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Law and Gospel, justification by faith alone
What does this mean for faith and life?
John's doubt in prison exposes our need for a Word that comes from outside ourselves. Jesus sends a Word—"Go and tell"—that brings faith. We cannot generate faith from within; it comes through the external Word of promise.
Doubt is met by Word from outside
Report what you hear—Word creates faith
We depend on external promise
In the Word Biblical Commentary, Donald Hagner argues all verbs in v.5 are connected—the good news to the poor is a summary of the preceding miracles, connecting proclamation to demonstration
πτωχοί (poor) in Isaiah 61 context means both economically and spiritually marginalized
The passive voice throughout (blind receive sight) implies divine agency
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