EditorialJuly/August, 2013Volume 48, Number 4 The last time the Church of the Brethren Annual Meeting addressed the issue of Biblical inspiration and authority was in 1979. One conclusion of the official statement approved by Annual Conference (titled Biblical Inspiration and Authority) was: We affirm that the Bible, rightly interpreted, is a fully trustworthy guide for our lives. In …
Inasmuch as some members of our constituency are raising concerns about the Brethren view of the inspiration and authority of the Bible, and because our denomination has been known for its affirmation, “We have no creed but the New Testament,” we recommend that a committee of five be appointed to prepare a paper on the …
Biblical Inspiration and Authority Statement, 1979 Annual Conference Read More »
EditorialMarch/April 2010Volume 45, Number 2 Jesus. We call Him Master and Lord. And so He is. Yet there seems to be what could be called a “practical atheism” among many Christians when it comes to believing Him for who He is and what He says. In other words, we say we believe in Him, yet our attitudes and …
Whereas, the long-time-honored practice of sisters wearing the prayer veil is being greatly neglected over the general Brotherhood, and Whereas, many brethren and sisters no longer believe in Paul’s teaching along this line, as has been understood and practiced by the church in the past centuries, Therefore, we, the members of the Quinter church, hereby, …
WHEREAS: We find ourselves in the midst of an ever increasing religious pluralism of non-Christian faiths in our society; and, WHEREAS: The need for clarity about the uniqueness of Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world needs to be stated by the church in effecting evangelistic endeavors in the United States and abroad in fulfillment of …
QUERY: RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AND HEADSHIP OF CHRIST Read More »
The following document is from 22 February 1936. It is included for historical reference to show that some of the concerns of the BRF were in evidence over twenty years before the organization of the BRF in 1959. Not all the concerns listed in this paper are the concerns of the BRF today or even …
