Description
A Megfeszített diadala by Eric Sauer - hungarian translation of The Triumph of the Crucified / At a time of great events in world history this book speaks of the greatest event which has taken place on earth
PAPERBACK 1992
ISBN: 9637838546, 963-7838546
PAGES 220
PUBLISHER: EVANGÉLIUMI
About the Author:
Erich Sauer was born an raised by his mother as a child in the Christian Community of Berlin, a community of the so-called Open Brothers. There, the boy received strong spiritual impulses, which finally led in late 1911 to an inner approach to the Christian faith. Immediately after his conversion, he began to work in various branches of the free church community (Sunday School, Youth Community, City Mission). Inspired by a visit from the China missionary Ernst Kuhlmann, who impressed him greatly, he wanted to go to school as a teacher. To this end, he studied in Berlin at the Friedrich Wilhelm University first English, history, philosophy and theology with the aim of promotion. A severe eye disease that almost blinded him, forced him to complete his extensive studies.
The leader of the Alliance Bible School, Johannes Warns who founded in 1919 on Hohenstaufenstraße in Berlin in 1919 and moved to Wiedenest in 1919, invited Sauer to relax in Oberbergische in 1920, which became the prelude to his later field of activity as a Bible school teacher for the young man. His lectures and sermons were honored and highly valued, and the collaboration with his colleagues Major Wedekind, Heinrich Koehler and Ferdinand Peterssen was a peaceful one.
In 1933 he married Lotte Köhler (1898-1984), the youngest daughter of the Bible school principal Christoph Köhler.
After the death of Johannes Warns in 1937 Erich Sauer took over the study administration of the Alliance Bible School. Together with his brother-in-law Heinz Köhler, he headed this institute until his death in 1952. After that, he took over the direction of the now "mission house Bibelschule Wiedenest e. V. "complete works until his death in 1959.
In addition, Sauer developed an extensive teaching and preaching activity in Germany and abroad. His lecture tours took him to many countries in Europe and North America. Study trips he made to Egypt, Israel, Syria, Turkey and Greece. In the many encounters with Christians of different denominations, he had an idea of the greatness of the kingdom of God. The insight that the church of Jesus is always greater than its own denomination, but always smaller than the total number of those who are part of any church fellowship, was for Sauer an important pivot of his teachings. Therefore, he saw in the Evangelical Alliance an important field of activity and was here for many years an important leader.
Hungarian Summary:
Az előttünk levő könyv - egy "séta az újszövetségi kijelentéstörténeten át" a világ megújulásáig - bevezet az üdvtörténeti összefüggésekbe és megérteti velünk az Újszövetség hittartalmát. Szól Jézus Krisztus szabadító tettéről, a Gyülekezet és Isten országa viszonyáról, az antikrisztusi időkről, ítéletekről és kiteljesedésről.
English Summary:
The Triumph of the Crucified—this is the import of the New Testament historical revelation. The winning of the church, the conversion of the nations, the transfiguring of the universe are the three chief stages in the triumphant course of His redemption. Christ Himself is the first-fruits, the beginning of a new humanity. In harmonious rhythm of ages and periods the Divine economy moves towards its eternal goal. The end of the whole, as its beginning, is God Himself (1Co_15:28).
To show this connexion is the task of the present history of salvation. It is an attempt at an outline drawing of the Divine unfolding of the redemption of the world culminating in the heavenly Jerusalem.
At a time of great events in world history this book speaks of the greatest event which has taken place on earth and is still taking place, the redeeming work of the Son of God. It speaks of the people called His church, and of the carrying through of His plans for His kingdom, with Israel and the nations, with the individual as with the universe.
Out of all the darkness of time our gaze will be directed to the sunrise out of eternity, to the victory of the cause of Christ and the glorious future of His church. And our hearts shall rejoice over the plans of His love, and as we march on through this world, with its crises and catastrophes, we shall know that “light must ever arise to the righteous” (Psa_97:11, that “the path of the righteous is as the brilliant light of dawn, which shines ever clearer until the height of day” (Pro_4:18).
ERICH SAUER
Wiedenest, Rhineland, Germany.
