140TH BIRTHDAY FOR EBERHARD ARNOLD (JULY 26, 1883 TO NOVEMBER 22, 1935)

“We must live in community because we are stimulated by the same creative Spirit of unity who calls nature to unity and through whom work and culture shall become community in God.” — Eberhard Arnold

Eberhard Arnold (26 July 1883 – 22 November 1935) was a German theologian and Christian writer. He was the founder of the Bruderhof in 1920.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eberhard_Arnold

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Today July 26, 2023 is the 140^th birthday of Eberhard Arnold, the German theologian who founded the Bruderhof. He had inspired me to encourage a Christian community and to stick with your Christian friends and families.

"Be a fanatic for Christ; then you will also have community with me. The repentance which works daily amongst us is simply an overpowering conviction... so that the concepts of pride and humility simply cease to be and one thing alone remains: grace."

Eberhard Arnold and the Bruderhof community

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Life in community is no less than a necessity for us, an inescapable ‘must’ all life created by God exists in communal order and works toward community. - Eberhard Arnold

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True community arises out of transformation, and only transformation can make real community. – Eberhard Arnold

Explanation: Eberhard Arnold's quote, "True community arises out of transformation, and only transformation can make real community," highlights the deep connection between personal growth and the formation of genuine communities. According to Arnold, an authentic sense of belonging and interdependence within a community can only be achieved through individual transformation. This transformation encompasses inner change, personal development, and a willingness to transcend self-interest for the greater good of the community. In this context, transformation refers to an ongoing process of self-reflection, growth, and a conscious effort to nurture meaningful relationships. It is through this collective commitment to transformation that individuals can contribute to the creation of a vibrant, supportive, and interconnected community, where shared values, empathy, and mutual respect flourish.

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We need to reach the millions who live in cities, the hundreds of thousands in industrial centers, the tens of thousands in medium-sized towns, the thousands in small towns, and the hundreds in villages -- all these at once. Like a volcanic eruption, a spiritual revolution needs to spread through the country, to spur people to crucial decisions. People have to recognize the futility of splitting life up into politics, economics, the humanities, and religion. We must be awakened to a life in which all of these things are completely integrated. - Eberhard Arnold

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Every child is a thought in the mind of God, and our task is to recognize this thought and help it toward completion.

- Eberhard Arnold

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Brothers and sisters, love the earth. Be true to the earth, and do not believe those seducers who look longingly to the world beyond, casting suspicion on this world. Jesus is the greatest friend of the earth-Jesus who again and again, in the original spirit of Judaism, proclaimed love for the soil and love for the land. “Blessed are the peacemakers,” he said, “for they shall possess the earth.” — Eberhard Arnold

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After all, the living book of God's creation lies open for all to see; it points constantly to the divine calling for which we were placed in nature. Nature is a continual admonition to us, for nowhere has God's creation departed so far from its origin and primeval purpose as in the human race. - Eberhard Arnold

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Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than this. Whether it is a brief, single encounter or the daily fellowship of years, Christian community is only this. We belong to one another only through and in Jesus Christ. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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https://www.eberhardarnold.com/explore/intellectual-influences-and-contemporaries

https://www.eberhardarnold.com/explore/all-articles/2019/11/02/eberhard-arnold-and-dietrich-bonhoeffer

EBERHARD ARNOLD WEBSITE:

https://www.eberhardarnold.com/

https://www.eberhardarnold.com/biography

https://www.facebook.com/EberhardArnold

https://twitter.com/eberhard_arnold

https://www.anabaptistwiki.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Eberhard_Arnold

https://www.bookey.app/quote-author/eberhard-arnold

OTHER EBERHARD ARNOLD LINKS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eberhard_Arnold

https://www.anotherlifeispossible.com/themes/what-money-cant-buy/eberhard-arnold

ARTICLES BY EBERHARD ARNOLD LINKS:

https://www.plough.com/en/topics/community/church-community/from-property-to-community

https://www.eberhardarnold.com/explore/all-articles/2019/10/17/why-we-live-in-community

https://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/reading-romans-13-under-fascism

https://www.eberhardarnold.com/archive/2020/02/25/2012598714s

The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴²And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³And awe^[d] came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴And all who believed were together and had all things in common. ⁴⁵And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. – Acts 2 vs 42 to 47 (ESV)