Quote:
Originally Posted by Ohio
TPC, p.146, quotes Cheltschizki who wrote in 1440:
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Thank you, dear brother Ohio, for that marvelous portion from dear brother Cheltschizki! You have hit my spiritual soft spot - it is hard for me to even think about all those dear brothers and sisters who lived in Moravia and Bohemia and who eventually acquired the name "Unitas Fratrum" without tears coming down. :verysad: I can not think of a more excellent expression of Jesus Christ on this earth in all of church history after the first century. What a sweet, beautiful, peaceful, testimony of Christ shined forth from them! What a heart for the Lord's interests alone. What a hunger for His truth. What a desire for oneness with all genuine believers. What a heart of love toward all. What a willingness to be led as lambs to the slaughter for Jesus' sake.
While we have to admit that both Biblical exposition and Christian theology have greatly advanced since the days of the "Unitas Fratrum", in those areas that really count and that truly have eternal value, we in the 20th and 21st century must lay aside our pride and humbly admit that we have NOTHING to teach and everything to learn from these dear brothers and sisters who preceded us.