we might know of God’s will toward love, toward mercy, toward forgiveness, we nevertheless fail to do his will because the love of God does not… View Post
HIS SERVANTS HAVE A TWOFOLD TASK
His servants have a twofold task: they are to wait for him in the sense of being active and doing something, and they are to be stewards. The waiting for the Savior involves a personal relationship to him as to a living person, making the gospel living… View Post
Spiritual Discipline 0131
Unless you submit to His rule in your life, you have no business striving after the kingdom of God. For what is God’s kingdom anyway? Certainly not Christian causes or institutions. God’s kingdom is the power of God. It is the rulership of God. God’s… View Post
Spiritual Discipline 0128
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” What is at stake is the truth. This truth must become a new reality. It is not a matter of new teachings, new laws, new institutions. True, Christianity has made many teachings and laws and institutions… View Post
Spiritual Maturity 0127
The crucial question is this: Do you believe in Christ? Do you love Christ? It is no good to lament about our sins. What matters most is to believe in Christ and to love Christ. When we see the whole unhappy world going to pieces, when we realize how… View Post
Spiritual Maturity 0124
Nowhere among the early Christians do we find the cold light of intellectual understanding that constantly analyzes and differentiates. Instead, there was the Spirit that burned within their hearts and made their souls alive. (Col. 2:8–10) View Post
Spiritual Discipline 0124
Every family must be preparedfor something to happen suddenly that will disturb its peace. Then we have to believe and pray that the judgments may be turned away. If God keeps his word, we can stand up against anything, especially if we ourselves are… View Post
Spiritual Discipline 0123
Of course if everything is to be made new, then something must break in, not coming from us but from heaven. A new deed of God must happen; something living and real from Jesus must break into the physical world. It must become visible enough to show… View Post
Spiritual Maturity 0114
The coming down of God’s kingdom when Jesus gives this earth back to God on the day of the new creation will be something different. Our prayer shall call on God to bring this about. We cannot do it, not even with our faith. God alone can do it. An… View Post