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- Mission worker buried among people he loved in Argentina ...they were with Ruth Anne’s choice that Richard be buried among the people he loved so deeply.6 KB (888 words) - 14:10, 1 April 2015
- ...org/details/tenganvaloryohev00sude Roberto J. Suderman. ''Tengan Valor: Yo he Vencido al Mundo'']'''</u>==== :¡Tened valor! ¡Yo he vencido al mundo!.2 KB (343 words) - 17:09, 9 July 2018
- ...other and sex specially throughout the relationship. It only demonstrates he is much more intrigued on coital actions rather than a partnership.3 KB (467 words) - 12:23, 3 January 2016
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- ...iments he was assassinated on December 1, 1916, by neighboring tribesmen. He was one of the early "Little Brothers of Jesus."731 bytes (111 words) - 15:42, 17 March 2016
- ...rethren Bible College, which became Concord College in 1991. Most recently he served as Dean of Humanities and Sciences at CMU. ...dies. He has served on several juries at international film festivals. And he has led numerous study tours to Israel/Palestine.2 KB (249 words) - 05:35, 25 September 2015
- ...esno, California, where he has also served as president and academic dean. He earned his B.A. from Tabor College, M.Div. from Mennonite Brethren Biblical He is the author, with Connie Faber, of ''Family Matters: Discovering the Menn1 KB (172 words) - 22:45, 14 July 2022
- ...with the memory of the murder of his son Bahram in 1980. After that murder he published in Iran a prayer of forgiveness for the killers. I was attracted638 bytes (101 words) - 14:27, 17 March 2016
- ...uring his graduate studies he spent a year in Israel at Hebrew University. He received his PhD in 1970. ...t, Indiana. Now Emeritus Professor of Old Testament from that institution, he lives in Ely, Minnesota, with his wife, Elizabeth. They have two grown sons2 KB (334 words) - 12:58, 19 June 2018
- ...is quick to note, however, that he is a "pacifist by choice, not nature." He came to this conviction through reading the Sermon on the Mount. ...d at the University of Durham (England) and was awarded a M.Litt. in 1989. He received his D.Min. degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh3 KB (403 words) - 03:45, 26 September 2015
- ...eagues to beat him up and they ended up driving up a knife through him and he died. The staff was ordered to bury him in a shallow grave near the mission1 KB (199 words) - 14:29, 17 March 2016
- .... Once there he refused to put on his uniform. It was put on him by force. He refused to swear the oath of induction and loyalty to the emperor, even in ...yck’s behalf. They petitioned the emperor at least to let Dyck emigrate if he could not be exempted. All their efforts were to no avail. A later report m3 KB (431 words) - 15:11, 17 March 2016
- ...ts ka Bauer, er muss Schulmaster werre!"-"Bennie will never make a farmer, he must become a school-teacher." ...nnonite Meeting House, by Bishop Christian Burkholder, and on the same day he was admitted as a member of that body.3 KB (485 words) - 20:52, 22 February 2017
- ...d agencies. He grew up on a farm near Freeman, South Dakota. Upon baptism, he became a member of the Salem Mennonite Church. Waltner graduated from Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas, in 1935. He finished his pastoral training at the Biblical Seminary in New York in 19382 KB (366 words) - 02:45, 25 September 2015
- ...ethany Theological Seminary (Richmond, IN) where he has taught since 1996. He graduated from Bethany (M.Div. 1985) and pastored the Easton (MD) Church of ...in Nigeria. He has published a book as well as several articles and essays about the gospel of Matthew.986 bytes (153 words) - 22:42, 14 July 2022
- ...ethany Theological Seminary (Richmond, IN) where he has taught since 1996. He graduated from Bethany (M.Div. 1985) and pastored the Easton (MD) Church of ...in Nigeria. He has published a book as well as several articles and essays about the gospel of Matthew.986 bytes (153 words) - 03:24, 29 February 2024
- ...e who had called these pastors to come to his district. The moment he said he was a pastor and the rest were also pastors, they took him aside. ...the church so that they may forgive him and let him go. he told them that he worked for the church and not a political party.3 KB (642 words) - 14:40, 17 March 2016
- ...cy), a weaver of mats, and a carver of walking canes. His father died when he was young, but his mother remarried and her new husband adopted Rudolphe. ...e Mennonites. He sang for the Lord in the men’s choir, “Voices of Angels.” He married Régine Kakeziko and they had six children.2 KB (338 words) - 14:19, 17 March 2016
- ...in the late 1950s and met Mennonites for the first time in the late 1960s. He attended the Kitchener (Ont.) Mennonite Brethren Church and came to appreci ...hor or editor of three other books and numerous articles and book reviews. He taught courses on Paul, the parables of Jesus, modern biblical interpretati2 KB (300 words) - 05:23, 25 September 2015
- .... He joined the faculty at AMBS in 1978 and continued teaching until 2004. He served as academic dean there for seven years (1979-1981; 1995-2001). ...ersity, Goshen Biblical Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary where he received a PhD in 1973.2 KB (328 words) - 21:51, 7 March 2022
- ...ix U.S. states. He and his wife, Wendy Kroeker, moved to Winnipeg in 1988. He has been at Canadian Mennonite University since 1990 and currently serves a He has a diploma in biblical studies from Columbia Bible College (B.C.), a B.A1 KB (208 words) - 22:32, 7 March 2022
- ...; and Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Chicago, graduating in 1958. In 1971, he completed a DMin program with a focus on Old Testament Studies and Preachin ...ornia, Illinois, and Indiana. With specific interests in biblical studies, he taught courses in the Psalms at Bethel College, Associated Mennonite Biblic2 KB (258 words) - 17:11, 22 September 2015
- ...In 1943, during World War II, he escaped with his mother to Germany, where he was a refugee until his immigration to Canada in 1948. Encouraged by his mother, he was able to study. He earned the degrees of B.A. (University of Western Ontario), B.D. (Mennonite2 KB (370 words) - 05:34, 25 September 2015
- ...Twice, Yeatts has received the college's Excellence in Teaching Award, and he was awarded the Messiah College Scholarship Award. Born in Springfield, Ohio, Yeatts grew up in the Brethren in Christ Church. He graduated from Messiah College with degrees in mathematics and religion, la2 KB (332 words) - 03:07, 26 September 2015
- ...rnational Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis'' (Zondervan). He has published ''Job'' in the Cornerstone Biblical Commentary series (Tyndal ...ethel Bergthaler Mennonite Church in Winkler, Manitoba, from 1971 to 1982. He lives in Paris, Ontario, with his wife Esther. They have four adult childre2 KB (244 words) - 18:38, 27 September 2016
- ...lical Seminary, Fresno, California (now Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary). He taught in seminaries and colleges in Japan, India, Korea, Russia, Kenya, Br ...ak, ''The Old Testament in the Life of God's People'' (Eisenbrauns, 2009). He served on the translation team of the New American Standard Bible and assis2 KB (338 words) - 15:52, 22 September 2016
- ...New Testament at Bethany Theological Seminary and became a full professor. He has served as a mentor to several generations of Bible students and church ...cles have been published in church periodicals and scholarly journals, and he has held memberships in the Chicago Society of Biblical Research and the So2 KB (290 words) - 22:32, 12 March 2022
- ...the [[Iglesia Cristiana Menonita de Colombia|Colombian Mennonite Church]]. He was also the director of World Vision Colombia. Jose was a very capable adm ...old), and he valiantly fought for this life. He was flown to the USA where he died in hospital a few days later.2 KB (250 words) - 14:55, 17 March 2016
- ...eneral assembly and a member of the general board of the Mennonite Church. He worked as missionary pastor and field administrator with Virginia Mennonite ...ale Mennonite Church, where he has served as chair of the board of elders. He was married to Erma Hess for forty-one years and has two children. After Er1 KB (218 words) - 06:49, 19 September 2015
- ...rk at Catholic University of America and Westminster Theological Seminary. He studied hermeneutics, exploring how strands of rhetorical and literary arti ...''Bulletin for Biblical Research'', plus journals of New Testament study. He writes on issues of faith and culture, Christian ethics, ecumenism, and the2 KB (329 words) - 02:47, 25 September 2015
- ...there since 1977, after teaching at Earlham School of Religion in 1970–77. He is an ordained minister in the Church of the Brethren and has pastored chur He brings to his teaching and writing a deep commitment to the Bible as centra2 KB (285 words) - 07:25, 19 September 2015
- ...other and sex specially throughout the relationship. It only demonstrates he is much more intrigued on coital actions rather than a partnership.3 KB (467 words) - 12:23, 3 January 2016
- ...xico when his parents were doing mission work among the Tarahumara people, he grew up in Altona, Manitoba, where his father taught at Elim Bible School a ...6). In addition to various congregational and denominational involvements, he continues to teach part time at CMU.2 KB (370 words) - 03:41, 19 September 2015
- ...iblical languages, Christian education, and faith in contemporary culture. He also has written and taught courses for Tabor’s degree completion ministr ...and scholarly periodicals and contributed essays to published collections. He served as general editor of ''Direction'' journal for ten years, as editor2 KB (334 words) - 19:28, 31 January 2024
- ...he Franconia Mennonite Conference at Norristown, Pa., in 1944. Since then, he has served in a variety of pastoral and churchwide responsibilities. ...tor of the Congregational Literature Division (1970-73). From 1973 to 1978 he was the executive director of the ''Foundation Series'', the second graded2 KB (315 words) - 16:57, 22 September 2015
- ...storing an urban church, he attended Princeton Theological Seminary, where he earned a Th.M. in biblical studies in 1975. ...in five congregations, a position he held for twenty-five years. In 1987, he graduated from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary with a D.Min. A major p2 KB (322 words) - 04:00, 26 September 2015
- ...nything has a pricetag)...Numerology for the 21st Century is what I am all about and everything you examine is to your enjoyment, enlightenment and WIjust f3 KB (514 words) - 03:31, 10 February 2015
- ...academic dean and president at various Mennonite colleges and seminaries. He served at Fresno Pacific College (1961-1968), Conrad Grebel University Coll ...minary, University of Southern California, and Pacific School of Religion, he entered doctoral studies in New Testament at Garrett Theological Seminary/N2 KB (289 words) - 21:44, 7 March 2022
- ...970 graduated from the University of Manitoba with a B.A. Hon. in History. He studied at Harvard Divinity School on a Rockefeller Fellowship and earned a ...f study at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana, where he met his wife-to-be, Rebecca Yoder.2 KB (349 words) - 04:22, 26 September 2015
- ..., one an Asiatic Indian from Mauritius, another a Xhosa from South Africa. He also had two great-grandchildren. ...eminary where over a period of thirty years he taught the book of Ezekiel. He served as a pastor, writer of adult Sunday school Bible studies, editor of2 KB (267 words) - 02:51, 28 April 2022
- ...e, Elias became involved in the First Mennonite Church of Saskatoon, where he was baptized and encouraged to consider leadership ministry in the church. ...as pastor of the Mountainview Mennonite Church in Vancouver, B.C. In 1974 he began studies at the Toronto School of Theology and completed his Th. D. de2 KB (378 words) - 04:15, 26 September 2015
- ...d over and again and again... Male does not need to contact when he claims he will.Woman usually appreciates the infant is theirs.1 KB (252 words) - 06:36, 5 January 2016
- ...y in the local church. An ordained minister of the Church of the Brethren, he has prepared Bible study curriculum and led seminars and workshops both for ...nary in Oak Brook, Illinois. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he directs several cooperatively sponsored programs of field-based ministry ed3 KB (411 words) - 05:08, 19 September 2015
- ...cher of the Scriptures and his active concern for the vigor of the church. He relished opportunities to interpret and communicate biblical insights for l ...aught at Mennonite Brethren Bible College and College of Arts at Winnipeg. He pastored a new congregation in Lethbridge, Alberta, during 1963-65, and an2 KB (348 words) - 15:56, 22 September 2016
- ...Committee programs in Israel and Palestine (West Bank) from 1968 to 1971. He taught at Swift Current Bible Institute, Swift Current, Saskatchewan (1976- ...ite congregations in North Carolina and South Dakota from 1993 until 2007. He was a member of the Freeman Network for Justice and Peace. Ivan and Rachel2 KB (357 words) - 07:33, 19 September 2015
- ...at colleges and seminaries in such places as Israel, Kenya and Zambia, and he has on three occasions been a scholar-in-residence at the Tantur Ecumenical ...ton Theological Seminary, and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He is a member of the Society of Biblical Studies, Academy of Homiletics, and2 KB (383 words) - 05:19, 25 September 2015
- ...e the next day for Camp Greenleaf in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. On the 5th, he left Bad Axe with seventeen other young men, all reporting to Camp Greenle ...ay, the soldiers in the bunkhouse with him cursed and swore so loudly that he couldn’t hear himself pray out loud. The next day the commanding officer5 KB (830 words) - 19:08, 21 March 2016
- ...d the draft board would exempt him from service in an army camp. Instead, he was sent to Camp Travis, an army cantonment in Texas. ...he uniform, and sent to serve a prison sentence in Fort Leavenworth. Here he became ill and died of pneumonia, and his body was sent home to Oklahoma dr2 KB (286 words) - 19:04, 21 March 2016
- ...his home congregation, Midway Mennonite Church, Columbiana, Ohio. In 1963 he became the lead pastor and continued in that capacity until retirement in 1 ...ch and Biblical Interpretation, and the Goshen College Board of Overseers. He has taught short-term courses and led seminars in various church settings a2 KB (325 words) - 04:19, 26 September 2015
- ...gical Seminary and as general secretary of the Church of the Brethren, and he is president emeritus at Juniata College. His published works include ''Usi1,020 bytes (161 words) - 07:31, 19 September 2015
- ...ed about the Old Testament prophets’ passion for social justice as he does about the priestly commitment to holiness, purity, and proper worship. Two of Dan2 KB (290 words) - 19:15, 17 December 2022
- ...ollowing years of World War I and Civil War. 1921, during a severe famine, he was elected as an elder of his church. Under his leadership, the church res ...Orenburg on March 27, 1930. He was sentenced to five years of labor camps. He served his term in northern Russia on the shore of Northern Dvina river nea4 KB (650 words) - 15:45, 17 March 2016
- ...dia. Nighswander has taught part time at Conrad Grebel University College. He has also worked in camping ministry and as a district youth minister.2 KB (334 words) - 06:00, 15 January 2022
- ...nd effort for a massive famine-relief effort to the Hazara people in 1999. He successfully negotiated between a Taliban commander and American forces in1 KB (176 words) - 19:05, 21 March 2016
- ...vinity School, and his MA and PhD from the Catholic University of America. He has three decades of urban pastoral ministry experience in the US, includin1 KB (180 words) - 00:53, 29 February 2024
- ...ience of Gertrud, to whom the commentary is dedicated. Fifteen years later he wrote his commentary on Luke (Kindred Press, 2016) while they were foster p ...osophy (Saskatoon, 1976) and an M.Div. in Biblical Studies (Fresno, 1978). He then spent five years planting and pastoring a church in Ft. McMurray, Albe2 KB (358 words) - 17:56, 14 September 2018
- ...Schrag was a prosperous Mennonite farmer who lived Harvey County, Kansas. He was a member of the Hoffnungsfeld (Hopefield) Mennonite Church. In 1917 wh ...old of it. It fell to the ground. Someone in the milling crowd shouted, “He stepped on the American flag!” The crowd turned into an uncontrollable m5 KB (882 words) - 19:07, 21 March 2016
- ...ings that stood out to me the most was towards the end of the article when he said that, and I paraphrase, “on the other hand there are Mennonites and ...something that completely contradicts the content of the previous article. He says that this religion is still alive and is relevant today even after all3 KB (585 words) - 19:11, 7 May 2015
- ...to study architecture. His experience of “mission” in his hometown – where he had worked as a builder and carpenter – made him want to keep building ho After moving to Chicago, Neufeld joined the Grace Mennonite Church. There, he initially served as a youth leader and Sunday school teacher. Two years lat6 KB (1,035 words) - 19:08, 21 March 2016
- ...ds of heaven and gather together His elect from all the ends of the earth, he shall also through grace hear the words, "Well done, good and faithful serv ...the burgomaster, very sternly called to him to consider his oath, and thus he was again seized by the thief-catcher, and, at said place, after severe imp5 KB (854 words) - 15:08, 17 March 2016
- ...ife of scholarship, writing, university teaching, and pastoral leadership. He is professor emeritus at Conrad Grebel University College, an affiliate of ...f Basel (Th.D. Old Testament 1955). After completing his doctoral studies, he taught Bible at Goshen College Biblical Seminary and several colleges and s2 KB (307 words) - 07:32, 19 September 2015
- ...rtured and finally murdered. But on a Sunday morning, just like this one, he had cracked the walls and rolled back the stone so that every prisoner migh ...ty hands! Miguel extended his hand to the man next to him. “Let us eat,” he whispered, “This is his body.” The Christians in the group all moved t2 KB (376 words) - 14:47, 17 March 2016
- ...rtimaeus, who is healed of blindness and follows Jesus on the way (10:52). He symbolizes what the disciples should have been doing all along. ...d the material from 8:22 through 10:52. The entire journey to Jerusalem is about Christology, discipleship, and the healing of the disciples’ blindness.4 KB (669 words) - 15:17, 22 May 2012
- ...one of your global buddies is behind you and shouldn't bend over. Because he's getting ideas that are larger. Please contemplate this in 2006.2 KB (306 words) - 02:55, 5 August 2015
- ...org/details/tenganvaloryohev00sude Roberto J. Suderman. ''Tengan Valor: Yo he Vencido al Mundo'']'''</u>==== :¡Tened valor! ¡Yo he vencido al mundo!.2 KB (343 words) - 17:09, 9 July 2018
- ...In the fourth century, Eusebius says that some accept it as canonical, but he and others refer to it as a questioned book (''Eccl. Hist.'' 4.26). His att ...oted in Barclay, 1960:1.1). Calvin did not voice an opinion on Revelation; he did quote from it, but his commentaries exclude it.5 KB (785 words) - 20:38, 21 January 2022
- ...of his efforts and openness to learning all that he could about the world, he was very responsive to the call of God on his life. ...cratic style of leadership fit into the indigenous culture of his people. He also welcomed the indigenous practices of drumming and dancing and the use4 KB (585 words) - 12:53, 27 July 2010
- ...eo people when Isaac was, without warning, stabbed in his side by a spear. He died one day later, 11 September 1958. His widow, Mary Born Isaac, was preg ...n. In subsequent years Jonoine Picanerai emerged as a chief of his tribe. He became a Christian.3 KB (525 words) - 15:43, 17 March 2016
- ...rtimaeus, who is healed of blindness and follows Jesus on the way (10:52). He symbolizes what the disciples should have been doing all along. ...d the material from 8:22 through 10:52. The entire journey to Jerusalem is about Christology, discipleship, and the healing of the disciples’ blindness.5 KB (754 words) - 20:00, 21 January 2022
- ...; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you’” (Isa 35:4 NIV). ...emies (11:20; 15:15; 20:12). Jeremiah never speaks of “my vengeance.” Here he is in accord with the scriptural teaching to leave the settling of accounts3 KB (456 words) - 19:37, 21 January 2022
- learned about Jesus love, and how his grace had granted me salvation. It humans. Mennonite philosophy was part of me even when I did not know about5 KB (877 words) - 19:36, 7 May 2015
- ...the individual's bodily standing, how it is dealt with by him, and the way he manages the sickness. Some individuals might believe if prostate cancer rea3 KB (557 words) - 08:25, 26 December 2015
- ...Mission, and received biblical education through their extension program. He then began planting churches for Haitian peoples in Miami, Florida, before In 1990 he began reaching out to places in Haiti where the people had no access to chu3 KB (390 words) - 12:55, 27 July 2010
- ...ked prosper and the righteous suffer (4:1–3; 5:8; 8:10–11, 14; 9:1–3). Yet he also insists that God’s judgment will sometime become manifest (3:17; 8:1 ...He does not counsel revolution and provides a caution to those who would. He particularly recognizes that no individual, however wise and rightly motiva5 KB (762 words) - 19:29, 21 January 2022
- ...ry in several gospel passages. For example, John the Baptist explains that he, himself, is only the friend of the bridegroom: ...attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. (Jo4 KB (723 words) - 19:33, 21 January 2022
- E: And Peter, you said you have some stories to share today about facing opposition or suffering or sacrifice in the way of Christ. The first one I'd like to tell is about a woman from our church and her name is Gloria Lizcano. And she, she was a15 KB (2,805 words) - 16:21, 11 May 2016
- ...nd that it is something that I identify more and more with as I learn more about it, and now I consider myself a believer of the Mennonite Faith even though ...ey believed was the fullest following of Christ, believing that meant what he said.5 KB (956 words) - 18:53, 7 May 2015
- Mission worker buried among people he loved in Argentina ...they were with Ruth Anne’s choice that Richard be buried among the people he loved so deeply.6 KB (888 words) - 14:10, 1 April 2015
- ...i hermano y hermana. También, hice parte del grupo de jóvenes y finalmente he colaborado activamente en el grupo de alabanza, tocando el piano y cantando2 KB (320 words) - 14:48, 1 April 2015
- ...ielding to Christ as Savior and Lord. Although he has freedom of the will, he will not turn to Christ in repentance and faith unless convicted by the Hol ...strong>. When a convicted sinner yields to Christ in repentance and faith, he is born again by the Holy Spirit, is made a child of God and a partaker of8 KB (1,210 words) - 20:13, 12 September 2013
- ...een testing and treating people with eye diseases in Nuristan province for about two weeks at the invitation of communities there. IAM lost touch with the t ...ta. He also worked as a nurse in Lancaster, New York City and Supai, Ariz. He was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Eastern Mennonite University an3 KB (492 words) - 14:45, 17 March 2016
- ...ack Kettle’s witness as a Cheyenne chief who pushed so hard for peace that he was even ostracized by large portions of his tribe left a fertile soil of p ...el John Chivington attacked his camp. When he heard the attack was coming he raised a large US flag as well as a white flag to a lodge pole and stood wa4 KB (623 words) - 19:02, 21 March 2016
- ...ario, Canada, went to Somalia with his wife Dorothy and children in 1960. He taught and administered a school established by Eastern Mennonite Missions.836 bytes (121 words) - 14:23, 17 March 2016
- ...he interprets Scripture in his arguments. Perhaps the last phrase is key: he interprets Scripture in his ''arguments''. 2 Corinthians 3 is no exception, ..., Rom. 11), and ''echoes'' texts at other points without direct reference. He brings his Scripture to bear on a situation in a congregation by linking on4 KB (627 words) - 20:20, 21 January 2022
- ...y."; cf. Matthew 19:4, "And He answered and said, "Have you not read, that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female."). Adam's ma5 KB (760 words) - 11:43, 4 September 2013
- ...Pauline letter can hardly be questioned. If written from Rome, the date is about 60 C.E. ...s not the church leader. The family imagery served to remind Philemon that he is part of a family system.7 KB (1,047 words) - 20:44, 4 August 2023
- We frequently hear expressions of concern about discrimination in our churches and conferences. This matter was brought to ...improper because all have originated from the same stock (Acts 17:26 NEB; "He created every race of men of one stock, to inhabit the whole earth's surfac5 KB (926 words) - 11:44, 4 September 2013
- ...its achievements. On the same day, the 50-year-old Peter Ens was arrested. He managed to send a short message from the prison that gave the relatives som ...he death of all arrested. Only at the end of 1980s were relatives informed about the exact date of their execution that took place shortly after their arres3 KB (552 words) - 15:46, 17 March 2016
- ..., and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him" (Acts 10:34, 35). "And (He) hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of God does not make distinctions on the basis of physical features. He does not look on "the outward appearance" but looks "on the heart" (1 Samue6 KB (1,044 words) - 20:12, 12 September 2013
- ...excited shouting in the distance and the sight of shadowy figures leaping about, systematically setting fire to the thatch-covered homes of Bible Institute ...g staff of the AIMM Bible Institute. An earlier graduate of the institute, he had demonstrated not only a keen mind but also a deep commitment to his Lor3 KB (582 words) - 14:17, 17 March 2016
- ...electrical company in the capital city of Uruguay. As his name indicates, he is a descendant of an Italian immigrant family whose ancestors were among t ...ght of his absolute commitment to Christ and His Kingdom (for whose coming he prayed regularly) also became a matter of concern for him.7 KB (1,282 words) - 16:36, 11 May 2016
- ...n and Esther Bauman. Jacob, born March 22, 1811, was only 9 years old when he emigrated with his family to the British province of Upper Canada, from Lan ...o), as Jacob Martin grew older he became increasingly concerned about what he considered to be a drift away from their traditional Anabaptist roots. Inde9 KB (1,410 words) - 01:46, 7 March 2023
- ...eally. Uh, but he asked me whether I would be ready not to tell to anybody about this, you know, this meeting. [00:03:33.12] ...econd, maybe a month later, I was then asked to come by. And then I sensed he wants to get me to work, kind of. I was active involved in youth work. We h16 KB (3,127 words) - 19:45, 3 May 2016
- ...lished warm relationships with farmers and young people. On May 31, 1962, he was abducted by presumed North Vietnamese soldiers along with two CMA missi933 bytes (151 words) - 19:06, 21 March 2016
- ...ifixion. He presumably begins to carry his cross (though Mark is not clear about this); the cross is then transferred to a certain Simon’s back (who presu ...God’s will at all costs (14:36). It involves identification with Jesus as he is tried, mocked, tortured, and crucified (15:21). Thus, even from Mark’s7 KB (1,094 words) - 20:00, 21 January 2022
- ...is supreme desire is that human beings "enjoy the good life," which is why he led Israel into such a good land (Martens: 19). Revering him "teaches a man ...anity so firmly and integrated it with the rich legacy of Solomon’s wisdom about life so seamlessly (in their version of the book) is the great gift to huma5 KB (809 words) - 19:27, 21 January 2022
- ...h the devil. He promised his soul in exchange for being granted everything he wanted in this life. Cardona discovered that Jesus, not the devil, could give him the life he was looking for. Today, 16 years later, his family has found freedom from t6 KB (993 words) - 14:26, 1 April 2015
- ..., and radical stewardship together in a life of community and common work. He helped to establish Koinonia Farm, and right from the start hired a local m ...atred. Jordan died of a heart attack in October of 1969 at the age of 57. He died alone, his burial was simple. But his legacy continued, inspiring coun3 KB (478 words) - 19:02, 21 March 2016
- ...e about, not by human force, but by divine intervention (Krahn, 1981:100). He affirmed the city of Münster to be the millennial commonwealth; and one of ...1981:342). Yet he saw the kingdom of God as spiritual (Keeney, 1968:180). He believed, on the basis of scripture rather than world events, that Christ w5 KB (763 words) - 20:36, 21 January 2022
- ...Christ's injunction to "teach the nations to observe all things whatsoever He has commanded." Not only did Christ instruct His church to "teach all natio5 KB (781 words) - 18:59, 11 September 2013
- ...that there are exceptions among the religious leaders (cf. esp. 12:28-34). He reports that Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the council, asks for the bod Many of Israel’s first-century leaders were serious about their faith, eager to please God, and diligent in obeying God’s law. Many3 KB (470 words) - 20:01, 21 January 2022
- ...s information about the organization's objectives, news releases, and data about indigenous groups. ...Chaco and then reviews early encounters and mission settlement programs. He also analyzes the changes in Lengua culture that occurred during this time6 KB (826 words) - 15:56, 29 April 2016
- ...e kingdom (cf. 5:3, 10). The great majority of Jesus’ parables are stories about the kingdom (cf. 13:24; 18:23; 20:1; 22:1; 25:1). As depicted by Matthew, G ...es. He points his hearers to the will of God that underlies the Torah. And he forms a community committed to carry out Israel’s calling in faithful cov8 KB (1,324 words) - 19:59, 21 January 2022
- ...baptized in Simla on his sixteenth birthday. Thirty-three days after this he took on the ascetic lifestyle of a sadhu, or wandering holy man. ...wandered the roads in his yellow robe and turban. On the road as a Sadhu, he was often mistreated and persecuted.17 KB (2,939 words) - 14:02, 17 March 2016
- ...s firm commitment to the Johannine tradition. In particular, the tradition about Jesus’ teaching on love helps resolve this situation. ...ern reader may look at various translations of biblical passages that talk about “being perfect” or “perfection” in one’s behavior, we need to be5 KB (787 words) - 23:59, 20 January 2022
- ...inite and unchanging. He alone is the Creator, the Sustainer and Redeemer. He exists and reveals Himself in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. A ...ther of all believers and, in a special sense, the Father of Jesus Christ. He has revealed Himself in nature, in the Scriptures and especially in the per12 KB (1,731 words) - 19:56, 24 March 2016
- ...come to me, but I see some of them coming around her. She and I will pray about it. ...had for this girl was deepen in hear. One thing I could really understand about her parent and relatives, they all had great love for me. I almost attended20 KB (3,879 words) - 14:41, 17 March 2016
- ...m served as a Mennonite minister then bishop until his death in 1987, when he was 80 years old. ...ung (communal church guidelines) before being disciplined. Bishop Dave, as he was called, felt there was too much growing controversy, and excommunicated7 KB (1,169 words) - 20:08, 30 January 2017
- Today, however, many Mennonites are speaking up about their faith: in Colombia, in the United States, and many places in between. ...es, the church holds a commissioning service. The congregation is informed about the service opportunity and in response, they pray for the newly formed lea6 KB (1,009 words) - 14:21, 1 April 2015
- : Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, ''so that'' he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil. (1 Tim 3:7)4 KB (572 words) - 20:31, 21 January 2022
- ...rther, “If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also t ...g father of two difficult sons (Luke 15:11–32). Moreover, it is clear that he accepted the OT idea that the children of God are faithful to God’s ethic6 KB (996 words) - 00:04, 21 January 2022
- ...n ways of thinking and loyal to the Babylonian king. The king did not care about the poor workers or small farmers or farm laborers left behind in Judah bec ...focused on the plight of the elite and not the poor because they complain about conditions that the poor live with every day. The elite think that they sho4 KB (633 words) - 19:34, 21 January 2022
- ...ontains an interesting article by Mathias Pohl on the Discipline, in which he presented a paraphrase article by article from an old copy then in the poss ...private possession in Emmental Mennonite hands, possibly the Kipfer copy. He refers to the Obersülzen additions as of March 5, 1668, but does not menti10 KB (1,683 words) - 18:17, 24 March 2016
- ...cares for the universe. But yet He also cares for me, one individual who He has made a plan for. I must listen and pray for guidance in path of life.7 KB (1,278 words) - 19:13, 7 May 2015
- ...the membership of the church as divorced, and then should wish to remarry, he should seek the counsel of the brethren concerning such action. The intense4 KB (752 words) - 19:05, 11 September 2013
- ...heo-political and theological interpretations of Scripture. Most recently, he is the author of ''The Politics of Salvation: Lukan Soteriology, Atonement,1 KB (214 words) - 01:31, 3 April 2024
- ...f new Christians and the influence of his choices upon them. Romans 14:20. He will respect the counsel of more mature Christians. </li><li>The Christian'10 KB (1,720 words) - 18:55, 11 September 2013
- ...thias killed a royal officer and a Jew about to offer a heathen sacrifice. He leveled the altar and then fled with his five sons to the hills, where they ...m Palestine, and in desperation he set out to raise funds in Persia, where he died. Meanwhile, to quell the revolt in Judea, Antiochus sent Lysias with t7 KB (1,181 words) - 17:13, 3 December 2022
- ...nts as ministers of Satan disguised as ministers of righteousness. At 12:7 he views his ''thorn in the flesh'' as a ''messenger of Satan'' to keep him fr .... Here Aaron the priest presents a goat to the Lord and another to Azazel. He puts the sins of the people on the goat dedicated to Azazel. That goat is l6 KB (930 words) - 20:20, 21 January 2022
- ...the work that he had done with MNI. This trip brought increased awareness about Filipino Mennonites to the Western Mennonite world. By July of 1971, the Ge | EMBMC sends James Metzler to the Philippines. He starts 22 churches.12 KB (1,841 words) - 18:43, 14 November 2016
- ...ness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban” (29:14). He did this by rescuing the poor and the fatherless, comforting the dying, sup ...ighteousness is God’s saving words and deeds (Isa 5:16; 46:13; 51:5, 7–8). He acts in accordance with his name to preserve and display his glory (Ps 43:16 KB (888 words) - 19:42, 21 January 2022
- ...nd princes. The young man calls his lover a “prince’s daughter” (7:1), and he describes a king held captive in the woman’s hair (7:5). ...describes the woman’s use of “king” as a term of affection for her lover. He further explains that in Egyptian love poetry, girls call their lovers “m5 KB (737 words) - 20:47, 22 June 2022
- ...regards theology not primarily as experience with God, but as what we say about God. (Note the root words, theos (God) and logos (word). In comparison, doc ...person of Jesus of Nazareth, who claimed and addressed Him as His Father. He is a Father in a personal relationship to all who confess and follow Jesus13 KB (1,955 words) - 19:57, 24 March 2016
- ...him to become a priest. His father did not want him to lay bricks either. He wanted Julius to get an education, become socially conscious and enlighten “If you make me go to high school,” he had told his father, “I will jump into the river and drown myself.” Con18 KB (3,180 words) - 15:51, 17 March 2016
- ...is brother, he is a liar . . . And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also?" and other' similar passages, as well ...in the heart as well as toward others is a fruit of the Gospel. Therefore, he who professes peace must, at all times and in all relations with his fellow9 KB (1,591 words) - 18:42, 6 April 2015
- ...onite experience in [[Paraguay]] click [[Paraguay|here]], or to learn more about [[Mennonite Brethren]] around the world click [[Mennonite Brethren|here]]. ::This is the official conference website. On this site there are sections about the conference's history, its member churches, key leaders, projects, and c6 KB (880 words) - 16:49, 10 December 2019
- ...109:17-18): He clothed himself with cursing, like as with his garment; as he loved cursing, so let it come unto him. The teachers do not stand in the ga ...converted maintain, but serves as a sign for the baptismal candidate, that he is really born again.9 KB (1,517 words) - 22:30, 21 June 2012
- conservative. They, in my opinion, are about as Mennonite as you can get. why, but when my grandfather was asked about it, he responded that he liked7 KB (1,186 words) - 19:21, 7 May 2015
- ...ole in God’s design. With that broader definition in mind, what can we say about Matthew’s Christology? What christological themes or categories stand out ...tles such as ''Messiah, Lord, Servant, Son of David'', and ''Son of God''. He also takes over an expression found in his sources, in which Jesus refers t5 KB (859 words) - 19:58, 21 January 2022
- ...icle Bender reviews the history of Mennonite relationships with the state. He covers early Anabaptist history in Europe and goes on to discuss Mennonite ...he Mennonite [[Fernheim Colony|Fernheim Colony]] in the Paraguayan Chaco. He studied in Asunción, ran several successful businesses before accepting po8 KB (1,060 words) - 12:54, 27 July 2010
- ...s of the world such as Germany and Switzerland, but according to his faith he decided to bring the Mennonite fellowships close to his old ancestors. The ...municated people, his beliefs on foot washing and uniformity in dress. But he was just seen as the Radical figure of the Reformation and Reist as the one13 KB (1,962 words) - 13:45, 3 October 2016
- ...nitas han vivido. Al escribir acerca de los Menonitas en América del Norte he dado preferentemente la atención a la rama mayor de la denominación, ofic4 KB (650 words) - 19:23, 6 July 2021
- began to think about what it means to be a Mennonite. Do all Mennonites link? The more I thought about it, the more confusing it seemed to be.12 KB (2,406 words) - 19:32, 7 May 2015
- ...s'' (7:4), or ''I punish my body and enslave it'' (9:27). Paul also writes about different kinds of bodies in his discussion of the resurrection: ''heavenly ...rol the individual bodies. Many of the issues addressed in this letter are about matters of body control, especially sex, eating, and speaking. A sharp dist4 KB (705 words) - 02:07, 13 October 2022
- ...gdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord and his Messiah, and he will reign forever and ever. (11:15b) : He is alpha and omega.9 KB (1,367 words) - 20:39, 21 January 2022
- ...d to the Kobayashi Church and was still a pastor there when he died. After he died his sons (Yamada and his wife had 5 children--3 boys and 2 girls) coll ...n overview of the Mennonite churches in Japan and some general information about Takashi Yamada and the Japan Mennonite Christian Church Conference.10 KB (1,456 words) - 12:15, 12 December 2016
- ...tion forming and went to the GKMI (Gereja Kristen Muriah Indonesia), where he was a member at this time, and asked to join with the GKMI. Sutanto's fello ...lism and church planting, which corresponded well with Sutanto's passions. He brought in friends from Scandinavia and they planted churches in north Cent8 KB (1,164 words) - 15:27, 30 April 2015
- ...and where, a few hours later, I would be baptized. As I sat there thinking about the events the day held, I asked myself, “what in the world am I doing? W ...have discovered since the day of my baptism is that I learn more and more about the church and what it means to be a part of the community that has formed8 KB (1,451 words) - 19:15, 7 May 2015
- ...s his own wrongdoing in order to warn his readers to avoid God’s judgment. He then goes beyond his personal story to cite other examples of those who hav ...h to one who did not work for it (2:21). In addition, Qohelet is skeptical about the prospects for discerning what is good (6:12) and exhorts his readers no12 KB (1,947 words) - 21:31, 14 May 2022
- ...umbus' arrival in the western hemisphere and his "discovery" of the people he named Indians. Thus began a history of the conquest and displacement of the ...General Conference sessions (a) a public confession of our sin of silence about continued injustice, (b) an affirmation of the dignity and integrity of nat2 KB (343 words) - 20:17, 9 September 2013
- ...dressed in military uniform. Joseph had been faithful to the last, and now he was mocked in death. Michael Hofer died only days later; at the insistence of his father he was allowed to lie in his own clothes. Immediately following Michael’s de9 KB (1,577 words) - 19:17, 21 March 2016
- ...physical death and to the power of the devil, from which fallen condition he was unable to save himself. Genesis 1:26, 27; Genesis 2:7, 16, 17; Genesis ...nt for sin by the shedding of His blood, thus reconciling man to God; that He was raised from the dead, ascended to glory, and "ever liveth to make inter11 KB (1,690 words) - 19:40, 6 April 2015
- ...he Mennonite tradition. In fact, before this class, I never knew too much about the Mennonite faith at all. By attending Goshen College, I learned bits an ...on of church and state is a smart idea, though I love the guidelines given about living with politics. Mennonites practice humility, respect, peace-making,6 KB (1,023 words) - 19:17, 7 May 2015
- ...d with a job for a paper like Belgrade’s Politika, just after World War I, he had great opportunities. ...yone is silent, earnest. The face of the man with seven children is white. He blinks hard. Then the door is locked behind them and they disappear in dire15 KB (2,589 words) - 15:56, 17 March 2016
- ...e historical Paul did, in the midst of his north-Mediterranean mission at about A.D. 54-55. The way the parts of 2 Corinthians fit together, however, is ...in the text. This phenomenon has led to a wide range of scholarly opinion about the origin of the parts and their place in the present letter.13 KB (2,176 words) - 20:19, 21 January 2022
- ...in Sankt Peter, in the valley of the River Drau. Like everyone they knew, he and his wife were Roman Catholics, and when their first child was born in 1 ...baby’s birth, Andreas’s wife died. For several years he lived alone until he married a young widow, Margarethe Strauss, who had two little girls, Elisab19 KB (3,394 words) - 15:53, 17 March 2016
- school anxiously awaiting the noon potluck that was about to come. While to accept Christ I needed to repent and ask for his salvation that he had8 KB (1,322 words) - 19:27, 7 May 2015
- Learning about the Anabaptist-Mennonite background and struggles to establish their identi ...in tolerance of all kinds of people. Jesus taught to “Love thy neighbor”. He never specified whether that person is black, white, homosexual, atheist, M6 KB (943 words) - 19:19, 7 May 2015
- ...sh him, if conscience allows it in view of the state of the affair. But if he be a bold and headstrong adulterer, then the innocent party is free--with t ...to undertake of himself to preach or admonish from church to church unless he be sent or ordained thereto by the congregation or the elders.7 KB (1,080 words) - 18:09, 24 March 2016
- bible and being taught of God's love for all his children, I wondered about Christ. Throughout all Christ's teachings and examples He stayed true to5 KB (943 words) - 19:32, 7 May 2015
- ...i had begun to reform the Church in Zurich, tension arose within his group about the extent of his reform efforts. Zwingli was hesitant to push for changes ...529, Jacob Hutter, an Anabaptist from South Tyrol, fled to Moravia. There he encountered Anabaptists who shared community goods. Hutter was impressed b7 KB (1,044 words) - 19:41, 28 July 2010
- ...y in July 2009 to connect with the global Mennonite Church. To learn more about other Anabaptist-related groups in [[Asia and Pacific|Asia and the Pacific] ...r Mennonite Conference]), recommended that EMM begin work in Cambodia, and he expressed interest in returning to Cambodia as a missionary.<!-- unsupporte19 KB (3,043 words) - 19:19, 26 July 2010
- ...es that he recognized quite well what his opponents were up to in Corinth; he rejected their stance unequivocally. ...but he was a citizen of the Roman city of Tarsus and a Roman citizen, and he spoke Greek (Acts 21:37—22:29; 16:37-39). Is Paul's reduction of the gl18 KB (2,861 words) - 20:19, 21 January 2022
- ...rking for the rights of the poor,” said Escobar, speaking of the days when he poured his best energies into academia and his law practice. ...a result of Daniel Escobar’s aversion to all things related to the church, he and Beatriz rarely discussed faith.5 KB (813 words) - 20:31, 31 March 2015
- ...further he supposed that he was Mennonite, “...but I don’t speak German,” he reminded me. Conversations such as this were typical in Paraguay. I felt li ...to grab ahold of the various questions that people had. I can tell stories about Pilgram Marpeck, Conrad Grebel and even Danisa Ndlovu.8 KB (1,324 words) - 19:09, 7 May 2015
- ...d ask Jesus (as portrayed in Mark 13) which of the three views is correct, he would respond, “It might be view 1 or 2 or 3; we will have to wait and se ...e references to ''these things'' and ''all these things'', without clarity about which things are meant (as in vv. 4, 30). There are references to ''those d13 KB (2,166 words) - 20:00, 21 January 2022
- ...as invented by William Tyndale for use in his English translation of 1530. He used it to refer to the unnamed goat in Leviticus 16:8 that is sent away in ...purification because contact with the scapegoat has ''contaminated'' him. He needs to launder his garments and bathe before reentering the camp.5 KB (846 words) - 00:17, 21 January 2022
- ...debate was triggered by Richard Hays’s dissertation on Galatians 3. He took the position that the phrase refers to Christ’s own faith or fai ...quo;The love of Christ compels us” in 2 Corinthians 5:14 (NIV), does he mean <em>our</em> love for <em>Christ</em> (objective genitive), or <em>Chr20 KB (3,479 words) - 20:21, 21 January 2022
- ...Nuevo Testamento. Al buscar describir la iglesia en su verdadera esencia, he tenido delante de mi la visión de una comunidad humana visible e identific2 KB (343 words) - 15:56, 22 July 2021
- ...he Son of God. Through his life and teachings, his cross and resurrection, he showed us how to be faithful disciples, redeemed the world, and offers eter2 KB (348 words) - 20:04, 24 March 2016
- ...connection between the Holy Spirit and Christ is Titus 3:6. ''This Spirit he'' [God] ''poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior''. Christ ...asized in Titus 3:4-7, which says the Holy Spirit “washes” and thus brings about rebirth and renewal. Salvation comes through the regenerating work of the S8 KB (1,315 words) - 20:34, 21 January 2022
- ...or Peter Hoover's 2010 online article entitled "Orthodox Mennonite Church" he states, " In 1974, over half the members, under the leadership of minister ...Martin writes in his book about the Old Order Mennonites of Ontario that, "he (Edward Martin) was later released from the ban by the (Huron) Orthodox Men13 KB (2,105 words) - 01:32, 7 March 2023
- ...need of repentance, faith, and the new birth. As the Holy Spirit convicts, he may either yield to Christ or reject Him. Those receiving Christ are born a ...t. On the part of children it involves the regeneration of each child when he reaches the age of accountability. We teach and nurture in order to see him10 KB (1,545 words) - 19:58, 12 September 2013
- ...born of a virgin, partook of humanity, but without the taint of sin; that He suffered and died on the cross, arose from the dead, and ascended into heav ...on; that He convicts the world of sin, of righteousness and judgment; that He is the Comforter of saints and guides them into all truth. John 15:26; John16 KB (2,305 words) - 18:41, 6 April 2015
- ...ader of the Soshanguve Brethren in Christ Church for its entire existence. He has since died. <br>The second church created was the Hillbrow Brethren in ...in Christ Association (IBICA).<ref>Macebo, Benedict. "I Want to Know More About Your Church." E-mail interview. 10 Apr. 2011.</ref> <br>Lately, Zimbabweans14 KB (2,198 words) - 03:56, 19 April 2011
- ...sponsibility for a constructive contribution to marital unity and purpose. He restored the original intent of marriage to be monogamous and permanent. Th ...ditions such as can be achieved only by a properly "joined" man and woman. He identified the union of two lives as having been instituted by God. This me11 KB (1,859 words) - 20:12, 12 September 2013
- ...o help achieve that end. Thus he does not nuance every statement, nor does he deal with issues that might detract from his argument, even if we should co ...a range of possibilities presents itself. Paul himself was a Pharisee, and he remained a Pharisee as a believer (cf. Acts 23:6), even though his new conv19 KB (3,368 words) - 20:21, 21 January 2022
- In his rigorous 1945 commentary on 1 Peter, Selwyn traces what he called the “Code of Subordination” in the NT. In the chart on page 181, ...es, and uses of these Household Codes (what Luther called ''Haustafeln''). He prefers to call them “Station Codes” (''Ständetafeln''). They consist8 KB (1,297 words) - 04:47, 20 January 2022
- In the president's proclamation of the tricentennial year he noted the coming of "13 families" in 1683 and went on to herald the success ...United States," to preserve political freedom in world against communism. He feared a call for disarmament would encourage further communist aggression.6 KB (937 words) - 11:28, 6 September 2013
- ...regards theology not primarily as experience with God, but as what we say about God. (Note the root words, theos (God) and logos (word). In comparison, doc ...person of Jesus of Nazareth, who claimed and addressed Him as His Father. He is a Father in a personal relationship to all who confess and follow Jesus19 KB (2,970 words) - 03:27, 20 June 2013
- and evening. My father was particularly active in church work. He was a much about what the Mennonite Church stood for or what was distinctive8 KB (1,466 words) - 19:34, 7 May 2015
- ...ngs are done by Him. Heaven is His Throne, and the earth is His footstool. He is great in wisdom and mighty in power, Lord of all Lords and King of all K ...eaven, was seated at the right hand of God the almighty Father. From there He will come again to judge the living and the dead.33 KB (6,117 words) - 18:46, 24 March 2016
- ...50s, he and several others from his previous church formed their own body. He became their Acting Bishop, and their group was initially known as the "Ela7 KB (1,143 words) - 01:29, 7 March 2023
- ...Christ as Lord is to accept the Old Testament Scriptures as God's word as He did, and to acknowledge the New Testament as His word. As the inspired Word ...cept the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them (1 Corinthians 2:12-14). It is the Spirit of God who9 KB (1,432 words) - 00:10, 11 September 2013
- ...enemies free rein or let their rage go unanswered, but that he will bring about a total restoration (80:3, 7, 19). ...nant context to the ancient words “Vengeance is mine, and recompense.… For he will avenge the blood of his children” (Deut 32:35, 43; Rom 12:19; Heb 105 KB (663 words) - 19:25, 21 January 2022
- ...for carrying the gospel to many workers struggling to live on sheep farms. He drove thousands of miles to spread the good news. During his life, David pl ...Green. Perf. Pastor Leon Pula. Mennonite Mission Network, 2006. DVD.</ref> He has only been allowed to hold congress since apartheid is finally over. The13 KB (2,073 words) - 04:26, 19 April 2011
- ...y times. He essentially affirms the orthodox biblical portrait of God, yet he does not hesitate in ascribing to God some of the pain and inscrutabilities ...d gifts, though inscrutable. Qohelet has confidence in God’s judgment, yet he refuses to deny the reality of injustice and inexplicable tragedy.15 KB (2,433 words) - 19:49, 16 December 2023
- ...linas. They began a process of traveling between churches to find opinions about a possible new national conference.<ref>Valladares.</ref> ...arecos has attended seminary, he became President of the conference before he had yet pastored a church. Marecos' initiatives include a push for financia17 KB (2,463 words) - 15:30, 3 October 2016
- Dirk Willems going back to his pursuer and rescuing him after he had fallen through the ice-covered pond. Because of his kindness, he was rewarded9 KB (1,613 words) - 19:34, 7 May 2015
- ...his brother, he is a liar ... and this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God loveth his brother also;" and other similar passages, as wel ...hin the heart as well as toward others is a fruit of the Gospel. Therefore he who professes peace must at all times and in all relations with his fellowm13 KB (2,308 words) - 18:38, 6 April 2015
- ...ol house, then served in N-Howick Church when it was opened June 13, 1986. He died August 30, 2018, age 86 years. ...an, Mervin W. Martin). When Wroxeter Church House was opened June 25, 1995 he served there until Christian Brubacher was ordained Deacon Nov. 26, 2013, f9 KB (1,237 words) - 19:56, 16 June 2022
- first Sunday of Lent, and I heard a couple talk about the death of their sermon and after he was finished he re-lit the candle that had been so many9 KB (1,633 words) - 19:23, 7 May 2015
- ...g Christ. The early Anabaptists gravitated to the Gospels because they are about Jesus, and his life and teachings were considered of prime importance. Howe ...d in the Lycus Valley of the Roman province of Asia (now western Turkey), about 100 miles east of Ephesus. It was on a major east-west route,with the citie15 KB (2,424 words) - 20:03, 4 August 2023
- ...eople generally. God is one who proceeds in justice (Gen 16:5; Jer 11:20). He loves justice (Ps 37:28). Justice, along with righteousness, is the foundat2 KB (349 words) - 19:36, 21 January 2022
- ..., anti-Semitism continues to affect the way many Christians feel and think about the Jewish community. #Matthew views the story he tells as a ''fulfillment'' of God’s promises to Israel, not as a negation5 KB (792 words) - 19:58, 21 January 2022
- :He aquí el libro que usted buscaba sobre un tema difícil y candente, que fre2 KB (375 words) - 16:41, 8 July 2021
- ...he story of how he hid under the schoolhouse to avoid that picture because he knew that his still very Amish mother would not approve. I look in to the ...l wore dresses and had long braided hair. There was something so beautiful about them and I became quite conscious of my naked legs and my shoulder-length h10 KB (1,860 words) - 19:26, 7 May 2015
- ...of Beachy Amish Mennonites in 1962. This group has six congregations with about 175 members. The group has related congregations in Canada, Costa Rica, El This story is written by Carel Roessingh Henning about daily life for a Beachy Amish Mennonite in Belize:21 KB (3,436 words) - 13:42, 3 October 2016
- ...not heard of global warming, much less that 7 billion people of earth move about in 1.2 billion horseless vehicles powered by fossil fuel. ...a large part of the document to regaining the respect of the congregation he created through his teaching. The challenge for us is to work together in c20 KB (3,158 words) - 19:49, 4 August 2023
- ...ove who orders all things to serve His eternal purpose. In mercy and grace He adopts as His children all who repent of their sin and trust in Jesus Chris ...tion and ascended into heaven where He now intercedes for all who believe. He will come again to judge the living and the dead and to establish His etern21 KB (3,295 words) - 19:51, 24 March 2016
- ...s to be blameless. After he has been tested, he is to be allowed to serve. He is to be installed in his office through the laying on of hands by the elde ...and believe that at the last judgment each will be received accordingly as he or she has lived.18 KB (2,996 words) - 18:29, 24 March 2016
- He says: Because that which may be known of God, is manifest: For the invisibl That God is a Spirit; that he is one, everlasting, immutable, omnipresent, all-seeing, omniscient, all-wi37 KB (6,727 words) - 04:45, 1 July 2013
- ...in Job and Ecclesiastes their sharp edge. Note the debate among the sages about justice, God, and creation, reflected in the arguments between Job and his ...d knowing without the help of revelation. The sages were endlessly curious about the way God and God’s creation work, and deeply impressed by the limits o10 KB (1,662 words) - 20:24, 21 January 2022
- ...ng ''hebel'' to mean material vapor, they have disagreed on whether or not he uses it as a true or ''live'' metaphor. ...ce for his readers. Yet advocates of this position do not substantiate how he helps his audience move from known uses of vapor to the more unusual employ18 KB (2,774 words) - 19:31, 21 January 2022
- ...is also the theology of Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, where he speaks of God's watchful care over all aspects of his creation and encourag ...His army was then itself decimated by an “angel of the LORD” (pestilence). He had to withdraw to Nineveh, the capital city of the Assyrian Empire (2 King15 KB (2,342 words) - 17:30, 4 August 2023
- ...making assignment with religious leaders from Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia. He says Christians from the region are calling for help in peacemaking efforts3 KB (423 words) - 18:14, 6 April 2015
- ...th the help of his amanuensis, Sosthenes (1:1), from Ephesus (16:8), in or about 54 CE. Paul had lived and proclaimed the gospel in Corinth for eighteen months in or about 50 CE (Acts 18:1-18). His work resulted in the establishment of several gro15 KB (2,217 words) - 19:43, 4 August 2023
- ...te, page 18.</ref>Evidence shows that the families who left were concerned about modernization in their previous church, including the usage of power tools ...n of the Wellesley Orthodox, who is the grandson of Bishop Elam S. Martin. He states that his grandfather held the same view as the David Martin church r14 KB (2,190 words) - 00:11, 1 July 2023
- ...rsive of traditional societal structures, at least not in the usual sense. He appears disturbed by the prospect of the poor and ruling classes switching ...-Christopher: 163–73). At any rate, Qohelet does have a vision for change. He believes people can live in wholesome ways that challenge the destructive p6 KB (840 words) - 19:29, 21 January 2022
- ...is a website produced at: one will discover more fascinating announcement about Mangal Pandey.3 KB (453 words) - 00:18, 14 April 2015
- ...is on me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for A. '''reaffirm our biblical beliefs about health and illness, life and death, and our hope in the resurrection throug7 KB (1,120 words) - 01:34, 21 June 2013
- ...violable. In the residence of the ambassador, only the laws of the country he represents are valid. We are ambassadors of the kingdom of God. This means ...iscipleship to Christ. He felt called to devote his life to telling others about Jesus.25 KB (4,345 words) - 15:41, 17 March 2016
- ...are saying is give peace a chance." I'm not sure I knew what I was talking about, I just knew I was right. at Wichita '95. "You Mennonites," he said, "you really have a great thing6 KB (966 words) - 19:34, 7 May 2015
- we found an African-American man for the job. He was a very charismatic such a lifestyle. Before I really knew much about Mennonite theology, the7 KB (1,125 words) - 19:25, 7 May 2015
- ...y Savior and Lord, and to whom alone supreme loyalty and obedience is due. He is the basis for our faith and commitment to the nonresistant way of life, ...s brother, he is a liar. . . . And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also"; "But the greatest of these is love"22 KB (3,672 words) - 19:55, 12 September 2013
- ...the creator of all things visible and invisible, material and immaterial. He created man in His image, male and female, with free will, moral character6 KB (876 words) - 19:22, 6 April 2015
- ...rg.1 The charge brought against him by several Reformed ministers was that he had performed a marriage ceremony for two young people against the wishes o ...do this? I said: I shall give account of this before the righteous judge. He said: who is that? I said: God who created me."229 KB (4,762 words) - 18:22, 24 March 2016
- ...o learn about my history as a Mennonite. Before this class, I knew little about Mennonites. But after taking Anabaptist Mennonite History, my awareness of ...Anabaptist Movement). Mennonites believe that infants don’t know anything about faith and sins. When we read from the Bible, it says that the kingdom of h8 KB (1,362 words) - 19:16, 7 May 2015
- ...t the heart of the Christian faith. God, in Christ, initiated peacemaking. He invites and enables a peace relationship with Him and a peace relationship ...tors many times and many ways through the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us through his Son" (Hebrews 1:1, 2). We do not claim a compl23 KB (3,936 words) - 20:58, 9 September 2013
- ...is on me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for ...more just health-care system. We must also actively work to help bring it about. Therefore, we affirm the following vision of a health-care system and comm7 KB (1,115 words) - 18:34, 6 April 2015
- ...ointing to this in the oft-quoted sentence: “No man can know Christ unless he follows after him in life.” Similarly Hans Hut argued that attaining to t ...a means of handling the Old Testament. It provided a way of discriminating about what in the Old Testament could be appealed to in the age of grace. Althoug14 KB (2,263 words) - 05:46, 25 September 2015
- ...ve cannot be verified historically (ME, 4:708-709). We are left to wonder about the eventual fate of the original Christian community in ancient Thessaloni ...ot having spot, blemish, wrinkle, or any such thing, but pure and holy, as he, himself, is holy. (Rideman: 38)7 KB (1,104 words) - 08:02, 14 February 2017
- ...serious attention as the church in each generation seeks to be intentional about the relation of the church to the culture of its world.</p> ...e state attempting to swallow the church for political advantage. Rhetoric about separation of church and state does not change the priority of the state ov14 KB (2,338 words) - 20:28, 21 January 2022
- ...GITJ (Hoekema 31). Jansz himself was not “a real Anabaptist theologian,” – he was not a pacifist, and did not speak strongly on the oath – but adult ba ...s, from 2000 members to over forty thousand and about six congregations to about 100 (Yoder). In the near future, this pattern will probably continue, despi14 KB (2,175 words) - 13:58, 17 March 2016
- ...ead in Genesis 1:26-28 and Galatians 3:28 and as Jesus apparently did when he taught and responded to women? And how should the narrative evidence of wom7 KB (1,045 words) - 20:35, 21 January 2022
- ...the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean world required prayerful discernment about how their allegiance to Jesus Christ shapes their daily lives as individual ...mmunity was preceded by Timothy’s visit in Thessalonica to learn firsthand about events subsequent to Paul’s initial visit (1 Thess 3:1-10).21 KB (3,212 words) - 20:10, 4 August 2023
- ...one to be hanged . . . would look . . . strange and unbecoming . . . . If he remained impenitent, and his life be taken, one would unmercifully rob him ...sioned to make disciples of all peoples, teaching them to observe all that He has commanded, in order that the purpose of God may be fulfilled. (See Matt16 KB (2,502 words) - 18:19, 6 April 2015
- ...our sins (1 John 1:9), and turn to His Son Jesus in faith, believing that He died on the Cross for our sins, and to grant us eternal life through His re ...in the sight of our Lord and Saviour, daily choosing to follow His Way, as He taught in the Scriptures (Luke 9:23). Through active obedience, we honour o7 KB (1,186 words) - 18:17, 2 January 2024
- ...he third Mennonite World Conference in Amsterdam in 1936. In this address he describes the history of Mennonites in Paraguay and their current (1936) so ...mish friends, then moving to Paraguay to help build houses from 1970-1981. He has included many pictures and personal narratives from people living there13 KB (1,869 words) - 00:55, 16 August 2014
- ...ithin through discussion and consensus and to be an instrument in bringing about understanding with other groups, particularly the Flemish and the Frisians, ...es wrote, "In order to find unity, would it not be better if we forgot all about confessions or statements and held ourselves simply to the Word of God?"2 I26 KB (4,454 words) - 18:18, 24 March 2016
- ...aders for the church. In addition, Paul gives ethical exhortation to bring about change in the lives of the Cretan church members. On one hand, all Cretan c ...p of the word that is trustworthy in accordance with the teaching, so that he may be able both to preach with sound doctrine and to refute those who cont13 KB (2,125 words) - 20:38, 4 August 2023
- ...ssiah Jesus, and it is infused with the warm and intimate relational bonds he shares with his similarly beleaguered “partners” in Philippi. ...ct retrospectively on the extreme hardship, both physical and mental, that he experienced during his imprisonment (2 Cor 1:3–11; 2:14–16; 4:7–5:9;20 KB (2,935 words) - 20:02, 4 August 2023
- ...Israel, and now through Jesus Christ has made an eternal covenant in which He offers to the human race the forgiveness of sins and the blessings of divin ...Priest seated at the right hand of the Father, intercedes For the saints. He is the Lord and Savior of all true believers, the coming Judge of the livin27 KB (4,326 words) - 19:53, 24 March 2016
- ...e man plants the head of an indian child into the hold every electric pole he erects" (Sharp 9). "They told us," writes Sharp, "one of the rumors circula ...ing death was able to recuperate and return to the United States. This set about numerous political actions. The American Embassy informed MAM missionaries21 KB (3,374 words) - 14:54, 3 October 2016
- ...ises for many people, including Christians who take seriously Jesus’ words about loving one’s enemies (Matt 5:44). Nevertheless, it may help to put such l ...d’s inhabitants nor condemns the Israelites for failing to do so. Instead, he makes clear that the Israelites’ glaring crime involves intermingling and6 KB (998 words) - 00:23, 21 January 2022
- <h4>Historical References</h4> Several writers have made statements about the value of persons, including the offender. ...pecially mindful of the helpless and the hopeless, the sick and the needy. He does not separate our love directed to Him and our love for our fellowmen.18 KB (2,920 words) - 13:05, 10 September 2013
- ...y to the top part of a person’s body. It can also refer to the top of just about anything else, such as a mountain or a wall (“headstone”; cf. Ps. 118:2 ...')” of both creation (Col. 1:15) and resur- rection or re-creation (1:18). He is “before (''pro'') all things” (1:17), “preeminent in everything (p11 KB (1,793 words) - 20:23, 21 January 2022
- ...s had said on an issue; now it was a question of what the Scriptures said. He had found a new authority.<sup>1</sup> ...and the perverted Münsterites, and secondly in that some months thereafter he was able to renounce all and “willingly submit to distress and poverty un41 KB (7,139 words) - 02:44, 31 August 2022
- ...ish friends, then moving to Paraguay to help build houses from 1970-1981. He includes many pictures, as well as personal narratives from people living t ...ak attempted to contact the Zamuco tribe. Though Isaak died of his wounds he sustained from a member of the Zamuco tribe, the Ayoreo came out of the bus11 KB (1,632 words) - 15:00, 17 March 2016
- ...s were by nature suited to be slaves (''Politics'' 1.1255a.20; Bell: 193). He went so far as to define a slave as a living tool or living property (''Nic ...[§§190-210]) used Aristotle’s classic teaching on household codes to talk about household management. When Christianity arose, the Greco-Roman household wa7 KB (1,140 words) - 20:34, 21 January 2022
- ...ises for many people, including Christians who take seriously Jesus’ words about loving one’s enemies (Matt 5:44). Nevertheless, it may help to put such l ...d’s inhabitants nor condemns the Israelites for failing to do so. Instead, he makes clear that the Israelites’ glaring crime involves intermingling and7 KB (1,018 words) - 14:52, 27 September 2015
- ...r children and households well (3:12). In 2 Timothy 3:6, Timothy is warned about unhealthy teachers disturbing Christian households. Titus is to warn those ...tic values. The instructions that Paul gives have a larger agenda in mind: he wants to build bridges between the Christian culture and the larger society7 KB (1,192 words) - 20:32, 21 January 2022
- ...ing death (Revelation 5:9; 7:14). God has, however, not informed us on how he will deal with those who have never heard of the saving death of Christ.</l3 KB (510 words) - 11:27, 2 September 2013
- ...dea about. A conflict that, uh, was happened three decades ago. A conflict about leadership and the issue of land.[00:03:00;16] ...r is planning to transfer the name for the church. But after passing away, he didn't have that.8 KB (1,490 words) - 13:48, 17 March 2016
- ...le of Israel, and has now made through Christ an eternal covenant in which He offers to the human race the forgiveness of sins and the blessings of divin ...Lord and Christ at the right hand of the Father intercedes for the saints. He is the Lord and Saviour of all Christian believers, and the coming judge of31 KB (5,135 words) - 19:48, 24 March 2016
- ...ives a confessional statement on the person and work of Christ. Paul talks about the behavior of men and of women. This section, especially 2:9-15 on women ...n a culture of honor and shame Timothy is not to be ashamed of the gospel. He is to accept suffering, along with Paul, which ties their ministries to the18 KB (2,998 words) - 20:37, 4 August 2023
- ...he Son of God. Through his life and teachings, his cross and resurrection, he showed us how to be faithful disciples, redeemed the world, and offers eter3 KB (526 words) - 14:25, 30 May 2014
- ...ar as he is Son, is another than the Father, and the Holy Ghost, as far as he is a true Holy Ghost, is another than the Father and the Son, and that they ...d not that man should be lost and forever be separated from Him; therefore He did promise to send His Son to be the Redeemer and Savior of the world; who21 KB (3,520 words) - 18:50, 24 March 2016
- ...nd sustainer of His creation. Evil men are not going to wrest it from Him. He is Lord of all, Lord even of history. ...ontext of the Statement</h4> The statement was drafted in an era of debate about [[Nuclear Weapons (United States)|nuclear weapons ]]testing by the Great po8 KB (1,227 words) - 20:02, 12 September 2013
- speaker in our class on Martin Luther King Jr. day. One comment that he made really caught my attention about faults within Mennonitism. He said,8 KB (1,400 words) - 19:33, 7 May 2015
- ...rch currently has a committee of around 30 people who are making decisions about where leadership will go when it is time for a change, and also looking to In a phone interview with Mr. I.P. Asheervadam, he explained that the church is going in a great direction currently. However,22 KB (3,468 words) - 14:38, 13 December 2016
- ...essalonian correspondence should be read in the light of what can be known about the political history of Thessalonica. Political developments in the rest o ..., Thessalonike, the stepsister of Alexander. The earlier city, Therme, and about twenty-five other towns or villages in the area became incorporated into th17 KB (2,820 words) - 17:39, 21 April 2017
- ..."If, to punish and discipline us, our living Lord vents his wrath upon us, he will yet be reconciled with his own servants" (7:33, JB). In that period Je ...God initiates the action and is said to do the reconciling: you . . . <em>he has now reconciled </em>(Col. 1:21­22); "in Christ God was reconciling8 KB (1,261 words) - 20:28, 21 January 2022
- ...n, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: whi ...l that was made in heaven or upon earth, and in whom they all stand, since He upholds all things by the word of His power. Genesis 22:18; Deuteronomy 8:140 KB (6,382 words) - 18:40, 24 March 2016
- ...1:14, 29; Mark 10:45; Hebrews 10:10-14; 1 Peter 1:18-29; Isaiah 53: 4-6). He took upon Himself the likeness of sinful flesh (Hebrews 2:14), thus being t ...and is now at the right hand of God interceding in our behalf; from whence He shall come again in visible form to judge the living and the dead and to es29 KB (4,457 words) - 19:47, 24 March 2016
- ...Conference, and he has been active in the international Anabaptist world. He has also been a voice for social justice, and has vehemently opposed the co10 KB (1,423 words) - 15:00, 22 September 2016
- ...that he that would come to God must believe that there is a God, and that He is a rewarder of them that seek Him; therefore, we confess with the mouth, ...prepared, heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is; and that He still governs and upholds the same and all His works through His wisdom, mi35 KB (5,825 words) - 18:41, 24 March 2016
- ...to Salzburg, Vienna Penzing, Liezen, Gmunden, Linz-Urfahr… Today there are about 600 Christians who meet in Mennonite churches in Austria. [10] ...t of the Counter Reformation under the leadership of Emperor Ferdinand II. He brutally enforced Catholicism on the country and Anabaptists were imprisone15 KB (2,409 words) - 18:31, 14 November 2016
- ...this problem by distinguishing three levels of meaning,<sup>1</sup> which he characterized as flesh, soul and spirit. The highest significance was given ...h Augustine, who wanted to derive normative theological value from it, but he was no longer able to use the Old Testament (in its literal sense) as a sou37 KB (6,057 words) - 02:41, 31 August 2022
- [[ Media:He sold corn at ten cents a bushel to raise boat fare.pdf|He sold corn at ten cents a bushel to raise boat fare]]8 KB (1,258 words) - 15:16, 30 April 2015
- ...sent by Mennonites. She began corresponding with a few Virginia Mennonites about the Anabaptist belief (Yoder). In 1949, Lewis Martin and Jason Weaver trave ...five churches (Mennonite World Conference). Overall, Evangelicals make up about 1% of the Italian population (Blosser). Within the Evangelical population,15 KB (2,311 words) - 17:28, 11 December 2014
- ...nature of the human will, and his quarrel with Zwingli at Marburg in 1529 about eucharistic doctrine certainly involved hermeneutical concerns, but the lar ...ans Denck immediately comes to mind: ‘No man may truly know Christ, except he follow him in life’ [''mit dem Leben'']<ref>Schriften. 2. Teil. Walter Fe37 KB (6,166 words) - 17:45, 15 October 2016
- ...tions (chaps. 2 to 7) bears witness "to all peoples nations and languages" about the nature and work of Israel's God and his offer of grace to the world. Th ...“welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ” (28:30–31). Supremely, Daniel anticipates resurr28 KB (4,494 words) - 17:37, 4 August 2023
- ...postle to the Gentiles, Paul was particularly suspect on this score, since he had ongoing contact with Gentile communities. Formerly also a zealous perse4 KB (576 words) - 03:44, 20 January 2022