Tag: commentary on the Didache
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Didache- The Lord’s Supper In The Early Church
Chapters 9-10 The Apostles and the Apostolic Fathers considered the eucharist (transliteration from Greek, meaning communion or The Lord’s Supper). The authors give instructions about how young churches and new believers should begin understanding the eucharist as basic church practice. I want to notice a couple things. First, it is done in thanksgiving—celebration of what…
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Didache- Real Prayer is Christ-Centered, Not Self-Centered Like the Hypocrites
Didache 8 v. 1 Fasting was a regular practice for Christians in the First Century. Here, fasting is listed with the other ecclesiological instructions. Notice that the instruction is not positive but negative. It presumes churches are already fasting as regular practice. The Apostles or Apostolic Fathers do not command the churches to fast but,…
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Didache- Baptism in the Early Church
Didache 7 Chapter seven begins a new section in the Didache. Now, we realize that the Didache is not broken into sections for us. We can see distinct focusses as we move through the text. The previous section, chapters 1-6, was the section of first steps—basic, practical Christian living. This section gives basic, practical ecclesiology…
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Didache- Reformed Doctrine 1,400 Years Before Luther or Calvin
Didache 3-4 In chapter 2, the author(s), either the apostles or the apostolic fathers, gives a practical list of first things. These first things were actions or restrictions that summarize the Law. We saw that they were a proper representation of the Law as we compared them to the Biblical account. They are meant to…
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Didache- The Two Ways
Chapter 1 v. 1 The author(s) of the Didache begins by describing two ways, one of life and one of death. The wording, here, is of great importance. We look back to the Greek of the text to discern the exact pointing and to be sure that the English is a correct representation. The autograph…