Christoph Blumhardt and his Message

Christoph Blumhardt and His Message R. Lejeune The Plough Publishing House Please share a link to this e-book with your friends. Feel free to post and share links to this e-book, or you may e-mail or print this book in its entirety or in part, but please do not alter it in any way, and please do not post or offer copies of this e-book for download on another website or through another Internet-based download service. If you wish to make multiple hard copies for wider distribution, or to reprint portions in a newsletter or periodical, please observe the following restrictions: • You may not reproduce it for commercial gain. • You must include this credit line: “Copyright 2011 by The Plough Publishing House. Used with permission.” This e-book is a publication of The Plough Publishing House, Rifton, NY 12471 USA (www.plough.com) and Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5DR, UK (www.ploughbooks.co.uk) Copyright © 2011 by Plough Publishing House Rifton, NY 12471 USA Contents Introduction 7 1. Christ the Lord 67 2. The Power of God 69 3. God’s Allies 74 4. Behold, I Make All Things New 80 5. When God Hid His Face 92 6. The Lampstand of God’s People 97 7. A New Foundation 102 8. “Our Jehovah” 110 9. The Light of the World 118 10. God’s Kingdom 125 11. People of Zion 134 12. The Church of Jesus Christ 140 13. Christ in the Flesh 151 14. I Am the Lord 160 15. Jesus among the Wretched 170 16. “I Am with You” 181 17. Our Human Right 191 18. The Savior Is Coming 203 19. The New Reality 212 Introduction by R. Lejeune o the average person Christoph Blumhardt is not well known. In reality, only a small circle of people—mostly serious readers and scholars—are aware of Blumhardt’s significance and unique witness. This is unfortunate, to say the least. As the reader will see, the words contained in this volume express a vision of God’s kingdom so marvelous, so vast, that it is hardly possible not to be swept up in Blumhardt’s hope for the world. The greatness of Blumhardt’s vision lies in contrast with his relatively quiet life. The setting for his work was the remote Bad Boll [“Spa” Boll] in Württemberg, Germany, where he had taken over its leadership from his father, Johann Christoph Blumhardt (1805–1880). Here he held devotions and gave sermons for his household and dedicated ... - tailieumienphi.vn