The Church and Brunstad

The Church and Brunstad

It is a great comfort and joy that the church is God’s work, and that this work will have been completed when Jesus returns and will be to the eternal praise of the glory of His grace.

We read of only two great mysteries in the Bible, which are Christ manifested in the flesh, and the church. These two mysteries belong together in a glory that is hidden from most people. The glory of the tabernacle was covered by a simple goatskin. It was hidden under a cover of reproach.

The valuable work that goes on in the church is therefore hidden from most people, but for the elect it is an exceedingly great joy to be counted worthy to be part of this glorious and eternal building in progress. These people consider money as nothing when compared to spiritual and eternal values.

Today the church has grown from just a few people who met in a living room. These few loved each other with a sincere brotherly love and had great joy in coming together for the purpose of edifying each other. However, the rooms became too small, and the meeting hall in Horten became too small, just as the conference center in Nesbyen in Hallingdal became too small.

During all this time God has led the church in an amazing way. God gave us Brunstad, and at the same time He gathered the elect from many countries and added them to the church.

God has always used those friends whom He counted worthy and to whom He gave permission to be along in the spiritual as well as the earthly building process.

As we see the day approaching, we are exhorted to come together even more and to encourage each other to love and good works. From now on the time will be short, so now God wants to finish His work quickly by means of His instruments.

God has always seen to it that the means have been there at the right time, and everything that has been built at Brunstad up to this point is paid for. God is not in debt to anyone; therefore no one becomes poorer by being along in God’s work in any way they possibly can.

At the beginning of 1977, meeting halls will be excluded from the county’s building by-laws. This comes just at the right time as far as we are concerned, so we need to see this as God’s leading. No one can close when He opens. The brothers are working with drawings and are engaged in much more preparatory work, and we can reckon with receiving permission to dig in early autumn of this year.

We are not building this new meeting hall because of vanity or a desire for greatness, but to make room for young and old from many countries. Until now people have had to sit for an hour or more before the meeting in order to get a seat. The meeting hall will be built as simply as possible, without any luxury. All those from among the friends who realize the importance of God’s work, and the value of the mission center that Brunstad has become, will now rejoice in being along with their earthly goods with which God has blessed them.

God gives so we can pass it on. He does not forget anything and rewards richly. However, He loves and blesses only cheerful givers.