This Week in Housekeeping

I’ve only had time to update one theological term this week.

mediator

• Removed dead links.
• Updated the link to S. Lewis Johnson’s The Offices of Christ.
• Added links to What does it mean that Jesus is our mediator? at GotQuestions.org, One God, One Mediator by R. C. Sproul, and Sam Waldron’s Christ the Only Mediator (mp3).
• Added related terms deity of Christ, humanity of Christ, high priestly prayer of Jesus, priest (as an office of Christ), threefold office(s) of Christ.
• Added Filed under Person, Wor,k and Teaching of Christ.

Theological Term of the Week

epistle
A New Testament letter from an apostle to a congregation or individual. Of the New Testament books, all but Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts and Revelation are epistles.

• From the Epistle to the Galatians, Paul’s greeting and closing blessing:

Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—and all the brothers who are with me, 

To the churches of Galatia: 

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (Galatians 1:1-5 ESV)

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen. (Galatians 6:18 ESV)

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Linked Together: Trusting (x 2)

In the “Hard Sayings”
Rachael Starke reflects on Peter’s response to a “hard saying” from Jesus.

And Treasuring
What does it mean to “have faith”? 

[W]e often speak of faith in terms of “trusting and treasuring” God. We believe that God is who he said he is and as a result we believe (trust) him to do everything that he has promised. Further, because he is infinitely glorious, we treasure him above any and everything.

Read the whole piece from Erik Raymond.