Pilgrims of a Common Life: Christian Community of Goods Through the CenturiesMultiply Publications, 1987 - 207 pages A thorough but readable historical review of Christian Community of goods through the centuries. Essential reading for all those interested in the practice of Christian community both in the past and in the present. |
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... remains in basis a thing of the old covenant ; for in the new covenant through Jesus , our tithe is everything we have . How else are we to interpret the kingdom parables in Matthew 13 : 44-46 ? The kingdom of heaven is like treasure ...
... remains in basis a thing of the old covenant ; for in the new covenant through Jesus , our tithe is everything we have . How else are we to interpret the kingdom parables in Matthew 13 : 44-46 ? The kingdom of heaven is like treasure ...
Page 56
... remain your own ? And after it was sold , was it not at your dis- posal ? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart ? You have not lied to men , but to God . " When Ananias heard these words , he fell down and died ...
... remain your own ? And after it was sold , was it not at your dis- posal ? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart ? You have not lied to men , but to God . " When Ananias heard these words , he fell down and died ...
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... remain lying in the ground . However , since he wishes it to be expended , he therefore permitted us to have it , that we might share it with one another , 18 He concludes with the neat compromise that it is permissible to have ...
... remain lying in the ground . However , since he wishes it to be expended , he therefore permitted us to have it , that we might share it with one another , 18 He concludes with the neat compromise that it is permissible to have ...
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Contents
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The Late Middle Ages | 88 |
The Reformation | 102 |
The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | 118 |
The Nineteenth Century | 137 |
The Twentieth Century | 152 |
The Characteristics | 165 |
Appendix | 177 |
Bibliography | 191 |
Scripture Index | 199 |
The Author 207 | |
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