One formula for presenting a...
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One formula for presenting a good thesis was most favored for decades. The formula had three major components: 1) tell them what you're going to say; 2) say what you want to tell them; and 3) tell them what you said. In between these components were facts imputed and demonstrated to back up your statements. It worked. Paul works this simple formula when writing to the Christian community in the trade city of Ephesus: 1) we have an inheritance in Christ; 2) our destiny is to receive this inheritance by faith; and 3) by faith we receive our inheritance in Christ. In between these components were examples imputed and demonstrated to back up Paul's statements. It worked. It still works. And the inheritance is still ours when the eyes of our hearts are enlightened to receive it. -- Saxon
