Edward Fudge died

[teresa]

For those who may be interested, I just found out Edward Fudge died Nov. 25th.

He wrote the book "The Fire that Consumes" (as opposed to eternal torture in hell), as well as short insightful essays on Bible topics. He is someone I respected for his scholarship and kindness.

https://edwardfudge.com/

[KLP]

Sorry, I forgot to mention that. The Little Woman showed me that news article recently.

[B.H.]

I never met him but heard he was a very kind hearted man.

[KLP]

Excerpted from https://edwardfudge.com/2012/02/the-pla ... atternism/

Just as God provided Moses an exact pattern for building the Tabernacle, said the Campbells, so he had provided an exact pattern for his people to follow when restoring the apostolic church of the first century. And if people of good will would only use their common sense, the Campbells believed (following the steps of the English philosopher John Locke), they would soon discover that divine pattern and agree on its details.
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And with that, they began to scour the New Testament Scriptures for scattered bits and pieces of any pattern that might be hidden there. They gathered a verse here and a phrase there. Occasionally, they picked up an entire paragraph. Then, when they believed they had found all the parts, they carefully assembled the pieces — like some giant jigsaw puzzle — to create their divine blueprint for the New Testament church.

[Ivy]

Nooooo!!! He was such a nice man.

My condolences to his family. He really tried to make a difference in the cofc.

[Moogy]

Excerpted from https://edwardfudge.com/2012/02/the-pla ... atternism/

Just as God provided Moses an exact pattern for building the Tabernacle, said the Campbells, so he had provided an exact pattern for his people to follow when restoring the apostolic church of the first century. And if people of good will would only use their common sense, the Campbells believed (following the steps of the English philosopher John Locke), they would soon discover that divine pattern and agree on its details.
...
And with that, they began to scour the New Testament Scriptures for scattered bits and pieces of any pattern that might be hidden there. They gathered a verse here and a phrase there. Occasionally, they picked up an entire paragraph. Then, when they believed they had found all the parts, they carefully assembled the pieces — like some giant jigsaw puzzle — to create their divine blueprint for the New Testament church.

Thanks for the quote, KLP. I have never read any of Fudge's work, but this quote shows me he had a lot to say.
May he rest in peace.