A Pilgrimage of Faith: The Mennonite Brethren Church in Russia and North America, 1860-1990Kindred Productions (c) 1993, 1993 - 376 páginas It is now [1990] one hundred and thirty years since the birth of the Mennonite Brethren Church and therefore time for someone in that church to take a backward glance to see how things have developed. Who better to do this John B. Toews. His life spans well over half of those years and he has experienced much of what he writes. "JB" as he is affectionately known by both students and colleagues is a patriarchal figure in the Mennonite Brethren Church. Born in Ukraine, the Russian Revolution and its aftermath were the crucible that shaped his youth and young adult years. After studying in Western Europe, Toews immigrated to Canada in the late 1920s. Much of his life has been in Mennonite Brethren educational institutions in Canada and the United States. During ten years as Executive Secretary of the Mennonite Brethren Board of Missions he traveled widely and came to know Mennonite Brethren people around the world. In between educational and mission administrative responsibilities he pastored in Kansas and California. After retiring from the presidency of the Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary he became the founding Director of the Historical Commission of the Mennonite Brethren Church.
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... Christ . " In the Pauline epistles the need for such continuous inward renewal appears to be almost a law of life . As with Old Testament Israel , so the history of Christian- ity illustrates the continuing process of God faithfully ...
... Christ , whose treasure is in heaven , not on earth . We also want- ed to learn to know each other in our depravity and Christ in His boundless love.42 He went on to say that As our fellowship established itself more firmly upon the ...
... Christ , particularly the Ser- mon on the Mount . " " After enlarging upon these influences he concluded : " So we see that the new religious life that came into Russian Mennonitism through the Brüder Gemeinde [ Brethren ] movement ...
... Christ - constituted the core of their theology . They empha- sized the Chical standards governing the character and walk of the redeemed community . Only in 1902 did they find it expe- dient to prepare a confession of faith . The ...
... Christ as God incarnate , his vicarious death and victori- ous resurrection as the all - sufficient provision for the redemp- tion of sinful humanity , and his coming again to receive his own and to judge the world . To believe in Jesus ...