Law and Gospel - Indicatives and Imperatives

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An imperative is a command that tells you what to do. Indicatives are the ground from which imperatives are launched. So Ephesians 4, 32 leads to God has forgiven you. Be kind to one another. Tenderhearted forgiving one another. That's an indicative. An imperative is to respond.

Proponents of the law-gospel distinction have often emphasized the need for them to appear in the right order. But how important is that order? In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and Walter Strickland discuss what’s at stake if the law and gospel are out of order or confused.