Resurrection

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The Spirit of the Risen One
Eberhard Arnold

We fear repentance if we are only conscious of sin by itself. But those who proclaim Christ cannot separate repentance from faith. The message of the cross is inseparably united with the proclamation of the Risen One.

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The Message of the Early Church
Eberhard Arnold

The words of the first Christians – though rooted in a long-gone era – are every bit as relevant today as they were when first recorded. Eberhard Arnold summarizes the message he found in these writings.

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The Spirit of the Early Church
Eberhard Arnold

The early church was not perfect, nor can it be blindly imitated, admits Eberhard Arnold in this groundbreaking 1926 essay. And yet, never since in church history has the Spirit been so forcefully at work. Why has the example of the first Christians never ceased to fuel renewal and reform?

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New Birth
Eberhard Arnold

New birth brings new life. We see this in the Christmas story, in the birth of children, and in our own rebirth in Christ.

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The Jesus of the Four Gospels
Eberhard Arnold

We live in an age where it seems Jesus has become almost unknown or his words distorted and disfigured, his work weakened. All the more, we must rediscover this Jesus and hold him up before all the world. We must place the Jesus of the four Gospels in the center of our faith and our life.

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The Morning Star Rises
Eberhard Arnold

“Jesus brings in the day. He ends the night. He is the morning star of the dawning day.” In the following collection of quotes from his book Inner Land, Eberhard Arnold talks about how the light of Christ can rise in our hearts.

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Quick Quotes

The first steps toward resurrection are taken when believers are no longer concerned with themselves, but turn completely and solely to the great cause of God’s kingdom.

- Eberhard Arnold

Only one thing matters: to be open to the living God, to the life-giving Spirit of Jesus Christ, so that He may awaken and bring into being the same life that He gave to. If we are open in this way, new unities of life will constantly arise in which the love of complete community encompasses and penetrates everything. Complete community is a matter of new birth and resurrection. This has been given even to our time by the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ in the power of eternal birth and new resurrection.

- Eberhard Arnold

The message of the Gospel is the awakening from death. From the resurrection on, Christ is proving himself the Son of God in the constantly renewed coming down of the Holy Spirit.

- Eberhard Arnold

Related Topics

ChristEasterFaithKingdom of GodRedemptionSuffering and the CrossThe Holy Spirit

Additional Reading for Resurrection

Eberhard Arnold: Writings Selected
Whether you’ve never read Eberhard Arnold before, or have already been profoundly affected by one of his books, this introductory selection from many of his important works will surprise and challenge you.
God’s Revolution
Are you tired of answers that ignore the root causes of human suffering? This topically arranged selection of writings by Eberhard Arnold, who left a career and the established church in order to live out the Gospel, calls us to a completely different way.
Inner Land: Experiencing God
What happens when we let the living God into our practical lives?
The Early Christians
What did Christianity look like before it became an institution? This collection of firsthand accounts of the early church includes excerpts from Origen, Tertullian, Polycarp, Clement of Alexandria, Justin, Irenaeus, and others — and equally revealing material from their critics, detractors and persecutors.
Salt and Light
Seventeen challenging talks and essays on the Sermon on the Mount, by a writer who believes their demands are viable and inescapable – and must be lived out today.