Chapter 5 - Life and Character of the Old Unitas Fratrum
This is part five of the book about the history of the Moravian church. Parts 1-4 . In chapter 4, we left the Unitas Fratrum struggling with their birth and organizational pains. This is rather a hodge-podge chapter. Few great names, few things to nail down. So it's difficult to retell. I think I'm going to start in bullet form and see where that goes. The next chapter is on John Amos Comenius. Wow! Now he is someone I think will be easy to write about, but in the meantime . . . Chapter 5 Theology The emphasis of the Brethren was on Christian living. They were not made up of theologians, but were often forced to defend themselves and their beliefs In writing letters and tracts , they often did become theologians. A focus was placed on Matthew 5:21-28 which in many ways necessitated a separation from the world. There is no true church. God has children in every church. Essentials - faith, hope, love. Faith includes basics of Christianity. Things merely useful - o...