I John 5:1-21
Echo! Echo! Yesterday Archbishop Beach quoted two verses from yesterday’s reading. The first had to do with his first point, Jesus’ love for us shown in His incarnation: In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent His only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. (v. 4:9) The second had to do with his second point, Jesus’ love for us shown in His sacrifice: In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (v. 4:10) Sweet!
Three streams, one river… I commented on this “three streams, one river” approach to Christian history and practice in the second link below, that Michael Matlock had covered this topic in a 12/20/2020 sermon. He then instituted a Lenten series with a “three streams” teaching series in 2021, with himself covering the Evangelical/Scriptural stream, Mark Royster giving a talk on the Catholic/Sacramental stream, and Archbishop Beach giving the talk on the Spirit stream. I would encourage you to listen to those talks if you have never heard them. Then our Men’s Group started our own study of these “three streams” earlier this year. And as a side note, the first mention that I can see of “three streams, one river” was a sermon by the priest who officiated our wedding back in Northern Virginia in 1983 or 1984. Archbishop Beach is wholly on board with this approach for all ACNA congregations. We all could gain from each of these historical traditions as we incorporate them into our life and worship.
See also: December 25 / I John 5:1-5; December 26 / I John 5:6-12; December 27 / I John 5:13-21