Patterns, Legalism and Grace: J. D. Thomas
February 9, 2009Patternism and a healthy theology of grace are not mutually exclusive. A previous post noted that Alexander Campbell did not make his particular understanding of the apostolic pattern a test of fellowship. The “ancient order” was not a soteriological category for him. Rather, it was a matter of communal sanctification, a matter of growth, development and […]
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