In this episode, we begin our examination of chapters 5 and 6 of the Didache, where the text turns sharply from formation into warning and names what it calls The Way of Death. This is not a philosophical category or a list of abstract evils. It is a lived path, marked by habits, dispositions, and unchecked desires that slowly pull a person and a community away from God.
We walk through the opening contours of the Way of Death, paying close attention to how the Didache organizes its warnings. Violence, pride, greed, sexual disorder, dishonesty, and misuse of power are not treated as random sins but as interconnected patterns that reinforce one another. The text assumes that moral drift does not happen all at once. It happens through repetition, justification, and silence.
As the discussion unfolds, we reflect on why the Didache places such heavy emphasis on speech, authority, and self rule. Why does the early Church see arrogance and unrestrained desire as signs of spiritual decay? How does this ancient framework challenge modern ideas of autonomy, self expression, and moral flexibility? And why does the Didache refuse to soften the language around consequences?
This episode invites listeners to begin a sober reckoning with formation gone wrong. It is the first step into the Way of Death, not to induce fear, but to sharpen discernment. Before the text calls believers back to repentance and restraint, it demands honesty about where certain paths actually lead.
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