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Witsius Explains the Righteousness of Christ
Herman WitsiusThe Economy of the Covenants Between God and ManBook II, Chapter V XI. But we must proceed a step further, and affirm, moreover to that the obedience of Christ was accomplished by him, be believed, that it was in our room, in order thereby to obtain for us a right to eternal life. The…
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Unity, Liberty, and Charity – Who said it first?
Introduction I happened to be reading LP Cruz’s blog today, and noticed an article in which he ascribed to “a 17th century Lutheran pastor” the famous saying, “In the essentials, unity, in the non-essentials, liberty, and in all things, Charity,” or something to that effect. It seems like sound-thinking and appeals to our softer side;…