What sets the community of the redeemed apart from any other community? What makes our life together different, if indeed it is?
Early on believers referred to themselves as “The Way.” The Greeks used the word for "way," HODÓS, to speak about the path of life or the manner of life, and even as an inquiry into the deep questions of life. But when the early church used this self-description, it’s likely they were drawing on a familiar passage from Isaiah 40 that is quoted in all four gospels. Some of the uniqueness of The Way can be gleaned from this interesting prophetic Scripture.
A Different Way
October 22, 2017
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