two brothers lived together in peace and love, until the younger one was Protestant and the older one was Catholic. So they parted. Only after a few years ago you tried to agree to return to a faith.
came in the first days they are not far away. Scolded the Evangelical, "the Pope is the Antichrist," complained the Catholic ". Luther is the Antichrist" But on Saturday the Evangelical already fasted with his brother. Catholic and went with his brother for the evening prayer. But then called back any duty.
writes after six weeks of the younger: "Brother, your reasons have convinced me. I am also a Catholic. "- As the brother full of pain seized his pen. "You child of wrath and displeasure, do you want to race because of violence in the condemnation? Yesterday I again become evangelical "
" Conversion "means this -. Greatly reduced, reproduced here - history of Johann Peter Hebel , evangelical pastor and poet from Baden. On 10 May 1760, so 250 years ago, he was born, and ultimately was important for him practice of faith, not the denomination.
Hence his conclusion: "You shall not speculate about the religion and are working, lest you lose your power of belief. But you shall live your faith and what is just not make it crooked.
[This article is also available as radio devotions in the series "Feels Like Heaven" took place at Rockland Radio . hear! (Mp3 file) ]
came in the first days they are not far away. Scolded the Evangelical, "the Pope is the Antichrist," complained the Catholic ". Luther is the Antichrist" But on Saturday the Evangelical already fasted with his brother. Catholic and went with his brother for the evening prayer. But then called back any duty.
writes after six weeks of the younger: "Brother, your reasons have convinced me. I am also a Catholic. "- As the brother full of pain seized his pen. "You child of wrath and displeasure, do you want to race because of violence in the condemnation? Yesterday I again become evangelical "
" Conversion "means this -. Greatly reduced, reproduced here - history of Johann Peter Hebel , evangelical pastor and poet from Baden. On 10 May 1760, so 250 years ago, he was born, and ultimately was important for him practice of faith, not the denomination.
Hence his conclusion: "You shall not speculate about the religion and are working, lest you lose your power of belief. But you shall live your faith and what is just not make it crooked.
[This article is also available as radio devotions in the series "Feels Like Heaven" took place at Rockland Radio . hear! (Mp3 file) ]
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