Athanasius

John Piper has written a fascinating biography article about Athanasius -- worth the time. Pastor Piper compiled a few lessons from the life of Athanasius. #6 jolted me out of my chair:

6. Don’t aim to preach only in categories of thought that can be readily understood by this generation. Aim at creating biblical categories of thought that are not present.

I'll be chewing on this thought for a while.

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