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Early Christian Letters for Everyone: James, Peter, John and Judah is unavailable, but you can change that!

Writing in an accessible style, N. T. Wright opens up the wisdom of the letters of James, Peter, John, and Judah (Jude). A vital resource for every church and every Christian, these letters are full of clear practical advice. Written for those new to the faith, they warn of the dangers and difficulties a young church community would face both within and without, while reveling in the delight of...

pains to insist that it should not be like that with us. The rule of love, I say again, is not an optional extra. It is of the very essence of what we are about. If this means we need some new reformations, so be it. Follow the argument through. Basic to it all, in verses 7–10, is the fact that God’s love is revealed precisely in sending Jesus, his son, into the world to be the sacrifice that would atone for our sins. Standing at the foot of the cross, gazing on the length to which God’s love has
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