Posts Tagged ‘Church History’
Olde World Baptists: Mihály Kornya (8)
David Potter Kornya was also famous for his thorough examination of baptismal candidates. He first questioned the candidate on his understanding of Bible doctrine in general and of the Gospel in particular. Then he questioned the candidate about his change of behavior after salvation. Here are sample questions on each topic. On Bible doctrine: “Who…
Read MoreYou will be made to care
The Eclectic Web–2013.04.11 Gay Marriage: You will be made to care So says World Magazine’s Marvin Olasky: Already Christians are being harassed by fellow American citizens for not wanting to participate in a gay marriage. The time will come, more quickly than you can imagine, when you will be made to care. … Evil peddles…
Read MoreOlde World Baptists: Mihály Kornya (7)
David Potter Kornya was known for his home-spun wisdom, some of which an admirer has conveniently collected for us. On debt: “If you want something for yourself, count your money first. Have you seen a barrel rolling down from a hill? The person in debt is like that. The debt eats up the meat from…
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David Potter Mihály Kornya recognized the importance of music. Three of his daughters, Mária, Sára and Teréz, translated most of the early Hungarian Baptist hymns from German. This they did anonymously and without material compensation. The three daughters traveled with their father, and even without him, to teach the new hymns to the people. Kornya…
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David Potter This post is the fifth in a series concerning the life and ministry of Mihály Kornya, the Peasant Prophet, who preached the Gospel for more than 30 years in Hungary and Romania. (Part One; Part Two; Part Three, Part Four) The following story was told to the author by a Romanians Baptist preacher…
Read More“A New Song for an Old World” (Final Excerpts)
More notes & excerpts from Calvin R. Stapert’s book, A New Song for an Old World. Previous excerpts: One •Two • Three• Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight In our last post, we began reviewing Staperts assessments of three arguments that moderns use to deny that music may be pernicious. The first…
Read More“A New Song for an Old World” (Notes & Excerpt 8)
More notes & excerpts from Calvin R. Stapert’s book, A New Song for an Old World. Previous excerpts: One • Two • Three• Four • Five • Six • Seven Stapert believes that modern-day Christians should follow the church fathers in rejecting pagan music: “In our sensation-hungry, pleasure-mad society, we should be no less courageous…
Read MoreRoots of the First Amendment
David L. Cummins It is well that we understand the background of the First Amendment to our national Constitution. How tragic that the current Supreme Court members no longer seek to understand the Constitution with the use of “original intent.” The hermeneutical system of the justices is surely pedantic and panders to the liberal, left…
Read More“A New Song for an Old World” (Notes & Excerpt 7)
More notes & excerpts from Calvin R. Stapert’s book, A New Song for an Old World. Previous excerpts: One • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six The church’s music was influenced by Jewish temple music. (Stapert, 152-153) “Jewish psalmody was word-oriented, a characteristic that set it apart from the music of the…
Read More“A New Song for an Old World” (Excerpt 6)
More excerpts from Calvin R. Stapert’s book, A New Song for an Old World. Previous excerpts: One • Two • Three • Four • Five The purpose of this series is to open our eyes to the similarity between conservative or fundamentalist views of modern music debates and the views of ancient church leaders. The…
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