The boundary can be made very clear if we do not frame it simply as “doing something” versus “trusting God.” That would be too weak. The real boundary is between created means and rival spiritual means. A good governing principle could be: We may cooperate with God through the created, public, bodily order; but we may not imitate, invoke, or participate in a hidden spiritual order as though it...
Jesus left the beloved disciple with his mother Mary for a very practical and far reaching outcome. Thus the beloved disciple and by extension other disciples (both male and female) finally became...