“Oh Lord, according to your justice, give me life” (Psa 119:149b) ju·ris·pru·dence = a legal system One of the first things Jesus makes clear during His earthly ministry is that the entire content of the Law (the legal system established by God under the OC) remains intact for the New Covenant Community/Church (Mat 5:17-20). In […]
“Faithful interpretation” – R. Hayes
“Faithful interpretation of Scripture invites and presupposes participation in the community brought into being by God’s redemptive action – the church.” – R. Hayes
“In Christ” = In the visible Church
From The Baptized Body by Peter J. Leithart: 1 Corinthians 12:12 is particularly striking the way Paul identifies the Head-and- members body of Christ as “Christ.” “‘Christ” is not just the title of the Anointed Head. The anointing flows like the dew of Hermon down from our priestly Head, down the beard, down to […]