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“The Bible doesn\u2019t call us the Body of the Holy Spirit or the Body of the Word. We are called the Body of Christ and if we know that the the Bible is God\u2019s very words and the Holy Spirit is the indwelling of Christ in us, well then it seems that Jesus should and must come first.<\/p>\n
A church relying mostly on the Bible or mostly the Spirit, or teaching only tenants of Christ, but not living them out, is broken, lop-sided, and lacking.<\/p>\n
The more I have begun to grasp the necessity to cling to the Person of Jesus and seek Him and His headship over everything else, the more I have felt a part of the church\u2026the more I have felt whole as a member within His body.<\/p>\n
The church where Christ is head is best. Everything else is just secondary.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Of course, how that practically plays out within a church body is somewhat difficult to quantify.<\/li>\n
- The Indulgence Box<\/a><\/b>
\nTim Challies writes about the difference between the view of justification typified by the indulgence box and the view of justification Martin Luther was developing from his reading of Scripture:<\/p>\n“Indulgences came to typify the widening gulf between the church’s teaching on justification and Luther’s new and growing understanding.<\/p>\n
Its significance is found far more in what it represents than it what it actually is. The pennies that slid through the slot and into the coffer represented a gospel of salvation by works, a gospel foreign to the Bible, a false gospel. Luther had recovered the great doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone, and there would be no place for indulgences and no place for meritorious good works.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The entire article is worth reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Books added to my TBR list:<\/h4>\n
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- The Thirteenth Tale<\/i> by Diane Setterfield <\/b> (reviewed by Susan at Girls in White Dresses<\/a>)
\nI’m pretty sure I had this one on my list already, but Susan’s review convinced me to bump it up to the top again. Her conclusions?<\/p>\n“So many threads to this story \u2014 twins who are separated, a gothic mansion, a fire, tragic accidents, plots twists (most of which I didn\u2019t see coming; I love that in a story!), and more.<\/p>\n
Read this if you like a well-written, good story. Thirteenth Tale<\/i> delivers!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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