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The Teaching of the So-Called Plymouth Brethren: Is it Scriptural? is unavailable, but you can change that!

What is the proper place of symbolism and ritual in the Church? What is the role of the clergy? According to the Plymouth Brethren in the nineteenth century, ritual has no place in the church, and the very notion of clergy—in the words of John Darby, one of the movement’s founders—is heretical. Their skeptical assessment of scripture and tradition raised the ire of not a few church leaders, among...

demanded the punishment of sin, Christ, the righteous One, became the propitiation for our sins, and thus righteousness is now on the believing sinner’s side; it demands the justification and not the condemnation of all who trust in Christ. God is just and the Justifier of all who believe in Jesus. This is divine righteousness. (3) Denial that Christ’s righteousness is imputed. This links up with what has been touched on. Nowhere does Scripture say Christ’s righteousness is imputed. Scripture is
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