These are main articles published in the BRF Witness from 1980 to 1989.
Editorial September/October, 1989 Volume 24, Number 5 AIDS is a fatal disease caused by a virus (known as HIV) which affects certain cells of the body, and leads to a breakdown of the mechanism that guards the body against other diseases such as pneumonia, malignant growths, parasitic illnesses, and other disorders. AIDS itself doesn’t...
Editorial July/August, 1989 Volume 24, Number 4 Divorce and remarriage is so readily accepted in most of our churches today that we have lost sight of God’s view almost completely. The teaching of the Word of God on this issue must be vigorously presented so that young people will be more careful in choosing...
Editorial May/June, 1989 Volume 24, Number 3 During the past several decades, there seems to have been a lagging commitment to world missions in the Church of the Brethren. A paper on World Mission Philosophy prepared by a study committee and presented to the 1988 Annual Conference was rejected by the delegates. Concerns about...
Editorial January/February, 1989 Volume 24, Number 1 The catalog of Bethany Seminary issued in June, 1927 contained a nine-point doctrinal statement which was determined by the Seminary Board of Directors. The following was listed as a doctrinal tenet of the School: “The divine inspiration and absolute trustworthiness of the Bible as the Word of...
Editorial November/December, 1988 Volume 23, Number 6 During the Christmas season we should remember especially the activity of the Holy Spirit in the coming of Jesus to earth. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:35 says, “And the angel answered and said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and...
BRF Witness September/October 1988 Volume 23, Number 5 By James F. Myer Brethren Revival Fellowship was begun in 1959 at the Ocean Grove Conference. It took BRF a half dozen years to get its bearing, to develop some organizational characteristics, and to begin to get its focus and activities in place. Since that time,...
Editorial July/August, 1988 Volume 23, Number 4 The article featured in the current issue of the BRF WITNESS comments on some of the trends that have been evident in the Church of the Brethren for a number of decades. The message was delivered at BRF’s general meeting held at the Conemaugh Church of the...
Editorial May/June 1988 Volume 23, Number 3 For some time it has been quite evident that there are those working diligently to perform a major sex-change operation on the Bible’s language. This is a high-priority agenda item for some feminists. We believe the trend toward inclusive language is not all bad, but it has...
Editorial March/April, 1988 Volume 23, Number 2 When you ask the average church member if he is saved, you get a shrug of the shoulder, a blank stare, or the words, “I hope I am.” There frequently is a lack of assurance. Yet, just as a president who pardons a convicted criminal, notifies the...
Editorial January/February, 1988 Volume 23, Number 1 Freemasons (as members of the Masonic Lodge are sometimes called) erroneously claim that their lodge goes back thousands of years, and that Solomon, the Apostle John, and other Bible characters were Masons. Actually, the “cult” cannot be traced farther back than the early eighteenth century, according to...
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