Tag: law and gospel
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Bitterness: A Festering Wound
A wound, when it is untreated, festers and infects the whole body; Such is the case with Saul’s envy and bitterness toward David. Such is the case, I fear, with many of our own suspicions, hurts, and bitternesses. Over the past few weeks, we have seen David and Jonathan plan how they might discern Saul’s…
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Didache- The Christian’s First Steps in Practice
Didache 2 In the second instruction of the Didache, the author(s) lists several restrictions for new Christians and young churches. These instructions follow from what we have already seen in this document. We saw that regeneration precedes faith (see the notes on 1:1), and that works naturally follow regeneration in faith. So, those who come…