Nickey barclay biography of martin luther
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Ahead of the publication of John Barclay’s book, Paul and the Power of Grace, Part Two of our “Defining Grace” series continues with this essay from Orrey McFarland. Orrey is the Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Thornville, Ohio. He also serves as a Visiting Professor of New Testament and Historical Theology at Knox Theological Seminary and is a member of the teaching faculty of St. Paul Lutheran Seminary. He is the author of the book, God and Grace in Philo and Paul.
At the end of Romans 11, the apostle Paul asks a question we might assume to be not much more than a pious flourish: “For … who has given a gift to [God] that he might be repaid?” (11:34-35). Paul is quoting Job, in which God asks: “Who has first given to me, that I should repay him?” (Job 41:11). Why would Paul allude to this portion of Job to ask this specific question? More than a way of showing off his knowledge of the Old Testament, this question points towards one of Paul’s primary ways of defining grace: God’s grace is prior — that is, God gives first.
For Paul, when a gift is given matters. The timing of grace says a lot about what kind of giver God is and what his grace is like. To the question: When has God given? Paul’s answer is: Before. By giving this answer, Paul
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2025-K28
Assembly Resolution No. 28
BY: M. of A. Heastie
COMMEMORATING the observance of the 40th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New
York, on January 20, 2025
WHEREAS, From time to time we take note of certain individuals whom
we wish to recognize for their valued contributions and to publicly
acknowledge their endeavors which have enhanced the basic humanity among
us all; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, it is the custom of this Legislative Body to
join the people of this great Empire State in proudly observing the 40th
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the State of New York, on January
20, 2025, taking note of his many accomplishments and contributions to
mankind; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born the grandson of a
slave into a segregated society in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15,
1929, and was instrumental in formulating a policy which ultimately
destroyed legal apartheid across the United States; and
WHEREAS, In February of 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke
about the inevitability of his death and hoped that when we spoke of his
life, we would not concentrate on his academic achievements: that he
graduated from Morehouse College, that h