Four Sentences for the Fourth Sunday of Easter

From the Acts of the Apostles 4:5–12

Cameron Merrill
Four Sentences
1 min readApr 20, 2018

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The Letter Sentence

Peter proclaims to the judges that Jesus is the reference point in founding any effort that leads to life.

The Allegorical Sentence

Jesus is building a new social order, the only order that saves, in a people cemented together by his body and blood.

The Moral Sentence

Will we, the judges, cross over to be with the judged in this new world being built on Jesus?

The Anagogical Sentence

The day is coming when all the judges of this world will cast their power down before the Judge-Who-Was-Judged-in-Our-Place.

+Cameron, Jacob, and Brandon

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Cameron Merrill
Four Sentences

United Methodist pastor serving in Hillsborough, NC | liturgical theologian writing on worship, church renewal, and preaching.