Posted in Anabaptist, Christian, church, faith, following christ, Freedom, Gospel, history, martyrdom, NonResistance, offense, Patriotism, peace, persecution, Politics, prophecy, Protestantism, Reformation, Religion, sacrifice, suffering, Truth, Uncategorized, violence, war on Jul 6th, 2019
Matthew 5:43-48 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain […]
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Posted in Anabaptist, Christian, church, Church Life, cross, discernment, faith, false teachers, following christ, Gospel, martyrdom, NonResistance, Organized church, Patriotism, peace, persecution, Politics, Religion, sacrifice, suffering, troubles, Truth, Uncategorized, violence on Jun 23rd, 2019
“Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?” Lk. 18:8 As we see the storm clouds approaching and time drawing to an end, verses like the one above should get our undivided attention. When we reflect on the necessity of our Christian behavior and action in the world, and the […]
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Posted in adversity, Anabaptist, apostasy, Christian, Church Life, cross, faith, following christ, Gospel, holiness, martyrdom, NonResistance, peace, persecution, Religion, sin, suffering, trials, troubles, Truth, Uncategorized, understanding on Jun 5th, 2019
After being associated with the Anabaptist for a little while now the question for me arises: What is the most apparent difference between my experience with the Protestant Church and the Anabaptist Church? Both the Protestants and Anabaptist claim to preach the Gospel of Jesus, but the effect that that message has had in the […]
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Posted in Christian, cross, following christ, Freedom, Gospel, Government, holiness, martyrdom, NonResistance, Patriotism, persecution, Politics, prophecy, Protestantism, Reformation, Religion, sacrifice, suffering, troubles, Truth, Uncategorized, violence on Apr 12th, 2019
Proverbs 10:5 “He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.” For very many years now the Protestant Church has dominated the conversation on the subject of non-resistance to the evil person, separation from the world, and separation of Church and state. They […]
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Posted in american history, Anabaptist, Christian, church, conscience, cross, following christ, Gospel, hypocrisy, martyrdom, NonResistance, Organized church, Patriotism, peace, persecution, prophecy, Protestantism, Reformation, Religion, sacrifice, suffering, Truth, Uncategorized on Mar 31st, 2019
Shipshewana, In, March 28 – 30, 2019 Steve Blackwell I was very excited to attend the AIC and that excitement was justified. As a rather recent convert to the Anabaptist doctrine and having spent a few days with the Hutterites in Minnesota my love for the people and their values remains untarnished. Because it was […]
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Posted in adversity, Anabaptist, Christian, church, Communion, cross, following christ, Gospel, history, Justice, martyrdom, NonResistance, peace, persecution, Politics, Religion, sacrifice, Serving, suffering, Truth, Uncategorized, understanding, violence on Mar 19th, 2019
It is clear that the Christian is in the world and that in the world he must remain like a uniformed soldier that is “on-duty” in a hostile land. When his job is done it will be God’s calling that will bring him home and not his own doing. Similarly, Christians are to return to, […]
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Posted in Christian, church, cross, faith, Gospel, Government, martyrdom, NonResistance, peace, persecution, Religion, sacrifice, suffering, Truth, Uncategorized, violence, war on Jan 26th, 2019
Adapted from a book (Christian Non-Resistance) by Adin Ballou This is a reflection on the doctrine of non-resistance with respect to the underlying standard from which it proceeds, then on to the justification from which it originates, and then to the sub-principle of duty in which we understand the application. The Standard What is the […]
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Posted in adversity, apostasy, Christian, Church Life, discernment, faith, false teachers, following christ, Freedom, Gospel, history, martyrdom, NonResistance, Organized church, peace, persecution, Politics, Reformation, Religion, sacrifice, suffering, troubles, Truth, Uncategorized, violence, war on Nov 12th, 2018
You don’t have to be Catholic to be a martyr. As I was researching the subject for this article I noticed that overwhelmingly the references were to Catholic priest and saints. Let me be clear from the start, you do not have to be Catholic to be a martyr. On the contrary, the definition of […]
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Posted in adversity, Christian, church, cross, discernment, faith, Freedom, Gospel, martyrdom, NonResistance, peace, persecution, trials, troubles, Truth, Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2018
Risk The truly free man lives a life of risk. He leaves his home armed only with truth and with no guarantees. Every day he is presented with newness and starts each sunrise at zero; no script or earthly armor and no dictates of tradition; he is a pilgrim and a stranger and draws others […]
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Posted in apostasy, Christian, Church Life, deception, discernment, faith, false prophets, false teachers, following christ, Gospel, Government, heresy, holiness, humanism, hypocrisy, Marketing, martyrdom, NonResistance, Organized church, Religion, Truth, Uncategorized, violence, war on Jul 9th, 2018
The warnings are clear to our young people against going to dens of iniquity, even out of curiosity, because no one knows what might happen. And, just as terrible, however, is the danger of going along with the crowd. In truth, there is no place where a human being is more easily corrupted – than […]
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