and it will bring about their eventual glorification. It is the beginning, the middle, and the end of their new life in Christ. The gospel is everything to them. But gospel fluency does not come about only in a classroom or during Sunday morning gatherings. In other words, people don’t become fluent through classes or by passively listening to preaching—or even by reading a book. They become fluent through immersion in a gospel-speaking culture. You do need to receive some formal training in the
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