It's common to put our theology in one box, in our daily Christian life, in another.

But the Reformers saw it differently.

They taught that sound doctrine and spiritual growth don't just overlap.

They need each other.

In the Reformation and Spiritual Formation, Dr. Michael Horton shows how the reformers understood and approached this relationship,

revealing how God provides the means of spiritual growth for both individuals and the community

of believers. Download your free digital copy today at solamedia.org slash offers.

Mike was literally reading Romans 5.

You know, while we were yet sinners and enemies, Christ died for us.

And it's like I never heard it before.

Like, I would die for my kid.

We're all dads.

We would, in a heartbeat, die for our children.

Would even think about it.

I know you guys, like, you love your kids

in a heartbeat, for your enemy? Like, we all have enemies. I want people to think through

who has acted like your enemy. And the last thing I'm thinking is lay down my life for them,

because you already got your pound of flesh out of me.

I want justice with my enemy.

I don't want mercy.

But like the whole, while were your enemies?

It's just, that's the scandal.

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