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I am a relative newcomer to Anabaptist/Kingdom Christian thinking, I have appreciated being able to ask questions and discuss important matters on this site. However, as a newcomer, I have to say that I find the tone of some of the posts on this site to be discouraging. Some of the posts I have read...

Sounds logical, but how does Luke 12:33 and Mathew 6:19 fit? That's the big question! What I keep coming back to is when Jesus said "Sell your possessions and give to the poor," I really don't think he meant all of our possessions, including our house, clothes, and food. We know that Pete...

I just finished rereading the book of Proverbs specifically with this question of investing for retirement in mind. First, let me say that I was pleasantly surprised at how many references there were to helping the poor, not to mention the many references to preferring to have little with integrity ...

Thank you all for your replies. I really appreciate hearing your various perspectives. I especially appreciate hearing the perspectives of those who are older. That was one thing I felt was lacking in Hertzler's book--hearing the perspectives of those who had lived as he was suggesting and could off...

Recently I read Roger Hertzler's book Through the Eye of a Needle . I really appreciated Roger's emphasis on taking the words of Christ seriously and literally in relation to our finances (especially in reference to Luke 12:33). One of the challenges he makes in the book is to sell your investments ...

Brothers - short hair, encouraged to let their beard grow My question relates specifically to the comment encouraged to let their beard grow . While I take no issue with someone growing a beard, I would like to hear thoughts on why we would want this be included on the list. I don't believe Jesus o...

The Holy Spirit We recognise the Spirit of Jesus (the Holy Spirit) as God. We expect all our members to bear the fruit of the Spirit, and to seek his gifts. We recognise the gifts of healing, of prophecy, of speaking in tongues, and others mentioned in the New Testament as evidence of God’s work am...