Fencing the paschal table: The Passover boundary and the third mark of the church
A study of the Passover boundary and its significance for understanding church discipline.
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The people God gathers.
Studies in biblical theology, the Passover company, and the formation of the church through Scripture.
01 · Passover & company
A meal with a gathered people.
Passover brings deliverance into the life of a company: a lamb is provided, people gather, and participation carries responsibilities. This research asks how that scriptural and historical pattern can illuminate early Christian fellowship.
The inquiry begins with Exodus 12 and Numbers 9 and follows questions of participation, communal boundaries, and shared obligation. Proposed connections are weighed against the evidence of each passage.
02 · Word & formation
Reading that reaches the life.
First Peter and 1 John connect truth with love, holiness, and assurance. Their exhortations call for sustained attention to how the biblical text teaches and forms its hearers.
The work brings exegesis into conversation with Reformed and Puritan theology, asking how the church’s confidence in Scripture informs its teaching and spiritual practices.
03 · The church’s shared life
Belonging carries responsibility.
Scripture addresses a people whose common life includes fellowship, worship, mutual care, and discipline. These practices belong within theological reflection on redemption and the identity of the church.
The research examines how the biblical language of a gathered people can sharpen our understanding of the church’s confession and conduct.
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The Word’s Transforming Work: Sanctification by Scripture in 1 Peter 1:22–2:3
An examination of how Peter connects new birth, love, and spiritual growth with the living word of God, in conversation with Reformed theology.
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A reading of the relationship between the apostolic word and the Spirit’s anointing, and its implications for discernment and Christian formation.
Read at the publisher ↗Micah and the Mercy of God
A pastoral reflection on Micah’s closing vision of mercy, covenant faithfulness, and hope amid guilt.
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