EditorialJanuary, 1971Volume 6, Number 1 One of the highlights of the 1970 annual meeting of the Brethren Revival Fellowship was a message by Olen B. Landes, entitled “Dangerous Trends in the Church of the Brethren.” That message is featured in this issue of the BRF Witness. We believe that the trends outlined in Bro. Landes’ message …
EditorialApril 1, 1970Volume 5, Number 2 Some Brethren are saying that they have trouble accepting the first eleven chapters of Genesis as an authentic, factual, literal account. The new Adult Student’s Book (Encounter Series, P. I., S. II) speaks of “the long story of human life, stretching back perhaps half a million years” (page 10). The Neanderthal …
EditorialJanuary, 1970Volume 5, Number 1 The theme of the 1969 Church of the Brethren Annual Conference was “Faithfulness in Change.” This was also the theme of the Third Theological Conference held this past Summer at Bethany Seminary. No one on earth favors change more than the Christian. Not only does he favor change, but …
EditorialOctober, 1969Volume 4, Number 4 The Brethren Revival Fellowship came into being more than ten years ago at the Ocean Grove Annual Conference in 1959. It has been rather loosely organized. The men on the committee are all busy with preaching responsibilities. As a result, the Fellowship has not functioned with utmost efficiency. All the …
The following article has appeared twice in the BRF Witness, as indicated below. The 1980 version has a slightly longer conclusion, which is noted in the text below. The 1969 editorial reflects the Vietnam-era situation, while the 1980 editorial reflects the rising tensions between the United States and the old Soviet Union after the invasion of …
EditorialJanuary, 1969Volume 4, Number 1 The Brethren Revival Fellowship was formed nearly ten years ago by a group of Brethren (including elders, pastors, ministers, and laymen), who have been vitally concerned about certain directions the Church of the Brethren has been taking. We believe the Church of the Brethren had a unique beginning and a …
FOREWORD More than two centuries ago in Germany, a new fellowship of Christian believers was formed. The established churches had become rich, powerful, and corrupt. They no longer proclaimed the simple message of the New Testament. Alexander Mack and other Pietists set out to form a church as nearly like the First Century Church as …
BRF WitnessVolume 3, Number 11968 Nonresistance is a principle taught in the Scriptures. The word “nonresistance” is coined from the words of our Lord, when He said, “But I say unto you, that ye resist not evil, but whosoever smites thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.” From the very origin of …
While the following article was written over thirty years ago, at the height of the ecumenical tide (remember COCU?), it still has relevance and the points Bro. Martin makes still apply. In recent years the Councils of Churches have fallen on hard times, and seem to have receded in influence. However, many denominational emphases seem to …
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 …
