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title: 'The Letter Killeth, But the Spirit Giveth Life'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Jere Witherspoon'
date: 1889-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Devotional (General)'
- 'Sacraments'
- 'Revelation (General and Special Revelation)'
scriptures:
- 'John 6'
- 'Philippians 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/witherspoon-1889-the-letter-killeth-but-the-spirit-giveth-life
---

# The Letter Killeth, But the Spirit Giveth Life

Meditation on letter vs. spirit: true life comes by the Spirit, not mere formalism. Sacraments apart from regenerating faith are empty (john 6; philippians 3).

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