The Didache, Chapter 14 summary
Chapter 14 of 16 · 1 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 14, believers receive instructions to gather each Lord's Day, break bread, and give thanks after confessing their sins, keeping their shared sacrifice pure. Anyone in conflict with another believer must first reconcile, and the Lord's words support the demand for a pure offering.
What happens
- Believers receive instructions to meet each Lord's Day, break bread, and offer thanks after confessing their sins.
- Anyone at odds with another believer must stay away from the gathering until reconciliation takes place.
- The Lord's call for pure sacrifice everywhere and always supports these requirements.
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In this chapter
The key line
“But let no one who is at odds with a fellow believer join you until they have been reconciled, so that your sacrifice may not be defiled.”The unnamed instructing voice
The command makes repaired relationships a condition of participation. It connects conflict within the community to the purity of its worship.
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What must someone in conflict with another believer do before joining the gathering?
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