On the Communion of Saints (original) (raw)
From the editorial page of the journal: Scott Callaham has written an excellent piece on chapter 27, “On the Communion of Saints.” This is a strikingly thorough discussion, a virtual biblical theology, of that rich biblical idea. He brings to bear a comprehensive grasp of the distinctives as well as the unity of the Old and New Testaments, an excellent competency in the biblical languages, and a love for doctrine that arises from careful exegesis. This is an encouraging and spiritually edifying look at the blessing that God has given in our fellowship and union in the gospel.
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The “communion of the saints” is usually considered a New Testament topic. It appears in the Apostles’ Creed as a mandatory commitment for church orthodoxy and orthopraxy. However, the Old Testament Hebrews were also a faith community and committed to beliefs and behaviors (at least “on paper”) that enable and enhance communion and fellowship as well as exclude actions that cause division and dissension, which can lead to discouragement, disengagement, and even destruction. Consequently, the Hebrew Bible can offer, at least typologically, statements and stories that illustrate how crucial communion and community were for God’s OT people, and anticipate the same for the NT churches. This article will make use of selected passages in the Pentateuch that provide mainly data about what would prevent or pervert communion among ancient Hebrew believers inYahweh, which provides principles applicable to modern Gentile believers in Jesus as the Christos.
COMMUNION OF SAINTS THE UNITY OF DIVINE LOVE IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST
All biblical citations that I have used in my own original text are taken from the Knox Bible, copyright, Baronius Press, London. All Scriptural passages contained within quotes are kept in their original form. Concerning the former, I have decided to use the translation of Monsignor Ronald Knox, which he completed in 1948, because alongside the Clementine Vulgate which had been the official Latin text of the Catholic Church for centuries, Mons. Knox studiously cross-checked his translation with Hebrew and Greek texts; consequently we get closer to the inner theological and spiritual heart of Sacred Scripture. Abbreviations CCSL: Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina, Turnhout, 1953-. A critical edition of all the Latin texts from the first eight centuries of the Christian era.
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