Our Purpose

The primary aim of InTheBeloved.org is the proclamation of truths recovered and brought to light during a movement of God upon the hearts of some godly and gifted 19th-Century Christians, and proclaimed by both past and contemporary authors. The result of the work of the Spirit of God through these men forever altered the doctrinal landscape of the Church.

These brethren of old were untiring guardians of grace and truth. On their watch, precious truths previously neglected or unrealized were carefully and insightfully explored, the results of which were articulated in their many writings.

Men such as J.N. Darby, William Kelly, C. H. Mackintosh, and F. W. Grant, possessed the spiritual depth and mental aptitude to evaluate doctrine outside the box of creed and confession. As divine light poured forth, the wrong teachings and traditions of men were laid bare.

Bowing uncompromisingly to the authority of the Scriptures, these scholarly saints expounded the truth of sovereign grace without compromising the truth of human responsibility. They wrote extensively about the beloved place of the Assembly, the Bride of Christ, the Body of Christ, and the House of God, as well as the individual believer's heavenly place of privilege in Christ.

In studying to show themselves approved under God and rightly dividing the Word of truth (2 Tim. 2:15), the premillenial endtimes teaching known as Dispensationalism (specifically 'Classic Acts 2 Dispensationalism') was brought to light. This included the teaching of the rapture of the Church prior to the seven-year period of tribulation (Pretribulationism).

Given that Plymouth, England, was the epicenter from which the written works of these men were initially published (among other activities), coupled with their humble desire to only be referred to by a designation that would be applicable to any believer, such as brethren (Rom. 12:1 KJV), they came to be called Plymouth brethren. The events of this era are historically known as the Brethren Movement, a movement that proved to be a major turning point in the history of the Church.

Consider these words by W. W. Fereday (1863-1959):

"Early in the Nineteenth century, there was a movement of the Spirit of God in Christendom which went far beyond the great work of the Protestant Reformation... there were quiet stirrings in many hearts concerning the Assembly, its true relationships to God and to Christ, and the walk that is proper for those who, by grace, have part therein.

"Pride in denominational prosperity, and boasting in religious leaders was abundant; but for all practical purposes Christ was displaced. He is everything to God, and He should be everything to us. He sits on high as Head of His body the Church; what other head dare we acknowledge? He is the only true gathering centre for His saints on earth, according to His own words in Matt. 18: 20:

'Where two or three are gathered together unto My Name, there am I in the midst of them'.

"When these precious realties are made good to the soul by the Holy Spirit, emancipation from human traditions results. Beloved Christian reader, is Christ all this to you-the Head with whom you are in conscious union, and the Centre to whom you delight to gather with others who love His peerless Name?"

I pray that you be richly blessed through these writings.