I love the way Paul uses the analogy of the body in 1st letter of Corinthians - it's so true! And note where it comes - slap bang between sections on divisions in the church and the 'love chapter'. I smile when I remember a definition of an organism someone once said: 'A group of cells that agree to hang out together'. That's the journey of division to love. Once again thanks for this food for thought.
I love you guys and have visited the Bruderhof once. Yesterday I visited a Twelve Tribes intentional community, which is somewhat similar to the Bruderhof. After much prayer and consideration, I don't think that Jesus calls us to live in intentional communities, because His great commandment is "Come, Follow Me" and He did not live in an intentional community, but rather in the world, even consorting regularly with "sinners". Something a Twelve Tribes member said to me yesterday really struck me as wrong, and I met at last one Bruderhof member when I visited a few years ago that has the same attitude. He said, and implied, that his commitment to Jesus exceeded mine because he had given up all to live in an intentional community. Upon prayer and reflection, it appears to me that intentional community members, like you, have NOT given up everything to follow Jesus. For you still have the security of your intentional community. And may, like these two brothers I mention, have personal pride in having vowed themselves to such a community. What say you? Is this a fundamental flaw in intentional communities?
@@Bruderhof Please keep in mind that some people are not born in the Community, but come as a visitors and request to be accepted as a novice. Can a believer be accepted as a novice on his very first visit when this is his profound calling?
Since God tells us throughout the Bible that we should be fully committed to Him… emphasis on “fully”…and in the gospel of John, John noted that Jesus committed himself to no man, because He knew what was in the heart of man….it appears that we should not commit to any man. We are all brothers and sisters and Jesus is the head of the church. And we are only part of that church if we are fully committed to only Jesus.
I love the way Paul uses the analogy of the body in 1st letter of Corinthians - it's so true! And note where it comes - slap bang between sections on divisions in the church and the 'love chapter'. I smile when I remember a definition of an organism someone once said: 'A group of cells that agree to hang out together'. That's the journey of division to love. Once again thanks for this food for thought.
I love you guys and have visited the Bruderhof once. Yesterday I visited a Twelve Tribes intentional community, which is somewhat similar to the Bruderhof.
After much prayer and consideration, I don't think that Jesus calls us to live in intentional communities, because His great commandment is "Come, Follow Me" and He did not live in an intentional community, but rather in the world, even consorting regularly with "sinners".
Something a Twelve Tribes member said to me yesterday really struck me as wrong, and I met at last one Bruderhof member when I visited a few years ago that has the same attitude.
He said, and implied, that his commitment to Jesus exceeded mine because he had given up all to live in an intentional community.
Upon prayer and reflection, it appears to me that intentional community members, like you, have NOT given up everything to follow Jesus. For you still have the security of your intentional community. And may, like these two brothers I mention, have personal pride in having vowed themselves to such a community.
What say you? Is this a fundamental flaw in intentional communities?
i love these christian communities, because of their lifestyle and sharing and caring, but i wonder whether life as an atheist is possible among them
Hello Bruderhof, Can you make a detailed video about How to become a novice?
Thanks a lot!
Yes we'll plan to do that. Thanks for watching!
@@Bruderhof Please keep in mind that some people are not born in the Community, but come as a visitors and request to be accepted as a novice.
Can a believer be accepted as a novice on his very first visit when this is his profound calling?
Since God tells us throughout the Bible that we should be fully committed to Him… emphasis on “fully”…and in the gospel of John, John noted that Jesus committed himself to no man, because He knew what was in the heart of man….it appears that we should not commit to any man. We are all brothers and sisters and Jesus is the head of the church. And we are only part of that church if we are fully committed to only Jesus.