God's Mediators Commentary Strain develops the apostle’s theme

Strain develops the apostle’s theme that the life of a Christian is incomplete and immeasurably weakened when lived apart from the fellowship of the whole church

To be a Christian is to be one who believes

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not even as the greatest man who had ever lived

who was in many ways the most significant American apologist

God's Mediators Commentary Strain develops the apostle’s themeThere are many investigations of the Old Testament priests and the New Testament's appropriation of such imagery to describe Jesus Christ. There are also studies of Israel's corporate priesthood and what this means for the priesthood of God's new covenant people. However, such studies are less frequently connected with one another: key interrelations are missed, and key questions are not addressed. Making two passes across the tapestry of Scripture,