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The Sin and Fall of Adam (and Eve)
EditorialJanuary/February, 2011Volume 46, Number 1 The first eleven chapters of Genesis are considered basic to a proper understanding of the rest of the Bible. Here ...
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Is Homosexuality (Still) Unacceptable? / Flaws in the Arguments
EditorialSEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010Volume 45, Number 5 In 1983 at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, the Church of the Brethren issued a Statement ...
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Reflections on the 2010 Annual Conference
1. Annual Conference was held in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania one time before—in 1980. At that time the attendance high was around 10,000. This ...
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God Speaks About The Homosexual Issue
BRF WitnessMay/June 2010Volume 45, Number 3 1. Priming the Brotherhood2. Examining Bible Teachings3. Dealing with Objections4. Concluding Observations May 1, 2010 Unless otherwise noted, all ...
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Regular Columns
Over the years the BRF Witness has carried a number of regular columns besides the News and Comments section. They include:
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Balm of Gilead
In the songs, “There is a Balm in Gilead” and “Did You Think to Pray?” we sing of an ancient medicine which has become a ...
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Inspiration
Words must be carefully defined when used, or else they take on meanings that were never intended. One such word frequently arising in discussions on ...
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Kindness
Believers are to “produce fruit in keeping with repentance” (Matthew 3:8). The Apostle Paul gives us a glimpse of that fruit in Galatians 5:22-23. The ...
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Joy
The Apostle Paul in Galatians 5:22-23 speaks of the fruit of the Spirit, that is, the nine-fold characteristic of the growing Christian life. Each of ...
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Advocate
A seldom used but important word is the word “advocate.” Translated from the Greek word parakletos, its essential meaning is “called to one’s side” or “intercessor.” ...
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Wine
Wine was a common commodity in Jewish life. It was a major agricultural product in Palestine. Solomon traded wine for timber (2 Chronicles 2:10, 15). ...
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