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Morrish Bible Dictionary

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This expression occurs in Romans 2:29; Romans 7:6; 2 Corinthians 3:6 , where the apostle contrasts it with 'the spirit:' "the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life." Whether of the law or of the gospel, the mere intellectual reception of the words only leads to formality and death; it is only what is 'of the Spirit' that can result in life. The Lord is the spirit of all that is written in letters in scripture.

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Letter, the'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​l/letter-the.html. 1897.
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