To Teach Them War (2) An Introduction: A Clear Scriptural Imperative
Huizinga argues that warfare is an inescapable and imperative theme throughout Scripture, the Psalter, the Three Forms of Unity, and Reformed catechism, demonstrating that the Christian life necessarily involves spiritual combat. Drawing on Old Testament examples of Israel's military campaigns and David as a prefiguration of Christ, the author contends that believers must be conscious of this biblical imperative to "war a good warfare" as central to Christian discipleship.
Previous article in this series: May 15, 2014, p. 375. Unavoidable is the theme of, and even imperative, for warfare that runs throughout all of Scripture and therefore also our Psalter, our Three Forms of Unity, and the doctrinal terminology taught us in catechism class. If the Bible were a book I had never seen, and upon my first encounter with it I read it through from beginning to end and thereafter someone asked me what were some things that struck me about that book, whether I had saving...
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