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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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Faith
Christians are to be a fruitbearing people, according to Galatians 5:22-23. The fruitful Christian exhibits nine aspects of character. Some commentators group these into three ...
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Millennium
A word that is on everyone’s lips is “millennium.” This word joins the Latin words for one thousand (mille) and year (annum), so the meaning ...
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Meditation
In the Scriptures, the concept of “meditation” refers to “the act of considering or pondering spiritual things for the purpose of experiencing a closer communion ...
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Evangelical
Since the mid-1970s, the term “evangelical” has been on many people’s lips as the “born-again Christian” became a popular media focus. Yet the word has ...
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Eschatology
Eschatology is the “study of last things.” It is derived from two Greek words, eschatos, meaning “last, latter, or end;” and ology, meaning “study of, doctrine.” The New ...
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Demons
Demons are those spirit beings which oppose the work of God. They are under the direction of Satan, with whom they rebelled against the authority ...
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