Introduction We are members of churches in the United States. We are saddened that some U.S. church leaders have offered public statements and teachings that undermine rather than strengthen marriage and family in our society. Our commitments to marriage are rooted in God’s revelation in Holy Scripture. But we also affirm the multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and …
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Why did the NAE rescue the NCC from irrelevance? By R. Albert Mohler “I know what constituted an evangelical in former times,” said the seventh Earl Shaftesbury. “I have no clear notion what constitutes one now.” The confusion Lord Shaftesbury saw a century ago is now fully apparent. Millions of Americans claim to be evangelicals, …
By James F. Myer Jesus isn’t taking public speaking assignments on earth right now, so I was asked by the BRF Committee to tackle the subject above. Had Jesus actually come in bodily form to the 219th recorded Annual Conference at Peoria, Illinois this summer, He might have said that while He has been present at …
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BRF is slanted: • In favor of teaching and preaching the Bible as the authoritative Word of God, without error in the original autographs. • In favor of belief in the deity of Christ, His virgin birth, His visible second coming, and His substitutionary atonement. • In favor of the Ten Commandments, the biblical codes of decency, the rights of others, …
Many Jews in New Testament times were expecting the Messiah to be a king who would lead a revolt against Rome, and make Israel a free nation again. The message of Matthew is that Jesus is the king that you have been looking for. But if a man suddenly appears and claims to be a …
A group consisting of Earle Fike, Jr., William Eberly, Elaine Sollenberger, and James Lehman has put together an Unofficial Brethren Position Paper on covenantal relationships and presented it to Standing Committee. The group sought the support of former Conference moderators, Conference secretaries, and General Secretaries. It is here. The paper calls for a radical revision of …
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Sunday, January 26, 1992, will be the most important religious holiday of the year. On this day the high priests of the ideal religion will perform their rituals. They are well versed and thoroughly rehearsed in their profession. They will be dressed in suits of blazing colors. They are totally committed to, and devoted to, …
Matthew 20:1-16 To illustrate the boundless nature of God’s grace, Jesus told a parable about the manager of an estate who hired men to labor in a vineyard. Some were hired early in the morning, with the promise of the accepted wage for the day. They wanted a contract and “agreed” (Matthew 20:2) to work …
The first eleven chapters of Genesis tell about the first few thousand years of human history. The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings. Genesis sets forth the beginning of the heavens and the earth; the beginning of human life and of sin; the beginning of salvation and of punishment. Genesis is the seed …
A new Planned Parenthood sex education video kit carries the endorsement of a National Council of Churches official. Although the “Talking about Sex” video kit defends abortion as “safe,” and claims that homosexual relationships can be “fulfilling,” the Rev. Joe Leonard– Associate Director for NCC Ministries in Christian Education–recommends the kit “unreservedly.” The NCC comprises …
